novelraw Chapter 562: Robert Stephens did not want to see her.
Chapter 562: Robert Stephens did not want to see her.
In less than half a month, from the photos of Emma Magus being beaten to her name being removed again from various advertisers, just like that, fifteen days passed.
This time, no matter how much money is thrown down, Emma Magus probably can’t clear her name.
What’s more frightening than public opinion is public anger.
Even though Daisy Ginger knew someone was orchestrating everything behind the scenes, she couldn’t help but feel uneasy seeing Emma Magus’s current predicament.
Too ruthless, leaving no room for any leeway. In Robert Stephens’s hands, anyone could be a pawn, and this pawn could be wrecked at any time.
Afraid that Emma Magus might do something to Elena Raven, Daisy Ginger specially hired a few bodyguards to accompany Elena whenever she went out.
As things have reached this point, no matter how much she explains, Emma Magus probably won’t believe it, and now she trusts Robert Stephens so completely that even if hinted that he’s the one pulling strings behind the scenes, she wouldn’t suspect him.
It’s truly terrifying that with no effort at all, Emma Magus has come to hate her deeply.
*
It’s night.
Emma Magus drove, and as soon as she stopped, she rushed out anxiously.
Without makeup, her face looked extremely pale under the moonlight. She rushed to the black, intricately carved gate, frantically pounding on it, "Brother Stephens, Brother Stephens, it’s Emma, I beg you, please open the door..."
The lights on the second floor were bright, but no one appeared from start to finish.
She tilted her head, gazing infatuatedly at the windowsill leaking light above, knowing Robert Stephens was sitting there, but he still ignored her.
Since the incident was exposed, she hadn’t been able to contact Robert Stephens. She couldn’t reach him by phone, nor dared to seek him out, but today, unable to withstand the longing, thinking of what she once did, making that gentle man disappointed in her, she felt a heartache that made her want to die.
"Brother Stephens, I’m sorry, Brother Stephens, I beg you to open the door." She cried out mournfully, reaching a peak of grievance and panic in her heart. He was the only man she didn’t want to be hated by; more terrifying than losing her acting career was never seeing him again.
"Brother Stephens, please, Brother Stephens!"
With a "click", a sound came from inside, someone came and opened the door.
Emma Magus’s sobs paused, instinctively looking inside, only to see an elderly figure appear at the doorstep.
Butler Greenwood appeared before her, and upon seeing him, Emma Magus instinctively grabbed his hand. Her fingers were cold and sweaty, her voice broken, "Let me see Brother Stephens, Butler Greenwood, I have something to say to him, let me..."
"Miss Magus," Thomas withdrew his hand. He was polite yet seemed colder than usual, "Sir is already asleep."
Asleep?
"But..."
"Sir is already asleep, please do not make noise and disturb his rest."
"..." Even if she were foolish, Emma Magus understood Thomas’s implication.
He didn’t want her to see Robert Stephens.
Or rather, Robert Stephens didn’t want to see her.
Tears flowed endlessly from her eyes as if they would drown the entire world.
She felt her world collapsing with Thomas’s few words.
"Butler Greenwood, please, let me say a few words to Brother Stephens, tell him I’ll change, I really will, let me see him!" She raised her head, shouting towards the bright windowsill on the second floor, "Brother Stephens, it’s me, Emma, I know I was wrong, please don’t ignore me, Brother Stephens!"
"Miss Magus!" Thomas’s voice carried a hint of anger, his tone cold, "Sir is already resting. If you continue to be noisy, I will have you thrown out!"
Emma Magus didn’t care; she called out madly towards the window until Thomas summoned people to chase her away from the entrance.
Falling awkwardly onto the lawn at the villa entrance, Emma Magus, disheveled, raised her head, looking at the distant light from the second floor.
That bright and warm light belonged to a man she could no longer approach.
Robert Stephens had seen those videos; he hated her...
He no longer wanted to see her.
An indescribable heartache spread from her chest, and curled up on the grass, Emma Magus thought about never seeing him again, feeling a pain so intense she wished she were dead.
How could this happen?
She thought incredulously, how did it turn out this way?
She already lost Edward Stephens, so why still not let her go?
She already got Edward Stephens, so why still not let her go!
Must she lose everything to satisfy them?
With slender fingers digging deeply into the grass, a hatred akin to her grief surged violently within her sad heart, so intense that she wanted to perish together with Daisy Ginger—
She made her lose everything; she certainly wouldn’t let her have it easy either!
Raising her head to gaze at the warm light overhead, Emma Magus’s tears welled up again. It was that hateful woman Daisy Ginger who had ruined her!
*
Though Daisy Ginger didn’t know exactly what Emma Magus was up to, she could more or less understand her state of mind.
Thus, these days, she either ate at home or Edward Stephens drove her directly to the company, never going out alone.
Edward Stephens told her he had already asked Emma’s family to take her back quickly.
He told her to endure a few more days.
However, Daisy Ginger also understood that the biggest problem wasn’t actually Emma Magus but the people behind her.
Even if Emma Magus leaves, as long as she’s with Edward Stephens, another "Emma Magus" will appear, and if he refuses to let her go, there’s no solution.
Afraid Robert Stephens would make a move against her family, Daisy Ginger specially enrolled Erin Ginger in an overseas summer camp. These next few months probably wouldn’t be too safe; no matter what, she decided to wait until the storm passed.
After hiding for more than half a month, the uproar surrounding Emma Magus finally subsided entirely, and word came from Director Carter that the scenes with Emma Magus were left completely untouched.
Because Elena Raven was promoted to the lead actress, new scenes needed to be shot, and as her manager, Daisy Ginger naturally had to go along. Though Edward Stephens felt uneasy, Daisy Ginger was quite at peace—actually, the secluded, mountainous filming location with controlled access was safer than potentially facing Emma Magus in the city.
On the night before leaving, Daisy Ginger booked a private room at a Cantonese restaurant and invited Edward Stephens and Elena Raven for dinner.
She had only invited the two but was surprised when Ryan Smith somehow caught wind of it and brazenly came over too, attentively sitting next to Elena, pouring her drinks and serving her food like a perfect boyfriend.
Daisy Ginger was at a loss for words.
Midway through the meal, Elena stood up to go to the restroom, and Daisy Ginger didn’t pay much attention until she heard Ryan Smith suddenly shout, "Watch out!"
As he was closest to the door, he immediately shielded Elena, getting stabbed in the arm in the process.