The sumptuous breakfast occupied half of the table, yet this considerate care did not make her feel happy, but rather under constant pressure.
She had explicitly hinted many times that she could not accept his kindness, but the latter seemed to play dumb on purpose and did not take her refusal to heart.
She got up and left her desk, leaning back into the sofa in exhaustion, holding back the tightness in her chest.
Charles Taylor’s hand froze in mid-air as he set the cutlery, but soon recovered and turned his head with a smile, asking, “No appetite?”
Emma Rosy closed her eyes and asked, breathlessly, “What are you doing here?”
Charles Taylor made a random excuse: “The designer from Wright Group submitted a new design yesterday and I came to take a look.”
Yesterday?
After receiving the design, she checked it and sent it to his email address, saying she was still not satisfied with the work this time.
“You didn’t get it?” Emma Rosy was not in a good mood, so she didn’t show any mercy and punctured his lie: “Even if you don’t have time to check your email, your assistant shouldn’t be lazy, otherwise it’s a dereliction of duty.”
Charles Taylor was dumbfounded, put the dishes aside and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.
After a long silence, Emma Rosy finished losing her temper and gradually found her senses, feeling that her words just now were a bit too much, so she had to find a new topic with a slight embarrassment.
“Uh… this time, I looked at a lot of design drawings are not very satisfied, I think… I want to personally involved in the design.”
Emma Rosy willing to take the initiative to show good, Charles Taylor is very pleased, but participate in the design will increase her workload, afraid of her fatigue, Charles Taylor did not consider, directly politely declined this offer.
Charles Taylor had half of the rights to work with They companies, and if he didn’t agree, Emma Rosy would not have the right to join the design team on her own. Although she understood his good intentions, she still felt uncomfortable.
Whether it’s her passion as a doctor or her current career in business management, as long as she chooses a job, she will devote herself to it and look forward to the results of her efforts.
Unfortunately, Charles Taylor will never understand, or, he simply does not have the desire to understand.
They fell into silence again, until a phone call from N City instantly disturbed the atmosphere.
“Miss Richard, something happened! Yesterday evening, two workers fell from a high building, the person in charge sent them to the hospital, but they were resuscitated overnight, but still failed to… Now the police have intervened, what do you think should be done about this matter?”
“How did not report last night?” Emma Rosy questioned in a deep voice.
“At that time, we were all anxious, and if the person was saved, we could have paid for the matter privately, and there was no need to…”
did not follow the regulations.
Emma Rosy interrupted him and ordered him to stabilize the situation while she rushed over immediately.
Just after the line, Charles Taylor’s cell phone also rang, subordinates to report what the situation, already speaks for itself.
They men immediately split up, went home, packed their bags and agreed to meet at the airport.
When Emma Rosy arrived home, Hope and Keira were having breakfast in the dining room and ran upstairs when they heard the noise.
Fearing that Master Wright would be worried, Emma Rosy didn’t tell them the truth, only that she had to go on a temporary business trip. Thinking about Hope’s school, she nagged and admonished again.
“If that Daniel Lewis kid bullies you again, don’t put up with it, tell me or your great-grandfather, or talk to Keira, okay?”
Hope, who was helping to fold clothes, shook her head: “No, Daniel Lewis has not bullied me since he was discharged from the hospital, and he almost got into a fight when a classmate made a joke about me.”
Perhaps fearing that her mother would not believe her, she hastily added, “In recent days, he even waited for me at the intersection downtown and went to school with me.”
The Wright Family home is near the suburbs, and Hope has a driver every day, so Daniel Lewis went the extra mile to wait for her?
While at peace, Emma Rosy vaguely sensed a hint of subtlety: “That boy, he’s very good to you.”
Hope, who is simple in nature, did not react to Emma Rosy’s deep meaning and nodded dumbly.
In Hope’s opinion, Daniel Lewis has become a different person since he was discharged from the hospital and is really nice to her.
Emma Rosy was also young and surrounded by suitors. But at the same time, there were also some boys who deliberately opposed her in every way. At that time, she was furious, but later realized that it was another way for adolescent boys to attract girls’ attention.
In contrast, Daniel Lewis’s earlier “bullying” of Hope, although it may have been an element of parental concern, was probably also due to his special feelings for her.
Emma Rosy is not opposed to early love, the hazy feelings between young boys and girls, if handled well, but will be beneficial to their future growth, of course, all this is to protect themselves as a prerequisite.
But look at Hope, seems to know nothing about it, Emma Rosy think it is time to play the role of mother.
“Earlier in the hospital, that boy fell and bruised, I did not even see what he looked like.” After that, Emma Rosy gave Keira a wink.
Keira, who is not very old but has a high IQ, immediately understood and pretended to dislike him: “Not good looking! Her nose is so high and her eyes are so small.”
