Chapter 49

“What happened before my accident?” Emily had a strange look on her face that Jackson couldn’t decipher. When he looked around, they were people staring, pointing bold fingers at them, at some point he could see some cameras pointed at their faces. Quickly, he took her hand, pulling her with him towards where the car was parked.

“Come with me” he said softly and he didn’t let go till they were both seated inside the car, nearly breathless.

The air was still and silent, as Emily tried to process her thoughts. She faced Jackson, a defiant look on her face “So what happened?”

“Ethan and I got into fight over you –”

“Why?”

Jackson sighed, taking his eyes away from her confused face for a brief moment, he slicked his hair backwards, the sweet smell of his hair gel filling the car suddenly and he sighed

“Well, for some reasons, you and I happened to be locked in a room during our company’s banquet ball and whatever we were talking about also happened to be projected to the guest at the ball