Ch. 1041..1050

Chapter 1041 Who made you my cousin

In the evening, the maids cleaned up when they brought the puppies to Darnell's room.

Since Elaine had explained that he was not allowed to take a bath yet after his vaccination, the maid just used a wet towel to wipe the stains off his body.

The puppy entered the room, first sniffed all over the room, but did not find Elaine, then obediently went to their nest, shrunken into a small ball, slightly open eyes some defensive and cautious look at Darnell, not loud and not a noise, no movement at all. Darnell sat in the couch, leaning slightly forward, his hands casually resting on his lap.

Half a while, he suddenly remembered what seems to be, the corners of his mouth tugged down.

It is like Elaine when she first saw him, careful and trying to reduce her presence.

A few moments later, Darnell's cell phone rang.

He withdrew his eyes and connected.

Master of Riverside, just got word that Franklin is already working on preparations to leave Riverside City. It looks like he should be preparing to take Miss James with him and the route has changed.

Darnell hmmed lightly: "Keep an eye on Caesar and the James family, and tell me immediately if there is any movement."

Putting away the phone, Darnell re-picked up the envelope next to him with a slight frown.

Early the next morning, the envelope was back in Franklin's hands.

The man Darnell sent over said, "Master of Riverside says that since you've made your decision, you should destroy the contents of this and not let Miss James have a chance to see it." Franklin took the envelope with a somewhat strained expression, and he said, "Tell Darnell that I hope he will keep his promise."

The hand nodded: "You can rest assured that Master of Riverside will never go back on his word."

At that moment, Elaine ran downstairs and recognized the man standing across from her dad as one of Darnell's men and came over, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

Immediately afterwards, her eyes fell on the envelope, "What is this again?"

Without saying a word, the handlers nodded at them and left.

Franklin coughed and hid the envelope behind his back: "It's nothing, Elaine, go have breakfast."

Elaine was full of doubts, but she didn't dare to make her father angry again anytime soon, so she sat down at the table obediently.

And Franklin burned the suicide note left to Elaine with his own hands after breakfast.

The firelight reflected on his heavy face, but more than a little sad.

Once he decided to take Elaine out of Riverside City, it would mean that they could never return here again.

And there is no place for them in the entire James family.

Not only that, but they will also face the endless pursuit of the James family.

In the time that followed, Elaine would run to Darnell every day to take care of the little puppy.

And also gave it a name, called Cake.

Little Cake is growing up under her care, and after a bath, revealing that snowy white fur, it is especially cute.

Since the hair on his head was too long to cover his eyes, Elaine also gave him a pigtail with a pink bow.

But Elaine can't stay here for too long. At most, by the end of the day, the man her father sent will be rushing her home.

The opportunity for her and Darnell to meet and spend time alone in practice has plummeted.

Little Cake's boldness has also grown, sometimes jumping onto the couch and lying next to Darnell, pawing at him, wanting him to play with him.

Darnell looked at its pink bow pigtails and fell into a long silence.

During Archer once came over and saw a small furry thing rubbing at his feet, full of amazement, and when he learned that the dog was living in a room with Darnell, he went home and laughed for two days and nights, although he did not see that image with his own eyes. In the world Darnell grew up in, there was only killing and cold-bloodedness.

If he had a big, imposing wolf dog, Archer would find it barely acceptable.

Even so, Darnell is not likely to let the dog and he sleep in a room, at most the backyard to build a doghouse.

But this soft and cuddly organism, all snowy white, with big watery eyes and a pink bow, slept next to his bed.

The only person who can do all this is really Elaine.

After a period of calm and quiet, it was soon time for Franklin's birthday party.

The James family, which seemed to be at peace, has seen a new round of undercurrents.

Elaine and Natasha were shopping together at the mall, picking out a birthday present for her dad, but while they were shopping, they entered a pet supply store and bought a lot in one go. Natasha couldn't help but say, "Elaine, aren't you here to buy a birthday present for your dad."

Elaine responded abruptly, "Right oh."

Said, she was a bit torn: "But just looked at so many, I think they are not very good, I do not know what else to buy."

Natasha stroked his chin and thought: "Yes, your father is not lacking in anything, but buying a gift is just a thought, he will like whatever you send."

But after my dad's birthday, I'm going to study in Switzerland and won't be back for two or three years, and I wanted to give him a meaningful gift.

The two wandered around the mall for most of the day again, and finally found a store where you can customize handmade doll dolls.

Elaine thought this was good, so she sent a picture of her and her dad together and asked them to pinch it like this.

After placing the order to determine the details, Elaine again took out a shy photo of Darnell and Little Cake while Natasha was not paying attention and asked them to pinch it as well. Since time was tight and Franklin's birthday was in two days, Elaine added money for them to pinch out the birthday gift she wanted to give first, and the other time could be a little later. Elaine was finally relieved to have chosen her birthday present.

As she and Natasha discussed what to eat for the evening, Natasha suddenly said, "Do you want...... to call your cousin to join you?"

Elaine was faintly puzzled, "Call on him for what."

Natasha's gaze burns: "It's just that...... think it's quite wasteful if the two of us go to a hot pot, we can't finish it every time."

Elaine thought it made sense and immediately gave Archer a call and asked if he wanted to come out for dinner.

Archer said, "I'm in the lab, take your time."

Elaine said, "But you have to eat in the lab, in case you pass out from hunger, it's not worth the loss." Archer: "......"

He didn't have the heart to say, "I'm blessed to have you."

Elaine winked, "Who made you my cousin."

Archer said, "OK, OK, OK, send me the address, I'll come over later."

Okay oh.

Elaine hung up the phone and Natasha rushed to ask, "How's it going? Is he coming?"

Elaine nodded, "Come."

Natasha immediately said, "YES!"

Elaine: "Eh?"

Chapter 1042 - Serious men are really the most handsome

Sitting in the hot pot restaurant, Elaine, who was not very hungry, kept observing and sizing up Natasha and asked, "Do you like my cousin?"

Natasha was uncomfortable by her look, gently coughed twice: "Well, I actually...... think he is quite good, good-looking and handsome, or a doctor, treating patients, is completely my dish, OK, and ...... And the other day when he was operating on people on the roadside, it was really too charming!"

Elaine held her jaw with one hand: "My cousin is quite powerful, but he is the brain axis a little, basically every day in the laboratory, before his friends sent him two concert tickets, he can not even ask someone to go."

Natasha sipped her juice: "It shouldn't be, your cousin is so handsome, there must be many girls who like him."

That said, though, he shouldn't be able to understand the girls' hints, so he must have missed a lot of opportunities.

This Natasha once hinted at Natasha knows well.

This is probably the thinking of the scientific man.

Elaine added: "But you can be brave if you like him, just like me, I ......"

Natasha immediately perked up her gossipy ears and her face was filled with the words "go on".

