Chapter 569


    Chapter 569 You’re Adorable


    The voice snapped Victoria out of her trance. Turning in the direction of the voice, she immediately


    locked eyes with ric.


    “I thought I told you to wait for me. Why did youe here all alone?”


    Her lips moved, the words almost leaving her. However, she recalled his interaction with the girl, and


    the thought stung her more than she admitted. At that, she bit back her words. She paid him no mind


    as she walked farther into the store.


    ric was watching her with a smile. Thinking that she was interested in that lipstick, he reached to


    pick it up from the organizer. However, he didn’t expect to receive the cold shoulder from her.


    She seems upset. ric paused. He was deep in thought as he watched her walk away. Did my words


    offend her?


    He collected himself and kept up with her. “Are you sure you don’t want it? I think the color suits you.”


    Victoria didn’t expect ric to talk about the lipstick when he caught up with her, so she frowned. It


    seems like the makeup influencers aren’t making up the magical effect of charming a guy. There’s a


    reason they said the same thing about this color. But the theory isn’t fully applicable to him.


    After a moment of hesitation, she stopped in her tracks and shot him a question. “What’s your


    opinion?”


    ric didn’t think too much about it as he replied, “I like it. You told me you can’t wear other colors for


    daily asions, but this one is simr to the color of your lips. You might like it.”


    His eyes flicked downward as he expressed his opinion, his gaze resting on her lips.


    Victoria was physically weak a while ago, so her lips were pale at that time. However, she had gotten


    better recently due to positive thinking, which then increased her appetite. Therefore, her lips returned


    to their original rosy color. Her ivory skin only entuated her juicy lips.


    Meanwhile, Victoria had no idea about his thoughts. His behavior earlier troubled her until now. Thus,


    she snapped right after getting his answer, “Oh, you like it? Then buy one for yourself.”


    She didn’t wait for his response. After that, she simply walked away.


    ric might be insensitive sometimes, but after receiving the cold shoulder for the second time, he


    realized something was wrong.


    He stood there and hesitated for a moment. Then, he turned around and picked up the lipstick she had


    her eye on earlier and went after her.


    He walked fast, so he caught up with her and grabbed her wrist. “Are you upset?”


    He tightened his hold on her wrist, and the sensation caused her to frown. “No.”


    Even though Victoria denied it, she swatted his hand away.


    ric stared at his arm in surprise.


    A moment of silenceter, he began, “You literally swatted my hand away. Are you sure you aren’t


    upset?”


    “Am?” She sneered. “What am I upset about?”


    Her question put him in deep thought. “Is it because I kissed you in public?”


    His question made her speechless.


    The two were in a romantic rtionship, and they had done more than kissing and hugging. There was


    no way she would get angry with him over a kiss.


    What kind of dumb question is this? A speechless Victoria didn’t bother to answer him.


    ric couldn’t help but sigh because she refused to give him a straight answer. Even more, it seemed


    that she


    was upset.


    He tried to recall but failed to remember any gesture he had done that would infuriate her, other than


    kissing her in public.


    As such, he had no choice but to follow suit when she turned on her heel. He asked patiently, “What’s


    wrong?”


    ric had no inkling as to why Victoria was in a bad mood. Therefore, he tried to reflect on himself.


    When reflecting on himself proved to be a useless attempt, he tried to see things from a different


    angle.


    As such, he asked, “Are you not feeling well due to not sleeping wellst night?”


    “Do you want to sit down for a while? We have been walking for too long.”


    “How about this? You don’t need to waste your time choosing the one you like. I’ll buy all of them for


    you, and


    N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    we can head back to rest.”


    “Victoria?”


    “Snowball?”


    As Victoria browsed the lipsticks, ric stood by her side and shot her questions. Atst, she turned to


    look at him. She was met by the anxious look on his face.


    Pursing her lips, she shot him a confused look.


    He sounds concerned, as if he’s worried that I’m upset with him. Did I misunderstand something? But I


    saw it!


    At that, she took a deep breath before turning to him. “Why did you approach the girls?”


    After being ignored for a long time, ric eagerly fell into step with her when she finally talked to him.


    “What? Didn’t you see what happened? I asked them-”


    His exnation was cut short when she held out her palm toward him. “Give me your phone.”


    He put his phone in her hand without a second thought.


    Victoria turned on the phone, but a screen lock denied her further ess. Before she could ask, ric


    began, “The password is your birthday.”


    My birthday?


    After pondering, she entered a bunch of numbers and unlocked the phone.


    The thought of him using her birthday as his pin pleased her. She had to admit she was less upset with


    him.


    She went to WhatsApp, trying to find a stranger in his recent conversation. Much to her surprise, he


    pinned the chat with her on the top. She was also familiar with the other contacts because they were


    family members.


    Truth be told, there wasn’t anything interesting in his WhatsApp.


    It doesn’t mean anything. Scrunching her nose, she tapped on his contact list.


    She swiped the screen. However, ric only had a handful of friends. Soon, she reached the bottom of


    his


    friend list.


    She studied his friend list from top to bottom again and again but couldn’t find a stranger’s face as


    expected..


    ric’s eyes were fixed on the phone the whole time. He watched Victoria tap on his phone and swipe


    the screen up and down. He found her behavior strange, so he asked, “What are you looking for,


    Snowball?”


    Paying no attention to his question, she curtly questioned, “Where’s your new friend?”


    Her answer took him aback. “New friend?”


    The confusion in his tone was genuine. Victoria raised her head and met his dark eyes. She said


    gruffly, “You exchanged contact details with the girls, didn’t you?”


    Her words cleared up some confusion. Therefore, he immediately answered, “Yes.”


    I knew it! Victoria couldn’t help but grit her teeth.


    “Well, where are your new friends?”


    He arched his brows at the sight of her puffed cheeks. “I deleted it.”


    Realization dawned on him. That’s the reason for the sudden change in her mood, huh?


    The fact that she refused to tell him the reason she got upset frustrated him. But now, her reaction


    shed light on the matter. As the reason for her sour mood became clear to him, he couldn’t help but


    curl his lips. His smile. only grew wider and wider. Atst, he wrapped his hands around her shoulders,


    barely refraining from


    chuckling.


    “Snowball, don’t tell me you’re angry because you thought I exchanged numbers with the other girls,


    hmm?”


    Victoria didn’t answer.


    He pinched her cheeks. “You’re adorable, but don’t bottle up your feelings, alright? Share them with


    me.”


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