Chapter 249. You Will Talk to Me

Avoiding the kick aimed towards his groin as he brought her down, Bernard took Marissa in through the driver’s door, moving her over to the passenger seat before joining her, as he knew that if he took her in from the other side, she would get down before he got to the driver’s side. He hurriedly entered and clicked on the button to shut all doors firmly, just as she was readjusting her bent legs so she could open the door.

“I would suggest you conserve your energy,” he said after leaning over to put on her seatbelt after telling her, and she refused with a stubborn tilt to her head, demanding that he let her go right now. “Just as you said, people are outside; I can imagine they are looking at us right now and I don’t think you will like to make a fool of yourself in front of them.”

“Oh, so you care about that now? You idiot! What do you think was happening when you were carrying me out there like a barbarian? I could see my neighbour trying so hard to focus on the kid she