Ch. 216..220: Stay Around You Now And Forever (Hunter Jackson) Chapter 216-220
Chapter 216 Who was his Fiancee
When a damsel is in distress, a hero would come to her rescue.
That was why when Nina swung down, her heart was hoping for a miracle.
Perhaps someone would come to save her just as Young Master Hunter had saved Emily.
Until the rod landed squarely onto her wrist and until the pain radiated from her wrist and she almost fainted from the pain.
"Ah..."
The gruesome yelp sounded from the back alley and attracted the people along the street to look curiously.
But no one hurt this woman. Her injuries were self-inflicted.
That was why no one dared to interfere.
Not to mention that the atmosphere in the alley was so cold that no one would bother to venture into.
Lois called for the ambulance as an act of pity for the villain.
Emily looked at Hunter's arm but because he was wearing a long-sleeve shirt, she couldn't see if he was hurt.
But with such a forceful strike, there could very well be some internal injuries.
"You..."
"Come home with me." Hunter's voice was still cold.
Emily was stunned for a moment. He hasn't calmed down from his earlier loss of temper.
"I have lessons tomorrow afternoon." Afternoon... that's why this excuse was flimsy.
Hunter's expression changed, turned, and walked off.
Sally pushed Emily's arm and the group looked at Young Master Hunter's back view with a heavy heart.
He looked so ...
lonely.
"Emily ..." Sally pushed her again.
She couldn't resist when she saw the lonely image of a handsome man!
Lois was also heartbroken to see such a dashing man being treated that way.
"Emily, your class is in the afternoon and you have the time. Even if the class is in the morning, you don't have to worry as they have lots of chauffeurs."
This was not about whether she was able to make it in time for the classes.
It was because there was another woman in the house and that was why she was not willing to go back.
But what was she avoiding?
At this point, that was considered her home and she didn't need to avoid Wendy.
She shouldn't have to avoid her but she felt frustrated to see Wendy.
The car door was already opened by Liam as Hunter walked to the car.
But as Young Master Hunter got into the car, Liam's eyes lit up when he sees the person behind him, "Milady!"
Finally, Emily has agreed to come back on her own!
No one knew what happened between Young Master Hunter and Emily during this period but giving each other the cold shoulder would only hurt them.
Yeah, the ones that hurt were the common folks.
During the period when Missus wasn't around, Young Master Hunter practically became a workaholic.
Everyone in the company had to work at the same pace as him.
At times, apart from the cleaning workers, all the rest of the company staff had to work with him until the early hours of the morning.
Liam also felt very fatigued and if this was to continue, he might have a physical breakdown.
Emily smiled at him and looked into the car.
Hunter leaned back on the seat with his legs crossed and he looked like he was resting with his eyes closed.
But his entire body exuded the feeling for others not to approach him. That feeling was so strong that it could be felt even when separated by the car window.
"Please get in Missus, Master is waiting for you."
Liam knew Hunter very well. Although he looked cold and distant, but... this cold personality, wasn't it a type of arrogance?
Normally Young Master Hunter would sit on the right side of the rear passenger seat.
But now he sat on the left side so it was obvious that he left the right side for Missus!
He definitely missed her a lot but externally he tried to show that he was indifferent. Isn't this a form of arrogance?
Liam softly remarked and secretly repented within him.
He didn't mean to disrespect Young Master Hunter but the normally decisive man
that he was, he became like a kid in front of Missus.
Petty, stubborn, childish, and... at times pathetic.
In the entire world, only Missus can turn Young Master Hunter into this pathetic state.
Liam closed the door as Emily sat in the back seat and he got back to the driver seat and started driving home.
No one spoke.
Hunter's finger twitched and he felt like smoking.
But she doesn't like the smell of cigarette smoke. So, he endured.
After a while later, he suddenly looked at her, and unexpectedly Emily also looked
over.
Hunter's face was cold as ice and he endured his excitement and questioned, "You drank?"
"Yes." Emily nodded, "we celebrated after winning a competition today."
He raised his eyebrows and felt uneasy, "Is signing a contract with the Sharp family that big of a deal?"
She didn't how to respond to him.
Though they had not signed the contract officially, it should be done in the next
few days and it was something to be happy about.
But if she were to express her happiness about it, this chap might become unhappy again.
