Please Come Back, Honey!

Chapter 198

The thought of it made Trevor uncomfortable. He took his phone out while looking grim and got Cyrus to get someone on their trail. Although he believed that both of them were just friends, he couldn't stand the thought of them being together.

The first thing on their itinerary was to have breakfast at the old suburban area where Emma grew up.

As both of them were having breakfast, Emma recounted, "When I was younger, I lived around this area and led a simple life. After I attended elementary school, Steven started earning more money and we moved into a mansion. A few years later, he got addicted to gambling and the company's business went from bad to worse before it finally went bankrupt."

Steven was involved in the construction business and was paid a hefty amount for each project that he was engaged as a contractor. During the peak of his career, he was famous in Jonestown. Although he had gained fame and fortune, it also brought about endless temptations, and his inability to resist such temptations caused his downfall.

Instead of learning from his failures and starting anew, he was so used to living a lavish life that he became disgusting and unscrupulous. His reasoning for sending her into Trevor's bed was to fulfill her, but in truth, he merely wanted to extort a large sum of money from the man since he knew that he was rich and influential.

Hearing that, Wilson pursed his lips and was silent for a few seconds before he spoke. "Has he ever beaten you?" he asked.

"No," Emma said truthfully. "When I was a child, my mother would protect me, so he didn't dare to hit me. At most, he would just scold me and make a fuss about having to waste his money on me for nothing. Once I got older, he couldn't hit me anymore."

After listening to her depiction, he could picture the life she had when she was younger. He was thankful for Steven's wife for taking Emma in and putting her under her care. If it wasn't for her kindness and protection toward Emma, he couldn't imagine what kind of person Emma would turn out to be.

When she noticed Wilson's glum expression, she smiled and comforted him by saying, "Everything is in the past. I'm thankful for it as they have made me stronger."

Soon after, Wilson stopped probing any further. Then, they visited Emma's elementary school and high school after breakfast. She also told him about her results, and Wilson felt proud of her after hearing that. He was proud and delighted to learn that his talent in language had been inherited by her.

To be frank, Emma was also very curious about why he wanted to see how she lived when she was younger. However, she decided not to ask him, thinking that he just wanted to get to know her better.

In the afternoon, Emma sent Wilson to the hotel and went home after that to get some rest before attending the gala at night. Just as Wilson entered his room, he received a call from Trevor, making him suspect that Trevor had sent someone to follow them as the call was made right after he parted ways with Emma. It just seemed too well-timed, and he didn't rule out the possibility since he was at Jonestown, which was Trevor's territory.

"Mr. Young, let's attend the gala together tonight to promote our new drama," Trevor said politely.

Although the collaboration had just been confirmed, the promotional work could start now. The drama was expected to be a hit even before it was aired since it was a production that leveraged Bateson Group's funds and Wilson's talent and fame.

However, Wilson didn't seem interested and replied impassively, "I'm pretty sure that President Bateson will be accompanied by beautiful women on such an occasion."

"Since the beautiful woman that I want to go with would refuse to come with me, that's why I'm asking you." Trevor laughed.

If Emma would ever agree to accompany him to such occasions, it would mean that he had succeeded at getting her back.

"I know that you are thinking of terminating the contract, and I know that you aren't bothered by the penalty fee. I just want to remind you that the end goal of our collaboration is for Emma to succeed."

Trevor's words managed to persuade Wilson. After all, their end goal was indeed for Emma to succeed.

In fact, Trevor's motive for such an arrangement was to promote their new drama, and he also wanted to speak to Wilson privately; he wanted to know why Wilson was being so kind to Emma. Other than that, he would at least have a chance to speak to Emma if he was with Wilson, for the woman would certainly come to greet her godfather.

If not, she would ignore Trevor the whole night like the time he drank her wine. Although he gifted the kitchenware that she liked and also the mug that he broke, she simply thanked him in return.

After Emma got home, she started making preparations and went to pick a gown with Susanna. Susanna always preferred a striking look, so she picked a bright-colored dress. On the other hand, Emma preferred a low-key black dress.

Since she planned to accessorize with the emerald jewelry gifted by Celestia, she selected a black cheongsam since it looked rather elegant. Emma had shown the jade jewelry set to Susanna before, and the woman squealed when she saw it.