I always knew this man had a dark side, but I never imagined it ran this deep.
Whimper, whimper, whimper. If only I could be reborn to the moment before that blind date. Then I could avoid ever meeting this insufferable tyrant.
"Emma, don't forget I'm your husband. A wife shouldn't call her husband abnormal. That's not how a good wife behaves."
Liam's voice was low and seductive.
"We're a contractual couple. Contractual."
Emma argued angrily with her last bit of strength. Behind her, the man's eyes darkened, a black tide surging within them.
"So what? Right now, you're my woman."
Liam's voice fell, and then he plundered Emma even more violently.
Now, Emma couldn't even make a sound. She was like a small boat, passively at his mercy.
When the sun went down, Liam placed Emma on the bed. She was completely exhausted, on the verge of falling asleep. Liam was about to join her, wrapping his arms around Emma, when his phone suddenly rang.
"Brother, it's me, Amelia. Benjamin and I have arrived in Silverdale. Are you done with your sister-in-law? Which hotel are you at? We'll come find you for dinner."
Amelia's cheerful voice came through the phone. Liam sighed helplessly.
"Your sister-in-law is asleep. Are you at the airport now? I'll send a driver to pick you up. Dinner will be just the three of us."
Liam hung up and saw the little woman on the bed blinking at him.
"I'm not asleep."
"Are you sure you can get out of bed?"
Liam reached out and flicked Emma's forehead. Emma glared at him angrily, rubbing her forehead, which didn't hurt much. Her arm was very sore.
Fine, she admitted it. She really wanted to sleep now. So she couldn't go out to eat with Liam.
But she hadn't expected Amelia to finally come to Silverdale. How much did she like Lake Serenity? Emma was very curious. She thought that if Benjamin followed, she could go see the lake with them. Would Liam object?
Once again, although it was a business trip, something so unpleasant had happened at noon. If they were going to talk about the project again, it wouldn't be so fast. There should still be travel time. For the first time, Emma felt she could look forward to this business trip.
Of course, that was only if Liam didn't keep her in the hotel all afternoon like he did today.
When Liam left the room and Emma was about to fall asleep, her phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the caller ID was Isabella, Emma was a bit puzzled. Had this cousin encountered some trouble at the company?
"Isabella, what's up?"
"Are you at home, cousin? I wanted to ask how Miss Amelia is doing. I have some free time tonight, so I was planning to visit her at Sunrise Manor. Last time I saw her, she seemed scared. I'm afraid she hasn't recovered yet."
Did Isabella want to see Amelia?
Emma couldn't help but think. When Mia had her accident, you weren't there. But after that, you didn't even ask. How could you care about Amelia now? If it weren't for her identity as Miss Williams, how could you call in person to care? You even had to drive yourself.
"I'm in Silverdale now, and Amelia is here. We're not at home. If you want to see her, we'll be back in a few days."
Emma said to Isabella.
"I see. Cousin, you're really a good sister-in-law. You even took your sister-in-law to relax. I heard Lake Serenity is very famous. It's good for Miss Amelia to take a break. I'll see you when you get back."
"Alright."
Hanging up the phone, Emma shook her head helplessly. She thought that maybe Isabella did it for work. If Amelia was willing to be friends with her, then Isabella would have more weight in the company. Although Emma didn't think it was necessary at all.
If she wanted to advance her career, she still needed to speak with strength. If Liam's company could rely on relationships, then his company wouldn't be internationally famous.
"Brother, are you tired from work? You don't take care of your sister-in-law. It's not even evening yet, and she's already exhausted. She's a woman. You can't use her like a man."
At dinner in the restaurant, Amelia spoke up for Emma, blaming Liam.
Faced with this scene, Liam was happy to see it succeed. Last time, because of the accident in the shopping mall, he was worried that Amelia would have a bad influence on Emma. But he didn't expect the relationship between the two to look even better. It was unexpected.
"Don't worry, Amelia. Big brother loves his sister-in-law so much. How could he let her rest so early at work? Isn't that right, brother?" Benjamin teased Liam in a good mood. Liam shot Benjamin a warning look, telling him to be careful. Benjamin was afraid, but he didn't mean it at all.
The two brothers didn't see anyone else's eyes suddenly darken, but it soon disappeared.
The late autumn night was particularly cold. Outside the suburb of a city, a striking red sports car stopped on the side of the wide road. Not far from the opposite side was a jeep. A thin black man came out of the jeep. He trotted to the side of the sports car.
The black window rolled down, and three plane tickets were in the outstretched hand.
"These are the tickets to Silverdale. Remember, don't miss it. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, we won't let you down."
The thin black man's eyes showed a pure light.
"Half of the payment has been transferred to your account. When it's done, I'll pay the other half. If it fails or is exposed, then I'll let you know how deep the water in the Pujiang River is. You know who's behind me. If you want to save your life, do it well."
The warning from the person in the car made the thin black man shiver involuntarily. He nodded again and again. The person in the car rolled up the window again.
Finally, he drove away from the suburbs with satisfaction.
"Boss, who is the person behind this man? Even you are so scared?"
The driver in the car asked curiously when he saw the thin black man on the bus. He had heard their conversation in the car just now.
"Who else?"
When the thin black man said his name, his brother immediately showed a look of fear.
"Then we can't miss it."
"Of course. We can't afford to miss out on such a huge reward."
The thin black man said with a cold smile.