Hunter was indeed frustrated but, in the end, he suppressed his unhappiness.
It wasn't easy for them to be together and he doesn't want all those issues to spoil their mood.
"How much did you drink?" He asked.
"Not much."
Actually, Emily was rather nervous each time she was alone with him.
Though Liam was in front driving and would typically not speak.
That's why she felt as though there were only two of them.
She really doesn't want to quarrel because she would feel lousy after a quarrel.
"You... also drank?" His body reeked of alcohol and she had noticed this when they were in the alley but she didn't have a chance to ask until now.noveldrama
"I drank because I was unhappy after being rejected."
"..." Emily was speechless, he said it so directly that it was her fault. How was she supposed to respond?
Young Master Hunter ended a topic easily leaving the other party unable to continue with the conversation.
She turned and looked outside as Hunter continued to look at her side, "You have nothing to say to me?"
"Drink less in the future." She said without turning back.
"Humph!"
"..." Emily frowned and finally turned and look at him.
As she was about to say something, Young Master Hunter's phone rang.
The ring tone was the original factory setting and he didn't download anything.
This man was only twenty-seven but he was serious and low profile like a middle- aged man.
Yes, an uncle or even a grandpa.
Hunter took out his phone and Emily shifted her gaze down.
She saw the phone display the caller's identity and her mood, which just took a
turn for the better, was ruined.
Wendy.
This woman was so annoyingly ever-present.
Now that she lived at WongRiver Pavilion, wasn't it enough that she had to face
her? When he was late in going home, she would call to check on him.
So, who was Young Master Hunter's fiancée now?¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
Chapter 217 You are my Fiancee
What surprised Emily was Hunter looked at the display, tossed the phone aside, and didn't answer.
Without saying anything, Young Master Hunter's actions put Emily's heart at ease.
Whether she admitted or not, she would still be jealous and be offended by the call.
"How is grandma's health?" Her mood improved and finally, Emily was willing to start a conversation.
"Go and visit her if you really want to know." Hunter scoffed.
Emily glanced at him and her heart skipped a beat.
His hair was slightly ruffled, his breath reeked of alcohol and his face was red from the drinking.
Every part of him exuded wild animal desires, she can't look, she shouldn't look!
She quickly looked away as she knew that she shouldn't look at this man for a moment longer.
"I will visit her later."
"Are you certain?" Hunter raised his eyebrows. Visit her at this hour?
She would be disturbing her rest if she visited grandma at this hour.
Only then did Emily realize that it was a little too late for her to visit grandma.
"Then..."
Hunter's phone rang again and it was Wendy who called again.
He was clearly frustrated and turned off the phone.
Emily pretended that she didn't see this and turned to look at the scenery outside.
As the car drove and the reflections of the window flickered by, the window suddenly reflected the image of Young Master Hunter looking at her.
At that moment, her heart jumped and her breathing raced.
She quickly looked down so that she could avoid looking at him.
Why was he staring at her?
"Come over." He suddenly said.
Emily was startled and turned to look at him, "Why?"
Hunter didn't say and just stretched out his hand and pulled her over.
The temperature of the interior raised several degrees. And there was the feeling that something was about to happen.
Her breathing began to be flustered and didn't know what Young Master Hunter wanted.
Both her hands pressed onto his chest and gently pushed and her face started to blush.
"Young Master Hunter, what's the matter?"
They were just talking, was it necessary to pull her so close?
"Avoiding me?" He frowned and was upset with her evading him.
"No." Emily was stubborn, why did she have to avoid him?
"Then why are you struggling?" Hunter tightened his grip on her and her petite
body immediately fell into his embrace.
Emily frowned, does struggling mean that she was avoiding him?
Can't she struggle when he suddenly grabbed her?
"I..." The next moment she quickly shut her mouth as she detects his chilly breath.
"Has any man hugged you like this?"
All the anger that he had suppressed suddenly erupted.
He grabbed her onto his thighs and didn't allow a single ounce of resistance.
Emily started to panic when she realized that was about to happen.
This man looked high and mighty but in fact, he was extremely petty!
"No." There shouldn't be, except when she was an infant.
The atmosphere warmed up slightly but he was unsatisfied.
"You are my fiancée!" This had never changed!
"But Young Master Hunter said that you wouldn't interfere with my personal life."
