"L-Lady of the house?"
Elaine's face turned red in an instant. She stole a glance at Howard and said, "Please don't say that, Mr. Lawson. Others may misunderstand you."
Ruben gave her a strange vibe, so she was a little anxious to know who he was earlier.
Luckily he was not mad at her and her recklessness.
With a smirk, Rube asked, "Howard told me that he likes you. Do you know about it?"
At first, she was only blushing a little, but now her face was as red as a beetroot. She didn't expect that Howard would tell his friend about this.
Bashfully, she stammered, "H-He's just kidding. It's not true..."
Upon seeing her reaction, Ruben laughed. "You're so adorable. I didn't know there is someone as pure as driven snow these days. Look at you, blushing at the word "like". I wonder what will happen when you're making out."
Elaine was so ashamed right now.
Ruben wanted to continue teasing her, but she quickly stood up. "I-1 need to use the bathroom.
Excuse me."
After that, she ran away like a frightened rabbit.
"This little maid is quite cute," Ruben praised.
Vincent glanced at him lightly. "Do you like her?"
"Of course. She's so pure and innocent. I don't have to be defensive when I'm with such a person." Ruben glanced at Vincent and continued, "Don't tell me you don't like her. There's no one this simple and innocent in our treacherous life."
So if he could get acquainted with such a simple person, of course, he would like her.
Vincent said nothing after hearing this.
After a long while, he blurted, "You can go now."
Ruben nodded, but before leaving, he could not help but advise, "You can take all the revenge you want on the Perkins Family, but leave the maid out of this. She's innocent."
Vincent frowned.
"Okay, fine. I'll stop." Ruben quickly left upon seeing his impatient frown.
When Elaine came out of the bathroom and saw that Howard was alone in the living room, she asked in surprise, "Did your friend leave already?"
Without saying anything, Vincent leaned back on the sofa lazily and stared at her.
Under his gaze, Elaine felt a little restless. "What's wrong?"
After a long while, Vincent said slowly, "Ruben likes you very much."
"Oh. Yes, I like him too. He is very nice."
"Is it?" Vincent asked, "You like him? Do you like me then?"
Why did he come back to this question again?
Looking around uneasily, she changed the topic. "Well, it's getting late. I'll fill up the tub for you."
After that, she quickly ran back to the bathroom.
As he stared at her back and snorted, he prepared to leave when something crossed his mind and took out his phone to call Ruben.
His call was answered almost immediately, "What's up..."
"Will Howard be on duty tonight?"
"How would I know?"
"Call the hospital and ask."
"D*mn it, what do you want to do this time? Are you planning to stay the night?" Ruben frowned and warned, "It's too risky. What if she finds out..."
"Cut the cr*p and go check."
Rolling his eyes in dismay, Ruben ended the call and called the mole whom he placed at Howard's
office.
The mole answered his call with a skeptical tone, "Ruben, why are you calling me this late?"
"Ahem, I just wanted to ask how are you guys with Howard. Did he suspect anything?"
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