Chapter 38 So What if I’m Interested in Him?

Chapter 38 So What if I’m Interested in Him?

Right now, Christopher was still holding Diane’s hand. Emilia’s words had put Diane in a difficult position and she didn’t know how to respond.

Her marriage with Christopher wasn’t meant to be made public to begin with—not unless it was the last resort.

In fact, she wanted nothing more than to hide it from her family at that moment.

Thus, she’d rather keep quiet and see how Christopher would answer her sister.

“I’ve said it before—she belongs to me.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Diane shot him a glance; he didn’t reveal nor deny the fact that she was his wife.

Even though she was satisfied with his ambiguous response, an inexplicable uneasiness surfaced in her chest.

“She belongs to you? W-What does that mean?” Maria was quick to follow up. Meanwhile, George stared fixedly at the two of them as well. Without waiting for Christopher to reply, George said all of a sudden, “No, you two can’t be together.”

Diane jolted momentarily whereas Christopher’s expression dulled instantly. He replied, “I’m afraid you don’t have the right to decide what I do with my personal life.”

His words were harsh and blunt, so Diane felt quite bad for her parents. As a result, she frowned in slight dissatisfaction.

George was overcome with awkwardness; even so, there wasn’t a hint of frustration on his face.

Instead, he was very cautious with his choice of words—just like how he was when he used to serve the Wayne Family as a housekeeper 20 years ago. He said carefully, “I’m not trying to decide your life for you, Young Master Wayne. However, we… y-you see, we’re far too different from you. Diane isn’t suited to be together with you; you’re the Young Master while she’s…”

“I know very well who she is,” said Christopher, his voice cold as ice. His single sentence was enough to render George speechless, and the middle-aged man’s face paled immediately.

Maria’s eyes were fixed on Christopher the whole time. After some time, she finally broke her silence and hissed at George all of a sudden. She said, “Are you crazy? How can you talk to Young Master Wayne like that? You’re in no place to tell him how to live his life! Um… j-just get together if it’s your wish—it’s fine as long as Diane’s happy. At any rate, you’re a much better man than Norman.”

Maria then forced a smile and chuckled stiffly, but it earned a sharp glare from George. He seemed to have something to say, but Maria stopped him with a grip on his arm. “All right, stop it. Let’s not spoil the mood.”

George kept his opinions to himself in the end, but he still looked extremely discontented.

Meanwhile, Diane felt that the looks on her parents’ faces were quite odd indeed.

Nevertheless, she couldn’t tell what exactly was strange about their reaction. Just as she was lost in thought, Christopher spoke again.

“After what happened today, I don’t think it’ll be safe for you all to stay here. I’ll arrange somewhere safer for you guys to stay. If you need anything in the future, just let me know—there’s no need to look for Diane.”

Diane instantly returned to her senses at the sound of his words, and she looked up at the man in a daze.

Is he helping me to take care of my family?

At that moment, a warm feeling rushed up her chest and she was about to say something when Maria beat her to it with a laugh. “That’s great. I’ve always known that you’re a nostalgic person, Young Master Wayne—you treat Diane so well, and you’re even taking care of our family. Thank you, Young Master Wayne.”

“There’s no need to thank me.”

Christopher was indifferent and cold toward Maria’s earnest attitude. As Diane looked at her mother, she felt that behind her huge grin was an immense hunger for profit.

Maria’s blatant butter-up made Diane uncomfortable to watch; she was afraid that her family would continue to leech off Christopher with more outrageous requests. With that in mind, she said, “Since Christopher had offered, you guys should pack up, Mom and Dad. Well then, I’ll be leaving with him first.”

Then, she gave Christopher’s hand a tug and turned around; he didn’t object and followed suit.

To her surprise, Emilia quickly ran up to the two of them and blocked their way at the door.

“What’s the rush, Diane? I’m not done yet.”

“What do you want now?”

Diane frowned at her sister. However, Emilia paid her no mind; she stared straight at Christopher innocently and put on a sweet smile.

“Christopher—can I call you that? You’re considered my brother-in-law now, right? Since you’re the president of Evergreen Incorporated, can’t you hire me as an employee? I’m not asking for much—a secretary position is good enough. It’s hard to find a job these days and I’ll never be able to get accepted in such a huge corporation like Evergreen. Since this is a piece of cake for you, you’ll help me out, right? Come on, think about my sister!”

“Emilia.”

Diane’s face fell as she warned her sister angrily and said, “You’ve gone too far. Every company has their own rules and regulations for hiring employees. Just send in your resume and follow the procedures if you’re interested. Don’t try to cheat your way in.”

“How is this considered cheating? Christopher is the president of Evergreen; they have tens of thousands of employees and positions. What difference would it make if they just hire another one?

You’re the one who’s gone too far, Diane.”

Emilia had been spoiled since young, so she’d put on a pouty face whenever she was unhappy.

Meanwhile, Diane was at her wits’ end; she took a look at Christopher and realized that he was staring at her too.

His face was unreadable, and so were his deep-set eyes.

Since his stoic demeanor wasn’t giving away his thoughts, Diane could only stick to her own. “Don’t think too much of it. She…”

Before she could finish, Christopher interrupted and said, “She’s right. It’s a piece of cake.”

He then turned to Emilia and said, “Report to HR tomorrow. Tell them it’s on me.”

“All right. Thanks, Christopher.”

Emilia broke into a bright grin at once, her eyes gleaming with appreciation for Christopher.

“Let’s go.”

With that, Christopher held Diane’s hand without another word as they left the apartment building together.

“Safe trip, Christopher!”

Emilia shouted farewells excitedly by the gate. Behind her, George scowled at Maria angrily.

“Are you insane? How could you agree to their relationship?”

“What’s the problem? Just let them be with each other if they want to—there’s nothing wrong with that,”

Maria replied matter-of-factly.

George fixed his gaze on Maria; he was silent for a few moments before he said, “I never thought that you’d be even more cold-hearted than me, Maria. How could you put the two of them together? You should know…”

“What are you trying to say? I’ve suffered enough after being stuck with a gambling addict like you for so many years. If there’s one thing I know, it’s the horrible financial state of our family right now!

Besides, Christopher is rich—he’s filthy rich. Why are you acting so humble, George? How can you afford to act humble after you’ve gambled away our whole family?” Maria argued in disdain. George didn’t have the words to counter her attacks, and he suddenly raised his arm at her.

Maria didn’t dodge and simply glared back at him provokingly, whereas George stopped short in his tracks; eventually, he put down his arm without landing the hit.

“I’m not going to argue with you. Just be careful what you wish for, and don’t blame me for what happens if she stirs up any trouble with the Waynes.”

“What’s wrong with the Waynes? You’re too naive, George. They’re just in a relationship—there’s nothing serious going on between them. Do you think they’d actually get married and have kids?

You’ve overestimated yourself. Don’t forget that she’s your daughter, George—do you really think that the Wayne Family would accept her as their daughter-in-law? Pfft, in your dreams.” Maria’s face was filled with scorn as she mocked her husband. Just then, Emilia added from the side and said, “Exactly.

From what I see, things won’t end well between them. My sister can’t be a good match for a man like Christopher! They’ll break up very soon for sure.”

Emilia’s eyes gleamed dreamily as she spoke. Maria took a lot at her daughter before she jolted in surprise.

“You little b*tch—don’t tell me you’re interested in Christopher too?”

George’s eyes shifted to Emilia as well. At the same time, a slight frown appeared on his forehead.

“What if I am? Is it unusual to be interested in a man like him?” Emilia snapped back matter-of-factly.

While ignoring her parent’s wide-eyed stares, she turned around and pranced over to her room.