Chapter 28 208 Vouchers Inside Roselane Manor , warm yellow light poured down . Emily was full of cake and curled up in Elliott's arms watching TV . Suddenly , she remembered something and got out of his arms , sitting up straight . She looked right at him . " Lio , didn't you have anything you wanted to ask me ? " Emily went to his study yesterday and saw his assistant reporting about Everett kidnapping her . She heard what Everett said to Elliott after she passed out . Everett deliberately hinted that something had happened between them . She also talked about back then , saying she had played Elliott on purpose . But through all this , Elliott never asked her a single thing . People always said men were possessive , but he didn't even ask about this . Did he not care about her anymore ? Did he not love her anymore ? The more Emily thought about it , the more upset she got , and finally she couldn't help but ask . " No , what's up ? " Elliott's voice was gentle as he put down the comb he was using to do her hair . This casual answer made Emily's grievance burst out all of a sudden . She put on her bunny slippers and was about to leave . But her wrist was grabbed hard , and he pulled her to sit on his lap . " Emily , I taught you before , if there's anything you're not happy about , you should tell me , don't keep it inside . " Emily turned her head and spoke haltingly . After Elliott heard it , he 8.00 0040 Chapter 28 finally relaxed . Elliott cupped her face in his hands , his fingertips brushing the corners of her reddened eyes , her reflection showing in his dark eyes . He said word by word , " To be honest , no man would hear something like that and not get mad . " " But Emily , I knew it wasn't your fault . Those three years , I was absent from your life . I promised to protect you and never let anyone bully you , but I broke my word . " Your past with him ... " He paused , his Adam's apple bobbing , " I won't ask about it . We'll just look forward . " " There's nothing between me and Everett . " " What did you say ?! " " I said , nothing happened between me and Everett , at most he just disgustingly kissed me a few times . " Emily suddenly threw herself into his arms , her little head bumping against his chest again and again . Elliott heard his heartbeat skip a beat , then surprise spread from his eyes to his brows . Emily said another thing : " Back then, I really did mess with your feelings , but later I truly loved you ... " " I know . " Elliott held her face and kissed her , really careful , like he was touching some rare treasure he just got back . He actually already knew . Back then , when the teacher had him tutor Emily , he already knew she wanted to mess with him . That summer , the cicadas kept buzzing . When he carried his oil paints 10 % 0040 Chapter 28 back to the classroom , he happened to see her sitting in his seat , chatting with a few American classmates . Emily wore a green dress , and there was a bell anklet on her fair little leg . It swayed with her movements . Her ankle was so slim it looked like he could hold it in one hand . " So this was the top student in our department , Elliott ? " Her bright red nails slowly flipped through a few notebooks on his desk . " If I got him , did it mean I didn't have to worry about graduating ? " ང་ ར་བ་ ན ། དར་ ར་ ོ་ དང་ ང་ ོ ར་ ན་ ་ ནང་ " He was a polite and refined golden boy . Well , I just hadn't tried this type before . " Elliott's hand tightened around the drawing board , his knuckles turning white and the tips of his ears getting a little red . His first feeling wasn't the secret joy of being noticed by the girl he liked , but an overwhelming sense of inferiority . HENNE Hell Emily was the rich girl sent over by her family , and any random accessory she had cost him years of rent . He was an orphan who'd been left in a foreign orphanage since he was a kid , and only made it through college on scholarships and grants . There was a huge gap between them . Even though he came from a humble background , he never felt inferior at this elite academy because of his artistic talent . But for the first time in his life , he felt insecure in front of the girl he liked . But even so , he still didn't want to give up that one chance . He knew what kind of person she liked , so he would also flirt with her a little . Everett was right , he really had the Barnes family's blood , and deep down he also had dark and nasty thoughts . He quietly collected the things she left behind . Her cherry hair tie was 56 979 00:40 Chapter 28 hung on his backpack as a pendant . The school uniform she tossed away , he washed it clean and chose not to give it back . Late at night , he did things he didn't dare to think about during the day . When he drew , he drew her . In his safe , there were hundreds of pictures of Emily , in all kinds of poses . Luckily , he was luckier than Everett . He was lucky to meet and have the moon in his heart . 0040