354 Are we not fated to be together? (2/2)

What else could he say? The company would not contact his assistant if it was not under his father's order. And he could not disobey his father's order.

He gave a few instructions to Jacob before ended the call. Then, he went back to the living room, where Ryn was still lying still. There was no more sobbing coming from her, which was a relief. But he did not think it meant that she had forgiven him.

”Baby,” he called but before he could speak more, someone rang the bell. He turned to look at the door, frowning. Who was disturbing his time with Ryn?

He looked at Ryn who was frowning as well as she stirred. Apparently, she had fallen asleep while agreeing at him. He sighed a bit, worried seeing how pale she looked. She looked exhausted. Could she go to her jobs looking this pale?

He did not want her to get sick from work.

The person behind the door kept ringing the bell, waking Ryn from her slumber. She looked around but once she saw Jeremy standing at the door of her bedroom, her eyes changed a bit and she quickly looked away. She refused to look at him, remembering so clearly what happened earlier. Her heart still hurt from it.

”Love,” he called slowly, lifting his hand toward her. But instead of looking at him and accepting his hand, she went to the door.

The lifted hand dropped as he looked at her in hurt.

Without care of how she looked right now, Ryn unlocked the door and looked at the person. She did not even smile when she saw her manager. Instead, she just closed the door.

”Ryn, are you ready? What's wrong?” Mei Li's face changed when she saw Ryn's swollen eyes and paled face. She did not notice Jeremy standing not far from them. Her attention was totally on Ryn.

”Love,” Jeremy spoke up, almost making Mei Li fell down in shock when she finally noticed his presence. Her widened eyes looked at Jeremy, before at Ryn. What… what was going on? Did… did she interrupt something?

Ryn ignored him. She went to the bathroom and slammed the door rather loudly, sending another wave of shock to Mei Li.

Something seriously was wrong right now but Mei Li could not figure out what it was. But her instinct told her it related to Jeremy's presence.

Oh no… what should she do to help?

When Ryn came out from the bathroom, her face was still swollen and red from the cry she had. She refused to look at Jeremy but instead went to Mei Li, her manager.

”Is it okay for me to arrive a bit late?” she asked slowly.

”I don't think we'll be late even if we move half an hour later. It's right on time,” Mei Li replied awkwardly. She could not help from glancing at Jeremy who was standing there without a word. This atmosphere felt so weird but she could not come out with the right words to ease the tension.

”Babe, I don't think you're healthy enough to work. Your… emotion…” Jeremy gulped when received the glare from her beautiful eyes.

”Give me ten minutes to get ready,” ignoring Jeremy's words, Ryn went back into her bedroom to prepare herself. She could not push herself to kick him out, knowing perfectly how stubborn he was. The only way was to go to work. He would not interrupt her work, would he? He still would not dare to reveal their relationship to the public for the sake of his career. So, she would be safe… temporarily.

Jeremy did not dare to get into the room. It seemed like his presence was not welcome by her. The hurt he created unintentionally was too much for her to ignore.

He gripped his fists in frustration. Why did he do that without thinking? Why didn't he ask her calmly rather than accusing her like that?

What has he done?

Ten minutes later, Ryn walked toward Mei Li, avoiding Jeremy completely. She already changed into a fresh set of clothes after the quick shower she had. Her hair was tied rather loosely into a messy bun. This time, there was no cap covering her head.

”Are you sure you can work?” Mei Li asked worriedly. She could see how pale Ryn was and did not want to put too much pressure on Ryn. But, on the other hand, they already signed the contract and the team was already waiting for them. What should she do?

”Let's go,” Ryn said, wrapping her arm around Mei Li's to pull the woman toward the door.

”Babe, you can't leave me like this. You can't leave us like this,” unwilling to give up, Jeremy begged.

”Just… leave…” Ryn choked out, holding the fresh tears threatening to rain down her cheeks. She did not want to face him and face their problem. She was exhausted.