Hope was concentrating on organizing her clothes when she heard Keira’s comment about Daniel Lewis and thought it was unfair.
She explained, “He’s got a pretty good eye, and he gets a lot of love letters from girls at school.”
Emma Rosy raised her eyebrows and asked, “Did he pick them up?”
“No, he used to throw them in the trash, but lately he’s been shoving them at me for some reason.” Hope put the folded clothes into the suitcase and scratched her cheek, looking distressed.
“What else could it be? He’s afraid you’ll get the wrong idea!”
Emma Rosy and Keira looked at each other, smiling wryly.
Misunderstanding?
Hope is simple, but not stupid, in connection with her mother and sister’s temptation just now, and quickly understood, white little face suddenly red with shame.
“No, he’s probably afraid… of me anyway… I’m really just good friends with him! You guys don’t be like those classmates, don’t think nonsense…”
Hope explained handily, but her attitude was very firm, seeing that it was almost time for school, the mother and daughter who were watching the good show finally stopped teasing her and each changed their clothes and prepared to leave.
Hope had a full schedule, so Keira was the only one to take Emma Rosy to the airport.
Emma Rosy didn’t want the little one to come with her, but she couldn’t resist her pouting.
In the airport lobby, the little one didn’t want to leave.
“No, I want to see mommy get on the plane before I go.” Keira is doing the same thing again, hanging on to Emma Rosy like an octopus and refusing to let go.
Emma Rosy smiled helplessly at the driver and had to carry the little one to change her boarding pass.
She scanned the clock and was about to remind her that she would be boarding soon when she saw her staring blankly to her side.
Turning her head, Alex Brown was standing at the same gate.
How could such a coincidence happen?
Not far away, Alex Brown spotted them too, his eyes drifting over them, still treating them like strangers.
Emma Rosy could sense that Keira was going to call out to him. Perhaps his indifferent attitude reminded Keira of the cold treatment she had received in the previous two encounters, and she finally dropped her head and said nothing.
As she handed Keira over to the driver, Emma Rosy saw the redness at the end of her eyes and felt distressed, but could only put on a relaxed gesture and wave goodbye.
In first class, Alex Brown is seated to the side, alone, without Ivy Smith or his assistant.
Emma Rosy occasionally steals a few glances, finally unable to resist her curiosity, leans over and pokes her fingertips at his arm, which is holding a magazine.
“… Mr. Brown,” Emma Rosy smiled slightly stiffly: “Are you going on a business trip by yourself?”
Alex Brown reservedly turned his head sideways, did not even give a positive look, faintly perfunctory: “Well.”
Emma Rosy was a little angry at the expected reaction, but she was eager to know his current situation, so she continued: “Are you physically able to…”
This time before finishing, has been Alex Brown coldly interrupted.
“Miss Richard, chasing after a man you’ve only met a few times and asking questions is very rude. And I already have a fiancée, so please behave yourself and stop hitting on me.”
Closing the magazine and putting it back on the shelf, Alex Brown leaned back with her arms around her chest, her dark eyes clearly closed, her brow creased but not stretched, as if she was still upset by someone’s unpleasant interruptions.
She pursed her lips and smiled coldly, and also closed her eyes to rest on her own.
She woke up and the plane landed.
Emma Rosy walked down the hall with her suitcase, wanting to try to contact Charles Taylor again, but she searched all her pockets and backpack and couldn’t find her cell phone.
Perhaps it had been dropped at the airport. She couldn’t reach Charles Taylor at the time, and after dialing numerous times while taking care of Keira, she probably made a mistake in her haste.
She didn’t dare to take the slightest chance as her phone held something important, and she still eagerly wandered around the hall, searching every place she passed.
With her mind in a tizzy and her eyes only on the ground, she accidentally knocked over a passerby…
“I’m sorry, I…”
Emma Rosy subconsciously apologized, and then looked up, only to see that it was no other person standing in front of her, but Alex Brown.
How she needed a shoulder when she was in trouble.
For the past two years, she had been in trouble at work, Charles Taylor always appeared in time to be by her side, but she had refused. She did so, not because she had become strong, but because Charles Taylor was not the one in her heart.
But now that the man of her heart is right in front of her, what can she do? To pray for support? Perhaps the only response she may get is indifference and disgust.
Tears instantly filled her eyes, she dropped her eyes to hide them, said “sorry” again and hurried away.
Alex Brown stopped where he was, his eyes following her back, his hands clenched in pain.
He knew he shouldn’t have approached her, knew he had to try to get her to stop hoping, knew that taking this step would probably be a lost cause, but in the end, he couldn’t resist the intense heartache.
“What are you looking for?”
The voice of Alex Brown sounded behind her, Emma Rosy suddenly froze, shock, joy, sadness… all kinds of complex emotions flashed from her face.
She gazed at him intently for a moment before speaking, “I lost my phone.”
