"Duke! You need to stop being so unreasonable and learn to take no for answer." Belinda found that her life had been absolute chaos since she met Leena and Duke.
"Only my wife can reason with me, but you don't want to be my wife." Duke responded. A smile crept across his face. He had never been so mischievous before, but now he found that bullying Belinda was so much fun.
"Umm..."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNormally Belinda was good at verbal battles, but she had little experience dealing with a shameless man like Duke. There was nothing she could say to fight back.
"I don't want to talk about this anymore. I need to go to work." Belinda said. Duke locked the car door before she could open it.
"I'll drive you to the office." Duke said and started the engine. He didn't give Belinda a chance to say no.
"I have my own car, you know." Belinda complained as he drove away from her house. She rolled her eyes and wondered why he was always so bossy. He wouldn't let anyone tell him what to do.
"I know." Duke ignored her complaints and focused on the drive. He was not in a good mood.
Duke was as unpredictable as the weather. 'Probably best not to argue with him again, ' Belinda thought.
Wheels were turning in both their heads, as th
dn't like this at all. And she wasn't going to go easy on him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'm not busy. Where do you want to eat?" Duke wasn't dumb. He knew that Belinda asked that question to suggest that his time might be better spent working.
"Duke, you're acting like we're in a relationship." Belinda said miserably.
"We ARE in a relationship now. Can't you see? I'm serious." Duke stared at her. He was unhappy that she didn't take this as seriously as he did.
"Umm... Fine. Ignore me." Belinda figured the less she talked, the less trouble she'd be in.
"If you don't have a better choice. how about the Mochan Restaurant?" Duke asked for her opinion this time. He didn't want to be thought of as a tyrant.
"That's fine." Belinda answered and buried herself in the seat. At least if she was silent he wouldn't twist her words.action