Beloved Old Lover

“How’s it going? Have you felt the pain I have to endure? Emily, are you naive or stupid? Do you think I will fall into your love trap full of iron hooks again?” Kevin reached forward, grabbed her chin, lifted her face, and spoke in a joking voice.

“So, all those words and actions of caring for me while in the mountains were just lies?”

“Of course. You believed it, right? Are you disappointed now? You left me when I needed you the most, and if I did that, I would still be very good.”

Emily raised her hand to push away the hand that was touching her and stepped back. She did not expect that time could change a person so much. Yet she thought that Kevin from five years ago had returned to her side.

Did he say it was all a lie? But it was clear that he risked his life to rush into the rushing water just to save her.

She didn’t believe that he risked his life just because he wanted revenge on her. In the end, why did he become like this?

Not far away, Daniel saw and heard everything. It turns out that she and his brother were once in love.

Although he did not know the details of the past, as a man, he thought his brother should not do that. After all, she is still a weak girl, and five years ago she was still a college student, still immature.

“There’s nothing to be disappointed about. Looks like… a draw.”

After finishing speaking, Emily ran away, she ran so fast that Daniel did not have time to reach out and hold her back.

He turned dissatisfied eyes towards his brother. The brother he always admired was such a petty man?

“Brother, I don’t know what happened between you two in the past, but you shouldn’t do that.”

“What do you know about her to defend her?”

Daniel does not have time to argue with his brother. After throwing another unfriendly look at Kevin, he turned around and chased after Emily.

At this time, Emily had already gone to the dining room. She took her bag, bowed to Matthew and his wife, said her family had an urgent business and continued running out the door.

Jessica was speechless and couldn’t make any sound because she was so surprised. Next, she saw Daniel also run past in the direction that Emily ran. It was not until Kevin appeared that she was able to speak up.

“What’s up?” She asked while holding her heart.

“Nothing.”

Next, Kevin asked Emma to get in the car so he could take her home. She obediently bowed to his parents and then followed his footsteps.

There was only the old couple left at the hearty dinner table with delicious dishes.

“They have betrayed us. After all, they don’t care about their parents at all. Husband, please give all your assets to charity.” Jessica said while panting.

“In the future, you should ask carefully before inviting. Okay, eat, don’t get angry because of the children.” Matthew picked up a piece of meat and put it in his wife’s bowl, gently comforting her.

The couple continued their meal, while outside the villa a chase was taking place. Daniel ran while calling Emily’s name. And she ignored everything and rushed forward.

The night wind ruffled her long hair, blowing tears away into the black void. She could no longer see anything, only following her instinct to escape the harsh reality.

“Ah…”

The slip caused her to fall, her palms and knees rubbing strongly against the road surface, causing many large scratches and blood continuously flowing out.

However, the pain that paralyzed her heart overwhelmed everything. She no longer had the strength to get up on her own, just lay still, eyes open, staring at the empty plastic bottle rolling nearby.

“Emily, oh my god… what is wrong with you?”

Thanks to Emily falling, Daniel was able to catch up with her. He quickly swooped down, helped her up, and asked questions. His heart ached again when he saw the scratches on her knees and hands.

Seeing the stone bench under the trees on the sidewalk, he immediately picked her up, walked to it, and put her down.

Her appearance right now is like a crazy person, her hair is loose and sticky all over her face, and her eyes are lifeless.

She didn’t even look at the man who was kneeling in front of her and gently helping her comb her hair.

“Emily, take a deep breath, look at me, Emily.”

Emily slowly moved her eyes, looking straight at the worried face of the person opposite her. Why is it that every time she is abandoned by Kevin, he is the one who appears by her side? What an irony.

Not knowing what to do to comfort her right now, Daniel immediately stood up and hugged her.

Emily closed her eyes and buried her head in his arms. Her tears soaked his white shirt. She has no one else to lean on right now and he is the only one.

Neither of them looked at the street, so they didn’t know that two pairs of eyes were looking at them.

Kevin’s hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, making the blue veins visible. He had never seen his younger brother care about or be this close to a girl to this extent. Are they hugging each other in front of him?