Stupid!
Alex Brown silently gave a comment.
But he remained aloof, “If you lost it, buy another one, why go through all the trouble of finding it?
Perhaps uncomfortable by the stare, Alex Brown turned his face, and then coldly said: “Do not look for it, there is a cell phone store not far outside, I will buy one for you.”
Seeing her still staring at him, he frowned again: “Didn’t you hear me?”
At that, Emma Rosy finally had some reaction, slowly shook her head: “I heard, but did not understand. Or rather curious, why is Mr. Brown so generous, willing to waste time with a stranger, and even give her a cell phone?”
Emma Rosy raised the corners of her lips, but without the slightest smile, and questioned word for word: “Alex Brown, do you dare to say again that you do not know me?”
Her gaze was so straightforward that it was like a sharp blade, trying to cut through his pretense.
Alex Brown averted his gaze in a near-troubled manner, his throat rolled, and a fine sweat rose to the corners of his forehead, before he replied in a low voice: “Sorry, I don’t remember anything from the past, and I already have a fiancée, we…”
“Stop acting, okay?
Emma Rosy could not stand it, finally hissed excitedly: “In the end, what happened, why you refuse to recognize me? You know who she used to be, and do you remember the name Tina Everard? !
Emma Rosy is angry and heartbroken, but even with all her efforts she can’t wake someone who is pretending to be asleep, Alex Brown is adamant that he has forgotten everything and that Ivy Smith is trusted because she showed up when he was awake after surgery.
Emma Rosy laughed, tears rolling down her cheeks: “Forget… forget…”
But even if he really lost his memory and forget the person he once loved so much, what about the heartfelt feelings that were engraved in his heart, will he also forget them all together?
“You forget, but I remember. Even if that person is no longer there, that relationship will be with me for the rest of my life.” Emma Rosy slowly closed her eyes, the light of expectation dissipated, leaving only a cold.
Emma Rosy stood opposite each other for a long time before breaking the silence: “There are photos of me and my husband in my phone, memories that cannot be duplicated.
If you are willing, please help me find it.”
This was the reason why she had to find the phone.
Alex Brown knew that he, as the subject of the photo, was in no position to refuse.
They men split up and searched, Alex Brown searched the left side of the hall, even the restrooms and lounges, keeping his head down for so long that his brain gradually became a little uncomfortable and his body once again surged with the familiar feeling of powerlessness.
Staggering to the edge of the seat, he wanted to rest for a moment, but suddenly his eyes went black, and he fell straight to the ground…
After an announcement was made in the lobby
Emma Rosy rushed towards the crowd like crazy, the man lying on the ground was so pale and breathing so weakly that she was afraid to reach out and touch him.
The ambulance arrived just in time and Alex Brown was taken to the nearest hospital, where he was resuscitated and released from danger.
When Ivy Smith arrived, Alex Brown was still in a coma.
“Who sent you here? Why were you with Alex?”
In the face of Ivy Smith’s rebuke, Emma Rosy’s prepared explanation was instantly lost, and after a moment of silence, she simply threw out two words: “Business trip.”
Ivy Smith seemed to be unconvinced and nodded her head impulsively, “Okay, even if you are really on a business trip, why did you ask Alex to help you find something? He is not well, Eric Chan and I take care of him carefully during the day, for fear of him having an attack, how can you bear to tell him to do something?”
“I don’t know!”
After Alex Brown fainted, Emma Rosy didn’t have a moment’s peace. She was overwhelmed with guilt, she knew she was wrong and she regretted it.
But who was she to accuse her?
“Ivy Smith, why did you show up when you knew I was in love with Alex Brown?”
In the ward, They women confronted each other in silence.
Emma Rosy wanted to know what had happened in the past two years, how Alex Brown’ surgery had turned out, why he faked his death, whether he had lost his memory, and most importantly – why, in just two years, had Ivy Smith taken her place and become Alex Brown’ “beloved” fiancée?
And Ivy Smith, still refuses to give a clear answer.
“Alex has forgotten about you, so what’s the point of continuing to dwell on it? Ivy Smith turned to face the window and raised her head slightly: “Please leave and go live your own life.”
What a joke!
“I love Alex Brown, why should I give up? We had so many memories, and a daughter, if it wasn’t for that car accident, if he wasn’t sick…”
“There aren’t that many ‘ifs’ in the world!”
Ivy Smith interrupted her sternly and approached her quickly: “You love Alex, and so do I. You have memories, and so do we. The last two years belong to us alone, and we’re going to make more memories in the future!”
“That’s not true…”
Emma Rosy shook her head hard and stepped back in despair.
Ivy Smith looked at her askance from on high, like a king.
“Emma Rosy, I know you hate me, but there is no need. alex voluntarily forget you and accept my feelings, no one ever forced him, in fact, you already know it in your heart, don’t you?”