Emily Parker pretended not to see Carlos, pushing her motorcycle to bypass him.
She and Carlos tead up tonight for this performance solely to honor Old Master Carter and Mrs. Carter.
To be honest, she hardly believed it herself. She and Carlos hadn’t pre-discussed anything, only had a brief exchange with Mrs. Carter, yet their cooperation was seamless.
Now that they’ve relieved the elders of their troubles and divorced, Emily feels she has repaid the kindness shown to her by the Carters. She truly doesn’t want to be further entwined with the Carter Family or Carlos, to avoid Aaron inevitably getting involved soday.
Carlos watched her walk past without even a glance his way. His thin lips slightly pressed into a straight line, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Just then, his phone rang. It was his friend Faye Manor calling. Seeing the screen, he suddenly felt moved, and when he answered the call, his tone instantly softened, purposely letting Emily hear, "Liliana, Daddy will be ho soon... huh? Daddy couldn’t catch a cab, so he might be late to tuck you in."
On the other end, Faye Manor was puzzled, muttering quietly, "President Carter, it’s Faye Mannor here! I was just asking about Old Master Carter, what Liliana..."
Carlos didn’t pay any attention to his confusion, quickly responded with a couple of words before hanging up, his gaze tightly fixed on Emily’s back.
Sure enough, Emily’s footsteps suddenly halted, her fingers gripping tightly onto the motorcycle handle, hesitating for quite a while.
She ultimately couldn’t resist, recalling how Liliana held onto her tonight and wouldn’t let go. She retrieved a spare helt from the motorcycle’s trunk, turned around, and tossed it to Carlos, her tone carrying a hint of reluctance.
"Co on up, I’ll take you back to Cloud Lake Villa, so the child doesn’t have to wait anxiously."
Carlos’s eyes instantly brightened, taking the helt and quickly catching up, swinging his long legs over, and sitting steadily behind Emily.
With the helt strapped, he instinctively reached out, gently landing his hand on Emily’s slender waist. Just as his fingertips touched the edge of her clothes, he felt the woman in front of him stiffen all over, even tightening her grip on the motorcycle handles.
This woman clearly already had a child, yet her waist was still as slim as a maiden’s, especially her reaction, still as innocent.
This reaction made Carlos unable to resist curling his lips. It was indeed absurd.
Though he and Emily had been officially married, even having two children, truly intimate monts counted rely as the ti in the cinema, which was blurry like a dream.
Sitting behind, surrounded by Emily’s gentle fragrance, Carlos suddenly recalled the scene when first encountering the "Ghost Doctor." Back then, they were also one after another, except Emily was riding a half-old shared bicycle.
The motorcycle soon reached the entrance of Cloud Lake Villa, Emily stopped the bike, just about to let him get off.
But Carlos spoke first, his tone carrying a hint of expectation: "Why don’t you co in and sit for a while? Liliana is hoping to video call with you, so you can keep her company."
Emily decisively shook her head, "No, it’s too late, I should head back."
As she finished speaking, her phone rang, it was Aaron calling.
She got off the bike, walked away for a distance, and then answered the phone, her tone instantly softening, even her brows and eyes were touched with a smile, her voice light as sugar-coated.
"Have you waited long? I’ll be ho to keep you company soon, okay?"
Carlos sat behind, listening to her tender tone, watching the uncontrollable smile at her lips, his heart suddenly weighed down.
He couldn’t help but think of other possibilities, simply assuming Emily had a new partner. That sour feeling instantly arose from his heart.
Carlos clenched his fingers, his Adam’s apple moving slightly, ultimately unable to hold back, just about to ask, "Who exactly was calling you? Do you know, you are now..."
Before he finished speaking, a sudden loud engine sound ca, Maria Carter’s car quickly dashed out from the villa’s gate, the glaring headlights falling straight on the motorcycle in front of them. Emily instinctively squinted, gripping the motorcycle handles once again tightly.
"Brother! Sister-in-law... what are you doing here?" Maria Carter abruptly hit the brakes, lowered the car window, her tone full of surprise. She wore a smart jacket, her hair casually tied at the back, looking hurriedly, evidently setting out due to so urgent matter.
The words "sister-in-law" t Emily’s ears, making her slightly raise her eyebrows, her fingertips paused, yet she didn’t correct the address, rely accepting the term silently.
"I was conveniently bringing him back," Emily spoke softly, as she spoke, she unfastened the helt strap.
Maria Carter already knew about tonight’s events from Mrs. Carter. She had just visited the Old Master’s room, lying down less than half an hour, before receiving an ergency call from a friend, compelled to set out imdiately. "Don’t talk about these things now, sister-in-law!" She was incredibly anxious, flung open the car door and rushed over, grabbing Emily’s wrist, "I’ve got an urgent matter, and it’s perfect you’re here, quickly co with !"
Emily hadn’t yet reacted, but was already being shoved into the passenger seat. Shortly after, the back seat door was pulled open, Carlos also got in, his tone carrying an undeniable firmness: "This is reckless; it’s late. I’ll go with you." He couldn’t rest easy letting Emily and Maria, two won, go out alone. If anything happened, regrets would be aningless.
Maria hesitated for a mont, rembering the urgency of her friend’s situation, couldn’t afford much thought, only nodded: "Then hold on tight!" As she finished speaking, she suddenly pressed the accelerator, and the car shot out, heading into the depths of the night.
The car sped through the night, Emily watched the street scenes swiftly retreating outside the window, pulled out her phone to send Aaron a ssage, her tone extrely soft: "Aaron, Mom temporarily has an urgent matter, will be back ho later. You be good and sleep first, don’t wait for Mom."
A few seconds later, a reply popped up on her phone, Aaron only sent a short note "Mom, be safe, I will be obedient," his docility pulling at heartstrings.
Emily put away her phone, turned to look at Maria Carter beside her, gripping the steering wheel tightly, her face tense.
The other kept pressing the accelerator, running several red lights in succession, obviously extrely anxious.
Until the car screeched to a halt before a lavishly decorated private club, Maria Carter urgently pulled out the car keys, Emily finally found a chance to ask: "Maria, what happened exactly? Why did you drag here so urgently?"
"It’s Liliana!" Maria Carter’s voice carried clear panic, she raised her hand pointing towards the club’s entrance direction, her eyes full of urgency, "She just called , said she was drugged, her voice trembling. I’m afraid sothing has happened to her; I want to save her but didn’t dare rush in alone. Fortunately, I ran into you on the way!"
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