Beloved Old Lover

When Daniel returned home, it was already past ten o’clock at night. However, he saw his brother still sitting at the stone table under the sycamore tree, not sleeping.

The call just now was also Kevin’s first call that Daniel refused to pick up.

“Daniel.” Kevin spoke up when he saw his younger brother intentionally ignoring and passing by.

Daniel knew he couldn’t avoid Kevin when both of them were living under the same roof and working in the same company, so he had to sit down and face the face that he suddenly felt a bit hateful of.

“Emily is my ex-girlfriend. When I hadn’t found a family yet, she and I fell in love. Then, when I got caught up in legal trouble, she disappeared without saying goodbye.”

Not wanting to waste his younger brother’s time, Kevin quickly spoke directly about the past problem.

“Brother, she was still too young at that time. And you shouldn’t take revenge on her like that. The past is the past. The law is still tolerant and gives criminals a chance to rebuild their lives, why do you have to do that?”

After saying that, Daniel stood up and walked into the house. He knew Kevin was smart, he said little, hoping his brother would understand a lot.

His intuition told him that Emily was not a bad person. Young people falling in love and breaking up is something that happens every day.

Moreover, at that time his brother was locked behind iron bars and she was just a normal girl so letting go was not difficult to understand.

He looks at reality, and does not romanticize it, forcing reality to be like a story or a movie.

Daniel’s straight back has long disappeared, but Kevin is still sitting. Exposing Emily’s sins to others was something he never wanted, just because he didn’t want his younger brother to have feelings for her that he shouldn’t have.

He thought he would be gloating when he said sarcastic words to her, but it seemed he couldn’t understand himself.

He was so hurt and hated himself when he saw those teary eyes.

The night passed quietly and when the new day came, everyone was busy going to the company and burying themselves in work.

Emma stood next to Daniel, waiting for him to sign the documents. Since accepting to be Kevin’s girlfriend, her eyes have always been sad.

The sound of the phone ringing made Daniel suddenly raise his head. Emma quickly walked towards the door and left the room so as not to disturb him.

She didn’t know if he and Kevin argued yesterday, but this morning, Daniel’s face looked like he was going to a funeral, and Kevin’s face was tense as if waiting for someone to make a mistake and then bite them.

Daniel has been thinking since last night but still can’t understand when his assistant and his brother fell in love. They never showed any signs of love before.

When he finished signing the documents, Emma also returned. She announced that famous designer Lyla suddenly changed her schedule, did not come here but changed her flight to country D and asked Daniel to meet there to discuss cooperation.

“Her younger brother was traveling there and fell while climbing and was seriously injured. She is very sorry and apologizes for making this request.”

She said while observing the expression on Daniel’s face. This was the first time he did not raise his head to look at her when hearing the report. His eyes were glued to the white page without any words on the desk.

“Are there any important appointments today?”

‘No. Except for the appointment with Lyla, I can represent you for other appointments. Tomorrow morning at nine o’clock there will be a meeting with shareholders, forcing you to be present.”

“Book me a plane ticket now.”

“Yes.”

The distance from here to country D is eight hours by flight. He estimated that both the trip and the return trip and the time he spent meeting Lyla would take about twenty hours.

If he is at the airport at six o’clock tomorrow morning, he will still be able to attend the meeting.

At this time, in Kevin’s office, Emily is still focusing on arranging and adding documents for the shareholders’ meeting tomorrow morning.

She thought that after yesterday’s incident, this morning, Kevin would throw her out of the company but no, he still gave her a mountain of work. He wasn’t much better.

Although his face was frowning, his hands were still agile, his eyes looked from the document and then back to the computer screen.

If it weren’t for the occasional need to stop to breathe, she would have forgotten that the two of them had just had a conflict yesterday.

Although her purpose in joining Unicons Group is to seduce Kevin to rekindle their old love and rely on the dowry his father will give her and his family’s connections to save the Wine Company, she still felt that she needed to be responsible for the assigned work even though her real purpose was gone, with no hope left.

Time passed quickly and when Kevin glanced at the right corner of the computer screen, he realized it was already past eleven o’clock in the afternoon.

Glancing at Emily, he saw that she was still typing continuously. It seemed like she had forgotten that she had to give him lunch.

“Order grilled pork ribs and rice.”

“Huh? Oh yes. How many servings should I order?”

