novelraw Chapter 526: Why are you calling? What’s the matter?
Chapter 526: Why are you calling? What’s the matter?
Ryan Smith hung up the phone.
Emma Magus sat alone at the bar, in front of her was the darkened phone screen.
She felt somewhat lost.
Ryan refused her, her family wouldn’t help her, and Edward Stephens was adamant that she had to apologize to Daisy Ginger.
She felt like everyone she knew in this world had suddenly changed.
Ryan used to spoil her so much, almost always at her beck and call, and now he wasn’t even willing to make a phone call to Edward for her plea.
Why?
Because the person she offended was Daisy Ginger?
Daisy Ginger, is she that important?
She’s just a... married woman, and still flirting with Edward, so cheap, why protect her?
Even Edward is... willing to ignore their friendship of over twenty years for such a woman and punish her in this way...
She’s so angry!
Why didn’t something happen to Daisy Ginger that day?
Why is she still alive?
If she were gone, she could marry Edward. Charlotte Smith is already out, and the only one qualified to stand beside Edward would be her!
She poured herself a drink and downed it in one go, too drunk to hold her phone, with a "bang," the phone fell to the floor, accidentally hitting something and making a "beep——" sound.
She didn’t care until a gentle male voice came through the phone: "...Emma?"
Emma Magus shivered and sobered up instantly upon hearing that voice.
She instinctively picked up the phone, using her thumb to wipe the dust off it, "Brother Stephens?"
She had accidentally dialed Robert Stephens’ number!
Compared to Edward, she feared Robert more.
She didn’t know why, perhaps it was a biological instinct. Even though that man was clearly a sickly invalid, confined to a wheelchair, after encountering him a few times on set, she hadn’t dared go near him again.
Even drunk, she couldn’t control her fear of him, her voice cautious.
Robert Stephens spoke gently: "You called, what’s the matter?"
For some reason, this sentence made her burst into tears.
Perhaps it was because after her troubles began, no one in her family had helped her. Although she was the eldest daughter of the Magus family, the inheritance wasn’t hers to claim. Her only reliance was the chance to marry into the Stephens family in the future.
"Brother Stephens," she cried, "please help me, please help me, okay? I’m at my wits’ end, I can’t find anyone..."
"What’s the matter, tell me slowly." Robert’s voice remained as gentle as ever, as if no matter what happened, nothing could change his gentle tone. He said, "If there’s something I can help you with, I naturally will."
Hearing Robert say this, Emma clung to it like a lifeline, quickly saying, "Edward won’t take my calls."
"Hmm?"
"I, I had a bit of a quarrel with him," Emma stammered, not mentioning Daisy Ginger’s issue, "he’s angry with me and won’t take my calls. Can you help me and put in a good word for me with Edward?"
Robert was silent on the other end for a moment, then slowly said, "Emma, what happened between you and Edward? You need to explain clearly for me to help you."
"I, I..." she bit her lip, unsure of how to proceed.
"Let’s do this." Robert began, "I’ll have Thomas drive over to pick you up. Come to my place and we’ll talk things over. You’re Edward’s friend, and I don’t want him to lose a long-standing friend over a small issue."