Chapter 929 A Vain Disguise (1/2)

”Rita, how... How are you feeling today?” David also noticed that something was wrong with Rita, but he had to pretend as if nothing had happened and steer the discussion away from her weird behavior.

Rita lowered her eyelids and had an almost imperceptible change in her expression. ”Nothing. I am fine!” she replied in a low voice.

However, her every expression showed that she was not fine at all and even a child could see that. In truth, Rita was deeply annoyed by the fact that David had been keeping secrets from her and she couldn't tolerate the fact that he had been caring for another woman.

She wanted to express all her dissatisfaction about his, but every time she tried, she'd change her mind just as the words were on the tip of her tongue. She felt even more annoyed at herself for not knowing what to do or where to start.

”Rita, I have something important to discuss with you.” David cleared his throat. He decided to break the silence after taking a long breath.

The issue David was going to discuss was directly related to the Rita's safety, so he didn't take this issue lightly.

”I am listening,” Rita replied. Her face had an expression of absolute serenity, but the gleam in her eyes revealed her anticipation.

Did David want to come clean about his relationship with Nora?

”Do you mind taking care of Dylan for a while? I...I hope it wouldn't be a problem. I am going to go abroad, but please rest assured that I will be back as soon as I can. I have asked Jacob and Emily to take care of you and Dylan while I am not here. Dylan misses you very much. I think it will be a good opportunity for him to spend more time with you.”

David's voice was soft and he spoke in a conciliatory tone. He averted her eyes after seeing the obvious disappointment in Rita's face. David didn't wanted to tell Rita the truth because the thought of putting her through pain again felt cruel and unfair to him.

He wouldn't mind sharing everything with Rita, except for this secret. How would she react it if she discovered the terrible truth? David didn't want to see Rita feel sad because of him.

”Are you hiding something from me, David? Of course I can take care of Dylan, but I think this has more to do than that. Am I right? You're not telling me the whole story. David, I know you!” Rita cast a stern glance at him.

She tried hard to stop her hands from trembling as she stared at David, who had been averting her eyes during the whole conversation. That convinced Rita that there was something else he wasn't telling her. Could it be about Nora?

Rita presumed that asking her to help take care of Dylan was just an excuse. David's real purpose was to keep her distracted so that she would have no time to interfere in his private life. That would give him plenty of time to stay with Nora.

'Nora! Why do you keep appearing in my life?

Can anyone tell me why? No! You won't succeed!' Rita thought to herself angrily.