Elaine held down her restless self and began to share her experience: "In short, if you like him, you must persist and not give up, it will always work."

As they spoke, Archer finally arrived and sat down next to Elaine: "What always works?"

Natasha lowers her head to drink water.

Elaine replied with a serious face, "Don't you be so nosy, this is a secret that belongs to girls." Archer: "......"

Halfway through the meal, Elaine asked Archer, "Will you come on my dad's birthday."

Archer said, "I'm not the only one who's coming, the rest of the James family is coming."

At that, Elaine frowned a little unhappily: "Ah...... but I don't want them to come, I just want to have a simple birthday for my dad, and they all don't mean well." Archer said, "That can't be helped."

And it's a rare opportunity like this occasion, and Caesar will definitely be there.

Not surprisingly, there will be an accident on the day of Franklin's birthday party.

Elaine thought about it and suddenly spoke, "Cousin, with you around, my dad will be fine, right?"

Archer instantly felt that the meat in his mouth did not smell good, he put down his chopsticks, silent for a few seconds before saying, "Why did you say that to me."

Elaine whispered: "It's...... just a feeling that I don't have to worry if you're there. My sister's son, who had such a serious illness, you have a way to cure it, so my dad will definitely be fine......"

Archer said to her in a rare moment of seriousness, "Elaine, what's worse than being sick is the heart. So you should never think so well of anyone, sometimes the more you trust someone, the more fatal a blow they tend to give you." "I know all this, but I just want my dad ......"

Archer interrupted her: "Well, you blindly worry about those useless things to do what, your father should do what he knows, not to mention that there is...... what you should worry about at the moment is how you can finish these things in your bowl." Elaine: "......"

Archer said, "I told you not to order so much, eat quickly."

Elaine retorted, "But this and this, aren't you the one who wants to eat, I'll eat what I ordered and you eat what you ordered."

The two people instantly began a new round of bickering, and the atmosphere was instantly much more relaxed and cordial.

After eating, all three of them were propped up.

After leaving the hot pot restaurant, Elaine stopped and said to Archer, "Why don't you take Natasha back, I have something to do, I'll wait a little longer."

With that she slipped away.

Archer yanked her by the collar, "What could you possibly have going on."

Elaine eyes rolled, looking for an excuse: "I'll ...... something ah, all said the girls, you do not pry......

Archer looked at her like that and thought she was probably going to run off to see Darnell again, so he let go of his hand.

They won't see each other twice anyway, so he's being a good guy.

Elaine winked at Natasha before she left, she could only help so far, the rest was up to her.

When she ran away, Archer said to Natasha, "Where's your driver."

Natasha said without changing her face, "I went out by myself today."

Archer lifted his leg forward, "All right, I'll walk you to the door, not inside."

Natasha followed him: "I'm really sorry about last time, my dad will never do that again......'

Archer said, "It doesn't matter, I'll just walk you to the door, and there's no later."

He walked to the car, Natasha then said, "That...... time is quite early, if you're not busy, I'll treat you to a movie, right?"

Archer paused: "I have to get back to the lab, I'm quite busy."

Natasha sniffed, embarrassed touched his face, thought and said, "Otherwise...... can I go with you to the laboratory ah, I have not been to that kind of place, a little curious." Archer looked at the time and thought for two seconds, "That's fine, get in the car."

Natasha nodded happily and was on the verge of popping up on her feet as she walked to the passenger side.

Half an hour later, the car pulled up in front of the lab.

Archer unbuckled his seat belt and walked quickly upstairs.

Natasha followed closely behind him, looking around as she walked.

When they arrived at the lab, two doctors immediately came to Archer with lab reports.

Archer took it and took the time to turn to Natasha, "Feel free to look at it yourself, just don't touch the stuff on the table." Natasha immediately raised her hands and stated, "I won't."

Archer nodded, picked up a white coat and put it on, put on protective glasses again, and went into the room inside. Natasha walked casually with her hands behind her back.

The lab was huge, with many instruments and equipment that she had never seen before.

Natasha almost half an hour to stroll around the laboratory, there are many closed rooms she did not go in

After strolling around, Natasha found a place to sit, resting her cheeks and looking at the lab room not far away.

Archer is inside, holding the data report in his hand and talking to the person next to him.

Natasha looked at the face gradually showed a smile, serious men really the most handsome.

After a while, the people inside the lab left one by one, leaving only Archer.

Natasha sat there, couldn't help but yawn, slowly leaned back into the couch, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

When Archer came out of the lab, it was almost midnight, and he was about to go home when he saw Natasha asleep on the couch. Totally forgot about her.

Archer stepped forward, crouched in front of Natasha and gently patted her shoulder, "Wake up, it's time to go home."

Chapter 1043 But I only like you

Elaine left the restaurant and didn't go straight home, but walked alone along the riverside, surrounded by beautiful lights.

She took out her phone, took two pictures and sent them to Darnell to send him a message.

However the message was sent and not replied to.

Elaine turned off her phone screen and leaned over the railing, blowing in the wind.

After a while, the phone vibrated a few times.

It's a call from Darnell.

Elaine saw this, and while fixing her wind-blown hair, she picked up and spoke in a light tone: "Are you done?"

Darnell hmmed, then added, "Elaine, want to go out on the river?"

Elaine thought he was referring to the two pictures she had posted for the sake of it, she nodded her head as she tapped her toes on the ground, "When is it, is tomorrow okay." "Now."

His voice was scattered by the wind, and Elaine thought she had misheard him. She turned her head to find a less windy place, but when she looked up, she saw Darnell holding his cell phone, standing two meters away from her. Elaine was stunned and instantly reacted by running towards him and jumping into his arms: "Why are you here?"

Darnell put his phone away and put one arm around her, "Archer said you were here for dinner."

Elaine has some regrets: "Ah? I should have known I would have waited for you to join me......"

It's okay, it's the same now.

At that, Elaine lifted her head and rested her chin on his chest, her eyes curved, "How are we going to get to the river, by boat?"

Take my yacht.

Elaine had gone out on the river with her classmates and friends on a yacht before, but she never thought that Darnell could actually drive a yacht.

She sat next to him, her feet swaying slowly.

It's not quite the height of summer yet, and the evening breeze is pleasant with a hint of coolness.

In no time, the yacht sailed away from the hustle and bustle of the river and headed deeper into the darkness.

The entire river was quiet, and overhead was a starry sky, foreshadowing a good day tomorrow.

Elaine said, "I went shopping for my dad's birthday present today, and for you, too."

Darnell turned his head to look at her and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Hmm?"

Elaine blushed slightly: "I can't tell you yet, and it's a bit tight, have to do my dad's first, I'll give it to you in a few days." Darnell's lips hooked down, his eyes redirected to the endless darkness, half a moment before he said, "Good." Elaine propped her hand back on the countertop, but it hit something.

