Chapter 1323
Ren bent down and kissed her ruby–red lips. “Be a good girl and sleep first.”
Ruka wanted more, so she put her arms around his neck and kissed him. Ren’s breath caught in his
throat. Whenever she made the first move, he felt like he was being tested within an inch of his life.
She felt a little shy after the kiss, but her heart swelled with fondness when she saw his loving eyes.
“Don’t stay up working too late, or I’d be upset.”
“I won’t,” Ren promised.
After seeing him off, Ruka realized that she was not sleepy yet, so she continued reading the news.
She had no interest in current events in the past, but now, she studied each article carefully.
As soon as Ren returned to his study, his phone started ringing. “Yes?”
“Sir, I just found out that Victoria Parfait met up with Orson Grady in private.” It was Elijah who was
calling.
Ren’s brows furrowed tightly. He was angered by the way Victoria was out for vengeance after getting
rejected. However, if anyone tried to hurt the woman he loved, he would never let them get away with
it.
Morning came.
Ruka woke up at seven. The first thing she did was scamper off to the main bedroom, but she
encountered Elijah, who was sitting on the couch outside the room. When Elijah saw her, he quickly
made a shushing sound and she quietened her footsteps as well. After sitting down beside him, she
asked softly, “Is he still asleep?”
“He only went to bed at three in the morning, so it’s good if he can sleep in a little longer,” Elijah
muttered back. His eyes were red from lack of sleep as well.
“Is there so much that needs to be done now?”
“Well, it’s the end of the year and the elections are coming up in May too. Sir would have his hands full
with just one of those things, let alone both.” Elijah sighed. He had a lot on his plate as well, but he felt
a deep sense of satisfaction and found great joy in his work.
Ruka began to wonder if it was a good thing for her to stay with Ren. She was supposed to be
accompanying him, but it seemed like she was taking up his time instead.
“I’ll move back home today then. I don’t want to disturb him,” Ruka decided.
Elijah smiled. “It’s better if you stayed here, Miss Singed. If you’re here, Sir won’t have to spend his
time thinking about you. He can use that time on other things instead.”
Ruka’s cheeks turned a little pink as she said shyly, “It’s not as if he spends his whole day thinking
about me.”
“But if you’re not by his side, wouldn’t it mean that he’ll have to spend all his free time thinking about
you?” Elijah prompted with a smile.
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