Chapter 227: Collecting good karma
And more so, he got suspicious of her intentions when she blocked his path, not letting him go. Their Boss collected flowers unblinkingly and unflinchingly but those were not really allowed to come back to find him after the deed was done.
But when he confronted the woman on what she wanted, her response was:
’Um... Mister, can I... can I get Secretary Dexter’s contact card?’
Back then, Benjamin, who had no idea that Dexter was Daisy, had found himself speechless.
What was more embarrassing to him was that he even later had a heart-to-heart conversation with ’Dexter’.
’Restrain! Absolutely restrained.. You are getting my point right?’ Benjamin remembered saying, ’You are a young man, full of charms. But remember to restrain it when you are out with Boss and you have to be in his shadows. You can’t go around seducing his female partners. No matter how thrilling it is, won’t you lose your young life if you get entangled with your Boss’s women?’
And what reply did he get at that time?
Benjamin remembered Daisy looking at him with a weird gaze before she walked past him. The gaze was something akin to-Is he sick in head?
Back then, he had not taken it seriously and thought that the young man’s ego was somewhat hurt but now, it all made sense.
Sighing to himself, Benjamin was about to take his leave when Ryle stopped him suddenly.
"Boss?"
"How is it back in LA?" Ryle pushed himself to his feet.
It took Benjamin a moment to understand what he was talking about, "Boss, the lady is comfortable in your mansion. Although she does not talk a lot, it seems like she is not as scared as before. She is doing well."
Ryle let out a sigh of relief.
Benjamin’s face turned strange.
"What is it?" Ryle eyed the man.
"Eh.. Boss, what do you think about loyalty and integrity?"
"_" ?!
"Boss, there has been a poll trending recently about which kind of men are most attractive to women?" Benjamin started slowly.
Ryle quirked a brow.
"You know what the majority of women have to say about it?"
"Do I have to know?"
"Of course," Benjamin wiped his sweat with the back of his hand, "It’s general knowledge anyway."
"Then do tell."
"It seems like women are into men who are devoted to one woman at a time. Hehe..." Benjamin scratched the back of his neck.
"You... Go on a vacation after finishing your missions," Ryle said to the man after a momentary thought.
Benjamin’s eyes sparkled. Vacation? Hawaii? Were his happy days finally coming?
Even by the time Benjamin had left the room, Ryle glanced at the closed door for a moment before he concluded that the man had probably overworked himself to the point of insanity.
If it was before, he would not have cared much. But now that he had a girlfriend, Ryle suddenly felt like it would be good if he accumulated some good karma for the family.
Most importantly, everytime Daisy looked at him, she should realize that her boyfriend was as kind and gracious as it can get.
Unbeknownst that the man was swinging in his La la land, Daisy was lying by Angel’s side on the King sized bed.
The bed curtains were draping around the bed and the view out of it was rather hazy.
Angel struggled in Daisy’s arms and buried her face in her chest, licking her skin for a few times before turning to the other side. Her eyes were still closed and her mouth was wide open and her little hands stretched out in the air, grasping nothing. Then her lips formed a tiny pout.
Daisy was amused, "Little foodie," she tapped the girl’s nose before pressing a kiss on her forehead.
Angel tossed and turned a couple of times in her sleep, only calmly down when Daisy covered her in the blankets, stroking the little girl’s hair.
As her movements slowed down, Daisy knew that the girl was finally deep asleep.
Sighing, Daisy had just averted her gaze from Angel when her eyes landed on the empty side of the bed.
And her thoughts unconsciously drifted off to the conversation she had with Diana today.
...
"When did you fall for Ryle?"
To Diana’s question, all Daisy had in response was silence.
"You..." Diana looked at her in disbelief, "Don’t tell me you guys... you.. is it him?"
"Hmm? What?"
"Is he the one who is being so casual about you?" Diana felt like it could not be possible the moment she said those words. That man was staring at Daisy as if he could kiss the floor she walked on.
There was no way that he would not take her seriously.
"There is nothing like that," Daisy felt stumped for a moment but then she continued speaking, "Isn’t it better to get to know each other?"
Love and affections... such things had never been a part of her life in any way. So, naturally, she did not know if what she felt for Ryle could be classified as love.
"You both have been getting to know each other for years now," Diana grumbled, slumping back on the couch as if she was boneless, "What are you, snails?"
Daisy cleared her throat, "Why do you look so depressed about it?"
Diana gave her a side-eye, "Isn’t that clear enough to you? Once you confirm your relationship and feelings, then first, I will be having a brother-in-law and secondly, more potential nephews and nieces in the future. Most importantly, I’ll also have an upper hand and Ryle has to treat me carefully as my brother-in-law oww..."
Diana rubbed her forehead that had just been flicked by Daisy.
"Forget it if you don’t want to talk about it..."
"How do I know if it’s love?" Daisy’s question caught Diana off guard for a moment.
But then she regained her composure just as quickly. Patting her chest, she sat straighter as she spoke, "Do you want him close to you all the time?"