Work was considered her own matters. Her contract with the Sharp family
wouldn't affect their engagement status, would it?
She hadn't done anything with another man to affect his reputation.
He was simply upset that a woman rejected him.
In short, it was due to his male chauvinist complex.
"You really know how to press my buttons to upset me!" Hunter squinted.
He had said this previously and since they were his words, he was able to renege.
"Young Master Hunter, I simply wanted to start my own career. I didn't do anything wrong."
She realized in his look that if he wanted, he could ruin all that she had achieved.
It was pointless to reason with this man because men are all unreasonable! He glared intensely at her.
This type of attention wasn't affectionate and, on the contrary, had the feeling of being intimidated.
If it had been another woman, she would have given in and agreed not to sign the contract with the Sharp family, right?
But she wasn't any other woman. She was Emily!
In two years, perhaps not even two years, she would have nothing to do with Young Master Hunter.
Whether it was the Jackson Group or her own Century Group, she doesn't want a single bit of compensation...
In fact, in her previous life, it was Hunter who terminated their marriage.
After the engagement, Hunter had already agreed that ten percent of the Century Group would be given to her as compensation for her losses.
Though Emily knew that she doesn't worth that much.
But in the end, Grandma insisted that they marry and made Young Master Hunter
agree to marry her before Grandma passed away.
That was why they got married two years after the engagement.
They didn't mention about the divorce after they got married.
The first and only time they spoke about divorce was brought up by Emily.
In the end, Wendy laughed opportunistically and found someone to kill her by crashing into her.
She must not tread the same path in this life and relive the tragedy. She must depend on herself.
"Young Master Hunter, I know that you are upset but I also know that you are not interested in Comics."
The comic business was small and fickle and totally unworthy of his time.
Emily also doesn't understand why Young Master Hunter would be bothered to go
to Skyler University to vie for talents with the Sharp family.
Did he like her? No no no! Don't even think of it. Didn't she suffer enough in her past life?
Emily never felt that Hunter liked her a single bit. At most, he felt that his possession was being touched by others.noveldrama
To him, she was his fiancée and that meant that she belonged to him.
Now, he was very upset that his possession was touched by second young master Sharp.
A male chauvinist needs no reason to be possessive over his things.
"I know for a fact that second young master Sharp is also uninterested in comics but the people he has are all professionals and he really put in his money and effort in this business."
Ever since the Sharp family organized this competition, all the rules and regulations, subject matter, and procedures were very professional and proper. From these, one could tell that the Sharp family was serious about the business.
"Young Master Hunter, though I know that if you wanted, you can set up a comic company that can easily become the leading business in the industry."
"But I don't want others to feel that my team rose to the top because of my status. I want my team to rise up by our own abilities... you... what are you doing?"
He didn't speak a word and lowered his head and moved so close to her, what did he intend to do?‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒
Chapter 218 She was just a Child
After Liam got off from the car, he immediately tried to get as far away as possible.
A period of time elapsed before the car door opened and a man emerged from within.
His complexion was undisturbed, his temperament was calm and composed and his outfit was impeccable. He was giving off a look of otherworldly coldness.
A woman emerged from the car following his steps, and although her attire looked like it was just fixed, it could be seen at a glance that there were creases on the fabric of her clothes.
Her hair was slightly messy as well. She had to be grateful for her good hair quality. With just a swipe of her fingers, her hair immediately looked like it wasn't messy in the first place.
Despite that, her cheeks were tinged with an obvious redness, and her breathing was ragged and full of disturbances. There was a glint of emotional light seeping out from beneath her eyes.
If it was not because they had drunk too much, their looks right now must had been caused by some interaction between them that had somehow spiked their emotions.
"Why are you staring at me like this? You have caused me, your fiancé, to lose face in public. Don't you think you deserve some punishment?" Compared to her haggard look, Hunter was smirking slightly.
Emily threw a piercing stare at him and thought that this guy in front of her was so shameless beyond her imagination!
Contrary to her real intentions, she couldn't really just reprimand him in public because of this. This was because they were still fiancé and fiancée in name.
Emily fixed her attire once again before entering the hall.
To her surprise, she saw Sarah sitting on a sofa in the hall, looking uninterested.
When Sarah saw that Emily had returned, she immediately stood up but she looked beyond Emily as she directed her gaze at Hunter who was behind Emily.
