What surprised Emily was that Hunter glanced at the caller ID on the screen and then dropped his mobile phone. He had refused to answer the call. When Eldest Young Master Jackson did not answer the call, his action had comforted Emily. Even though she had never admitted it, she was jealous of Wendy, and she did care about little things like that.
“How is Grandmother’s health?” Emily was in a good mood, so she was willing to start a conversation with him.
“If you want to know, why don’t you go see her?” Hunter snorted.
Emily glanced at him. She should not have done that, but her heart leaped crazily. Hunter looked so hot with his messy hairstyle after a couple of drinks. The alcohol smell from his breath and his flushed face was too alluring. His manly movements sent Emily bat-shit crazy. She had to tell herself to stop looking at him. Stop looking! She quickly drew back her gaze. She should have known better than to look at him.
“I’ll go see her later.”
“Are you sure?” Hunter raised an eyebrow. What time would it be when they arrived at home?
If she visited the old madam at that hour, she would disrupt her rest. Emily seemed to have only recalled that it was already late at night.
“Oh…”
Suddenly, Hunter’s mobile phone rang again. It was Wendy again; Emily saw her name on the caller ID.
He was obviously a little impatient as he frowned and turned off his mobile phone. Emily pretended that she did not notice it. She turned to look at the scenery outside the window. Her eyes shone brightly.
Without any warning, she saw Hunter’s intense eyes stared back at her from the reflection on the car window. Her heart pumped faster, and her breathing quickened. She was embarrassed, so she immediately looked down to avoid his gaze. She was also afraid to look out of the window. Why was he staring at her?
“Come here,” he suddenly said.
Emily was stunned. She looked at him. “Why?”
Hunter did not reply. He merely reached out and dragged her toward him.
The spacious backseat’s temperature rose several degrees as if it had foreshadowed that something unusual would happen later. Emily’s breathing was chaotic; she had no idea what Eldest Young Master Jackson meant. She placed her hands on his chest and pushed him gently as if that could widen the distance between them. Her face was flushed red.
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, what’s the matter?”
Why did he pull her closer without any warning? Was there a need to be so close to each other while they talked?
“Are you avoiding me?” He frowned, unhappy that she had resisted him.
“No.” Emily replied stubbornly. Why should she avoid him?
“Then, why are you struggling?” Hunter tightened his arms, and her petite body fell into his embrace.
Emily was confused. How would struggle mean avoidance? She had fallen into his embrace without any warning. Would she not struggle under such unexpected circumstances?
“I…” The next second, she kept her mouth shut. It was because she could feel the ghastly chilliness that exuded from his body.
“Were there any other men who had hugged you like this?”
After a few days of restraint, his anger suddenly erupted like a volcano. He held her tightly and put her in his laps; he had left no room for her to resist. Emily flinched subconsciously as she panicked. He was still angry that she did not choose him during the day. He looked like a dignified, proud, and haughty man, but in fact, he was a petty person!
“No.” Probably no other men except when she was just a baby.
The cold air around him finally eased, but he was still disgruntled.
“You are Hunter’s fiancée!” That fact had not changed!
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, you promised not to interfere with my private life.”
The studio was her own business. Even if she decided to cooperate with Sharp Corporation, the decision did not affect their ‘unmarried couple relationship’, right? She did not do unspeakable things with other men to damage his reputation. He was just upset that a girl would dare to turn him down. To put it bluntly, he was a conceited male chauvinist?
“You knew exactly how to spark my anger!” Hunter narrowed his eyes.
He did make that promise, but times had changed. Since he was the one who said that, he was also entitled to revoke it!
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, I just wanted to do my own business seriously. I did nothing wrong.”
She read the message in his eyes. He wanted her to know that if he wanted to, he could destroy everything that she had. It was useless to talk sense into men because they were unreasonable savages! He stared at her, but she did not feel any warmth in those stares. Instead, she felt like she was about to catch fire. If it were any other women, they would probably have submitted to him by then. However, she was not any other woman; she was Emily!
She would probably not have anything to do with Eldest Young Master Jackson in less than two years. She never thought to get any compensation from either Jackson Corporation or his Century Corporation.
She also remembered that Hunter had wanted to dissolve their engagement in her previous life. Not long after their commitment, Hunter negotiated the conditions with her. He would give her ten percent of Century Corporation’s shares as compensation for her losses even though Emily knew that she did not worth that much money.
However, Grandmother had insisted that they stayed together. When Grandmother was on her deathbed, she wanted Eldest Young Master Jackson to promise her that he would marry Emily. That was why they finally got married two years after the engagement. They never spoke about divorce after that. The only time the topic was brought up was before Emily’s death, and she was the one who had mentioned it. That plot had ended with Wendy’s laughter when she got someone to kill Emily in a road accident. Emily vowed never to let that tragedy repeat itself, so she had to stand up on her own feet.
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, I know you are not happy. I also knew that you have no interest in the animation business.”
It was a waste of his time to spend even one second in managing such a small animation business. In fact, Emily did not understand why Eldest Young Master Jackson would want to spend time as a judge at the event and even fought for her team against Sharp Corporation. Was it because he liked her? No! She should stop being vain. Had she not suffered enough in her previous life?
Emily never thought that Hunter would like her. She felt that he was just angry that someone had encroached on his property. Yes, she was probably a property, a possession to him. He was upset that someone touched his belonging; property that belonged to a male chauvinist. How oppressive!
“Actually, I also know that Second Young Master Sharp was not interested in the animation business either, but the staff that he brought in were all professionals, and he really did allocate money to set up the business.”
Since Second Young Master Sharp became the co-organizer for the competition, the rules, the topics, and even the entire process and flow of the competition were considered up-to-standard. It showed that Sharp Corporation was serious in the business.
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, I know that as long as you want to do it, your animation company would undoubtedly be the best in the industry.
“But I don’t want people to think that my studio achieved success because of my identity. Our team is strong… you… What are you doing?”
He had bowed his head down low. Why did he lean in so close to her face?