Chapter 213 - Feel Grateful

Emily returned to the Britt's two days ago.

Her father, Maury, was suddenly seriously ill. Eliot called her, so Emily could no longer sit still. She did not even tell Vincent about it. She said goodbye to Rolando and went back by car.

Because Harold was around, Emily did not know what had happened to her father. She was quite worried that things in her previous life would happen in another way.

However, the first person she saw when she got out of the car was Elsie. It had been a month since Emily saw her. Elsie still looked the same. She seemed not to feel cold in winter. With boots, she revealed two legs wrapped in stockings. She only wore a silver down jacket, worth more than 5,000. It was the most popular item this year.

It seemed that during the time Beverly ran the company, besides the misappropriation of five million, she gained a lot.

Thanks to Rex, Emily knew about this popular coat. He came up to Emily that day with a tablet and asked her which one she liked. He was going to buy her another one. What he showed her was exactly this coat. Rex thought that Emily would definitely like this one since she was fond of white. But Emily shook her head. For some reason, she didn't like that coat. Recently, she had grown fond of Vincent's coats a lot. They were thick and sloppy on her, but she liked them very much. It was a pity that she didn't bring one back in a hurry.

"You finally are back." Elsie looked at Emily sarcastically. It had been a month since she saw Emily. Emily was getting more and more beautiful. In the past, her adorkable look was enough to attract people's attention. Now, her eyes were stunningly clear. Moreover, her temperament was completely different from before. It was as if she had turned into another person.

Emily stood there. If she was silent, no one would believe that she was retarded.

Elsie was stunned for a moment until Emily hurried in and shouted, "Dad. I want Dad."

Elsie sneered. Emily was still a fool.

Maury suddenly fainted during the meeting. The doctor only said that he was overworked, so Eliot sent him home for rest. It had been a month, so he called Emily. Sure enough, Emily hurried back when she heard the news.

Eliot couldn't help but wonder if Emily had known he was injured back then, would she have rushed over anxiously?

Emily rushed upstairs to Maury's room and bumped into Eliot. She called out crisply, "Eliot!"

Eliot stared at her. It had only been a while since he saw her last time, but she had become so unfamiliar. Emily gained quite a lot of weight, and her skin was even fairer. Meanwhile, she was taller. They had been separated for a long time. Probably it was just a false impression.

Eliot turned around and opened the door. "Go in. Dad is awake. He misses you very much." Eliot paused, but he didn't tell her he missed her a lot as well.

Emily wanted to hug her. At the thought of what Elsie said in her previous life, she did not move but enter the room. When she went in, Eliot reached out and stroked her head.

However, Elsie, who had just arrived, happened to see it. She was a little unhappy. She was Eliot's sister. Why couldn't she touch Emily, a love child? Eliot had always been partial towards Emily.

After Emily entered, Eliot turned around, ready to go downstairs. When he saw Elsie standing at the staircase, he asked with a gloomy expression, "What are you standing here for? Are you idle?"

Elsie was so angry. She almost poked her forehead and reminded him to stroke her head!

She and Emily were both his younger sisters. But as his biological sister, in his eyes, she was not comparable to Emily.

"Eliot, don't you think you're too cold towards me?" Elsie couldn't help but feel indignant. "You are ... gentle towards her, but you've never been so nice to me...."

"You're as fierce as a tiger, yet you still want others to be gentle with you." Eliot sneered, "Forget it."

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Emily went in and said something stupid to Maury. Maury was happy to see her. Noticing that she was in a good mental state, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I don't know what the Scavos want from you. I feel quite uneasy at home. I'm worried that you will cause trouble, and that they will grow fond of you too much. I know that, considering your mental state, they won't have designs on you. But I'm still worried...."

Although Maury didn't say directly, Emily could understand. He was worried that the Scavos would ask her to stay and that she would cause trouble. Besides, he was afraid that he would never see her again and that she would be bullied.

Emily knew it clearly. Maury had done something wrong, causing Emily's mother to become a mistress. Emily vowed never to forgive Maury. After all, he was her father and was nice to her. Although he was not considerate enough in some aspects, he had done his father's duty. Emily did not blame him.

When she had been deliberately obtuse during those years, she didn't understand what really happened between her parents. She only remembered that after she was brought back by Maury, he was nice to her. But she hid wherever she could, such as the quilt and the cabinet. Afterwards, she heard her father sob. He said a lot, but Emily could not bear everything in mind clearly. She only remembered that he said in a choked voice, "I'm sorry ... Dad was wrong. Forgive me, okay?"

She did not nod nor shake her head. She just shed tears blankly. Everyone thought that she had been retarded due to a high fever. In fact, she just couldn't forget the quarrel that night, as if she couldn't escape from the shadow of it.

Later, it was Eliot who slowly pulled her out of the darkness and gently told her how beautiful the world was. He dressed her, treated her to food, and kept her company every day. He sang to her and read stories to her, as if he was with a child who had yet to grow up. Emily so treated herself as a child.

Eliot was so protective towards her and she almost never left went out. That was why she was like a broken-winged bird that could not fly and became a drag on others when those things happened. She could not escape death even if she was placed in such a place.

"Silly child, why are you crying?" Maury wiped away the tears on Emily's face. "Don't cry. Daddy is fine. Alright, I'll take you out for fun when I recover. I have promised you that, but I haven't been able to fulfill it. Do you blame Daddy?"

Emily shook her head and hugged Maury.