“Come on, Rocking, don’t ask that question every time you catch her. It makes people Sammy Jones not even have the heart to eat breakfast.” Luo Mingfan lightly reprimanded Luo Jing and comforted Sammy Jones as he drove, “Don’t mind her, you eat your food.”
“Then I’m not concerned about it …,” Luo Jing was a little aggravated and full of sadness.
Sammy Jones knew that both siblings were not feeling well in their hearts right now. Only, Luo Mingfan had always been an introverted person, unlike Luo Jing who would pile all her emotions on her face. She took a light bite of the egg roll, swallowed it, and hesitated before speaking, “Luo Jing, no matter what the outcome is, I will do my hundred percent. You shouldn’t worry too much either, it’s good to do your best. Okay?”
What Sammy Jones meant by this, Luo Jing naturally understood.
Eyes reddened, but nodded. And then, averted his eyes to the window, not shedding a tear in front of her.
Sammy Jones let out a breath and glanced apologetically at Luo Mingfan. Lormingfan just shook his head at her and gave her a ‘it’s okay’ lip.
Soon it was time to get to the courthouse.
The hearing was held on time.
Once the judge and jurors were seated, Sammy Jones sat in the attorney’s seat to the draft. She subconsciously looked around the viewing gallery, Luo Mingfan was sitting there, looking at her encouragingly, making her feel especially at ease. She smiled slightly as her eyes wandered, and at first she ran into those deep, dark eyes.
Joey Xu.
Heart, clenched, she averted her eyes. Turning back, straightening up to face the judge, she could still feel the sharp line of sight behind her gazing intently at her.
Each other, obviously so close …
But, in a trance, it feels so far away …
Sammy Jones thought that the case might take a sharp turn for the worse after the trial, but instead of new evidence, she didn’t realize that the other side was presenting evidence that would completely overturn her evidence. A copy of the paperwork that had been downloaded from the government’s web portal became invalid because the paperwork was nowhere to be found on the portal.
The paperwork was hidden.
She had no choice but to admit it.
And then …
An old friend of Chairman Lin’s, who was once an old friend of Chairman Lin’s, suddenly overturned his former testimony in court. Luo Jing was so shocked that she jumped up and cursed the other party. The judge’s face went black, knocking on the desktop to silence her, and Luo Mingfan pressed her down before she finally calmed down.
Sammy Jones felt powerless. There have been many lawsuits, and the overturning of testimonies has long been a common occurrence. Emotions have always taken a back seat to profit, not to mention the fact that the four parties are now unable to make a comeback.
She reminded the other party that overturning the testimony would be tantamount to having committed perjury, which is also an illegal act. However, the other party was determined to overturn it even if she knew it was illegal.
The case, unquestionably, was lost.
When the judge pronounced the death sentence in court, Luo Jing’s mournful cries shook Sammy Jones directly in her heart, making her tremble slightly. Luo Jing fainted in court.
Sammy Jones hurriedly gathered his things and headed for the audience. As she passed, she brushed past Joey Xu. She just pretended not to see it, didn’t even raise her head, Joey Xu reached out and clasped her arm, her heart was in turmoil, “Let go!”
“Do you know how out of your depth you are?” Joey Xu not only wanted to poke her sharpness, but also to let her know how much she weighs and not to dare to mess with anyone. Otherwise, she would have more than enough to eat with this nature.
“I’m sorry, I don’t have time to listen to you lecture me right now, please let go.” Her tone was cold, and her anxious sight still fell on Luo Jing who had fainted.
Joey Xu’s grip on her hand tightened, the force seemed to crush her arm, “Is that how much you care about them?”
Before Sammy Jones could say anything, Luo Mingfan was already holding Luo Jing, Sammy Jones broke away from Joey Xu’s hand and took a few steps towards Luo Mingfan. Luo Jing was lying in his arms, her face pale, Sammy Jones said, “You hold her first and sit down! Lay her flat!”
Luo Mingfan immediately sat down, Sammy Jones squatted down and familiarly pinched Luo Jing hard on her middle. She frowned in pain and opened her eyes. Luo Mingfan sighed in relief, “Luo Jing, how is it?”
Rocking’s tears flowed again and she was shaking, Sammy Jones stood up, “Better get her to the hospital, she’s overstimulated.”
“Good.” Luo Mingfan hugged her up. Sammy Jones felt guilty and said, “I’ll go with you guys!”
She took a step, and her hand was once again pulled by Joey Xu. She turned back to Joey Xu, and there was an angry fire in his eyes. Sammy Jones was stunned for a moment, and an endless astringency welled up in her heart, tugging at her heart.
But still, one finger at a time, he broke his hand open …
This case, today, ends once and for all …
And there will be no more involvement between them.
Originally, there should have been no further involvement.
After being sent to the hospital, Luo Jing’s emotions were still on the verge of breaking down, crying and fussing all the time. Luo Mingfan didn’t have a good time either, coaxing her back and forth, but he couldn’t coax her. It wasn’t until the doctor gave her medicine that her spirit settled down a bit.
Sammy Jones did not feel good in her heart either, and always felt more or less responsible for herself. She waited until she had accompanied Luo Mingfan to eat dinner, and then she went home tiredly.
Walking in the neighborhood, I felt that every step was heavy. I think of Joey Xu again, in his opinion, this case may just give her a lesson, but, in her, is carrying a human life so heavy.
