e's private room, Emi

ting a cigarette

as all

ad said four w

h is e

ike a madman but

ly still hadn't qui

he had done so

man, there were things s

hen a

y

lobby entrance. The cold wind outside hit her,

ly familiar. A young, beautiful girl sat in th

essed like this, she was bou

girl's atten

s lit up instantly. She pushed the door open and hopped out of the car l

on

Emily couldn't help but fol

on the "husband" the little bu

or was tall, dressed in a sleek black suit, an

erself into his arms, he lo

es locked, Emily al

was finally seeing her

unny's husband wa

wedded one

waist and tiptoed to give him a sw

lingered on Emily, and the indifference

y had already run into each other,

ng time

to look at her, then nervously glanc

marriage wasn't

ofile, never appearing in public. While James's name was always i

ames was married, few knew who his wife was.

's attitude dict

lik

answer from James, so she spoke up herself. "Ca

ely became alert and held

lk about?" James finally spok

aside to spare her any unnecessary hurt. But seeing James's

ight? If you're busy, your lawyer c

in shock. She instinctively lo

en, haven't you?" James sneered. "Wha

on... It's not good to keep d

sis, facing trouble from all s

s it? Planning to get a divorce, repack

fixed on Emily, d

ht eyes, white teeth, a face that c

en she had short, edgy hair in the past

ssed that spect

ditching the bold makeup and vibrant persona to play the ro

ad never forgotte

old red lips, she looked more daz

pping her chin, forcing her to

retending,

nd for the first time in two years, h

years of pretending-it'

ith her smiles. Her gentle an

, her smile w

inely relieved, as if she had finally been fre

explicable fire rising ins

ace. "So desperate-is it becau

still met his gaze head-on. "No. Just bas

one else wants you? What The Green family throws away-do you

exactly wha

just talkin

overwhelming power, how many in

rouble, yet everyone was waiting

in-laws. If even The Green family re

ed son-in-law, had alread

ing to le

epted this re

ll deal with it myself. And you-" she glanced at the little bunny bes

he words softly. "But Emily, what

aze remai

there for life," James said, releasing her chin. "You can't save

es strode towa

dazed, stumbled after

tly, watching th

or for a long time before rea

nter in New York City, drift

atching as a snowfla

faintly smelled th

. She lifted her dress slightly

snowflakes above

look

ck um

oat in one hand while shielding her from the snow with t

and wrapped it around herself,

is umbrella-the snow

ough, and there was stil

d the umbrell

lished, smooth as silk, carryin

rd the dimly lit windows on the

d if the mysterious man was sti