A Vengeful Girl novel Chapter 159

Linda frowned. "You have a fever, Bun. I don't need your protection now. I need you to get?some rest, alright? I'll be back immediately after lunch. Don't worry."

"My Lady..."

"Are you disobeying me?" Linda pretended to be offended.

"Get some rest if you aren't feeling well. Relax. I assure you that she will be safe and sound, and it's just a quick lunch." Robert said encouragingly.

Bun was still hesitant until Linda said, "If you don't get some rest now, I'll ask Paul to look after you."

"Alright, My Lady. Stop teasing me." Bun was reluctant to meet Paul. She had no idea how she was going to face him.

She felt her forehead and found it burning. Her face was flushed too, which was a symptom of a fever. More importantly, she felt dizzy. She could end up being a burden to Linda in this condition. After some hesitation, she decided to go to the school infirmary and take some antipyretics.

She could also use the bed in the infirmary to get some rest.

Although she was light-headed and weak, Bun thought of Brian. A clear image of him came to mind and he stood before her, smiling with a pair of alluring eyes. Bun blushed at once. Thinking about Brian made her heart skip a beat.

She just saw him yesterday, but she started to miss him already. She got cowardly and dare not face her true feelings. She didn't deserve such a good man.

After Bun left, Linda and Robert went to a western restaurant near the school.

When they walked in, they heard someone talking to them. "Mr. Huo? Are you taking your girlfriend for lunch?"

Robert turned around and smiled warmly. "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Yang, are you here for lunch too? This is Miss Xia, the new Psychology teacher at our school."

"Oh, I see! You're so lucky to have such a beautiful girlfriend as your colleague. That's great!"

It made Linda uneasy that Robert didn't explain or correct them. Since they were colleagues now, it would be better to clear things up. After all, vague attitude like this might lead to a misunderstanding, Which would possibly turn into big scandal.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I'm not Robert's girlfriend. We're friends and we graduated from the same school."

Robert forced a bitter smile. Did Linda have to clarify everything so quickly?

"If you'll excuse us, we're off to have lunch. Have a good day." Robert's mood turned sour.

They chose a quiet place. Once seated, Linda smiled to Robert. "I'm sorry about what happened last time, Robert. Please let me pay for this lunch as an apology."

"It's alright. I totally understand." Not being able to help himself, Robert suddenly asked, "Are you sure you want to get married so early? Don't you want to give it a second thought and see if he's the right person? I heard that Charles Mu has never committed himself to any woman..."

Was Robert speaking ill of Charles? Did he just imply that Charles might have erectile dysfunction? Linda found it amusing, But she soon frowned and spoke in a distant and annoyed tone. "What are you saying, Robert? I'm clearly aware of my choice."

"I just want to make sure that you'll be happy. That's all."

Robert hurried to add when he realized his sentiments bothered Linda. Maybe he wasn't in the right position to say so.

Linda could sense that Robert might have feelings for her. But she always considered him as a big brother, even back in college.

"I'm sorry, Linda. Please don't be mad at me. I was just kidding."

Robert didn't know how to make amends?when Linda still seemed upset. He just blurted things out without thinking, But he didn't mean to offend her. Now that he thought about it, he regretted speaking up.

"I'm not mad, Robert. I just want to make it clear with you that since I'm engaged with Charles..."

She trailed off, believing that a sensible man like Robert would get her meaning. Linda had made up her mind to settle down and spend the rest of her life with the person she loved. She wouldn't want an incident to happen.

It was quite an awkward lunch. Linda realized they had few things in common now, unlike back in college. She was a Psychology teacher while Robert taught Chemistry, so they didn't really have a close working relationship.

Conscious of Robert's feelings, Linda felt a bit awkward. Being?fully committed to Charles, there was no room in her heart for anyone else.

After lunch, Linda went back to school to check if Bun was alright. The nurse told her that Bun had a 38.9 °C fever. Apparently, it was caused by the stress and grief from the day before.

Bun took some medicine but refused to go to hospital no matter what.