Everyone in that room had known about the matter. However, the atmosphere still sank after that blunt remark.
Elena knew that she would see Eldest Young Master Williams that night, but despite her courage, she never expected to be humiliated in such a manner.
Henry froze for half a second too. After that, he took Elena’s hand and squeezed it gently.
“Big Brother, the purpose of marrying a woman is to adore and pamper her. As for the subject of ‘using,’ it’s best to ask Elena about that.”
He looked at the girl next to him, and that familiar smile tugged the corner of his lips. “What do you think? Are you satisfied with using me?”
Elena froze for a moment before she turned red-faced. She was a girl, after all. It was impossible for her not to feel bashful about that kind of topic.
All she could do was pick up the drink on the table and drink with her head lowered. She feigned anger and ignored him. At that moment, however, her heart felt warm. Michael’s words were meant to humiliate her, but Henry reversed it so that he was ‘used’ in their relationship. The words were still demeaning, but at least she could tell that he respected her.
Monty and Johnny’s gaze fell onto Henry simultaneously.
It looked like their second brother was serious about that. Any girl he brought with him to meet them must have been someone he genuinely cared for. They just did not expect that he would have such sheer determination.
What was so special about that girl? First, she caused Big Brother to offend Paradise Island for her; then, she even stepped a foot into the matter with Aryastan without the slightest hint of hesitation.
Of course, Eldest Young Master Williams had strengthened his influence resolutely after that trip to Aryastan. However, it was a narrow escape when he was there. It was a life-threatening risk that he had braved!
Monty might not have known about the ins-and-outs of the matter, but Johnny had accompanied Michael to Aryastan. He saw first-hand how Michael made it out alive from that bloodied storm.
Based on the situation that night, it was apparent that their big brother was furious while their second brother was there to ask for forgiveness genuinely. However, when it came to women…
To loosen the tense atmosphere, Monty poured wine for himself and Elena.
“We haven’t gathered for a long time, and since it’s a rare occasion where all of us are together, let’s leave things aside and have a couple of drinks.”
He lifted the glass to make a toast. Johnny did not say anything. He picked up the wine glass and downed it before he went back to his own bottle.
Henry and Elena glanced at each other. Henry looked at Michael and spoke in a soft voice, “Big Brother, I want… to get engaged with Elena, I hope you…”
“Are you sure your Sharp family would accept a woman that the Williams family had abandoned?” Michael snickered.
Elena clenched her fist. Eldest Young Master Williams had gone overboard that night!
However, she had expected that. Since she was already there, she would face that with Henry. She did not want Henry to lose such a good brother for her sake.
She whispered, “I’ll do my best…”
“Do your best to act proper with me here, or do your best to please your new love?”
Elena’s fingers trembled. Henry grasped her hand as he looked at Michael.
“Big Brother…”
“You probably don’t know about it yet?” Michael looked at him as he lit a cigarette for himself, and puffed away nonchalantly.
He had a smug look in his eyes as he stared at Henry.
“I played with her in my car for more than two hours last night. And now you’re telling me that you’re going to get engaged to this woman?”
The cup in Elena’s hands fell onto the table with a clatter, and the drink spilled across the floor. No one said a word, and even the virtuously eloquent Monty completely lost his ability to speak.
As for Johnny, the looks he shot Elena went from disdainful to utter disgust. On second thought, he suddenly felt a trace of pity for that girl. In Big Brother’s car… There was no need to think about it because one could easily have guessed what had happened then.
Henry’s cold aura flooded the room in an instant! He had never been one to show his emotions, and he had always been gentle. At that moment, however, the piercing coldness from his body finally unfurled in full display.
He had not known anything about that! If he knew about it, he would have never suggested for Elena to go with him! He would never let her suffer such humiliation!
Elena thought that she could face it calmly, but when Michael said such vicious words, she realized that she could no longer bear it.
“Elena…”
“I still have some things to do, I’ll take my leave now.”
She suddenly broke free from Henry’s grasp and quickly ran out of the private room.
Henry was about to stand up, but Michael raised his chin. Johnny launched forward like an arrow and stopped Henry.
“You knew full well that she’s Big Brother’s woman!” Johnny had no expression on his face, but his muscles tensed.
He did not want to help his big brother deal with his second brother. They were all brothers, and none of them should go against the other. Everything that happened had happened because of Elena. If that woman were to disappear from the face of the earth, then everything would be better!
Michael leaned against the sofa, folded his long legs, and smoked leisurely.
“Big Brother, what on earth do you want?” Henry turned toward him with anxiousness.
If he wanted to leave, he would have to fight his fourth brother, but he would never lay a finger on him unless it were during training. They had made a vow not to hurt their own.
Despite that, he felt anxious about it. Elena had dashed out after his big brother humiliated her, so Henry was worried she might be in danger. She was unfamiliar with that kind of place, so what could he do if something went wrong?
“Shouldn’t I ask you this question?” Engagement? Was that kid serious? “I lost count of how many times I’ve played with her body. She even got pregnant for me once…”
It had been more than a month, and Michael thought he would be indifferent when he brought it up. However, the subject of the child he had lost was like a sharp knife that stabbed into his heart.
He refused to overthink about the significance of that pain, but he simply looked at Henry and coldly said, “Your engagement with her, are you doing it on purpose?”
“I would never do that. Big Brother, if you still like her, then please cherish—”
“Like her? You think that someone like her deserves that?”
“Big Brother! When she left, she did it for you!”
Michael smiled wryly, and Henry continued in a deep voice, “She lost the baby when she was on her way back from the island. She did not abort it like she said she did.”
Michael’s fingers tensed slightly, and the cigarette at his fingertips almost fell onto the ground. Then, he clipped the cigarette properly again and raised his hand to take a puff.
He cocked an eyebrow nonchalantly. “Hmm?”
Henry felt heartbroken! He was a little hesitant at first, but nothing would compare to his heartbreak when he saw the humiliation that Elena had suffered.
In an intense voice, he said, “She would not have wanted me to say this, but you have gravely misunderstood her.”