"Hunter, you're back now?" Her voice was low and rough, and there was a hint of anxiety hidden in it.
"Yes." Hunter nodded and walked towards her with Emily. "Hi, Sarah."
"Hunter, please let Nina off the hook this time. She is only a child who doesn't understand the ways of the world." Sarah began, and her tears which were welling up in her eyes were almost breaking free.
A tragedy had struck Nina, and although she couldn't find an opportunity to visit Nina yet, she knew fully well that with the destruction of her hand, Nina could very well forget about her future career as an artist from this point onwards.
She was planning to visit Nina after this, but at this moment, she had to make things clear with Hunter first.
"Hunter, if Nina has done anything wrong in front of you, let me apologize to you on her behalf, is that alright?"
"I won't pursue her for this matter.” Hunter stated his stance clearly, “Unless, she tries to stir something up again."
"She won't do that anymore, she really won't!" Sarah instantly shook her head as a sign of guarantee.
"If that's the case, you can go back now, Sarah. I am giving you my word that I won't pursue her about this matter anymore."
He decided to bring this matter to an end at this point.
Hunter headed towards a sofa and sat down, but Sarah was still rooted to the spot. She was staring at him while biting her lips.
“Sarah, is there anything else?" Hunter raised his eyebrows.
There was no distinction between his expression now and how he normally
looked like. Although such a major incident had happened and had led to the ruin
of Nina's life, he looked unfazed by everything that had unfolded.
Sarah's fingertips were shivering while she gawked at this man who was just sitting idly on the sofa. She had a decent relationship with this man.
She was worked up while feeling wronged at the same time. She couldn't resign herself to her fate at the moment.
Despite this, she tried to suppress her anger from pouring out from within. She tried to maintain her usual calmness and tenderness while she spoke to him.
"Hunter, Nina is only twenty-two right now. She is really just a child."
At her age of twenty-two years old, she hadn't even graduated from school yet. She was at a tender age, an age when everybody was bound to make some mistakes.
There was no escaping the fact that people at this age would make mistakes. As long as they could turn over a new leaf, wouldn't that be the best possible outcome?
Hunter trained his gaze at her while thinking that he shouldn't get into any altercation with his stepmother who had been very obedient since marrying into the Jackson family.
Despite that, he was the type who didn't like to explain everything about himself to anybody. This was why he had chosen to remain silent when he found that he disagreed with Sarah's words.
It seemed like Sarah, who was trying her best to avoid any arguments usually, had her nerves being plucked somehow today.
She came to Hunter while looking visibly restrained as her fingertips were trembling.
"Hunter, I hope you can give me your absolute promise that nobody will ever hurt Nina again."
"Sarah." Emily came to Hunter's side and met her eyes.
"In your eyes, am I a child?" Emily asked.
Sarah didn't want to deal with her at this moment, but she couldn't just ignore
Emily since she was just standing next to Hunter.
"I don't understand what you are trying to say, Mrs. Gale." Her lips were quivering slightly.
"If someone wants to hurt me, will you be able to tell that person to call off her actions and explain to that person that I'm still a child?"
Sarah just gaped at her. She really didn't want to get into any arguments with Emily today. She just wanted to hear it from Hunter himself, to get him to give her his words.
Nina was her beloved niece all along. Her parents and elder brother were all clambering with anxiety because of that incident that had happened to Nina.
At the moment, the whole Marsh family was in a state of chaos. Everyone was feeling indignant and saddened, but they couldn't do anything to Hunter.
At this timing, how could she have any energy to care about some girl who was still not officially a member of the Jackson family yet?
"Mrs. Gale, I know you've felt wronged too, but you have to consider Nina's current poor situation too. I hope that you can be the bigger person and stop meddling in our business."
“Sarah, I just want to be reasonable with you."noveldrama
Emily never wanted to provoke Sarah in the first place. She could see that Sarah was teetering on the brink of losing control because of her built-up anger, but she was able to maintain her educated façade and suppress her emotions.
It was not easy for anybody to achieve such a feat.
"Back then, it was that precious child of yours, Sarah, who had called for over thirty brawlers to stir up trouble for us."
Emily's expression was a little darkened, but she wasn't saying this sarcastically. She was more furious, if anything.