She turned her head and pulled out a bottle of champagne.

Elaine asked, "Can I drink it."

Darnell said, "Yes."

However, as soon as the words were out of his mouth, he regretted them and was about to stop them when Elaine had found a champagne glass from somewhere and was excitedly popping the cork. Darnell rested his tongue against his teeth and leaned back in his seat for a few seconds before saying, "Elaine, it's windy here and drinking gives you a headache."

Elaine uncorked the cork: "It's okay, I'll just drink a little bit, I won't get a headache."

With that, she poured half a cup into a glass and handed it to Darnell: "Do you drink."

Darnell said, "I can't drink."

Hearing him say that, Elaine realized that he was driving a yacht and really couldn't drink.

She said, "Then I'll drink it myself."

At that moment, Darnell's cell phone rang, he looked at the caller ID and looked up and instructed Elaine, "Drink less, I'm going to take a call."

Elaine nodded her head incomparably and held out her hand to him, "I'll just drink this little bit."

Darnell gently rubbed her head, got up and took a few steps and stood by the railing to connect.

Elaine tilted her head, finished the glass, licked her lips, felt quite good to drink, and felt that there is no degree, plus a little thirsty after eating hot pot, so she continued to pour into the glass.

By the time Darnell returned from the phone call, Elaine had finished the bottle of champagne and was sitting on the yacht looking at the night sky and giggling.

Darnell walked over, "Elaine."

Elaine turned her head to look at him with an even brighter smile and reached out to point him to the distant sky: "Look, there are so many moons, twinkling ......" Said, she tilted her head again: "No, how do these moons look like the stars......"

Darnell took off his jacket, put it on her shoulder, took her hand in his and withdrew it: "Don't look, I'll take you inside to bed."

Elaine looked at him with misty eyes, "Sleep? Are we together?"

Darnell's temples jumped twice: "Yourself."

Elaine instantly tightened her hug around his waist and pouted, "Then I don't want to sleep, I want to be with you."

Darnell put his hand on her shoulder and lowered his voice a few notches: "Elaine, after you leave Riverside City, don't come back, go to a new place and start a life you like again."

Elaine nestled in his arms and instinctively replied, "But I only like you."

Darnell held her a little tighter and said nothing, just kissed her gently on the forehead.

Probably because she has been having a good time lately, Elaine was surprisingly quiet when she got drunk this time, not crying and screaming like she did last time.

After sitting on the yacht for ten minutes, Darnell carried her and went into the room inside.

Elaine's hands were still clutching the shirt around his waist when she was put to bed.

Darnell tried to pull her hand away, but every time she sensed his intent, she began to grunt, her brow furrowed in a frown, her little face full of aggression, as if she could cry in her sleep the next moment. He exhaled slightly and sat on the edge of the bed.

Elaine got an inch, the whole body leaned on him and slept more and more to satisfy.

Darnell lowered his eyes and just looked at her, his emotions indistinguishable.

Elaine drank and slept, and woke up the next day feeling lazy.

She stretched out with her eyes closed, but her hand didn't know what it touched.

Elaine sleepily half-opened her eyes and saw the side of a familiar face.

Last night's memories instantly returned in my mind.

So they are...... still on the yacht?

With a jolt, Elaine reached for her cell phone by her pillow and was relieved to see that it didn't have her dad's life-threatening series of calls on it. Elaine lay back down, her head pressed against Darnell's chest, rubbing it contentedly.

It feels so good to open your eyes like this and see him next to you.

But who knew that as soon as she moved, Darnell palmed the back of her head and his voice was low, with an imperceptible rasp: "Don't move."

Elaine looked up at him, found his eyes still closed and spoke in a whisper, "Are you awake."

Darnell made a low muffled sound, the knot of his throat sliding up and down.

Elaine whispered, "Are you ......"

Darnell breathed a lot heavier: "Shut up."

Chapter 1044 Watching the sunrise and sunset together every day

Elaine obediently kept her mouth shut, but couldn't control the rest.

Despite the layer of clothing, she could feel the tense muscles of Darnell's body, and the place she was next to was hot.

Elaine's heart was beating fast as if it was about to jump out of her chest, yet with the experience of her last failure, she didn't flinch, instead she pressed closer to his arms, put her hands on his waist and spoke tentatively, "What will happen if I move?" Darnell did not answer.

Elaine stared at the side of his face and once again mustered up the courage to move over and carefully try to kiss him.

But just when a centimeter was left, Elaine suddenly felt herself being held and turned around.

She opened her eyes and blinked innocently.

Darnell lowered his eyes and held her hand down next to the pillow, his voice low: "Elaine."

Hearing the warning in his words, Elaine whispered, "Last time at your house, if my dad hadn't shown up, we would have...... been here and no one was bothering us, you're not going to find a reason to reject me again, are you?"

Darnell's thin lips pursed slightly, silent for a few seconds before saying, "I'm not looking for a reason to turn you down, but this......"

Elaine interrupted him with a firm voice: "Whatever you say is an excuse."

Darnell's dark eyes stared at her and stopped talking.

Elaine had just said it all, but being looked at by him like that, her face couldn't help but get redder and redder, and she didn't even know where to look.

Between the breaths, there is a strong smell of testosterone.

Opportunity does.

She is leaving for Switzerland in a couple of days.

Missing this opportunity may not be available.

Thinking about it, Elaine closed her eyes, boldly wrapped her arms around his neck, and was about to kiss him when Darnell pressed down and bit down hard on her bottom lip.

Elaine "mewled" in pain, but Darnell didn't let her go, putting his palm behind her head and pressing her against him, deepening the kiss.

Elaine, who had not yet reacted, had her brain in a state of oxygen deprivation for a while.

But soon, the tingling pain coming from her chest woke her up slightly.

As the man's hot lips and tongue gradually down, her body surged with a strange and familiar feelings, but also a time to adapt, gently frowned, hands clenched the bed sheet underneath. She bit her lower lip hard to keep the unfamiliar sound from coming out of her throat.

When Darnell kissed her waist, Elaine was ticklish and uncomfortable, and her body involuntarily tried to shrink together.

But he was prostrate infront of her, and her legs were gathered only to pin his waist.

In a trance, the last piece of clothing she had on, fell to the ground.

Elaine felt that things were moving outside of her knowledge.

All the blood in her body seemed to be gathering towards the same place.

Elaine has never looked like this, lying honestly in his arms, nervous and scared, simply wrapped her arms around him and buried her head in his arms, not looking at everything that was being released. Darnell's voice sounded in her ear, his breath warm: "Elaine, relax."

I want to relax too, but I ......

The body's instincts are rejecting foreign objects.

Even if it's just a finger.

Darnell kissed her brow and, instead of rushing to the next step, carried her into the bathroom.

