Chapter 368 - Three Hundred And Sixty-eight: Stole His Woman (1/2)

The third point of view:

”Cecile,”

”God!”

The woman almost jumped out of her skin when that giant touched her on the shoulder out of nowhere. She had been having a pleasant conversation with the kitchen staff when he called her.

”Sorry, did I startle you?” He tried to check up on her but she withdrew from his touch as usual.

”It's okay,” Cecil said, giving the both of them a reasonable distance.

”Can we talk?” Emerald added when he saw her companions, ”Alone,”

Cecile looked towards the women working in the kitchen she had been having a good conversation with before his arrival.

”I'll be stepping out for a while,”

”Sure,” they nodded. It was not as if they could stop her anyway, Emerald would deal with them - everyone feared that brooding giant.

Emerald was tempted to grab Cecil's hand and lead her to a private area but he quickly turned on his heels and went ahead, hands in the pocket of his short. Cecil resented him, he shouldn't do anything careless that would topple their already rocky relationship. If it wasn't because of this case, Emerald was sure as hell that she wouldn't allow him even as much as five feet around her.

”This is alright for a bit of privacy, right?” He asked her, stepping into the terrace.

”Sure,” Cecil answered without meeting his gaze. She said to him indifferently, ”Tell me, what do you have me brought here for?”

”Fernandez called,”

At the mention of Fernandez, her head snapped up.

”He called you?” There was a trace of surprise mixed with fright on her face.

”He reached for Sakuzi to be specific and wants to meet up with him,”

”What? But why?”

”He knows you're here,”

He watched the color drain her face.

”Sakuzi thinks he'd want to exchange you for money,” He revealed to her. Since this greatly concerned her, Cecil had to know of his intention.

”Then what? Are you going to hand me over to him? Didn't you claim you would protect me....” she has on a look of disappointment, ”Or have money clouded your -”

”You're faster than your shadow, Cecil ” He chided her and stepped closer, enunciating the words slowly as if to make his point clear, ”And I don't go back on my promise,” there was a fire in his eyes.

Cecil gulped at their closeness, plus the intensity in those eyes of his. If she wasn't mistaken, she could have almost sworn he had feelings for her. But there was no way, he never loved - Emerald just used her.

She looked away, wrapping her arms across her chest, ”So what's your plan?”

”I'll be the one to answer to him but then, I just wanted you to know that it might turn out bloody,”

At the mention of bloody, Cecil's eyes widened, ”You don't mean you'd -”

”I won't murder him - at least not yet. But to keep him away from you, I might need to scare him a little,”

Cecil bit her lower lips contemplatively, making up her mind afterward, ”Fine, do whatever it's necessary but keep him alive. As much as Fernandez is the worst of all scumbag, I would not be responsible for the death of my son's father,”

”Fine, if you say,” Emerald said but inwardly, he wasn't satisfied with this. Scaring would not be enough for deviants like Fernandez and Cecil would never understand until reality hits her harshly on the face. Well, that's why he's here; he'd protect her from him.

”Thank you for telling me,” Cecil was grateful. The man could have gone ahead with his plans without informing her but he showed her respect by doing this. Maybe he wasn't as bad as she - no, she has to stop this thought.

Emerald was extremely dangerous and the only reason he was helping her was because of Reina and his attempt at atonement. Turn the table around, he wouldn't hesitate to slit her throat if she offended him.

”It's nothing,” the man scratched his head awkwardly and for the first time, she saw him being shy, which was kind of cute - just shut up, Cecil.

”Alright, I'll be taking my leave,” Emerald couldn't understand why he was suddenly at a loss at what to say. He quickly turned and was about to leave when he heard,