Chapter 77: You cannot have

Nicklaus who was raging almost a minute ago melted like a lost puppy. His eyes turned to Tiana as a very faint blush appeared on his cheeks and tainted his ears.

Did she just call him baby?

''Let's go now. ''

Tiana continued; her tiny hands now clasping around his wrist. Nicklaus didn't know when he stood up from the couch and followed her as though controlled by a magnet; not even sparing Richard another glance, completely forgetting that he was angry earlier.

Tiana held onto his hand and they walked out of the parlor; the other occupants gazing at them as though they just fell from the sky.

The parlor was quiet for almost two minutes after they had left before Diana burst into laughter.

''Wow! Interesting! ''

She exclaimed; Richard and Mia turning to her with a deathly glare.

''What?! Why are you glaring at me? It's not as if I didn't tell you they had eyes for each other? ''