Filed to story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
So, she nodded her head in the end, “In that case, don’t say a word. I’ll handle everything on my own.”
“What about Eric? Doesn’t he know that Wren is coming?”
Emma smiled and pointed to the study room upstairs with her chin, “He’s upstairs. As soon as the incident happened, he immediately rushed home. He is currently looking at contracts in the study room.”
“That’s good,” Lithika relaxed.
At this time, Eric’s voice resounded from upstairs, “Auntie Bai, go open the door.”
Lithika was a little confused. She originally thought that Wren had arrived. But, as she opened the door, Fletcher stepped in with four bodyguards. After leaving the bodyguards with Emma, he turned and left.
“In a moment, if Emma needs anything, help her grab it. Don’t let her tire herself out.”
As Wren’s son, it wasn’t forbidden for Eric to be present during Emma and Wren’s confrontation, but he knew that Emma needed the chance to get revenge on her own. So, he decided to stay out of it and allow the bodyguards to protect Emma instead. After all, his wife was pregnant, so it wasn’t convenient for her to have any physical contact.
“Wren is here to cause trouble. As your husband, shouldn’t he be personally doing something?” Lithika was a little confused by Eric’s actions.
“He is doing something by not appearing. He knows that I have a lot of anger bottled up inside. If he is around, I won’t be able to exp**ss myself fully,” Emma replied straightforwardly. “Auntie Bai, if there is a person in this world that understands the depths of my soul, that person is my husband.”
“He knows everything I want…”
“Oh,” Lithika didn’t fully grasp what Emma meant, but, she would soon find out after Wren arrived.
It didn’t take long before furious knocking could be heard on the door. Of course, Emma did not need to open the door on her own. But, as everyone watched Wren rush in through the front door, they were quite surprised.
Ms Hua seemed to always do things that weren’t fitting of her identity.
“Mom, why did you come over without tidying yourself up a little first?” Emma asked indifferently.
“Emma! Stop putting on an act! If not for you, my reputation wouldn’t be completely destroyed.” Wren pounced at Emma, but the bodyguards quickly stopped her. “I am your mother-in-law! How dare you treat me like this!”
“Emma! Did you plan the incident that happened today?” Father Roberts asked as he supported Wren.
“Yes, it was me.” Emma never thought of the couple as worthy opponents, so she looked at Father Roberts and threw a question back at him calmly, “So what if I did?”
“Didn’t you already know that I am ruthless and vengeful?”
“It couldn’t be because I’m pregnant that you think I have no power to fight back…”
“And don’t think that just because I’m your daughter-in-law, I would allow you to bully me as you please.”
“I can’t handle getting the short end of the stick!”
Emma was calm and unfazed, “Today, I simply destroyed Ms Hua’s reputation. If she won’t admit defeat and decides to continue, I am ready to play along with her.”
“Emma, I hope you and the child in your stomach will die a painful death…” Wren lost control of her emotions as she pointed to Emma’s stomach.
“Take back your filthy hand,” Emma warned in a fierce tone. “Otherwise, don’t blame me for retaliating in a heartless way.”
Wren didn’t know why, but hearing Emma’s fierce tone, sent shivers down her spine. Perhaps, it was because she had never seen Emma in such a way.
“Have a good look at yourself. You don’t have any of the qualities of a Roborts Family member. First you slandered your daughter-in-law, then you tried to drive a wedge bet**en her and Eric. You even cursed your grandchild and used the media. Because of your selfishness, you completely destroyed the Roborts Family’s reputation! You can continue the way you are, but please don’t draw attention to my child and I. The suffering we experience today…”
“…will be thrown back at you, one hundred fold tomorrow.”
“Give it a try. Let’s see who’s methods are more ruthless. Today, I can destroy your reputation. Tomorrow, I can make you beg for your life.”
“Emma…even the Gods won’t forgive you for treating your mother-in-law this way,” Father Roberts was a little too angry, so he stuttered as he spoke, not quite making sense, “If you dare to hurt Wren again…I won’t let you off the hook!”
