"Here, Belinda, have some fish. Leena is right. It's good for the brain." Daisy said, serving her a large piece of fish. She also wondered what in the world Belinda was thinking. 'Is there something going on between them?' she thought.
"Et tu, Brute? Not you too?" Belinda glared at Daisy. She was a CEO after all. She even knew Shakespeare. How could anyone say she was stupid?
"I'm not teasing you. I'm trying to get Duke to calm down. Or didn't you see the look on his face?" Daisy whispered in Belinda's ear. She was afraid to say it too loud. She didn't need to draw Duke's ire.
"Well, if I did something wrong, so did you. Don't tell me you didn't notice that same scary look on Edward's face," Belinda whispered back to Daisy. She also kept her voice low. They didn't dare to talk about the two unhappy men in public. That wouldn't end well for anyone.
"I noticed. But I'm not worried. If he's still unhappy tonight, I'll handle him. I'm a soldier. But in your case, if you go home tonight, you'll definitely lose." Daisy was a bit worried for her friend. 'I offered to teach you Wing Chun but you refused. It's too late for regrets now, ' Daisy thought to herself.
Belinda just sat and stewed. She'd done it now. "Men. All they can think of is getting freaky. I'm ready. I don't care," Belinda said in a casual way. She had dealt with Duke's anger a lot, so she got used to it. He had a stick up his ass, anyway, getting angry at the slightest provocation.
It was Daisy's turn to choke now. It took her a bit to recover, and she took another mouthful of salt soda to try and recover. Another cough shook her body, but she stopped herself from spraying Belinda. "You don't know how lucky you are. I almost sprayed you. When did you get so dirty? The Belinda I knew could never say anything like that." Daisy wolfed down a bit more spicy food as she said this.
"Ha! We're all experienced women. No need to be too shy," Belinda said and ate a piece of fish, but she spat it out and felt like she was going to hurl.
"What's wrong? Too spicy?" Daisy was fond of spicy food, so she thought everything was pretty good. But she forgot that Belinda couldn't eat spicy food. She was asking out of genuine concern.
"No, too smelly. Ew!" Bile rose in Belinda's throat. "I think I need to use the bathroom." Then she stood up. She almost couldn't hold back the impulse to vomit, so she put a hand over her mouth just in case.
"I'll go with you." Daisy stood up, too. Duke frowned at their unusual behaviour. But the women left in a hurry, so he didn't have the chance to ask what was wrong.
"What's wrong with her? She ate something rotten?" Edward asked Duke, teasing him.
"Dunno. But if it's due to the food, it's on you. You're the owner." Duke rolled his eyes at Edward. But he was still worried about Belinda, so he started to fidget.
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