I licked my lips and chuckled. “I am not a child anymore. I can do that on my own,” I said, and looked at the plate of food on the table. I had just taken milk since I ate yesterday in the morning. I was still so hungry.Dave chuckled. “To me, you will just be a tiny little girl,” he said and handed me the plate. “Here, unless you eat more and get some meat.“I chuckled again, but began eating with relish. I felt like someone who had never eaten since they were born!…After breakfast, Dave left for the company. He told me that I could call him when I needed anything. Zack was also not in the house, so, I felt a little relaxed.After staying in the room for a long time, I felt like I needed to take a walk outside. Auntie Benta showed me the backyard and told me that I could relax there if I wanted to.“The backyard is nice. It makes you relaxed,” she said with a warm smile. “Take a walk around, I will call you when lunch is ready.“I nodded in appreciation. “Thank you, Auntie,” I said
Becky sat up with a start, her face paled. “He doesn't eat that!“ She shouted. “Didn't you know that?“Once again, I froze. I looked at the two with embarrassment before trying to take the plate away. “Um… I am sorry. I will eat it instead,” I said.I swear I was only trying to make things right. However, everything seemed to be getting worse. I had no idea that Dave did not eat shrimps.But to my surprise, Dave pushed my hands away and began eating the shrimp. My eyes opened wide as I looked at Becky. Didn't she say that he didn't eat that?I could also see the confusion on Becky's face. “You… you don't eat sea food…” she said.But Dave just shrugged as he continued eating. “I like it,” he said. The air around the table felt tense. However, I could not do anything. I was afraid that I would only get clumsy or do something wrong again.I looked at Becky, and she looked like she wanted to cry. It was true that Dave kept on ignoring her. I pitied her. Maybe I could try talking to Dave,
Dave held my hand and chuckled. “You think so?“ He asked teasingly. But I could feel like he was holding back some pain. “Stop talking too much!“ I said and began pulling his drawers. “What medicine do you take for that?“ I asked. It seemed like Becky was right all along. This man was allergic to sea food. But why was he so stupid to eat the shrimp? He should have turned it down.“Stop throwing things around,” Dave said, and and opened a different drawer. “I don't want my room as messy as yours is always…”I rolled my eyes as he took out two little boxes. He opened the first one and took a tablet, which he swallowed with some water.He opened the second one. It was a cream tube. I guess he was supposed to apply it to himself. But he creased his brows before returning it to the drawer.I raised my brows at him. “What are you doing? Aren't you supposed to apply that too?“ I asked. “Wait, don't tell me that you are scared because it might be itchy…”Dave chuckled again. “Why do you lik
“Sssh!“ Dave said and held me tightly. “I just want to hug you and sleep, okay?“ I wanted to struggle, but I jolted when I felt his skin against mine. He was burning. “Dave? Are you okay? You are so hot!“Dave seemed startled for a second before he chuckled. “Be careful with how you select your words, Mia. You made me think of a different thing.“I looked at him in confusion. “What do you mean?“ I asked. Think of a different thing? What could it be? He was sick, and that was all!Dave sighed. “Why are you so naive, Mia? You don't know what it means if you tell a man that he is hot?“ he asked, his teasing eyes looking into mine.His words made me widen my eyes in shock. I pinched his waist the next second. “Why is your mind so corrupted? I only mean, you are running a fever! Is it because of the allergy?“What the hell was he thinking about? He was my brother, okay? Did he let his mind rot somewhere? Or had the fever eaten up his brain?“Okay… I know what you mean now,” he said, a pla
For a moment, Fortune stood in place, thinking that his ears were playing a trick on him. But seeing his boss look at him, he realized that he might have heard it right.He opened his eyes wide as he looked at the man on the seat. “Boss? Why are you asking about this? Ah! Wait… don't tell me that you kissed a girl! Who is she? Is she beautiful?“ He talked hurriedly, trying to understand what could be going through his boss's head.Dave sighed. “Why are you talking so much? I only asked a question. And I did not say that I did anything…” he retorted. How could he just tell his assistant that he had kissed that young girl, who was his little sister?Fortune cleared his throat. “Boss, I am not bluffing. I just thought that I needed to know the relationship between the two of you to decide what it could mean…”Dave's expression turned cold as he looked at Fortune. “Don't think that I am a little kid that you could trick, Fortune!“ He roared. He knew that his assistant just wanted to know
I shivered at his voice. I quickly shook my head at him. “Brother… I…” Did he think that I was the one in the wrong now?“Mia! I asked you what you and that man were doing in the hall!“ He roared again, his voice getting colder.Tears immediately fell from my eyes. Apart from my mom, no one else had ever shouted at me like that. I just did not want to make him mad.“It is not my fault!“ I shouted back at him. Even if he was my brother, he could not just be mad at me like that. “I did not call him! He came in all by himself!““And you let him come in! You were in that room alone with him. Do you think I am stupid? Mia, I hope that you are not that kind of girl I am thinking about,” Dave said, his voice turning chilly and low.I opened my eyes wide in shock. “What kind of a girl? I did not do anything with him. He just could not let me go,” I said as more tears fell from my eyes. Did he think that I was that girl who threw herself at men's feet?I felt a little mad at him too. “Dave… wh
I heard him chuckle behind me, and I furrowed my brows. “You came in when I was still dressing, Little sister. That could never be my fault!“ he said. Luckily, I could hear him opening the closet. “You are just shameless,” I said with a sigh. But I made a mental note to knock on his door in the future before walking in. What if he did not have the towel around his waist?Dave chuckled again before walking towards the bed. “You can uncover your eyes now, Little one,” he said, his voice teaseful. But I could not just trust him like that.I peeped at him through the opening between my fingers and only uncovered my face when I confirmed that he was actually dressed up.“Come here…” he said and patted the space next to him on the bed. He wrapped his hands around me the moment I sat down.And I could only sigh. “Your actions sometimes are scary,” I told him, but allowed him to hold onto me.He smelled so nice. I even wanted to ask him the kind of soap he used. But I shook that idea out of
Dave looked at Becky and sighed. “What do you want?“ He asked. He was not going to play dumb anymore. He had given her enough time to think things through.Becky was taken aback. “Mmh? Brother, what do you mean?“ She asked. Could it be that he wanted to listen to her talk?But Dave dropped his spoon that he had just taken and looked directly into her eyes. “To stay away from me, what do you want?“ Becky's eyes widened in shock. “Brother? What… why should I stay away from you?“ She asked. “We are engaged, and soon, we shall get married…”Dave raised his hand at her, stopping her from speaking. “Becky… when did we get engaged? Why can't I remember anything?“ He asked, his expression turning so cold. For several years now, Dave had given a blind ear to everything that the girl said. She boasted in front of everyone, saying that he was her fiancee. But now that Mia was around, he was not going to allow her to misunderstand. Dave slightly froze at his thoughts. Why didn't he want Mia to