“Archie…” Emma was stunned for two seconds. She reached out to push the door and called his name in a low voice.
The man sitting at the desk looked up and saw her hand. He put the cigarette in his hand out in a panic and put it out in the vintage urn.
“Didn’t I tell you to sleep earlier? Why did you get up?” Archie came back to his senses and realized that the entire study room was filled with the smell of smoke. His thick eyebrows were furrowed.
“I slept the whole afternoon. I can’t sleep now. Why do you smoke so much? It’s so suffocating!” Emma coughed lightly as she spoke. However, when she saw the man’s dejected expression, her heart ached.
He must have encountered something bad. If he was in a bad mood, he would smoke to relieve his boredom.
“It’s fine. Let’s go back to the bedroom and talk.” Archie got down from his desk and walked towards the door. He held her by the waist and brought her out of the study with him.
Emma only felt a little better after walking out of the corridor. She really did not know why someone would be addicted to smoking. The smell of smoking really made people feel uncomfortable.
Archie hugged her and went straight into the bedroom. He also had the smell of smoking on him. He took his bathrobe and went to take a shower first. He washed up again before returning to the bed.
“Did your dad mention about us again?” Emma was really curious, but she wanted to care more about him and share his burden.
Although she knew that she did not know anything, she was overconfident and wanted to share his burden.
“No, it is not our business!” Archie laid beside her and gently hugged her. His voice was calm.
“What is it? You look very angry!” Emma carefully asked.
“Regarding the company’s matter, Aunt Clara’s father ran a construction company. I have a piece of land in my hands and it just so happens that I am bidding. They want to take it but I did not agree.” Archie said lightly and did not hide it from her. He was afraid that she would let her imagination run wild.
“So that’s how it is!” Emma sighed softly and then asked curiously, “Archie, can I ask you something? Why is your father not the chairman? You are the one who does everything in the company. Your father will not retire, will he?”
Archie’s eyes stiffened. He was silent for two seconds. He said sadly, “The second year after my mother passed away, he met Aunt Clara. I don’t know if he felt that he had met his true love. He wouldn’t marry anyone but her. He made my grandfather so angry that he went to the hospital, but he still insisted on having a wedding. My grandfather was so angry that he made him swear in front of my mother’s tombstone… If he marries Clara, he will give up the right to inherit the company. My father really swore that one month later… He and Clara got married. I was studying abroad. My grandfather urgently called me back and he personally nurtured me. In those few years, I followed my grandfather to learn management matters day and night. I didn’t even have the chance to go out alone and my grandfather was very strict with me. He has high expectations for me. I know… If I don’t support this family, grandfather will be disappointed… Even my mother will definitely be disappointed.”
Emma heard his words and felt an incomparable pain in her heart. She subconsciously reached out and tightly hugged this man. Although she could not understand the pain and hardships he had endured, such a huge burden on his shoulders at such a young age must be incomparably heavy. No wonder he worked every day without rest.
“Now that I have recovered, it is more and more convenient to deal with the company matters.” Afraid that she would be sad for him, Archie neglected a lot of the loneliness and the heavy workload that he had to bear.
“Archie, do you hate your father?” Emma could hear that he was very sad about his father remarrying.
“In the past, I hated him. I turned that hatred into motivation and worked even harder to learn. Now, my hatred has faded, but the truth of me hating my father cannot be changed.” Archie lightly patted her arm and laughed bitterly at himself.
“I feel that Clara is definitely not a simple woman. She hid her thoughts very deeply. She smiles at people, but that smile does not come from the bottom of her heart. Just like my aunt, when I see this smile, I feel uncomfortable all over.” Emma also had feelings.
Archie was stunned for a moment. He lowered his eyes to look at her and the corner of his mouth rose. “I thought you wouldn’t be able to tell that she is a smiling tiger.”
Emma pouted unhappily. “I am not that stupid. Just now you did not let me go downstairs. Are you afraid that I would be confused by her?”
“She’s very good in front of people. I’m really worried about you.” Archie laughed lightly.
Emma held one of his arms and snorted angrily, “Don’t worry. I am not that stupid. I am not that confused.”
Archie touched her long hair lovingly. “Go to sleep. Don’t let your imagination run wild.”
“Yes!” Emma replied softly.
Just now, her mind was in a mess and she could not fall asleep. At this moment, she was leaning close to him. Emma miraculously fell asleep and even slept very soundly.
Luisa, however, did not have any sleepiness. She rolled on the bed for a long time and was still unable to fall asleep due to anger. She could only stand up and take out a box of cigarettes from her handbag. She took out one and lit it.
