Chapter 9 Everett went back to his old wild lifestyle , even his breathing felt free and unrestrained . It's better that Emily left , she was an eyesore . Until a week later , he got drunk and , strangely , wanted to see Jessica less and less . Feeling annoyed , he even blurted out , " Call Emily and ask her to pick me up . " All the calm seemed broken . A few of the brothers looked at each other- they all knew he'd been acting weird lately . They all started giving advice . ར་ དརན་ སྐོར་ ནང་ ། བར་ ཅར་ ཅན ། ། དར་ གོང ཀའ་ ང་ ག་ རྒྱུད་ ཧ་ ནང་ དང་ འ " Everett , Emily was probably really hurt by you . It's been a month , and it's not safe for a girl to be out there alone . " " Yeah , with Emily's looks and figure , who in this circle didn't want her ? If she got targeted by someone with bad intentions ... " The man hadn't finished speaking when Everett shot him a glare , making him tremble . He quickly said , " I was just talking nonsense , everyone in the circle knows Emily is your wife , no one would dare steal your woman . " These words cleared up some of the gloom that had built up in Everett's heart these days . With the guys egging him on , he finally picked up his phone and called Emily . His heart started beating faster for no reason - it was a kind of nervousness he hadn't felt in a long time . 6.009 00.36 Chapter 9 After he picked up , his voice softened without thinking , " Emily , where are you ? Stop messing around ... " The only response was a mechanical female voice : " Sorry , the number dialed can't be reached right now . " you After that , he kept calling back , but there was always a cold busy tone in the receiver . Everett's eyes were dark . He opened Emily's WeChat . He spent an hour editing in the chat box , and finally typed out one line . " Emily , I coaxed you once . Go home in an hour . Stop making a fuss . " 1 Just sent it out , and a big exclamation mark popped up . The call didn't go through , and he got blocked on WhatsApp . Lill Everett stared hard at the screen , and his fingers gripping the phone turned white from squeezing too hard . A My At that moment , someone spoke up , " Everett , how about I ask Jessica to come over and have a drink with you , help you relax . " " No need ! " Everyone was stunned by his firm rejection . Everett was stunned for a moment too , and his eyes darkened . He didn't know why , but without Emily as a reference , Jessica just didn't interest him or make him want to conquer her . When he thought of Emily , that restlessness inside him got even worse . It must have been that woman , playing hard to get again ! The air pressure around kept dropping , and everyone was on edge . Just 33.75 % 00:36 Chapter 9 17288 Voucher when they thought they'd have to face the anger again , Everett got called away by his mother Georgia Barnes's phone call . At the gates of the Barnes manor , Georgia shot Everett a furious glare . " Your brother's coming back , and you're still fooling around ? What is wrong with you ? " Before he could answer , the butler's voice rang out , trembling with excitement . " Mr. Elliott is back . " A black Cullinan rolled to a stop . The rear door opened . A " Everett's gaze locked on the man stepping out - his mirror image , but with an elegance he could never fake . Elliott extended his hand . And then- A slender , fair hand slipped into his palm . Emily stepped out in a rose - colored bodycon dress , heels clicking against the stone . Her smile was soft , luminous - like spring light through glass . Thirty days of restless nights , and the tension in Everett's chest finally snapped . He strode forward , heart pounding , ready to pull her into his arms . But before he could reach her , a firm hand barred his way . Elliott's voice was gentle ... yet unshakable . " Rhett ... meet your sister - in - law . Emily . "