Chapter 731


    "Let''s talk to her about a picture together when we go upstairster."


    "Yes, yes, yes!"


    Voices from the chattering crowds, bursting with excitement as they wrestled with one another to


    look up.


    Emily and her cousin Selena looked at each other. There must be somebody famous in the salon


    for everyone had whipped out their phones as if they were hoping for a chance to take a picture.


    Having worked with singers and film stars before during her brief tenure at the entertainment


    department, Emily hardly felt any enthusiasm especially as the maturity that came with her age had


    long caused her to leave behind what infatuation she once had for the craze of this sort. But a


    curious Selena had gone up to the crowd to find out about this mysterious VIP.


    "A female!" answered a male hairstylist excitedly.


    "Forget it!" Selena'' s interest deted the moment she heard that. Shrugging, she said, "I thought I


    might get an autograph if it was a male film star. But a female? Forget it!"


    Emily shook her head with evident exasperation, “How old are you? You should have outgrown the


    habit of chasing movie stars already!"


    Selena spread out her arms and said confidently, "This has nothing to do about age. Even old wives


    craze after young and attractive film stars these days!"


    All right. You win! Emily decided to just simply shut up.


    It was just a simple trim that hardly took long. But Selena''s hairdo took a longer time. This was not


    helped by the fact that she trotted off to the bathroom halfway, only to vanish and Emily had to go


    look for her.


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    The bathroom was on the second floor and to no surprise, there she was, leaning by the door and


    talking to her boyfriend on the phone when Emily finally found her. From her expression and


    gestiction, Emily reckoned that Selena must be quarreling with him.


    Selena caught sight of hering up and sticking out a tongue like a little girl being caught in her


    mischief, she hastily ended the call.


    No stranger to her shenanigans, Emily poked at her forehead sternly like how an elder sister would.


    "How are things with you and your boyfriend, Selena?"


    "He said he wants to marry me!" said Selena, who, just a second ago, was sourly in a tiff with her


    beloved, and now as shy and embarrassed as a girl who had just received her first flower. She


    groped at her cell phone gingerly, "But I''m not sure if I should ept his proposal or not."


    Emily couldn''t help but chuckle. "You guys are still young, don''t worry. You''ve just graduated and


    only just recently began working, maybe it’s good to give your career a go for now. Especially for


    boys; they need to season a bit before they can start thinking about carrying the responsibilities of a


    family man. But if you’ re both serious about it, you can start by bringing him to see Uncle and Aunt


    during New Year!"


    An abashed Selena quickly shook her head and grumbled, "All right, Sister. I’m not a kid now; I


    know what to do! Don’t worry about me! Worry about yourself!"


    "What''s there for me to worry about?" Emily blinked her eyes with a puzzled look on her face.


    "You and your husband, of course!" Selena blurted quickly.


    Emily was surprised. "Us?"


    "Yes, your agreement with him!" Selena took her arm quickly and shook it furiously like a worried


    little girl, "You had an agreement with him, remember? Four years! There''s only one more month


    left, remember?"


    Emily had told Selena the truth when thetter had discovered the truth about her engagement with


    Simon and she had chastised Selena for being silly!


    Emily was shocked.


    She stood there, stunned and frozen, and the look in her eyes distant and nk.


    She hadpletely forgotten about this. She had not realized how fast time had flown. The end of


    their four-year deal was at hand. The difficulties they had together during the earthquake had united


    them and amalgamated their rtionship that the experiences they shared together tasted as sweet


    as a honeymoon to her, that even now, she could still reminisce the times they shared together with


    a smile.


    Emily would have almost forgotten that this marriage was only a deal if not for Selena.


    "So what are you going to do, Sis?" Selena pressed.


    "What are you talking about?" Emily bit her lip.


    "You''re making me so worried" Selena stomped her feet and said, "Your agreement with your


    husband ising to an end. Are you not worried at all?! Yes, the terms of your marriage might be


    different from most people, but you know he''s good and nice and men like that don''te in huge


    supply. Are you really ready to say goodbye to him?"


    Amused to see that her cousin was even more concerned than her, Emily asked, "What do you


    think I should do?"


    "That''s easy!" Selena suddenly winked at her and started to bber with spit spraying all over,


    "Seal things before the die is cast! You know how much my parents like him and even I feel that


    he''s the best you can ever find! Forget about the crap that you ensnare a man''s heart through his


    stomach. If you want to keep your husband now, it''s very simple. You only need to give him a child!"


    A pair of red patches immediately emzoned on Emily''s cheeks.


    Simon had long mentioned about this even during the earthquake. And since her agreement, he


    had repeatedly used the pretense of having a baby to make love to her again and again.


    The thought of this made her heart skip a beat again.


    "All right now. You''re just a kid and all you need to do is worry about you and your boyfriend and


    keep your head out of mine," said Emily, clearing her throat. She peered down and muttered shyly,


    "We''ll deal with it ourselves."


    Selene opened her mouth as if to protest, but Emily changed the subject, "Come on, your dye''s


    getting too heavy. If you don''t wash it off soon, your hair will look as dark as the ghost''s in movies!"


    Sure enough, it really worked; Selena yelped and dragged her back downstairs quickly.


    But right when they left the bathroom, one of the cubicles opened and a slender woman with long


    flowing hair reaching down beyond her shoulders came out, donning a pair of long boots that


    clicked whenever she walked. Her face looked so unworldly beautiful that hardly anyone could


    believe she was real.


    She did not move to the sink. Instead, she stood there, motionless with an expression of shock and


    disbelief on her face as she grappled toprehend what she had just overheard.


    A clerk came in with a notebook and paper in her hand, eager to ask her for her autograph, but


    seeing her dazed and distracted, she drew closer nervously.


    "Miss Swan, are you all right?"


    Addy shook her head and life trickled back into her eyes, restoring vigor to them that only made


    them more ravishing and captivating. Her lips broke into a sweet smile that could almost make


    anyone weep, "I''m okay. I was only overexcited..."