Chapter 1475: A Tentative Question
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Beryl had some homework to do before the day ended. She was quite excited to do it since the task was to paint a picture of her parents. Jacob and Emily had already agreed to become Beryl's models, so they had to agree to whatever pose she asked them to do, even if they didn't want to.
After thinking about what she wanted for a while, Beryl decided that it would be wonderful if she could paint her parents while they were sitting down and lovingly hugging each other. In her mind, it was the perfect way to show everyone at school how happy their family was.
She walked towards Emily and Jacob to tell them exactly what to do. "Dad, Mom, you two sit on this sofa. Dad, you have to hug Mom's waist like this."
She took her father's hand and placed it around her mother's waist. "And you, Mom, you should smile like Dad just told you how much he loves you. I want everyone at school to see how great my parents are."
Because of what had happened earlier that day, Emily was a little hesitant to be so close to Jacob. However, Jacob whispered something in her ear that made her completely compliant. "You know, Beryl is very sensitive to people's feelings. It would be bad if she were to find out that you're upset with me."
Emily had no other choice but to pretend like she was fine.
After quite some time, Beryl finally finished her painting. Emily could feel her waist aching from sitting still for almost thirty minutes. Jacob stood up and walked out of the room. Emily approached Beryl to see her work. As a mother, it was natural for her to give praise to her daughter and teach her how she could improve in the future.
Half an hour passed and Emily was still talking to Beryl about her painting. As a result, Jacob was pretty much bored to death while waiting for Emily. He even started to pace back and forth inside the bedroom. A few moments later, Emily stepped into the room. The instant she entered, Jacob quickly started talking. "Honey, listen to me—"
"Jonas can't even stand up! How can you possibly say that you're innocent? What reason do you have this time? I've told you countless times that he's just a good friend to me. Whatever you say, you can't justify beating a man that badly! Even if you think that it was inappropriate for him to approach me, you still can't do that to another person! How can I possibly show my face to him now, especially since my own husband was the one who sent him to the hospital? How can we possibly continue to work together at the charity foundation?"
The more Emily voiced out her thoughts, the angrier she became. She completely felt that Jacob had lost all respect for her as a person.
Jacob was a little stunned by the sheer amount of things she said. Despite that, he tried his best to respond in a calm manner. "Emily, please listen to me. There's something you have to know. You've known me for so long. Do you really believe that I would do that? If I really punched him on the face, I wouldn't cowardly hide that fact."
Jacob's words made Emily think to herself for a while. Deep in her heart, she agreed with what Jacob had just said. She stared deep into his eyes and her hatre
enuine. If the way he acted was his real personality, Emily would greatly admire a man like him.
She softly smiled at him and replied, "You're a volunteer of our charity organization and my husband is somewhat responsible for your injuries. I feel like it's my duty to look after you."
Upon hearing her words, Jonas looked gloomy for a second, but went back to his usual merry expression. He then placed the remaining half of the orange on the table.
Emily brought him a glass of water. She then asked Jonas with an indecisive tone, "I heard from Jacob that there were no surveillance cameras around the area that the incident happened."
"What?" Jonas quickly responded. He had a perceptive look on his face when he added, "Is Jacob spouting nonsense to you again? Or is it because you don't believe what I told you?"
Emily shook her head in disagreement. She was afraid that her suspicions were going to be found out. She tried to clear things up. However, Jonas talked before she could even say start.
He spoke with a sincere and gentle smile on his face. "It's fine. I understand that he's your husband and you're more likely to side with him. After all, if you didn't believe him, he would seem like a completely useless man. However, the bruises on my body tell you what really happened. I guess it's my fault for underestimating the ones who did this to me. After all, I honestly thought I had the upper hand. But I was outnumbered and couldn't really do much about it."
Jonas displayed an honest and somewhat blissful smile which made it hard for Emily to find fault in the man. But in the end, she was still prone to believe Jacob from the bottom of her heart.
She couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh at what had just happened. It seemed that her trip there was useless since Jonas was so good at reading a person's thoughts. Jonas was fully aware that Emily might suspect him of foul play. That was why he kept his composure and simply responded in a normal way. What he said was half-true and half-false, in an attempt to confuse Emily based on what she knew of the situation.
