"Oh my God, I miss you so much !"
Emil's voice rang out immediately Yvonne's face popped on the screen. Yvonne smiled and opened her mouth to speak, but paused as if remembering something. She turned her head to Sandra's bed and when she was sure of her even breathing, she turned back to face Emil on the screen.
" Don't you have to go to office today?" She asked while staring at his face
" Am in the office" he simply replied
" Oh ! I see" Yvonne puffed her checks after mouthing those three words.
" mmm" Emil stared at her puffed chubby cheeks and felt ticklish.
' Doesn't she know how attractive and adorable she looks whenever she does this ?!'
" Was something up in the old mansion yesterday?"
" Huh?" Emil asked with a perplexed look
" Yesterday in your text ..."
" Yeah, Mum called us for dinner at the mansion" Emil quickly spoke when he heard the first part of her sentence. He slightly frowned when he spoke about the previous evening.
Thou his frown didn't last for seconds, but Yvonne still caught that slight change. She squinted her eyes while wondering if she should ask him why he frowned or not.
" Do you have plans for today?" His voice brought her out of her thoughts.
She pouted her lips, " No plans. Can you think of something that I can do today?" she blinked her crescent like small eyes at him
Emil gulped down his saliva, he couldn't understand why his throat felt dry all of a sudden.
" That eyes" he subconsciously mouthed out
" What?"
" Huh? Nothing" Emil upon realising what he had let slip out his mouth, shook his head vehemently in denial,
" Don't worry, I will come pick you up. We cam then do whatever you want" He said with all seriousness causing Yvonne's heart to beat out of nervousness
"No don't. I plan to stay indoors today" She quickly refused him. Because she knew him. And with that look, when he spoke those words, she knew he was serious and he meant every word he said.
Emil chuckled and teased, "No need to be so defensive. Anyways, we can just keep each other company like this for the whole day"
Yvonne touched her chest and smiled, "If you joke like that one more time, I will surely die out of nervousness" she said
" And who said I was joking earlier? I was damn serious with every word I said " He lazily said while smiling at her
Yvonne's heart beat at his lazy look and smile, 'God, how can he be so perfect ?!' She couldn't help but smile back.
"I miss you" She softly said in a whisper. But her words didn't go unheard by Emil.
" Don't you have any work to do at office this morning? " She quickly spoke to divert his mind.
"Hah" he chuckled at her swift move. " You are more important than any work" he said
Just as he completed his sentence, her face turned scarlet red. She shyly avoided his gaze for couple of seconds before she gazed back at him.
"Have you received any of those love letters recently?" Emil asked while feigning 'i don't care' look. But the truth is, ever since Yvonne told him about the love letters, he had been calculating ways as to how to deal with those people trying to steal his woman.
But that, he will never let her know !
Yvonne saw his look and remembered the dream she had years ago. The dream that earned him his nickname "Puppy".
" You look so cute. I wish I could pinch your cheeks !" She exclaimed subconsciously. Her eyes full of love and admiration for him
" What did you say?" Emil asked with a perplexed look. But the fact is, he clearly heard her words. He just wanted her to say it one more time
She shock her head, " Nothing"
Emil knitted his brows unhappily, but he didn't ask her again. Instead, he changed his words to "Have you had your breakfast?"
She shock her, " Your call woke me up" she replied
"Then get something to eat first. And after we continue our talk" Emil said worriedly, but his caring couldn't be hidden
"Okay, but don't end the call. I will just heat up some leftover rice from yesterday. Just give me some few minutes" She mouthed out while she made to leave
"Alright, I will wait for your return"
At that same time, in Country A, Daniel and Lina were on the phone;
" Do you think Emil will succumb to your mother one day. I mean, for how long will he be able go against your mother?" Lina asked worriedly. She was worried for her best friend
"My brother isn't some sheep that goes whenever it's told and comes whenever it's called."
" I .. I..I did.. didn't mean it that way. Am just worried for my best friend you know " Lina stammered through her words
Daniel chuckled, " Don't worry dummy, I knew you didn't mean it that way"
" Who's the dummy?" Lina buffed up her cheeks as she asked. It was quite a regret Daniel didn't get to see how she looked.
He would have been teased her more if he saw her look.
"Of course, its you !" he said
' You're the dummy. In fact, your whole family is !' But these words were left unsaid in her head
"Do you think your mother will ...will arrange for you a marriage, just like your brother?" Lina asked a bit timidly. She feared to get an unwanted answer, but she still chose to ask
Daniel spoke after seconds of quiet, "Hmmm, she may."
" Is that so? I see" Lina dejected said
" But don't worry, I won't allow that to happen. Never!"
Immediately after his words, he heard her breathed loudly over the phone.
He was happy about her uneasiness. At least that way, he gets to know that she cares and probably loves him.
"Do you like working in the Tang industry? If you don't, I can ..."
" I love working there. But I still plan on opening my own shop."
"Okay, just let me know when you're ready to , and I will help you anyway I can"
"Thank you, but I want to do it on my own"
Daniel chuckled, " And who said I will help for free? I plan on earning some income, so I will be happy to be your business partner " he explained
" Really? Then that's good."
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