CHARM OF CULUN'S HALF-SISTER
36. Refusal

Carine's reddened face held back anger and shame all at once. Mr. Smith seemed indifferent and continued to eat the fruit salad in his bowl greedily.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Smith...! I can't accept your request because I'm a married woman. What's more I'm pregnant right now" Carine subtly refused.

"Don't you say you've separated from your husband?" ask Mr. Smith.

"Splitting up doesn't mean getting divorced, does it? I was just sulking at him. By no means intend to divorce her," said Carine, but Mr. Smith remained calm.

"That means you're running away from him and you're hiding in this country?" mr. Smith asked, still curious about Carine.

"Yes, that's the story, sir."

"Do you still love her?" ask Mr. Smith.

"With all my heart."

"If you still love why run away? You can settle disputes between you without having to add new conflicts" said Mr. Smith.

"Not all problems are well discussed. But, before deciding to leave it, I had already tried to hold back but always found a dead end. Running away from her just to test her love for me. As strong as the love we felt between us when we were apart" Carine added.

"What if time makes you forget it? How about you find someone more worthy of loving you without hurting your heart for any reason?" smith's lick with a certain mode.

"I prefer what I feel comfortable with. The love we have been through has not been easy. In order to have her I had to get rid of every other man's offer of love that was far better than her and their kindness was not enough to make my heart tremble" Carine's sarcasm made Mr. Smith speechless.

"Damn...! This time I felt rejected by a woman. Why is this woman so unique? What the hell happened to me? Why do I suddenly like someone who already belongs to another man?" furious, Mr. Smith cursed himself who too rashly expressed his feelings for Carine even if not directly.

"alright. Then I'll say goodbye. I still have other business. Pardon me..! I've been disrupting your time off. I've asked someone to send you some groceries.

Don't hesitate to accept it. Think of it as my gratitude for letting me eat here with you" said Mr. Smith.

"alright. Hopefully it applies only to today, the rest I don't like" said Carine.

"OK."

Mr. Smith came home feeling ungodly. Not happy, not sad. Clearly her mission to approach Carine failed miserably because Carine was not like the woman she imagined was weak and needed the attention of other men she could bring to share when it was quiet like today.

"It turns out the woman looks fine. He enjoys his solitude more than expecting another human being to comfort him or listen to his grievances. I've been thinking wrongly of him that I think he really needs another man. Who's husband? Is her husband an influential person? Irritatingly.

I'm gonna kill him so I can get Carine. She's the woman I've been dreaming of all this time not the woman who keeps her body shape to spoil her husband in bed" muttered Mr. Smith as he waited for the elevator to come down to the lobby.

Seeing the frozen and sad face of his master, Melendez' assistant immediately approached his master.

"Are you okay, sir?" ask Melendez's assistant worried.

"We're home...!" tell Mr. Smith not to be excited.

"Good sir."

Five minutes later, Mr. Smith's luxury car was in front of the apartment lobby. Mr. Smith got into his car, which had been staring up at the apartment building, and wished Carine nongol over the balcony of the girl's room because Carine lived on the third floor of the apartment.

The waiting did not appear either. Mr. Smith got into his car. As the luxury steel was speeding steadily out of the apartment area, Carine just appeared on the balcony of her room.

"Honey. Mommy won't betray your Daddy even if he's so annoying. Only your daddy makes mommy always happy" Carine murmured as she rubbed her big belly.

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At the company, Mr. Smith was receiving a call from his business partner. The two agreed to meet at a resort located around the mountainous area. Mr. Smith invited Carine to come with him. Of course there is an assistant Melendez who became the personal driver of Mr. Smith as usual.

"Caril."

"Yes sir."

"Come with me. We're gonna meet my client at a resort out of town. Are you ready?" ask Mr. Smith with his flat face.

"Good."

Carine picked up her bag and walked behind Mr. Smith who stepped arrogantly full of charisma. Mr. Smith's cold attitude has dominated since Carine rejected him even though it was not in the form of a like statement but, Mr. Smith knew that he had no chance to win the heart of this pregnant woman.

Every time Mr. Smith made a move, the rest of the guards would move, just that they didn't show up so much. Their movements were able to be detected by Carine who had her advanced tools to support her disguise.

About three hours drive, they arrived also at the resort around the mountainous region. Carine tightened her coat. The cold made her shiver, but Carine tried to fight the cold. Though before pregnancy, Carine was strong in cold areas just by wearing a sweater.

Without much questioning, Mr. Smith took his scarf in a small suitcase and put it on Carine's neck.

"I'm okay sir. Just make master," Carine refused to open the scarf again but Smith's eyes made Carine wrap the scarf around her neck.

"good. I'm sorry...!" carine said, then got out of the car. So did Mr. Smith.

"Mr Smith. How are you guys!" sir Daniel greeted his old friend and glanced at Carine, making Mr. Smith unhappy.

"Carin. You can take a break and order something at the restaurant so your baby won't starve" Mr Smith said.

"Good sir." Carine walked towards the restaurant because she was very hungry.

"Is he your new secretary?" ask Mr. Daniel with a cry.

"Yes. She's pregnant."

"Is she a single woman and can she be taken to bed?" smirking Mr. Daniel made Mr. Smith clenched his hand trying to refrain from getting provoked by emotions.

"He's a good family and a good woman. Don't try to tempt my people! You got that..?" sir Smith's sarcasm made Mr. Daniel cut his lips open with his shoulders raised.

"That's it..! I was just kidding. Why take it seriously?" mr. Daniel patted Mr. Smith's back, clenching his jaw, keeping a close eye on Carine from afar. Carine's back that could still be seen by her from where she was sitting made her quite comfortable.

"Fortunate. I didn't ask Carine to sit here with me. Otherwise this stupid man's eyes aren't sidetracked to Carine's face" said Mr. Smith.

At the restaurant, Carine felt that something was stirring in her heart. He hurriedly took his phone to see what was going on around them.

Carine, who had been trained to read something suspicious, turned her back to look at Mr. Smith who seemed serious about discussing business with his client.

"Damn...! It turns out it's a trap..!" hiss Carine was about to pull the gun under her shoes, but...?