Walking into the flat, the whole space was all darkness. She lifted her step towards the upper floor, and had only taken two steps when she was suddenly tugged from behind by someone’s arm.
“Who?!” She was so startled that she dropped the information in her hand with a loud “pop”.
However, all that answered her was a strong and dominating embrace, her entire body pressed hard against the wall, the sound of slightly heavy breathing in her ears.
That scent, it’s all too familiar …
It was so familiar that it made her heart palpitate.
The stone hanging in the back of his throat dropped.
But …
What ensued was endless astringency.
Why does he keep showing up around her to mess with her heart …
He’s got a fiancée!
“What do you want?” Sammy Jones broke his hand, refusing to get this close to him again. Her strong pride wouldn’t allow her to get entangled with him again.
“To claim the goods I bought, of course!” His long fingers pinched Sammy Jones’s jaw, and without waiting for Sammy Jones to resist, his lips kissed him hard.
“Well …,” Sammy Jones instinctively struggled.
His erect body pressed down, restraining her writhing body easily. Immediately afterward, his kisses became more and more wild and unrestrained, not giving her r any breathing space at all.
Sammy Jones tapped him on the shoulder carelessly and he stood firm, seemingly fully determined to teach her a good lesson for the day.
She was already aggrieved in her heart, and he was kissing her in this kind of place at this moment, coming and going are the left and right neighbors, if she was seen, the more she would really have no ground to stand on.
He has absolutely no respect for himself!
Thinking about it, the heart became more and more difficult to block. I don’t know why, usually always stubborn, but this moment she pushed and shoved him away, tears actually overflowed all of a sudden.
Joey Xu had held back his fire for two days and definitely didn’t want to let her off the hook so easily.
But, kissing and kissing, kissing to the taste of bitterness.
It was cool and very different from the flavor of her lips.
He was stunned.
Action slightly pause, and then, from her lips and teeth back away, gasping, burning eyes staring at her. Her hands tightly gripped his shirt collar, the whole body fixed on the wall, but the tears flow more and more, more and more rapid, like to the heart deposited for so long aggression are vented out …
Joey Xu’s heart tightened, gripping pain.
But, instead of backing away, he just lifted her face up, his eyes fixed on her, “I kissed you, and that makes it so hard for you?”
It was fine if he didn’t ask, the more he asked, the more heartbreaking it made her feel. Only shaking her head haphazardly, she huffed and couldn’t speak, tightening her fingers even more. She couldn’t figure out why she was so sad, because she was ashamed of Luo Mingfan and Linlin, because of that one human life in the Sifang Group, or because …
His fiancée?
This is the second time Joey Xu has seen her cry, in the dark corners, those eyes were washed by tears crystal bright, glittering with a miserable light. There is no longer the stubbornness and obstinacy of the past, replaced by a pitying resignation and vulnerability.
His eyes tightened, a little bored inside.
“Sammy Jones!” he couldn’t learn to be gentle, so he had to lift his hand to wipe her tears, not a gentle gesture at all, “Stop crying!”
She huffed, trying very hard to calm herself, but she just couldn’t help it. Solely brushing his hand away, “You leave me alone …”
Voice, with a hint of choking. Nor was it as cold and hard as usual.
She turned around and headed upstairs, where would Joey Xu let her go? With one reach, he pulled her over and forcefully embraced her in his arms. The warm and soft breath came to his nose, giving him a kind of unexplained satisfaction. He felt that he was really going off the deep end, the past two days, actually mindless, all thinking about her.
When he thought of her embrace with Luo Mingfan that night, her gentleness towards Luo Mingfan, he was furious and had the urge to grab her and beat her up violently! Let her seduce another man!
A hot chest surrounded her, and in the darkness of the night, she could hear his powerful heartbeat.
One sound, like a drum, hit her heart so hard it made her palpitate so hard she could hardly help sinking into it.
No! It’s not okay!
Sammy Jones, this man, never belonged to you!
She tried very hard to grab a sliver of sanity and pushed him in shame and annoyance, “Joey Xu, let go of me! Show some respect, will you!”
“How am I disrespecting you?”
“If you move your hands here, what will people think of me if they see it? Will I still marry in the future?!” She desperately pushed him.
Joey Xu laughed coldly, his arm tightened even more, “Thinking of marrying Luo Mingfan now? He hugged you downstairs, how come you’re not afraid of letting people see?”
Joey Xu didn’t know what was wrong with him, a person like him actually couldn’t help but compare himself to Luo Mingfan every now and then. And … damn it, he still felt that he was in the inferior position!
It’s a terrible feeling!
“You’re you and he’s him. He’s not as hateful as you are!” Sammy Jones was telling the truth. The guy was a hooligan and a bully as soon as he saw her!
That fell on Joey Xu’s ears in a different way.
Utterly, furious.
Sammy Jones let out a cry of surprise, but for fear of disturbing the neighbors, she immediately covered her mouth with her hand and stared at him with her eyes, “What are you doing?”
Joey Xu doesn’t make a sound, only stiffens and carries her upstairs. She whacked him with a force similar to that of an ant, and he didn’t even look at her. Only when he reached the door did he stiffen his voice and order, “Get the key and open the door.”
“I’m not opening!” Sammy Jones isn’t a fool, he’s here this late, he’s coming here, he’s letting him in isn’t he inviting the wolf into the house?
“That’s good, don’t open it, let’s do it here, I do not mind letting people see!” Joey Xu said as he released her from between his arms, his erect body immediately bullying his way closer …