Elaine drank last night, although woke up also did not have time to headache, body aches, instantly will be dominated by other things, but this time soaking in hot water, still feel all over the body to get relief, comfortable want to stretch.

And outside the window, the sunlight penetrated the early morning mist is falling on the blue sea, seagulls flying in flocks.

It's not that she hadn't seen such scenes before, but what she saw now seemed to be the most beautiful one.

Elaine withdrew her eyes and leaned over the edge of the tub, looking at Darnell with his shirt and suit pants all wet: "Can we come here more often from now on."

Darnell's voice was low: "Hmm?"

Elaine thought freely: "Just like that, just the two of us, no one else bothering me, no place I should be going, no family feuds, just you and me, the two of us. Watching the sunrise together every day, and then watching the sunset together. There could also be another child, we......

Before Elaine could say anything else, her lips were gagged.

Darnell ran his hand over the back of her neck and took the tip of her tongue in his mouth, sweeping it with abandon.

Elaine was forced to raise her head, this position is not very comfortable, she reached out and grabbed his shirt, originally intended to lend a little strength, but did not expect, he pressed down, and within a few seconds, both people sat in the bathtub.

Darnell kissed her slender swan's neck, his hand went underwater, and he spoke in a mute voice: "Is it okay now?"

Before Elaine could answer, her ten fingers curled together and her hand clasped his shoulder.

With a faint ripple underwater, she almost completely lost her strength and slumped over his shoulder.

And that's just the beginning.

Nonetheless, Elaine's fingers didn't hesitate to untie his water-soaked shirt, one by one.

Soon, the metal belt buckle was also snapped off.

Darnell held her by the waist and gently kissed the corner of her lips, "Tell me if it hurts."

Elaine leaned over his shoulder and answered in an inaudible voice.

She's like, it doesn't hurt as much as the first two times she fell on her butt.

It's hard to get to this point, even if it hurts she can endure it.

However, after just a little bit in, she didn't feel quite right.

Even though you can't see anything in the water, is the size of ...... serious?

She's going to die, right?

Darnell sensed the stiffness and tightness of her body and reached out to pinch her earlobe: "Does it hurt."

Elaine lowered her head consciously and held her voice.

Darnell said, "Bite me if it hurts."

Hearing this from him, Elaine was not at all polite and bit him on the shoulder.

Darnell, breathing slightly heavily, took the opportunity to pinch her waist and press down heavily.

The water in the bathtub shakes violently and spills all over the floor due to this action.

The wind picked up outside the yacht, and the waves were stacked one on top of the other, swaying.

Chapter 1045 should not hurt as much as you

Elaine's painful whimper overflowed uncontrollably from the corner of her lips, and the nerves all over her body seemed to be twitching densely, and she almost cried out in pain. Darnell wrapped his arm around her waist, lips pursed straight, jaw taut, fingers gently rubbing her tailbone from bottom to top.

Gradually, Elaine's body relaxed.

Darnell got up with her in his arms and lifted his legs out of the tub.

The sudden sense of weightlessness made Elaine couldn't help but hold his neck tighter, firmly in his arms.

As he took a step forward, Elaine felt for a moment that she might be dying.

He just walked normally and slowed down his pace without much frequent movement.

Elaine opened one eye, though but...... it didn't seem to hurt as much as she thought it would.

There were even more, strange sensations that pooled in the small of the back.

Soon, Darnell put her on the bed and eased back out.

Elaine looked at his shoulder, where she had just bitten, her eyes wet, and whispered, "It's bleeding."

Darnell's eyes lowered and his voice was deep: "Hmm."

After realizing that the two of them were not on the same level of conversation, Elaine blushed slightly, "What I said ...... is not me!"

At that, Darnell looked up at her, "Hmm?"

Elaine pointed, "You're bleeding from your shoulder."

Darnell said, "It's fine."

Elaine bit her lower lip and reached out to touch her hand near his wound: "Does it hurt?"

Darnell whispered, "It shouldn't hurt as much as you do."

She began to defend herself, "I...... I'm not afraid of pain, it really hurts, I......'

Darnell kissed the corner of her lips, "I know."

Elaine rewrapped her arms around his neck.

Darnell asked her, "Does it still hurt."

Elaine's voice was thin, "A little."

So is it going to continue.

Elaine's mouth puckered slightly, "Yes."

Darnell's lips hooked at the corners and he lowered his head to take her lips and tongue, his hands parting her legs and pushing in slowly.

The familiar sensation came again, and Elaine's hands clenched the sheets beneath her.

But this time, the pain seems a little lighter than just now.

As the waves swayed faster and faster, Elaine felt as if she was in another world, and even her breath was not her own.

The pain in the body has long been covered by a strange emotion.

Several times, she couldn't control it in her throat and let out a moan.

The Internet really did not lie to her, this kind of thing after the pain, it is very...... happy.

Outside the yacht, the sun is getting brighter and brighter, and the whole sea is reflected in the shimmering waves.

On the clear water, it seems that you can still see schools of small fish swimming by, they keep circling around the yacht, as if they are feeding and can't leave.

Chapter 1046 You've been bitten here ah

By the time it was over, Elaine couldn't tell if the sheets were wet from the water brought out of the tub or something else......

She was completely drained and dazed as Darnell carried her into the bathroom to take a shower.

Elaine closed her eyes, too tired to even lift her arms, and just leaned into his arms in a rare moment of enjoyment.

Darnell whispered, "Sleepy?"

Elaine "mmm" and rubbed against his chest: "A little."

Go to sleep, I'll take you back later.

At that, Elaine's head tilted and her eyes opened slightly: "I didn't go home last night, my dad he ......"

Darnell said, "He's been in a meeting last night and it's not over yet, it's not too late to go back."

Elaine was instantly refreshed, meaning that her dad didn't even know she didn't come home last night.

She didn't know where the strength came from and grabbed the edge of the tub and tried to get up, "Then let's hurry up and try to ....... get back before he does." Halfway to the stand, Elaine's legs went weak and she fell back to sit.

Darnell caught her, his eyebrows twitched unnoticed, his breathing stalled slightly, and he slowed down before speaking out: "No need to rush, he'll be at least noon." Elaine's heart fell again, her nerves relaxed, and sleepiness struck again.

She yawned and leaned back into his arms.

It seems that as long as he is around, he can always arrange for her to handle everything, and she doesn't have to worry about anything.

Darnell wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her softly next to the ear.

Elaine had a solid sleep and by the time she woke up with a start, she was lying in her room.

She had just opened her eyes, and before her consciousness began to return, she felt the aches and pains all over her body.

It hurt more than the last time she played tennis, and her throat was dry.

Elaine struggled to lift the covers and crawled up, finding a glass of water next to the bedside table. She picked it up and drank it to the end in one gulp before she felt a little better.

