The man stood at the end of the footpath. At a glance, he looked like he was in a dark, solemn mood. On a second look, however, his expression darkened even more, as if a storm would break out soon.
Elena was so surprised that she hurriedly pushed Dylan away. However, not only Dylan did not let her go, but he hugged her even tighter.
“Are you looking for death?” Elena pushed even harder, and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to bite him. “Let go of me!”
“I thought you were falling, so I tried to save you. What’s wrong with that?” Dylan decided not to tempt fate with Michael, so he finally released her.
Elena took two steps backward as soon as she was free. However, she did not realize the implication of that action; it looked as if she was guilty.
“Elena almost fell just now, Brother. I only wanted to help her. I meant her no harm, so please don’t get me wrong.”
Dylan tucked his hands in his pockets and looked at the approaching Michael. He had a faint smile at the corner of his lips as if to provoke his elder brother! They were not far from their grandmother’s room, which was at the back of the house. She was so frail that she would not be able to handle any emotional distress. Would it not pain her to see those two brothers in an argument with each other? Michael did not want to take the risk. Everyone knew that he respected the old madam the most.
Michael approached Elena with a cold expression on his face. “Come with me to see Grandmother.”
“I’m not going,” Elena rejected his invitation.
She had seen the old madam, and it was obvious that she only wanted to spend time with Ava. The old madam had looked at her with disgust, and Elena had been so hurt and heartbroken when she realized that. She was a timid woman, so she did not want to face the old madam. She did not want to see that look on the older woman’s face again. At least Ava was there to keep her company. Elena had no intention to be around them.
“You’re not going?” Michael narrowed his eyes. His expression changed like the stormy clouds in the sky.
His grandmother had only been discharged from the hospital, and she was still in poor health. Everyone had been so anxious around the old madam, but Elena did not want to visit her! Even if she had no affection for his grandmother, she should at least visit the old madam. She was his fiancée, so it was the right thing for her to do. Did she hate him and his family that much? So much that she did not even want to put on a show for them?
“Come with me!” Michael suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her toward the back end of the house with a stern face.
He had rarely treated anyone with such force. He did not think it was worthwhile to force someone to do something that they were not willing to do. However, anyone could tell that he was furious. He was enraged! Elena tried to shake her hand off, but she could not break away from his grip. Instead, she felt pain on her wrist.
Then she rudely replied, “Michael, it’s my own business to decide if I want to visit Grandmother. What has it got to do with you? Let me go!”
Michael did not address her question. He was determined to drag her along with him. Elena was usually submissive toward him, but it did not look like she was her usual self that day. She struggled against him as he dragged her with him.
“Michael, I’m not going. Let me go! You have no right to force me to do anything!”
The man did not let go of her hand. That was not how he would usually behave, and it seemed like none of them would make the compromise.
“Brother, she doesn’t want to go. Wouldn’t she make Grandmother angry if you insisted that she comes along?”
Henry and Michael had appeared together, but Eldest Young Master Williams’s aura was overbearing that one could not notice anyone else in his presence. Luckily, Michael stopped when he heard what Henry said, and he released Elena immediately.
Then, he stormed toward his grandmother’s room at the back of the house. Henry glanced briefly at Elena, who glared at Michael’s back as he walked away. Elena did not need to look at Henry to know that he had looked at her with scorn. It seemed like she was the Williams family’s common enemy that day. Perhaps she should not have appeared there that day.
She held her wrist, her eyebrows knitted as she tried to bear with the pain. Michael’s tight grip had hurt her wrist.
“What good will it do if you go against him?” Dylan said softly as he walked toward her.
Elena ignored him. If he had not held her so tightly just then, would Eldest Young Master Williams have gotten so angry? Dylan knew what was on her mind, but it did not bother him.
He shrugged and smiled disdainfully. “He is fooling around with another there, and yet, you are not allowed to get close to another man?”
“What does it have to do with you?” Elena did not want to speak of Eldest Young Master Williams, nor did she want to discredit him.
She was the woman that Michael had brought back that night. Dylan had misunderstood the situation as Michael having an affair while she was in danger. However, it was still none of Dylan’s business. Why was he so bothered about it? It was apparent that he wanted to stir the hornet’s nest!
“You took my goodwill for ill intent!” Dylan said scornfully.
He had no intention to stay with her and was about to leave. However, just as he turned around, his gaze landed on her wrist.
“Are you hurt?” He frowned and stared at her hand.
Her wrist looked red and swollen. It looked horrible! Was she a dead person? How could she not cry out in pain when Michael grabbed her? Why was she so stubborn about it? Would Eldest Young Master Williams persisted if she had cried out in pain?
Elena ignored him and quickly walked toward the front yard. It looked like Dylan had hit a wall again, and he was infuriated. If it were not for her red and swollen wrist, would he have cared? ‘No good deed goes unpunished,’ indeed!
That woman was a lost cause!
…
When Michael walked toward the backyard, his face had paled. He stopped momentarily before he decided to head into the room. The wind blew at his short hair, as his body exuded a chilling sensation that was akin to Asura. A few moments later, he had collected himself well enough to look his usual indifferent, uninviting, calm, and expressionless self.
Henry waited for him nearby. They did not say a word to each other. Michael finally looked like the eldest brother that he was familiar with. Regardless of the situation, he would face all odds with a calm demeanor.
As for Elena… That must have been an accident. However, he seemed to have underestimated the woman’s influence on his eldest brother… When Michael entered the room, he saw his grandmother and Ava in a deep conversation. The old master had returned to his study when he wheeled his wife back to her room. He still had to deal with Mu Corporation’s daily affairs.
The two women chatted happily in the room. When she was Michael, Ava blushed and whispered shyly, “Eldest Young Master Williams.”
Michael nodded and walked straight to the old madam.
“Grandmother, how are you feeling today?”
He had utterly ignored Ava, who sat just beside the old madam. However, Ava was touched by his tender tone. Eldest Young Master Williams had spoken… so gently! His voice was softer than usual, but it was enough to catch her breath.
She imagined that Eldest Young Master Williams would use such a gentle voice with her. Even though he had not shown any interest in him, Ava was already fascinated.
Elena’s words hung in her mind. She said that Eldest Young Master Williams was very capable in bed, and how it was very fortunate that he did not kill her during their intimate sessions. Ava’s breathing and pulse quickened as she fantasized about his performance in bed with her.