SPOILED GIRL - Season 9 Episode 98

Jacob instantly felt as if he was dunked in ice cold water from head to toe. His passion evaporated only to be replaced by anger and embarrassment.

‘It is time to get new maids! They cannot even watch over a toddler!’ Jacob thought with great annoyance.

Bowen tried hard to get the cloth disentangled from his head. Emily had finally reacted and had swiftly dressed in Jacob’s T-shirt before lifting Bowen into her arms. Sensing their embarrassment, Bowen became squirmy and tried to free himself from the cloth.

With the quilt wrapped around his lean and powerful frame, Jacob was still angry at seeing the complacent little Bowen who sat in Emily’s arms sucking his thumb. Emily smiled apologetically at her disturbed husband.

“Pay me back tonight!”

Jacob ground his teeth and stared at Bowen thinking of how to punish him later! The little tyke was becoming more and more demanding of Emily’s time.

Jacob could not help feeling disappointed at suffering this invasion of his marital privacy, so he got dressed quite unhappily. After getting fully dressed, he had calmed down again, though this was not the emotion he had planned on having when he had carried Emily up the stairs moments before. “Bowen, did you miss mommy?”

Emily tried her best to hold her laughter as she threw a glance at the sulking Jacob sitting next to her, though her own face was still quite rosy with embarrassment. Then, she lightly pinched Bowen’s cheeks, making him squeal with joy.

“Miss… miss… Daddy… Mommy… Bed…”

Bowen even covered his eyes with his chubby little hands to pretend that he saw nothing.

Jacob pulled Bowen from Emily’s arms and said seriously, “Do not come into our room next time unless you have knocked on the door!”

“Wail… Mommy…”

Bowen reached for Emily, hoping that she could take him back and comfort him. He was not interested in his father being so serious all of a sudden.

Slap! Jacob’s big palm smacked Bowen’s soft bottom. The crisp sound echoed through the big room and Bowen began to cry loudly.

Emily wanted to take Bowen back but Jacob quickly took him out of the room. Soon, a cold and serious voice sounded from outside. “As an old Chinese saying goes, ‘One can be judged for how his adulthood will be when he is still a toddler’. A boy should not always cry! I need to have a talk with him now!”

‘Have a talk? With a toddler?’ Emily could not even believe what she’d heard from Jacob. She wondered if Jacob realized then that Bowen was not even a year old yet!

On one hand, Emily felt aggrieved for little Bowen, while on the other hand, she could not help feeling amused by Jacob’s own childish behavior. But maybe this was just what a father was meant to do with a child, however, it was something which Beryl had missed.

“Family Rule No.1: Emily is Jacob’s wife!
Family Rule No.2: Do not bully Beryl!

Family Rule No.3: A man should behave like a man! No crying!

Family Rule No.4…”

This was the scene that greeted Emily as she entered the study. Jacob was seriously dictating the family rules to Bowen, who had to stand in the corner as punishment

‘Family rules? Are you kidding me? Why don’t I remember that our family had any family rules?

And it seems a tad bit convenient that all of these family rules have been made only for Bowen, ‘ Emily thought to herself as she listened to the drill going on.

She hid quietly behind the door and listened carefully. Actually, she was kind of enjoying this “family rule” event. There was a warmth in this activity between Jacob and Bowen which melted her heart.

After quite a long time, Jacob squatted in front of Bowen and gently stroked his head. “Bowen, you are the one who will stand together with Daddy to protect Mommy and Beryl in the future. So you should be a tough boy, okay?” he asked gently.

Bowen nodded his head resolutely and then gave Jacob a kiss on his cheek. Ever the serious little boy, he was taking these promises as a solemn vow.

Actually, Bowen did not fully understand what his daddy had said, but he would remember it!

Emily could not stop herself from crying anymore as she was so touched by this endearing moment. She felt so happy and contented that she could have Jacob, Beryl, and Bowen in her life. She was truly blessed!

“Come on. Daddy will take you to find Mommy.”