“Two servings.” Kevin frowned slightly when answering.

Emily quickly nodded, took the phone, and quickly typed on the keyboard, ordering two portions of grilled rib rice and two glasses of pennywort juice.Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

This morning, although she only ate a small cake, she still doesn’t feel hungry.

She guessed that he ordered two portions so that Emma could eat with him. Perhaps after revealing his lover to his family, he will soon reveal her to the whole company.

Ten minutes later, she left the room and quickly returned with two servings of food in her hand.

After setting things up on the table for him, she went out again, got a glass of water, then went straight to the terrace and ate a few cakes still in her bag.

She wondered if she should continue working here. She hates herself so much.

Even when he turned her into a joke, she still didn’t want to leave him. She is afraid that once she steps out of Unicons Group, she will no longer have the opportunity to see him every day and hear him speak every day.

The salary here compared to the general level is quite high. If Wine Company unfortunately goes bankrupt, she can still support her father with this salary.

While Emily chewed cake as if she was chewing cold rice, Kevin ate rice and felt like he was eating dry food.

He told her to buy two servings but she didn’t eat and where did she go?

“The rice is not delicious.” He closed the half-full lunch box and grumbled.

It wasn’t until early afternoon work that Emily returned. She’s made her decision. She doesn’t need to pursue this man anymore, she will try to work like any other ambitious employee.

She will wait until Daniel’s fashion department is in operation, then he will bring her back to his side and she will be able to do the job she has always wanted.

Seeing one portion of food intact and one portion unfinished, she suddenly looked at Kevin. Could it be that Emma is so busy that she doesn’t come to eat with him?

“Where did you go when you bought rice and didn’t eat it?” He asked, still not raising his head.

“Ah, I ate too much this morning so I’m not hungry.”

After speaking, she quickly cleaned up and sat at her desk to continue working. It turns out that when he told her to order two portions, there was one portion for her.

That’s right, maybe he doesn’t want to make his date with Emma public yet, maybe this is his way of protecting his new girlfriend.

Emily’s calm appearance from morning until now makes Kevin uncomfortable.

Did she think that once she hugged Daniel’s thigh, her father’s company would be saved and she wouldn’t need him anymore?

“Daniel already knows about the past, don’t think about using my younger brother to threaten me.” He was upset, tightened his grip on the pen in his hand, and spoke in a very serious voice.

“Yes, boss.”

“Don’t just talk nonsense, stay away from my brother. Otherwise, I don’t know what I’ll do to you.”

To be honest, Emily gave up the idea of using Daniel to keep Kevin from the moment he appeared on the street and helped her up.

He is a warm, kind guy who deserves to have good relationships, not self-interested or calculating.

Now, if she is close to him, she just wants to maintain their friendship and does not want to be close to him so that his brother is forced to step in.

While Kevin raised his head to look at the cold-blooded girl in front of him, the phone on his desk rang. The caller was the director of the finance department, whom he asked to find out about the financial situation of the Wine Company.

The director’s voice was not loud, just loud enough for the person holding the phone to hear.

He informed that according to the information collected, Winne company owes a huge amount of money to two large domestic banks and is almost overdue for payment. Maybe soon, banks will carry out procedures to resolve bad debts.

“I also heard rumors that he borrowed from small private banks. In general, the Wine company is now just an empty shell. That company has had poor business for the past four years.”

“I got it.”

Kevin hung up the phone, his eyes still not leaving Emily, giving her a creepy feeling.

She wondered if he was planning to say something to insult or mock her. And he was wondering if it was because she was so distraught that she came up with the idea of using him as a shield to protect the Wine Company.

He wondered whether he should forgive her for that naked purpose or not. If he turns a blind eye, marries her, and brings her father’s company out of bankruptcy, will she wholeheartedly love him and return that pure, sacred love to him?

He quickly pushed aside his chaotic thoughts. If she only came to him because of status and money, would the marriage last? He is a successful businessman but is still a human being, not a god, unable to grasp his distant future.

If he was unlucky and left empty-handed, she would leave him again, and at that point, he would probably collapse. He needed to leave himself a way to live.

Kevin is a cold-blooded, decisive person in the marketplace, but emotionally he is extremely weak. That’s why until this moment, he still loves her passionately, the person who abandoned him and then tried to approach him just for money.