Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 280

her head and glanced at the entrance, which was immediately locked from the inside. “Before coming here to trouble me, did it ever occur to you that this is my domain?” she asked.At that moment, Emma’s smile immediately faded. “What do you want, Elspeth?” All of a sudden, she felt anxious. She believed Elspeth would beg and plead in fear because she possessed the upper hand. However, she never anticipated the unexpected turn of events.“What do I want? I only want to properly welcome you.” Following that, Elspeth smirked and waved her hand. Soon, a few burly, fierce-looking men approached them.The sight made Emma’s legs tremble in fear. So, she backed off a few steps before making a break for it, but she ended up running straight into a muscular chest and fell on the floor.“Who’s this, Elspeth?”It turned out that the person Emma had run into was a man named Gilbert Payne. He was a large man with exceptionally toned muscles. Moreover, he exemplified the ideal tough guy every girl fantasizes about.“This is someone who bothers me every single day. She gives me such a headache.”“What’s her name?” He could not help but notice that Emma looked vaguely familiar, so he inquired.“Emma Walker,” Elspeth answered.Then, he squinted his eyes and froze. “Elspeth, can we not do anything to her?”“Why? Do you like her? I’m warning you; she’s a very evil woman who has gotten together with many men by now.” She frowned in disgust.“Of course not. I’m not interested in her.” Gilbert frowned and lifted Emma’s chin to stare at her face. A few seconds later, he withdrew his hand. “However, I am extremely interested in someone close to her.”Suddenly, Emma was so humiliated that she could not raise her head. When she glanced at Elspeth, hate burned in her. How dare she embarrass me in front of so many people! I will never forgive her. With that in mind, she allowed a hint of meekness in her eyes and looked at him. “Sir, it’s not as she says. She’s the one bothering me. I—”“You don’t have to say anything to me,” Gilbert interrupted. “I’m not interested.” His words confused everyone around him. He did not like her, yet he did not want anything to happen to her; what were his intentions?“Ah!” Emma’s face went stark pale as her pounding heart sank. He is not here to save me. Suddenly, Elspeth scoffed coldly, “Fine. Since you asked, I’ll let her go unscathed. Still, I want that video on her phone to be deleted.”He nodded and said, “That is none of my business.”She then looked at Emma, who was on the floor, and sneered, “Give me your phone.”That was the only thing she could use to smear Elspeth’s reputation, so she refused to hand it over. However, Elspeth was standing right before her with a spine-chilling smile on her lips. When Emma saw that, she did not dare to hide her phone anymore, so she had no choice but to hand it over.Later, Elspeth reached for the phone and tapped into the gallery app. As expected, there was a video recording of the entire incident, and Gilbert was even included in the footage. Soon, with a few more taps, all relevant photos and videos were deleted. Before throwing Emma’s phone back, she even emptied the trash section.“Well, I’ll be leaving her to you now.” She languidly stretched before leaving the room.Then, he nodded before glancing at the other men. “Bring her to my room.”After hearing that, Emma gulped loudly. “Where are you taking me to?”Despite her fear, she was still convinced that Gilbert was enthralled by her. Otherwise, why would he have her brought back to his room? As expected, all men were great actors. They might appear virtuous on the surface, but every one of them was a beast.Afterward, she gave him a thorough once-over and pondered, It won’t be such a bad idea to do the deed with him. Soon, all her fantasies vanished after she was thrown into his room.Meanwhile, he stared down at her in the room with hatred flashing in his eyes. “You have a younger sister called Ginna, right?”“Y-Yes, but she’s currently abroad. I have not seen her in a long time.” Emma was being deceptive in her response.If he knew my sister and they parted amicably, I could use that to my advantage, and he could help me in my plot against Elspeth. However, if they split up on bad terms, I might not be a target for his rage because I haven’t seen my sister in years.Suddenly, Gilbert’s overwhelming anger died down a little. “Do you know of her boyfriend from abroad?”“I don’t. Why do you ask that? Are you her boyfriend?” While Emma was happy to hear that he was his sister’s boyfriend, she was jealous of