Sarah on the other hand decided to ignore her, as she looked at Hunter intently, "Hunter, I just need a word from you!"
"Sarah had ordered those people and threatened to destroy my classmate's hand. And she had threatened to beat me into a pulp! Who am I supposed to seek out so that I will get a promise such things will never happen again?" Emily suddenly put some strength into her voice, and echoes of her words were reverberating around the hall.
She had made her thoughts very clearly, in the literal sense.
"You can claim that if someone from the Marsh family has committed a mistake, it's because she is just a child. What about innocent people like us, who are also around her age? Are you telling me that we're not children compared to her?"
"The one she wanted to destroy was her little boyfriend from back then. She had been forcing him to create artworks for her while in the process hijacking his works and plastering her name all over them."
"You're spouting nonsense!" Sarah finally couldn't hold back her anger as she stared at her with ferocious eyes.
"Is there anything wrong with you now? Are you injured or handicapped in any way? Are you wronged in any way?" Sarah retorted.
But what about her precious Nina? Her Nina had gotten her hands destroyed in the end!
"I didn't get injured, but that was because I knew how to ward off the dangers. I had called in some people to help with the situation."
"Despite that, Miss Marsh from your family wouldn't know how to stop. She even wanted to injure my classmate by using a wooden stick. If it were not because of Hunter who had come to the scene, the one who is injured now would be me."
"You..."
"Hunter had gotten hurt, Sarah, and it was done by Nina too. Or are you going to say that such an injury means nothing for Hunter since he is bulky and thick- skinned?"
“I...” Sarah looked at Hunter, but she couldn't see any signs of injury on him at all.
In the end, her piercing gaze were trained on Emily, and her last barrier of courtesy was breached by her fury.
"This is not your home, you don't have any right to speak here! I am the first madam from the Jackson family and I order you now to get lost! Get back to the Gale family now!"
Emily returned her gaze calmly while realizing the fact that her efforts to be reasonable with her were in vain after all.
She suddenly took out her phone and dialed a number. She spoke into her phone, "Go find out the details about Nina's involvement with some unspoken rules from long time ago. Disclose everything with the support of evidences.”‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒
Chapter 219 Enjoy While You Still Can
"What are you trying to do?" Sarah almost gone crazy when she heard Emily.
Hunter was staring at Emily with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
This little girl, she could pull such a... vicious move!
Although her actions were cruel, but somehow, he felt a swell of admiration towards her.
She was worthy to be his woman.
After hanging up the phone, Emily returned her phone to its original place while looking at Sarah faintly.
"I didn't do anything at all, I just want to make use of certain methods to let you, who think that someone who's twenty-two is still a child, know that she was no longer a child since long time ago."
One shouldn't regard a person who had committed mistakes as merely a child.
And one shouldn't have one-sided emotional perception about other's opinion about that "child" she or he was talking about.
No matter who it was, even if that was your own child, as long as he or she had committed grave mistakes even by accident, the society would teach him or her a lesson. This rule applied to everybody universally, let alone adults.
"Who have you called just now? Ask him to stop! Do it now!"noveldrama
Sarah was stomping towards her, looking like she wanted to pry away Emily's phone.
Emily dodged sideways and ended up sitting in front of Hunter.
Sarah wanted to pull her, but Hunter raised his hand and pushed her hands away while barking, "Sarah, that's enough!"
"Aren't you stopping her? Do you know what she's doing now?”
Sarah was on the brink of tears. She was feeling aghast at this child whom she had cared for many years but was now assisting an outsider to engineer her downfall.
"Hunter, I'm your stepmother! Even if I'm not your biological mother, did I ever mistreat you in any way throughout the years?"
"Her actions are going to push Nina towards death's door! Hunter, are you really going to help such a heartless woman?"
"If your niece had never done any of those, and it turns out that such rumors were fabricated by her and her friends, I can guarantee that I will punish her for this." Hunter pushed away her hand slightly but Sarah didn't intend to give up on advancing towards Emily. She was stopped short by Liam.
“Madam, since the master has given you his words, why are you still being stubborn?"
"No, you have to stop her, Hunter, you have to stop her now. Or else, Nina would really meet her end!"
Hunter lifted his gaze and focused on her with a blank face, "Sarah, are you saying that you believe your niece had done those despicable things too?"