Jacob picked Bowen up and opened the door, noticing that Emily was standing behind the door. He curled his arm around Emily’s waist as he stepped out and bantered lightly, “Wow, my dear, are you now my crying beauty?”

Bowen felt his father’s concern and, reaching out to wipe away Emily’s tears with his chubby hand, gently said, “Mommy… No cry…”

“Puff!”

Emily smiled through her tears, and then they all laughed. The tender family moment was perfect, except for Beryl’s absence since she was still at school.

The couple handed Bowen back to the maids who hovered around the corner in the passage, and Jacob again scolded them for their negligence today. He warned them not to let it ever happen again.

All the maids nodded apologetically and then gingerly left with Bowen until only Emily and Jacob remained in the passage.

“Jacob, I still have some work to finish this afternoon, I need to…” He quickly covered her mouth with his, not even waiting for her to finish her words.

Emily paused for one second and then gently responded to him. Their kiss was passionate, a lingering promise of their earlier interrupted passion.

Moments later, Jacob finally let go of Emily and gently touched her swollen lips with his finger. Her face was a little red from breathing so shallow during the kiss. “Okay, I also need to go back to work. Wait for me after work and I will pick you up, okay?” he said gently.

Suddenly shy at his affections, Emily nodded her head slightly. Her heart was still thumping in her ears, and her mind seemed to have briefly lost focus with his nearness.

“Now, let me take you back to work.” Hand in hand, Jacob led Emily to his car.
In Darren’s family.

“Darren, do you really want to get divorced from me?” Nora felt utterly surprised by Darren’s request as she stared at him in front of her.

What surprised her was that Darren was suddenly willing to let her go. But she still felt very happy at this development as she could now pursue David without the burden of being his sister-in-law.

Now, there was nothing to keep David from her.

“It is what you have wanted for such a long time, isn’t it? So, now what? Do you regret asking for a divorce?” he asked in a cold voice.

Darren gave an ironic smile and glanced at Nora disdainfully. He could not help feeling disgusted by the sight of her face. What love he had held for her had withered and died over the years. She had become little more than an inconvenience to him now.

Darren really did not know why he had loved such a woman to start with.

“No… No…” she murmured.

Like pearls being unstrung, a string of tears fell from Nora’s long lashes and spilled over her white cheeks. With big, watery eyes, she stared closely at Darren as if she were being severely bullied by someone.

For such a long time, Nora had pushed Darren to get divorced from her.

However, now that he really wanted to divorce her, Nora suddenly felt a strange hesitation.

Darren had treated her very well during their years of married life. He had even indulged her disturbance of David’s life again and again. There was an abundance of money which he had freely showered her with. Nora had enjoyed his support and he was, in effect, her backer.

However, Darren was not the leader of the Xu family, nor would he ever assume that status. What was more, he was also a cripple. These were the reasons why Nora had wanted to get divorced from him for such a long time!

The “Game of Thrones” situation between Darren and David was also directly caused by Nora. So, Nora had not shown her true self to both Darren and David as she was waiting to see who would finally win. It was she who had instigated brother against brother.

Now that David had won the game for leadership of the Xu family, Nora was sure to choose David. But she had not wanted her relationship with Darren to disintegrate completely. Life was long and no one knew what the future would hold. Nora did not want to completely lose Darren.

“No? Okay, now that you do not want to get divorced, then we can also…” he continued to push Nora.

Darren flashed a grim smile and his low voice was overflowing with the estrangement which he felt toward Nora. As Darren had expected, Nora interrupted him without even waiting for him to finish his words. She played the game, but she was not as skilled as she believed. Darren saw through her now.

“No… Darren, we have been married for so many years but I have always regarded you as my own brother, even though we became a couple…”

Nora choked and her tears flowed like mountain springs.

“During the years after we got married, I tried so hard to adjust to my new identity as your wife, but I… David always showed up to haunt me and this really made it difficult for me to forget what I had previously experienced with him!”

Nora decided to blame David for everything in this moment and she pretended that she was the one who was hurt most in this relationship.

Darren remained silent with his arms crossed together. Leaning back against the wheelchair, he quietly looked at Nora as if he was anticipating her words.

