Crashing into an Old Flame
Chapter 207: Ryle is bisexual?

Chapter 207: Ryle is bisexual?

By the time they reached Silver Regency, Diana had dozed off on the passenger seat. She still had the pastry spoon dangling from her mouth as she slept with her lips parted.

Maxim removed the spoon from her mouth, the empty box, and the water bottle from her lap and put them away. Alighting the car, he walked to the other side and carefully carried her out of the car.

Diana stirred in his arms. She yawned, ’’Are we back?"

’’Yes,’’ Just when he thought she was about to open her eyes, she yawned again and burrowed her face in his chest comfortably.

’’My books..’’ Diana mumbled.

Maxim was speechless. He reminded himself that it was not good for his mental health to feel petty over some non-living things.

When they reached her place, it was Ivy who opened the door for them. Since it was past midnight, Angel was fast asleep already.

Ivy’s jaw dropped when she saw Maxim holding Diana in a bridal carry.

Maxim’s eyes narrowed when he saw Ivy.

Afraid that he was holding a grudge against her, Ivy quickly said, ’’I did not reveal a single thing. You were the one who exposed yourself when you were drunk,’’ she wanted to add that he dragged her down too.

Maxim sighed and walked past her as he entered the Master bedroom, ’’Have you been feeling well?"

Ivy touched her nose as she deciphered what Maxim was insinuating, ’’It doesn’t affect my health,’’ her insomnia had other causes but at this point, she was more or less used to it. It was already a blessing for her to sleep for four hours or so and when she did not sleep for days in a row, she would get a rare eight hours of sleep once in a while. It did not affect her daily life in any way.

Maxim frowned as he placed Diana on the bed, besides Angel. He glanced at Ivy.

Ivy raised her hands in surrender, ’’I am fine. If I feel sick, I would go to a hospital,’’ she said those words perfunctorily. She had no intentions of visiting a hospital. It did not bring any good memories.

Maxim knew that although she said that, she did not mean it. He glanced at Diana’s sleeping face. There was a small frown between her brows. He reached out and smoothened the frown gently.

Ivy was stunned by his actions. In her eyes, both Maxim and Logan were icecubes. Although they were good people, it was hard for any of them to show any emotions. It was rather an eye-opener for her.

But while she was still reeling from shock, Maxim leaned closer to Diana and kissed her forehead.

"_" Ivy felt like she stepped into some other dimension.

Maxim pulled back and looked at Angel before he stroked her blonde hair. What amused him more was Angel was sleeping in the same posture as Diana, one hand on her stomach and the other on the bed and her lips were parted.

It was funny how Angel’s antics were mostly picked up by Diana. Maxim felt like Daisy would have something to say about it when she saw it.

The thought of Daisy made him frown. There has been no news from Ryle so far and it was rare for Ryle to delay things like this.

In the end, Maxim pushed himself to his feet and turned to look at Ivy.

Ivy was in an alert mode almost instantly. Despite their boss-employee relationship, Maxim treated her more like a sister and Hazel also treated her well. When she started working for him, Ivy had never even imagined that she would still have a chance to pursue her dreams of being a programmer or developing her own game.

But observing the current circumstances, Ivy was rather wary of this newfound ’unpredictable’ Maxim. So, she remained quiet and tried to look calm.

Maxim narrowed his eyes.

Just when Ivy thought she was done for, Maxim opened his mouth and said in an amicable tone, ’’I heard some new types of equipment are trending in the market.’’

"_"

"I was planning to get them for you.’’

"_" Do get them for me. Ivy wanted to scream,

’’But I heard about your dark circles."

"_" They are my dark circles, not some international news.

"Out of consideration, I think it’s better if you focus on sleeping more.’’

"_"

With that Maxim took another glance at the two people who were sleeping in the bed before he turned around and left.

Ivy was stunned.

It did not need her much brain to figure out who mentioned her dark circles to him.

To conclude it all, she felt like she was being threatened to sleep and there were even temptations thrown her way.