Contrary to the angry face of the person next to her, Emma’s eyes only showed sadness. She and Daniel were very close but only held hands. He never hugged her to comfort her, even though there were times when he realized she was very sad and needed a shoulder.

“Emma, I’ll drive you to the end of the street and then you’ll take the taxi to go home.” Kevin’s voice trembled.

“Yes. But… are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m just a little tired and not comfortable driving.”

The car drove slowly, passing the man and woman.

Although Emma didn’t dare to ask, she was a smart girl after all, so just looking at what had just happened, she could partly guess the relationship between Kevin and his temporary assistant. Their eyes when they looked at each other already denounced them.

Not long after Kevin and Emma left, Emily also proactively let go of Daniel. She didn’t expect him to chase her all the way here.

She saw him standing near the bathroom area and she guessed he had heard the entire conversation between her and his brother.

“Let me take you home.” He gently suggested.

“You didn’t drive your car here.”

“Taxi.”

After saying that, Daniel turned his back and bent down. Emily understood what he meant and grabbed his neck so he could carry her.

At this moment, she could feel the pain on her skin. To be honest, she didn’t want to appear in front of her father with this miserable appearance.

When he heard that Kevin proposed to come back to her, he was very happy and today, before she left the house, he happily said goodbye and wished her luck.

If he knew that she had just been kicked away by that person, he would be very sad and desperate.

The taxi drove to the clinic and stopped according to Daniel’s words.

He took her inside so the medical staff could disinfect and bandage her wounds. While waiting, he texted his mother, informing her that he was busy taking Emily home and would return home late.

“Deputy General Manager…”

“Call me Daniel.”

Emily nodded and told him she wouldn’t go home because she didn’t want her father to worry. She will use the excuse of being busy on a business trip for a week and rent a hotel to stay temporarily.

“It’s so sudden, will your father believe it? He will ask why you don’t go back and get your clothes.” Daniel looked at her and looked worried.

“It’s okay, I’ll say I’ll go there and buy new clothes.”

Emily intended to rent a room in a mediocre motel to wait for her wound to heal, but Daniel took her to his family’s hotel, big enough and luxurious enough.

She looked at the room with her face completely distorted. Doesn’t this guy know that her family is about to declare bankruptcy? She doesn’t have money to pay for the room.

“This is a room reserved for me. I often meet customers at this hotel, so this can also be considered my second place to go and return. You can stay as long as you want.”

As he spoke, he opened the wardrobe, reached out, and moved a few suits and shirts to a corner to leave space for her to hang her clothes.

Her dress was too dirty, her legs were hurting and just now, she hadn’t eaten much so he still had work to do, so he couldn’t leave her behind and go home yet.

After closing the closet door and telling Emily to stay in the room, he quickly took the elevator down to the reception desk and asked a female employee with the same figure as her to accompany him to the clothing store opposite to buy some dresses.

Just looking at her dressing style, he knew that she liked simple, elegant, not flashy, not revealing clothes.

Choosing back and forth for a while, he bought seven sets of office dresses and seven sets of pajamas, including underwear, of course.

As someone involved in the fashion industry, especially women’s fashion, he is not embarrassed when he sees these items.

“Please give them to the girl in my room. Tell the chef to make some delicious dishes to bring to her and tell her that the deputy general manager wants to invite her.”C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

“Yes.” The employee bowed her head, took the bags from his hand, and quickly ran back to the hotel.

Looking up at the dark sky, Daniel sighed softly. If he had known about their bad relationship in the past, he would never have brought Emily to meet his brother. He will keep her by his side, make tea, and pour water for him.

Hearing the phone ringing, he quickly reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.

However, when he saw the person calling him Kevin, he put it back in his pocket, then walked to the sidewalk and waved for a taxi.

God knows when he offered to take Emily home, he thought he was driving after her, like an idiot with amnesia. It turned out that he was jogging.

When Daniel got into the taxi, Emily also received the bags of clothes he bought for her. She burst out laughing but tears fell down her face.

She was hurt by Kevin, but his younger brother was the one who comforted and soothed that pain. It’s funny.

“Daniel, thank you.”