“Father…take a proper look at the woman before you. Is she really your wife?” Emma asked as she pointed to Wren with her chin like she had another meaning to her words.
“What do you mean?”
“Emma, don’t you dare talk nonsense in front of Shayan, you cheap performer,” Wren immediately tried to protect herself by yelling at Emma. “As long as I am alive, I will not let you be a part of the Roborts Family.”
“Do I need your acknowledgement?” Emma asked. “Or…could it be that you are angry because I said something that I shouldn’t have?”
“You cheap sl*t!”
“The truth cannot be hidden forever. Justice will prevail,” Emma’s words left everyone hanging. She then turned to Father Roberts and said, “Father, you should keep an eye on your wife. When it comes to scheming, her brains are nothing compared to mine. I’ve always been ready to play. If someone wants to gamble their life with mine, I am ready to gamble with them.”
“You can hate me and curse me all you want. I won’t lose a single hair on my body. Just don’t try to challenge me!”
After hearing Emma’s words, Father Roberts was tempted to throw a slap across her face. But, he couldn’t, because she was surrounded by bodyguards.
“I am pregnant, so I don’t want to make a big fuss; I’ll leave you with a bit of pride. But, if you don’t control yourself and continue to do disgusting things, I will have no choice but to respond.”
“What did Eric say?” Father Roberts scoffed, no longer wanting to listen to Emma.
“Did you think that Eric still wants to talk to you?”
Father Roberts was silent for a few seconds as he looked upstairs. He knew that Eric was home. But, as Emma said, he did not want to see him nor Wren.
So, Father Roberts swallowed his anger and got ready to leave. But, Wren loosened herself from his arms and approached Emma, “Your words just now. Were you trying to suggest that I’m a fake and that I’m not Eric’s mother?”
“Did I say something?” Emma asked casually.
“Let me tell you, you wench, I will find evidence to make you pay for what you have said today,” Wren’s eyes were red. From the looks of it, she was fairly angered. But, of course, this further aroused Emma’s suspicion. If she didn’t have something to hide, why did she have such a big reaction?
“I will wait for your evidence.”
Wren glared at Emma. She then turned her gaze towards the study room upstairs, “I, Wren, gave birth to this unfilial son for nothing!”
“My husband does not have such cruel and unscrupulous parents,” Emma lifted her chin, powerfully supp**ssing Wren’s words.
Father Roberts scoffed and dragged Wren out of the villa. Afterwards, Emma took a deep breath and sat down on the sofa.
Lithika immediately walked over to offer her support, “Are you OK?”
Emma gently nodded her head.
Afterwards, the two women heard Eric’s voice coming from upstairs as he appeared in the doorway of the study room, “Auntie Bai, these four bodyguards will be guarding the front door from now on. You can be in charge of them. If someone wants to barge in, they will block their way.”
“Yes, Mr Roberts.”
After giving his instructions, Eric walked downstairs and pulled Emma into his embrace, “Have you satisfied your anger yet?”
Emma leaned into Eric’s ch*st quietly and listened to the sound of his heartbeat, “In this entire world, you are perhaps the only person that would allow me to bully their parents.”
“Emma, it’s because someone was testing their limits first. You were simply protecting yourself. You did nothing wrong,” Lithika said from behind the couple. “This world has always been one where the weak are bullied and the strong are feared. If you keep tolerating her, she won’t stop until she gets what she wants.”
“Your words are my words,” Eric said simply to Emma, “And your actions are my actions.”
“You…” Emma smiled helplessly, “If I was to kill someone, you would probably bury the dead body for me.”
“I won’t allow anyone to bully you.”
This was something Eric had stuck by since the day they got married.
Emma lifted her head and looked into Eric’s dazzling eyes. His pupils were like a sea of stars; so bright and sparkly, yet difficult to look away from.
“I’m a lot better now. You can go back to work. I have a few things I want to talk to Auntie Bai about,” Emma gently nudged Eric’s ch*st.
Eric placed a k**s on Emma’s l*ps and covered her with a blanket. He then gestured for the bodyguards to watch over the front door, leaving the two women with plenty of privacy.