"Thank you, Brandon. You're very kind. Very, very kind," Emily's voice was thin and hoarse. "Yes, I know. When Cayden recovers, let's hang out together. Let's celebrate your victory." "I hope you'll come with a girl by then," Emily said, a little hesitantly. She was afraid of offending. As expected, Brandon shook his head. "Not so fast. It would need an extraordinary girl to replace you in my heart." Emily smiled wryly. "By the way, I have one request for you." "What?" "Please don't punch Cayden when you meet him." Brandon finally let out his laughter. While hiding tears, he looked at Emily longingly. "I couldn't possibly do that. I don't want you to hate me." Not wanting his sadness to rise, Brandon quickly took a deep breath. "Oh, I can't wait for that moment. He won't beat me up, right? Who knows, he might be annoyed because I've been chasing you all this time." Emily shook her head in amusement. "I'll scold him if he dares to mess with you. You're my best frien
"Are you checking our progress, Dad?" Emily made small talk. Frank shook his head slightly. "No, I have checked it yesterday. It's good. Your new project is almost ready to be launched, right?" Emily nodded like a child. Frank laughed heartily. "Great. After launching your new product, don't forget to pay attention to other sectors. Remember, you're not just in charge of the fashion sector. Even though you already have your own directors, you still have to supervise them. Make new breakthroughs that are no less cool." "Aye-aye, Captain." Emily pressed four fingers to the tips of her eyebrows, just like what she and Louis often did when they were toddlers. Soon afterwards, Frank's laughter returned to the air. "But Daddy, did you know? I have one big obstacle in launching the product." Frank's eyebrows rose high. "What is it?" "I actually hoped that Cayden could be the model for my product. But until now, Grace said he still hasn't woken up." Frank could read the sign.
"Later, the three of you were getting older. We can no longer use that wardrobe. So, I went to Mr. Evans to ask for a new design. That's when I met his children. One of them was Cayden," Frank explained with an interactive gesture. Emily spontaneously tilted her head forward. "How was he then?" "He's a smart and authoritative child. He's also polite and well-spoken. A bit like Louis. Only, he's much more mature and calm." Emily involuntarily let out a laugh. Her eyes sparkled. "Then, what did you two talk about?" "When he knew where I came from and what my last name was, he immediately asked if I had a daughter. He was so happy when he found out your name was Emily. He told me about the promise you had made earlier and what he was preparing." Smiling faintly, Frank glanced at Kara. "The boy was serious about Emily. His father said that since Cayden met Emily, he had become more diligent, NZ more enthusiastic about studying business and honing his talents. Seeing him at that
"Just ask Mom if you don't believe me. Mom and Dad allow me to go as long as I bring you, Orion, and ten bodyguards," Emily said proudly. "Wait a minute. Why does it have to be ten?" Louis held up one hand. "DadDad wants all the guards to come." "But we will be 13 later. That's not a good number." Emily rolled her eyes. "Since when do you believe in myths?" "That's not just a myth, Emily. Even buildings, planes, all businesses never use that number. Just bring 9 bodyguards." "But Daddy asked for ten and I agreed. How about we call it one woman and twelve men?" "The total is still 13." "I'm with 12 bodyguards?" "Is there any difference? Change the arrangement or I won't go." Emily sighed in resignation. "Okay. I'll talk to Daddy again. Next Friday night, we'll leave." "So we're going for the weekend?" "Isn't that what you want?" Emily answered innocently. Louis snorted in amusement. "I thought you would drag us to leave tomorrow morning." "I'm not that selfi
"Cayden," Emily called softly. Her head moved slightly, her face frowned. Louis quickly approached. He held his sister's hand, whispered, "Emily?" Instead of waking up, Emily's tears fell. She sobbed again. Her eyebrows knitted together. "Don't go .... Cayden ...." Louis stroked her cold cheek. "Emily, wake up. You're dreaming." "Cayden!" Emily's eyes finally opened. The red streaks around her gray beads were now clearly visible. Seeing Louis by her side, she hurriedly got up. "How is Cayden's condition? He's safe? His heart is beating again, right?" Emily asked hoarsely. The light in her eyes was dim, lacking hope. Louis took a deep breath. He looked around. There were only Orion and several bodyguards in the room. It was only then that he sighed, "Emily, calm down. Don't panic. Listen to me carefully. Cayden—" Emily gasped. Her head shook quickly. "No, it's impossible. Cayden couldn't leave me so soon. Cayden!" Emily got out of bed and ran outside. Her head spun
"Okay, back to the topic. How far has your conversation been going? Judging from your closeness earlier, it looks like Emily doesn't know yet," Louis said as he leaned on the edge of the bed. "What don't I know?" Emily replied with an innocent look. Louis' eyes widened. "So you really don't know? He hasn't told you yet but he dares to kiss you?" Emily became even more confused. "What are you talking about, Louis?" Before Cayden had time to open his mouth, Louis answered, "It wasn't Cayden who had a cardiac arrest, but Princeton. Cayden has been fine since arriving in this city." Emily was stunned. Her mouth opened without a word for a few moments. "You mean, Princeton is still alive? He's not dead?" Cayden couldn't help but nod. "Yes, he's the one who's in a coma all this time. We were afraid that Seth would target him. He certainly couldn't fight back. Because of that, we had to fake my death, while I played his role." Emily sighed in disbelief. Her eyes trembled as h
"Say aaa ...." Emily brought the spoon closer to Cayden's mouth. Seeing her behavior, Cayden sighed in amusement. "I can eat alone, Emily. Really. You should go eat with Louis. You must be hungry too." Emily sneered. "Did you forget? I'm responsible for you. Therefore, you don't need to be embarrassed about me feeding you. Besides, I can eat later." Cayden looked at Emily gently. His thumb stroked her hand lovingly. "I don't want to bother you." "This isn't a hassle at all. You know? I'm used to doing this. When my two grandmothers were still alive, I was the one who fed them most of the time." "Is it true?" Emily nodded with a cute look. After she put the spoon back into the bowl, her gaze wandered. Her heart was suddenly hit by longing. "I still can't believe Grandma Melanie left so quickly. Maybe her mental condition and medicines shortened her life. Every time she was sick, I always took the time to feed her. I often asked Louis to join, but he never wanted to. He
"Louis, can't you be nice to Cayden? Why have you always been so sentimental towards him?" Emily asked as they got into the car. Louis glanced at her with an annoying look. Orion was ready to hear the twins' debate. But apparently, Louis' answer was unexpected. "He intended to take you from me. Of course I don't like him." Emily froze. A strange feeling tickled her chest. "Why would you think that?" she asked quietly. Louis shrugged. "That thought has been around since he met you. I felt like if you were close to him, you wouldn't want to play with me anymore. You would love him more and be closer to him. You could forget me." Emily was stunned. She didn't know what expression was appropriate to show. She felt annoyed with Louis, and also pitying him. "Louis, we were very small at that time. Now we are adults. Are you still jealous of him?" Louis' lips pursed. "At first I also thought that it was just a child's feelings. But apparently, seeing how you keep looking forw