Chapter 1771
Bryan crinkled his brow, creating a look of innocence on his face. “How am I being annoying? You two girls were whispering earlier, and I didn’t even try to eavesdrop. Ida, you should be defending me when someone says I’m annoying. After all, I’m your future husband.”
Ida took a deep breath and adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses. “Okay, we’ve finished our meal, and you’ve had your fun. I’ll drive you back to the hospital to be with your dad.”
Bryan flashed a goofy grin. “Ida, why don’t you come with me to check on my dad?”
Ida responded coldly, “We visited him yesterday. Let’s skip it today.”
She climbed into the driver’s seat while Bryan hopped into the passenger seat and buckled up. “Yesterday is yesterday. It would be better to check on him again today. After all, he’s your future father-in-law.”
Ida hit the gas and merged onto the road. “Stop your nonsense, or I might just throw you out of the car.”
Bryan leaned back into his seat with his arms crossed. “Who’s talking nonsense? You’re my future wife, so my dad is your future father-in-law. Ida, being too shy isn’t good.”
Ida snorted. “Who said I’m being shy?”
Bryan lifted his chin as a confident smile appeared on his face. “No one had to tell me. I can tell you’re shy. You like me.”
Ida abruptly hit the brakes, pulling over to the side of the road.
Bryan was jerked forward by the sudden stop, but his seat belt held him back. He looked at Ida in surprise. “What’s wrong? Why did you stop the car? You…you’re not really going to kick me out, are you?”
Ida glanced at him with one hand on the steering wheel. “If I tell you to get out, will you?”
Bryan gripped the steering wheel tightly. “No! I won’t get out!”
Ida rolled her eyes. “Then behave and stop talking so much!”
Bryan zipped his mouth shut and nodded vigorously, not daring to utter another word.
Ida genuinely wanted to kick him out, but upon seeing his reaction, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
This cheeky lad was right. She was both annoyed and attracted to him.
She laughed at herself. How contradictory of her.
She had never felt such complex emotions for a man before. This time, she was in deep trouble.
As they hit the road again, Bryan, seeing that she couldn’t stop and kick him out because of traffic rules, couldn’t help but break the silence. “Ida, seriously. Let’s go and see my dad. He really needs company.”
Ida frowned. “What does your dad needing company have to do with me?”
Bryan sighed. “You know that my dad wants to see my sister, but she refuses to see him. I can’t force her to go.
So, I’d like you, his future daughter-in-law, to accompany me to chat with him and distract him a bit.
Will you help me, please? For my poor dad’s sake?”
Ida sneered. “Poor dad? Isn’t this the result of his actions when he was young? If he hadn’t been such a cad, your sister wouldn’t have ended up struggling out there.
Now that he’s old and wants to make amends, your sister has to forgive him? Is that it?”
Bryan looked guilty. “It’s not…it’s not like that… I don’t know what happened back then, but he’s my dad. I can’t just watch and do nothing.”
Ida scoffed. “I think you’re sympathizing with your dad quite a bit. Maybe you’ll end up being just like him.”
