When Ruka heard what he said, she surmised that he wanted to have dinner with her and quickly said, âNo, itâs fine. Work is more important. Iâm okay with eating dinner by myself.â
âYes, Sir. Iâll clear your schedule for dinner,â Elijah replied.
Ruka turned to Ren. âYou donât need to accompany me, really. You have a lot of work to do right now. I totally understand.â
âMiss Singed, you donât need to try and convince him. Youâre the most important person to him, so work can wait,â Elijah said with a chuckle.
Ruka turned to the side and locked gazes with a pair of mirthful eyes. Even she could the affection in them.
spot She smiled shyly. âAlright! Iâll wait for you to come home for dinner.â
After seeing Ren off, Ruka took her phone and went out to the balcony to give her parents a call.
Claire could not hide the emotion in her voice as she asked, âRuka, is Ren treating you alright?â
âHeâs very good to me, Mom. You donât have to worry!â
âThereâs nothing for me to worry about, of course. You silly girl, you should have told us from the start and we wouldnât have scolded you.â
âIâm sorry, Mom. Itâs my fault.â Ruka felt bad for scaring her mother like that.
âItâs fine. Everythingâs in the past now. All we have to do now is wait until the elections are over, and then you and Ren can get married! Your father and I have been wondering what we did in our past lives that gave us the fortune of having our daughter marry such a great man.â
Ruka did not know whether to laugh or cry. She could understand why her parents were so excited as she too had felt like she had struck gold when she found out that Ren liked her. However, while it did feel like a dream back then, she had come to accept it with time. All she wanted to do now was to improve herself and become a better person who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
Being the one that Ren chose to spend the rest of his life with came with a lot of added pressure. Ruka dared not even consider the thought of wasting her life away. While she looked forward to being doted on by him, she was determined to give it her all too!