"I..." Sarah's expression froze, "Nina was just a child. She was ignorant about the ways of the world."
"Then, I'll have to urge you to get to the truth of this matter and realize that she was no longer a mere child since long time ago. After that, you can come to see me again."
Hunter simply waved his hands.
Liam immediately directed his attention on Sarah. "Madam, it's getting late now, you should go back earlier to rest."
"Hunter, don't do this to me, you'll cause Nina's life to go to ruins. Hunter, I beg you now, stop her, please stop her..."
Although Sarah was never respected by the two ladies in the Jackson family all along, but she still wielded some power within the family. Hunter was especially respectful towards her.
With her status in the family, if word had gotten out that she was being "ushered" out of the WongRiver Pavillion, how could she face anybody with her head held high anymore?
Despite this, she was not totally sad about this fact. She was rather saddened by the fact that Hunter had decided not to compromise with her even for one bit.
He was siding with Emily now. He had made his intentions of destroying Nina's life clear.
There was no way she could let this happen. Nina's life was going to get destroyed by them if things went on undisturbed!
After Sarah was sent out of the place, Liam returned and looked at Emily while
finding it hard to begin, "Milady, are you really going to..."
He didn't finish his sentence after that. He just silently wished that the milady was joking about her threats. Otherwise, if this matter escalated, the two families
would have a hard time facing each other in the future.
"Milady, you... you're just spooking Madam, am I correct?"
"Has the Young Master ever sent out false alarms before when he's dealing with similar situations?"
Emily picked up a tea cup and took a sip of the tea.
"This..." Liam shot a glance at Hunter.
Young Master Hunter would never just intimidate anybody without putting in real actions. He was a stranger to such intimidation strategy. The Young Master would always follow up his promises to the end. He would ensure actions were carried out once he had decided on a plan.
The downside of this decision was that both families would lose face, since the madam had been maintaining her behavior well during the span of twenty years she was with the family.
The milady was going to inflict on her immeasurable damage from the get go. Was there any hope for peaceful exchanges between the two families moving forward?
"Liam, if you think that my actions will tarnish the reputation of the Jackson family, then consider this a move made by me personally." She said nonchalantly while getting up after replacing the tea cup onto the table.
"Every notorious child is raised by at least one notorious parent. In some cases, both of the parents are of the same breed. I'm talking about the madam in this situation."
"How could the madam..."
"It's a mistake in itself to shower excessive love and care on a child. If Nina never did any of those things, and if it ever turns out that I am just framing her, then the Young Master will bring down the punishment on me personally. You don't even need to persuade me now."
"I don't think that will happen." Hunter put down his cup while thinking that if such
a situation arose, he would have to punish her using some other methods.
Emily then headed upstairs, followed by Hunter.
Liam stared at their backs while letting out a shallow sigh.
The milady had stated that a notorious parent was the mastermind behind a notorious child's life. Wouldn't this saying applied to the both of them perfectly?
Liam fully believed that if the milady had committed any mistakes or bullied anyone, the Young Master would do everything to conceal her faults. Nobody would be able to beat him in this respect.
The Young Master was a devil when it came to concealing someone's mistakes!
Emily stopped in front of the door to her room. She turned around to look at the man closely behind her.
"Young Master Hunter, your room is back there. You have passed by it."
"If you can't go to my room, then I have no choice but to barge into your room."
Emily continued to stand by the door in an attempt to block his way, "Young Master Hunter, it's already getting late now."
"So what?" He took a step forward while Emily retreated one step in response to him. He was able to position himself neatly within the door frame as he leaned on the frame.
"Are you going to take a bath before going to bed?" An enchanting thought suddenly encapsulated his mind and piqued his interest, "Shall we take a bath together?"
"Taking a bath... together?" Emily was only able to fully comprehend the meaning of these words after a short while. She instantly backed off.
"No..."
"I have never tried that before so I'm quite curious about doing it." He took another step forward while shutting the door behind him in one smooth motion. Emily glared at him and replied, "Young Master Hunter, there must be too many things you will never be able to try yourself. Could it be that you want to try each activity one after another?"
"I will gladly give everything a try as long as I am interested in those things." He extended his arm.
Emily instinctively evaded his devilish grasp and retreated to a safe spot far from him.
What was wrong with this guy? He was not in a good mood when he returned home just now, but it seemed like he was in high spirits at the moment.