After leaning on the bed for a while, Elaine suddenly remembered something and picked up the phone next to her glass of water to check the time, 3:00 pm.

She can really sleep.

Elaine looked at her phone and found that Natasha had sent her a message. After she replied, she put her phone down and slowly got out of bed and washed up, then changed and left the room. When she reached the first floor, she asked the maid waiting on the sidelines, "Is my father back yet."

The maid said, "Mr. James went back to the study at noon to get something, and when he saw that Miss was still sleeping, he didn't call you and left again."

Elaine opened her mouth and was about to ask something, but felt a little uninvited.

Since she was sleeping in her room when her dad came back, there should be no problem.

If he knows that she was out of bed last night, the skull can be lifted for her.

Elaine nodded sleepily, "By the way, what's my dad up to, I heard from...... that he's in a meeting, what's going on?"

The maid said, "I'm not sure of the exact reason, but I just saw a news report yesterday afternoon that seemed to say that the government side had received some kind of call, and Mr. James was probably busy all the time because of this." Elaine froze, the phone?

She took out her phone and searched the Internet and found that nothing major had happened in Riverside City in the past two days.

It's not that her father has never returned home only once every two or three days when he was busy at work, but for some reason, Elaine always felt panicky this time.

Tomorrow is her father's birthday, it should...... not be out of the question.

At that moment, Elaine's cell phone rang and it was the craft store informing her that she was ready to pick up her order.

Elaine said, "Yes, I'll be right over."

Hanging up the phone, Elaine messaged Natasha again, asking her to join her, and then quickly headed out the door.

After arriving at the entrance of the mall and meeting the two, they went straight to the craft store.

The moment she got the goods, Elaine's vaguely uneasy heart, was relieved, the two little people, really well done, is simply a shrunken version of her and her father, inside and out, all through the cute.

The staff of the craft store said, "Miss James, because we have more orders in the store, so the other set of handmade dolls you ordered will probably take a week."

Elaine nodded and put the one in her hand into a box and put it away, "Then I'll give you an address, you can send it directly there when you get there."

In a week's time, she's probably all in Switzerland.

After leaving the craft store, Elaine kept the gift box in her arms and couldn't stop loving it.

Natasha was beside herself and said, "Your dad would have loved this."

Hearing this, Elaine was in a much better mood.

While sitting next to the cold drink store for a drink, Natasha saw Elaine kept looking at her phone and asked, "Elaine, what's wrong?"

Elaine looked up, "Nothing, I was just checking to see if there was any news......"

News?

Elaine exhaled, "My dad was in a meeting yesterday until now, and I wonder if something happened."

Natasha comforted: "It's okay, your father's position, every day would have been busy because of a variety of things, I guess this time the matter is more trouble, deal with it after the good. And if something really big happened, it would have been in the news." Elaine stirred the popcorn ice in front of her and nodded gently, "We'll see when he comes back tonight."

Natasha took a sip of the drink in front of her and then pointed to her collarbone: "Here, you've been bitten, huh?"

Elaine first froze, and after reacting, she hurriedly raised her hand to cover up, her face instantly turning red.

Natasha's original intention was that she was not bitten by mosquitoes, and seeing this reaction, she immediately had an idea, with an incredible glint in her eyes, "You wouldn't be having sex with your boyfriend, would you ......" Elaine stuffed a piece of cake in her mouth and didn't retort, just that even her ears were so red they could drip blood.

Natasha gets it.

She swallowed the cake and asked immediately afterwards, "No, you're moving too fast, how long have you known each other?"

Elaine said, "It's been a long...... time."

A long time? A childhood friend? Have I met?

Not...... childhood friends, but...... Elaine didn't know what to say, whispered, "met. "

Natasha became even more curious and guessed all the friends she knew, knew, and had around Elaine, but none of them were.

She couldn't really think of anyone else, so she dropped the link and asked further, "So have you prevented it?" Elaine couldn't understand what she was trying to say.

Natasha anxiously "tsk" sound, simply get up and do next to her, with only two people can hear the voice said: "wear condoms ah." Elaine: "......"

It was only after a long time that she stifled two words, "No."

Chapter 1047 Can We Get Married Now

It was on a yacht, and there was no place to buy......

But she remembered that Darnell ended up that what, was out of the picture.

Natasha excoriated, "Then he's too irresponsible!"

Elaine super whisper: "It's not like that, at first he always refused, it was me......" Natasha: "......"

"

She was silent for a few seconds: I didn't see it before, how dare you, and actually dominate the king."""

Elaine was choked up: "But I'm going to Switzerland soon, and I may not be back for two or three years, so what if he moves on and falls for someone else in the meantime?" Natasha said: "I tell you, men such things, want to change their minds there are plenty of reasons, even if you have sex with him, he should like others as usual like others." Elaine said, "But at least I slept with him, no less."

...... makes sense.

If it's her, she sleeps too.

Natasha thought for a moment and added, "So, did you take your medication."

Elaine shook her head and spoke tentatively, "Do you have to take medication outside ...... too?"

This again touched Natasha's knowledge blind spot, she said: "Otherwise, you ask your cousin? He is a doctor, he must know better than us."

Elaine immediately refused: "No! That's embarrassing."

Natasha patted his chest to guarantee: "This matter to me, I promise to give you ask the drip, he will never find out."

Elaine thought for a moment, "OK...... OK."

Natasha immediately took out her phone and started sending messages to Archer, editing the text.

Natasha: [Dr. James, I just saw a Twitter number science that said there is no possibility of conception when a man and a woman have sex without a condom, as long as they are outside, is that right? When Archer received the message a few minutes later, every word in it was stimulating his eyeballs and he almost lost his breath.

But seeing that Natasha was asking serious questions again, she also answered in a sober and critical manner.

Archer: [Ejaculation outside the body is possible to cause unwanted pregnancy because there is no guarantee that a small amount of semen will remain in the woman's body before ejaculation. So intercourse is still recommended to use condoms for safe and effective contraception. About 2 weeks after the last intercourse you can do the hcg test to determine if you have the chance of pregnancy.]

Natasha was also looking hot-headed when she received this message.

She typed with reluctant composure so as not to reveal her flaw.

Natasha: [Okay I get it, thanks Dr. James, that Twitter number is so unreliable, I'm going to report him now].

On the other end of the phone, Archer raised a hand and scratched his brow, he could certainly see that the Twitter number was just an excuse.

Just a girl will ask this, the reason can be imagined.......

Archer suddenly remembered Brendon, he remembered, before that was Natasha boyfriend it.

Archer typed a few words back and forth and deleted them again.

Forget it, since Natasha is asking this, she probably doesn't want anyone to know.

After thinking about it for a long time, Archer sent a few words over.

Archer: [No matter what the situation is, protect yourself, especially girls].

