shuhaige
Chapter 67
Just right before Blair could reach Emily, Jackson held Blair the same time Ethan flew flung a protective hand in front of Emily, both men protecting her at the same time and Blair noticed it and scoffed.
“Right!” she gave a dry laugh “I forgot” her eyes roaming all three of them before sitting down back on her chair, her face moist with the water Emily threw on her and Jackson offered her a napkin, she took in hastily, damping her face dry while shooting daggers at Emily through her eyes.
“Are you okay?” Ethan asked Emily and she nodded, offering him a grateful glance her mind still reeling with how quick it took her to lose her temper and that didn’t particularly happen often. Instead, she pushed her chair back and looked at Ethan.
“Let’s go home, my appetite is ruined” she didn’t bother waiting for a response back and she pushed her chair back and left the table, it wasn’t a hard decision for Ethan to make when he immediately followed suit.
“Emily!” he called, walking briskly after her till he caught up with her and he grabbed her by her arm turning her around to face him and he noticed there were tears in her eyes and suddenly, his heart went soft.
“Don’t do that” he said, his voice pleading but she was unable to speak as the tears continued to flow.
“Don’t cry because of him, how do you think that bloody makes me feel?” Ethan when he saw the tears kept flowing uncontrollably from her eyes it pulled at his heart strings and he pulled into chest, his arms wrapping around her protectively, but his heart broke, a million times with every tear that dropped from her eyes.
“I didn’t mean to lose my temper” she said quietly and he pulled her gently in front of him “I felt so ashamed, I don’t know what kind of person I’ve become”
“it’s not your fault” he said to her
“It is” she said back
“No it’s not” he said again and she was about to argue when he pulled her close one last time. “Come here”
“Can we go someplace else?” she asked and he nodded
“I know the perfect place.
Ethan took her to the park and he led her to a particular bench that unlocked a particular memory in her head. The scent of freshly cut grass caressed her nose immediately, making her senses come alive as they mingled with the delicate fragrances from flowers. Sunlight filtering through the canopy of leaves. People meandered along the winding paths, their laughter and conversations intermingling with the harmony of nature. Children frolicked about the playground, their imaginations taking flight as they swung higher and higher
“Oh my God Ethan” she gasped, sitting on the bench and he followed suit, pulling her into his arms still to keep her close.
“This was where we met for the first time, your knees were bleeding for some reason, what was that all about”
Emily thought for a moment, her eyes traveling down the path that led to her grandmother’s shop, she hadn’t been since she threw her out and she didn’t think she wanted to go back.
“My grandmother threw me out that day” she said “And I haven’t seen her since”Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.
“Do you want to?” Ethan asked and she shook her head
“And you gave me flowers” she said immediately, an attempt to steer the conversation away from her “What was that all about?”
“I got rejected and I was heart broken” Ethan laughed and Emily joined in “Well, I guess it all happened for a reason”
“I want you” Ethan said suddenly and unexpectedly causing Emily to focus her gaze on him, her eyes squinting at the seriousness of his
“I mean it, Emily” he went on “I don’t want the other half of you that’s not pining for my brother, I want all of you. I want you to marry me for real this time, no contracts, no time frame, a real wedding because I love you”
“Ethan ” Emily called, her words unable to come out with the suddenness of it all. His gaze was intense, capturing her in an essence that somewhat scared her. He loved her? How was she going to respond to that when she wasn’t even sure of her own feelings yet.
“It’s fine if you don’t love me enough yet, but I want you to want this, I want you to want me just as much as I do and I’ll do everything in my power to make you happy and never regret even getting into a contract marriage from the start” Emily could feel the sincerity oozing off him, and even when he reached out to her to hold her hand, his fingers caressing her skin, the warmth radiating unto her igniting feelings she didn’t believe existed but allowed it because somewhere deep down within her, she wanted the security Ethan offered.
“Will you marry me Emily? For real this time” he asked, with a hopeful heart and she smiled because really, what did she have to lose? Jackson? She lost him already to the pregnant bitch.
“Yes Ethan, I will”