She couldn't help reminding him, "I have done something extremely cruel just now."
"I know that." He registered her words instantly as if to remind her that he was there with her just now.
"Aren't you angry with me?" Although he never voiced out his objections, it didn't alter the truth that her actions would inadvertently harm the relationship between the Jackson family and the Marsh family.
"Do you think you've done anything wrong by doing that?" Hunter replied her with a question of his own.
"Of course not." She never saw herself as a charitable and kind person. When an unkind person like her was wronged by anybody, her first reaction would be to
retaliate against the instigator.
What was wrong with retaliating?
"Since you've done nothing wrong, why should I get angry with you?"
Hunter slowly inched closer to her while he loosened his collars, "I think we should
continue our previous topic of conversation."
Shall they try something new for a change today?
Life was short anyway. Shouldn't they enjoy while they still could?
Chapter 220 I’ll Give You Ten Seconds to Get Ready
The room itself was indeed spacious, but when Hunter was inching closer to her by the second, Emily suddenly felt that her room was shrinking in size.
She tried to escape this confined space by circling around him and exited through the door.
But somehow, she would always end up getting caught by Hunter no matter where she tried to escape to although his pace was pretty leisurely and slow.
In the end, she was being held motionless against the study table.
"I am very angry today." Hunter's tone was devoid of anger as he declared this.
"Woman, shouldn't you accept some form of punishment for your previous actions?"
"Aren't you holding the view that I've done nothing wrong?" They just had this conversation a moment ago. Was his memory somehow failing him?
"Do you think you've done nothing wrong at all in the afternoon?"
"I've done nothing..."
"In my personal opinion, you're utterly wrong about something." And he had promised her to talk to her about this behind closed doors at night. He was delivering his promise at the moment.
"But, that was when we were still out there. We were... talking about some formal matters."
Emily squeezed her eyebrows hard as she came to a realization after catching a hint of disdain underneath his very eyes. For this guy, his words were absolute!
As long as he saw fit, it didn't matter whether something was really just formal or personal matter. Nobody could refute his position once he had settle on one!
This man was too domineering!
"Then, what do you want to do now?" Emily immediately regretted herself for asking such a question. She was digging her own grave by asking this question.
As expected, a flash of smile appeared at Hunter's lips. It was a rare smile even for someone like him.
"I'm not going to do anything, I just think you need to be punished slightly."
"What kind... of punishment are you talking about?" Her voice was slightly hoarse now. She felt her throat rapidly drying up as she asked this.
His smile was really... captivating. If she was not being careful, her entire existence would be sucked into that charming vortex.
Emily was frozen on the spot until Hunter suddenly picked her up and marched towards the bathroom. Only then did her senses return. She subconsciously grabbed his half-undone shirt and stammered, “Young Master Hunter, what are you doing now?"noveldrama
"Didn't I say that we should enjoy ourselves as much as we can since life is short?" Hunter lowered his head and there was a flash of brilliance hidden within his eyes. His gaze had the power to enchant others, yet it was somehow intimidating.
"Since I haven't tried some things yet, I think I should give it a try." He kicked open the door to the bathroom and marched into the bathroom with wide strides.
"No... no way! Wait a minute, Young Master Hunter!"
He put her down, and at the moment she wanted to flee, she felt a force pulling her into his embrace.
He was pinning her in between the sink and his body as he started to remove her flimsy T-shirt.
"No... you can't do this, Young Master Hunter. Don't do this to me, I'm- I'm not ready for this, I..."
"Alright, I'll give you ten seconds to get ready."
He was grinning at the moment at her flustered look. He was really amused by her.
"Now, I'll remove your clothes which are in the way."
"Didn't you say that I have ten seconds to prepare?" She thought that she would have ten seconds of solitude in the bathroom to mull things over.
Perhaps, she would have a slim chance to escape his grasp that way.
"That's right, I'll get into the bath with you after ten seconds." It was only natural for him to remove her clothes during this extremely short interval.
"That's not what I mean..." Emily was on the brink of tears when she discovered that his understanding of these ten seconds was very different compared to her understanding!
"Wait a minute, wait- wait a minute..."
Suddenly, Liam's voice came from outside the room as he knocked on the door, "Young Master Hunter, something bad has happened."
