The five fingers under the table were tightly connected and spread to the table. Jaxon handed Emma a glass of wine and said, “Emma, thank Young Master Grafton on behalf of Quinsley Family for coming today.”
Emma did not want to embarrass her uncle, so she could only take the wine. She turned around to toast Archie, but she did not expect him to naturally take the glass from her hand and drink it all in one gulp.
Everyone looked at this scene in shock. Archie’s action of protecting his wife was too obvious. It was so small that he did not even let her drink a cup of wine. How could it not make people jealous?
Emily, who was sitting next to the table, was so angry that smoke was coming out of her seven apertures. She felt that Archie and Emma were acting. They must have come for her. They wanted to make her look bad and make her unable to raise her head among her family and friends.
Even though she hated that she could not poison Emma’s wine, Emily could not do anything other than dark and gloomy expression.
She did not even dare to curse anymore. However, the resentment in her heart could not be dispersed. She could only continue to drink the wine.
“Emma, look at how nervous Young Master Grafton is about you. Jaxon, you are too blind to see. Young Master Grafton is anxious to have Emma pregnant, why are you still handing over the wine? You deserve to be punished. Three cups as punishment.” Gustav was happy in his heart. He did not expect his granddaughter to be so promising. If it was another woman who could lock Archie’s heart in her palm, then it would be another woman. She might not have the ability to do so.
Gustav was both happy and worried. He was happy that Emma and Archie had a good relationship. He believed that in the future, the Quinsley Family would have to depend on her to get the big deal. What he was worried about was her background. After all, she was not a member of the Quinsley Family. He hoped that the truth would never be revealed. Otherwise, once the truth was revealed, it would be very difficult to use her to revive the Quinsley Family.
Emma had been enveloped by a kind of opposite sex emotion. She was floating in the air, as if she was in a dream. Everything that happened in front of her eyes was surreal.
Archie’s gentle gaze looked at her from time to time. In the empty bowl, he had also picked up quite a few delicious dishes.
Such warm actions made Emma feel pampered, but at the same time, she also felt somewhat panicked.
She was shocked because her heart had changed too quickly. She was worried about whether what Archie had done to her came from his heart.
“Why aren’t you eating?” The man’s deep voice fell beside her ear. The cold fragrance made Emma’s mind wander for a while.
Lowering her head to look at the bowl, her hand picked up the chopsticks unnaturally. She picked up a piece of delicious chicken and chewed lightly.
She didn’t know what was going on, but she actually felt that the taste was extremely fresh and delicious, making her involuntarily take another bite.
When Archie saw this, his sexy and charming lips curled up slightly.
The atmosphere was harmonious but also ambiguous. Emma could not shake off the gentle gaze of the man. His eyes were wrapped in a ball of fire and kept burning, burning into Emma’s heart, making her feel stuffy, crisp and numb to the extreme.
Suddenly, a beautiful ringtone rang. Archie reached out his hand to take the phone and glanced at it coldly.
“Why aren’t you answering?” Emma chewed and asked him curiously.
“I’m not answering an unfamiliar call.” Archie’s expression was indifferent and he was slightly impatient.
The ringtone stopped, but after less than a minute, it rang again.
Archie’s pretty eyebrows were scrunched up, and he impatiently put it next to his ear. His voice was cold. “What is it?”
“It’s me!” A gentle female voice suddenly sounded.
When Archie heard this voice, his handsome face changed greatly. The strength he used to hold his phone also increased. He suddenly stood up.
“Archie, I will wait for you at the usual place. Will you come? Right now!” The gentle female voice continued to ring. It had the sweetness of a woman.
Archie’s expression kept changing. In the end, he hung up the phone and looked down at Emma’s curious black eyes. His tone was slightly cold. “I have something to do. I will leave first.”
After saying that, Archie left her without turning his head back and strode towards the door.
The lively scene suddenly quieted down. No one had the time to figure out what was going on. They saw that the two people who were still showing off their affection just now were only left with a dumbfounded Emma.
Gustav also stood up in shock. Archie had only been here for less than ten minutes, but he had suddenly left. This kind of situation was really unexpected.
After the silence, the guests began to whisper amongst themselves, discussing the reason why Archie had suddenly left.
Emma bit her chopsticks and also had a dazed look on her face. Why did Archie suddenly leave? When he left, his expression was still very strange, as if he had encountered an urgent matter.
Gustav also felt extremely embarrassed. He immediately pointed the spearhead at Emma and said somewhat reproachfully. “Emma, what’s wrong with you? Grandfather just praised you for having a good relationship with Young Master Grafton. What’s the situation now? Why did he turn around and leave?”
“Grandpa, he might have encountered an emergency. I don’t know what’s going on either.” Emma replied innocently.
Jaxon was also anxious and angry. “He is your husband. What matters does he have that you do not know?”
Emily was worried that she could not find an opportunity to light the fire. At this moment, when she saw Archie leaving Emma alone, she immediately walked over and mocked, “Emma, stop acting. Even an idiot can see that your interaction just now was too deliberate. Tell me, what method did you use to get Archie to cooperate with you in this act?”
“That’s right. Now that the act is ruined, let’s see how you will explain it.” They did not think that it was a big deal to watch the show. Sandro crossed his arms in front of his chest and also had a mocking expression on his face.
“Grandfather trusts you so much, yet you put on a show. You made Grandfather unable to get off the stage on the spot. Emma, aren’t you too ridiculous? You don’t have the ability to grab onto your husband’s heart. Use your brain more. Archie is a dignified Great young master. You really don’t know your own limits.” Yorin did not hesitate to ridicule Emma at the side.
Gustav’s old face had already turned black from anger.
Emma did not expect that these three cousins’ ability to add insult to injury had become much better. In the past, although they often made fun of her, they really did not go overboard like today. By stepping on her under their feet, did they have a sense of superiority?
“My husband is not as free and relaxed as the few of you who have nothing better to do. He is very busy at work every day. It is normal for him to suddenly encounter an emergency. As for you saying that we were showing off our affection just now, that is even more ridiculous. Just like what you said, what kind of person is Archie? I’m sure everyone knows very well that I don’t have the ability to make him help me put on an act. You all have eyes, so you should have seen it clearly. He revealed his true feelings to me. Don’t say that the grapes are sour if you can’t eat them. Also, today is the celebration banquet of Quinsley Family. It’s a festive day. Who is the one who is looking for misfortune for Grandpa?” Emma decided to stop being silent. She immediately raised her chin and retorted with every word she said.