Chapter 1282
“That is not how we raised you, Ruka!” Claire felt like she could cry.
At the stime, Ruka and Ren had cback to the dining room, but she was still too nervous to go inside. She said, “I'll need
to use the bathroom.”
Ren knew she was still anxious, so he went inside without her. The moment he took his seat, Sophie looked at him sheepishly. Ren
ignored her. He had decided to make it clear that he wasn’t dating Sophie. He didn’t want his parents to keep misunderstanding
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Sophie shot Ruka a jealous look when she cback. Ruka took her seat, and to her surprise, she didn’t see her mother. Where
did she go?
The dinner got a little glum since everyone, apart from Walter, Robert and Harold, was weighed down by their own thoughts. They
were having a good tdrinking and didn’t get weighed down by anything, maybe except for the booze.
Ruka was halfway through her meal when Claire cback. She was looking happy a while ago, but now it was obvious she was
troubled.
Ruka noticed that, of course. She looked at her, and Claire turned around to meet her gaze as well. She heaved a big sigh. “Finish
your food. We're going hsoon.”
Ruka was surprised. We're going hafier this?
They were almost done with their meal after a while. Charlotte invited everyone for tea, but Claire was already saying goodbye.
Scarlet wanted them to stay, but Claire insisted on leaving.
“We really have to go, Scarlet. Thanks for inviting us.”
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She dragged her tipsy husband out. Ren knew they were leaving, so he cover and said, “Mr. Singed is drunk. I'll get someone
to take you home.”
Claire quickly said, “It’s alright, vice president. Ruka will drive. We'll go slow.”
Ruka looked at Ren. She was reluctant to leave, but her parents insisted, so she couldn't stay.
“I'll be going hthen.”
“Drive safely. Textwhen you get home,” he whispered.