217: Chapter 218 Secretly 217: Chapter 218 Secretly After buying groceries, Jas Brown personally cooked a lavish dinner.
He drank quite a bit with Jonathan Lopez before taking his leave.
He had a good reason, after all, since the place was small with only two bedrooms, it wouldn’t be right to make the old couple stay elsewhere or drive Emily Lopez out, so he decided to make do for the night at the office.
Fortunately, Charlotte Grandy didn’t call during dinner with Mr.
and Mrs.
Lopez tonight, otherwise, there would have been even more trouble.
Yet, when he got ho, he didn’t see Charlotte.
From the signs around the house, it seed Charlotte hadn’t been back since she left in the morning.
This got Jas worried.
Now that Charlotte was staying at his place, if sothing happened to her, he would bear an inescapable responsibility.
Although Jas Brown was unafraid of the responsibility, he couldn’t get over his own concerns.
He quickly called Charlotte, but her phone was switched off, and this increased his worry.
At this mont, Emma Campbell called and inford him that Charlotte’s parents had taken her back ho and confiscated her phone.
She could only use QQ online to notify Emma.
Emma had gone out with classmates for the evening and ca back a bit late, only to see the ssage then and there, hence she inford Jas.
Knowing that Charlotte was safe, Jas finally felt relieved and also a little more relaxed; otherwise, that girl’s presence was making things increasingly unbearable for him.
“Big Brother Brown, you…
you…” Emma suddenly started to stamr.
Jas quickly said, “What’s wrong?
Just say it.
Are you running short on cash?”
“No, no!” Emma hurriedly denied.
“Then what’s the matter?
Did you run into so trouble?”
“I…
I just wanted to ask Big Brother Brown…
do you…
do you miss ?”
Jas was taken aback for a mont, then a strong wave of warmth surged through him and he tenderly said, “Of course I miss you.
I want to hold you right now.
Shall I pick you up?”
“No!
Don’t co pick up,” Emma seed very flustered.
Jas asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?
Don’t you miss ?”
“It’s not that.
I miss…
Big Brother Brown very much, but…
but…
I just got my…
period today.”
Jas could imagine Emma’s embarrassed and awkward expression as she spoke, and couldn’t help but chuckle, saying, “Silly girl, did you think I miss you only for that?
We can talk, we can watch TV, and we can sleep cuddled up together, can’t we?”
Emma said softly, “But…
But it must be tough for Big Brother Brown.”
A wave of emotion went through Jas, and he laughed, saying, “Then you must have other ways to help , right?”
“Other ways?” Emma sounded a bit perplexed.
Hearing Emma’s tone, Jas slightly regretted his words.
Emma, being such a pure girl, knew nothing about these matters.
His suggestion almost felt like it tainted her innocence, so he quickly added, “I’m just joking with you.
Wait for ; I’m coming to your school now to pick you up.”
“Ah!
Are you really coming?” Emma sounded both surprised and delighted.
“Of course, it’s true.
Would you prefer to wait at the school gate or downstairs from your dorm?” Jas asked with a smile.
“I…
let’s et at the school gate then, Big Brother Brown.
I’m not afraid of people seeing us, it’s just that…
just…”
“Silly girl, I understand.
You just don’t want to make others too envious, right?” Jas laughed heartily, “Alright, I’ll be at your school gate in half an hour.”
“Mm-hm!” Emma agreed repeatedly before hanging up.
Most girls have a sense of vanity, and Jas could very well understand that.
People like Charlotte Grandy and Emily Lopez loved to show off, but Emma didn’t think that way at all.
She never thought about Jas driving to pick her up in front of her classmates to show off.
Having changed clothes, Jas drove to Emma’s school.
It didn’t take long for an excited Emma to co out of the school and quickly get into Jas’s car.
She stole a glance at Jas and shyly said, “Big Brother Brown, sorry to keep you waiting.”
Jas started the car and smilingly said, “When going on a date, it’s always good for a man to arrive a bit early to show sincerity.”
“Date…” The color on Emma’s face deepened, but there was a strange gleam in her eyes, and then they started to well up with tears.
Jas Brown could understand Emma Campbell’s thoughts, and he couldn’t help feeling a bit apologetic.
Holding the steering wheel with his left hand and grasping Emma’s left hand with his right, he gently said, “Emma, I’m sorry for not making you feel like you’re in a romantic relationship.”
Emma grasped Jas Brown’s hand back and shook her head repeatedly, saying, “Big Brother Brown, it’s already really nice, truly very nice.”
