Mr. Satan's lips covered hers, silencing her."Emily, this is a vow, not a wish."She bit her lip. "Just pretend it's a wish."He sighed deeply, a mix of happiness and resignation. "Emily, you're too kind.""What do you mean?""Luckily it's me you've encountered," Mr. Satan said. "If it were the man we just mentioned, James, who saved your father with money, would you treat him the same way? He's a playboy, and you would get hurt."Emily pouted. "I'm not stupid. I won't give my heart to every man.""Hmm," Mr. Satan expressed skepticism. "What if you had actually met him? What would you do then?""Well..." Emily paused, pondering for a moment, before replying, "I would definitely repay him. I would work harder to earn money to pay him back."Mr. Satan booped her nose. "He doesn't need money. You should know what men want from women. He wants you. Emily, let me ask you, if he demanded your body, would you agree?"Emily shook her head. "I've never thought about that question, and it's no
Sophia exclaimed in astonishment, "How could you say that about me?"Nathan didn't have time to waste on her nonsense. "Just remember, if you ever dare to touch my phone without permission again, I'll treat it as stealing trade secrets."He turned around to go to the balcony to answer the phone.Sophia grabbed him, hysterically pleading, "Are you going to fire me?""I remember that stealing trade secrets carries criminal liability. Don't you even understand the law?"He shook off Sophia's hand and headed to the balcony.Emily listened to the entire argument between Nathan and Sophia on the phone, finding it ridiculous.What is love?All she could say was that Sophia's luck was not too good. She hadn't enjoyed her good days for long before ending up in this situation."Emily..." Nathan's voice softened. "Why are you calling me so early? Does your father need money for the bills? How much do you need? I'll send it to you right away."After seeing his heartless demeanor, now facing his a
Emily had considered that Nathan might not show up, but she didn't expect him to be shameless enough to forcibly take her away on the street.Nathan's car was parked on the side of the street, and he easily subdued Emily, pressing her onto the back seat of the car.Emily was furious and lifted her foot to kick him. "Nathan, let go of me!"Dodging her attacks, Nathan firmly restrained her, looking down at her from above. "Emily, I won't agree to a divorce."Emily was furious. "Who do you think you are? You cheated, and I can file for divorce in court. It's just a matter of time, and I can wait. As long as you don't care about your personal and company image, I don't care!""Emily!""Hmm?""You're getting more and more aggressive now, hmm?"Gritting her teeth, Emily said, "You and Sophia bully me like that, and you don't allow me to fight back? Besides, I haven't really fought back against you. On the contrary, I decided to help you two."Nathan held her shoulders to keep her still, sne
Jackson's words were like a bomb, instantly blowing Emily's rationality away."You..." Emily looked at him in disbelief.Jackson smirked, his gaze roaming over her disheveled appearance. "What about me?""We are not the kind of relationship Nathan said at all, why would you admit it?" Emily exclaimed."It wasn't before," Jackson wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "but it is now."Nathan watched Jackson and Emily intimately, his eyes almost spewing fire!Emily was disheveled, and he wasn't in a good state either.His shirt was twisted and his face bore two blood marks, clearly scratched by a woman's nails.He touched his face and indeed found blood on his fingertips."Jackson, let me tell you, Emily and I have been married for four years, she's no longer a virgin. I heard that you have a serious obsession with cleanliness, don't you care that she's not a virgin?" Nathan's words were quite harsh.Emily gritted her teeth and glared at him, "I've told you, Jackson and I don't have the ki
"Beauty is a subjective judgment, I don't know how to compare," Emily replied.Jackson rolled his eyes. "I'll preface this by saying I'm not trying to flatter you, but in terms of looks and figure, I think very few women can compare to you."Emily didn't quite understand why the topic suddenly shifted. But she didn't want to delve into her private matters, especially with her boss.She could only awkwardly nod. "...Thank you for the compliment."Jackson smirked. "So, Nathan is the CEO. You should be entitled to a significant sum from the divorce, why are you out here looking for a job?""I didn't get any money," Emily took a deep breath.Jackson didn't press further on the matter.What could make a woman leave Nathan without taking any money?"If you're willing to trust me, I'll have my lawyer handle your divorce case for you."Emily declined. "No need. Nathan will definitely divorce, at the latest by the end of this month."Jackson raised an eyebrow. "Are you that sure? Emily, let me
Emily's heart tightened instantly.Jackson glanced back at Emily still in the back seat, his tone deep, "Yeah, she's in my car."Allen Parker on the other end of the phone seemed to say something again. Jackson responded with a grunt of acknowledgment before impatiently hanging up.Emily couldn't help but ask tentatively, "What did your brother say?"Jackson gave her a disdainful look. "What does it matter to you what my brother says? Emily, you're quite something, even my brother is attracted to you? Are you some kind of enchantress?"Emily pursed her lips. If only she were an enchantress, would Sophia have destroyed her marriage?If she were an enchantress, she could have just scratched Nathan's face."He said to drop you off at the intersection, and he'll come to pick you up," Jackson irritably ruffled his hair, adding with a warning, "Emily, if you already have a man, you better tell my brother early. Don't make him look like a fool like me."Emily touched her nose. Your brother i
Emily obediently let him pull her along, her face slightly flushed. "I look terrible, don't I?""No, you're not ugly at all." Mr. Satan pulled her to sit down, gently encircling her. "Emily, it's my fault. I didn't consider it properly. I shouldn't have let you face that man alone."Emily felt a bit teary-eyed, not sure why she always became so fragile in front of him.Just moments ago, she had been strong in Jackson's car, but once back at 2307, feeling his embrace, she couldn't help but want to cry."You're afraid, aren't you?" Mr. Satan gently stroked her long hair."Yeah," Emily nodded. "A little.""Don't be afraid, I'm here, okay?"Emily bit her lip and nestled into his embrace. "I don't know why Nathan suddenly went crazy today. When I called him, I could still hear him arguing with Sophia. And then today he tried to force himself on me... I just don't understand. Didn't he love Sophia? How could he change so quickly?"Mr. Satan's voice was as melancholic as ever. "Men like Nath
There was sadness in Mr. Satan's eyes. "Once you know the whole truth, you'll understand.""When exactly are you going to tell me all the truth?""When I've dealt with everything."Back to square one.All her questions would eventually loop back here.It was essentially a dead end.After Mr. Satan left, Emily went to the supermarket as usual to buy groceries for cooking.Her mind felt empty, aimlessly pushing the shopping cart.She felt like her rationality was still intact; she compared prices when buying things, selected items skillfully, but everything seemed to move at a slower pace, always taking a few extra seconds to react.Just like now.The cashier reminded her softly, "Ma'am, that'll be one hundred dollars."Emily stood there blankly for several seconds until the person behind her in line urged her, and she finally came to her senses. "Oh, okay."She had already taken out a bank card from her wallet, but after a moment's thought, she pushed it back in and paid with cash from