Learning to smoke was two years ago when she left. At that time, her mood was very depressed. Gradually, she got the satisfaction of smoking cigarettes. There was also a period of time when she smoked a pack of cigarettes every day. Later, for the sake of her health, she slowly reduced it.
Now that she had returned to the Sandford Family, she didn’t dare to smoke openly. If her family saw her, she was afraid that they would get angry.
At this moment, it was late at night. She hid behind the curtains on the balcony and quietly smoked a cigarette.
Did Yoseph know about Emma’s pregnancy?
Thinking of this, Luisa curled her lips and sneered. Last time at the golf course, she was sensitive enough to notice that Yoseph’s mood was not right.
He looked at Emma from time to time. That kind of expression did not seem to be the kind of fanaticism that friends had. Instead, it seemed to be a kind of ambiguous relationship between lovers.
“Yoseph, even you have noticed Emma’s beauty?” Luisa thought about this and became even more furious to the point that she wanted to go crazy.
In her eyes, there were only two men who were outstanding. One was Archie, and the other was Yoseph.
If it wasn’t for the fact that she had been engaged to Archie since young, that have caused her to keep staring at him. Otherwise, Yoseph would definitely be a good choice.
She didn’t know whether she was alive or dead, but she didn’t have any good fortune. If she hadn’t lost him, she would have been able to enjoy an outstanding man like Yoseph right now.
Luisa took out her phone and looked at the time. It was already past one o’clock in the morning.
But she was really in a very bad mood. She had to find someone to vent.
“It’s so late. Is something the matter?” Yoseph, who had received her call, was also very clear-headed when he heard her voice.
“Emma is pregnant. Do you know?” Luisa’s voice was filled with ridicule as she deliberately spoke.
Yoseph’s entire body shook violently. Clearly, he did not expect to hear such shocking news in this cold and early morning.
“Are you joking? How long has it been since they got married?” Yoseph didn’t believe it, and he didn’t want to believe it either.
“Who is joking with you? My source of information is reliable. It was Archie’s Grandpa who said it. Could it be that Archie still dared to lie to his grandfather?” Luisa disapprovingly snorted.
Yoseph’s brows furrowed into a knot. Of course, Archie did not have the guts to lie to his grandfather. In that case, that woman was really pregnant?
This speed was really fast, like a rocket.
Yoseph felt that he was played by Emma even more. At that time, with a sincere and anxious expression, she came to beg him to break up her marriage with Archie. Now, she was even pregnant with Archie’s child. Who on earth became a fool?
“Why did you tell me? Don’t you feel bored?” After a long silence, Yoseph said coldly.
Luisa sneered, “Yoseph, can you stop pretending? I have been friends with you for so many years. How could I not know what you are thinking?”
“Don’t think you know me well!” Yoseph panicked and said in an even colder voice.
Luisa sighed. She said self-deprecatingly: “Alright, if you don’t admit it, then pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Yoseph hung up the phone. Suddenly, he angrily swept all the things on the table onto the floor. The documents, computers, and everything else were all messed up.
“Emma, you dare to play with me!” He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a name from the root of his teeth.
Yoseph was so proud and conceited that he would never allow any woman to play with him like this. However, Emma, this annoying woman, had played with him several times.
It was early in the morning and it was cold. In the office at the top floor of the Wolfleim Corporation, the dark moonlight reflected the figure of Yoseph.
Looking coldly at everything under his feet, Yoseph suddenly felt that he had become lamentable. In the past, he always felt that he was much luckier than Archie. At least, his parents were still alive. But now, Archie had a woman he loved. But he had nothing, just like a thief who couldn’t see the light of day. He peeked at the woman in his arms.
Reality was often this cruel. Half a year ago, a girl called Helena came in front of him with a DNA test sheet to discuss terms.
She was actually the daughter of his father who sleep with a girl and stayed overnight. Now that she had grown up, she wanted to be acknowledge by her ancestors.
What a joke. What kind of disciple was the Wolfleim Family? An illegitimate daughter suddenly appeared. How big of a blow was this to the Wolfleim family?
Yoseph finally took Helena seriously. He found out that she was being controlled by a gang and wanted to take away more things from the Wolfleim family.
He sent some men to send the three of them to the Western Paradise. The rest was the matter between him and Helena.
The bodies of the three dead were thrown out to the sea, but they were still discovered. This was the matter that Yoseph brought up in front of Emma when he entered the wrong room the other day.
It turned out that he was not as lucky as Archie. He had so many requests but he also had troubles. Life seemed perfect, but in fact, no one could be perfect.
Yoseph’s eyes gradually tightened. Finally, he suppressed the pain, took his coat, and walked out of the office.