Chapter 192
So, Emily took out her phone and called the police right then and there. “Since you’re so convenced (was me, let’s have the police look inte t
Everyone froze. The Bennett family would never call the cops over something that petty. Not only would it be humiliating, but it could also hurt the company’s reputation.
No one ever expected Emily would actually go through with it, and for a moment, they were all fod stunned to mat
The first person to react was Yvonne, who had just been standing by, enjoying the drama. “Come on, this is just a minor thing. Do you really have to call the police over something like this?”
As she spoke, she suddenly lunged at Emily, trying to snatch her phone. Ever since Andrew had slapped her earlier, Emily had been on guard. So, when Yvonne lungod at her, Emily quickly sidestepped, dodging her easily
Wonne missed and froze for a split second. When she turned and met Emily’s eyes, there was a flash of panic in Wonne’s gaze, gone almost as soon as it appeared.
In that instant, Emily knew exactly who was behind all this. But she couldn’t help but think, “Since when did Yvonne have the guts to pull something like this?” Without a second thought, Emily called the police and told them exactly what was going on.
Everyone was so floored by what she did that they just stood there, completely speechless and frozen. Just then, a sudden burst of noise erupted from behind the hotel
Thes
sound of fireworks instantly grabbed everyone’s attention, and people couldn’t help but turns to look at the lawn outside.
Seeing everyone’s attention shift, Yvonne was the most excited of all. She dashed over for a look and yelled, “Fireworks! Look at those fireworks; they‘ gorgeous.”
Yvonne grabbed Lydia’s hand and called out loudly, her tone dripping with envy, “Lydia, this has to be a birthday present for you! I’m so jealous right
now.
“I think I even saw some drones flying around. Someone definitely planned a surprise for you. Come on, let’s go check it out!”
Lydia really hadn’t expected anything like that and smiled. Acting all shy but clearly delighted, she let Wonne half–drag her over.
Thanks to Yvonne and Lydia steering everyone’s attention, the whole crowd was now focused on the fireworks and drone show outside as if they’d already forgotten how they were all ganging up on Emily just moments ago.
But Emily stayed right where she was, rooted to the spot. Everything here made her feel like she couldn’t breathe, like she just wanted to get out of there immediately
Just as she was thinking about leaving, she suddenly heard someone speak up behind her. “Emily, aren’t you going to check it out?”
Emily turned around, and there was Austin, standing there with a sweet smile on his face. She froze. “You… When did you get here?”
Austin tilted his head, a sweet smile on his face. “I knew today was your birthday, Emily, so of course came to celebrate with you.”
He was well aware of the Bennett Family’s favontism and foolishness, which was exactly why he chose to show up at this exact moment. He just hadn’t expected his timing to be a little off.
Emily was genuinely surprised. Austin had mentioned before that he wanted to spend her birthday with her, but she’d long since stopped caring about birthdays. With everything else going on, she hadn’t really thought much of it
She never expected he’d actually keep it in mind, and even managed to find het here.
Emily looked at him and asked, “When did you get here?”
Chapter 192
There was a flicker in Austin’s eyes. His gaze fell on the red, swollen mark on Emily’s face, and for a split second, something dark and dangerous cathed through his eyes.
He’d arrived just in time to see Andrew raise his hand against Emily. In that instant, a storm of darkness surged inside Austin, as if he could tear thes place apart. Especially Andrew, Austin wanted nothing more than to rip him to shreds,
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