Stay Around You Now And Forever

Chapter 35: Throwing Pearls to the Swine

The engagement day of Master Jackson and the youngest daughter of the Gale family.

This engagement banquet which had caused a huge sensation in the business world was held three days later at the same hotel.

As a sign of respect to Master Jackson, the guests arrived early and the grand ballroom was full of guests before nightfall.

Emily was accompanied by the servants to the makeup room. Outside, people mingled happily.

The .Jackson family had arrived. From the patriarch to the youngest daughter, every one of them was ideal partners.

The men seized the opportunity to mingle with the leaders of the business world.

The women, especially the young ones, makeup and dressed to their nines and presented their prettiest form.

"I heard that the second daughter of the Gale family was slapped by the youngest daughter."

"What? The youngest daughter hit the second daughter? Why?”

"Was it because the elder sister was too pretty and stole the limelight?"

"Apparently the third daughter is very ugly but the second daughter ¡is as beautiful as an angel?”

"What a pity, the one marrying Master .Jackson is the third daughter. With a younger sister who is ugly, nasty, and soon to have status, how will her days be?”

"The second sister should have someone to protect her. How can she suffer like this?"

The men listened to the rumors of Wendy being beaten by Emily and felt sorry for her.

When Emily came out, all sorts of rumors were spreading.

"So this is the third daughter of the Gale family. See, even with makeup her freckles can still be seen."

"Yeah, why did Master .Jackson agree to be engaged to this ugly woman? it's truly the beauty and the beast!"

"Like throwing pearls to the pigs!"

There were lots of unhappiness about injustice and mismatch.

Emily was seated at a corner, playing with her cell phone.

Those rumors were said near her and though it was obvious that she can hear them, she wasn't affected.

Her indifference started to anger some people.

",„ not a shred of shamel"

"Exactly! This ugly and evil woman, sooner or later Master .Jackson will ditch her!"

Emily opened her Instagram and some people were cursing for her to meet an early death. Others sent her photos and accused her of sleeping with countless men.

She was becoming famous just because of Master Jackson.

She was bored with Instagram and started to play a game.

The phone rang, it was Liam.

Emily answered the phone, Liam said, "Missus, Master Jackson wants you to come to the second level waiting room.”

"Okay, I'll be there immediately.' She hung up the call. She disregarded the poisonous stare by the women and took the lift.

She didn't see Hunter for two days. They had not seen each other from that day when she went back with him until today.

The banquet was to begin at eight. She wasn't sure why was Master Jackson looking for her.

Emily was sure it wasnit for sex. Those two times in the car were an accident.

The first time she was drugged. The second time he was drunk and when he was sober, he avoided her like the plague. Why would he take the initiative to get close to her?

lt was better this way, at least the tragedy of the previous life won't repeat itself.

As soon as the lift opened, Liam opened the door to the waiting room and said, 'Missus, please enter, Master Jackson is waiting for you."

Emily nodded and walked in. The door closed and, in the room, Hunter was at a desk with a laptop. He was working even on the day of his engagement. Master Jackson was truly busy.

The misunderstanding and unhappiness that happened a few days ago were all gone. Everything was the same as before. He was still that cold-hearted and emotionless Master .Jackson. She has seriously given up hope. Tonight, Hunter was no different írom any other day, stern and Serious.

But this man was simply irresistible. Each time you saw him, you ll feel that he was dashing and fresh. He was practically a deadly hunk!

"Master Jackson, you were looking for me?" Emily s attitude was nothing out of the ordinary.

"I've checked the cameras. When you were at my villa for these two days, you strolled at the backyard for three times. The third time you had

your purse and cell phone. Were you planning to escape?”

Hunter's gaze shifted from the laptop. His voice was the same as usual and couldn't tell if he was angry or happy.

Emily s heart skipped two beats!

Though he didn't bother about her when she was at his villa, he knew everything about what she did. She did want to escape because she didn't want to be engaged to him. But she thought about her family and friends who were in Bentson City. lf she were to escape, she may implicate them. That was why she hesitated.

The final time she went to a camera dead zone and avoided the patrols by the bodyguards but in the end, she retreated to her bedroom.

"You really don't want to be engaged to me?” He observed her for two days and finally believed that she was not putting up a show and played hard to get.

From the night of the first engagement ceremony, she had changed. She was totally different from before.

"If possible, I really don't want to be engaged to you." Emily said truthfully.

"You don't have a choice." He said, it was the same as three days ago.

Emily pursed her lips, since that was the case, then why ask?

Hunter looked at her and threw an agreement on the table.

“Now I believe that you dorït want to get married. In that case, you can consider signing this agreement.'

"Agreement?" Emily was shocked and walked over. She picked up the agreement and had a quick look at it's contents. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

"As long as i agree to be engaged, regardless of whether we get married in two years, you ÏÌ give me ten percent shares of the Fairskin Chain?”

Emily couldn't believe her eyes. Ten percent of the Fairskin Chain! She doesn't have to work for the rest of her life! No, she can live ten lifetimes!

"After the engagement, each will do as they wish but in front of the .Jackson family they must behave like a couple.'

She understood. Hunter did not want his grandmother to be sad. He did it for his grandmother.

But this compensation was too much. She felt somewhat guilty.

"Since you don't want to be married to me, then this agreement is beneficial to you.

Hunter closed the laptop and looked at her.

"Engage and as long as you don't carry out your silly games of running away, and act in front of grandmother, I guarantee that after the engagement, your life will not be affected in any way."

Emily hesitated. She was not afraid that her life will be affected. In any case, Master Jackson was always so busy and will not bother with how she lives her life.

What she was afraid of was, the tragedy of her previous life will repeat. This man can easily cause someone to sinK

No! She was not the type to succumb to temptations. Wasn't it only a man?

Finally, she bit her lips and said, “Okay, I agree!"

This must be the best outcome. She doesn have to escape and it's not real engagement. Two birds with one stone!

When Hunter saw her sighing ¡in relief, he felt somewhat perturbed.

The agreement was suggested by him but when she found out that it's a fake engagement, not only was she not upset, she was actually happy?

This attitude... really left a bad aftertaste.