Zac darkened his face.
'Holy, can you stop being a jerk?'
"You little boy, what do you know?" Zac rubbed Holy's hair indignantly.
"A fair lady is a gentleman's good mate! Sister Essie is so beautiful and excellent that there are so many men chasing her. If you don't take action now, she will surely be taken away by someone." Holy laughed cunningly, deliberately making him feel threatened.
A touch of rage flitted across his face. He knew that Hanson was annoying enough. Now even his biological brother wanted to ruin his reunion with Essie. Humph, nobody can take his woman. Nor can his own brother.
"You brat, I think you should remind your sister that a rich and handsome man like me is always chased by women. If she doesn't take the initiative, I can't guarantee that I will keep a integrity for her all the time." He also had to give this puzzled and empty look a top, let her sober up and have a sense of crisis.
Taking another gulp of tea, she couldn't help but spit it out. She heard joke words -- "keep a integrity!".
"Icy guy, you keep your integrity for me? Is that a joke? "
"How did you get the idea that I was joking?" Zac said and the corners of his mouth turned solemn.
Essie was shocked. He had been with Leila for more than three years. How could they not have sex?
She didn't believe it, no matter what.
"Do you think I am so naive and gullible?" She gave him a ferocious stare and said, "there are women who often go to your house. If you can keep your integrity, then the pigs can fly in the sky."
Taking a sip of tea unhurriedly, Zac said with a calm and honest look, "I remember you've checked it on the yacht the other day? Do I look like to be with many women? "
Essie's face flushed red again. It seemed that he was right. He was just like a giant lion which hadn't tasted meat for a long time. She suddenly remembered that Holy was still next to her. She cleared her throat and quickly let him go upstairs to take a nap. He had classes in the afternoon.
As soon as Holy left, there was nobody in the living room. Zac pulled her into his arms and said, "do you believe it now?"
"How can you still linger around with such a beauty?" Essie squinted at him with a mischievous smile. All of a sudden, the fury in her heart was gone and her breath was light.
"You know the rules of our family. Leila and I can only be good friends." He explained it slowly. There were too many rivals in love, so he needed to play soft tricks.
Essie lowered her eyes. She knew, in his eyes, power was more important than beauty. For the Rong's Group, he must give up Leila. But it did not mean that he did not love her in his heart. She was always the most important person in his heart, and Essie was only a substitute.
"You must be hungry. I asked Philly to cook shrimp porridge for you. Go and eat it now." She quietly ended this topic.
"You still care about me." The corners of Zac' mouth lifted. His dry heart seemed to be nourished by a drop of water, regaining a glimmer of life.
Essie sighed in her heart. Leila was not the only obstacle between them, there would be an insurmountable barrier. The feud between the two families of the prior generation was doomed to be irreparable. Lucy didn't accept her son-in-law Zac, and Mary didn't accept her daughter-in-law Essie, either. Their marriage wouldn't be blessed, and it would only arouse old hostility.
Not long after Zac left, she received a call from Eva. As soon as the new drama was completed, she rushed back to Dragon City and was eager to see her.
"What a vicious woman you are! You've been leaving for three and a half years, but you didn't even call me once. Do you still regard me as your best friend?"
In the apartment, Eva was filled with anger. It was not that Essie didn't want to contact her, but that Eva was a signed artist under the Sino Star. It would be terrible if she confessed her whereabouts to Zac in case she couldn't bear the pressure.
"Eva, do you feel good to be a star?" Essie tried to change the topic.
"Of course I am happy to hear that. Jim will never ask me extra actress again." Eva grinned.
"Do you and King Jing start a war as soon as you meet each other?" Essie raised her eyebrows slightly. Since the War Emperor, Eva and Jim didn't cooperate with each other anymore. It seemed that their relationship hadn't been eased yet.
Eva pouted and explained, "when you put fire and water together, the water would be burned out or the fire would be extinguished. Do you think you can coexist water with fire?"
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