Emma held back her anger, but she did not dare to hold it in for too long. She was asking Archie for help now, so it was better to let go of her’s temper first.
He cut a small piece of steak with a knife. The burnt smell spread on the tip of his tongue. The beef was fragrant and tender, and it tasted very good.
Archie’s eating posture was very elegant. This might have something to do with the etiquette and upbringing he received since he was young. A famous family was a famous family. The temperament of his gestures was that he was nobler than others.
Thinking of the word noble family, Emma’s mind suddenly flashed with the opposing tone of Archie’s father that day. Emma’s actions paused and the delicacy also lost its original taste. She opened her mouth and said: “May I ask what your father’s side is going to do?”
Archie’s serene eyes raised slightly and stared at her small face for two seconds. Then, his thin lips chewed a piece of steak and only answered after he finished eating it. “My father cares about the safety of Quinsley Family, not my marriage.”
Emma was stunned!
After that, she was worried for him. “Are you really not afraid of the Sandford Family threatening you? Is it true that you gave away half of your family’s fortune last time?”
“Yes!” Archie seemed to have lost his taste. He threw the knife and fork aside, picked up the red wine beside him, and casually took two sips.
“If it is true, why do you still want to marry me? This is really dangerous. Your money didn’t come from the wind, and you just gave it away for free. Not to mention your father’s heartache, even an outsider like me would feel pain if I heard it.” Emma mocked him lightly.
Archie stopped drinking. His deep eyes locked onto her indignant little face. “You care about me?”
His words made Emma’s reflex tremble. Her beautiful eyes were big but she was powerless to refute.
“Why do you want to care about me? This is very abnormal!” A smile suddenly appeared on Archie’s handsome face. That smile reached straight to the bottom of his eyes, making his entire face look even more infectious and charming, making people feel as if they were about to fall in love with him in the next second.
Emma looked at his smiling eyes in a daze and only woke up after a long time. She hurriedly cut the steak with more force and said faintly, “Don’t you care about me too? Last night if you did not send me to the hospital in the middle of the night, Who knows what kind of illness I would have become.”
Archie heard that she had no reason to convince him, and his thin lips looked even better. “Well, then let’s care about each other. Anyway, no one has really cared about me for a long time.”
“What do you mean?” Emma looked at him in surprise. Did he look like someone who lacked love?
As long as he was willing, there were countless women who wanted to care about him every day.
“It literally means that my father cares more about the safety of Grafton Family than my happiness. My grandfather cares about me, but he is old and weak. My grandfather and grandmother are born snobbish. After my mom passed away, my dad and I broke up. After getting a large sum of money, I had nothing to do with the Grafton Family. I look glorious, but my heart is lonely. Emma, if even you want to leave me. . . I have to return to that cold period of time. Do you understand?” Archie was not a person who liked to open his heart. He was the one who told Emma his weakness, but when faced with Emma’s shiny black eyes, He felt that she was the only person he wanted to talk to.
Emma was completely dumbstruck and her small face was filled with shock. “It sounds like you are really lonely, just like me.”
She did not know if they were in the same boat, but Emma felt pity for him.
In the end, she tried to think about it. She was different from Archie’s loneliness. She was poor and lonely, but Archie wanted to have whatever he wanted.
He was so rich and had status. Why would she pity him?
“Did you really marry me because you like me? Do you remember the day we got married? You said you wanted to use me to humiliate the Quinsley Family. What you said. . . Which part was true? Which part was wrong? I can’t tell.” Emma’s mood was also very conflicted, but she hoped in her heart. She was not that unbearable. She would not become a chess piece that would be used by others.
Archie’s handsome eyes froze. He subconsciously took another sip of wine. His thin lips pursed into a line. After a few seconds of silence, He said faintly, “I admit that what I said that day was too hurtful. My hatred towards the Quinsley Family. . . I shouldn’t have blamed it on you. It’s true that I want to step on the Quinsley Family. It’s true that I want to marry you because I like you.”
Emma could not help but mock, “Then aren’t you slapping your own face? You said that I am half a member of the Quinsley Family. You hate the Quinsley Family, but you like me? What position do you want me to stand on to accept your love?”
“Indeed. I didn’t stand on your side to consider for you. Now that we’ve spoken, you can decide for yourself.” Archie was a little regretful. His tone was heavy, just like the strong feelings in his heart that could not be resolved. He could not vent them.
Emma sighed powerlessly. She lowered her head and suddenly saw the shiny diamond ring on her finger.
That dazzling light seemed to shine directly into her heart.
She once went online to investigate in boredom. The seemingly low-profile diamond ring was actually worth tens of millions. Marrying this man, he really did not treat her unfairly.
