Chapter 78 Will You Marry Me
Half an hour had passed.
Inside the car, no-one spoke, E leaned against a window, as far away from Samuel as she could.
She watched as the city whizzed by outside.
Samuel rubbed the skin between his eyebrows and spoke calmly, "So, after being in there for a day,
you know it''s your fault, right?" Had he known what Catherine was going to do, he would never have
left her side. In her time of need, he was no where to be found.
However, maybe this ordeal had not been all bad. Maybe it had finally tempered the bold, impulsive
streak in E''s temper. Maybe she wouldn''t be so quick to act from now on.
Samuel was able to tolerate her being childish and often oundish ideas of ''punishing'' other people.
But he was not OK with this new streak of criminal activities. No, he wouldn''t stand for her cheating and
ndering others.
He question seemed to fall on deaf ears. E sat silently, refusing to answer him. The only person she
had ever truly loved no longer believed in her. She had nothing to say.
Once her cornerstone and protector, now in a time of need, her Samuel had been no where to find.
Absent. He doubted that if they had not still be married he would have evene at all.
The car came to a stop at the door of their city Vi. "If you promise I can see Jerry whenever I want, I
will agree to a divorce."
Anna, sitting in the driver''s seat suddenly felt ufortable. The temperature inside the car seemed to
drop several degrees.
Anna shivered. Where these the same two, who just weeks ago, had seemed so happy. The image of
happiness. Who were these strangers she now saw in the backseat? How quickly they had moved
towards divorce.
A few minutester, Samuel stepped out of the car and mmed the door shut violently.
Just as E began to rx, thinking that Samuel had left, her door was pulled open without warning.
Nearly falling, E would have hit the ground had it not been for a handful of Samuel''s shirt.
Samuel threw her over his shoulder and walked towards the vi. Having starved in a jail cell or two
day, E nearly fainted in exhaustion.
Upon entering the vi, Samuelmanded Anna, "Tell Eason that I brought his sister back, safe and
sound." Anna was greatly surprised at the man she now saw entering the vi. How strange these once
familiar people seemed.
Anna remembered Samuel as a patient, gentle man. How cruel and rash he now seemed. She
reflected on how he was with Emma; gentle and humorous.
But she needed to answer Eason!
She quickly dialed his number, which after dialing so many time, was now in her memory. A man''s
voice came through from the other end.
His voice was hoarse and tired and only added to Anna''s anxiety.
"E… has been found. Mr. Shao just brought her back to the vi. She''s alright." Truth be told, Anna
was unsure whether E was truly ''alright''.
Hearing the news, Eason felt a great sense of relief. It was already toote though. He would give her a
call the next day to get the details.
"Have you made you mind about what I asked you?" The sudden change of topic caught Anna by
surprise.
Unable to hide a hint of resentment in her voice, Anna felt a bitter smilee across her face. "Yes, I
have. My answer is no. See youter, I mean, see you never.. Mr. Bo." Anna hung up the phone
quickly. Phone in hand, she felt herself beginning to tremble slightly.
She let her head drop onto the steering wheel. Her breath was shallow and quick.
She thought back to what Eason had told her a few days ago. He had told her, "My biggest regret is
that my parents never got to see me get married. I never gave them the grandchildren that I promised
them. Miss Yun, I promised them that I would take care of you too." He spoke matter-of-factly as if he
were talking about the weather or sports.
Anna clenched her jaw as he continued to speak. "So, Miss Yun, I would like to ask you to marry me.
Of course, I am happy to give you some time to think it over. I hope you won''t let me down."
Don''t let him down? Who did he think he was? Did he think so little about what she wanted for herself?
He must think pretty highly of himself, to think that any girl would happily bow down just for the chance
to marry such a man..
Well, then Eason would just have to learn how it feels to be let down!
When her phone began to ring again, Anna immediately hung it up and got into her own car. She drove
away from the vi.
Far away in France, Eason felt the corner of his mouth twitch upwards. He stared, dumbfounded at the
phone in his hand. Was he not desirable? Was he missing something? Eason felt self doubt surround
him. Was he just bad with women?
He suddenly felt that he really needed to move his business back to country C.
At the Royal Valley Mansion
Samuel carried E all the way up to the bedroom and threw her onto the massive, king-sized bed.
E was still dizzy from the violent trip from the car. Samuel slid his hands into his pockets and stood
over her, shaking his head slightly.
After regaining herposure, E stood up and went to the walk-in closet. She changed into her
pajamas and walked into the bathroom.
E ignored Samuel as she moved around the room. Samuel became infuriated and threw his coat on
the bedside chair, ripped the tie of his neck and followed her into the bathroom.
E began to fill the tub with water and turned around when she heard someone enter the bathroom
behind her.
Samuel grabbed her wrist as he entered the bathroom and held her still as she tried to move away.
"You''re angry." Samuel said. He was positive of this. E had never acted like this before.
Expressionless, E pulled her hand out of Samuel''s big hand and brushed him aside. She moved
towards the bathroom door.
As she was pulling the door open, she suddenly found herself airborne. At once, she was thrown into
the bathtub.
Her clothes were soaked.
As she struggled to get out of the tub, Samuel jumped on top of E and put his legs on her chest,
pushing her back downwards.
"E, how can you be so angry? Tell me now!" His voice was strange, the emotion impossible to
identify.
Is this what Eason had taught E? Cling to the past? Obsess over mistakes? Or was it that she had
been spoiled by her parents?
Now, both Samuel and E were soaked with the rising water. E shivered.
Atst Samuel felt himself rxing a bit. He stood up and got out of the tub.
Replenishing the water in the tub, he picked up E and put her back in the tub.
Two hourster, E sat in front of the dresser mirror, drying her hair. She was weak at the knees.
She opened the door to the baby''s room and locked the door behind her. She fell asleep on Jerry''s
bed.
Meanwhile, Samuel went to his own walk-in closet and changed into his robe.
Samuel nced at the empty bed and then went to Jerry''s room and tried the door. Sure enough. It
was looked.
Thinking of their "cold war, " Samuel decided to leave E alone. He returned to the bedroom alone.
E woke up the next morning surprisingly energized. She went to closet and changed noiselessly
before leaving the vi.
After about 20 minutes, she returned to the vi. She threw away a bag of medicine before sitting down
at the kitchen table.
Samuel walked down the stairs while tying his tie. He caught E popping two pills into her mouth. She
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He frowned slightly. Was she sick?
"What pill did you just take?" Upon hearing Samuels voice, E shook with fright. She nearly dropped
the ss of water in her hand.
Samuel stood horrified. Her reaction was strange. Samuel walked past her and went to the trashcan.
He pulled out the box of medicine she had thrown away.