The more Ivy thought about it, the more she felt like part of this was Maxim’s concern for her but the major part was because he did not want Diana to worry.

It was fine if they got together. It was a good thing and she could not be happier when two of her favorite people became a couple but why was a single dog like her being bullied?

Ivy blinked away her bitter tears and felt regret in her heart when she thought about the equipments mentioned by Maxim.

Naturally, Diana had no idea about what her words did to poor Ivy.

Because of how worn out she felt, she slept like a baby and she even had a dream. In her dream, she saw a beautiful setup at a beach. It looked like a wedding venue. And there was a little girl dressed in a white dress with her blonde hair tied in a messy bun.

’Mama,’ Little Angel rushed forward with a flower bouquet in her hand towards a couple standing in the distance. Probably, the newly married couple.

When Diana saw their faces, she was so scared that she immediately sat up on the bed. The sleep went out of the window and her heart thumped hard.

It took her a moment to recover her senses.

She still remembered the faces of the couple. It was Maxim... and her.

Diana glanced at the sleeping Angel who was still so tiny and she found it really absurd.

They say we dream at night what we think of in the day.

Was she simply moving so fast with Maxim that she was even having such dreams now?

She rubbed her chest and leaned back on the headboard.

Dating was a different thing. And marriage...

Diana shivered.

After consoling herself for a little longer, Diana checked the time. It was past 3 am.

She recounted the things that happened earlier this night and a small smile played on her lips. She was still talking to Maxim but she did not even realize when she dozed off.

Did he carry her here? Diana could not help but think.

Lost in her thoughts, she noticed that another side of the bed was empty.

Her brows tugged together.

Diana quickly grabbed her phone and called Daisy. The call was unanswered.

She called her again and this time, Daisy answered the call on the second ring.

’’Where are you?" Diana lowered her voice to not wake Angel up.

"At work.’’

Although Daisy sounded calm but Diana picked up the sound of tiredness in her delayed response, ’’What exactly is going on? I texted you and then called you. Even if you signed a contract, you don’t need to work till this hour...’’

Daisy sighed softly, ’’I didn’t have my phone with me. I hadn’t checked it.’’

That made sense but still Diana could not help but ask, ’’Tell me, Daisy, you... is Ryle making things difficult for you?"

’’Nothing I could not handle,’’ she said monotonously.

’’But still... You can handle work, you can’t handle those kinds of things.’’

’’What kind?" Daisy sounded rather curious.

’’I mean, Ryle’s parrot screams and moans all day and I have heard that Ryle is kind of a playboy. But if he has an interest in men...’’ Diana sighed as she shook her head. She did not think that it was impossible. Daisy as Daisy was gorgeous but Daisy as Dexter was also simply fatal. It would not be strange if Ryle swung that way, ’’If he is bisexual then I can’t rest assured with you staying there at this hour. What if he pulled something on you?"

Daisy was quiet. After a moment of silence, she spoke up, ’’Are you messing with me?"

Diana felt wronged, ’’I don’t get it. You tell me. What kind of work needs to be done at this hour? Even if there is some work, he can’t expect you to stay at his company for 24 hours. That is the basic right of an employee. No matter what, I still find it fishy. He is acting like a lover who can’t let you go.’’

’’You...’’ Daisy took a deep breath before she continued speaking, ’’Don’t worry about me. If he goes too far, I will cut his third leg off and present it to him in your makeup box,’’ there was an edge to her tone as if she would really do it.

Diana shivered for a moment but her brows wiggled a second later, ’’Why my makeup box? Why don’t you use yours?" her nose scrunched up.

’’I don’t have one.’’

Unless it was some occasion, it was rare for Daisy to put on makeup. And even if she used makeup, there was no way she would keep a box and carry it around with her. It was ridiculous.

’’Then... You still can’t use mine. You just put it in your wig and hand it to him,’’ Diana whispered conspiratorially.

And just like that, the tension in Daisy’s tone was gone as she laughed.

Diana was relieved too. In the end, she reminded Daisy to keep her updated before she hung up.