Chapter 7

At night, Thomas and Emma entered the bedroom.

Although both of them were husband and wife and were supposed to sleep in the same bed in the room, both of them were as good as strangers. Therefore, they found it awkward to have to sleep in the same bed all of a sudden.

This was especially so for Emma. She had not even slept with other ladies, let alone a man whom she just met, despite the man being her husband.

Thomas did not put her in a difficult position. He straight away picked up the quilt and spread it on the floor.

“What are you doing?” Emma asked.

“You sleep on the bed, I sleep on the floor.”

“This…”

“You don’t have to feel sorry about me. I’m used to sleeping on the floor all these years.”

Emma did not say much. She switched off the light and slipped into the bed.

In the dark, Thomas abruptly blurted out, “I’m sorry.”

Emma trembled. She had never thought Thomas would actually say that to her.

Thomas continued, “Throughout all these years, I’ve always felt sorry for two people. One of them is my brother, the other is you. If only I could return earlier, my brother would not have died. If only I could return earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer so many grievances.”

At that instant, tears of grievance through the years streamed down on Emma’s face.

For the past five years, she had to endure various kinds of gossip. After being taunted, she did not even have someone whom she could pour out her feelings for. Therefore, she could only weep silently at a place where no one was around.

She was tired of her life.

Thomas continued, “But, you could be rest assured that my comeback would not cause you further grievances. I give you my word.”

Thomas could not make up for what he had owed his brother. The least he could do was to give his best to compensate his wife for what he had owed her.

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Early the next morning, Thomas got changed early and woke Emma up.

“What’s the point of getting up so early?”

“We’re attending the ceremony.”

Emmas was stunned, and asked, “What kind of ceremony?”

“Today is the succession ceremony of the officer in charge of the three district. I’ve asked a friend to get two passes for us. You could attend the ceremony with me.”

Emmas was a little surprised. She asked Johnson, and he said the eligibility to attend the succession ceremony is extremely high. Even a veteran like himself who had worked more than twenty years in the city could earn the pass after multiple selections.

Ordinary people did not even have to think about it.

It was extremely difficult to gain the pass for the attendance, let alone two passes. Probably, only someone of Donald’s level could easily get them.

However, Thomas did not look like he was joking.

Emma gave him a benefit of the doubt. She got changed, took her breakfast hastily, and drove Thomas to the building where the succession ceremony was held

Just then, most of the luxurious cars parked there were worth more than millions of dollars. This represented the dignified status of the attendees.

Emma’s car looked out of place there.

“Thomas, are you sure we are eligible to attend the ceremony?” Emma questioned him once again. It would be truly embarrassing if they were to make a big fuss about it later.

“Just trust me.”

Thomas led Emma to the entrance of the building. At that moment, three shadows were seen catching up to them diagonally behind them.

“Yo, Jade, Donald, look who’s there?”

As soon as Emma heard the voice, she immediately identified the voice to be her second brother, Harvard. She turned around, only to see it was indeed him, along with Jade and Donald. They walked over to them.

Harvard said cheerfully, “What a coincidence! We actually meet at a place like this. Yo, you’ve brought along the weirdo too! What are you two doing here?”

Thomas replied nonchalantly, “Aren’t we here to attend the succession ceremony?”

Harvard was slightly caught by surprise. He looked at Donald and asked, “Donald, did you get the passes for them too?”

Donald shook his head and said, “With my authority, the most I could get is three passes only.”

“Oh?” Harvard continued, “Did Johnson get for them?”

Donald smiled in disdain and said, “Johnson who? He begged others to get the pass for him with the excuse of presenting a gift to the superior. How could he get the passes for others?”

Harvard laughed when he heard his words.

“If that’s the case, Emma, you guys are not eligible to attend the succession ceremony. So, why are you guys still here? Do you think this is a market where you could just come and go as you please?”

Emma frowned. Actually, she also started to doubt Thomas’s passes if they were real or fake.

As such, she became more suspicious upon hearing Donald’s remarks.

At that moment, Thomas took a step forward, and said placidly, “We know ourselves well if we are eligible. Unlike someone who doesn’t even know if he is eligible. How pathetic!”

Apparently, he was targeting Donald and the other two.

Harvard was unhappy, and he said, “What are you talking about?! Don’t think that you’re part of the Hill family just because you’re married into our family. If you dare to show off again, trust me, I’ll slap you!”

Donald reached out to stop Harvard.

“Stop making a fuss over here. If anything, we could settle at home.”

“Noted, Donald.”

Donald cast a disdainful glance at Thomas, and said, “As a human, self-awareness is the most important value to embrace. To attempt the impossible by overreaching oneself would only end up in humiliation.”

After Donald finished speaking, he turned around and walked toward the entrance of the building.

Jade walked over to Emma and gave her a piece of her advice, “Emma, my husband comes from the warzone and has a hot temper. His words are harsh, I hope you could just let bygones be bygones. Speaking of which, don’t bring the weirdo out that often, it would only drag you down. I’m going in to attend the ceremony. That’s all for now, you could go back first.”

Jade’s words were pleasant to the ears on the surface. In actual fact, each of them pierced the heart.

The moment Jade turned around, there was a smile on her face.

Since childhood, Jade had been inferior to Emma. She exploded with excitement like never before for being able to taunt Emma in her face. All thanks to her marrying an ideal man.

Emma’s face turned black. She stood in place and remained motionless for a long time.

‘Originally, staying at home would have been good. Why did I have to come to this place to make a fool of myself?!’

“Let’s go,” Thomas said calmly.

“Go? Where are we going?” Emma sounded harsh.

“Didn’t I tell you that we’re attending the succession ceremony?”

“Have you had enough of making a fuss of all this?!” Emma could no longer hold back herself, “I wouldn’t blame you for being incapable, but you could at least fight for some dignity for yourself. You should be realistic, instead of acting ambitious and pretentious. Otherwise, not only would I be upset about it, but I’ll also look down upon you even more!”

At that instant, all eyes were on them.

Thomas stood in place.

After three seconds, he smiled cheerfully, and said slowly, “Emma, trust me for once. If I can’t bring you in, I’m willing to divorce you with immediate effect.”

Emma froze. His words were so mean. Thomas did not seem like he was joking.

He had taken it seriously.

Emma hesitated for a while. She pouted her lips and said, “Alright. I’ll give you one more chance.”

She strode forward to the entrance of the building.