SPOILED GIRL - Season 9 Episode 91

“Try to get some rest. Don’t overthink it.”
When Ray handed a bottle of mineral water to Dina, she raised her head and her eyes met his cold and expressionless face.

“Thank you,” Dina said in a low voice. Holding the bottle of water between two hands, Dina still felt depressed inside.

Ray was indifferent to her problems. He cocked his eyebrows and then lay down on the couch, brushing his hair with his hands sluggishly. “If there is anything I can do, just let me know.”

Although sometimes Ray really hated what Dina had done, he had to admit that she had helped him a lot in the past.

“Really?”

Tears welled up in Dina’s eyes as she couldn’t believe what she had just heard. She wouldn’t have believed it if Ray hadn’t uttered the words himself.

For as long as Dina had known Ray, he had been distant and impassive to her, more often than not.

“Aren’t you afraid that I might get you into trouble or something?” Dina’s voice cracked as she swayed the bottle of water.

Word of her banishment had spread in the entertainment industry like wildfire. Consequently, everyone in the company had started to distance themselves from her and avoid seeing her. ‘Shouldn’t Ray keep away from me, too?’

“Afraid of what?” Ray snorted as he looked up at the ceiling and then closed his eyes. “If the company bans the both of us, it’ll lose a great amount of capital inflow. Do you think the boss would be stupid enough to do that?”

‘After all, there is no need to make me suffer because of Dina,’ Ray thought. ‘That’s true,’ Dina thought. She turned her head and looked at him. “Then…”

When Dina saw him lying on the couch with his head hanging from the backrest like a lazy cat, she felt amused. An unknown feeling struck her all of a sudden and she felt a strong urge to touch him.

“Ray, can I hug you?” Dina bit her lip and voiced her request. With such a short distance in between them, she couldn’t resist her desire to get closer to him.

However, Ray’s eyes opened abruptly and he looked at her with brows furrowed.

A hug was not too much to ask for, but for someone like Ray who didn’t like physical contact, it was somewhat difficult for him to agree to her request.

“Would that be okay?” Having noticed his hesitation, Dina put the bottle of water down and continued begging for a hug. “Please. Just give me one hug. That would cheer me up.”

Ray remained silent, yet in his mind, all he could think about was Emily. ‘I wish Emily begged me for a hug like that.’

If that really happened, he would be more than happy to give her a hug.

But unfortunately, Dina wasn’t Emily. Keeping his thoughts to himself, Ray lowered his eyes and stood up with his arms opened reluctantly. “You can hug me, but just for one second.”

Dina was very thrilled to hear him say that. She sprang up to her feet and jumped at the boy, wrapping her arms around his waist.

Her embrace was so passionate and forceful that Ray could barely stand still. He tried hard to pull away. “Are you satisfied? Can you get off me now?”

However, Dina held onto him like a noose tied around his waist. She would trap him in her arms forever if she could; if only Ray would let her.

Just as Ray had expected, Dina wouldn’t let him go. She leaned her head against his chest and shook her head. “No, it’s not enough. I wish I could stop time and freeze this moment forever. I don’t want fame or money. I just want to hold you in my arms like this.

I want to stay in your arms and listen to your heartbeat until the end of time.” “Dina, are you out of your mind?”

As his forehead knitted into a frown, Ray grabbed her arm and tried to pull her away.

“No, I’m not. Ray, I’m not crazy.”

Dina tilted her head upwards and peered deep into the man’s eyes. Her eyes sparkled with pure adoration and she said, “Ray, I love you.”

Ray immediately pushed her away as if those words were enough to make his skin crawl and the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. He reacted so quickly that before Dina knew it, she was already on the couch.

“I’m sorry, Dina, but I don’t feel the same way about you.” Ray turned her down without any hesitation or even the slightest bit of consideration.

This wasn’t the first time he had turned someone down, and it wouldn’t be the last time either. His rejection was always direct, although ruthless at times, leaving no room for discussion. Dina sat up straight, fixed her hair, and then gave him a wry smile.

“Never mind. As long as you know that I love you.”

When Dina had made up her mind to confess her feelings to Ray, she’d known that he would turn her down, so she was prepared for this response.

However, she was not willing to give up without a fight. “Ray, can you tell me why you’d rather choose Emily over me? Am I not good enough?”

‘I’m prettier than Emily. More importantly, I’m not married. Why on earth doesn’t he like me?’

Ray’s eyes narrowed into a displeased grimace. He stared at her like a venomous snake staring at its enemy.

“Why would you bring her up out of the blue? She has nothing to do with this!” “Well, why would I bring her up? Ray Lin, anyone who isn’t blind knows that you have the hots for her. The moment you lay eyes on her, every other woman in the room becomes dust to you,” Dina said bitterly with a hint of self-mockery.

People said that those who were closely involved could not see as clearly as those on the outside. As an outsider, she saw it clearly. And when Dina finished, it took a while for Ray to digest what she’d said.

“You’re overthinking it.” Ray decided to leave the room, turning to the door of the restroom. He didn’t want to spend another second arguing with this woman.

Dina, however, wouldn’t let him go so easily. She ran after him and wrapped her arms around him from behind.

“Maybe I was overthinking it, but Ray, why are you trying to avoid this topic?” “Dina, are you calling me a coward?” Shaking her arms off, Ray pushed open the door in front of him and walked away.

“Bam!” He slammed the door shut behind him, leaving Dina standing there like a rock, in a daze.

It took quite a while for her to gather her thoughts. Then, the corners of her mouth curved as she sneered.

Meanwhile, after Emily found out that Jacob had banned Dina, she decided to have a word with him on the matter.

“If she has the guts to send you death threats, then I need to make sure that she suffers for even having such thoughts. What I did was just a mere warning to keep her on a tight leash. It’s high time someone taught her a lesson!” Holding Emily in his arms, Jacob fixed her hair for her.

As a matter of fact, Jacob had been merciful enough to just temporarily ban Dina from the company. But little did he know that Dina was going to take advantage of his mercy and directly confront Emily. If he had known that Dina was going to do that, he would have asked Sam to double her suffering.

Emily was also very confused and angry at Dina’s unreasonable behavior. Therefore, when Jacob decided to punish her, Emily gave him her approval. “Yes, you’re right. It’s time to teach her a lesson, or she’ll never learn.”

Up until now, Dina’s career had been smooth sailing because she had an adorable face. However, as time passed by, fame and success had made her ungrateful and bad-tempered.

Everyone around Dina knew this and Emily wasn’t the only one who thought she deserved to be punished.

“Do you think Dina will turn to Darren?” Emily asked seriously as she straightened up in Jacob’s arms. A sense of concern suddenly clouded over Emily’s face.

Apparently, Dina was very close to Darren. It was very likely that she would turn to Darren for help considering the state she was in right now.

“Let her do that! It will give me a chance to talk to Darren.” Jacob, as opposed to Emily, was rather calm about it.

“Darren intends to slowly take over the majority shares of the Xu Group. He hasn’t launched a big strike yet, but I guess it will happen very soon. If that day comes, I’m afraid that things will change drastically for the Xu Family. So, Emily, next time you see Rita, I want you to talk to her and warn her about it.”