My Wealthy Husband

Chapter 10 I Have to Take You Home

Nova pursed her lips, with her fingers closing into a fist. For the first time, she hated Ella who was just over 20 years old but was good at hiding her malevolence with an innocent look. When she licked the wound alone, Ella just rip the Band-Aid off and let Nova see how stupid she used to be.

“Nova!”

There was a gentle call behind. Nova got in a trance. This voice sounded like that of the man, who was Nova’s boyfriend six years ago. She turned around slightly and saw Jacob coming towards her. He approached her and held her hands with a warm smile.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.” Jacob whispered.

All of a sudden, Nova nearly burst into tears. However, she looked down slightly and covered up her emotion.

“That’s ok.” She spoke in whispers.

Ella’s face changed slightly, and then she showed a sweet smile.

“Sir, you know my sister? Sister, would you like to introduce him?”

Nova indifferently looked at Ella’s artificial face, then said in a plain voice.

“This is Jacob Chapman, the middle son of the Chapman family.”

Ella’s face suddenly changed. She lowered her head without any trace and avoided Jacob’s sight.

“Sister, you…you take your time. We have to go now.”

Ewan frowned slightly and left with Ella. Ella was afraid that Nova will tell Jacob her refusal to the Chapman family. She gently pulled Ewan and whispered.

“Ewan, will sister tell him something?”

Ewan looked at the young face and said in a deep voice.

“Your dad said nothing about Nova’s date. Why said that just now?”

Ella froze in an instant. She clenched her fist and her eyes turned red,

“Why? A drug addict and a letch, both of them were the friends introduced by my good sister to me. What I did is just a tit for tat, but you seem to worry about her.”

Ewan frowned and sighed.

“Nonsense! It has nothing to do with us. Don’t provoke her hereafter. You are no match for her.”

Ella was leaning against his chest, with gloomy eyes. She will snatch everything from Nova, including Ewan and Jacob.

“You are angry. Do you still care about him?” Jacob asked in a plain voice.

Jacob was holding her waist, slightly drooping eyes at her forehead.

Nova was a little surprised, and then she said with a faint smile.

“He’s not worth it.”

A glimmer of light flashed in Jacob’s eyes. He sipped his lips and said nothing more.

“By the way, Mr. Chapman, my trouble about Tian Haiwan had been sorted out.”

She was implying that the promise she had made didn’t count.

Jacob looked up at her but did not say a word.

Before Nova want to say something, the phone suddenly rang. She said sorry and turned to answer the phone call.

After a while, Nova came back to him with a dark face. Jacob was still standing there and shaking his glass gracefully. He seemed to be at ease but no one can ignore him for the sake of his imposing manner.

Nova’s steps towards him paused. She then took his wine glass and bottomed it up. She pressed close to his ears and whispered.

“Mr. Chapman, I hope we will cooperate pleasantly.”

With lips raising, Jacob pulled her into his arms and spoke in a low voice.

“Happy cooperation.”

There were people around taking photos sneakily with mobile phones, which made Nova uneasy. Her eyes moved over two figures not far and recognized that one of them was Denis, but the woman beside him was not Emilie.

Jacob saw her strange expression then followed the direction of her glance.

“What’s wrong?” Asked Jacob.

Nova shook her head and said.

“Excuse me, Mr. Chapman. I’m not feeling well and I want to go home and have a rest. Our agreement...”

“I’ll assign someone in charge to talk about the agreement tomorrow morning.”

With a smile, Jacob stroked the hair off her face and whispered.

“But, Nova, I have to take you home.”

It’s not a question, but a request. Nova smiled, thinking this man was a bit overbearing.

It was quiet and awkward in the car. Nova was not good at lightening the mood, so she didn’t offer to start a talk. From the rear mirror, Jacob was quietly watching her. Nova was a complicated woman. She had a cold disposition, but glamourous eyes. With an attractive countenance, she often showed a pathetic face. He couldn’t help thinking how amorous she will be if a heartfelt smile was on her face.

Jacob suddenly recalled that night with her two months ago, then he got a dry throat. But when it occurred to him that Nova hadn’t recognized him, he felt frustration and grievance. Damn it! He had been deeply engaged in having sex with her and making her happy, but she couldn’t recognize him at all. He will never get it away so easily!

A dirty joke suddenly occurred to him.

Thinking of the joke, he suddenly burst into laughter. Nova heard his deep laughter, then turned to look at him with a puzzle. Jacob coughed to hide his guilty and said.

“Y City has developed rapidly these years.”

Nova looked through the window at the city night scape and narrowed her eyes slightly.

“You seem to have been away from this city for a long time.”

“Well, I’ve been away for some time.”

Nova nodded. After a while, she asked again,

“Is there something wrong with your marriage, so you come back?”

“Marriage?”

Jacob’s voice raised a little. A while later, he replied.

“Part of the reason.”

Nova was about to say something, but a call stopped her. She looked at the phone screen, and it was from Denis. Her face turned dark.

Jacob watched her face change and said.

“Is it inconvenient to answer the call with me here? What about pulling over?”

“No.”

Nova then answered the call.

“Hello.”

“Nova, please don’t tell Emilie about this evening.”

Nova sneered.

“Why didn’t you think about her when you had a date with another woman?”

“The truth is not what you see. That girl was my neighbor when I was a child, the niece of mayor Anderson. She just returned home some time ago. I bumped into her this evening, but I don’t tell Emilie just for fear that she will misunderstand our relationship.” Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Denis, I will keep it a secret because I want my friend to have a happy life with you. But you’d better keep in mind what you said today.”

“Thank you.”

Nova was not in the mood to hear his words like that, and she just said in a plain voice.

“Denis, you have been married to Emilie for three years, but your parents’ attitude to Emilie is really chilling. You are her husband. If you try to thaw the relationship between your parents and Emilie, she will lead a much easier life.”

“Don’t worry. Recently, we are preparing to have to baby. If she gets pregnant, I believe that my parents will be kind to her.”

Nova sneered and hung up directly.