âYou should just follow my motherâs instructions,â Christopher responded nonchalantly.
âReally? So you agree to our engagement?â she was a bit perplexed.
âSince youâve already discussed the engagement day with my mom, I have no objections.â Christopher gazed at Rachael with his mesmerizing eyes and gave her a charming smile.
âI canât believe how lucky I am. Am I dreaming right now?â murmured Rachael.
âNo, youâre not. That being said, thereâs one thing I need to tell you about. My dad loves my mom dearly. Theyâve been married for many years now. If you really want to get engaged with my mom, you should at least ask for my dadâs permission. As long as he agrees, Iâll give you my blessing.â
âAh!â the lady was stunned in place as if she was struck by lightning.
After hearing Christopherâs words, I felt a bit bad for her. Heâs just toying with her at this point. That is so him though. He said so before himself, he would only be nice to one woman only, me.
âSorry, Iâm late. I have something important to take care of just now.â
âWhatâs more important than coming here?â Christopher had a sullen look on his face as he turned away from me.
âIâm so sorry. Since I arrived too early, I decided to take a stroll around this area. While I was wandering around, I encountered something unexpected by the road which ended up grabbing my attention. Thatâs the reason why Iâm late,â I carefully explained to Christopher. âHere, have some coffee. It can help to calm your nerves.â I passed the cup of coffee beside my hand over to him.
âI want you to feed it to me!â Christopher ordered.
âAlright then!â I lifted the cup of coffee to his mouth and gave him a slurp of it. I also put a few pine nut cookies into his mouth. âIf you ever turn up late again, youâll be thoroughly punished.â
âIt wonât happen again,â I responded while giggling. Punished, huh? I wonder what that means.
âYou twoâ¦â the woman pointed her finger at us with a distressed look on her face. âMr. Lane, whoâs this?â
Christopher pulled me into his arms before uttering, âHave you not seen the news? This woman here is my wife. Sheâs from the Tanner family.â He revealed my identity to the woman without any hesitation.
âOh, this is Rachel,â introduced Christopher.
âWhat? Thatâs impossible. Youâre from the Lane family. Thereâs no way a person of your stature would want to marry a divorcée.â Rachael had an incredulous look on her face as she looked at me.
âReally? Personally, I think that Eve is a hundred times better than women like you.â Christopher feigned a smile at her as he said that. Hey, thatâs too much. She was asked by Mrs. Lane to attend this blind date, you know. Itâs not her fault. I gave Christopher a little pinch on the arm.
âChristopher, donât you think youâre being rude to me? This blind date was arranged by Mrs. Lane. Even if you think Iâm not worthy enough to be your date partner, you shouldnât bring such a deplorable woman here just to spite me.â Rachaelâs face was bright red, with tears coming out of her eyes.
âWatch your words.â After hearing Rachaelâs catty remarks toward me, Christopherâs tone suddenly turned cold. âThe baby in your stomach is about a month old right? Isnât it bad for you to come out during this time? Did your family know that you have come here to see me? Most importantly, does the babyâs father know? Donât tell me youâre going to make this baby a Lane. I donât think the babyâs father would agree to this.â
âYou⦠Enough with your slanders.â Rachaelâs face was ashen.
âYou think your dirty little secret can be kept forever?â
Rachaelâs facial expression was getting worse by the minute. She stood up and exclaimed, âYou two are monsters. You will never find happiness together!â
After she left, I glared at Christopher and uttered, âThat was too much. What you said to her was out of the line. She was just following your motherâs wishes. You didnât have to be so mean to her, you know?â