CHAPTER 29: IS THIS A JOKE?

What was supposed to be a great last day of the vacation ended up being a day that those who were in the know-how wouldn't forget for the rest of their lives.

One second the couple were acting all lovely and the next second, Duke was storming off angrily, leaving a cold and detached Darica standing alone on the road.

Yuka, who had been watching from a distance, to avoid Darica's outburst, witnessed what happened. And her curious side couldn't help but wonder what was going on with Darica.

However, Tristan, being the cautious one, stopped Yuka from going over.

"Dear, let her cool down first before going over. Do you want her to let off the steam at you?" Tristan reminded as he looked worriedly at both Darica who was a distance away and Yuka who was by his side.

Cooling down after hearing that, Yuka patted Tristan's shoulder and responded gratefully, "I guess we should do that then. Damn, I nearly sent myself into a pit of hellfire!"

Yuka cussed as she thought of how her impulsiveness nearly caused more problems for her.

"However, we can ask Duke what happened later?" Yuka suggested once more within a heartbeat.

Tristan chuckled with disbelief at seeing how his reminder wasn't even working. What was the difference between what she wanted to try now and before?

"Dear, let's leave them alone. They are both adults and can solve their issues. If we continue to interfere, I am afraid that we might end up receiving family punishment. You wouldn't want that happening, would you?" Tristan reminded sternly, this time around as he looked seriously at Yuka.

Yuka trembled upon hearing Tristan's words. She sacredly looked up to him before burying herself into his arms, "Darling, you really know how to scare me!"

Tristan chuckled, seeing how Yuka was acting. But was inwardly relieved that there was still something that scared her enough to stop being impulsive.

While the two were being cuddly, Darica on the other side was in a very bad mood.

Clenching her teeth and fists at the same time, she felt like blowing up.

'Umph! Unable to handle the truth and yet still call yourself a man! What a ...…?'

Just thinking about Duke's reaction, Darica got angered even more. Even the energy to continue going around was no longer there. But the thought of returning without bringing something back for her uncles made her grit her teeth further.

Despite being in a bad mood, Darica still visited several shops and purchased what she wanted. However, her frosty expression was enough to make everyone steer clear away from them.

They were leaving that afternoon at two, and it was already around twelve.

And since she no longer had Duke to accompany her as he was throwing a tantrum like a little girl, Darica returned to the hotel.

As for the rest, they were all adults and knew what to do.

On the other side, Duke was busy sulking as if he were a child as he smoked a cigarette on the balcony. He wasn't someone that smoked regularly but whenever he was faced with stifling situations like the current one, he couldn't help himself but smoke.

[Dude, you have been driving me crazy for the past five minutes. If you are regretting it, why don't you go and apologize and solve whatever issues are between the two of you?] an irritated male voice sounded through the phone that was currently being held in Duke's hand.

Duke puffed a ring of smoke and glared at his friend through the screen, "That is not helping at all. How do you expect me to just apologize when she was the one who said all the nasty words to me?"

The emotions he felt when Darica was acting unreasonably were simply too much for him to bear.

He could tolerate anything thrown at him. But what he experienced was far too much for him that he felt as if his pride had been trampled upon.

Seeing Duke acting all weird, the friend couldn't contain it anymore and began to scold the other, [Duke, why are you all of a sudden acting like this? Are you not the same person who vowed that whatever she wanted you to be, you would do it as long as she was with you?]

"Cough, cough," Duke choked on the smoke after being taken aback by Richard's sudden outburst.

He wasn't expecting Richard to go at him so strongly like that. Since they were friends, he thought that Richard would be on his side.

[Besides, as much as it hurts your ego and pride to hear that from a woman and one that you love. Don't you think that you are at least lucky, for she at least is honest with you? Where else would you find someone like her?]

Whenever Richard started something like that, it was always very difficult for him to stop unless he drilled sense into the other's head.

At some point, Richard preached to him like that and tried his best to convince him to stop pestering Darica. And at that time, he had said everything as he wanted to be with her. And it was the same words that Richard was returning to him now.

[There is a reason why she spent so many years without dating and despite all that, you, my dear friend, told us that apart from her you wouldn't want anyone else.]

[We tried to warn you repeatedly. She will be not like any other girl you have messed with in the past. But you said it yourself that you wouldn't care. That you love her as she was no matter what baggage.]

[So, now, why are you complaining? Is it wrong for her to be honest with you about what she expects from you? It's not like she will do you wrong in the process. Why can't you take that? Just because you are a guy, do you expect every single girl to fawn over you and treat you as if you are a king?]

His words truly hurt to listen to, but Duke knew better. Richard was doing this and reminding him of the better.

[Don't turn this into a joke, my friend. She is worth more than that!] After saying that piece, Richard, who was flaring because of Duke, cut the call without warning.

"Du, du, du," in his dumbfounded state, the only sound that accompanied him was that.

And it got him thinking once again.