87: Chapter 87 Officer Monaghan Offers Assistance 87: Chapter 87 Officer Monaghan Offers Assistance During dinner, Emma Campbell had already adjusted her mindset.
The pretense outside had made her believe that she really was Jas Brown’s girlfriend, which had been blissful, but now she knew it was all one-sided, and Jas Brown still didn’t like her.
Heartbroken as she was, feeling a sense of loss, Emma harbored no resentnt towards Jas Brown.
As long as she could do sothing for him, she felt very satisfied.
Sarah Grandy was young and claid to like Jas Brown, but it was really more like an adoration.
Jas Brown was so formidable in a fight that it piqued the young girl’s curiosity, making her feel that a man like Jas Brown was not only powerful but also exuded an air of mystery and thus appeared handso in every way.
After taking a few bites, Sarah Grandy suddenly exclaid dramatically, “Uncle, your cooking is so delicious!
Oh my God, I can hardly imagine how bad my mom’s cooking must have been all these years.”
Jas Brown couldn’t help but laugh and said, “You’d better not let your mom hear that, or she’ll definitely kick you out of the house.”
“If she wants to kick out, let her do it.
It’s not like she likes anyway.
She yells at all the ti at ho,” Sarah continued to eat nonchalantly.
“What about your dad?”
“My dad?” Sarah Grandy curled her lips, saying with a look of disdain, “He found a mistress, and then he abandoned my mom and .
Now my mom has found another man, and she doesn’t care about at all.”
Jas Brown looked at Emma Campbell.
Like Sarah, she ca from a single-parent family.
However, although Emma was gentle, she had a certain tension in her bones.
She wanted to use her own efforts to change her destiny.
But Sarah Grandy was resigned to her fate, cynical.
Without proper guidance, there was a fear that she would soon stray down the wrong path.
“Uncle, if I run away from ho, can I co live with you?” Sarah Grandy asked after gobbling down several mouthfuls, looking pitifully at Jas Brown.
Jas Brown wanted to refuse, but realizing that a rejection might lead the girl to do sothing reckless, he reluctantly nodded and said, “Then you can co over, but just so you know, you’re only allowed to sleep on the couch.”
Sarah Grandy pouted and complained, “You have a bed and still won’t let soone sleep in it, stingy.”
Jas Brown glared and said, “If you agree, I consent, but if you don’t, then go wherever you please.”
Sarah’s pout was so pronounced she could have hung a soy sauce bottle from it.
“Fine, I’ll sleep on the couch.
It’s not like I haven’t done it before.
No big deal.”
Emma Campbell quietly ate her al.
It was the first ti she had cooked with Jas Brown, and simply being able to sit at the sa table and eat with him already made her feel so blissful she could faint.
Moreover, like Sarah, she liked Jas Brown even though the feelings were not reciprocated.
So, Emma felt a kinship with Sarah and now held no hostility towards her.
Instead, she just enjoyed her small piece of happiness.
After finishing their al, Emma got up to clean up the dishes.
Knowing Emma wouldn’t let him help, Jas Brown let her be.
Just as he was about to sit back down on the couch, there was a knock at the door.
Jas Brown got up to answer it and saw Officer Monaghan at the door.
“Officer Monaghan, you’re not really here for an inspection, are you?” Jas Brown widened his eyes in disbelief.
Officer Monaghan pushed past Jas Brown and glanced inside, sighing with relief, but still said irritably, “You guessed right.
I need to keep an eye on soone like you.
I didn’t have anything to do this afternoon and thought I’d sit at your house for a while.
You don’t mind, do you?”
“Mind?
Please, I welco you!
I welco you wholeheartedly!” Jas Brown was enthusiastic as he ushered Officer Monaghan into the house.
With her around, he was saved – he had no idea what Sarah Grandy would pester him about next, and Officer Monaghan’s presence would stop Sarah for sure.
Jas Brown’s eagerness puzzled Officer Monaghan; she had thought her arrival would annoy him, not anticipating such a reaction.
“Please have a seat!” Jas Brown smiled warmly and led Officer Monaghan into the living room; he fetched water, brought fruit, all in an impressive display of fawning.
Officer Monaghan grew more vigilant, but seeing that Emma Campbell and Sarah Grandy were dressed properly and appeared not to have done anything improper, she let her guard down a bit and asked Jas Brown, “What’s with all the hospitality?”
“Having Officer Monaghan visit my ho is an honor that makes it gleam.
I couldn’t even ask for such a favor, how could I be anything but polite?”
Officer Monaghan didn’t believe a word of it, but she genuinely couldn’t figure out what Jas Brown was up to.
Logically, with two young beauties in the house, he should have wanted her to leave imdiately; maybe he was playing a ga of reverse psychology?
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seed.
Otherwise, there was no reason for Jas Brown to welco her.
So, she played along with Jas Brown and said, “Given how courteous you are, I really should stay a bit longer.” She crossed her arms and watched Jas Brown, expecting him to be frustrated.
To her surprise, Jas Brown’s smile grew even broader and he appeared happier as he said, “Officer Monaghan, you can stay as long as you like, even spend the night here.