Season 9

Episode 98

(Families rules)

Jacob instantly felt as if he was dunked in ice cold water from head to toe. His passion evaporated only to be replaced by anger and embarrassment.

‘It is time to get new maids! They cannot even watch over a toddler!’ Jacob thought with great annoyance.

Bowen tried hard to get the cloth disentangled from his head. Emily had finally reacted and had swiftly dressed in Jacob’s T-shirt before lifting Bowen into her arms. Sensing their embarrassment, Bowen became squirmy and tried to free himself from the cloth.

With the quilt wrapped around his lean and powerful frame, Jacob was still angry at seeing the complacent little Bowen who sat in Emily’s arms sucking his thumb. Emily smiled apologetically at her disturbed husband.

“Pay me back tonight!”

Jacob ground his teeth and stared at Bowen thinking of how to punish him later! The little tyke was becoming more and more demanding of Emily’s time.

Jacob could not help feeling disappointed at suffering this invasion of his marital privacy, so he got dressed quite unhappily. After getting fully dressed, he had calmed down again, though this was not the emotion he had planned on having when he had carried Emily up the stairs moments before. “Bowen, did you miss mommy?”

Emily tried her best to hold her laughter as she threw a glance at the sulking Jacob sitting next to her, though her own face was still quite rosy with embarrassment. Then, she lightly pinched Bowen’s cheeks, making him squeal with joy.

“Miss… miss… Daddy… Mommy… Bed…”

Bowen even covered his eyes with his chubby little hands to pretend that he saw nothing.

Jacob pulled Bowen from Emily’s arms and said seriously, “Do not come into our room next time unless you have knocked on the door!”

“Wail… Mommy…”

Bowen reached for Emily, hoping that she could take him back and comfort him. He was not interested in his father being so serious all of a sudden.

Slap! Jacob’s big palm smacked Bowen’s soft bottom. The crisp sound echoed through the big room and Bowen began to cry loudly.

Emily wanted to take Bowen back but Jacob quickly took him out of the room. Soon, a cold and serious voice sounded from outside. “As an old Chinese saying goes, ‘One can be judged for how his adulthood will be when he is still a toddler’. A boy should not always cry! I need to have a talk with him now!”

‘Have a talk? With a toddler?’ Emily could not even believe what she’d heard from Jacob. She wondered if Jacob realized then that Bowen was not even a year old yet!

On one hand, Emily felt aggrieved for little Bowen, while on the other hand, she could not help feeling amused by Jacob’s own childish behavior. But maybe this was just what a father was meant to do with a child, however, it was something which Beryl had missed.

“Family Rule No.1: Emily is Jacob’s wife!
Family Rule No.2: Do not bully Beryl!

Family Rule No.3: A man should behave like a man! No crying!

Family Rule No.4…”

This was the scene that greeted Emily as she entered the study. Jacob was seriously dictating the family rules to Bowen, who had to stand in the corner as punishment

‘Family rules? Are you kidding me? Why don’t I remember that our family had any family rules?

And it seems a tad bit convenient that all of these family rules have been made only for Bowen, ‘ Emily thought to herself as she listened to the drill going on.

She hid quietly behind the door and listened carefully. Actually, she was kind of enjoying this “family rule” event. There was a warmth in this activity between Jacob and Bowen which melted her heart.

After quite a long time, Jacob squatted in front of Bowen and gently stroked his head. “Bowen, you are the one who will stand together with Daddy to protect Mommy and Beryl in the future. So you should be a tough boy, okay?” he asked gently.

Bowen nodded his head resolutely and then gave Jacob a kiss on his cheek. Ever the serious little boy, he was taking these promises as a solemn vow.

Actually, Bowen did not fully understand what his daddy had said, but he would remember it!

Emily could not stop herself from crying anymore as she was so touched by this endearing moment. She felt so happy and contented that she could have Jacob, Beryl, and Bowen in her life. She was truly blessed!

“Come on. Daddy will take you to find Mommy.”

