The Divorcee Who Shines novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48 Always Tease Her

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Stuart! But I still have work to do, so I'll be leaving now!" Ranita's foot was grabbed, and she could only step back with one foot.

Luckily her heels weren't too high, so she could still use some force with one foot.

"Ranita!" Brendon pinched her ankle, adding a few tingles to the swelling pain. Ranita couldn't maintain her balance and fell backwards.

Brendon reached out again but his movements were hasty. He ended up pulling Ranita into his arms and she bumped into his chest.

His shirt smelled of alcohol and the cedar-like fragrance of his body temperature fermenting. It was both pungent and alluring at the same time.

Suddenly tears welled up in Ranita's eyes.

Why was Brendon such a bad guy? She had been trying hard to forget about him but he kept coming back to tease her!

"You're being restless!" Brendon frowned as he held onto her hand. "Did you sprain your ankle? Let me take you to the hospital!"

"I already went to the hospital! I..."

"You've been there already?" Brendon sobered up quickly now that he had regained his ability to think clearly. His dark eyes looked at Ranita intently. "So Steve brought you here?"

Ranita remained silent for a few seconds before finally admitting it by default with her silence. A huge weight lifted off of Brendon's heart when he heard this news. However, he maintained a stern expression as he spoke, "I'll explain everything to Shannon later on. You can't work like this anymore so go home and rest!"

He was going to tell Shannon?! That would only add fuel to the fire!

Despite their past relationship as husband and wife, since they had separated, they should have boundaries between them according to old customs.

"My work here is almost done! And my feet are fine, thanks for asking, Mr. Stuart!" Ranita took a step back without showing any signs of discomfort. "Mr. Stuart, I'll be leaving now."

"Wait!" Brendon called out to the woman, his tone commanding. "You have ten minutes... no, five minutes. Explain the situation to Shannon and then come out. I'll be waiting for you at the door!"

"Brendon!" Ranita was furious! How could he expect her to finish everything in just five minutes? And who gave him the right to boss her around?