Chapter 10

Sally’s hands shook as she gripped the handle on the wheelchair.

After hearing Elijah’s words, she suddenly recalled that not a single servant had spoken to them the moment they stepped into the Moses family house.

Under the moonlight, she looked at Elijah’s chiseled face and pitied him.

His elder cousin, Wendell, continued to berate Elijah for being a disabled person and sexually harassed Elijah’s wife before him.

His uncle and aunt were sarcastic and spiteful to him. They had never looked him straight in the eye.

His grandfather…

Before this, Sally was convinced that his grandfather must have loved Elijah a lot. Otherwise, he would not have been concerned with something as important as his marriage.

Yet, just now in the family house, Grandpa’s cold indifference made Sally feel like Grandpa did not like Elijah that much.

Sally felt soured by the thought.

Elijah had lost his closest family members since young and his other relatives mistreated him. He must feel… unbearably painful in his heart, right?

Almost instinctively, Sally extended a slightly trembling hand to touch his icy cold hand.

The man’s hand twitched slightly.

Sally recollected herself immediately.

As though getting scalded, she retracted her hand immediately but firm words still escaped from her mouth. “From now on, I’ll be your family member. I’ll be your company.”

A hint of dumbfounded surprise flashed across Elijah’s exquisite facial features.

He turned around and looked at her with his brooding eyes, shrouded by a layer of silk.

Sally thought he did not hear her.

Thus, she repeated it in a serious tone. “Although you and I are just married… for a day,

“Through thick and thin; through sickness and health, I’ll follow you. I’m not like them.

“Even if you truly are a jinx. I’m not afraid. I’ll be at your side always.”

He let out an almost inaudible chuckle. “Come here.”

Sally listened to him and went over. He scooped her into his embrace.

Elijah’s breath gently blew across her neck, triggering a ticklish sense that caused her heart to beat wildly.

Holding her with one hand, his other hand gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Are you sure you’re not afraid?”

Moonlight shrouded them in a mist of pale white.

Locked in an embrace by Elijah in the wheelchair, Sally felt her heart beating frantically for no reason.

Under the moonlight, the side of the face that belonged to the man with a black silk ribbon over his eyes was filled with a sense of suppressed passion. He was both dangerous and captivating.

Sally’s face started to burn hot in embarrassment.

Such a handsome and attractive man became her legitimate husband yesterday.

Was that not a blessing to her?

The woman’s blushing face was beguilingly adorable under the moonlight.

Elijah repeated his question huskily. “You’re not scared of being with me?”

Despite being a line taken from a typical crime film, it was heavily tinted with a sense of bleakness when uttered by him. Sally’s heart ached for him.

Resolved, Sally nodded her head with a pair of innocent, beaming eyes. “I’m not scared.”

He might have lost three fiancees, but she had married him without a hitch.

That had just proven how lucky she was!

Elijah stared at her pure eyes that were free of the blemishes of the world and heaved a small sigh. “Silly girl.”

Before Sally could figure out whether the phrase was meant as a compliment or an insult, a figure rushed out from the Moses family house.

“Elijah Moses!”

With an ashen face, Wendell rushed over angrily.

His hair was a mess and his suit hung crooked on his body. There was even a swollen mark of a slap on his face.

He kicked Elijah’s wheelchair hard. “You usually keep so much to yourself that you won’t even let out a single fart. Yet, how dare you taunt me at such a critical moment?!”

“I should’ve known you’re up to something!”

“You’ve egged me on to fight with the Greene family. Now, they’ve made it into a bigger deal. For the sake of his reputation, Grandfather has withdrawn the company he just gave me!”

“Stupid blind bastard, you did this to me!”

Elijah let out a little laugh. With a cold tone, he said, “If you already knew I mean harm, why did you fall for it still?”

“Unless you only figured out that you weren’t supposed to go against the Greenes after getting beaten up due to your stupidity?”

Elijah’s voice was the embodiment of glacial spite. There was no way the hot-headed Wendell could have swallowed Elijah’s insults.

Wendell landed two more kicks. Elijah’s wheelchair started to tip. It seemed like it was about to topple over.

Wendell expected the kicks to send Elijah the Cripple upside down.

Much to his surprise, a pair of petite hands grabbed hold of the wheelchair as it was about to topple over.

Sally straightened Elijah’s wheelchair and glared at Wendell. “I won’t let you bully my hubby!”

“...” Wendell was speechless.

The anger in Sally’s eyes confused Wendell so much he thought he was imagining things.

This little lady appeared weak and gentle before. She did not even dare to say anything when he pinched her butt. Now, she was glaring and yelling at him?

Wendell chuckled coldly. He extended a hand to tickle her chin frivolously. “What? Trying to defend your crippled husband, eh?”

“Don’t forget, you should be worried about yourself.”

Upon saying that, he burst out in an evil laugh. “Aren’t you afraid… that I’ll f*ck you in front of your crippled husband?”

Initially, he thought that a woman who would not voice out after he molested her would not have much strength for a fight anyway.

Yet, he was wrong.

Sally gritted her teeth and took off her seven-centimeters high heels immediately. Before he knew it, she whacked the heels straight into Wendell’s face. “Isn’t it enough for you to bully me, and now you want to bully my hubby?!”

“Do you really believe my hubby has no family? I’m telling you, I’ll protect my hubby myself from now on!”

Wendell was in a daze being whacked by both of Sally’s high heels.

By the time he regained his senses, Sally had already pushed Elijah’s wheelchair and fled barefoot away. They quickly disappeared at the end of the flower gallery.

Wendell wiped his face and smelled the rusty sweetness of blood.

He cursed internally. Wendell was about to give chase when Daniel yelled behind him, “Come back! You’ve embarrassed yourself enough!”

“But Father, Elijah did this to me!”

“It’s your fault for getting caught red-handed!”

Daniel glared at Wendell. “Stop this nonsense!

“Grandfather is still angry. If Elijah reports you to the old man, it’ll become more difficult for you to get money from him!”

Wendell sneered contemptuously. “I don’t see Grandfather liking Elijah. After all, he chucked him outside for so many years. Now, he arranged for Elijah to marry a country bumpkin. Isn’t it obvious that he has no plans for Elijah to inherit anything?!”

Daniel laughed coldly from afar. “If it wasn’t for me taking care of his three previous fiancees, do you think Elijah would have ended up with a bumpkin now?”

Wendell was stunned. “His three late fiancees…”

“I did it.”

In the darkness, Daniel lit up a cigarette and started smoking. “Don’t you dare think that you’re free of worries now. That jinx is your grandfather’s favorite alright.”

…

Pushing Elijah’s wheelchair, Sally ran frantically along the road.

The complex and winding paths in the flower gallery opened itself up into a smooth path in their haste.

She ran on and on while pushing Elijah until they reached the side of the road.

After confirming that Wendell was not at their tails, she crouched down and leaned against the side of the wheelchair to catch her breath.

She could not remember when was the last time she experienced something this nerve-wracking.

“Thank you.”

Still stead in the wheelchair, the man clad in a black shirt fished out a bottle of mineral water from the side of the wheelchair and passed it to her.

Sally took the bottled water, twisted the cap open, and gulped a few mouthfuls of water. She felt relief all over her body.

She lifted her gaze to look at him as she wiped her sweat. “I ran too quickly just now. I didn’t shake you too much, did I?”

In the wheelchair, the man responded with a light laugh. “You nearly smashed my behind into pieces.”

Sally froze. Her voice became timid. “Re... really?”

“Why don’t you check it out?”