Chapter 35：Back. Off. (1/2)
Ren's eyes are about to glaze over like the ones he had earlier, Jett stands in front of where his line of sight is.
In doing so, this forces Ren to divert his attention onto Jett instead.
Running out of patience, Jett grabs the persistent man's collar and pulls him in, forcing his body closer to his.
”Ren, you may be my client, but I'm serious, okay?! BACK. OFF.”
”Not only is she my girlfriend, but you are harassing her at this point. Do you not even get that?!” Fuming with anger, he aggressively tells the blue-eyed guy to stop or else.
”WHAT?! HARASSING HER?!” Ren manages to yelp out of shock.
With his eyebrows scrunched up, he looks a little offended. ”How could you say something like that?!”
”Of course, that's not what I'm trying to do here! I'm only trying to let her know that I'd like to have a relationship with her that... might be a bit unconventional. That's all!” With one eye squinting in annoyance, he asks for confirmation, ”Isn't that right, Ms. Raley?”
Not wanting to meet his eyes, I look towards the side. ”Technically, Ren didn't do anything yet, but he is right... this is almost borderline harassment, Ren.”
My voice cracks as I hammer the final nail to the coffin. ”I'm sorry, but I just know that I'll NEVER... EVER be interested in you, Mr. Hille. Not only that, but I'm also not what you think I am.”
The lights in his eyes vanish. Ren looks like someone who has just got his heartbroken.
To be honest, I feel guilty that he feels this way towards me, but it's not like I can return those feelings even if I'm not in love with Jett.
Without a moment too soon, Jett's voice breaks through the awkward silence.
”... Rysia, we should go. Our reservation time is almost up.” My beloved boyfriend reaches his hand out towards me.
I move closer and take it in mine.
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We continue to head towards his car in silence. I yank the car door handles open, and I immediately slide into the passenger seat.
The first one to break the ice is him.
”So, where are we going again? It's kind of weird that we ate dinner at the office and worked right after. What do you have planned, anyway?” Jett smiles at me and studies my reaction suspiciously.
Giving him a slight smile, I answer a bit stiffly, ”Oh, it's xx road behind xx boulevard. It's on the left side of the road. I'll let you know then. It's a surprise.”
In response to how vague I am being, he simply snorts in amusement and starts the car.
It doesn't take us long to exit the building, and he drives us to our next destination.
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