Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 762

Covering his bleeding nose, Ruben Lawson stood up and glared at the ignorant Vincent. "Why are you still standing there? Go and get me a kleenex!"

Vincent snorted coldly, "What did you just say?"

Under his gloomy gaze, Ruben shivered in fright and smiled apologetically. "Nothing. I'll look for the kleenex myself."

With that, he sneaked into the living room and muttered under his breath while looking for a kleenex, "I immediately got injured the minute I see him. He is indeed..."

As if something crossed his mind, he didn't blurt the word "cursed".

"Ahem." After plugging his nose with a kleenex, Ruben looked around. "This apartment is pretty good and clean. Where's the little maid? Why don't I see her?"

Vincent looked at him coldly. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you." Sitting down and putting his legs up leisurely on the table, Ruben sized him up. "I came to see how long you intend to play this role-playing game."

Vincent ignored him.

"Hey, aren't you afraid of being exposed?" Ruben asked curiously. "By the way, Howard is so stupid. You've been here twice. How can he not notice anything?"

Ruben thought that Vincent was excellent in disguising himself since he could come and go freely to another person's house without being noticed.

Raising his eyes slightly, Vincent explained, "I won't confront him head-on, so he won't find out."

"But why did the maid never notice anything off about you? Yes, both of you do look alike, but your temperament is completely different. Dr. Perkins is righteous and noble but your gloomy characteristic is horrifying."

They were two people with completely different personalities.

It might be difficult to distinguish their appearance but it was hard to disguise one's personality.

No matter how similar their appearance was, personality was not something one could forge.

As if thinking of something, Vincent curled his lips into a sinister smirk. "The little maid may look foolish, but she's also quite brainy. I think she can tell the difference between me and Howard." "Did she know that you're not Howard?" Ruben asked curiously.

His question, however, invited a glare from Vincent.

"Judging from that response, I think she doesn't know yet." On the other hand, Ruben was thinking, "He is so cunning and crafty."

"By the way, it's getting late. Are you planning to stay here?" After thinking for a while, Ruben added, "Be careful in case Howard comes out all of a sudden."

"You go first," said Vincent in a low voice.

"Okay." Ruben was still somewhat ill at ease. "Don't dawdle though. Come out quickly."

After that, he got up and was about to leave when suddenly, the door of the bedroom opened, and a figure came out followed by a curious voice, "Dr. Perkins, who are you talking to... Oh, do we have a guest tonight?"

Elaine looked at the stranger who suddenly appeared.

Ruben looked back at her.

The two of them exchanged glances in silence.

Finally, Elaine broke the silence by saying, "Hello, you must be Dr. Perkins' colleagues, right? Please sit down. I'll make you a cup of coffee."

Ruben didn't know whether to leave or not, so in the end, he sat down. Vincent cast his cold glance at him to which he whispered, "What's with the stare? Look at her. I can't possibly turn down her invitation, right?! Relax, I'll leave after the coffee!"

When Elaine was in the bedroom, she heard the voice in the living room which she assumed was from the TV, but the more she listened, the less it sounded like it came from the TV. Hence, she came out to have a look only to bump into a guest at home.

Previously, Howard had invited some colleagues to his house, so she knew some of them.

But she didn't know this person.

"Maybe he's Dr. Perkins's friend?" she thought.

When she brought the coffee out, she saw that the guest was talking to Dr. Perkins, but they were whispering to each other that she couldn't hear them clearly.

"Here's your coffee." She walked over and put the coffee on the table.

Ruben immediately sat up straight and thanked her.

"You're welcome." With a smile, she said, "Please take your time. I'll..."

"Oh, we're done. Don't go. Sit down and chat with us." Ruben didn't want to let this interesting playtoy go.

Surprised, Elaine subconsciously looked at Howard. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Vincent massaged his nose and said, "Go back to your room first. He's leaving soon."

"Okay," Elaine replied.

"What? No, it's still early. Miss Jacob, ignore him. Let's sit and talk."

Ruben rolled his eyes at Vincent, pulled Elaine to sit next to him, and greeted with a smile, "Hi, I'm Ruben. Ruben Lawson."

Surprised, Elaine asked, "H-How do you know my name?"

"Yes, I found out..."

"Ahem. Didn't you say you're thirsty? Here, have some coffee. It's getting cold," Vincent interjected while locking his warning glare at him.

Ruben broke out in a cold sweat. Only then did he realize that he had almost spilled the beans.

However, Elaine seemed to be very easy to be hoodwinked.

Thus, Ruben cleared his throat and tried again, "Howard told me about you. He said that you are very capable and outstanding, and an excellent housekeeper. That's how I know your name."

"Oh."

Ruben stared at her, panicked.

What did she mean by 'oh' anyway?

Shouldn't she say like "no wonder" or "That makes sense" instead of a simple "oh"?

He felt even more panicked as she looked at him with her bright and sparkly eyes.

Smiling awkwardly, Ruben took a sip of his coffee, and then his eyes lit up and complimented, "Wow, this is so nice! You must be using high-quality coffee beans!"

"Oh... Thank you," Elaine blurted, puzzled.

It was just an instant coffee. She tore the package, poured it into a mug, and added hot water into it.

However, she felt that Ruben was a nice person to compliment her.

Howard asked her to pour a glass of water, and she hurried over.

As soon as she left, Ruben spat, "D*mn, I almost spilled the beans. Could she have sensed anything from that?"

Squinting at him, Vincent reassured, "Calm down. She's not that smart."

"B-But I don't think she's that dumb either. The way she looked at me just now scared the cr*p out of me."

Vincent frowned, but before he could say anything, Elaine came out of the kitchen with a glass in her

hand.

With that, Ruben immediately shut up.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, she asked curiously, "Mr. Lawson, are you a doctor too?"

Ruben shook his head and explained, "No, I am his friend."

Elaine tilted his head and uttered, "I've never seen you before. He has invited his friends here several times."

"Uh, I just came back from abroad recently, so this is my first time visiting his place."

"Oh, I see."

"Yes!" Holding the mug in his hand, there was a shift on Ruben's expression when he squinted and asked, "Are you questioning me, Miss Jacob?"

Startled, Elaine immediately waved her hand and stammered, "N- No, of course not! I didn't mean that..."

"Relax. I'm just kidding." Ruben grinned. "But you're so charismatic just now as if you are the lady of the house. Nice!"