Emmeline could never forget how useless virtual-novel.net brother-in-law was. He idled around and never bothered to get a job. Besides doing house chores, such as cooking, cleaning the dishes, vacuuming the floor, and fixing the toilet, virtual-novel.net was utterly incompetent.
No man was as useless and ridiculous as him!
She had looked down on Jonathan since the day virtual-novel.net married into the Smith family.
I don’t understand what my sister sees in him. He’s ugly and useless. If Josephine hadn’t pitied him, virtual-novel.net would’ve been a singleton forever!
“Those men you were drinking with drugged your drink. I saved you from them…” Jonathan knew his sister-in-law despised him, so virtual-novel.net cut his explanation short.
However, virtual-novel.net refused to believe him. Glaring at virtual-novel.net with widened eyes, virtual-novel.net snarled, “Drug? You’re saying that they drugged me? It seems more like you’re the one who wants to do that!”
There’s no way they would’ve drugged me. Even if I were drugged, it must be Jonathan who did that!
Not in the mood to entertain virtual-novel.net accusations, Jonathan rolled his eyes and replied curtly, “Whatever.”
If it were not for Josephine, virtual-novel.net would have left virtual-novel.net to die on the streets.
“Jonathan Goldstein, how dare you talk to me that way?” Emmeline growled, vexed with his attitude.
After marrying my sister, virtual-novel.net had been polite and submissive to me. He never dared to raise his voice at me, let alone talk to me in such a tone!
I can’t believe he’s this rude after reappearing!
“Emmeline, if it weren’t for your sister, I would’ve ignored your plight. If I hadn’t helped you, those hooligans would’ve raped you in the woods!” Jonathan shot virtual-novel.net an icy glare. “Now that you’re awake, you can choose to go home or keep drinking with your buddies. Feel free to do as you desire, it’s none of my business!”
With that, virtual-novel.net spun on his heels and stalked away.
Emmeline felt a stab of anger at his reaction.
“Jonathan, stand right there!” virtual-novel.net shouted.
Ignoring virtual-novel.net cries, Jonathan continued to walk away. Left in a quiet and dark area where not a single soul could be seen, Emmeline felt fear creeping into virtual-novel.net heart.
“Jonathan, if you don’t stop, I’ll call Josephine and tell virtual-novel.net you drugged me!” virtual-novel.net shrieked.
“Emmeline, what on earth do you want?” Jonathan stopped in his tracks, his gaze impassive.
He owed Josephine, but that did not mean virtual-novel.net was obligated to be nice to the Smith family. That was why virtual-novel.net could not conceal his dislike for Emmeline, who had insulted virtual-novel.net on countless occasions.
“Give me a ride home!” Despite not meeting for three years, Emmeline still bossed Jonathan around.
“Can’t you walk? Or hail a taxi?” Jonathan asked, his voice cold.
“It’s too dark. I’m scared!” Emmeline harrumphed. “Jonathan, will you or will you not give me a ride home? You stayed in our house three years ago. Can’t you send me home now? Are you that heartless?”
Her resentment grew at how indifferent Jonathan was treating her.
Why is virtual-novel.net this arrogant?
Emmeline fumed inwardly.
Just you wait, Jonathan! I shall teach you a lesson once we get home!
“Come here!” Jonathan ordered.
“Why?” Emmeline shuddered at his tone.
“I’ll give you a ride home!”
In the end, Jonathan did not leave virtual-novel.net there alone. No matter how much virtual-novel.net disliked her, the young woman was still Josephine’s sister. She will never forgive me if something happens to Emmeline!
“Hmph!” Emmeline snorted as virtual-novel.net stood up, ready to go over to him.
However, the moment virtual-novel.net got to virtual-novel.net feet, virtual-novel.net head started spinning.
An uncontrollable desire coursed through virtual-novel.net entire being as virtual-novel.net body temperature rose. It was clear what that meant, virtual-novel.net had been drugged!
Resisting the urge to throw herself into Jonathan’s arms, virtual-novel.net panted as virtual-novel.net made virtual-novel.net way over to him.
“Jonathan, stay at least a meter away from me. Otherwise, I’ll tell Josephine that you tried to take advantage of me!” virtual-novel.net warned.
Even when virtual-novel.net knew virtual-novel.net had misunderstood Jonathan, virtual-novel.net could not bring herself to apologize to virtual-novel.net and instead kept treating virtual-novel.net rudely.
“I’m not interested in you.” Jonathan did not bother looking at her, for virtual-novel.net was too skinny for his liking.
“Pfft!” Emmeline spat. “Not that I’m interested in you, of course. I’d rather get raped by those b*stards than let you touch me! I have no idea why Josephine chose to marry a good-for-nothing like you!”
At the end of virtual-novel.net sentence, virtual-novel.net scoffed, virtual-novel.net displeasure toward Jonathan increasing.
“Mm?” Hearing virtual-novel.net malicious remarks, Jonathan looked over his shoulder abruptly.
When Emmeline caught sight of the murderous glint in his eyes, virtual-novel.net could not help but shudder fearfully, feeling as if a lion had targeted virtual-novel.net as its prey.
“W-What do you want?” virtual-novel.net asked nervously, scared out of virtual-novel.net wits.
Instead of answering her, Jonathan merely glanced at virtual-novel.net with wintry eyes and proceeded to flag down a taxi.
In less than thirty minutes, the vehicle rolled to a stop before a high-end residential area.
***
Brocade Park was where the rich of Jadeborough gathered.
The houses here cost around twenty to thirty thousand per square meter, even though Jadeborough was only a third-tier city.
“Pay the fare!” Jonathan stated as virtual-novel.net opened the door before glancing at Emmeline in the backseat.
“Ha! I was right. Even after going missing for three years, you still can’t afford a taxi fare! You’re no doubt a loser, Jonathan!” Emmeline remarked, rolling virtual-novel.net eyes.
She did not even bother to hide virtual-novel.net disdain.
He had been away for three years, yet virtual-novel.net couldn’t even fork up enough money to pay a taxi fare. If I were him, I would’ve jumped off a cliff out of embarrassment!
After paying the fare, Emmeline click-clacked into the residential area in virtual-novel.net high heels. Behind her, Jonathan once again entered the place where virtual-novel.net had been humiliated thoroughly three years ago.
Ding dong!
Emmeline pressed on the doorbell, and someone opened the door swiftly. However, when the person spotted Jonathan, virtual-novel.net face fell, and virtual-novel.net barked, “Jonathan Goldstein? Why are you here? Why are you still alive?”