Chapter 19 The dinner
A smile will take you a long way. But a smile and a gun will take you further.
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Irina's point of view:
"This is so delicious," Loana commented between her bites of food.
We are all seated in the dining room, eating our meals.
"I can't believe I have a husband who can cook. I don't need to bother myself with cooking since my husband can cook." Loana said, looking over to her husband.
Ruslan laughed.
"No, I don't like cooking. You have to learn how to cook and I am a busy man, you know that." He boasted.
I rolled my eyes when he mentioned 'a busy man'. He is already thinking highly of himself.
"Come on!" Loana pouted.
"Nah" He objected.
"You should eat your food before it gets cold," I said to Roman who was sitting across from me. Ruslan is sitting beside me while Roman and Loana are both sitting across from me.
"I am" He said angrily.
"If you are, you won't be playing with your food," Loana commented.
"It is delicious. Open up, let me feed you." Loana said.
"Come on, I am not a baby. I will eat it myself" he said with embarrassment.
He started eating his food even though he was eating it reluctantly.
"Ruslan, I have a suggestion regarding these two. Don't you think they are so unromantic?" Loana asked Ruslan. I started my brows in curiosity.
"I think so, especially your brother. We all know that Irina is naive to all of these but what about your brother? He was infamous among the girls, how did he change all of a sudden? When did he become unromantic?" He smirked at Ruslan.
Why is Ruslan looking for Roman's trouble?
"Can we just continue eating?" I tried to reduce the tension in the atmosphere.
I looked at Roman who was shooting Ruslan glares.
"Ruslan, stop looking for Roman's trouble. And he is not a Playboy. Irina doesn't mind what Ruslan said." Loana said.
Like I care whether he is a Playboy or not.
"So like I was saying..." Roman cut her off.
"At least, I am not an impotent who can't fuck like you, Alexei. I wonder how my sister is coping with you. He is known for his quickie." Roman said.
I looked over to Ruslan who was reading to burst.
"Will you guys just stop it? He is not impotent and he can do more than five minutes. He can go rounds." Loana said angrily.
Ruslan smirked at Roman in victory.
"I guess my sister is really helping you in bed. She is guiding you in how to be a man and how to satisfy a woman. She is changing you to become a better man and husband." He paused.
"At least my sister is making you a man, but your sister is just useless. She can't even do anything by herself. She doesn't even know how to please a man, not to talk of how to satisfy him generally." He said. I clenched my fork tightly in anger.
"Don't you dare talk about my sister in such a despicable way," Ruslan yelled as he stood up in anger, ready to attack Roman.
"Let it go," I muttered to him as I held his hand, indicating to him to take his seat back.
"You don't talk to your wife like that, idiot," Loana said as she smacked his head.
Roman hisses in pain and annoyance but he chose to remain quiet.
"Is this what you have been facing? Is he maltreating you?" Ruslan asked me in anger.
"I can't believe Dad is making you suffer. This is bullshit." He said as he sat back.
I cleared my throat as I faced Roman.
"If you think I don't please you enough, then I am sorry. I will try my best to be a better wife to you. I hope you try your best to be a better husband so I won't be the only one trying in this marriage " I said to him.
He just smirked at me and looked away. He sure loathes me a lot.
"He is not maltreating me, we just haven't found out chemistry," I replied to Ruslan.
"Chemistry? Huh?" Roman asked sarcastically as he faced me.
I just decided to look away.
"I am sorry for what he said. He is just not in his right senses." Loana pleaded on his Behalf.
"It's okay" I faked a smile at her.
"Like what Irina said. They haven't found the chemistry between them. I guess I have a perfect plan for making you find the chemistry between you guys. I hope everyone helps with this." Loana said.
"What is the plan?" Ruslan asked
"Honeymoon"
"What?" Roman yelled.
"Yes, honeymoon. You guys can go to another county and enjoy yourselves. Ruslan and I are going on a honeymoon. We are going to Japan and Singapore for our honeymoon, isn't that nice?" She blushed. She probably didn't know that her cheeks were crimson now.
"That's nice. Congratulations. I am so happy for you." I said to her with a sincere smile on my face.
"Thank you, baby. Anyway like I was saying, Roman has a business trip to Thailand. So you can have your honeymoon there as well. He is spending two weeks there, so you can explore Thailand and find your hidden chemistry." Loana winked at me at the end of her statement.
"What the fuck? How do you know that?" Roman asked in surprise as he faced his twin sister.
"I have my sources" she said to him.
"Seriously?" He asked in disbelief.
"Well, I can't take her. It is too dangerous." He said.
