SPOILED GIRL - Season 9 Episode 75

Rita had calmed down a lot, and she refrained from mentioning their divorce to David any further because of Dylan.

Although they lived in the same house and shared a bedroom, they did not speak to each other, as if they had become strangers. David would rather have had Rita quarrel with him.

“Rita, don’t be like that. Talk to me, okay? I would rather have you hate me than be indifferent to me.”

Rita was working on her laptop. David couldn’t help but go up to her and abruptly close the screen.

Looking up at the man in front of the computer, Rita frowned and said, “David, what are you angry about? Go away.”

A lot of her work had been delayed these days because of quarreling with David and worrying about Dylan. Now that Dylan was safe, she had to work hard to keep up with her deadlines.

“Yes, I am angry. I am angry because of you. Rita, what on earth do you want to do? And when can we get back to what we used to be?”

Although they had often quarreled like enemies, at least they had still loved each other and hugged each other. But now, Rita was like a hedgehog who would hurt anyone that came close.

As if she had heard David making a joke, Rita smiled and said, “David, don’t be so naive, okay? We can’t possibly return to what we used to be.”

If she could go back and have another chance, she would definitely not choose to be entangled with David again.

Marrying David had been the biggest mistake she had ever made.

“Forget it. I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Take an early break. You are tired too.”

Rubbing her aching forehead, Rita stood up. She didn’t want to speak to David anymore, so she went to the big bed that they shared, threw back the quilt and lay down.

She was doing it again!

Seeing that Rita had again avoided talking to him, David was so angry that he thumped his fist on the desk, making a loud noise. Bang!

However, Rita lay still on the bed, not reacting at all to his outburst and the loud noise.

After a long time, David also went to the bed and lay down helplessly. When he reached out to hold Rita, she turned and skillfully avoided his arms. It was like sleeping next to a stranger!

David’s hand stiffened mid-air. He breathed a deep sigh, and tried his best to keep himself calm.

“Good night,” he said softly. He curled up his fingers in a silent fist of despondency and then lowered his hand.

Suddenly, Rita opened her eyes abruptly, and looked up at the ceiling as if she had just thought of something.

“David, who was responsible for kidnapping Dylan?”

As she had closed her eyes to get some sleep, Rita had suddenly realized that she had been too busy recently and had forgotten to ask David who had kidnapped Beryl and Dylan.

Rita’s words echoed in the quiet room, low and cold. At first, David was happy that she had spoken to him voluntarily. But when he heard what she had asked, he felt himself slip into extremely low spirits.

The person who had been responsible for kidnapping Beryl and Dylan had been discovered. It was his second elder brother, Darren, but he could not disclose this to Rita.

“David?”

Not having heard his answer after a long time, Rita frowned and called to him again. Then, she turned onto her side and looked down at David, who was lying next to her.

He had not fallen asleep, so she could not understand why he had not answered her question. And hadn’t he just now asked her not to be indifferent to him?

“Rita, I haven’t found out the truth, yet. I will tell you when I discover it.”

Not daring to look into Rita’s eyes, David raised his hand and pillowed his head on it.

David had spoken softly, in a perfunctory tone. Rita did not believe him. She asked, “You didn’t find it out, or you don’t want to tell me?”

She deliberately emphasized the last part of what she said. Rita thought ironically, ‘The person who kidnapped Beryl and Dylan must have something to do with Nora!’

“Why wouldn’t I want to tell you? I will tell you as soon as I know who did it.”

David knew that if he was not firm enough, his lie would not be concealed from Rita’s eyes. He turned over and tried to hold her again.

Rita raised her hand, as if she had constructed a bridge between them. Her palm was an immovable force, which seemed to hold back the tide yet again. “David, I hope you remember what you have just said.”

Saying this, she lowered her hand and turned her back to David.

Once again, he was refused. Looking at Rita’s thin back, David closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then he sighed softly.

What a stubborn and thorny woman!

“Rita, don’t worry. It will never happen again…” David spoke in a low voice, and then slowly pressed close to Rita’s unyielding back.

In response, there was only silence.

In a loud, echoing silence, the two of them lay in bed. Together, but separate. Each was busy with their own thoughts and fell into their own separate dreams.
The next day, David found Darren.

Darren often did treatments abroad, and seldom returned home. They had little contact with each other. So, it surprised him a lot when David came to his door soon after his return.

But this was also what he had expected. Seeing David in front of him, Darren lifted his eyebrows a little.

“What are you doing here? Are you not busy these days? You actually have the time to come to see me!”

“Darren, why did you do it?” David asked directly, without any pretence.

“What did I do?” Darren laughed, pretending to be surprised, but his eyes were clear.

No one knew better than him the purpose of David’s coming.

Knowing that Nora was at home, David looked around and motioned for the maids to close the door. Then, his brows bristled and he asked, “Why did you kidnap Dylan? He is your nephew.”

Darren did not plan on answering that question. He said immediately and seriously, “Really? David, are you really that silly or just pretending to be silly? Is Dylan really your son?”

It was clearly shown on the paternity report that Dylan was not David’s biological son. David was indeed deceiving himself.

“I don’t care whether he is my son or not. I will never divorce Rita. Darren, what on earth do you want from me? Why did you do all this?”

David scratched his head wildly, not knowing why things had come to this point.

His elder brother, who had been living with him and taking care of him since childhood, was the one who had incited the kidnapping of his son. It was he who had asked him to divorce his wife!

“Brother, are you bewitched by Nora? Don’t listen to what she has said. There is nothing between us. I only love Rita.”

Thinking that the reason why his elder brother had done such things was that someone had said something to him, David immediately thought of Nora.

“Nora? You have underestimated me, brother!” Darren smiled and shook his head. His expression was still mild. “Maybe you didn’t know. Nora told me that she was pregnant with your child.”

Darren lowered his head, playing with his Buddha beads. His face fell into shadows and his expression became hidden from sight.

“She is lying! I haven’t touched her, brother. You know that I had a car accident several days ago…”

Since Nora had married his elder brother, David had stopped thinking about her. How could he possibly have something to do with her? She was family now.

“I know, so I did not believe her. I knew that the child she is carrying is someone else’s.”