This message was not seen by Natasha, as she discussed with Elaine again, whether to go for the medicine or not.

Elaine gripped her glass of water and stammered, "I ...... I don't want to take the medicine ......"

Elaine said, "If I'm pregnant, I'll give birth, the little baby is cute and the body is soft and comfortable to hold."

Natasha sent out a soul question, "Your father to know that you are unmarried and pregnant, can break your legs, right?" Elaine: "......"

She completely forgot about it.

Elaine thought for two seconds, "Then I can get the license before I go to Switzerland, so it won't be considered unmarried and pregnant."

Natasha looked at the time: "Today the Civil Affairs Bureau has closed, tomorrow is your father's birthday, according to the original, he estimated that the day after tomorrow morning will send you away, where you go to collect." Elaine opened her mouth, momentarily unable to refute.

Natasha added, "And, Elaine, are you sure that the man, who will marry you, will agree to get a license now."

Hearing her ask this, Elaine suddenly lost her breath: "Will ...... will it?"

She could always trust Darnell without reason or condition though, and she really didn't have to worry about anything when she was around him.

Whether before, or now, he has taken care of her to protect her.

As long as she is around him, she can feel at peace.

But after all, marriage is not a trivial matter, and she really wasn't sure that Darnell would say yes at this time.

Natasha said: "In fact, I think, you should either try his attitude, you are now only twenty-two years old, play are not enough, so early to have children to do what." Elaine nodded thoughtfully, "I'll think about it."

On the way back, she avoided the driver and went to the pharmacy to buy birth control pills on the pretext that her stomach hurt and she was not feeling well.

When she arrived home, Elaine flopped down on her bed, looked repeatedly at the pill in her hand, and after hesitating for a while, she dialed Darnell's number.

It was only when the ringing was almost over that Darnell's low voice came through, "Awake?"

Elaine said, "I woke up a long time ago, and I went to get my dad's birthday present back."

I thought you were going to be laid up at least tomorrow.

Elaine sniffed and her ears burned: "I'm not that tired...... it's obviously you who are putting in the effort......"

The rest of the words were a little too much for her to say.

On the other end of the line, Darnell's voice held a bit of a smile: "It's me."

Elaine added, "Are you busy."

Elaine stared at the pill in front of her and spoke in a whisper, "Can we ...... get married now?"

The last few words, her voice was so small and through the earpiece that Darnell didn't hear them clearly. Darnell said, "Hmm?"

Elaine plucked up the courage to repeat: "Can we, before I go to Switzerland, get a license to get married." Immediately afterwards, she muttered in a smaller voice, "In that case, I wouldn't be considered unmarried and pregnant."

On the other end of the line, Darnell was silent before saying, "Elaine, you're not going to get pregnant."

But...... but I asked, it is possible to get pregnant in vitro......

Darnell said, "You've taken your medication."

Elaine sniffed, "When?"

As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she realized that it was probably during the time she was asleep that Darnell had fed her.

When she thought of this possibility, her nose became a little sour, and she held the phone without speaking.

It took a moment before Darnell's voice continued, "I'm sorry, it was me this time, there won't be a next time."

Elaine was a little sad but brave enough to take responsibility: "It wasn't you either, it was me who took the initiative ......"

Chapter 1048 Actually I am very good at coaxing

Although Elaine had restrained herself, her voice still carried some resignation and crying.

Darnell's lips were pursed and he spoke again, his tone calm: "Elaine, you are still studying, and the matter of having a child should not be in your plans." Elaine lowered her eyes again, her fingers gripping the corner of the quilt, "Was that in your plan?"

This answer was completely expected by Elaine.

She added, "I should...... be leaving for Switzerland the day after tomorrow, I I......"

Elaine paused and didn't know what she wanted to say.

It was as if she had made a desperate choice and would not regret it, no matter what the outcome.

But yet trying to catch a glimpse of hope in the last hours.

It is true that not wanting to get pregnant out of wedlock is just an excuse, what she really wants is to get married to him.

But he also avoided refusing to do so.

Elaine is a little bewildered, two or three years is so long, what if ...... he really just likes someone else.

Just as her mood was getting low, Darnell looked at the clock and got up, "I'm coming over now."

When Elaine responded, only a busy tone was left in the phone's receiver.

What did he just say?

Now

comes over?

Elaine put down the phone, the faint lingering emotions in her heart seemed to be washed away a lot.

She threw the pill in front of her into the trash, rubbed her hair haphazardly, and stopped thinking about the mess.

In fact, Natasha and Darnell both have a point. She is not even capable of taking care of herself now, and she certainly can't take care of small children.

And, just...... so many times in the morning, this is only where to follow ah, how can there be so easy to get pregnant.

With renewed vigor, Elaine trotted downstairs and sat on the swing in the garden to wait.

Unlike last night's starry sky dotted with light, tonight's night sky is dark and gloomy, without a hint of light.

It was as if there was going to be a rainstorm.

As expected, not long after, the maid came over and said, "Miss, the weather forecast says there will be rain in a while, so come in."

Elaine swung slightly and turned back, "It's okay, you go rest first, I'll go in when it rains later."

The maid nodded and turned to leave.

Elaine's head leaned on the rattan rope next to her, and her toes nudged the ground with a click. Soon, Elaine felt a cool sensation coming from the back of her hand.

Elaine got up and was about to go inside and wait when she saw a car light up not far away.

She immediately stopped in her tracks and walked over with a joyful heart.

When the black car stopped, Franklin stepped out of it and looked at Elaine strangely, "Elaine, what are you doing here?"

Elaine's eyes rolled without revealing a flaw and hugged his arm, "Daddy, I'm coming to get you."

Franklin didn't suspect much, Elaine used to occasionally run over to pick him up when he came home, but that was years ago.

At that time little girl was less than his chest height.

Franklin spoke up as he lamented, "Well Elaine, go inside, it's starting to rain."

Elaine answered and looked three steps back in the direction of the door.

They had just entered the house when the rain fell heavily, smashing densely on the ground and making a sound.

Franklin sat down in the couch, took a breath, and asked again, "Elaine, what are you always looking out for?"

Elaine hastily withdrew her eyes: "I was thinking...... it's raining again, so it should be a little cold tomorrow."

Franklin smiled and said nothing, but his face was a little stony.

Elaine sat next to him, "By the way, Dad, what have you been up to these past two days? You didn't even come home last night."

Franklin patted her hand, "It's nothing, work stuff, it's settled."

Hearing this, Elaine patted her chest and exhaled, "That's good, I thought something big had happened, it's good that it's okay, it's good that it's okay."

Franklin looked at her like this and opened his mouth to say something, but stopped.

He said, "Elaine, Daddy still has some work to do, so I'll go to the study first, you go to your room early and rest."

Elaine nodded, "Good night Daddy!"

