It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1705

"Oh my god! Are you jealous of that? You are even more childish than Spencer. I thought he was the only baby in this family!" Standing opposite him, Belinda reached out to straighten his crooked tie.

"Haven't you heard of the saying? Love makes people childish," Duke said and lowered his head. There were only a few inches between their faces. He could steal a kiss on her lips if he bent forward a bit more.

"Yeah, you're right. You know something? Probably your IQ is even lower than Richard at this time." Belinda thought that her son Spencer was much smarter compared with Duke, Spencer's father at the moment. When it came to mental age, Duke was behind by a mile, seemingly much naiver than the little cute Richard who was just a toddler.

"Hey, honey. Don't you think that your metaphor is a bit unpleasant and out of place while we're enjoying a tender moment here?" Duke felt a bit frustrated. The romantic atmosphere he had tried hard to create had immediately dissolved into thin air, thanks to her withering sarcasm.

"The tender moment only applies to you, not to me. All right. Now that you are here, take the chair at the meeting for me, please. I'd like to go and see Leena so would you, please?" Belinda had grown more exhausted taking care of the company's affairs and activities. She especially hated those standard routines and time killers such as meetings. If she had her way, she would reduce the meetings to once a week. Duke's arrival would free her from that burdensome daily affair.

"I am so sorry but I am going to have to refuse that. There's a brutal reality you have to face, that I just came here for a particular file, not to save your ass from a task that you hate. So, I'm afraid you need to take care of the meeting yourself," Duke said and walked directly to the desk. He bent over to check the file he had left here a few days ago. As a matter of fact, he could have sent Janice to fetch it for him. But he eventually decided to come here in person in order to see his beloved wife even though it had to take a bit of driving.

"No, please! Duke, you have to help me with this one!" Belinda began to be unreasonable. She stood right in front him, stopping him from running away. If he had not come here, she would have no choice but to hold the meeting. But now that he showed up, she would never let him go that easily.

"Hey! What are you doing? They are waiting for me back at my office." Duke smiled wryly when she started acting up. He now realized that his decision to come here in person might have been a mistake. He just threw himself into the fire.

"Humph! That's your excuse." Belinda rarely acted like a spoiled girl. She would scoff at that kind of behavior if she were the former Belinda. But ever since she married Duke, she always wanted to see him lose his coolness or get out of control because of her. He was such a cool man who never lost composure that it was a small victory whenever she got her way. She had developed a way of acting coquettishly and pretending to be angry.

"Be a good girl, honey. I have to go now. A critical meeting is waiting for me in the Leng Group." Duke lowered his head and kissed her slightly on her lips before he left hurriedly. He would not stay there anymore. Otherwise, Belinda might pull on all the stops to pester him until he gave in.

"Hey, Duke. Don't go away! Hey! Damn it!" Belinda stamped her foot and spluttered. But he had already gone and was nowhere to be seen. Disappointed and furious, she could do nothing but to start preparing the documents needed for her meeting.

Duke did not slow down until he was far enough from Belinda's office. This lady had become better at using ladylike techniques in order to manipulate him. He was almost deluded by her and was really close to accepting her order just now. He felt that it was necessary for him to work out a counter plan to avoid being on the receiving end of this manipulation, being passive in every round, and falling into her trap without realizing it.