𝐄𝐱 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞

51. Dinner & Stop Bullying Her!

In a sliver of light in the
blink of an eye
When I catch a glimpse of you
I am ever fearful of losing you
Only to lose you in a flash
I lose you before my hopes are met
I lose you before I can blink my eye
I lose you before my heart is soothed
I lose you in a flash

Tahera stepped out of the door and Taahir turned from her footsteps. Like in many romantic dramas, their eyes met... In that brief moment of eye contact, Tahera saw many complicated emotions that swirled in his eyes.

She looked away and asked, "Why did you call for me?"

"Why you didn't come to me when something huge like this has happened?" Taahir asked in return.

There was no reproach in his question, if anything, Tahera could hear layers of concern.

"You mean the thing where I was chased out of the lab?"

"Yes, didn't I tell you to come to me if anything happens?"

Obviously she didn't, because he heard this from someone else. To his credit, he rushed back from his outstation meeting overseas the moment he heard wind of this.

He had business meetings planned for the rest of the week but he bought an immediate ticket and flew back, abandoning them all.

Tahera admitted flatly, "I was just considering contacting you."

He happened to be faster than she imagined.

Taahir gave a wide grin and suddenly pulled on her arm, saying, "Come on, get in. We'll find some place more comfortable to talk this over."

Tahera stood her ground. "This place is as good as any."

She tried to pull her arm back on reflex but that only made Taahir hold on to her tighter. "But I just came down from the plane. I haven't had anything since morning, so please let us discuss this over dinner."

Tahera pulled her arm back with more force this time. She said calmly, "Even so, there's no need to get physical."

After that, she climbed into his car without making a fuss. Taahir smiled wordlessly, a bright smile that lit up his face.

After he got in, he asked Tahera, "So, what type of cuisine are you in the mood for?"

"It's your dinner." Not mine.

"I don't mind, we'll have what you're in the mood for."

"I'm in the mood to get this over with, so let's skip dinner."

Taahir was silent before telling his driver, "Go to the nearest restaurant."

The nearest restaurant near the Purple Jade Villas was, unsurprisingly, an upmarket restaurant that specialized in western food. Before long, they arrived.

This was the first time Tahera had dined with Taahir alone. Taahir considered it a date while Tahera thought of it as a business meeting.

After they made their own, Tahera went straight to the point, "You can get me back into the lab?"

Taahir posed his own question, "I heard Afra completed the design my grandmother is satisfied with."

"The design is mine, she stole it from me. However, the design she has is faulty," Tahera revealed.

"Do you have the proof? Because you can sue."

Tahera smiled mysteriously, "There's no need. She will trip on her mistake eventually."