He wanted the Gale family to hand Emily over to him personally! Hunter not only wanted to insult Emily, but he also wanted to humiliate the entire Gale family!
“Why?” Joseph squeezed his palms tightly; a pressure had built up by the agitation in his heart!
“What have we done to offend you and make you hate us so much?”
Had his grandfather known about such humiliation, he might have collapsed again. What benefit did Hunter want out of that?
“You don’t need to worry about my grudge against the Gale family, but this is the only condition that I can offer.”
Compared with Joseph’s agitation, Hunter was at ease.
“This condition of mine may change at any time. If you don’t want Gale Corporation to be in a complete mess, I advise you to decide soon.”
“Eldest Young Master Jackson…”
“For the time being, I don’t have much time to think about these things.”
Hunter stood up. He was ready to leave even before the time for a pot of tea was up. Joseph knew that he had another meeting, and he did not want to leave early on purpose, but he could not agree to his appalling condition.
“Since I can’t meet Eldest Young Master Jackson’s requirement, then please assume that I haven’t been here today.” Joseph also picked up his briefcase and turned to leave.
Hunter stared at his back and casually said, “You know that she’s my woman, why do you refuse?”
Joseph stopped in his tracks and spun around to look at him; his thin lips pursed tightly.
“Even though I don’t know why you would want to take your anger out on our Gale family, did you think about how you’re hurting her with this request?”
“She is your woman; she is not your toy!”
Joseph strode away with a fierce and cold air. He slammed the door of the VIP room behind him loudly. As for Hunter, he was still smoking leisurely. From his indifferent expression, one could not guess his reaction toward Joseph’s remark. Hurt her? Really? When they teamed up to hurt him, had they thought about his feelings then? Everyone had to pay the price for the evil deeds that they did!
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, it looks like the person who has been supporting Wendy is the Fifth Young Master Jackson. This matter…”
“Do I have to give a damn?” Hunter sneered and interrupted Liam.
“What they wanted doesn’t hurt the interest of Jackson Corporation, so why should I intervene?”
Liam felt a little uneasy in his heart.
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, why…must you hurt Miss Emily like this? Back then…”
“Don’t mention the past!”
Hunter crushed the cigarette butt in the ashtray. His cold face was filled with a breath of deadly silence. His child was gone; his woman had left him, and even if she returned to his side, she was no longer the person he loved back then. He saw her merely as a toy!
“Tell her the condition of my negotiation with Joseph, let her decide for herself!”
“Eldest Young Master…” Liam was in a dilemma. That was cruel!
“What? Do you think that I’m too much?” Hunter gave him a side glare.
His gaze sent chills deep down into his spine, but Liam knew that it was not directed at him. Hunter hated the people from the Gale family and Old Master Gale! Such a humiliation might be too much of a burden to an elderly man in his seventies… However, Hunter was not willing to acknowledge his cruelty.
“Joseph is not feeling enough pressure yet. Give him a little more.”
“Eldest Young Master…”
“If you are unhappy, you can leave at any time. If you are not leaving, then do a good job!”
Liam trailed behind him as he looked at his cold back. He sighed helplessly. How could he leave Eldest Young Master Jackson? He would never go, no matter what had happened! He was afraid that the eldest young master would regret his decision in the future. He had adopted such a terrible measure, was he sure that the other party was the only one hurt in the process? Did he not feel bad too?
…
The old master’s condition had gotten better. Emily was by his side the entire day, and she looked after him tirelessly. It was the afternoon when she rubbed his palms, and his fingers had moved! Emily thought that it was her illusion, so she did not alert the doctor and continued to rub his palms. After ten seconds, the old master’s finger moved again. She was sure that it was not only her illusion!
She called for the doctor and the other members of the Gale family. The doctor’s announcement made everyone sigh in relief. The old master would probably wake up within the next two days.
“Thank God!” Lottie had lived to her age, and she had begun to believe in fate. She quickly got someone to burn some incense and prayed for the old master. Sasha stood guard by her father’s side. She refused to leave the hospital for those two days. Francis and Joseph also remained for more than two hours in the ward.
“Look! Dad’s hand is getting stronger. He even gripped my hand just now!”
Sasha was so moved that she felt like crying. She searched for Lottie’s gaze as her voice shook when she sobbed. Lottie had only gotten off the phone with the maid and told her about the things to prepare for the prayers. She was also very touched when she saw Sasha’s reaction.
“Don’t worry. Dad is a good person, and good people will live a long life, so he will get well soon.”
Sasha nodded and looked at Emily, who stood by the side. “Emily, thank you for being by your grandfather’s side and taking care of him every day.”
“Isn’t it part of my duty to take care of my grandfather? Don’t mention it…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Emily’s face changed slightly, and she covered her lips.
“Emily?” Sasha frowned.
Lottie also noticed that something was wrong. She was about to reach out to Emily. “What’s wrong?”
“No, nothing.” Emily managed to stop the urge to puke. However, the urge to vomit still lingered in her throat. She was afraid that she could not hold it in, so she hastily said, “Maybe I’m feeling uncomfortable after staying in the ward for too long. I’ll go out for a walk.”
“Don’t go too far. Grandfather might wake up at any time.”
“Auntie, don’t be too anxious. The doctor said that it would be the day after tomorrow.”
Lottie nodded and smiled. Indeed, she was a little too anxious. Emily bade them goodbye and quickly walked toward the end of the corridor.
There was a toilet nearby, so she went in and gagged! Her morning sickness had increased, and the discomfort and symptoms of pregnancy had become more obvious. How long more could she hide it from everyone?
If her grandfather knew that she was pregnant out of wedlock and the child’s father did not want them, would his health deteriorate further? What should she do?
After she took a brief respite in the restroom and made sure that she no longer wanted to vomit, Emily washed her face and got out of the toilet. She heard a familiar voice just as she arrived at the corner of the corridor toward the ward.
The voice sounded angry. “Did you say that Eldest Young Master Jackson’s condition was to get Emily?”