After Franklin went to the study, Elaine went back to the door and looked in.

Through the dreary rain, she seemed to see an inconspicuous light far beyond the gate.

Elaine grabbed an umbrella in the foyer, then gingerly made her way out.

Since Darnell said he would come to her, he would not go back on his word.

The night was stormy and the umbrella was blown to the east and west. Elaine held the handle tightly and when she got to the door, she looked at the black Maybach parked at the curb and the smile on her face gradually expanded and she knew it had to be him! Darnell leaned back in the driver's seat, his eyes flatly looking ahead, one hand casually resting on the steering wheel, wondering what he was thinking.

He did not withdraw his eyes until there was a soft tap on the car window.

Elaine stood in the rain curtain with her umbrella, her hair wet from the rain and plastered to the corner of her forehead, her wet eyes filled with light.

It seems to penetrate this dark night.

Darnell quickly opened the car door and stood in front of her, "Why are you out."

Elaine struggled on tiptoe trying to hold the umbrella up high enough to lift it above his head while saying, "You said you were coming to see me ah, my dad just got back so I thought you might not go in and came out to see ......" Darnell took the umbrella from her hand and whispered, "You should have called me."

Elaine looked up at him with her own reasoning, "It's raining so hard that if I call you, you won't let me out."

Darnell's dark eyes gazed at her and smiled faintly, "Cold?"

Elaine nodded, "A little bit."

Darnell pulled open the backseat door, "Get in."

Elaine immediately climbed into the car obediently.

Darnell put away the umbrella, sat next to her, closed the car door and then took a dry towel and wiped the rain from her head and face.

Elaine's eyes looked straight at him, unblinking.

Darnell said, "What's the point?"

Elaine spoke in a whisper, "Is that why you're coming over here now, to coax me."

Darnell didn't deny it: "Well."

At that, Elaine was a little happier: "Actually, I'm very good at coaxing, and I wasn't upset anymore when you said you were coming to me."

Darnell's lips curled down as he continued to wipe her hands with the towel, "Then it seems I shouldn't have come on this trip."

Elaine thought seriously, "Not being sad and being happier are different again."

Darnell dried the water on her hands, put the towel aside, and then fished something out of his suit pocket and put it in her palm.

Elaine saw this and her whole body was confused, looked at him and then at the emerald ring in her palm and her eyes widened slightly, "This can't be ...... a proposal, can it?"

Chapter 1049 How unfamiliar you are then

Darnell took her hand, "No."

Then this......

Darnell lowered his eyes and his eyes fell on the ring: "This is a token of the patriarch of the James family, which will protect you no matter what the time or situation."

Elaine did not expect at all that he would give this to her, her chest heated up slightly and she gave the ring back to him again, "Then this is yours, I can't take it in case you give it to me......"

Knowing what she was thinking, Darnell let out a low laugh, "Elaine, it's not as important to me as you are."

Elaine sniffed and couldn't help but blink, "Really."

Darnell re-holds the ring in her palm, "Really."

Elaine began to crawl up to him, sat skillfully on his lap, looked down at the ring in her palm, then slipped it over her hand, "So I can wear it?" "Yes."

Yet Elaine was bigger no matter which finger she was lacing.

She also knows very well that now the name Darnell, is already the patriarch of the James family symbol, this thing for him, no longer have the slightest role, but he gave her, is more meaningful than the marriage certificate. Obviously, he already knew all those thoughts she had during the previous phone call.

Elaine is ashamed of herself for not believing in this relationship of theirs.

She leaned into Darnell's arms, her head resting on his shoulder, and whispered, "There's something wrong with me too, I don't even seem to be able to live on my own, and having a baby now would be an irresponsible act." Darnell rubbed her head gently, "You can always count on me, it's just that children are too early for you."

Elaine looked up from his arms and said seriously, "But for you, it doesn't seem too early."

Elaine played with his buttons and whispered, "Then you wait for me for two years, okay, two years at most, and I'll come back and give you ...... birth."

She was only halfway through her sentence when her lips were blocked.

After the long kiss ended, Darnell's fingers gently caressed the back of her neck and whispered, "Elaine you remember, your life is always your own, you only live for yourself, not to be anyone's appendage." Elaine nodded her head, knowing what she was all supposed to do.

After a while, Darnell said, "It's time for you to go home."

The black Maybach pulled in slowly and Elaine got out and waved at him, "See you tomorrow."

Darnell said, "Well, get some rest."

When he left, Elaine jogged upstairs, found a necklace in the jewelry box in the checkroom, peeled off the top pendant, and put the ring Darnell gave her on and put it around her neck.

Elaine gathered her hair and stood in front of the mirror looking at herself, her eyes curved, so pretty.

After standing in front of the mirror for over half an hour staring at the ring on the necklace, Elaine lay in bed messaging Natasha, sharing her happiness.

Elaine: [I asked him, and although not married, he gave me something more important than a marriage license. /spinning circles JPG/]

Natasha: [What is it, it's not his heart, is it?

Elaine: [......]

Natasha: [You wake up a little, do not be deceived by such sweet words of men!

Natasha: [How I feel more and more, this man is a sea king, coaxing you into a daze, you are too shallow, sister.

Elaine thought about it, typed a few words and deleted them.

She touched the necklace around her neck and suddenly realized that since Darnell had given this to her and said she could just wear it, it meant that it would be possible for others to know about their relationship? Elaine, who reacted, froze, then rolled happily on the bed again.

After calming down, Elaine picked up her phone again and found a picture of Darnell she had taken earlier by the river and sent it over.

Natasha: [?

Natasha: [this is not the man we met before, I admit he is very handsome, but I now prefer your cousin a little...... age is also more appropriate, ah, so shy]

Natasha: [Where did you get his picture, how did you meet him?

Elaine: [He is Darnell.

Natasha: [He's that uncle of yours?!

Elaine repeatedly corrected: [He's not my uncle].

Natasha: [Also, I heard from my father that the James family is now incompatible with him and your false uncle-nephew relationship has come to an end].

Natasha: [No, I've heard that the patriarch of the James family is not a tiger, this is not the right ah].

Natasha: [My God, so how unfamiliar are you guys, you didn't even say hello the first few times you met, or you didn't recognize each other?

Natasha: [I think the possibility of not recognizing it will be greater, fortunately, fortunately, otherwise he would know that if we two asked him for WeChat, it's quite embarrassing, across generations].

Looking at the successive messages from Natasha, Elaine edited the line, 'Actually, he's my boyfriend', and wondered if she should send it.

After a while, Elaine decided to let it go.

Natasha might have been more embarrassed if she had said so.

It's better to let her digest the news first.

Elaine simply replied two sentences, saw the time just about to 12 o'clock, then put down the phone, walked to the side to take out the pre-prepared cupcakes and birthday gifts, lit the candles, walked to the door of the study card point knocked on the door. Soon, Franklin's voice rang out, "Come in."

