Emmeline thought that she should also be able to do it. She would do it for the sake of her companions, and for those lovely people who stood beside her without doubting her but had died one after another. She must do it! The night was cold. When she looked at the flame that was burning vigorously, her gaze became brighter. Suddenly, she seemed to see the woman who was full of heroic spirit, standing in front of her in a black suit and laughing wildly. "Emmeline! What is a man? Come with us in the future. We'll be together forever!" Their proud and amiable voices were ringing in Emmeline's ears, and at that moment, she felt a sense of obscureness. "Forever? How long was forever?" It was as if a sharp knife had scraped through the weakest point of her heart, leaving a long gash on it. The blood was bled dry, leaving only a hollow heart that was numb and desolate. While Emmeline closed her eyes, her hair was being blown by the wind
Who was she? She was merely a woman who badgered around, and someone whom he used to fancy. What was her status with him that allowed her to stay? A guest? His woman? Or... A thought came to her mind as she turned pale immediately. On the other hand, Jara laughed in a low voice. The laughter sounded indifferent, which carried an inexplicable emotion that Kayla could not understand. But somehow, subconsciously, she did not have a good feeling about it. Then, he said in a low voice, "Get over yourself. The reason why you can stay here is that I am merciful. Do you part and don't call yourself my woman. You are not in that position. Understand?" When he finished his words, Kayla's face turned completely pale. With that, Jara couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to her, so he walked out of the door and left. ...... No matter how fast Emmeline rushed home, it was already nine o'clock when she returned to the castle.
It was as if a stone was thrown into the lake. Jara's heart trembled. He couldn't explain why, but somehow he began to feel a little distress. With a sullen face, he remained gloomy, but his eyes darkened a little. "Emmeline, I said, come here, let's discuss about it again." "There's nothing to discuss." Emmeline's voice was a little cold, hinting at an obvious sense of exhaustion. "Jara, you lost the game to me today. Didn't we agree the loser would owe the winner a favor?" Hearing that, Jara didn't say anything. Then, she continued, "Consider it this then. From now on, there is no need for us to meet again. If we do meet again, it will be on life or death terms. I have told you before that I won't let my people in the Salvation Club to die in vain." After finishing her words, she ignored him and turned to walk outside. Suddenly, she heard him shouting from behind. "Stop her!" As soon as he finished his words, several strong
The rest of the treasure was all hidden on a map. This map had been kept by Jara for a long time, and he was unable to decipher the code. Coincidentally, when Emmeline was in prison, she managed to figure out something, and that was how she won the opportunity to cooperate with him. At the moment, both of them were silent. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was as silent as grave. After a while, Jara said, "Once the news of the Jade of Heaven broke out, the Salvation Club and the Lost Vanguard, as the two major organizations locally, immediately got into a fight to obtain the treasure. When the two sides were in a tussle, all of a sudden, the deepest secrets of each party were leaked out." "I admit that I used you at that time, but if I didn't do that, the fight had already begun and we would have all died!" "In truth, which party benefited from the tussle? Even though we have won the fight against the Salvation Club, we were severely weakened. Later, the L
Seeing that she was silent, he raised his head and glanced at her. Emmeline pursed her lips, and after a while, she said, "I've made up my mind." Hearing that, Jara didn't change his expression, but a dim light flickered in the depths of his eyes. "What's your decision?" Then, Emmeline said in a low voice, "I admit that four years ago, we were indeed deceived, but you ignored my plea and killed my people. Those were the facts. I can't pretend that it didn't happen." When her words came out, Jara's face darkened. "So, does that mean you have to go against me?" Hearing that, Emmeline was silent for a moment and continued, "In the past, I always thought that when I was released, I must take revenge on you, so that I could live up to their deaths." "But now, I know that everything was fuelled by their greed. It happened because some people had already given up the Salvation Club long ago, and turned to the Icarus Association." "For tha
The only one left was Emmeline. Therefore, Kayla came to her directly without a second thought. But judging from how Emmeline looked now, she was not at all frighten to let Kayla search her room. Did she really not take it? In the meantime, Kayla's thoughts were all over the place. However, since she was already here, she didn't want to waste making the trip for nothing. So she braced himself and said, "I'm searching! Humph." After that, she went into the room with her maid Millay. Throughout the process, the two of them rummaged in the room, and Emmeline sat on the sofa without even looking at them. On the contrary, when Yunne, her personal maid, walked in to bring Emmeline a cup of tea and saw the scene, her eyes widened in shock. "Miss Illington, w—what are they doing?" Seeing that, Yunne was a little anxious. However, Emmeline remained as still as a mountain when she replied in a low voice, "Yunne, don't stop them. Let
As she spoke, the blade moved from Kayla's ears to her neck. The cold blade made her tremble vigorously and she was about to cry. "Emmeline, y—you. If you have something to say, let's talk nicely..." No matter how bold and reckless Kayla was, after all, she was just a pampered young lady who had been raised in a wealthy family since young. She had never been threatened by someone with a knife like this before. Therefore, as soon as she felt the cold blade moving across her skin, she completely gave in. However, Emmeline did not intend to let her go that easily. Her eyes darkened as she continued, "By the way, you don't know what I used to do, do you?" In response, Kayla shook her head, "No, I don't." "Why don't... you make a guess? If you can guess it right, I'll let you go." When Kayla heard this, she was secretly cursing her for being a crazy woman. Nevertheless, she was afraid to say anything and could only muster the courage t
Emmeline didn't think of herself as someone kind-hearted, and she certainly didn't have a good temper. For the first few rounds of provocations, she was williing to dismiss them. Previously, when they were at the golf course, Kayla had deliberately come to look for trouble and splashed water all over her face. Since she gave her a slap in return, she thought they were even. So in general, Kayla actually didn't take any advantage of her. But even so, when facing someone as annoying as Kayla, Emmeline had lost her patience. She disliked this kind of conflict, especially the intrigue between women. Although with her abilities, she was definitely able to handle it. However, she was only annoyed and tired, not wanting to deal with it. For this reason, it was better to give her a lesson and scare her away, so she wouldn't dare to provoke her again in the future. The thought that she would have peace in the future made Emmeline feel a lot