Oh, I don’t an anything by it, I’ll just sleep on the couch.
Or I could go stay elsewhere.”
Sarah Grandy gave Jas a dirty look and huffily said, “Stinky uncle, there’s no need to beat around the bush.
I’ll leave in a bit.”
That was exactly what Jas Brown wanted.
He quickly replied, “Sarah, I won’t see you out then.
Co over again when you have ti.
Look, Officer Monaghan still has business with .”
Sarah Grandy stomped her foot in anger and snapped, “I said I’d leave later, not right away.”
“Leaving sooner or later doesn’t make much of a difference; there really isn’t anything fun here, and Officer Monaghan is here anyway.”
Sarah Grandy glared at Officer Monaghan and muttered, “Such an annoying cop.” Then she hopped over to Jas Brown, grabbed his arm, and said, “Uncle, then I’ll be going.
But who knows, soday I might just show up at night.
I want to see if a certain cop can keep hanging around your place all the ti.”
Jas Brown’s face darkened instantly, saying, “I’m hardly ever ho in the evenings.”
“Yeah right, I don’t believe that, goodbye Uncle.” After saying this, Sarah Grandy suddenly tiptoed and, with a smack, planted a kiss on Jas Brown’s face, giggling and skipping out as she changed her shoes.
Jas Brown felt a piercing glare fixed upon him and t Officer Monaghan’s stern look with a wry smile, saying, “Officer Monaghan, you saw it, I didn’t initiate that.”
Officer Monaghan snorted, “Had you not led her on, would she behave like that toward you?
Don’t play the innocent here; I see you as nothing but a heartbreaker.”
Jas Brown took out a cigarette and lit it, causing Officer Monaghan to imdiately frown and say, “Don’t you know that second-hand smoke is harmful to your health?”
Leaning back on the couch and taking a leisurely drag, Jas Brown replied, “Officer Monaghan, it’d be wrong to smoke in a public place, but this is my house, isn’t it?
Whether I smoke or not isn’t really sothing for you to fuss over, right?”
Officer Monaghan sensed that Jas Brown’s attitude was markedly different from before and finally understood why he had been so amiable earlier; nonetheless, she was still sowhat disbelieving as she asked, “You wanted to stay here just to make that girl leave?”
Jas Brown shook his head, “Officer Monaghan, you’re a cop; yet, your observational skills are lacking if you’re just now grasping my intention.”
Officer Monaghan scowled, not amused, “You think you’re that kind-hearted?”
“You can doubt whether I’m kind-hearted, but I truly have no interest in young girls like her.
Now, if it were a beauty like Officer Monaghan, I’d definitely be interested.” While talking, Jas Brown’s gaze swept unabashedly across Officer Monaghan’s face.
Officer Monaghan glared, barking, “Behave yourself.”
Jas Brown chuckled heartily, “Can’t I make a joke?
It’s the weekend, not a workday.
You’ve co to my house; I’m not treating you as a cop.
We can tease each other harmlessly, right?”
Although Officer Monaghan didn’t like people like Jas Brown, her impression of him shifted slightly when she acknowledged his rejection of Sarah Grandy, “I won’t interfere with your matters with Emma Campbell, but as for that girl, you best not lead her on.
It’s better to make things clear and cut off her hopes sooner rather than later.”
Jas Brown replied helplessly, “Officer Monaghan, it’s not that I haven’t made myself clear; I’ve explained very clearly.
If you don’t believe , you can ask Sarah Grandy herself.
The problem is, that girl is really persistent, and since I can’t physically discipline her, I’ll need Officer Monaghan to intervene should she co back.”
Officer Monaghan nodded, “If that’s the case, call , and I’ll definitely co.”
“Well, thanks a lot, Officer Monaghan.
You truly are a good cop.”
Jas Brown’s complint made Officer Monaghan feel quite pleased inside; her biggest aspiration as an officer wasn’t to advance her career or make money, but to be a good cop.
Having served as an officer for six months, no one had praised her like this, and surprisingly, it was soone like Jas Brown who had done so first.
“Alright then, I’ll be heading off.
If there’s anything, you can just call ,” Officer Monaghan said, standing up.
Jas Brown followed suit, saying, “Sure, sure, I might need to trouble Officer Monaghan more in the future.”
“Don’t ntion it; it’s part of my duty as a cop,” Officer Monaghan said nonchalantly, waving her hand before turning to leave Jas Brown’s house.
At this mont, Emma Campbell said to Jas Brown, “Big Brother Brown, Officer Monaghan is really nice.”
Jas Brown nodded, “Cops as dedicated as her are indeed rare.”
“So Big Brother Brown…
do you plan on pursuing her?”
Confronted with Emma Campbell’s expectant gaze, Jas Brown smiled slightly, “Your Big Brother Brown hasn’t thought about getting married so soon.
Whether she’s nice or not doesn’t concern .”
“Then Big Brother Brown…
when do you plan to get married?” Emma Campbell asked nervously.
Jas Brown sighed, realizing this had again aroused Emma Campbell’s hopes for him.
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