Elaine pushed open the door, then happily said, "Happy birthday, Daddy!"

Franklin looked up from his desk, a little surprised: "Elaine ......"

Elaine walked over with the cupcake and placed it on the desk, "Happy birthday, Dad, there are too many people tomorrow and I wanted to give you an early one."

Saying that, she took out the gift box again, "This is a birthday present for you."

Franklin smiled and stroked her head, "Elaine is so good."

However, the words just fell, Franklin saw what she was wearing around her neck, his eyes slightly paused, the corners of his mouth twitched, some smile can not come out. Noticing his gaze, Elaine immediately tucked the necklace into her shirt and blinked innocently, "Daddy, it's your birthday today, you can't be angry."

Franklin withdrew his hand, "I think you just don't want me to have a good birthday."

Elaine took his hand and shook it, pouting, "Why not? I've been preparing for these for a long time."

Franklin was silent for a while before he slowly spoke: "Elaine, Dad seriously asked you, if you can't see Darnell anymore and you can't go back to Riverside City, will you hate Dad?"

Chapter 1050 - You really can value sex over friends

Elaine cocked her head and thought, "I don't hate dad, I know he's trying to protect me, but as long as people live in this world, they'll always see each other again. I promised Dad that I would go to Switzerland to finish the rest of my studies and not come back for two or three years and not see him, and I can do that, but why can't I ever go back to Riverside City?

Franklin looked at her and smiled, "Elaine, Daddy was just giving an example."

Elaine happily bailed on his arm: "I know Daddy is afraid that I'll only care about Darnell and not you, but you're both the most important people in the world to me!"

Franklin patted her on the arm and suddenly felt that Elaine was not wrong, no matter what, Riverside City was their home.

He once thought it was best for Elaine to leave Riverside City and get away from all this feuding.

But forgetting that this is the home she grew up in.

Wherever she goes, she will always be homesick and will one day return to the James family.

Even if he could eventually take her away with him, he could never stay with her for the rest of her life.

Elaine let go of him and said, "Dad, the candles are running out, so blow them out quickly and remember to make a wish."

Franklin nodded, then blew gently, and the candle went out.

Elaine said, "Dad, what did you wish for?"

Franklin said, "Wishes are not spiritual if you say them, go go go, it is so late, you hurry to bed, or tomorrow you will sleep again until noon."

Elaine spat out she head: "Then you should also go to bed early oh, do not work too late."

Got it, go ahead.

After Elaine left, Franklin sat down and opened the gift box. After looking at the birthday gift inside, two small dolls that were made according to their father and daughter, he couldn't hold back his laughter. Elaine, this child.

He hopes she will always be so simple and happy, but if he gets bent out of shape, it's bound to be the exact opposite.

After a few moments, Franklin put the lid on the gift box, his face gloomy for a few moments, took out his cell phone and dialed a phone number.

Since yesterday, there has been a spate of terrorist attacks all over Riverside City and an extremely arrogant attitude in calling the government before each strike.

Although they had taken immediate countermeasures, the other side was purposeful, picking places with fewer people to do so, obviously not wanting to make a big deal out of it.

In order not to cause panic, they could only suppress the matter and increase their efforts to investigate.

And no one knows better than Franklin that the reason this is happening is that those people are preventing him from leaving Riverside City.

As for their ultimate goal, it is his birthday banquet tomorrow.

Make sure you get Elaine out of there before something happens.

Elaine set several alarm clocks before going to bed to avoid not being able to get up the next morning.

She thought she had worked hard enough to get up, but when she came down the next morning yawning, two uncles from the James family had arrived and were playing chess with her father. Elaine froze for a moment and then greeted them one by one.

The two uncles of the James family looked at her with a smile, "Elaine, just now we your father was telling us that you probably won't even make it to breakfast, so it seems your father still doesn't know you well enough." Franklin said to her as she played this game, "Get up and go eat breakfast while it's still hot and save yourself from having to go back to preparing it."

Elaine nodded in response, gave a slight gesture to the two uncles of the James family, and turned to go into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, several servants were preparing the food for the evening birthday banquet, and it was evident that they were indeed quite busy.

Elaine didn't bother them, took a sandwich in her mouth and helped set up outside.

Throughout the day, in addition to those of the James family, there were also people from the business and official circles, who arrived one after another. There are a lot of familiar faces and a lot of raw faces.

Even when she stands far away, they like to somehow cue her, and then her dad calls her over and says hello to them.

An uncle I didn't know said, "How old is Elaine, does she have a boyfriend, and what type does she like?"

I have ......

Ahem!

Franklin interrupted the rest of her sentence with a violent cough, then smiled in response, "Elaine is still in school, so it's too early to tell."

The uncle lamented, "Elaine is so beautiful, sweet and understanding, how wonderful it would be if you could be my daughter-in-law."

At this time, there were other guests to greet, so the topic was invariably digressed.

Elaine also took the opportunity to slip away and found Natasha who was doing nothing next to her and tapped her on the shoulder: "What are you doing sitting here, why don't you come to me?" Natasha said, "I just watched you and your dad talking to someone."

As she spoke, she looked around again, "Your cousin doesn't seem to be here yet." Elaine: "......"

She said, "You really can be a big fan of sex."

Natasha looked serious: "No, I'm not looking for you, I still remember the last time we had dinner, you said as long as your cousin was there, your father would be fine, right?"

Speaking of which, the smile on Elaine's face closed a few points, looking around, see the atmosphere is quite cordial, everyone's face is full of smiles, between the conversation, but also very polite and courteous. There should..... not be anything that she is afraid of.

Immediately afterwards, Natasha whispered, "Is your uncle, who you don't know well, coming?"

He's coming, but he......

I know, he's not your blood uncle, I'm just used to it.

The way Elaine is trying to get rid of him, it seems that their families, not only do not know each other well, but also do not get along.

Not long after, the sky gradually darkened.

Outside in the garden, the lights hanging by the pool, also lit up one by one.

It's beautiful.

A few minutes later, Archer also arrived.

He did not like those false and polite, so he simply found a corner and sat down, where he also ran into Natasha and Elaine, who were also hiding.

Archer looked at Elaine, "What are you doing here?"

Elaine said, "I ......"

At this point, another aunt she didn't know very well came to greet her, and Elaine reluctantly smiled in response.

She really can't hide anywhere.

Just when the birthday banquet was at its most lively, Darnell arrived, and the guests, who had been talking happily to each other, had a brief stagnation of smiles on their faces, and the conversation was much quieter. Soon, people kept wanting to come forward to talk, jumping up and down, and being cautious.

There is a clear division between the James family who are standing in place with a less than stellar face.

Franklin turned his head and whispered to the men around him, "Find a chance to take the lady away while you can."