Zayn glared at him coldly and got into the car.
Seeing it was no use persuading Zayn to stay, Benard had no choice but to inform Sam and Hapilia of their departure. After that, he swung by the kitchen to let Carla know they were leaving. "Ms. Lierger, something came up at work, so we're making a move first. Brandy will be here in a bit to pick you guys up."
"Alright. Don't worry about us, " Carla said, taking a quick look at Zayn, who was already sitting in the car.
"Then we'll make a move first. See y'all."
Seeing Benard was about to leave, Freda ran after him and tugged him. "Where are y'all going? To meet the woman?" she interrogated.
"I don't think so. It's probably about work, " Benard answered honestly. Truth be told, he had no idea what was going on.
"Probably?" Freda asked, "I bet he's going to see the woman!"
Benard blinked his eyes at her cluelessly.
"I must be dumb to think a leopard can change its spots, " Freda replied in anger, "I even thought he sincerely wanted to mend fences with Ms. Lierger, but it seems like a call from that woman is enough to make him change his mind."
Benard was speechless. "Seriously. You don't even know what's happening. Why are you so pissed?"
He realized that although Freda was rational and calm usually, her temper was just exactly like Rogan's when she was angry with him.
"Whatever!" Freda kicked him and left.
"Ouch!" Benard rubbed his knee, grunting.
Honk! Benard went back to the car, limping. He looked back at Freda from the rearview mirror as he drove off. "This woman is no joke."
"Does it hurt?" Zayn asked sarcastically.
"I literally got scolded for nothing. She even kicked me! She's so unreasonable."
"You should be happy she's still bantering with you. It means you have a special place in her heart, " Zayn said quietly, "She won't bother putting up a fight with you when she doesn't care about you anymore."
"Really?" Benard asked with a smile, "Does this mean I'm someone special to her?"
"Uh huh. She was looking at you all the time."
"Ha…" Benard smiled like a child at the revelation.
"How I envy you guys, " Zayn sighed, "This is the best phase in a relationship."
"But it's been half a year already. We've not taken a step further, " Benard complained in disappointment, "She's not like Rogan. Rogan's very expressive when it comes to relationships."
Benard was excited talking about other people's relationships. "Speaking of, do you know Bugara didn't even come back yesterday?"
"Are you jealous?" Zayn teased, "You can take a day off too."
"Well…" Benard's face turned red all of a sudden. "That won't work. Freda is not an easy woman."
"Useless."
Zayn decided to drop the subject and took out his phone. A frown settled over his brows as he looked at the document Mosa just sent him.
Back at Dr. Feroma's place, Carla decided to have some tea in the courtyard after leaving the ingredients to brew in the pot.
She was enjoying the warm sunshine when she saw the tire tracks in the courtyard. Her heart sunk thinking about Zayn and Nella.
Is he that excited to meet her?
He can't even wait for a night.
"Ms. Lierger, why not we go over to the city tonight?" Freda suggested, "I'm sure Dr. Feroma wants to rest after dinner, so we can leave for the city after that. We won't make it back in time to see the children too. They'll be asleep by then."
"Just say if you want to see Benard, " Carla called her out.
"That's not what I mean, " Freda explained anxiously, "We're running out of baby formula for Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. We will need to do some grocery shopping anyway. We might as well just go to the city."
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