Chapter 1922
Looking at her confident eyes, Davis smiled gently. "Let's make a bet. If Aman will let Nan Gong go, then you promise me one thing. If he doesn't, I will let you go. What do you think?"
Chloe's eyes were shaking.
She asked, "If Aman doesn't agree to your request, will you let me go?"
"Yes." He nodded. "On the contrary, you have to stay with me forever."
Chloe was a little confused.
If Aman didn't agree to Davis' request to ask Ruidan to let Nan Gong go, Davis would let her go instead.
However, would Aman persist when it came to her life and life?
Would he still do whatever he could to save her?
After thinking about it for a while, Chloe shook her head. "No, I won't bet with you. Even if he really asked Ruidan to let Nan Gongwei go, I can't stay with you."
"I won't allow anyone to refuse my request." He suddenly grabbed Chloe's chin.
Chloe frowned in pain. When she raised her head, she saw that in the darkness of his eyes, some memories of her past floated up again. Damn it, was this the so-called ambiguous relationship? Was he a friend of Nangong Yen, so what made people hate him so much?
Chloe stared at him coldly. "Mr. Davis, please behave yourself. Even if I fall into your hands now, I am still the Young Madam of the Emperor Family. Please pay attention to your etiquette and demeanor."
Davis stared at her for a while. There was a glimmer of confusion in his eyes, and then he let go of her.
He picked up a piece of steak with a fork and raised it in front of Chloe. "I cut it myself. Do you want to eat it or not? I don't want you to be shameless. You are the first person in the world who can make me cut food with my own hands."
Chloe's face looked a little ugly. "Your action makes me very reluctant to eat, because another person I hate very much has said the same disgusting words. Mr. Davis, I'll give you a loyal word. Don't force a woman!"
His face darkened as he looked on.
"You're neither enthusiastic nor so-called gentlemanly. It's just disgusting." Chloe once again said rudely, "Because we're not familiar with each other... oh!"
The man in front of her suddenly pinched her lower jaw and stuffed the food he had just cut into the mouth of Chloe.
The scene of Nangong Yan stuffing something into her mouth appeared in front of her again, which made Chloe's body tremble for a moment. She was in a state of fear, and her forehead trembled slightly. She lost the strength to resist.
But reality reminded her that she could not be affected by the past now. It was just a terrible past. She could not let it become her shadow forever!
She suddenly raised her hand and pushed away the man's hand in front of her. "Let... let go, I'll eat by myself!"
Davis threw the tableware to her and stood high in front of her, wiping his hands with a napkin. "Mrs. Emperor has been aware of this for a long time. Don't you have to suffer this?"
Chloe slowly raised her hand and picked up the tableware.
"You really can't learn well forever." A meaningful sentence came from above her head.
Chloe was stunned and suddenly raised her head. Davis turned his face and said to the restaurant, "Bring me that glass of wine."
Chloe's eyes trembled. An illusion... must be an illusion!
This should not have been said by the man whom she had met for the first time. It must have been because the dark shadow that Nangong Yen had cast on her back then was too heavy that she had such an illusion.
Just as she was eating nervously, a servant came up with a glass of wine on a tray. It was red wine, but it was mixed with... the smell of blood?
Impossible. No matter what kind of wine it was, it was impossible to add blood.
Chloe couldn't help but think of the blood on the ground. It must have come from the ground.
Davis took the glass of wine and handed it to Chloe. "Mrs. Emperor, since you don't want to drink this bottle of wine in front of you, I think it's not what you want. But as a gentleman, it's not a shame for me to not invite guests to drink good wine. Just like the food you eat, this glass of wine is also made by me. It's called 'Blood Love in Love'."
Chloe swallowed and looked at the wine in his hand.
"I've been keen on drinking recently," he explained. The corners of his mouth were still calm, but there was a slight and almost invisible smile in his brown-red eyes. He introduced this cup of his proud work. "This cup of 'Blood Love Likes Love' is red wine, with rose wine that symbolizes strong desire, and an ancient formula from the world. Finally, it is made into this unique cocktail in the world. Mrs. Emperor, you are definitely the first person to taste it. You should feel honored."
Chloe opened her mouth. "I don't want to drink..."
"Shh." He put his index finger in front of his lips, and his movements were as graceful as an actor's. He said slowly, "Mrs. Emperor, you must have forgotten what I just said. I don't like it when others refuse my request."
Chloe swallowed and was trying to find a way to refuse.
"Don't worry. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't need to use such a roundabout way." He put the glass in front of Chloe. "It's not poisonous. Drink it."
Chloe felt guilty and smiled. "... Since it was made by Mr. Davis himself, I think I should invite such a woman you like to drink. I don't need it."
She had no choice but to say so.
He stared at Chloe with a cold look in his eyes. "Didn't Mrs. Emperor just say that there was no need to be entangled with her? I think what you said makes sense. Since Mrs. Emperor is here as a guest, of course, it's a treat for guests."
Chloe's heart was sweating. Just now... she shouldn't have said those words.
"That's right. At the end of the day, it's none of my business which woman he is with."
Now he was driven to the duck's rack and was going to drink the wine he had adjusted!
"Mrs. Emperor?" Joe also stared at her and urged her with his eyes.
Chloe knew that even if she didn't drink it, these people would drink it... Instead of ending up in such a mess, just drink it.
If she died, it would be of no benefit to them at all.
Chloe picked up the cup and took a small sip. She frowned and swallowed. "All right, I'll drink it. This wine doesn't suit my taste. I don't want to drink too much."
Davis looked better and replied modestly, "Is that so? Since Mrs. Emperor has said so, I will find a way to improve it." At the end, he slowly turned around and smiled. "Then, I hope Aman will agree to my request."
At this time, Yara was waiting anxiously in the closed room for Chloe to come back.
Someone outside said something to the gatekeeper and the door opened.
"Mrs. Jiang..." Yara thought Chloe had come back. As soon as she ran over, she stopped when she saw the person coming. "It's you?"
This person was the man who had just passed by Chloe. Yara knew him. The people here all called him Wharton. He was a handsome man with an Asian face. His eyes were unpredictable. He didn't smile when he didn't speak. When he spoke, the corners of his mouth were always raised slightly. His smile was very bright, and he didn't look like a bad person at all.
Of course, it could not be a good person to be with the people here.
But in Lita's eyes, this person was a good person, because if it weren't for him, she would have lost her ears and fingers a long time ago.
Wharton walked in. Faced with Yara's surprised face, he didn't mind if the people outside heard him. He said directly, "I'm here to tell you that Davis already knew that your finger wasn't cut off and your ears weren't cut off. I was just admiring you for being a rare piano player. It would be a pity if you were to become a cripple. But from what Davis said, I think I can only help you twice. In the future, you should pray for yourself!"
"He... you?" Lita's eyes trembled slightly. "What are you going to do? Do you still want to cut off my fingers to threaten my parents? Why did you do that?"
"Not now." Wharton said. "However, it's hard to say what'll happen next."
I..." Lita shook her head. "Why did Davis do this first? Did I offend him? Was it because I didn't have dinner with him?"
"Trust me, Miss Yara. It's not that simple. Mr. Davis wouldn't have kidnapped you just because you rejected his invitation to dinner." Wharton told her. "At the end of the day, you're just a hostage used to attract Mrs. Emperor over."