âHey, Ruka. Itâs me. Have you had dinner yet?â
âYeah,â Ruka replied. She didnât want to give him the opportunity to invite her out for dinner.
âItâs a Friday night, and tomorrowâs the weekend. I heard thereâs a popular movie showing tonight. Do you want to go watch it together?â
As Ruka expected, Caspian did call her to invite her out. Inviting someone to watch a movie was one of the ways a date would go for the younger generation. Nonetheless, she refused politely, âSorry, I have something going on tonight, so I canât go watch it with you.â Since she was focused on the phone call, she was oblivious to the fact that Ren had gotten out of bed and silently came behind her. It was when she noticed a shadow looming over her did she turn around in surprise.
However, it was all too late, as Ren snatched Rukaâs phone from her hand. As she let out a small gasp, he said coldly on the phone, âStay away from her.â His voice was filled with intimidation.
âWho are you?!â Caspian asked angrily. Since he was still young and rather impetuous, he was naturally upset when the pleasant conversation he had was interrupted by someoneâs warning.
âIâm her boyfriend,â Ren answered as he enunciated each of his words slowly before he ended the call.
Widening her eyes in disbelief, Ruka thought, Not only did this guy just give Caspian a warning, but to even go as far as pretend to be my boyfriend?!
Then, Ren unhappily tossed Rukaâs phone onto the couch. Although he was unwell, he still exuded an arrogant and dignified presence. At this moment, with his lips tightly pursed, he gave an icy glare at Ruka. âAre you really going to accept his confession?â
Feeling an overwhelming sense of oppression from Ren, Ruka subconsciously took a step back. âThis is my personal affair. Please, donât ask me about it, okay?â
âDo you think that Iâll allow you to go out with him?â Ren asked sullenly.
Listening to the manâs tone, Ruka felt the urge to rebel against him. âRen Husson, just who do you think you are? Besides my parents, no one else has the right to oppose whoever I choose to be with!â she retorted with her voice raised. Is this man planning to ruin his reputation?
Perhaps because he hadnât expected the docile Ruka would refute him so vehemently, Ren was somewhat taken aback.