Gorgeous Couple’s Sweet Love novel Chapter 23

She still tried to explain, "I was just gossiping. You know what it's like in our office. Didn't we use to talk about others the same way when you were around? Can you forgive me?"

I knew what it was like.

So I didn't care.

But it didn't mean that she could do whatever she wanted.

I held the cardboard box and said indifferently: "As you wish, Charlotte may take my place. Go and kiss her ass."

Charlotte would never take my place.

Her actions had violated the moral bottom line, and the managers of the company wouldn't promote her for that reason alone.

She said with a pale face: "Emma, you and your precious pride, that's why nobody likes you."

I smiled and left.

I met Charlotte in the lobby. She was greeting a customer. She saw me snorted and turned her head in disdain.

I glanced at her coldly, stepped on high heels and stood in front of the customer, smiling brightly and asking, "Brother, why did you come here in person?"

How could Joel come to this company without an appointment?

If there was an appointment, no one would've sent Charlotte.

Unless, she happened to run into him.

When Charlotte heard me calling him brother, her face suddenly changed and asked: "What are you talking about? He's your brother?"

Joel hated women who made too much noise. He frowned and pursed his lips. I immediately said proudly, "Yeah, his last name is also Shears so he told me to call him brother. That all happened when you were a nobody. Well, you still are."

Charlotte rolled her eyes and left.

She didn't want to get involved with anyone relevant to me.

Joel saw me holding a cardboard box in my arms, and he asked indifferently, "Are you fired? Do you plan to go back to the Shears' company to work?"

I shook my head: "I took the initiative to resign."

"What is the purpose of hiding your identity in every possible way? Now that you and Steve are divorced, don't you plan to go back to us?"

His tone was blunt, but fortunately it was caring.

A care from my brother.

"September told you that? Then grandpa..." I pursed my lips and resolutely said, "Joel, I won't go back to the Shears family."

"I didn't bother him with your business." Joel said coldly: "Going back to family is your best choice, but if you don't go back, no one's gonna put a gun to your head and force you. Anyway, take care of yourself."

"Thank you, Joel."

In fact, it was enough for him to come here specially.

I was very grateful to him.

When Joel wanted to turn around, I stopped him, "Joel, are you getting married? Who is it?"

"Well, the wedding is scheduled for March."

Did September really lose?

I went out holding the cardboard box, and Benjamin saw me frowning subconsciously, and asked indifferently, "What took you so long?"

"It took some time to explain the resignation." In sight, Joel drove away in the car. He passed by my side and glanced at me with a very faint look.

After returning to Elysia, I received a call from Jeanie. She said: "Julienne went to Sharon early this morning, and she has not come back yet. They probably made another mess."

I felt a headache, but I still had to go.

Seeing me opening the door, Benjamin asked: "Where are you going?"

"My mother went to see Sharon, I must go there." I paused and explained: "Sharon's Steve's mother."

Benjamin got up with the car key: "I will go with you."

In my heart, I didn't want Benjamin to be involved in the war between women, so I asked him to put me down at the gate of the neighborhood.

"Wait for me here, I will take my mother back as soon as possible."

Benjamin gave a nod.

I opened the door and got off to Sharon's house, but I didn't expect to see them in the garden of the neighborhood.

Even Steve was there.

Steve frowned and looked at the two of them fighting. I approached and heard my mother say: "How dare you let your son divorce Emma like this? She paid for the car and the house both! You knew how I helped your son hide all the bulls*it he did. How dare you do this to Emma?!"

She said she gave me three days to solve my own affairs.

But she just couldn't help it after one day.

There were a few neighbors around, and Sharon's attitude was fairly good and said: "This is not something I can control."

She clearly controlled all Steve's property, but now she said she couldn't control anything. Like mother, like son. Two disgusting liars.

Hearing this, my mother said in an unpleasant tone for an instant: "I spent the whole morning talking and this is your answer? Denying it no matter what?"

"Emma, why are you here?" Steve looked away and saw me, his eyes contained a trace of emotion that I couldn't understand.

I ignored him and took my mother's arm and said, "Didn't you give me three days? Let's go back, I will take care of these things myself."

I knew my mother was comparing Benjamin with Steve.

Steve's complexion was so bad that even Sharon remained silent. Benjamin really avenged me!

My mother returned the marriage certificate to Benjamin and glanced at Sharon suddenly, and said sarcastically: "You can keep that s*itty property of yours!"

Benjamin settled my mother easily.

My mother will no longer trouble Sharon for the property.

But the trouble that ensued was that she always pestered me to ask about Benjamin and I knew she never took her eyes off Benjamin's property for one second.

"Emma, you are too unreasonable! You were involved with other men before the divorce, and you got married as soon as you got divorced!" The neighbors around had different faces and watching the show of ours. Sharon's face was lived and said, "You are nothing but a s*ut! No wonder Steve insisted on divorce!"

"Wrong." Benjamin's face was cold, he spat out word by word slowly but his voice was clear: "It is Emma who wanted to divorce him. She even gave up her property. You still don't see how much she wanted to leave your son?"

Sharon wanted to say something. Benjamin took my hand and held it in his palm and smiled unclearly: "In the future, Emma will have nothing to do with Hughes family. If you let me hear any of your filthy words about her, you can be expecting a court summon."

Steve asked calmly: "Are you threatening me?"

Hearing this, Benjamin sneered, and his voice was extremely cold and said: "Since you can understand it, why bother asking?"

Sharon couldn't bear to see her son being bullied, she sternly scolded Benjamin and said: "You are too self-righteous! Do you really think that we are afraid of you?"

"Really?" Benjamin said lightly: "Then give it a try."

Benjamin was a powerful person, powerful enough to be straightforward with anyone, and powerful enough to protect his woman from anyone.

Benjamin didn't bother to talk to them anymore, and said lightly to my mother, "I'll take Emma home first." Then he dragged me away.

He didn't mention how she was supposed to go home at all.

My mother looked very disappointed. She seemed to have a lot of things to ask but felt that the occasion was not appropriate, so she simply said: "Be careful driving."

Rarely, my mother cared about me.

No, no, she cared about Benjamin.

Benjamin drove away from the neighborhood and returned to Elysia. His face was very cold all the way, and he didn't say a word.

When I opened the door and entered the room, he immediately pressed me against the door.

I panicked, staring at him, and asked: "What are you doing?"

Benjamin pinched my chin and lowered his head and kissed my lips fiercely. He opened his eyes and he suddenly lowered his head and bit the side of my neck, and the warm breath spread all over me.

Benjamin's palm came to my breast, wrapped them around, and smashed them with strength.

I looked up painfully, and he tore my clothes fiercely!