Does she care about my safety? He can't. He is Roman Anton, and he is so cruel to care about my safety. He just doesn't want me to tag along.
"How is it?" His sister asked him.
"I don't know." He said rudely.
"End of discussion, you guys are going to Thailand for your honeymoon," Loana said as she clapped her hands together.
"I don't trust him with my sister. What if he does anything but to her there or murder her there? She is not following him. I am not in for this, I am not giving you my approval." Ruslan said out of the blue.
I burst out laughing. Loana gasped in surprise while Roman just chuckled at what he said.
"Come on, stop having negative thoughts about this. They are a couple. Roman can never do anything like that to her. He can't do such a thing to her. They might not like each other now but trust me, this honeymoon will be a huge step in making them like each other." Loana explained to her husband.
"I can't believe you think I am so weak and dumb to that level. I can't fight my own battle. Don't worry about me, Ruslan." I assured him.
"I don't harm the opposite gender, it is against our rules here. You should try checking yourself, okay?" Roman said to Ruslan which resulted in Ruslan rolling his eyes at what Roman said.
"Do you want to go, Irina?" Ruslan directed his question to me.
"Yes, I want to," I replied with a smile on my face.
Seriously, I want to explore. I want to go around the world and explore different ways of life. I want to follow Roman to the country he is going to. Maybe I will get to meet new people there.
"That's it. You see, she is in. Let's do this." Loana said delightedly.
"I am leaving tomorrow," Roman announced.
"So soon? I don't even think Irina has a passport, \`\`Loana scoffed.
"She has. I can bring it tomorrow." Ruslan said.
"She has? That's wonderful. But she hasn't even used it for all this time. This will be the first time she will get to make use of it." Loana said.
"I have?" I asked Ruslan in a low tone.
I can't believe I have things I don't even know I have. It is wonderful, isn't it?
I have to say this but I was being treated like a baby my entire life. What will it take them all to inform me that I do have a passport, credit card, and things I am yet to know?
This is crazy.
"Of course you have. It is with Dad. He has it all this while. He never let anyone touch it. Anyway, I will ask him for it tonight." Ruslan Responded.
"That's nice, right?" I asked no one in particular sarcastically.
"So, like I was saying. This is the first step in finding their hidden chemistry. So I want you guys to do well, try your best." Loana said as she glanced at both Roman and me simultaneously.
"We all know that Irina is naive, she needs to blend so your brother should know how to make it work. He should teach Irina how to do certain things and put all his efforts into it. And he should treat her well. If he does all these, they will start to like each other." Ruslan said facing Roman without taking his eyes off him. He is trying to look for Roman's trouble once again.
"I think Ruslan is right. Roman should take the lead role for now, Irina will blend into it sooner than expected. She is a fast learner. Don't worry, she will look so sexy for you. She has lingerie to wear just for you." She said.
I am as red as a tomato right now. Must she tell them about what she brought for me? Seriously.
I bow my head in embarrassment. This is so damn embarrassing.
"Gosh," I muttered to myself in embarrassment.
"Whoa, that's nice." Ruslan mocked.
"Shut the fuck up!" I muttered to him shooting him my deadly glare.
"Hmm." He said as he continued eating.
"The food is already cold," I said out loud.
"You all must finish it. I wasted my time and energy in preparing this." Ruslan warned.
"I am full." Roman was the first to talk. He shifted the plate from him and started pressing the phone.
I somehow feel bad for Ruslan. He tried making us dinner and eating his food is the only way of repaying him? I have finished this food no matter what.
I started digging into the food until I finished everything. The same thing goes with Loana. I am sure she doesn't want to piss off her husband or make him sad.
"I am done eating" Loana announced.
"Same here," I said.
"Be a nice brother and take my plate along with yours to the kitchen. I will do the dishes."I said to Ruslan.
"Take your own plate to the kitchen," Ruslan said with annoyance.
"Come in, you have to listen to me, I am your elder sister," I said to him.
"Whatever." He said as he stood up.
"Wait, you are older than Ruslan?" Loana asked, surprised.
Didn't she know?
"Yes, what's the problem?" I asked her.
Ruslan marched my leg gently beneath the table, sending me signals to lie or keep my mouth shut but I guess it's already too late.
"So In that case, Ruslan lied to me. You lied to me saying you are two years older than her. Why did you?" She whispered to him.
What? I can believe he claimed that he is older than me. This guy needs a real beating.
"I am so sorry, I can explain." He said as he stood up to approach her.
"Of course not, get the fuck out of here." She said as tears rolled down her face.
What should I do? I guess I just caused a rift between them.
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