“Just do what you are told to do!” Leonard told her impatiently.
“Alright!” Mrs. Baxter was reluctant but she still agreed to it.
Upstairs.
Rae had already changed her clothes and was now lying on her bed doing nothing. She did not go downstairs and was thinking how should she face them.
While she was still in a daze, there seemed to be some noises at the door. She immediately stood up and be on guard.
At that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Reuben’s tall body was standing in the doorway. He gave a slight smile when he saw that she looked like as if she had just gotten out of bad. His smile was starting to look more and more evil. “So? You won’t come downstairs? Are you avoiding me on purpose?”
Rae was shocked as she thought to herself that this man was very annoying, what else could she do other than avoiding him?
What else could she do now?
Reuben already walked into the room and closed the door. With a cold and proud expression on his face, he looked at Rae’s slim figure as she sat on the bed. He could not really recognize Rae anymore, she looked so quiet, calm and relaxed. What had happened in these past five years? A proud woman like her actually became like this.
“What the hell do you want?” Rae could not bear it anymore. “What about Ophelia?”
Reuben took a moment to look at Rae’s entire body as if he was assessing Rae who was in front of him. He opened his mouth and started talking in his usual sarcastic tone, “I've come to propose to you! Our engagement is still on, Rae. You don’t really think by simply saying you have forgotten me that I will act like I don’t care about it anymore?”
Rae snorted, thinking it was ridiculous how all men were all like this. She looked at Reuben’s handsome face. As she thought of the difficulties that Ophelia had to face, she couldn't help herself and shoot back, “Since you didn't forget about our engagement, why didn’t you come looking for me in those five years. Were you living with Ophelia, or were you with another woman? What did you think of me at that time?”
Reuben blinked as he heard her words. “At that time, I was angry at you!”
Rae was puzzled so she frowned at him.
“Rae, did you even forget the reason that we broke up?” Reuben always gave Rae a fright. She felt as if her heart was about to jump out.
“I have indeed forgotten everything!” Rae spoke calmly.
“Oh?” Reuben deliberately said it slowly. “Have you even forgotten the most intimate matter that we did together?”
Rae started blushing while feeling a little bit guilty.
“Rae!” Reuben suddenly sat down on the edge of her bed.
Rae was so frightened that she hurriedly stepped back a little and moved to the other side of the bed.
Reuben looked at her in a good mood and said, “Rae, I don't mind revisiting our old days! Back then, you were so cute and so beautiful. You were so small back then. When we were still a couple, you liked it the most when I hugged you as we did intimate things together. You liked to whisper my name near my ear. Sometimes, you would even call me sweetie!”
Rae was a little frightened by Reuben as he started recalling back their memories together. She was thinking that Reuben might have a lot of memories with the real Rae. However, she was not the same Rae as before. Now, Reuben was talking about this kind of topic with her. Even though they were not close anymore, they were still talking about things they did when they were close. This made her felt humiliated and scared. She could not talk about this topic with Reuben with no care in her mind.
Reuben said again, “You also like to snuggle in my arms when eating ice cream. As you happily ate it, you would also wipe the ice cream on me, and then ...”
“Don't continue anymore!” Rae quickly stopped him.
“What?” Reuben raised his eyebrows, “Have you never forgotten it or you just did not want to remember? We have done more interesting things than this. Other then eating ice cream, there was also the matter with the candles, did you forget everything?”
In an instant, Rae’s face was completely red.
She was about to die of embarrassment!
These were private things that Reuben and Rae did together, only they had the memories of. Whether she or Ophelia heard it, it would definitely cause problems. She would only be embarrassed from listening to it. However, if Ophelia were to hear it, she would be heartbroken extremely.
This man, Reuben, was even more frightening than those poisonous poppies.
If Marcel, uh, if Marcel knew that she and Reuben were talking about this kind of topic and knowing about their engagement, what would he think about it?
Their already shaky relationship would immediately go down the drain. She thought of the consequences if that were to happen. She would have to leave Marcel’s side, her future would be bleak, and that she might even lose her reputation or go to jail because of Rae. Her face turned even paler just thinking about it.
“So now what? Why is your face so pale?” He seemed to see despair coming from her eyes. Reuben suddenly curled up a smile while looking directly into Rae’s eyes, “You remember, right? I've never forgotten what it felt like to be with you! That feeling, was the best!”
The emotions in Rae's eyes, which were originally filled with despair, faded away in an instant. She was starting to give off an aura of calmness and arrogance. No matter what Reuben said, she had to be calm. She must not break down just because he came in and said that they were engaged.
A light smile stiffened on his cold face as Reuben thought he saw Rae was being afraid and terrified. However, at that instant, he clearly saw the toughness radiating from this thin figure in front of him, like a small beast on guard which was focusing on her gaze and ready for the final attack. She was not feeling fear, weak nor terrified like he first thought. She was actually feeling strong and was full with determination.
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...