Chapter 16
When Marcus woke up groggily, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
There were two bowls of pasta on the table that had been sitting together for a long time, and the floor was littered with knocked–over wine bottles.
It is now midsummer, and the pasta left out overnight has fermented along with the strong smell of alcohol, making it particularly unpleasant.
Marcus, however, seemed to be completely oblivious, blending into the terrible environment of the room.
Day after day passed like a zombie, Marcus never received any news about Emma again.
Kate didn’t know what she had promised Claire, and she fell silent after constantly threatening to call the police.
Only in Chicago, Marcus and the Donovan family’s reputation took a nosedive.
Kate couldn’t bear it anymore. After multiple failed attempts to persuade Marcus to cheer up, she finally took him to see a psychologist for treatment.
Marcus did not cooperate with the treatment at all, and the effect was minimal.
Marcus, who used to be very restrained with smoking and drinking, has completely developed a smoking and drinking addiction in the month since Emma left.
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He tried to numb himself in this way, to forget everything.
But only Marcus himself knew that doing so was futile.
Besides that, Marcus couldn’t think of a better way.
“Emma, you used to hate it when I smoked and drank, why didn’t you show up to stop me…
“I miss you so much, please come back soon.”
Marcus kept pouring himself drinks, because he had been drinking excessively and not resting properly for too long. He felt like he was starting to have hallucinations.
Otherwise, why would Emma suddenly appear in front of him?
The person in front of him walked closer and closer, stopping three steps. away from Marcus.
Emma complained in a coquettish tone, “Marcus, why did you drink so much alcohol? If you continue like this, I won’t talk to you anymore.”
Marcus’s calm expression suddenly changed drastically, and his eyes, which had been as lifeless as a stagnant pool, regained their sparkle in that moment.
He reached out and pulled ‘Emma‘, who was standing in front of him, into his arms. His hands tightened continuously, tears wetting ‘Emma’s‘ clothes. on her chest.
Worried that holding ‘Emma‘ too tightly would make her uncomfortable, and worried that holding her too loosely would cause ‘Emma‘ to disappear before his eyes again, just like it had happened countless times in his
dreams.
Finally, Marcus wrapped the girl in his arms, as if treating her like a
precious treasure that had been lost and found again.
“Emma, it’s really you, isn’t it? I’ve been looking for you, and you finally decided to come back to me.”
The girl gently stroked his back, her tone coaxing.
“You are very tired now, why don’t you take a rest first, I won’t leave.”
Marcus obediently got up, but his hand refused to let go even half an inch, pulling ‘Emma‘ into the bedroom.
Marcus felt like he was in a dream.
But if Emma is willing to come back to him, even if it’s just a dream, let him never wake up.
Marcus lay in bed, holding ‘Emma‘ tightly in his arms, afraid that she might suddenly disappear.
Emma‘ squirmed uncomfortably in his arms, as Marcus impatiently.
caressed her.
When things were about to reach the final step, Marcus’s confused mind. suddenly cleared up.
When Marcus realized that the woman he didn’t know was lying beneath him, he had a splitting headache and tightly grabbed her neck to interrogate her.
“Who are you?”
“Emma, where did you take my Emma! She was just here a moment
ago…
Under the influence of alcohol, Marcus had no idea how strong his grip
was.
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The girl who was pinned under him struggled to break free, but Marcus seemed to be deaf to the outside world.
In the end, the girl reached for the vase on the bedside table and smashed it towards Marcus, gasping for breath heavily after relieving the danger.
The woman was not Emma at all, but Emma’s half-sister Gloria Caldwell.
Kate couldn’t stand watching Marcus obsess over Emma all day long, and now he has become a ghost of his former self.
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She tried every possible way, but nothing worked. Suddenly, she
remembered that Emma had a younger sister who was three years younger
than her.
Kason didn’t remarry until after Elliana passed away, but he had already been unfaithful and had a daughter out of wedlock, Gloria, long before that.
After receiving the photo, Kate immediately made a decision upon seeing the striking resemblance between Gloria and Emma.
She promised benefits to the Caldwell family on the condition that Gloria get close to Marcus and heal the emotional wounds he had suffered.
I didn’t expect to make a mess of things by trying to be clever.
Gloria looked at Marcus, who was bleeding profusely from his head, with caution. She wanted to leave but was held tightly.
Marcus was not a fool. After regaining his senses and looking at Gloria, who bore a striking resemblance to Emma, he quickly deduced what had happened.
“You are Emma’s sister, right? Give her a call, no matter what you have to do, just get her to come back. I can help you get whatever you want.”
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Upon hearing this, Gloria rolled her eyes in disbelief.
“What’s worth looking for in something without a father or mother.”
As soon as the words were spoken, the hand gripping Gloria’s wrist suddenly tightened, as if trying to break her bones.
Marcus stared at Gloria with a cold gaze, warning her word by word.
“I won’t allow anyone to slander Emma. If I hear another word, I’ll kill you!”
