Emilia sensed the complaint in Ezra's words and continued to stimulate him, "For example?"
Ezra stiffened and stared at Emilia with discontent.
It was true couples tend to influence each other. Emilia used to be kind and generous. But after staying with Julian, she became sly as well.
Ezra hummed, "The mother's taking great care of the son, and the son's caring for his mother. Nothing could be more harmonious."
Emilia was trying to hold back her smile, "That'll be awesome. I was worried she would be unhappy about the change of environment."
Ezra was rendered speechless.
Emilia meant that Maisie was unhappy about his staying with them, right?
Feeling exhausted, Ezra sipped the coffee again and stood up, "I'll see you around."
He could not stay anymore, for the couple was ruthless.
The man was contemptuous, and the woman was secretly mocking him.
Good.
After Ezra went away, Emilia frowned and asked Julian, "What does he mean? I feel he's resentful towards Maisie."
Julian, however, was scared of being asked about his opinion towards Ezra and Maisie, because Emilia would blame him for Ezra's wrongdoing. It was so unpredictable.
So, holding his daughter, Julian decided to avoid answering directly, "He's quite different from the past. I could hardly guess what's in his mind."
Emilia was not at all satisfied, "Julian, why are you avoiding the answer?"
Julian felt bitter.
She was not aware of the reason?
No matter what Julian said, Emilia was going to be picky. He was wrong to take both Ezra's side and Maisie's side. Now he chose to take no one's side, and it was still wrong.
Julian was deeply concerned if Emilia was tired of him. Otherwise, why would all his conduct be wrong?
Thinking of that, Julian groaned, "No matter what I say, I'm wrong. What do you expect me to say?"
Emilia lifted her eyebrow and glimpsed at him. Was he influenced by Ezra's resentment?
Since both her boy and girl were there, Emilia didn't want to pick a fight with Julian in front of them, so she left the room without saying anything.
She intended to take a step back. But for Julian, her behavior suggested she didn't care to talk to him. Instantly, he was worried. Julian signaled the nanny to take care of the children and went to look for Emilia.
Emilia just sat down in the study and was preparing to do some work on the computer. Now that the kids had reached a certain age, they were not as troublesome as when they were babies. And since she and Julian had been used to the role of parents, Emilia was considering it was time that she resume her career.
During her pregnancy, Emilia slowly and calmly finished the love story of Nina and Cameron. As they were finally together, her story had also come to a perfect ending.
Now she was planning to put down the story that was going on in her mind. She talked with Julian about it, and Julian proposed to buy the copyright to make a series, which was rejected by her.
The next moment, Julian's sudden intrusion surprised her.
In the past, when she was writing stories in the study, Julian would never interrupt her. He knew how important a quiet environment was for creation. But why did he come in without even knocking at the door this time?
Immediately, Emilia began to reflect on herself. Did she impair his confidence by neglecting him too often after they had children?
Thinking of that, she hold him tighter instead of pushing him away, and tiptoed to give a slight kiss on his lips, "How can I don't love you? I love you, so so much."
"More than ever."
It was far beyond Julian's imagination that he would receive such a romantic speech. He startled for a moment as if he had been greatly flattered.
Julian knew that Emilia was not someone who was good at expressing her feelings. He thought he was going to make some great efforts before extracting something pleasant to the ear. He did not expect her to be so frank.
Out of ecstasy, he held up her chin and pressed his lips against hers. Emilia felt it was too much and tried to take a step back.
But the man reached out his arms and pulled her back again into his chest.
Emilia sighed in her heart. Her work might need to wait a while.
Later, the study was totally messed up.
When the nanny knocked on the door, Emilia who was lying in Julian's arms, pinched his waist, "It's all your fault."
Julian came to look for her but ended up spending a long time in the study with the door closed shut. Emilia's cheek blushed merely thinking of it.
"Alright, it's all my fault." Julian pulled the blanket over to cover her, coaxing, "I will go out first and bring you clothes."
They were lying on the couch in the study. After the nanny went downstairs, Julian tidied himself up and left.
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