"No." Emily turned, looked up at the stars, and smiled, "We won’t be together again."
No matter whether the misunderstanding had been solved or not, or whether Hunter had helped the Gale Group, she and Hunter would never have the chance to return to the previous days.
Master Hunter was famous, and she was already notorious.
She lived on her own, and let the past be the past.
But if she was with Master Hunter, becoming the woman of Master Hunter and such an important person, her past would have been infinitely magnified.
She didn’t have the ability to bear it all.
Above all, she had to protect her children.
"But if he finds you here..."
If Master Hunter did find them here, then it was not up to her to say whether there was a possibility between them.
"I never think too much of it." Emily smiled at him and turned toward the hall.
"It's getting late, so get some rest and let Terry show you around the City tomorrow. It's not as lively as Bentson City, but it's quiet and different."
Joe knew she didn't want to continue the discussion, so he nodded and walked back down the hall with her.
Terry came out of the room and glared at Joe. "Leave Emily and the kids alone. Let's take you out for a drink."
Joe knew Terry wanted to talk to him.
He might be going to warn Joe of something.
Well, Terry, no matter when, cared Emily most.
Now, there were two more children, Emily's children, but not his.
Joe really felt sorry for him, but Jerry was really happy.
"Well, I'd like to try some of the night snacks here, too."
"You are not a kid."
After the two men leave the house, Emily returned to her room and looked at the two sleeping children.
Joe was right. Basia might not be that obvious yet, but Chester...
She stretched out her hand, and before the tip of her finger touched Chester, the little fellow frowned, as if he knew someone was touching him.
A child of one year old with such a high sense of alertness, was very much like Hunter.
That guy’s genes were all inherited by this little kid...
But no matter who Chester was, she was not going to let Hunter take her baby back.
The children hers. They could only belong to her!
"What was it with you and Emily? It's been two years. Can’t you get together? She may not forget the man, but it is you who has been with her for the last two years."
Joe immediately started talking after drinking.
"I have talked to her tonight, and she told me that that man and her would have no chance to get back together."
"Can't you force your way forward when she's so decisive? They can't, that means you can!"
It wasn't that he wanted to nag, but he knew Terry's personality all too well.
In order not to embarrass Emily, he could definitely hold his feelings for her in his stomach for the rest of his life!
If he didn't say that, Emily wouldn’t be under pressure, but they certainly wouldn't make the first move.
This stupid man. If the man did not make the first move, was he waiting for the woman to take the initiative?
Under such occasion, how could she possibly take the initiave?
She was the mother of two children! She would feel that she was no longer fit for love, no longer qualified to pursue happiness.
So, how could she make the first move?
"She doesn't like me." Terry drank quietly, looking calm.
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