Emily walked past Ewan and Wendy before she stopped to take another look at them.
“You shouldn’t bother Eldest Young Master Jackson. He’s very busy.” Wendy wanted to stop Emily.
Ewan said, “Eldest Young Master Jackson invited Young Madam here, so it wouldn’t be a bother.”
“Oh!” Wendy responded faintly, and asked, “Why did Eldest Young Master Jackson want to see her?”
Ewan thought that was an odd question. Emily and Eldest Young Master Jackson were already engaged. Was it not reasonable if the eldest young master wanted to see the young madam? However, he was patient with Wendy.
“This is a matter between the young master and the young madam. I would not know anything about it.”
Wendy realized that he would not know anything about that, so she said nothing. Ewan noticed that she looked a little unwell, but he thought that it was because Emily had infuriated her. He felt sad about that.
He tried to comfort her. “Eldest Young Master said that you could come to him if there’s anything you need in the future.”
“Really?” Wendy looked surprised. “Then, can I tell the others that he is my godbrother?”
Even though she did not like the fact that she was merely his godsister, she also understood that Eldest Young Master Jackson had a fiancée. She would just have to stick with the honor of being his godsister before his fiancée disappeared.
Ewan nodded. “Of course.”
In that case, everyone would probably treat Wendy well for the sake of Hunter. Wendy was finally satisfied.
She looked at Ewan and smiled gently. “Thank you for helping me just now. If you didn’t show up in time, Emily, she…”
She lowered her head, bit her lip, and kept quiet. Her act of silence led to endless imagination. She acted as if Emily had been bullying her at the Gale household. Ewan had been there when Eldest Young Master Jackson ordered his people to beat Wendy at Gale’s villa. He thought that she was very pitiful then, and his heart ached for her too.
He sighed and said with a somber tone, “No one would dare to bully you anymore.”
“Hmm…” Wendy nodded as a small smile crept onto her face.
The smile was soft, gentle, and incredibly dazzling under the sunshine. For a moment, Ewan looked a little lost. Wendy knew how beautiful she looked and the meaning behind the men’s gazes. She moved closer to Ewan. Her breath and voice were extraordinarily gentle and captivating.
“Thank you very much for helping me out just now. Could I look for you if I run into problems in the future?”
“Of… of course.” Ewan took two steps backward immediately to pull their distance further apart.
The brief moment when she approached him was enough to disrupt his breathing. Her lovely body scent and breathing rhythm had been imprinted in his mind. When she noticed the blush on his face, Wendy knew that she had achieved her goal. She smiled sweetly at him again.
“Then, can I stroll around the WongRiver Pavilion?”
“You are the eldest young master’s godsister. From now on, you can access and leave the WongRiver Pavilion freely. No one will stop you.”
“Thanks.”
Wendy turned and walked toward the backyard. When she turned around, her bright smile immediately turned into a look of satisfaction. Her life seemed to have improved so much after Eldest Young Master Jackson agreed to protect her. She felt great!
It was all thanks to Emily’s blood sample from that day. She knew the real relationship between Emily and the old madam after a DNA test. Otherwise, she would not have taken the risk to ask Kate to act a scene in front of the old madam the other day.
The old madam was not only sickly at her age, but her intellectual acuity was also weakened. As long as the old madam believed that she was her granddaughter, Hunter would never abandon her. She knew that he owed the old madam a huge favor, and Wendy was her only living blood relative. Life was simply wonderful for Wendy!
…
Hunter was still hard at work when Emily entered his study. His gloomy mood seemed to have improved a little when the girl walked through the door.
He said, “Come here.”
There was a design sketch on his laptop. It was a landscape design for his mansion’s backyard.
He had people sketched it for the entire week, and he had only received it earlier that day. He planned to show it to Emily when she returned to the mansion, but after that, he decided that he wanted her to look at it as soon as possible. He did not understand why he could not even wait for another half a day.
However, when he thought about it, the girl had not been back since she moved to the dormitory. He had not seen her for several days already.
Emily walked to his side, but she did not look at the sketch on his laptop. She only stared at the side of his face. They had not met each other since the day he saw her with Manson in the garden. She had also intentionally avoided him during that period. She was in a bad mood, and she did not want to deal with his tantrums, so she escaped to the dormitory.
Since he had asked Liam to fetch Emily home, he thought it was best to explain what had happened the other day. However, Emily did not expect to hear such explosive news as soon as she had returned—Wendy had become Hunter’s godsister!
“She can’t be the one,” Emily immediately said before Hunter could start with his explanation. “If you want other women in your life, that’s fine with me. But not Wendy!”
What was she saying? She would not mind the other women in his life, but not Wendy?
Hunter stopped what he was doing as his eyes moved away from the sketch and then fell onto her face. Her words had immediately dampened his excitement.
“Do you want me to have another woman?” he asked as he narrowed his eyes.
Emily knew that he was not happy, but he was the one who had accepted a godsister! Why would he be upset? Did he think he was superior because of his status?
“Wendy is a wicked person. She is not as gentle or as pure as she seems on the outside!”
“So?” Hunter dropped the mouse. He crossed his long legs as he stared at her intently. However, it did not seem like he wanted to listen to her. He looked as if he tried to resist her explanation.
“I know she looks pretty, but she is not a good person. If you want another woman, please keep your eyes peeled and find a kind-hearted lady.”
“Like who?” She kept saying that he wanted another woman. Did she think that he had found one?
He had been angry when he saw the little accident that involved Manson and her. However, he knew that it was not her fault. It was just like Manson to push his buttons to make him angry. After they had calmed down for a few days, he was shocked to hear the first words out of her mouth was how he had found another woman.
“A woman with a kind heart. Do you mean yourself?”
Those were emotional and heartfelt words, and it piqued Emily’s attention when she heard them. Was she the same as any other woman to him? The memories of her tragic death in her past life flooded her mind again. Before she died, did she not swear never to fall in love with that man again? What did she think she was doing then?