SPOILED GIRL, VOLUME 2 - Season 11 Episode 41

Judging from Louis’s expression, Emily could tell that he wasn’t going to give her a straight answer. So instead of nagging him, she smiled and nodded her head silently.

However, deep in her heart, she felt even more determined to figure out the reason behind them wanting to host this charity party.

“All right, you should go back to sleep now. I still have some things to discuss with our father. I should go and talk to him now.” Louis smiled as he poked Emily’s nose gently with tremendous affection.

“Okay, I’ll see you later, brother.”

Emily winked and smiled at Louis before sauntering back to her bed with a pillow in her hand.

Her eyes failed to catch the serious expression Louis had on his face as he watched her disappear into her bedroom.

“Father!” Louis greeted Hunk.

“Has everything been taken care of?”
asked Hunk, who was sitting at the desk and playfully twirling a pen between his fingers while checking up on some files. His raspy, low voice did no justice to the middle-aged man in him who surprisingly had bright eyes, considering his age.

“Yes. I have sent them the invitations. And I have a confirmation of attendance from all of them.”

Louis handed over a paper with a list of names to Hunk. Louis squinted his eyes at the name ‘Jacob, ‘ and his pupils clouded over with anger and hatred.

“Great! We will announce Yvonne’s identity to the public at the charity party. Let’s see who dares to bully her after that!”

Hunk gazed at the list with his cold, brooding eyes. He pointed at the name ‘Jacob’ with his fountain pen and twisted the nib against the paper, immediately causing the ink to spread out and form the shape of a flower.

Hunk had been secretly observing everything that was happening between Jacob and his daughter. He assumed that Jacob would at least be kind to his daughter, considering her identity.

However, to Hunk’s surprise, Jacob’s treatment of Emily was so humiliating that it left a bad taste in his mouth.

Now that he was certain of Jacob’s malefaction, Hunk couldn’t just sit back and do nothing. After all, he had sworn to himself that he would protect his daughter at all costs.

Emily was Hunk’s precious daughter. He couldn’t stand to see her being treated like a stray dog. Knee-deep in regret, Hunk now believed that it was wrong of him to let Emily be with Jacob in the first place.

“By the way, do you think Yvonne knows why we’re hosting the charity party?”

Hunk asked anxiously, looking like he had just recalled something.

At that moment, he wasn’t speaking in his capacity as a powerful businessman, but as a loving father who cared about his daughter very much.

“I don’t think so, but she might have been a little bit suspicious. She kept asking me questions about the party earlier.”

Louis couldn’t help feeling sorry for what Emily had been through, even when he simply spoke about her. He picked up the photo frame from the table in front of him and sighed at Emily’s smiling face in the photo.

“It’s best not to let her find out the real reason for this party. But, to be honest, it won’t matter much even if she finds out the truth, since everything is already settled,” Hunk declared, his knuckles knocking on the desk rhythmically.

Hunk knew clearly about his daughter. Thinking that she might make blind and disorderly conjectures about the reason for them holding the charity party, Hunk couldn’t help frowning.

“No problem, Father. I will personally see to it that everything is handled properly.” Louis met Hunk’s eyes and nodded his head to show his understanding.

They had decided to keep the real reason behind the charity party a secret because they were afraid she wouldn’t agree to it. Everything they had done would be in vain if Emily found out about the truth now.

The duty of making sure that Emily wouldn’t find out fell on Louis, who did everything in his power to be in control of the situation.

“We won’t let Yvonne suffer again!”

The nightfall brought a welcome coolness to the land after the sultry day. Emily walked to the window and her eyes wandered outside. Even the shadows were now swallowed by the encroaching darkness, with no faint light of stars.

Emily murmured, her eyes full of bitterness, “The charity party…”

Although Louis refused to tell her the truth, she more or less figured it out. She knew that her father wouldn’t just throw a party for no reason. There wasn’t any urgent need for Louis and Hunk to host a charity party in order to strengthen their public relations, as they already had a powerful influence in the country. So, the only reason Emily could point to was herself.

It was going to be another sleepless night for Emily.

Sitting in front of the dresser, Emily simply applied the blusher on her cheeks to cover the paleness. She managed to put on a fake smile in front of the mirror. After randomly picking a dress to put on, she idly lay in bed hoping to catch some sleep.

However, her heart felt weary from all the anxiety. Emily had spent the past few days in a sluggish way. Lying in bed idly, she had refused to move even a bit.

All she wanted right now was to sleep. She hoped to sleep for a long time so that when she woke up, she wouldn’t remember anything that had ever happened before.

Unfortunately, reality was far from her expectations, as she couldn’t even shut her eyes for a second.

While Emily was thinking up blind conjectures in her mind, someone knocked on her door.

“Yvonne, are you awake?”

Louis’s voice came to her ears from outside the door. Emily was startled and she shook her head rapidly, scrambling to hide her complicated emotions. “Yes, I am. Can I help you with something, Louis?”

Emily sprang up from the bed and ran to open the door with her bare feet. When she noticed the seriousness in Louis’s face, she frowned, blinking her eyes in a daze.

“Are you going to work now?”

Louis was wearing a suit, tailored and handmade in Italy, with his collar and tie straightened neatly. The handmade embroidery on his collar demonstrated his elegance and subtle taste in fashion. He looked at Emily with his brooding blue eyes, smiling.

‘Why does he look so serious today?’ Emily thought to herself.

“Did you forget about the charity party I told you about before?”

Louis was shocked to see Emily in her casual clothes. After staring at her for a while, Louis burst out laughing, shaking his head in amusement. He gave her two gentle taps on the head and said, “We are supposed to join the party with our father today!”

“What? The charity party is today?”

Emily’s eyes widened in shock. After getting a positive response from Louis, she couldn’t help gasping. After quickly checking the time, she rushed to close the door and cleaned herself up in a hurry.

While she was busy getting dressed, she yelled at her big brother who was waiting just outside for her. “Louis! Why didn’t you remind me earlier?”

“Well, I thought you knew..”

Louis couldn’t help shrugging his shoulders at Emily. He coughed, trying to hide the awkwardness.

Suddenly, Hunk’s voice came from outside Emily’s door.

“Louis? Why don’t you knock at the door?”

Hunk stood by the door curiously, tidying up his collar.

“Father, I am done!” Emily yelled from inside the room.

Rubbing the bridge of his nose, Louis didn’t know what to say to his father. Fortunately, Emily came out of her room just in time to save Louis from the embarrassment.

Emily was wearing a long silver-white dress with tiny blue crystals adorned around the waist. She looked absolutely marvelous with her bright eyes and flawless collarbone. Her radiant skin and rosy face were perfectly highlighted by a little touch of makeup.

“Do I look good?”

Emily asked anxiously as she pinched Louis’s arm.

As she didn’t have enough time to dress up carefully, she was quite worried about whether she looked great or not.

“You look stunning”