“Ruth had told me that some employee of the company would come to pick me up.” She said to make it clear she didn"t expect it to be him.
“We had a little mishap and since we"re going to the same party, it"s okay to go together.” He was still serious. “Then why was he looking so unfriendly?” She thought.
When they arrived at the party, before he bypassed the car to open the door, Victoria did so. There was no need to appear kind when he had treated her with such indifference on the way. They could have argued about the company, its role there, or even about politics and economics, but he preferred to remain silent. When he saw that she had got out of the car, Ricardo expressed his displeasure with his gaze.
“Let"s go. “He offered his arm to her.” She could not refuse since it would not
