"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
"Good morning, Cayden. Oh? It turns out Grace is here. Good morning, Miss Evans," Emily greeted, occasionally glancing at the hospital bed. Cayden knew very well what that glance meant, and so did Grace. However, Grace was reluctant to show it. "Good morning, Miss Harper. What a coincidence, you have arrived here. I can leave Cayden while I take care of the office," she replied, still tending to be cold and stiff. "You just dropping by?" Louis's banter made Emily frown. He sounded like he was already close to Grace. "Yes," Grace nodded. "I always check on my two cousins every morning to report. You know? It's too dangerous for my uncle and aunt to visit their own children. Plans can go awry." Emily realized that Grace was satirizing her. However, she didn't want to bother. "Just leave Cayden to me. I can look after him well. You just focus on your business," Emily smiled sweetly. "Okay. I'll trust Cayden to you. Now I need to find the nurse who looks after Inston." W
Amused, Cayden's laughter finally escaped. But then, he disguised it with a sigh. He didn't want to cause any trouble. "Actually, even without clarification from you, I can understand that. If I were in your position, I would not agree with Emily's decision too. Or maybe, I would lock her up in a room so she wouldn't come here. The criminal we're facing is big-time. Catching him could be risky," Cayden said casually. He had changed his gaze to a friendly one. After a brief silence, he continued, "I am grateful that you and Orion are willing to reduce that risk. I am also grateful that you allowed Emily to stay here with me. I will not waste your trust and opportunity. I will protect Emily more than my life." Louis studied Cayden with a doubtful gaze. "That's all? You only intend to protect her from death? There are no other intentions?' Cayden didn't move before blinking. "Of course there is. I also intend to love her the right way, treating her as the most precious girl in the
"You have to succeed in helping us catch Seth with as little risk as possible," Grace said as if challenging. In an instant, Emily's tension faded. "Aren't I helping now? I'm the bait here." "You think being bait is enough? Don't be a burden anymore! Don't be a weak crybaby because I hate that kind of girls the most. Can you do it?" Emily's chin rose to press against her lips. "I'm not a crybaby. Isn't it normal to cry when someone we love gets hurt? But this time, Cayden won't suffer again, right? So, I won't cry." "Then you really can't be weak." "I'm not weak. I even managed to defeat three girls who intended to bully me in France." "Your opponent is Seth. He's a bad guy, not a soft bully girl." Emily frowned. She was annoyed not only because of Grace's judgment, but also her resemblance to Louis. "You see this?" Emily opened her bag, showing all the weapons she was carrying. "I may be outmatched by Seth, but I know how to protect myself. I've learned from the last