Second Chances Protecting Mrs. Hall by Colby Stanford
Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Emma’s expression was so calm that she didn’t look like someone her age.

Vere noticed that she said “change your mind.”

He thought, ‘So, she has long seen through me and realized that I really did want to frame her previously.”

Vere’s handsome face flushed slightly as he said, “Kate called me that night, I refused initially. I didn’t sleep the whole night, but when dawn came, I still couldn’t help but do those things that harmed you… It wasn’t until I saw you being taken away by the police that I regretted it! You helped me, yet I repay your kindness by harming you, I thought if I didn’t do something to make things right, I’d look down on myself for

the rest of my life.”

Emma pursed her lips and said, “Aren’t you afraid of going to jail for turning yourself in?”

She thought. I’m used to being in dangerous situations. I’ve even been through death. This time, even if I end up in jail for real, I’ll make a comeback. But things are different for Vere. He hasn’t faced as many difficult experiences as I have. Going to jail would probably be a devastating blow for him.”

Emma asking these questions was both an inquiry and a test.

Vere was silent for a moment before saying, “If I really do have to go to jail, I’ll resign myself to fate. The data theft happened when I was little and foolish. I have to take responsibility for everything I’ve done.”

When Emma heard this, she smiled.

That smile was radiant and captivating.

She said, “Good. Very good! Vere, I’m not lacking in geniuses around me, so I never considered recruiting you. But after going through this incident, I’ve witnessed your character and loyalty!”

With that said, Emma extended her right hand and added. “Would you… like to join us?”

Vere was momentarily stunned.

He lowered his head to look at her hand and saw a black card.lying in the palm of her flawless and slender hand.

The classic icon

of Octagram on the card left him wide–eyed in disbelief, and he said, “This, this is…”

Vere then stared at Emma and said, “You are…”

He thought, ‘It’s Octagram that dominates the black market and has a fearsome reputation across the globel Word has it that this organization is so powerful that it can influence powerful nations! And the only person with the authority to recruit for the organization is

Stox, the internationally renowned figure!”

Vere said, “Could, could it be i

that you

you are..

He couldn’t believe it. He was incredulous.

He then saw Emma cast a mysterious and alluring smile that bewitched all, saying, “That’s right. I am Stod!”

Never in his wildest dreams did he think that the idol he had admired the most since he was a child would stand in front of him at this

moment

“Word has it that Stox has the most powerful brain in the world!” he thought. “I’ve put in so much effort just so that one day, I’ll be able to see

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Stox in person.

Emma looked at the astonished Vere and said calmly, “No one in the country knows about this, so I hope you will keep your lips sealed.”

“I will,” Vere said. “I definitely will!”

Vere had been insufferably arrogant since childhood. He had never shown such a lack of composure in front of anyone.

He looked at Emma, thinking, “She wears no makeup in the rain, yet she exudes a sense of elegance and grace that makes me infatuated! She is Stox, the person I worship immensely!”

“Buzz…”

Just then, two beams of white headlight illuminated the space between the two of them through the rain.

Emma turned around and saw the familiar license plate and Rolls–Royce.

A gentle and polite man in a black suit had already gotten off the car with an umbrella and walked respectfully to Emma’s side.

“Mrs. Hall, Mr. Hall is waiting for you,” the man said.

Vere was surprised again when he heard the man address Emma as “Mrs. Hall.”

He said, “You, you and Liam have already…

Emma and Liam had always hidden the fact that they had married. No one in the school knew about it.

Levi deliberately addressed Emma this way in front of Vere. He was acting under Liam’s instructions. Liam wanted to assert that Emma

belonged to him.

Emma nodded and said, “Yeah. We are husband and wife. Remember what I’ve told you.”

“I certainly will,” Vere said.

Vere’s expression was solemn. After he watched Emma get into the car, the black Rolls–Royce slowly moved away in the rain.

After Emme

er Emma got into the car and sat down, a black towel that felt exceptionally good to touch covered her vision.

Right after that, a man’s deep and attractive voice could be heard.

“Are you cold?” Liam asked.

The warmth of his palm seeped through the towel to Emma’s skin.

He instructed Levi to increase the temperature of the air conditioner in the car while carefully wiping her dry.

Emma held his hand and said, “I’m not cold. Seeing you come to look for me is more heartwarming than anything else.”

Liam was initially a bit bothered by the sight of her sharing an umbrella with Vere, but now that she was speaking softly to him, his expression softened considerably.

As he wiped her dry, he said gently, “He shared an umbrella with you, yet he still let you get wet. He’s really useless.”

Emma was perceptive. She blinked her big eyes and looked at him sweetly. “Got it,” she said. “His umbrella is not as big as yours. I won’t share an umbrella with another guy again.

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Liam stopped wiping.

With no towel covering her eyes, Emma’s eyes met his.

His gaze was very deep.

He looked at her intensely, then tapped her nose with the towel.

“Cheer me up,” he said.

Grinning, she tossed his towel aside and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Are you feeling a bit happier now?” she asked.

“Not happy enough,” Liam said.

Levi, who was driving ahead, instantly felt like he was being a third wheel….

He thought, ‘I never realized before that Mr. Hall was so good at being coquettish….

Emma’s beautiful eyes shifted, looking as though she was pondering.

She then lifted his chiseled jaw with both hands and gave him a quick kiss.

“Feeling even happier now, huh?” she asked.

Liam lowered his eyes to look at her and said, “Slightly happier.”

Emma smiled again, dimples appearing at the corners of her mouth. She then gave him two more kisses on the lips.

“I promise you that I won’t share an umbrella with another guy again,” Emma said before scrutinizing Liam.

Liam looked at her with a deep gaze and asked, “What about now?”

He smiled.

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He was incomparably handsome in the first place. This smile mesmerized Emma, nearly making her lose her ability to think clearly. Taking advantage of the moment, he pulled her into his arms.

“Don’t let yourself get caught in the rain again,” he said.

“Okay,” Emma replied.

She leaned against Liam’s chest.

At Liam’s inquiry, she recounted the events of the day in detail.

She was talking the entire time, yet she was also exuding a sweet aura.

This made Levi, who was driving, can’t help but shed tears of envy.

After listening to Emma’s account, Liom said, “This guy still has some conscience. If he’s sentenced to jail this time and can’t replace a job in the country due to his criminal record, I can consider arranging a position for him at the subsidiary in Rusband after he graduates.”

“Rusbani?” Emma said. She could not help but chuckle when she heard that. She raised her head and pinched his nose, saying. “You’re so naughty!”

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Liam said proudly, “Of course I want to do that. Otherwise, should I let him see you often?”

‘She may not be able to see it, but as a man myself, I can’t possibly miss it,‘ he thought. “When I was in the car earlier, I saw the way Vere looked at her. The intensity and adoration in his eyes far surpassed the ordinary appreciation between a man and a woman. My possessiveness is strong. Vere looking at Emma with that kind of gaze has undoubtedly offended me!‘