Jas Brown chuckled and said, “From now on, whenever we have ti, let’s go shopping and watch movies and such.
You can’t refuse to co out with .”
“I will definitely co out,” Emma replied as she wiped her eyes and gave Jas Brown a sweet smile.
That smile was indescribably brilliant and charming.
“Then let’s go have a romantic ti right now.
We can’t just go straight ho and sleep, can we?” Jas Brown said to Emma with a wink.
Emma was so happy she didn’t know what to say anymore; she just nodded repeatedly.
Whatever Jas wanted to do, she would accept unconditionally, especially if it was sothing that made her happy.
During this ti, Emma had indeed lost that emotion of feeling indebted, but when with Jas, she still put him first in everything.
Whatever Jas wanted to do, she would just follow along.
This made her feel very sweet, but now Jas was giving her even more.
Just thinking about going to see movies and shopping with Jas made her happy enough to feel like she could fly.
Knowing that Emma didn’t have any particular ideas at this mont, Jas took her out to the streets to shop.
It wasn’t too late, and the shops in the comrcial street were still open.
Jas bought Emma a few pieces of clothing.
Emma was very reluctant to accept them; these clothes had cost more than two thousand, which for her was quite extravagant.
“Silly girl, aren’t you my girlfriend?
When you dress up beautifully, it also makes feel happy.
A woman adorns herself for the man who cherishes her.
You should know this,” Jas teased.
Emma said with a pinch of heartache, “But this is spending too much.
You still have to give money for university and buy clothes; it’s already a lot.”
Jas Brown, with his arm around Emma’s shoulder, said with a smile, “Don’t worry, your Big Brother Brown isn’t the type to pretend to be well-off when he isn’t.
If I didn’t have the money, I wouldn’t squander it frivolously.
I can’t be so foolish as to buy you clothes and then end up without money to pay the rent or for food, right?”
Leaning into Jas’s embrace, Emma said softly as they walked slowly forward, “Big Brother Brown, we should still spend with a plan, and I really don’t need much.
Don’t spend too much on in the future.”
Jas Brown knew Emma was thrifty and that she really couldn’t accept spending too much money.
Even if he were to give her all that money, she wouldn’t be willing to spend it.
Moreover, she would feel a huge burden with too much money.
Therefore, Jas didn’t tell Emma about his actual wealth.
The two of them continued to live their peaceful lives, and the thought of earning money and living together in the future was indeed a happy prospect.
Around nine, Jas Brown and Emma prepared to return.
Having driven a bit, Jas wanted to buy so fruit.
Knowing there was a small street nearby with a night market that sold many things, he parked the car nearby and walked in with Emma.
But as they just reached the entrance of the street, they saw chaos inside, filled with curses and screams.
Emma imdiately gripped Jas’s hand tightly out of nervousness, while Jas frowned and, leading Emma, walked towards the commotion.
They soon saw what was happening.
It was a fight; on one side were three people ard with iron pipes and such, and on the other, two people, barehanded, were getting the worst of it.
Nearby were two cars, one a BMW worth around a million, and the other a taxi, both stuck together as if there had been a collision.
Jas stood there for a mont and quickly understood what was going on.
The two cars had collided, and it was difficult to determine who was at fault.
But in such a street, one generally wouldn’t drive in.
If one did drive in, it would an they were looking for trouble.
At that mont, Jas also saw an acquaintance, Emily Jenkins, the flight attendant neighbor.
She was recording with her phone, although it was unclear whether she was simply watching the spectacle or gathering evidence.
The police car arrived with sirens blaring, and several officers jumped out, finally stopping the fight.
“What’s going on?” one officer asked coldly as he looked at both parties, but when he saw one of the attackers, the officer’s expression changed instantly, he nodded slightly but did not speak to that person.
The man simply took out a cigarette and lit it, paying no mind to the police’s arrival.
The beaten man, holding his forehead and covered in blood, urgently said, “Officer, their car forced its way through and scraped my taxi.
They got out and blad , then they assaulted .”
The officer frowned and said, “You all get in the car to the police station to talk.”
The beaten man hurried into the police car, while the attackers did not get into the police car but got into their own vehicle and followed behind.
“Hey, officer, I have evidence,” Emily Jenkins shouted at this mont.
The police car hadn’t sped off and should have heard Emily’s voice, but it didn’t stop and simply drove away.
As the crowd dispersed, Emily Jenkins saw Jas Brown and rushed over, saying urgently, “Big Brother Brown, do you have a car?
Let’s catch up to them quickly.
I have evidence in my hands; otherwise, the taxi driver will suffer a huge loss.”
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