"Brendon!" Ranita's head was spinning with anger, and she didn't want to talk to him anymore. "I don't want to talk to you!"
"You need to put me down right now!"
Ranita's chest rose and fell as her curves pressed against him, soft and hot like feathers brushing past, leaving a trail of indescribable ripples.
Brendon felt an itch in his heart, inappropriate thoughts creeping in like cracks trying to break free.
"Don't move around! If I let go now and you get hurt, it won't be my fault!" Brendon paused for a moment before sighing. "You had a conflict with Shannon and Holly yesterday?"
The topic changed abruptly.
Ranita stiffened her body and remained silent for a while before saying coolly, "Not really."
It was Shannon who started the trouble.
"Your car accident has nothing to do with Shannon. Don't blame her."
Blame? That word hit hard.
"Did Shannon come crying to you? What did she say?" Ranita pursed her lips, no longer submissive as before. She raised an eyebrow mockingly.
Acting weak or pitiful was one of the tricks that worked on him.
Brendon looked at her with lowered eyes.
"I investigated it myself. Your car accident was an accident... It really has nothing to do with Shannon. Don't hold any grudges against her." He continued speaking but his explanation wasn't convincing enough.
Ranita's heart felt heavy as if filled with cotton wool; breathing became difficult for her too.
She kept quiet without saying anything else.
"I'm here now so please put me down," said Ranita from afar when Brendon finally released himself from holding onto Ranita tightly earlier on.
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