"smack"
The sound of the table being hit,woke Emma up with a start. The cold and icy voice sounded familiar yet unfamiliar in her ears.
Emma's head buzzed as she looked up at the man in front of her, her eyes gradually replaced with shock and surprise. "Ethan? You came to find me? Is your leg okay?"
She remembered that Ethan lost a leg in a car accident while saving her!
Since then, He became a cripple and never appeared in front of her again.
But now, Ethan was standing in front of her, looking as cold and stern as before. Only the anger between his eyebrows exposed his current anger.
Emma had a moment of confusion. Didn't she die from being poisoned by her best friend lily?
Why did she still see Ethan?
"Emma, don't pretend to be stupid with me.
In shock, she immediately picked up her phone and looked at the date: May 25, 2020!
This was eight years ago! It was the day she left Ethan after Ava and Louis went missing!
could she be reborn?she thought to herself
Ethan looked at Emma coldly. "Ava and Louis are both our children. Even if you hate me, you can't joke about their safety!"
After the children went missing in her previous life, Emma searched for them all day but couldn't find them.The Matthew family accused her of using the children as an excuse to leave home and elope with Mark. However, the next day, Lily returned both children safe and sound to the Matthew family, deliberately stirring up trouble between Emma and Matthew Ethan.
on a spur, Emma asked for a divorce and broke up with Ethan. Looking back now, it was all a plot between lily and Mark.
Seeing Emma's pale face, Ethan took a deep breath and calmed down. "they've been found. I sent someone to bring them back."
you? Didn't Lily find them first in her previous life?
Ethan looked at her coldly and sneered, "Do you hate me so much? For forcing you to have a child with me and keeping you by my side?"
"It's not that, I..."Emma shook her head desperately. In this life, she would never do anything to hurt Ethan again!
But Ethan saw her reaction as rejection, and without her realizing,her clothes slipped off one by one...
The punishment lasted for some hours before coming to an end.
Emma fell into a deep sleep and when she woke up, it was already morning.
The room was peaceful and warm, and for a moment, Emma thought everything she experienced was a dream.
The door was pushed open and Ethan's figure appeared in the doorway. He looked at Emma expressionlessly but his voice was gentle.
"Today is Grandfather's birthday, the children are both waiting for you."After speaking, he left the room without waiting for a reply.
Emma suddenly remembered that she was supposed to attend Grandfather's birthday banquet with Ethan today.
But in her past life, how foolish was she to have fallen for Lily's manipulations and had given Grandfather a gift that made him so angry that he suffered a stroke and was sent to the hospital.
Emma lost all support from the Thompson family after that.
Thinking of this, Emma opened a drawer and saw the item she was looking for.
A creepy smile appeared on her lips.
The game has only just begun.
By the time she got Into the car, Ethan was already seated in the back seat looking refined and handsome.
Emma couldn't help but take a few glances at him, then took a deep breath and softly called out, "Ethan."
Ethan turned his head slowly, his face expressionless.
"Ethan, I was wrong before, and I won't cause any more harm in the future."
"Is this a new trick?" Ethan asked, not believing her words, but it was understandable since she had been quite difficult to deal with before.
Emma decided not to say anything more and leaned back in her seat, closing her eyes to think about her plan.
An hour later, they arrived at the Thompson family's mansion. In the grand hall, the center of attention was Thompson's grandfather, Emma's grandfather.
Emma tried to hold back her tears and quickly went up to him, hugging him and saying, "Grandpa, I miss you so much!"
"You silly child, you're all grown up, but you still act like a little kid." Her grandfather was overjoyed and held Emma's hand, patting it gently.
Emma's mother had died when she was young, so she had been raised by her grandfather.
"It's your birthday, of course I had to come, and I missed you too," Emma said, trying to hold back her sadness.
while they were still speaking,Lily came before them dressed in a white gown and greeted old Thompson with a cute face which he responded to with a smile and a pat on her back after which he left to receive other guests.
Lily smiled as she pulled Emma's arm , leading her towards a corner."I have something to tell you,"she said looking around to make sure no one was around.
"Emma, if you want a divorce, you must let Grandfather know that you are unhappy in the Matthew family," lily said. "He loves you so much, he will definitely support you." "I have picked out a gift for Grandfather. You should bring it with you."
Emma sneered inwardly. As expected, the time had come. She pretended to be innocent and nodded."this is the gift you carefully selected for me. I am counting on this gift to win Grandfather's favor and support my divorce," Emma said.
Emma's explanation made Lily breathe a sigh of relief. But her gaze suddenly fell on the faint kiss marks under Jian Ning's collarbone, and her face immediately changed.
"It's Ethan's doing."
Emma pretended to be annoyed and pulled up her skirt a bit.
During her morning makeup routine, she intentionally didn't cover up the small hickey, and just now she lowered her skirt to let Lily see it.
Lily's eyes widened, her face turning a few shades before she spoke, "Haven't you and Ethan not done that for a long time?"
"Yes, but he forced me last night."
Emma lowered her head, looking embarrassed, but she didn't miss the anger and jealousy on Lily's face.
"This is too much! This is considered rape! I won't let you suffer this kind of grievance. But, this is good, I have a way to deal with him, we can quickly force him to divorce you!"
Emma immediately raised her head, pretending to be anxious. "Quickly, what's the plan?"
"Later, in front of everyone, expose his true face!"
Emma vigorously nodded her head. "Okay, that's a great idea."
Lily made eye contact with a waiter who stood not too far away from them, and within a minute, He slowly approached with a tray in hand.
Here, try this."
Lily took two glasses of light blue cocktails from the tray next to her.
"Let's celebrate in advance, you should have a drink too, it's like truth serum after all."
Emma coldly sneered in her heart, her path to ruin in her past life started from this glass of alcohol!
In this life, she not only won't repeat the same mistakes, but will also return everything to her enemies.
"Ouch." Emma suddenly clutched her stomach, frowned in pain.
Lily immediately asked with concern, "What's wrong, Emma? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"I haven't eaten anything since morning, maybe I have stomach problems. I can't drink this alcohol," Emma replied.
Panic flashed through Lily's face as she gently replied "Emma, this cocktail doesn't have much alcohol content. Drinking a sip can actually soothe your throat and also boost your courage."
Emma tapped her slender fingers on the glass and smiled, "But I'm afraid that I won't be able to do anything later if my stomach hurts.
otherwise you can help me make noodles in the kitchen.Afterall it's been a long time since I tasted your cooking.
Lily's face immediately turned ugly.
But, the medicine in this glass of wine must be drunk by this bitch Emma!
Seeing her hesitation, Emma slammed the glass on the table.
"Hmph, I was wronged in the Shen family, and now my best friend doesn't care about me either."
Lily panicked, "Okay, okay, I'll go make you some noodles. Watching her graceful figure leave, Emma narrowed her eyes.
Perhaps because the plan was about to succeed, Lily looked very excited
Emma quickly swapped the wine glasses in front of her.
In just ten minutes, Lily hurried in with a plate of noodles, accompanied by a servant. "Emma, if your stomach is upset, you should eat something." Emma collected the food with a smile , but only picked up her fork and played with them absentmindedly.
You really haven't upgraded your cooking skills have you?still as rusty as ever.Forget it, I won't eat it." With that, she picked up her wine glass and raised it to her lips. "Come on, let's toast to my upcoming happy life."
Lily's face turned red with anger but still forced a gentle smile and raised her glass with Emma.
"Today was a bit rushed, but next time, I will make something special for you. Here's to your happiness." Emma raised her glass as well, and the both of them downed their drinks in unison.