Terry arrived in his car, and Emily got into the vehicle before they sped away from that area.
Liam was left behind in the dust, shocked and dumbfounded!
As the car sped along the road, Emily softly said, ” Terry, I want to go drinking.”
…
They decided not to go to a bar. Terry bought some alcohol, and they both went to the balcony at their office.
Emily remained silent throughout the session. She did not talk, nor did she complain. However, half a bottle of beer later, she stared out into the night sky from the balcony and started to cry.
Terry sat in front of her and kept watch while she cried. He did not console her, nor did he prevent her from crying. He even passed her a second bottle of beer.
After Emily tossed the first empty bottle of beer away, she picked up the second bottle and chugged it down. She had a pretty low tolerance for alcohol, so she was almost drunk half a bottle later.
“He is finally with that woman. What’s so great about her? Is she prettier than me?” Emily scoffed.
“Does he even know who Wendy is? Idiot! He can’t even see her true colors. And he still pities her?
“Shameless! After going rounds in a circle, they still ended up together. Shameless!
“Wendy is an evil person. She’s a murderer. She murdered me. Did you know that? She murdered me!”
Terry understood the first part of her ramblings, but not the second part. He did not know what she meant. Wendy had murdered her? What did she mean by that? Had Wendy planned to have her killed?
His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he clenched his fists. If Wendy dared lay a finger on Emily, he would never let her get away with it!
“Was she prettier than me? No, she’s not pretty? She can’t even compare to me one bit!”
“Hmm.” Terry agreed wholeheartedly. He did not think Wendy was beautiful. Instead, he thought she was ugly.
“You are all blind. Can’t you all see that I am the pretty one? Blind!”
“Not me,” Terry said earnestly.
“No. You’re all the same. You’re all blind.” Emily sobbed. Finally, she hugged her legs and continued to wail.
It turned out that she was reluctant to terminate the agreement. She could not do what she said she would, and she could not act as if she was unconcerned about all of that. Her heart ached, and it had hurt so much!
“Wendy is an evil person. She’s evil…”
As the effects of the alcohol kicked in, she grew groggy. She did not know how long she had cried. Finally, her body relaxed, and she slumped to the floor.
Terry helped her up, and she immediately fell into his embrace. Even though she was drunk and unconscious, she continued to mumble. Terry understood the gist of it.
Eldest Young Master Jackson had terminated their engagement. She was a free woman. It should have been a happy occasion, but Terry could not be happy when Emily was that upset.
He could not bear to see her miserable. If she were unhappy, then he would be sad as well.
“Emily, I’ll take you back to rest. Alright?”
Terry carried her to the rest area of the office. There were two fold-out beds there, which were originally meant for Aryan to rest. Emily was so petite that she could sleep comfortably on one.
As he laid her down, her arms reached out and hugged his neck. “Don’t go…”
Terry was taken aback for a moment as she pulled him toward her. The distance between them closed instantly.
Her breath smelled like floral. As she exhaled on his face, the crispness of her breathing made him blush. His heart pounded rapidly.
“I… won’t go.” He would definitely protect her that night. “Don’t worry. I will stay with you. I won’t leave.”
“Don’t go…” Emily’s voice was hoarse and sexy. Her arms around his neck had tightened as well.
“Emily!” Terry felt as if something was amiss. Were they… too close? There was less than a finger’s width between their faces, yet she still pulled him closer.
He also had his share of alcohol when he accompanied Emily just moments ago. Was that the alcohol, or was her breathing too alluring?
He was so close to her that he had begun to get excited. “Emily, let me go.” He tried to move her arm, but Emily held on tightly and refused to loosen her hold.
Terry did not want to use any force on her as he did not want to hurt her.
She pulled him closer, and the distance between them shrunk bit by bit. He had an impulse to act on his urges. It was late in the night, and there were only the two of them in the office—a man and a woman.
“Emily,” Terry said in a hoarse voice as he suppressed his urges. “Emily, let me go. I promise that I won’t leave you.”
“Don’t you want me?” Emily’s large and bright eyes flashed with a hint of seductiveness. It almost caused Terry to go crazy.
Did he want her? Of course, he wanted her! With all his heart! Ever since a long time ago! However, she was in a drunken state.
“Want me…” Emily yanked him toward her.
Terry thought he would go crazy! Beads of sweat trickled from his temples down the side of his face. The heavy atmosphere lingered around them. It felt hot, and every breath felt like fire.
“Emily…”
Finally, Terry gave in and lowered his head toward her.
As he was about to kiss her lips, he heard her whisper unconsciously, “Hunter…”
…
“Emily, what happened? Why did Eldest Young Master Jackson terminate the engagement? What happened?”
When Sally heard that Emily was in the office so early in the morning, she had rushed over there.
“Emily, wake up. Tell me, what happened?”
Terry entered with a bowl of soup.
“The engagement is off?” She frowned. She knew that Emily must have had an argument with Hunter, but she did not expect Hunter would cancel the engagement.
“It’s true. It’s on the news!” Sally did not expect that it would descend into that in just a day.
Was it because Emily had rejected Eldest Young Master Jackson on the podium the day before that? Was he not a little petty to cancel the engagement over such a trivial matter?
“No! This is too excessive! I need an explanation from him!” It was such a trivial matter. Even if it did humiliate Eldest Young Master Jackson, would an apology not suffice?
The girl that had her engagement canceled. Would she still be part of their circle?
“Are you going to look for Eldest Young Master Jackson?” Joe, who had just arrived, asked. Like Sally, he also had his mobile phone in his hand.
He stared at Sally and wondered out loud, “Would you dare to do that? His men would beat you up and throw you out of Jackson’s mansion like a chicken.”
Joe took a step closer with a fierce look on his face. “This is Eldest Young Master Jackson, the legendary ruthless business mogul. Would you really go to him?”
Sally shuddered at his expression. Then she looked at him and shrugged. “I… But I’m so angry!”
“I’m now free. Is that not a good thing?”
They did not realize that Emily was already awake. Her voice was hoarse when she said, “From now on, no one else would interfere with my marriage. I am free to fall in love. Is that not a good thing?”