Chapter 17: chapter 17

Ryan turned around to look at the approaching girl and shoved his gun back; Bee stood at a safe distance and waited for him to reply. Other than a wall of straight silence she got nothing. The forest was still with nothing but the sound of breeze brushing; the girl had her head down as she felt his sharp piercing gaze on herself. This was one of the most awkward positions one could be in, when you screwed up and the other person is staring at you.The man finally made a move, taking his eyes off her. He walked up to the table and took a bottle in his hand. Twisting open the cap he started taking small sips of the content in it. Bee waited a bit more for him to tell her his purpose of summoning her but nothing happened.Giving up, Bee spoke again, "Mr. Neguyen, what did you call me for?" The man stopped what he was doing and said, "I asked you to call me Ryan." Bee touched her chin and asked, "You called me to tell me to call you Ryan?" "No..." The man replied immediately and sat down on the chair.He was in an especially bad mood but his face was made in a way that he looked calm and composed all the time, he would even adorn this ice carved face of his even if he was beating up someone to pulp. He asked, "You and Jack seem pretty close!" Bee scratched her head and giggled, "I know right, he is a friend of mine. He bought me clothes.""I bought those, he simply delivered them to you." The man sneered viciously.The girl nodded, "No no... Jack told me! You only have him money, he chose dresses for me. You are stealing his credits." Ryan could only glare at her out of annoyance, how badly he wished to strangle that spectacled guy for spilling things. He gritted his teethes, "So what, the money spent was mine and thus the credits belong to me!"The girl playfully giggled, "Hihi... But I like Jack more."Absolute anger sprouted out as his heart burned in envy, standing up he furiously clutched on her cheek and forced her to look at him. "Ahh..." The girl yelped before shutting down; his handsome face was just a few inches away from hers."Say that line one more time in front of me." He spat irritated. He was jealous, he was extremely jealous right now. He noticed her the moment she descended down the stairs and was approaching the dining hall. He kept mum and waited for her to talk to him first as he had no idea how to initiate a casual conversation. But not only did she ignore him she also sat the farthest from him. From the corner of his eyes he was watching over her, her expressions made him realize that she was upset of some sort.Now, what could it be- he wondered. Whenever he was angry he liked to be left alone and he foolishly believed this would work on her. Proud of his smart idea he left her stagnant, avoiding disturbing her but things took them when she happily chatted with Jack.Why was she smiling at him, she had a long face pulled all this time! What happened now? Is she more happy with Jack than him?People say that women are more jealous but the truth was otherwise. Men too get jealous but they just hide it well. Ryan tried to keep his cool but when the two started to go deep into their conversation he couldn't hold himself back from scaring the two away.She was his captive so all of her belonged to him. It was daring for Ryan to be jealous and he felt pitiful of himself for being envious of his own assistant. So, he simply chose to deny it by terming that Bee was being disobedient and thus he was mad.It was unreasonable, he knew, but he was just too tough to admit his state.The girl flared opened her eyes and asked, "W... Why are you getting angry? I was merely stating." He tightened his grip on her jaw making her twist in pain, "You are not allowed to like anyone. Put this thing in your mind.""Why can't I? Isn't it normal..." The girl naively started to explain herself but was brutally cut off by his cold voice, "You are forbidden from liking anyone. I don't like it."Bee grinned, "You don't like it or can't afford it?" The man cringed before letting go of her, "What rubbish?" The girl held her sore jaw and spoke her mind, "Back then... During breakfast! You were not angry, were you? You were jealous, right."Men are born liars and would always choose denial over admission. Being exposed just like that his anger rose up to its height as he trembled in anger, "What the hell are you saying! I am not jealous." The girl smiled playfully, the smell of him burning was piercing through her nose yet he was denying. She hit his arm and replied in a hushed voice, "Ryan, you can tell me if you are jealous. Little Bee won't tell anyone.""You are really stupid, aren't you?" He hissed before taking out a stick and lighting it up before starting to puff it. Bee furrowed her eyebrows and eyes the packet on the table before saying, "Do you know cigarettes are not good for health. Little Bee won't recommend it!"The man shot her a careless look before taking a drag again, Bee came a bit closer and explained, "The thing you are savoring is literally poison, it is slowly killing you.""Why should I care?" Ryan asked, staring straight ahead and continuing to puff. He really saw no point in living this life anyways, if cigarettes were really as dangerous as how she was making them appear then yes, he would gladly do them more. Bee took a deep breath and said firmly, "Little Bee cares about Ryan and thus, she won't let you smoke!""You care about me?"Two vigorous nods were the answer to his question; the corner of his lips curled up as he looked at her as if he was into challenging her, "How are you gonna stop me?"Bee didn't say a word but worked out with action, she took the pack kept on the table and threw it away right in front of him. The man jerked off his seat and asked, "What was that about?" "Now... You won't be able to smoke again!" Bee replied charmingly."I will just get another one!""I will throw that away too..."Stubborn as she was, the man dropped the half burnt stick in his hands and smeared it; he sure looked irritated but secretly when she wasn't noticing his lips curled up into a smile.She said she cared for him and for some reason he felt all of his anger melt down into ecstasy.