Chapter 776 Leave With Nothing (Part Two)


    "No. You''re thinking too much. Okay, then! I''ll wait for you at the Crystal Cinema." Belinda hung up as


    soon as she spoke, afraid that he would suddenly back out on her. She knew that it was a luxury to


    have Duke watch a movie in the cinema with her. She wasn''t going to miss what might be her only


    chance to do so.


    Duke looked at his phone and shook his head before putting back it into his pocket. He clicked his car


    key and got into the Spyker C8, driving towards the location Belinda gave him.


    The ce Belinda had chosen was in the middle of the city, so it only took her several minutes to get


    there. Then she took the time to buy the tickets while waiting for Duke to arrive. After ncing through


    the romance and action movie titles, she decided to go for a thrilling horror movie. A romantic movie


    wasn''t proper for them to watch together and she didn''t like the cast of the action movie.


    After getting the tickets, she checked the time. It was nice o''clock. Duke needed about 20 minutes to


    get here. She thought there was still plenty of time to kill before he arrived, so she bought some


    popcorn and snacks as the other couples did despite not being fond of the food. She only bought them


    because they seemed appropriate for the asion. After all, everyone bought movie snacks at a


    cinema.


    Standing in the busy cinema and looking at the couplesing and going, Belinda felt a lot younger all


    of a sudden and her cheeks flushed a deep shade of red. Was this their first official date?


    She licked her lips and looked down at the tickets in her hands. Considering Duke''s social status, she


    bought VIP private seats. Otherwise, she thought he might leave in the middle of the movie because of


    the noise. She knew how delicate people like Duke were.


    But when she thought of the words Rachel had said to her, she pursed her lips in distaste. She would


    never give up something she wanted so easily. No one could make her do something unless she


    wanted to. Duke was the person she wanted to love with all her heart. How could she give him up so


    easily?


    Belinda was an attractive woman with a good figure. It was difficult to avoid gaining attention from the


    crowd when she was standing all alone, but she didn''t notice any of it. The image of her standing in her


    spot in deep thought was so conspicuous that Duke noticed her immediately.


    Previously striding his way to the cinema, Duke slowed down at the sight of her. The image reminded


    him of a scene from when he was young. The only difference was that the woman in front of him was


    Belinda. He shook his head with a slight smile, walking towards her.


    "What are you thinking about? You''re deep in thought." Duke gazed at her with doting eyes. Belinda


    jumped at his sudden voice and she looked up in panic. Her eyes flickered to Duke''s, which were filled


    with tenderness. Her heart started pounding from the attention.


    "You''re here already! That was fast." Belinda drew her gaze away. She was so nervous that the tickets


    in her hands got crumpled by her fingers. She didn''t expect to react like an excited young girl.


    "I knew you were waiting for me, so I rushed toe here. Have you decided? What are we


    watching?" Duke took over the things she was carrying in her hands. Then he took her hand tightly and


    looked away, pretending to casually nce at the posters on the wall.


    "I''ve already bought the tickets. Is a horror movie okay?" Belinda looked at him happily. Without


    Edward around, Duke was the center of everyone''s attention. He drew the gaze of every woman in the


    area.


    "Are you sure it won''t be too scary for you?" Duke asked. He expected her to choose a romance film.


    He never imagined that she would choose a horror movie instead. It was very surprising.


    "No. I''m not you." Belinda''s lips curled into a sneer. Horror movies weren''t actually scary. They were


    just marketed that way to get more viewers. "There''s nothing frightening about horror movies." She


    chose the movie so she could rx after the vexing meeting with the presumptuous woman.


    "All right. Don''t throw yourself into my arms when you get scared. Let''s go inside and watch the film."


    Duke nced at the screening time of the film. It was already time to go inside.


    "I definitely won''t," Belinda said firmly. It didn''t take long for her to take back her words. A horrible


    scene at the beginning of the movie immediately frightened her. She threw herself into Duke''s arms


    without a second thought,pletely forgetting her earlier vow.


    The cool expression on Duke''s face melted into a gaze full of tenderness when Belinda jumped into his


    arms. He anticipated that she would do this because his sister always did the same. One thing he


    couldn''t understand was why women seemed to like watching horror movies so much even though the


    scenes would inevitably frighten them. He couldn''tprehend this strange concept.


    "Didn''t you say that you wouldn''t get scared?" Duke asked, ncing calmly at her. He found her whole


    body practically pressed against his, making him look around immediately to check if anyone had


    noticed. Fortunately, the backs of the chairs were high and nobody could see them. He breathed a sigh


    of relief. After all, he wasn''tfortable with public disys of affection like Edward.


    "I''m not afraid! I''m watching it right now!" Belinda eximed with confidence despite the firm grip she


    kept on his clothes. She couldn''t hold his hand because he was using it to eat.


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    "Go ahead!" Duke shrugged, smiling at her indulgently. For him, there was nothing to be afraid of. He


    kept his cool throughout the entire movie and his pupils didn''t dte even once. All he did as he


    watched the film was to feed Belinda some popcorn. Despite buying such a big bag of snacks, she


    hadn''t even touched them once. He was happy to serve her for the time being.


    "Duke, don''t you find the scenes horrible at all?" As she spoke, Duke fed her mouth some popcorn


    again. When she realized that he had been doing it for her for a while, her cheeks flushed once again.


    She felt awkward all of a sudden, not knowing if she should keep eating it or spit it out. Her attention


    had been on the movie the entire time, so she didn''t notice the simple things he did for her.


    "Horrible? Those are just some scenes created by people. What''s wrong?" Duke touched his own face


    when he found Belinda staring at him. He couldn''t help feeling a little strange. Was there something on


    his face?


    "Oh! It''s nothing. Just watch the movie." Belindaughed nervously, almost biting her own tongue. She


    cringed inwardly and berated herself. They were watching a horror movie. Why was sheughing like a


    fool? She must have looked stupid.


    Duke chuckled and kept feeding her without calling her out on it. But now that Belinda was aware, she


    became self-conscious and almost bit his fingers several times. Duke frowned, aplicated emotion


    shing in his eyes. Luckily, they were at the cinema. If they were at home instead, he couldn''t sit


    quietly like a proper gentleman. He would have flung himself upon her already. ''Is this woman doing it


    on purpose or unintentionally? Doesn''t she know how tempting her behavior is?'' Duke thought in


    exasperation.


    Frustrating thoughts ran through Duke''s mind throughout the whole movie, so he decided to stop


    feeding her. As a result, Belinda took out all the snacks she bought when they finished watching the


    movie. It was quite the pity.


    As the crowd exited the theater, Belinda was still immersed in the movie. Because she was in a daze,


    she was almost knocked down by the people around her. Fortunately, Duke took her in his arms in


    time. It was his duty as a husband to protect his woman from harm.