Chapter 85

Emily asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Are you sure this is perfume? It looks more like poison."

Emily was taken aback. She glanced at the formula and quickly made a change.She pinched her eyebrows,feeling a bit helpless.

"If you're not feeling great, go out and have some fun. No rush on this."

Emily didn't respond. She changed clothes in the lab and headed to the company with her assistant to meet with the jewelers for a collaboration.

She often accompanied Wilder to the jewelers' association, so she knew them well.

The meeting was at a fancy club. Everyone had some objections to the jewelry on display, but they were also very tempted. After all, it was a collaboration with the Golden Birch Group.

Emily handed out documents to everyone, not expecting John to show up later.

He was dressed in a dark gray suit, looking elegant and tall, and seemed quite composed.

He was wearing the earrings she designed for him for the first time.

Emily remembered when she had decided to make these earrings for him,John had been very dismissive.

He had said.′′It2sridiculous for a man to wear this kind of thing."

John hardly ever took it out ever she had given it to him. When he took it out today, John discovered that the gemstone earrings had their initials engraved on it.

John was overwhelmed with regret. Why hadn't he noticed the earrings earlier?

Now, wearing the earrings, John sat beside Emily, wanting to talk to her but not knowing where to start.

His hands rarely fidgeted together; with his head down, he looked somewhat sad.

Emily didn't look at him. John wasn't a jeweler; he probably found out her whereabouts from someone in the company.

Emily chatted with the people in front of her. She discussed the contract details, debated profit distribution, and was also persuaded to drink by them.

John wanted to help by drinking a little, but Emily refused. He could only retract his hand in disappointment.

After more than two hours, these people finally left. With a good tolerance for alcohol, Emily was slightly tipsy.

Emily looked calmly at John. "Mr. Williams, we've finished our discussion,

and you've heard everything. When do you plan to leave?"

Emily lazily leaned back on the sofa.John asked, "Aren't you curious why I broke up with you back then?" Emily's gaze fell on him, her tone dripping with sarcasm, "I know the reason. It was simply because I wasn't a virgin, and you thought I was dirty."

There were indeed many mysteries between them. It was reasonable for him to have such suspicion without really knowing the truth. Trusting unconditionally was too difficult for some people.

A hint of embarrassment flashed in John's eyes.

James's words from yesterday were like a heavy hammer, pounding hard on his heart.

Why did he have such strict demands on Emily? Emily had never despised his ordinariness.

John took a deep breath and said, "Veda can imitate your voice. She didit so well that she used a recording to mess things up between us. I kept it in the safe at home. You can listen to it when you have time."

Emily was a bit curious about this. She thought Veda might reveal some things from the past in the voice recording.

Lowering his head, John gave a bitter smnile. "If I had worn the earrings you gave me earlier, they might have nudged me to trust you more."

Emily didn't respond. She just suddenly got up, reached out towards John.and placed her hands on his ears.

Realizing what she wanted to do, John dodged back. "Emmy,you can't do that!"

This pair of earrings was designed and made by Emily herself.

After a moment of hesitation, Emily still grabbed his ears. She wanted to take them off, but John wouldn't allow it. In the struggle,John even tilted his head back fiercely despite the pain.

Possibly due to the alcohol, Emily simply tore the earrings off.

John's face turned pale with pain, and blood drops kept falling from his ear.

He was stunned, not expecting Emily to be so ruthless.

Emily remained indifferent, casually threw the earrings out of the window,and calmly said, "It's meaningless to talk about these things now. You don't need to wear the earrings anymore."

John clenched his lips. After a while, he got up the courage to say,"Emmy,I admit I was wrong before, but I was also manipulated by Veda. Can you give me a chance? I want to make up for what I owe you in the past."

Emily looked at him with a half-smile. "How do you want to make up for it?"

His eyes lit up suddenly. He cautiously probed, "Emmy, let's start over,okay?"

There was a rare hint of humility in John's voice, mixed with a plea.

The smile in Emily's eyes gradually faded, and she asked casually,"John,why are you so sure that when you change your mind, I'm still waiting for you?" The light in John's eyes gradually dimmed. His body trembled slightly.The pain pierced his heart. "And what makes you think that I would definitely choose you over James?Is it your irresponsibility, your narcissism, and your ignorance?" John didn't expect that his image in Emily's mind had become like this.

John's face became increasingly unsightly. "Emmy, I've never been narcissistic in front of you, but rather inferior."

Emily found it amusing. "When I met you at twelve, I felt so inferior that I always wanted to grow into someone who could match you. But you just abandon yourself. You're really just a child, never growing up. It's a

ridiculous reason that you're inferior."

They had truly loved each other before,so John didn't want to give up. He wanted to hold onto Emily tightly.

He had always understood that Emily was the most important person in his heart.

He was with Veda partly because he hoped Emily would come back to him.But she didn't.

He also knew that Emily's love for him had always been selfless,pure,and passionate. He was the one who tarnished that love.

And Veda's affection was dirty, full of calculation and desire.

John took a deep breath and continued, "Emmy, James is not suitable for you. His family background is complicated. You will be in great danger.And they will definitely choose a family with a similar background for a marriage alliance." He added, "I've investigated that their first choices are the Allen family and the Mellon Family. If you really end up together, you'll just be a mistress."Emily sneered, the sarcasm on her lips becoming more pronounced. "Oh, well said. Do I need to thank you for considering my interests?"