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Beryl had some homework to do before the day ended. She was quite excited to do it since the task was to paint a picture of her parents. Jacob and Emily had already agreed to become Beryl's models, so they had to agree to whatever pose she asked them to do, even if they didn't want to.
After thinking about what she wanted for a while, Beryl decided that it would be wonderful if she could paint her parents while they were sitting down and lovingly hugging each other. In her mind, it was the perfect way to show everyone at school how happy their family was.
She walked towards Emily and Jacob to tell them exactly what to do. "Dad, Mom, you two sit on this sofa. Dad, you have to hug Mom's waist like this."
She took her father's hand and placed it around her mother's waist. "And you, Mom, you should smile like Dad just told you how much he loves you. I want everyone at school to see how great my parents are."
Because of what had happened earlier that day, Emily was a little hesitant to be so close to Jacob. However, Jacob whispered something in her ear that made her completely compliant. "You know, Beryl is very sensitive to people's feelings. It would be bad if she were to find out that you're upset with me."
Emily had no other choice but to pretend like she was fine.
After quite some time, Beryl finally finished her painting. Emily could feel her waist aching from sitting still for almost thirty minutes. Jacob stood up and walked out of the room. Emily approached Beryl to see her work. As a mother, it was natural for her to give praise to her daughter and teach her how she could improve in the future.
Half an hour passed and Emily was still talking to Beryl about her painting. As a result, Jacob was pretty much bored to death while waiting for Emily. He even started to pace back and forth inside the bedroom. A few moments later, Emily stepped into the room. The instant she entered, Jacob quickly started talking. "Honey, listen to me—"
"Jonas can't even stand up! How can you possibly say that you're innocent? What reason do you have this time? I've told you countless times that he's just a good friend to me. Whatever you say, you can't justify beating a man that badly! Even if you think that it was inappropriate for him to approach me, you still can't do that to another person! How can I possibly show my face to him now, especially since my own husband was the one who sent him to the hospital? How can we possibly continue to work together at the charity foundation?"
The more Emily voiced out her thoughts, the angrier she became. She completely felt that Jacob had lost all respect for her as a person.
Jacob was a little stunned by the sheer amount of things she said. Despite that, he tried his best to respond in a calm manner. "Emily, please listen to me. There's something you have to know. You've known me for so long. Do you really believe that I would do that? If I really punched him on the face, I wouldn't cowardly hide that fact."
Jacob's words made Emily think to herself for a while. Deep in her heart, she agreed with what Jacob had just said. She stared deep into his eyes and her hatre
enuine. If the way he acted was his real personality, Emily would greatly admire a man like him.
She softly smiled at him and replied, "You're a volunteer of our charity organization and my husband is somewhat responsible for your injuries. I feel like it's my duty to look after you."
Upon hearing her words, Jonas looked gloomy for a second, but went back to his usual merry expression. He then placed the remaining half of the orange on the table.
Emily brought him a glass of water. She then asked Jonas with an indecisive tone, "I heard from Jacob that there were no surveillance cameras around the area that the incident happened."
"What?" Jonas quickly responded. He had a perceptive look on his face when he added, "Is Jacob spouting nonsense to you again? Or is it because you don't believe what I told you?"
Emily shook her head in disagreement. She was afraid that her suspicions were going to be found out. She tried to clear things up. However, Jonas talked before she could even say start.
He spoke with a sincere and gentle smile on his face. "It's fine. I understand that he's your husband and you're more likely to side with him. After all, if you didn't believe him, he would seem like a completely useless man. However, the bruises on my body tell you what really happened. I guess it's my fault for underestimating the ones who did this to me. After all, I honestly thought I had the upper hand. But I was outnumbered and couldn't really do much about it."
Jonas displayed an honest and somewhat blissful smile which made it hard for Emily to find fault in the man. But in the end, she was still prone to believe Jacob from the bottom of her heart.
She couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh at what had just happened. It seemed that her trip there was useless since Jonas was so good at reading a person's thoughts. Jonas was fully aware that Emily might suspect him of foul play. That was why he kept his composure and simply responded in a normal way. What he said was half-true and half-false, in an attempt to confuse Emily based on what she knew of the situation.
