Filed to story: The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion
This was what he owed to Danika, the part of him that he couldn’t say out loud.
One Room?
As the three of them ate, Eustace didn’t speak the whole time.His purpose in coming there was actually very simple.He wanted to remind Joey that Danika was already taken.
Eustace hoped he wouldn’t say something he shouldn’t.
After dinner, although Joey was reluctant, Danika and Eustace still left, leaving him standing in the same spot, watching the two leave.
“I’ll definitely work hard to be worthy of the Zellwegers!”
He silently vowed as he watched Danika’s back disappear from his view.
In the car, Danika glanced at Eustace.
“I don’t understand why you had to come along.Was it really just for a free meal?”
“Can’t I do that? I thought the restaurant just now was pretty good,”
Eustace joked and laughed, finding it amusing.
Danika rolled her eyes at him.She found it hard to believe Eustace’s words.
“Cut the crap and tell me the truth.What’s your real purpose?”
“What purpose could I have? I just came to remind someone not to have inappropriate thoughts.” Eustace raised an eyebrow.
Danika was stunned as she stared at Eustace incredulously.
“Eustace! You’re not jealous, are you? Joey is still just a kid.What were you thinking?”
“A kid? Have you seen a child who’s eighteen?”
He’d checked Joey’s information before coming there.He was already an adult! He was a far cry from being a kid like what Danika claimed.
Danika didn’t know what to say.She just thought Eustace was overreacting.
“Even if he’s eighteen, he’s still a kid in my eyes, and he’s much younger than me.”
“I know you see him as a kid, but how can you be sure he thinks the same way? Maybe he has other ideas.”
This was his tactful way of saying that he was one hundred percent sure that Joey had other thoughts.He just didn’t dare to say it out loud.
Danika felt that he was overthinking things and tried to reason with him.
“Eustace, Joey only sees me as an older sister.You shouldn’t think of him that way.”
Seeing that Danika was a little unhappy, Eustace didn’t continue arguing with her.
“Alright, alright.I was wrong.I’ll drop it now.Shall we go home or keep walking?”
He changed the subject, finding arguing with Danika about Joey unnecessary.Danika had initially been a little unhappy.However, since Eustace didn’t keep pursuing the topic, her unhappiness dissipated.
“Let’s continue walking,” she said.
Eustace had no objection and instructed the driver to take them to the nearest street food area.He intended for them to eat as they walked.
The two of them wandered around the street for a long time and didn’t return to the Old Mansion until it was very late.
At that time, Old Mr.Quincey had already gone to sleep.
“Mr.Eustace, Madam Danika, your room is on the second floor,” Warren said.
Danika hesitated and asked, “One room?”
“Yes, the other rooms are filled with many miscellaneous items and haven’t been tidied up yet,” Warren lied without batting an eye.
It wasn’t that the rooms hadn’t been tidied up, but that Old Mr.Quincey had given him the task of ensuring that the couple rested in the same room no matter what, under the pretext of increasing their affection.
Not even Eustace believed it, let alone Danika.However, he knew what his grandfather was trying to do and didn’t expose the lie.
“One room is fine.Danika, you don’t mind, do you?” he asked Danika intentionally, wanting to see if she would say that she minded.
Danika couldn’t bring herself to say it, especially since Warren was watching her.
“How about…we clean up another room now?” she suggested.
“It’s very late now.If we start cleaning up, it might wake Mr.Quincey.He’d always been a light sleeper,” Warren said.
Danika rubbed her temples, knowing exactly what the butler meant.
“Okay, then we must at least clean one room tomorrow.”
“Okay, okay.I will arrange for the servants to clean it.”
Warren breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, he managed to fulfill the task assigned to him that day.As for tomorrow, he would deal with it when the time came.
We’ll Be a Family
At night, Danika and Eustace lay on the big bed, feeling a bit awkward.
Their awkwardness wasn’t because they felt shy, but because they felt that Old Mr.Quincey’s arrangement made things awkward.
Nothing had actually happened between them, so his action was completely unnecessary, and it made them feel uneasy.
“Danika.”
Eustace hugged Danika from behind.
“Let’s sleep.”
“Alright,” Danika replied, pushing away all the messy thoughts in her mind.She closed her eyes and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Eustace felt helpless when he felt the person in his arms falling asleep.
Danika had fallen asleep, while he had trouble sleeping.
The next day, when Danika woke up, Eustace was already awake.
“Did you not sleep well?” She was surprised when she saw him looking a bit tired.
He even had dark circles under his eyes.
They went to bed early last night, so she found it strange.
Eustace looked at her with resentment as he said, “I’m not like some people who can fall asleep easily anywhere.”
“Why couldn’t you sleep?” Danika asked.
She thought she slept pretty well last night.
Eustace didn’t know how to answer as he looked at her curious expression.He could only say, “Isn’t it normal to not be able to sleep when holding the person you love in your arms?”
Danika was rendered speechless.She turned over and got out of bed, not wanting to talk to Eustace anymore.
“If you didn’t sleep well, you can continue sleeping for a while.I’ll go out first.”
She didn’t want Eustace to blame her for affecting his sleep again.
“No, I’m not that sleepy,” Eustace said and got out of bed.
After washing up, they both went downstairs.
At that moment, Old Mr.Quincey was already waiting for them in the dining room.He couldn’t help but smile a little when he saw Eustace looking tired.
“You youngsters.You should take care of your health and not indulge too much.”
This time, both Danika and Eustace were rendered speechless.
Neither of them answered Old Mr.Quincey.
They felt that he was reading too much into things.It was hard to have the mood to do anything else in the Old Mansion.
The three of them silently ate breakfast.
Then, Eustace drove Old Mr.Quincey and Danika to Orchid Village.
Warren also went along to take care of Old Mr.Quincey.
There were many people in the car, so the journey there was lively.
They talked and laughed, and time passed quickly.
When they arrived at Orchid Village, it was a little after noon.
Danika had already called David the day before.