Jaquan glanced at Emma who was just about to stand up. What the nurse said popped up into his mind. He sighed. As a nice person, he was supposed to help her through. After all, Emma saved Arabella, so it could be said that he owed her a favor.
He bent down slightly and carried Emma to the back seat of the taxi. Then, he patted Stony and said, “Get in.”
Then he pushed the wheelchair to a nurse with one hand and said, “Please. Thank you.”
Although Jaquan liked to play cool and looked unreliable, he was careful and polite. Sitting in the back seat, Emma looked at him quietly with a smile touching the corners of her mouth.
“Mom, are you happy to stay at Mr. Jaquan’s place?” Stony suddenly asked, “Look, you’re laughing.”
Emma touched his little face and tilted her head, “A little bit.”
When Jaquan got in the car, he saw Emma and Stony sitting in the back seat smile warmly at each other. After telling the driver address, he silently looked at the rearview mirror and guessed that Emma only smiled so gently at her son.
Perhaps he was thinking too much. Even if Collin saw in Emma, she might not like him because she was a strange lady….
“Are you hungry?” Emma’s soft voice came from the back seat.
“Of course, I’m hungry.” After Jaquan answered, he realized that Emma didn’t ask him.
Stony in the back seat laughed and whispered, “A little bit, a little bit hungry.”
Jaquan was embarrassed.
He coughed softly to cover up his embarrassment and asked, “What do you want to eat?”
“I want Mom’s fried egg and rice.” Stony looked at Emma expectantly and winked his big eyes.
Emma thought for a moment and asked Jaquan, “Do you have rice and eggs in your place?”
Jaquan said to the driver, “Go to the supermarket please.”
After living in this neighborhood for so many years, this was the first time he went to the supermarket to buy food such as rice, vegetables, eggs, oil, and various seasonings. After buying food, he had someone delivered those items to his house. And then he carried Emma into the neighborhood.
The security guard of the neighborhood was quite familiar with him. his eyes widened at the sight of him carrying a woman and a child beside him, “It’s only been a few days since we met each other. This child…?”
Jaquan interrupted helplessly, “This is not mine.”
Seven and eight o’clock in the evening was the time for old men and old ladies in the neighborhood to go for a walk after their meals. Jaquan met a lot of people on the way to the elevator. He had lived here for so long, so everyone was close to him. Seeing him carry a woman back so late, they started gossiping, “Hey, you guys are a perfect match. When will you get married?”
Then they saw Stony. Glancing from Jaquan’s face to Stony’s, they had to admit that this child looked just like Jaquan.
“Oh, how the kid has grown! You got married, right? Well, I thought that you were single and wanted to make a match with you and Miss Elva from No. 15 buildings….”
By the time Jaquan arrived home with Emma on his back, he was covered in sweat. He unbuttoned his shirt and went into the bathroom to get dressed. As he just unbuttoned it, the doorbell rang before he could take it off.
He had no choice but to open the door with his shirt unbuttoned.
Emma was sitting in the entrance and taking off her shoes. After putting on her slippers, she thought of the doctor’s advice and decided to jump over with one foot. However, she jumped to the wrong side and hit her foot on the stool by the door. Jaquan, who was opening the door, immediately turned around and quickly hugged her when he heard the sound.
His sweaty chest pressed against her face, while her cool hand pressed against his abdomen. The chill and the heat alternated between them. Jaquan frowned and looked at her, “Be careful.”
Emma looked up from his chest with panic. Only after hearing his words did she let go of him.
Jaquan turned around and realized that the person standing at the door was not the supermarket delivery man, but his mother.
He was surprised.
“I heard from Randy that you hit your head because of the rear-end crash. I wanted to see you and cooked some soup for you … I put it at the door. You guys … go ahead. I have to go.” As Mrs. Cox spoke, she made a gesture to Jaquan with her mouth shaped like “Go for it!”
Jaquan was completely in frustration, “Hold on, Mom! God! You misunderstood! Don’t go….”
After using the bathroom, Stony saw Emma and Jaquan hugging each other. He covered his eyes and didn’t know what to do because he could clearly feel that his mother didn’t seem to hate Jaquan anymore.
**
When Ferne and Noah arrived at the Cool Bar, there were five people over there. Noah poked Ferne with his index finger until Ferne was a meter away from him.
Ferne was puzzled, “What do you mean?”
Noah took out a cigarette and lit it with his hand covered. His rough gaze was outlined by the fiery blue flames, “Too many people know you. It’s not good for you to do anything. I’ll do the rest.”
“Then what can I do?”
“Go see what you can get from the back door.”
Ferne didn’t say anything and was about to leave when Noah pulled his collar. He patted Ferne’s neck and said, “Be careful, there are people guarding at the back door.”
Ferne patted his hand away, “I know better than you.”
“You can take them down just with your poor skills.” Noah smiled. His smile was faint and quickly faded away. Then he turned to those five people and said, “Let’s go.”
Ferne saw Noah bring people who were all having flabby tummy into the bar. He didn’t know where Noah found them, but they all looked like wealthy people with a look of boss and upstart.
Ferne caught a young girl at the front door and gave her five hundred to “flirt” with him at the back door. At first, the fat man who was guarding the back door did not look at them. Seeing that they had been standing there chatting for so long, the man said unhappily, “Well, you guys can’t afford a room? Why don’t you book a room?”
Before Ferne could reply, the young girl in front of him hugged him and said to the fat one, “We like doing it outside. Are we in your way? I am thrilled to be outside. You don’t understand because you have never tried it….”
Words failed Ferne. Actually, he didn’t understand as well because he didn’t try it before.
That fat man cursed and sat down on the chair at the other side of the door, no longer caring about them.
Ferne was about to listen closely to the noises when he heard the young girl in his arms said, “Hottie, I can give you five hundred. Will you stay with me for the night?”
Ferne seemed to hear it wrong, “I’m sorry? What did you say?”
Although the young lady didn’t know what he wanted to do, the dark couldn’t hide the noble aura on Ferne. Moreover, she could tell that he was wearing top-grade clothes. For his shoes, it might cost tens of thousands because they were made of real leather.
He looked sunny and handsome. Looking from his suit, she could tell that he was a high ranking executive. It didn’t seem like he would get near this red-light district at all.
The young girl guessed that he was probably here to broaden his horizons. If she did not seize this opportunity, she might not be able to meet a nice guy like him again. Then she immediately grabbed his hand and placed it on her waist. Wanting to hook him up, she bit her lips at him, “Isn’t that what you want by bringing me here?”
Ferne said, “Lady, please respect yourself.”
The girl who was wearing a smoky-eye makeup got closer to his arms with a charming gaze, “I don’t mind if you like doing here. I just feel a little cold. Hold me tight.”
Ferne was at loss for what to do.
He didn’t expect that he caught a slut! What a gigantic mistake!