Beryl had some homework to do before the day ended. She was quite excited to do it since the task was to paint a picture of her parents. Jacob and Emily had already agreed to become Beryl's models, so they had to agree to whatever pose she asked them to do, even if they didn't want to. After thinking about what she wanted for a while, Beryl decided that it would be wonderful if she could paint her parents while they were sitting down and lovingly hugging each other. In her mind, it was the perfect way to show everyone at school how happy their family was. She walked towards Emily and Jacob to tell them exactly what to do. "Dad, Mom, you two sit on this sofa. Dad, you have to hug Mom's waist like this."She took her father's hand and placed it around her mother's waist. "And you, Mom, you should smile like Dad just told you how much he loves you. I want everyone at school to see how great my parents are."Because of what had happened earlier that day, Emily was a little hesitant to be so close to Jacob. However, Jacob whispered something in her ear that made her completely compliant. "You know, Beryl is very sensitive to people's feelings. It would be bad if she were to find out that you're upset with me."Emily had no other choice but to pretend like she was fine. After quite some time, Beryl finally finished her painting. Emily could feel her waist aching from sitting still for almost thirty minutes. Jacob stood up and walked out of the room. Emily approached Beryl to see her work. As a mother, it was natural for her to give praise to her daughter and teach her how she could improve in the future. Half an hour passed and Emily was still talking to Beryl about her painting. As a result, Jacob was pretty much bored to death while waiting for Emily. He even started to pace back and forth inside the bedroom. A few moments later, Emily stepped into the room. The instant she entered, Jacob quickly started talking. "Honey, listen to me""Jonas can't even stand up! How can you possibly say that you're innocent? What reason do you have this time? I've told you countless times that he's just a good friend to me. Whatever you say, you can't justify beating a man that badly! Even if you think that it was inappropriate for him to approach me, you still can't do that to another person! How can I possibly show my face to him now, especially since my own husband was the one who sent him to the hospital? How can we possibly continue to work together at the charity foundation?"The more Emily voiced out her thoughts, the angrier she became. She completely felt that Jacob had lost all respect for her as a person. Jacob was a little stunned by the sheer amount of things she said. Despite that, he tried his best to respond in a calm manner. "Emily, please listen to me. There's something you have to know. You've known me for so long. Do you really believe that I would do that? If I really punched him on the face, I wouldn't cowardly hide that fact."Jacob's words made Emily think to herself for a while. Deep in her heart, she agreed with what Jacob had just said. She stared deep into his eyes and her hatreenuine. If the way he acted was his real personality, Emily would greatly admire a man like him. She softly smiled at him and replied, "You're a volunteer of our charity organization and my husband is somewhat responsible for your injuries. I feel like it's my duty to look after you."Upon hearing her words, Jonas looked gloomy for a second, but went back to his usual merry expression. He then placed the remaining half of the orange on the table. Emily brought him a glass of water. She then asked Jonas with an indecisive tone, "I heard from Jacob that there were no surveillance cameras around the area that the incident happened.""What?" Jonas quickly responded. He had a perceptive look on his face when he added, "Is Jacob spouting nonsense to you again? Or is it because you don't believe what I told you?"Emily shook her head in disagreement. She was afraid that her suspicions were going to be found out. She tried to clear things up. However, Jonas talked before she could even say start. He spoke with a sincere and gentle smile on his face. "It's fine. I understand that he's your husband and you're more likely to side with him. After all, if you didn't believe him, he would seem like a completely useless man. However, the bruises on my body tell you what really happened. I guess it's my fault for underestimating the ones who did this to me. After all, I honestly thought I had the upper hand. But I was outnumbered and couldn't really do much about it."Jonas displayed an honest and somewhat blissful smile which made it hard for Emily to find fault in the man. But in the end, she was still prone to believe Jacob from the bottom of her heart. She couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh at what had just happened. It seemed that her trip there was useless since Jonas was so good at reading a person's thoughts. Jonas was fully aware that Emily might suspect him of foul play. That was why he kept his composure and simply responded in a normal way. What he said was half-true and half-false, in an attempt to confuse Emily based on what she knew of the situation.
