Chapter 1200 Whispering (1/2)

”I'm sure!”

”Jacob, do you have a crush on that girl? You resolutely disagreed with my hiring her for a project, and now you've even suggested that first. You've come to believe her after just having a meal with her?”

Emily's face had grown serious as she looked at Jacob, although she was feigning anger as she carefully watched him.

Jacob was overcome with mirth, and helplessly, he laughed at Emily's implied accusation. He held her in his arms and coaxed, ”What do you think? I only have 300 dollars in total. What do you expect me to do with a mere 300 dollars? I just thought that since you like her so much, I would agree with you.”

Emily knew Jacob's measure in her heart. She just wanted to poke fun at him. Seeing his serious look of denial, she could not help laughing out loud.

”Well, I'm just joking. Why are you suddenly so nervous?”

Emily asked teasingly as she looked at Jacob.

Jacob stood to one side and kept mum.

Seeing his dour demeanor, Emily tiptoed and gently kissed Jacob's sultry lips. At that moment, a small voice sounded from the lounge entrance. ”Mommy, are you not ashamed? You kissed Daddy!”

Emily turned around in surprise and saw Beryl standing at the door of the lounge, looking at them with large eyes.

Immediately, Emily stepped away from Jacob as a trace of embarrassment settled on her face.

She thought it was inappropriate for their child to see the intimate aspects of their relationship.

”Beryl, why did you sneak up on us?”

Beryl looked at Emily with an aggrieved face. ”I just woke up, and before I could say good morning, I saw you kissing Daddy.”

Emily was still a little embarrassed and couldn't find the words to reply to Beryl. She looked down at her daughter, feeling very much like a reprimanded child herself, and then she pursed her lips as her ears burned.

When Beryl and her young brother left in the afternoon, Emily whispered to Beryl, ”You can't tell anyone what you saw when you get to the office today. This is a little secret between you and me, okay?”

”Okay!”

Beryl nodded with a wink.

After the children had left, Emily finally breathed a small sigh of relief.