“Archie, I. . . I don’t know how to answer you either. Why don’t we try to get along with each other like this? If you don’t find it troublesome with me, if you don’t think that my status is too low. Don’t think that my grandfather is a greedy person. I won’t divorce you.” Emma’s voice was very soft, but it also seemed like she had made a major decision. After she finished speaking, she looked up. She looked at the man in front of her with sparkling eyes.
Archie’s large palm holding the wine cup paused slightly, and his cold face instantly softened a little. His other hand, which was empty, reached over through the table and gently pressed down her small hand on the table.
The hot temperature of the palm instantly spread throughout Emma’s body. She trembled slightly as if he was not only holding her hand, but also her future and her life.
“No matter what, I don’t hate you!” The man’s deep voice was as mellow as wine, intoxicating.
Emma’s beautiful eyes opened slightly. The rising mist caused ripples to appear in her eyes, but it also had a kind of beautiful and moving style.
“Really?” It was as if Emma was listening to a promise. Her eyes became hot for no reason as if she had used all her strength to ask these two words.
“En!” The man’s thin lips slightly raised, but his smile contained a profound meaning.
Emma suddenly felt very embarrassed and pulled her small hand away from his palm. Only then did she realize that her palm was already sweating.
“That’s what you said. In the future, if you dislike me, I won’t rely on you.” Emma immediately said fierce words to scare him.
What Archie was least afraid of was intimidation. What’s more, she was not a threat at all and she even had the coquettish side of a girl!
“You better remember this sentence, you have to rely on me. . . Don’t leave so easily.” Archie was in a better mood. He did not know if it was because his mind was not healthy. Just now, she said that she was sticking to him. His mind was filled with her sticking to him. The more he thought about the coquettish look that she had asked for, the more he thought about it. Archie quickly put an end to this fantasy.
Emma laughed lightly. The huge rock that was pressing down on her heart was easily pushed away by a man.
“Ask your grandfather to come to the company to find me tomorrow.” Seeing her sincere smile, Archie was naturally fascinated. Then, he said faintly.
When this heavy topic was mentioned, Emma’s smile faded and she could only say softly, “Thank you!”
“It is just a matter of greeting. It is not a difficult matter.” Archie said faintly.
“Not everyone can greet.” How could Emma not know that this involved greater benefits and power?
Archie curled his lips disapprovingly. “You are right. It is just a formality to greet them. There are many benefits that are involved behind the scenes.”
Emma’s heart slightly moved. Seeing the man easily agree to her request, it made her uneasy.
“My grandfather asked me to give you some tea leaves. Just treat it as his thanks to you, okay?” Emma was too embarrassed to mention this matter, but she had to bring it up again.
“Yes!” Archie answered casually, then reminded her again, “Hurry up and eat!”
Emma then took the knife and fork to eat again. She did not know if it was because the burden in her heart was lighter, which made her have more thoughts to savor the delicious food. She felt that the taste of the steak was better again.
– – –
Yoseph had a meeting until around eight o’clock in the evening. He returned to his residence somewhat impatiently. He pulled open his tie and casually threw it away. Suddenly, he saw the packaged gift box that he had brought back. His handsome face, which was as cold as ice, instantly became 30% gentler.
He reached out his hand to take out the things in the bag and opened the box. Inside was a grayish-blue tie.
His thin lips curled up for no reason as if the exhaustion of the day had also dissipated because of this tie.
Yoseph took out the tie with his long fingers and hung it around his neck. He walked towards the closet.
In front of the mirror, Yoseph looked at the tie with a burning gaze. It matched his temperament very well.
He didn’t expect that little fool to have such good taste.
Did she give him the tie as a hint?
She wanted to use this collar to trap him. Very well, he was already wrapped by her gentleness and didn’t even want to struggle.
A few seconds later, Yoseph took off his tie and walked towards the bathroom in annoyance.
So what if he liked it? She was Archie’s wife now. He was asking for trouble.
Yoseph’s mood became even worse when he thought about it. If he hadn’t walked into the wrong room that day, and if he hadn’t seen her charming snow-white body, he wouldn’t have looked like a devil, and her shadow wouldn’t have appeared in his mind.
It was as if his fate had been decided. Such a reversal of fate made it impossible for him to escape.
Yoseph threw away the shirt he was wearing, and his hands powerlessly rested on the glass platform. He held the cold water in his hands and poured it on his head and face. In the mirror, his unwillingness, embarrassment, and disappointment could be seen. How could it be him?
Shouldn’t he be in high spirits? How could he be like a loser who lost before the battle?
And all of this was because he knew a girl called Emma.