Emelia was late for the script reading meeting the next day.
She entered the conference room and apologized to everyone in embarrassment. But people seemed to be understanding. Emelia was more embarrassed. She silently scolded Julian.
However, people apologized to her too for last night. They paid too much attention to Julian and totally ignored her.
After a few exchanges of words, Emelia started to work. She didn't feel anything. Julian was not an ordinary person. He was meant to be surrounded. However, Julian was very protective of her, she didn't have much to worry about.
At noon, Julian came to Starixo to pick up Emelia. Emelia asked for a leave in the afternoon. She and Julian were going to the hospital to visit Naomi.
After lunch, they went to the hospital. Naomi didn't look quite good. Emelia felt sad to see that.
Emelia didn't spend much time with Naomi, but Naomi treated Emelia like her own daughter. Naomi's love was unconditional.
Seeing Naomi's weak look, Emelia couldn't help tearing up. Naomi took her hand and gently comforted her, "Silly child, why so sad? It happens to everybody. We live and we die. It's the law of nature."
Emelia forced her tears back and smiled, "You will get better. You'll see me get married."
When Emelia said the word married, Vincent and Julian looked at each other tacitly.
Julian was very excited. He thought maybe his dream would come true earlier because of Naomi's unfavorable state.
Vincent and the Longerich family would probably agree for Emelia to remarry him. Otherwise, what did Vincent just look at him?
When Julian's thoughts fluctuated, Vincent came forward and said to Emelia, "Naomi will be discharged in the afternoon. Why don't you and Julian come home for dinner tonight?"
Julian was so excited to hear that. Vincent asked Emelia to take him back for dinner, and by that time he would officially meet the Longerich family. It meant that he was going to be recognized.
Julian didn't show much of his excitement of course. After all, Naomi was still ill.
They all know that Naomi's health condition was not optimistic.
Vincent's proposal stunned Emelia, but she soon understood Vincent's good intentions. Vincent must want Naomi to see her peace with Julian.
So, Emelia immediately agreed.
Emelia had been hesitating these days about whether to take Julian home since he came to the Capital. She didn't expect things to go this way. But she could save her hesitation now.
"But can Auntie leave the hospital now?" Emelia was worried.
Naomi said with a smile, "I'll be all right."
Naomi meant to say that it was all the same for her whether staying in the hospital or not. She was at the end of her life.
Naomi needed to rest, so Emelia and Julian didn't stay for long,
Vincent sent them out of the ward. At the end of the corridor, Emelia couldn't help crying anymore.
She held Vincent and cried uncontrollably, "I want Auntie to live a long life, I want you to accompany each other all the time, I want you to be happy forever..."
Vincent and Naomi had an excellent relationship, everyone knew that.
Emelia can't imagine how heartbroken and painful Vincent would be if Naomi passed away. Could he take it?
Phil said quietly, "Aren't you telling us that you are going to your father-in-law's house and be accepted by him."
Julian said, "Why are you jealous? Aren't you married? "
What was there to show off about being accepted by my father-in-law? The most important thing is to marry Emelia."
Phil grunted, "Don't you know that my parents-in-laws had both passed away? I'll never have this feeling of being accepted by them."
Julian didn't want to reply to Phil's weird talk.
Arthur then replied, "You don't have to specially dress up, do you? You look smart whatever you wear. "
All of them were tall and outstanding in appearance. They had never needed to worry about outfits over the years.
They looked good whatever they put on.
Julian said somewhat confidently, "The Longerich family aren't ordinary people. I have to dress up carefully."
Phil sent an emoji of face with rolling eyes. Arthur said, "just dress simple, less is more."
Ezra didn't speak. Since the thing between his father Roman and Maisie happened some time ago, Julian and Ezra's relationship had become worse than before.
Ezra had always been the most active one in the group. He could warm up the atmosphere whatever the topic was. But now he seldomly spoke. He no longer asked them out for drinking in private, especially not Julian.
Julian didn't want to think about it. He felt angry whenever he thought of what Roman had done to Maisie, a pregnant woman. He didn't mind losing Ezra as a friend.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Seriously, How Did He Win My Heart(There He Is Again)(Julian Hughes and Emelia Jones)