Chapter 231 - The Return of Beauty and Beast

At Evergreen Villa. Lily followed Jacob and J inside the villa feeling dejected. Inside, she walks towards the guest room but Jacob stopped him. "You'll use the other guest room."

"Oh... okay." Lily replied casually without bothering to ask. She just wanted to take a shower and have a sleep so she dragged herself to the other guest room.

Evergreen Villa only have three big rooms. The master's bedroom which Jacob and J occupied, and two guest room. One guest room is being occupied by Arthur and Stefan while the other one will be using by Lily from now on.

"Are they home?" J looked at Lily's retreating back then glanced at the other guest room. She is referring to Arthur and Stefan. She wonders if the two take a three-days off like she instructed them.

"No. They're probably at the headquarters." Jacob paused for while then continued. "But somebody is."

With a furrowed brows J looked at Jacob. "What do you mean?"

After saying that J heard dogs barking coming from the kitchen. Her eyes were wide in surprise upon seeing two dogs running towards them.

In an instant, Beast pounced on her while Beauty was taking time to reach them since she is still recovering from her wounds.

"Oh my God! Beast... Beauty... come here sweetie..." J was teary eyed upon seeing Beauty and Beast back. Since she was abducted, the two of them stayed at the vet. Beast only had cold but Beauty was shot that caused her to lost her pups. She strokes the head then the back of the dogs.

"Jacob, since when did they came back?" J stood up and asked Jacob.

Jacob keep looking at her with a gentle smile. "Just today. I asked James to bring them home."

They stayed for a couple of minutes with Beauty and Beast before they retreat to their bedroom.

While Jacob is tucking J, she asked him. "Don't you think you've gone overboard with your punishment to Lily? She's not a kid anymore."

"Rules are rules. And she violated them. She deserves it." Jacob said casually.

"But it was Lance. He wouldn't do anything to her." J replied.

"Still, he is a male investor, and she got drunk with him. What if it was a different person?" Jacob said while he prepares to lie in the bed.

"If it wasn't Lance, Lily will not drink with him and will never got drunk." J said.

"Mrs. Parker, you got something to tell me?" Jacob pulled her into his embrace and stare at her face with a quizzical smile.

J stared at Jacob's amber eyes. She is contemplating if she should tell him about Lily's feelings towards Lance or not. In the end... "Lily likes Lance."

Jacob's eyes turned icy then his lips curled. "That little troublemaker."

"There is nothing wrong if Lily likes Lance." J said casually.

"There is... I don't like him." Jacob replied as if he was talking about somebody that is not related to them.

J frowned. "What is wrong with Lance? He is such a good person. And he is going to be a good brother-in-law."

Jacob chuckled. "Honey, this is the second time that you tell a joke and I'm not impressed."

J clenched her jaw. "Are you insulting my sense of humor?"

"Ha-ha. No. It's just that, I expected more from you."

"Well, I'm not joking around." after saying that she turned her back on Jacob and tried to free herself from his embrace but Jacob didn't let her.

"Does he like her?"

"No."

"That asshole."