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A nagging thought in Christopher’s mind said, “If only Danika and I could get together this quickly.”
Meanwhile, Danika found the news ridiculous. Didn’t Eustace tell her last night that he wasn’t dating Natalia? What kind of absurdity was this?
Danika slammed the tablet on the desk, holding her rage back even as Morgan and Christopher could see how close she was to exploding.
“Breathe, Danika. He’s not worth it,” Morgan gently added. “What a jerk,” she thought.
Christopher said, “Why don’t you and I announce that we’re dating, too?”
He shut up the moment Danika sent him a death glare. “Okay, so Danika is tougher to get than Natalia,” he thought.
“…I’m fine,” Danika said after a long minute.
Even a deaf person wouldn’t believe her.
She got up from her seat. “Time to get off work.”
“Danika…” Morgan called out, still worried as Danika left the office.
“Don’t worry. I’ll keep her safe,” Christopher assured her, then ran after Danika. He wasn’t an ass like Eustace; he had to stay with Danika in her time of need.
When Christopher finally caught up to Danika, she was just entering her car. He slid into the front passenger seat. “Can you give me a ride? It’s not far from your place.”
“Where?”
“Perry Residence. Before Danika could ask, Christopher explained, “I moved into one of the condos there recently.
He had learned from Eustace himself, after all.
Taking a deep breath, Danika decided not to waste her energy arguing with him. Exhaustion had overridden every inch of her body. All she wanted to do was sleep.
The drive was quiet. Danika’s mind was clouded with the news of Eustace dating Natalia. No one mentioned her name anymore on the media threads. It made sense. After all, she was only Eustace’s ex-wife to the public. They never officially announced they were dating afterward, either.
“Why don’t I drive, Danika?” Christopher offered, seeing how out of sorts she was.
“Shut the hell up!” she roared. Peace and quiet. That’s what she needed right now.
Obviously, Christopher wouldn’t shut up. He knew exactly what was going through her mind even though she wouldn’t say it out loud.
“Hungry yet? I know a good place for dinner. My treat,” he continued, ignoring Danika’s death glare
After parking the car, the two went straight to the elevators. It didn’t seem like Christopher was in the mood for dinner.
“You’re not gonna have instant noodles again, are you?” he asked tentatively.
Danika walked to her apartment without replying, ignoring him entirely.
“Danika,” he called again before she closed the door, shoving a foot in the doorway this time.” C’mon, let’s go grab dinner.”
“Leave!” she yelled. If Christopher continued to be a pain in her ass, she might actually hit him.
“No. You haven’t had a single thing to eat today. You’re only hurting yourself. He wasn’t going to let her sleep without first eating something.
Danika immediately threw a punch at him, now fully attacking him. She’d been wanting to hit something ever since the breakup. How kind of Christopher to offer himself up.
Christopher hadn’t expected it. He quickly dodged her punch, having some practical training since he was young to defend himself. But he soon realized he was no match for Danika. It frustrated him. How could he continue pursuing her if he didn’t get better or at least be at the same level as her?
With that in mind, the two swung and kicked at each other for several minutes. Luckily for Christopher, Danika never once dealt anything too serious. She just needed an outlet for her emotions.
Minutes later, Danika had Christopher in a faux stranglehold against the wall. “Tapping out yet?” She was feeling much better than earlier. Christopher could fight, but not against her for sure.
“Yes, yes.” Christopher sighed, tapping out on the wall. The feeling of losing to Danika was unbearable.
As if reading his mind, Danika smiled. “No need to get upset. Not many people can best me in hand- to- hand combat.”
So far, only Eustace and Jonathan had done so. It was reasonable since they were highly skilled individuals.
“Who said I was upset?” Christopher shot back. “Can you let go now? Need to breathe here.”
Danika loosened her grip, but the moment she did, Christopher used the same technique on her, forcing her into a corner.
“Hey, not fair!” she cried. She hadn’t prepared herself, nor did they agree to continue.
Christopher didn’t care. “Will you tap out or not?”
“No!” Danika growled, glaring at him.
Christopher leaned close to her. “I’ll give you one more chance, or don’t blame me if I decide to…” His nose nearly brushed against her cheek as if threatening to kiss her if she didn’t tap out.
“Now will you tap out?” he murmured in her ear.
Even though they weren’t dating, nor did Danika have any feelings for him, their position still appeared extremely intimate to the public eye.
“I…” Danika swallowed.
Footsteps suddenly rang out from the corridor. She turned to the source of the sound and saw that it was Eustace.
Her heart jumped into a panic almost instantly, but then she calmed herself. There was nothing to panic about; Eustace was dating someone else now.
“If it isn’t Mr. Quincey!” Christopher greeted, grinning from ear to ear, still leaning up against Danika
Eustace just about boiled over with rage when he saw the two. “Fucking shameless!”
If someone else had seen them doing this right by the door… Eustace couldn’t imagine further. He grew angrier and angrier by the second, never expecting Danika to act that way.
Danika was about to push Christopher away when she fell limp in his arms, eyeing Eustace mockingly.” You should mind your own business, Mr. Quincey. Don’t you have a new girlfriend?”
“…”
“Oh, I nearly forgot. You live here too.” Danika turned to Christopher. “Let’s give him some space to walk.”
“Alright.” Christopher beamed, enjoying the show. He let Danika go and gently pushed her behind him. “Here you go, Mr. Quincey.”
Eustace glared at them, then fixed on Danika. “I told you it’s not what you think between
“I’m not interested in your business, Mr. Quincey.” Danika scoffed and looked away, crossing her arms.
Still angry, Eustace turned to Christopher. “Why do you keep following her around? What motives do you have?”
“I’m afraid I don’t know what you mean, Mr. Quincey. I like Danika, and I intend her to be my girlfriend,” Christopher responded proudly with nothing to fear.
Eustace’s eyes just about turned bloodshot. With a sneer, he left.
Danika immediately sagged over; her ferocity gone just like that. “Didn’t you say you’d treat me to dinner? Let’s go then.”
She was getting hungry now.
“Alright.”
They went downstairs again, back into Danika’s car, only this time Christopher drove.
Eustace was smoking a cigarette across the street when he spotted the car. A vein in his temple throbbed angrily. He was starting to question whether he had made the right choices.
“This was all because of Mortimer Quincey!” he cursed.
Eustace gritted his teeth and decided to take action. He couldn’t sit around and move from the dark anymore. He decided not to worry about Christopher, either. He knew Danika wasn’t the least bit interested in that man.
Still, Eustace would have his men continue monitoring Danika and Christopher. That man was capable of doing things he set his mind to, after all.
In the restaurant, Danika had her mind wander off while eating her dinner. Christopher grimaced because he knew that as much as Danika denied caring about Eustace Quincey, she actually cared the most.
“Where’d you learn how to fight like that, Danika?” he asked, trying to divert Danika’s attention from Eustace.