Chapter 153 Our Emma

“How dare you hit me!” Janie shrieked in outrage, clasping a hand to her stinging cheek. “I’m going to have Mr. Faughn fire you right now!”

“You can try, missy…” Emmeline retorted, smiling grimly.

“Oh, I’m certainly going to try. Do you think I’m afraid of you?” Janie turned, about to flounce off in search of Simon. Abruptly, she froze in her tracks as a voice came from outside the costume tent.

“Who’s spewing all that arrogant crap?”

Emmeline turned as Adrien came in, smartly dressed in an impeccably tailored business suit and polished leather shoes.

Janie recognized Adrien immediately. There were very few people indeed who would not recognize the suave, flirtatious playboy; he was part of the wealthy Ryker family after all, and a very eligible catch.

“Mr. Adrien Ryker?” Janie had never expected to encounter Adrien here, of all places. Putting on her most charming smile, she hurried over to welcome him. “What a pleasure! Why are you here, though?”

I like?” Adrien shot back, eyeing Janie coldly. “I seem to recall someone was spouting

whirled around and pointed straight at Emmeline. “This insignificant stunt girl here had the nerve to challenge me! She doesn’t know her

talking about you, woman!” Adrien strode over to Emmeline and slipped his arm protectively around her shoulders, glaring at

“What do

part of our family. But I distinctly seem to remember hearing someone having the gall to say that they’re going

in confusion. “Why would a member of your family be

stared down at Janie with contempt. “She’s bored out of her skull and needs something to occupy

in the world would be so bored

floozy; she’s just jealous, that’s all. I have

aback. Adrien had a present for her? What

with utmost sincerity. “I swear to God I’ll turn over a new leaf from today on

was so startled that she stared at Adrien fixedly, weighing him up from head to

hemmed and hawed for a little, then pleaded, “What’s wrong, Emma? You’ve got to believe

shock,

children? Did this mean that they

nothing to worry about! Since Emmeline was Adrien’s wife, of course she wouldn’t get together with Benjamin! Not only that, it

consent to help Janie get closer to Benjamin if Janie could play

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