The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 327 I Won't Do It

Avery didn't quite know how to express her love. That playful slap she had given Jessica seemed to have warmed the chill between them slightly. After all, there weren’t many kids who hadn’t been scolded by their mom’s loving hand at some point. Jessica, having grown up without a mother, had never experienced that until now. It was as if that slap made up for a piece of her missed childhood mischief.

Faced with Avery’s dinner invitation, Jessica wanted to say yes, but she chose to refuse.

"I’m busy!"

"I'm asking you to dinner. How can you be too busy? Once I’ve made the reservations, you better show up on time! If you dare not come, I’ll smack your bottom until it’s sore!"

With that final warning and a playful smack to Jessica’s bottom, Avery left the office, walking away with the confident click of her high heels.

As soon as Avery was gone, Daniel came back. Seeing Jessica with a slight blush and a smile of secret delight, Daniel teased, "Why so happy? Have you been getting up to mischief behind my back?"

"Cut it out! My mom just stopped by. She wants to go to dinner tonight. Wanna come with?"

Jessica decided to bring Daniel along to lets her mother get a glimpse of him. Even though they were still in the trial stage of their relationship, Jessica felt like she might be falling for this idiot.

As to whether she was truly in love, she wasn’t sure just yet – emotions needed more time for that kind of test. But bringing him to meet her mom felt right.

"You want me to go as what, your husband?"

"Husband, my foot. You’re my assistant, my chauffeur," scoffed Jessica, leaving herself some leeway. She didn't want to make Daniel's role explicit just yet, especially since she was still unsure of her feelings for him.

Right now, though she might be falling for him, she had decided any progression would wait until after their one-year trial. Until then, in public, this idiot could only be her assistant.

Hearing he was only invited as her assistant, Daniel flatly refused. Shaking his head, he said, "In front of others, I can play the part of your assistant, fine. But your mom isn’t just anyone. I won’t be relegated to that role in front of her. I won’t do it!"

"You won’t do it? Do you think you have the right to refuse? When I tell you to do something, you’re supposed to do it! You don’t get to say 'no.'"

"Then after I meet your mom tonight, I’ll call you 'honey.'" NôvelDrama.Org owns this.

"You dare?"

"What's there not to dare? We’ve known each other so long, do you really think there's anything in the world I’d be afraid to do?"

"I’ve warned you in advance, we’re having dinner with my mom tonight. If you dare to make any untimely moves, you’ll face serious consequences!"

"What kind of consequences, honey? Why don’t you just tell me?!"

"Don’t you call me 'honey'! If you keep this up, I’ll staple your mouth shut!"

Jessica reached for the stapler on the desk and pressed it down a couple of times, pretending to scare Daniel. But he wasn't easily frightened, especially not by her threats.

He puckered up cheekily and goaded her, "You wanna seal my lips? Here they are, send them your way. Go on, do it!"

Of course, Jessica couldn’t bring herself to do that – she might need his mouth for something later. But still...

“Smack!”

She gave Daniel a light slap on the cheek.