"Mr. Stuart, is that Miss Bowman? Are you going to pick her up?" The driver asked, but at the same time couldn't see Brendon's expression.
"Is he Miss Bowman's boyfriend? He looks quite handsome!"
Brendon felt like his heart was stabbed with a knife.
"He's not her boyfriend!" Brendon retorted. "She has someone else."
"Wow! Miss Bowman really has a boyfriend! But of course, she's so pretty!" The driver didn't understand what Brendon was hiding and finished speaking before realizing that Brendon had a cold expression on his face. He immediately shut up.
Ranita had rested at the hotel last night and hadn't slept well. She felt restless all over and even went for a bath in the middle of the night because she was uncomfortable.
Without her phone, Ranita could only use the hotel landline to call Dylan and ask him to come pick her up so they could go drink tea with Eve at a teahouse.
"Eve wanted to go there before but we couldn't book a private room. Let's fulfill her wish this time," Dylan reached out to support Ranita as he spoke, "You really should have called me when you lost your phone last night. I could have picked you up and taken you home!"
Last night at Boulderland Mansion, Ranita hadn't mentioned a word about what had happened. As for Chris and Steve, Ranita believed they wouldn't ask too many questions either.
She felt a strong sense of guilt. If she intervened between Brendon and Shannon, she would be considered a mistress, even though it wasn't her intention. But she had become entangled in the situation.
Just then, the familiar Bentley pulled up in front of her, and the car window rolled down, revealing Brendon's expression. "Ranita, let's talk."
"Mr. Stuart, there's nothing for us to talk about!" Ranita responded, and Dylan, even more nervous than her, chimed in, "Brendon, what do you want? I warn you, you're constantly bothering Ranita, but she's not interested in you!"
"Mr. Stuart, Dylan speaks candidly. I hope you don't mind," Ranita pushed Dylan gently and continued, "We have another appointment, so we won't disturb you, Mr. Stuart."
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