Chapter 439 - Four Hundred And Thirty-nine: That Could Have Been Them (1/2)

Cecil was grinning on their way home and Emerald didn't bother to stop her.

”Does it make you that happy?” he couldn't help but ask, seeing her smile was infectious - he was happy that she was happy.

She didn't reply, rather nodded her head with a crinkle at the corner of her eyes.

”Why? Because you bullied them?”

”Bullied?” she snorted, ”That hardly counts as bullying. If I really wanted to bully them, I'll start by showing my father what a hypocrite he was - I'll reveal him layer by layer until he has no skin to hide into. I'm just glad my mother finally found her freedom,”

”Well, your siblings think otherwise,”

”Why wouldn't they? They've lived with their mother half of their life to the point that they're used to it compared to me who had to….” Cecil trailed off when she realized she was divulging into the past she wanted buried.

Seeing her disturbed state, Emerald simply reached out and squeezed her hand tenderly, reminding her of the fact that she wasn't alone any longer.

”By the way, we have a wedding to plan,” Cecil announced and Emerald almost hit the next gun from shock.

”What?” he said breathlessly. The man thought she had made that comment earlier to intentionally piss off her jealous ex-fiancée. Who knew she was serious?

”You thought I was kidding?” Cecil laughed at him, ”If I'm going to defeat Fernandez and his petty tricks, I'm going to need a strong opponent like you in my team,”

”Is that a proposal?” Emerald was astonished, and this time, he had no choice but to pull over at the side. The thoughts in his head were swirling in front of his eyes - he might have an accident in this flustered state.

”Why? You don't like it? Do I need to get a ring and get down on my knees as well - thankfully, my belly is not a hindrance yet,”

”Of course, no… I'm trying to say that I'm the one supposed to do the proposal,”

Cecil rolled her eyes, ”Come on, we're no longer in the medieval ages. You propose, I propose, what's the differences,”

”Even without that, weren't you against marrying me? We haven't even dated yet?” he still didn't trust her judgment. She had made that decision in the heat of the moment to protect her son, Pedro from being taken from her.

”We don't need to date, the sex's great already,” she smiled at him.

”Oh great,” Pedro moaned from the back seat. Was there no inhibition between his parents at all?

Looking for a source of escape, the boy turned around at that moment and caught suspicious movement from behind.

”Urm… am I the only person who thinks we're being tailed?” Pedro suspected and at that moment, Emerald stiffened.

”What do you mean we're being tailed,” Cecil looked out through the window and caught a man looking away at that moment and her brows furrowed.