Hunter was planning to ignore him. Was Liam getting more and more useless nowadays? Couldn't he handle things himself even if something bad had happened?
"Liam is looking for you now." Emily tried to push him to get some separation from her body, but to her dismay, he wouldn't budge.
"He will be able to deal with it fine." Hunter's huge palms were now clasped on her waist. He was trying to uplift her T-shirt through the gap of her clothes near her waist.
Emily struggled to stop his advancing hands but his other hand was removing her T-shirt from another direction. She couldn't stop him from achieving his goals at all, so she was in an utter mess and she was going to go crazy!
Her shirt was really going to be uplifted in no time, and her tight undergarments was going to come into exposure!
She couldn't help screaming at this stage but this bastard was savoring this joyous moment endlessly.
No, she couldn't let him go all the way! She couldn't lose her ground completely!
She really didn't want to get into a bath with Hunter. She couldn't bring herself to do something so embarrassing!
They might really just take a bath together, but what would the future hold for them afterwards? This naughty bastard would only continue to come to her with outrageous requests after outrageous requests!
"Young Master Hunter, our relationship is one constructed on paper. We are being tied together according to an arrangement, so please stop doing this to me."
"While the contract is still in effect, at the very least we are still fiancé and fiancée." Hunter didn't faze at her attempt to stop him. The smile continued to linger on his lips ever so slightly.
"Is there any unmarried couple who won't do this kind of thing? Hm?"
"No..."
"Young Master Hunter!" Liam's voice interrupted them abruptly again as it bombarded them from outside the room. "Young Master Hunter, Wendy is... missing now."
...Wendy was missing? If Liam had come to Hunter with this news, then it must be true. And her disappearance might be one veiled in danger.
Although Emily really hated this woman, and she loathed Wendy's despicable means, but the news of Wendy's disappearance couldn't arrive at a better timing for her right now. It was her saving grace.
"Young Master Hunter, she is grandma's savior." She didn't waste any time to remind him.
Hunter's face immediately blackened after hearing this.
He had almost got what he had wanted, yet a news of Wendy's disappearance had arrived at such precise timing and called for his speedy response.
Liam's method of handling such matters had rendered him possible for a change of personnel very soon!
Despite being separated by a massive bathroom door, Liam could still feel Young Master Hunter's disdainful gaze piercing through him. After all, he had no other way. Otherwise, he wouldn't want to intervene in his joyful endeavor too.
Liam drooped pitifully while continued to report, "EwanHall had somehow taken his eyes off her and she was gone just like that. He is asking for your permission
to mobilize some men in order to start the search immediately."
"One more thing, Ewan Hall has mentioned that Wendy has some inclination towards committing suicide. He said that she had been calling you over and over again but you're not giving her any response.”
"Wendy had attempted to jump into the sea but Ewan Hall was able to save her that time. After that, she claimed that she wanted to calm her nerves alone by the sea, and Ewan Hall didn't reject her request."
"He was just away for one moment to fetch her a bottle of water from the car, but she was nowhere to be seen when he returned to the beach."
It seemed like she had really jumped into the sea by the look of things.
Emily was sure that this woman would never kill herself like this, but she decided
to keep her opinion to herself at the time being.
She gently pushed Hunter while saying in a low voice, "You should... look for her
now. Or else, it will be hard to face grandma in the future."
Hunter was unperturbed by her words. Emily continued to press, "Didn't you promise grandma that you will protect her?"
If this was not the case, why would he arrange EwanHall who was a formidable person to look after Wendy?
Hunter was a man who always kept his words. He would always honor his promises. Once he had promised to carry out something, he wouldn't just sit by idly and turn a blind eye to things.
Hunter shut his eyes momentarily as he sucked in a deep breath. All of a sudden, he shifted all of his weight towards her body.
"Ah! You..." Emily's pretty eyebrows were befuddled hard as she thought that this guy... was so uptight now! He had put all of his weight on her. His steeliness was intimidating her!
She bit her lips as a sense of guilt slowly rose from within her heart.
He was being interrupted so suddenly when things were going well, so of course he would be unhappy. If such interferences repeated a few more times, it would even impair his bodily functions.
Hunter suddenly removed the force he exerted on her after being on top of her for some time.
He casually buttoned up his shirt while taking long strides to exit the room...00000