Jacob picked Bowen up and opened the door, noticing that Emily was standing behind the door. He curled his arm around Emily’s waist as he stepped out and bantered lightly, “Wow, my dear, are you now my crying beauty?”

Bowen felt his father’s concern and, reaching out to wipe away Emily’s tears with his chubby hand, gently said, “Mommy… No cry…”

“Puff!”

Emily smiled through her tears, and then they all laughed. The tender family moment was perfect, except for Beryl’s absence since she was still at school.

The couple handed Bowen back to the maids who hovered around the corner in the passage, and Jacob again scolded them for their negligence today. He warned them not to let it ever happen again.

All the maids nodded apologetically and then gingerly left with Bowen until only Emily and Jacob remained in the passage.

“Jacob, I still have some work to finish this afternoon, I need to…” He quickly covered her mouth with his, not even waiting for her to finish her words.

Emily paused for one second and then gently responded to him. Their kiss was passionate, a lingering promise of their earlier interrupted passion.

Moments later, Jacob finally let go of Emily and gently touched her swollen lips with his finger. Her face was a little red from breathing so shallow during the kiss. “Okay, I also need to go back to work. Wait for me after work and I will pick you up, okay?” he said gently.

Suddenly shy at his affections, Emily nodded her head slightly. Her heart was still thumping in her ears, and her mind seemed to have briefly lost focus with his nearness.

“Now, let me take you back to work.” Hand in hand, Jacob led Emily to his car.
In Darren’s family.

“Darren, do you really want to get divorced from me?” Nora felt utterly surprised by Darren’s request as she stared at him in front of her.

What surprised her was that Darren was suddenly willing to let her go. But she still felt very happy at this development as she could now pursue David without the burden of being his sister-in-law.

Now, there was nothing to keep David from her.

“It is what you have wanted for such a long time, isn’t it? So, now what? Do you regret asking for a divorce?” he asked in a cold voice.

Darren gave an ironic smile and glanced at Nora disdainfully. He could not help feeling disgusted by the sight of her face. What love he had held for her had withered and died over the years. She had become little more than an inconvenience to him now.

Darren really did not know why he had loved such a woman to start with.

“No… No…” she murmured.

Like pearls being unstrung, a string of tears fell from Nora’s long lashes and spilled over her white cheeks. With big, watery eyes, she stared closely at Darren as if she were being severely bullied by someone.

For such a long time, Nora had pushed Darren to get divorced from her.

However, now that he really wanted to divorce her, Nora suddenly felt a strange hesitation.

Darren had treated her very well during their years of married life. He had even indulged her disturbance of David’s life again and again. There was an abundance of money which he had freely showered her with. Nora had enjoyed his support and he was, in effect, her backer.

However, Darren was not the leader of the Xu family, nor would he ever assume that status. What was more, he was also a cripple. These were the reasons why Nora had wanted to get divorced from him for such a long time!

The “Game of Thrones” situation between Darren and David was also directly caused by Nora. So, Nora had not shown her true self to both Darren and David as she was waiting to see who would finally win. It was she who had instigated brother against brother.

Now that David had won the game for leadership of the Xu family, Nora was sure to choose David. But she had not wanted her relationship with Darren to disintegrate completely. Life was long and no one knew what the future would hold. Nora did not want to completely lose Darren.

“No? Okay, now that you do not want to get divorced, then we can also…” he continued to push Nora.

Darren flashed a grim smile and his low voice was overflowing with the estrangement which he felt toward Nora. As Darren had expected, Nora interrupted him without even waiting for him to finish his words. She played the game, but she was not as skilled as she believed. Darren saw through her now.

“No… Darren, we have been married for so many years but I have always regarded you as my own brother, even though we became a couple…”

Nora choked and her tears flowed like mountain springs.

“During the years after we got married, I tried so hard to adjust to my new identity as your wife, but I… David always showed up to haunt me and this really made it difficult for me to forget what I had previously experienced with him!”

Nora decided to blame David for everything in this moment and she pretended that she was the one who was hurt most in this relationship.

Darren remained silent with his arms crossed together. Leaning back against the wheelchair, he quietly looked at Nora as if he was anticipating her words.