Chapter 63 - So Forgetful

Maury felt guilty and regretful. What had he done to Emily? He had planned to give her a good life by keeping her by his side. But eventually, what did he bring to his kid?

"Emily, it's my fault. It's Dad's fault." Maury reached out and held Emily into his arms. He said something which he used to feel hard to tell. "I shouldn't have brought you back. If you stayed with Mom, you wouldn't have suffered these. Do you miss Mom? If you do, I will take you to see her, okay?"

"Really?" Emily sobbed and looked up at Maury with a pair of moist eyes. She had never seen her mother since she moved to the Britt's in her previous life.

When Maury saw the Emily's face smudged with lipstick, he felt extremely sad. He touched her face and said softly, "I always keep my word."

Emily still didn't believe it. Tears streamed down her clear eyes as she asked again, "Dad, are you lying to me?"

Maury felt sorry for Emily. "I'm serious. I give you my word."

As he spoke, he made a pinky swear with Emily.

Emily's hands were very cold. When two pinkies touched each other, Maury could feel the coldness clearly. He almost cried and said, "I will definitely take you to your Mom."

On the other side, Eliot dragged Elsie to his room and pressed her against the wall. Then, he choked Elsie and said sternly, "You are so forgetful, aren't you? What did I tell you last time?"

Elsie kicked wildly and shouted, "Mom! Mom! Save me! Eliot wants to kill me!"

"Eliot, let go! Your sister is going to be strangled! Let go!" Beverly followed him to the room and tried to get his hand off Elsie's neck. "Come on, dear. Let go!"

Eliot fiercely glared at Beverly. "Mom, everyone is saying that you're the stepmother in Cinderella. Do you know that?"

Beverly felt embarrassed and looked at him, "What? Don't you think I treat her well?"

Eliot distained to reveal the facts. He looked so dispirited. "It has been ten years. You've watched her grow up and she has lived with us for ten years. Don't you have any feelings for her?"

"How could it be? Every time we dine out, we always remember to bring her food." Beverly could not remove Eliot's hand so she patted his hand forcefully and said, "Hurry up and let go of your sister!"

"Eliot, look at my hands! They were stabbed so hard by that idiot!" Elsie felt aggrieved. Because her neck was pinched, her voice was rough and hoarse. "Do you really care about me? Why do you only scold me whenever something happens? Why can't I explain for myself, just because she's an idiot? She stabbed me with a knife, and should I just stand there and let her stab me?"

"Oh my God! So much blood! Hurry up and let go!" Beverly had already seen Elsie's wound. She thought that Elsie was injured by herself. She didn't expect that it was that idiot who stabbed Elsie. Upon hearing what Elsie said, Beverly was filled with indignation. "Eliot, did you hear what your sister said? That retard stabbed your sister!"

Eliot sneered, "She doesn't even kill ants. Do you think I'll believe you?"

Elsie almost vomited blood.

She hardly told truths to her brother during the past years, but Eliot would always choose to believe her and continued to spoil her. However, what she said today was totally true. And Eliot did not believe a single word of what she said! Furthermore, he also wanted to strangle her.

Elsie shouted in despair, "Eliot, I'm your sister. Why are you so cruel to me?"

"I should ask that." Eliot clenched his fist and said in a voice, which was fierce and scary as if he was the messenger from hell. "Why are you all so heartless?"

"Mr. Eliot!" The butler shouted at the door. He rushed upstairs and saw what was happening. He was shocked and didn't know what to do.

Eliot did not stop. Instead, he choked Elsie with another hand. Then he turned to look at the butler and asked, "What is it?"

Elsie still tried to kick Eliot, crying and shouting. "Eliot, I hate you!"

Beverly hurriedly closed the door and said, "If there's anything urgent, we'll talk about it later!" She then looked at Eliot, "Hurry up and put her down!"

Eliot ignored it. He stared at the butler and asked, "What is it? Tell me."

The butler forced himself and said, "A car has brought a chair over and it needs you to sign after you receive it. I look at the price, and it seems to be...." He looked at Beverly and was a little hesitant, "99,000."

Beverly's expression changed. It seemed that from the moment they left, many things had been determined. She recalled what had happened all the way from the hotel, to the hotel exit, to the road, and to the residence.

Before she could figure out the cause and effect, she heard Elsie scream. She looked up and saw that Elsie was thrown onto the bed by Eliot. The blood in her palm splashed on the pink sheets, and soon half of the sheets were dyed red.

Beverly ignored her and ran after Eliot. "Eliot, listen to me. Don't tell your dad about this...."

"What do you want to hide from me?" Maury, who had just come out of the next room, glared at Beverly with a gloomy expression, "What else did you do?"

Beverly quickly stood behind Eliot. "Eliot, when you were a kid, you were often sick and had a fever. It was I who hugged you and took care of you all night. I always love you so much. But today, I've done all this for your sister."

Eliot's expression slightly changed. He seemed to be touched. He stopped Maury and said, "Dad, let's go downstairs and take a look first."

Maury waved his hand and walked downstairs.

Beverly whispered as she followed behind Eliot, "Eliot, your sister was tricked by that fool, oh no, Emily today. She played with your sister's lipstick and even put it on a chair which Elsie would sit on. We went to have dinner and there were some leather sofa chairs. Thus, the chair was stained with lipstick. I had to buy it to protect the reputation of the Britt family."

As she spoke, they arrived at the first floor.

At the entrance of the living room was the sofa chair. The lipstick on it was not wiped off, which confirmed that what Beverly said was true. She did not lie to Eliot.

However, the next second, Eliot's phone rang. It was from his assistant in the company. He asked Eliot anxiously, "That piece of news has some impact on our products. Within just a few minutes, four clients have called to ask for returning products. And they won't cooperate with us in the future...."

Eliot's eyebrows twitched and he caught the point, "What news?"

Maury was observing the chair. Beverly saw that he looked good, so she walked over and explained to him in a low voice.

Eliot didn't want to be heard by them. Holding the phone, he walked to the door and listened to the assistant, who was surprised. "Didn't you read the news? The latest one. You'd better .... take a look at it first."