Nemesis Game novel Chapter 74

Samantha’s body tensed and she held her breath as Ruben approached her.

“What are you doing?” He was now too close to her which made her feel nervous.

Didn’t he humiliate her just now? So why was he now being like this? Samantha suddenly felt that she really did not understand him at all.

Ruben looked down at her, and she felt his hot breath on her face.

His breath caused a tingling sensation which made her heart jump.

“What are you nervous about?” Ruben’s voice rose which revealed a trace of pleasure and playfulness.

Samantha then swallowed nervously, “What does that have to do with you?”

“Why does that have nothing to do with me?” Ruben smiled and tightened his grip around her wrists as if to bring them closer and become one.

Samantha wanted to break free from him, but Ruben then began to caress her cheek with his other hand.

Her breathing stopped and her gaze then met his dark and deep eyes. She then felt her chest pounding and that her heart was beating very fast.

He then cupped her face with both hands.

“Don’t move.” He stared deeply at her red face, his voice unusually low and sweet-sounding, as sonorous as a cello.

Samantha’s whole body froze; her heart skipped a beat as she looked at him in a daze.

His face then approached hers slowly, the tip of his nose almost touching her eyebrows. She suddenly closed her eyes nervously and her body began to tremble.

Nervousness, anticipation, eagerness… all kinds of emotions began to form inside her.

Ruben then used a finger to remove a grain of rice away from the corner of her mouth, and as he looked at Samantha with her eyes closed, he began to laugh.

“What are you so nervous about? There was a grain of rice on the corner of your mouth, were you going to save it for later this evening?” He said feeling rather amused.

As soon as he said this, Samantha immediately fell out of her daze and her pounding heart began to slowly return to normal.

Her eyelashes began to flutter like butterfly as she slowly opened her eyes.

His eyes remained clear as he looked at her calmly.

Samantha was laughed at by him and now suddenly wanted to slap herself.

What was she so nervous about just now? Did she think that he would kiss her?

He was just joking with her right? He hated her so much, so why would he want to kiss her? He was just teasing her on purpose.

“What? You thought that I was going to kiss you?” Ruben seemed to have guessed what she was thinking.

Samantha, feeling as if he had seen through her, retorted loudly, “Of course I didn’t, who would want that?”

He must be stupid or something!

Ruben’s lips twitched slightly and patted her hot face with his hand and said, “I never noticed how thick-skinned you were.”

“Thanks.” Samantha was not used to him being so close to her, so she then casually slipped out of his arms.

Ruben’s eyebrows pressed together, “Don’t flatter yourself.”

Samantha lowered her eyes, smiled, and said in return, “This is nothing compared to your narcissism.”

No one would want to be kissed by him, he really was crazy.

Now that his arms were suddenly empty, his expression changed and displayed an indescribable feeling of abandonment.

He then suppressed the look on his face and made a ‘humph’ sound.

Ruben looked at her deeply and then glanced at the empty rice bowl and thought of the appearance of her devouring it just now.

He didn’t want to bicker with her anymore and walked casually out of the study.

Samantha caught the look on his face and lowered her head.

Originally, she had thought that Ruben wouldn’t help her, but Ruben who had now reached the door suddenly stopped.

“What are you doing still standing there? Don’t you want to go see Gabriel?” He stood by the door, looking back at Samantha who was with a rather complex expression.

When she heard this, she was so happy that she wanted to jump, “You are really willing to take me to go see him?”

He fixed his eyes on her for an instant with a gaze that could even penetrate time and space.

“If you carry on being so troublesome, then it’s very likely I will change my mind.”

Samantha who was overjoyed ran over to him with a smile and said, “I won’t, so don’t worry, let’s go now.”

Ruben felt confused by her bright smile.

Her smile was not as pretty and innocent as Peyton’s was, but it had a different kind of charm instead.

“You are so fickle, does Gabriel know this?” Ruben glanced at her as he said this.

She raised her eyebrows and the corners of her lips curved up slightly, “Gabriel doesn’t need to know this, just you knowing it is enough.”

“I don’t want to.” He said coldly.

“Why did you change your mind?” She followed him step by step and asked him the question she had on her mind.

Ruben had obviously been on the verge of anger earlier, so why did his mood suddenly change and was now showing her kindness by taking her to see Gabriel? What was it that made him change his mind?

Ruben pulled a long face, with a trace of indifference in his long and narrow dark eyes.

“You talk too much.”

Samantha was speechless.

The smile froze on her face, and she suddenly felt very embarrassed and grudging.

…

In the hospital, Gabriel was sitting on the hospital bed fiddling with the tablet in his hands.

When suddenly a hand appeared and took his tablet away, Nia berated him and said, “Gabriel, why are you not resting? What are you reading?”

Gabriel leaned back against the wall, the incandescent light coated him with a slight layer of silver, and a malicious look flashed across his amber eyes.

“Nia, you’ve come here to cause trouble again.” Gabriel’s voice was very calm and gentle.

What Nia loved the most was his elegant style of talking; he was a gentleman and was the person that she had always liked.

“I don’t care; you have to listen to me now. Mrs. Baker asked me to take good care of you in the hospital to make sure you stay in good health.” Nia said softly, with her beautiful face filled with its usual charm and liveliness.

Gabriel looked at her helplessly and said, “Give me my tablet, I want to work.”

“Is your work more important than me?” Nia didn’t give him the tablet and just blinked and looked at him.

Nia started to feel very hateful inside, it seemed that even at this moment Gabriel wanted to sort everything out for Helena.

Was there really something going on between him and Helena?

Gabriel’s gentle gaze fell onto her face, and said in a rather hoarse voice, “Work is just as important as you are.”

Nia was not satisfied with his answer when she saw the hesitation in his eyes as he said this. She then threw the tablet angrily and said, “Gabriel, is it that you care about your work or Helena? Do you really think that I do not know? Well, I’ve got something to tell you, Mrs. Baker has already sent out an announcement that she is preparing to find a replacement for the female lead.”

Nia spoke in this tone for she was the daughter of the Jackson family, and therefore she was very respected and honoured.

She spoke in a rather obsequious way for him, but he seemed to be so concerned about Helena.

He looked at her and said, “What did you say?”

“Mrs. Baker is going to find someone else to play the female lead because Helena caused so much trouble for Universal Entertainment.” Nia thought that she might as well not hide this anymore.

Gabriel glanced coldly at her and there was darkness in his amber eyes. He was about to get out of the bed and leave without saying anything further.

When Nia held onto his hand and said angrily, “What are you planning to do? Mrs. Baker was not the only one who had this idea, I mean just how much did you let Universal Entertainment suffer in losses just to make Helena popular? If you do not replace her, then Mr. Baker will put Luke in charge of Universal Entertainment. Don’t you even care or think about yourself?”

The atmosphere in the ward suddenly turned overcast and gloomy.

Gabriel’s gaze turned sharp and cold, and as he looked at Nia, he moved her fingers off one by one.

“Nia.” He said her name in a low voice, his face darkened, and he then continued word by word, “Helena has always been more important than me.”