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The situation she was afraid of actually happened.
“In that case, I’m sorry, I might not be able to go with you,” she said apologetically.
“Why?” Max asked, so surprised that his voice squeaked a little.
“I also have an event to attend tomorrow,” Danika explained helplessly.
Max was quiet for a moment, then asked, “Is it Mr. Quincey’s birthday?”
“You know about that?” Danika asked in surprise.
“Who in Parrington doesn’t?” Max replied, smiling. “What a coincidence! I was going to ask you to accompany me to his birthday party. It’s the same event.”
Danika was initially shocked, but then it all made sense. No ordinary event would garner so much of Max’s attention. In addition, the only important event happening recently was Old Mr. Quincey’s birthday.
“I assumed they wouldn’t invite you,” Max said with a scowl. “Was it that bastard Eustace who invited you?”
“No, it was his grandfather,” Danika replied. “Considering my previous relationship with him, it makes sense for him to invite me, especially since I was married to Eustace.”
Max’s expression darkened. “I didn’t realize you and the old man were on good terms.”
“Yeah, not too bad,” Danika said.
The room fell silent until Max said, “I’ll pick you up tomorrow. Is that alright?”
“That’s fine,” Danika agreed, not wanting to go back on her promise.
Max got up and headed toward the door, but Danika stopped him with a question. “I’ve been curious about this. Why do you hold a grudge against Eustace?”
She had never heard of any feud between the two families. However, from Max’s behavior, she could tell that something big must have happened between Eustace and him, which made her curious.
Max’s hands trembled slightly, and a look of distress crossed his face, which made Danika regret asking. When he remained still for a long time, she apologized, saying, “I’m sorry. You don’t have to answer if your don’t want to.” She hadn’t expected him to react so strongly.
After a long time, Max turned around and sat in front of her. “Do you have anything strong to drink?”
“Uh, this is a hospital, sir,” she reminded him.
“Alright, a glass of water would do,” he said, rolling his eyes as he wondered what Eustace saw in such an unempathetic woman.
Danika gave him some water. After he drank it, his uneasiness subsided.
“To be honest,” he began, “I don’t have any personal grudges against Eustace. It’s just the Quinceys that I loathe, If his last name weren’t Quincey, I wouldn’t be fighting him.”
Danika was confused by his explanation.
After another sip of water, Max continued, “There are rumors that I killed my father, but the truth is, he died a long time ago. He died when my mother ran away with Eustace’s father. When that happened, my father took all his anger out on me. He would drink and beat me when he was drunk.”
Max’s demeanor changed as he spoke. He seemed so numb and detached, almost as if he was narrating the memories of another person.
“So, when he died, I didn’t feel sad. I was prepared to take over the Pearson family immediately, which made it seem premeditated.”
Danika’s heart ached for Max, especially when he mentioned his mother running away with Eustace’s father. It was something she had only heard of in dramas.
When he finished his water, Max made sure to wipe all traces of sadness from his face.
He asked Danika, “Do you know Eustace is afraid of the dark?”
“Yes, I do,” Danika confirmed.
Max was surprised but continued to ask, “Do you know why he’s afraid?”
When Danika shook her head, Max drew closer as if he was about to whisper. It aroused her curiosity as she waited for him to reveal the reason. However, she failed to see the gleam of cunning glee in his eyes.
Without warning, he leaned in and kissed Danika’s hair.
Danika backed away in shock. “What are you doing?”
“I couldn’t help myself,” Max said with a smirk.
Danika was furious. If beating someone up wouldn’t cause too much noise and commotion in the hospital, she would have hit him. Max walked toward the door and waved goodbye, leaving Danika wanting more answers.
“You haven’t told me why yet!” she called after him.
Max smirked. “I won’t tell you.”
Danika believed that the only reason Max was so infuriating was that he hadn’t been properly beaten up before. She took a deep breath and continued her work in the hospital, not wanting to dwell on why Eustace feared the dark.
When she returned home, she ran into Eustace and decided she had to start making plans to move out of the condominium. In the elevator, she pretended Eustace wasn’t there. After a long silence, Eustace finally spoke up and asked if Danika had received a call from her grandfather.
“Are you talking to me, Mr. Quincey?” Danika asked.
She already knew the answer to that. Eustace’s expression darkened, but he tried to remain calm and asked, Who else could I be talking to? Is there someone else here?”
“Oh, I received a call from him,” Danika replied nonchalantly. When asked if she would be attending, she answered, “Of course, I will go since Grandpa invited me.”
However, she quickly added, “If you don’t want to see me there, I’ll make sure to avoid you and promise not to run into you.”
She assumed that as the event host, Eustace wouldn’t want to see her after she had scolded him.
Eustace was taken aback and said, “I think you have misunderstood me.”
When had he ever said that he didn’t want to meet her? It was she who wanted to avoid him.
Danika shrugged, not interested in clarifying the situation. She and Eustace had so many misunderstandings that there was no point in trying to resolve them.
Just then, the elevator reached their floor, and Danika stepped out of it. She wanted to get home quickly and didn’t want to continue arguing with Eustace. However, Eustace seemed determined to settle things with her and followed her closely until she arrived at the door of her home. He didn’t seem keen to leave.
Holding her key, Danika turned to face Eustace warily. “What do you want?”
“Let’s talk,” he said firmly.
Danika hesitated and replied, “I don’t think we have anything to discuss.”
“That’s what you think. I think we have plenty to talk about,” Eustace persisted. He needed to have a proper conversation with Danika, or he’d go crazy.
Their eyes met, and Danika felt uncomfortable under the scrutiny of his intense gaze. She felt a little guilty for an inexplicable reason. After a moment of silence, she said, “It’s late at night. It’s not appropriate for us to be alone together.”
“Are you her eyes?
afraid I might do something to you?” Eustace asked with a hint of anger. Was he so despicable in
While Danika didn’t rule out that possibility, she had an inkling Eustace was more likely to chew her out for scolding him previously.
Eustace rubbed his forehead, feeling frustrated with her.
“How about we go to the coffee shop downstairs?”
“Drinking coffee at night would make it difficult to sleep.” Danika responded.
Eustace gritted his teeth, barely keeping his mounting anger in check. “Then what do you suggest?”
Seeing that he was about to get angry, Danika decided to stop toying around with him. She quickly said, ” Let’s go to the barbecue joint. The food there is very delicious.”
Eustace hesitated. He had never been to a barbeque joint before. Nonetheless, he didn’t want to miss this opportunity. “Okay, whatever you say,” he said.
The two went to the joint in silence. Once they arrived, Danika felt more at ease among the crowd of customers, and her attitude toward Eustace improved slightly. Eustace’s expression, however, turned darker.
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