Chapter 109
James's pupils suddenly contracted, and he quickly stepped back two steps, barely dodging Emily's kick.
"Get lost!"
Meeting those eyes filled with murderous intent, James's brain seemed to short-circuit, and he froze for a moment.
He threw out a harsh threat, turned and left, his fleeing figure utterly pathetic. "Emily, just you wait. I won't let you and your kids off!"
"Mommy, are you okay?"
After chasing away the bad guy, Nina was the first to drop the toy fork in her hand and throw herself into Emily's arms.
Oscar beside her also asked quietly.
"I'm fine." Seeing how much the children cared about her, Emily felt her eyes start to sting. "If you two hadn't come out to protect me in time today, I probably would have had to fight with that bad guy for much longer. You were really brave, but if you run into this kind of situation again, I hope you'll protect yourselves first."
Taking this opportunity, Emily didn't forget to teach the children a lesson.
Nina and Oscar looked at each other and nodded hard at the same time.
"Mommy, don't worry! We didn't come out right away because we were preparing things." As she spoke, a hint of mischief flashed in Nina's eyes, and she pointed at the plastic toy fork lying on the floor.
"Mommy, we used this thing to chase away the bad guy. Even though this fork is just a toy, if you push it hard into someone, it still really hurts." Nina explained seriously, with a bit of pride on her face.
Seeing her little expression, Emily couldn't help but laugh, and then tears slid out uncontrollably.
She knew that during the time Amelia wasn't here, the two children had become very mature, but seeing them rack their brains so hard to protect her, Emily still couldn't help feeling heartbroken.
She should be the one protecting the two children.
"Mommy, don't be scared. Grandma will definitely come back. We'll be good and wait at home for Grandma during this time." Nina noticed Emily's sadness and reached out her little hand to gently pat her back, just like Emily used to comfort her.
Oscar didn't say anything, but also crouched down and hugged Emily from behind.
The two children hugged her tightly from front and back. Feeling this long-lost warmth, Emily could no longer control her emotions.
Her sobbing gradually grew louder, finally turning into wailing.
Nina and Oscar busily helped her wipe her tears, while also having a conversation with their eyes.
'Is Mommy really okay like this?'
'Should be fine. It's good that Mommy is crying it out.'
Emily didn't notice their little interaction, and gradually adjusted her emotions with the children's comfort.
"You two were really great today."
In the living room, Emily touched both children's heads, then pretended to be strong.
"It's getting late. I'll go make dinner for you."
"Okay." Nina and Oscar nodded at the same time.
But when Emily went into the kitchen, they still followed behind her like two little tails.
They were rarely this clingy. Emily couldn't help but pause, then turned around suspiciously to look at Oscar. "You didn't do something bad today, did you?"
She knew very well.
Although Oscar looked harmless and was just a kid, the sneaky ideas in his brain were no less than an adult's.
Of course, this wasn't meant as an insult.
On the contrary, Oscar having brains and being able to protect himself and Nina was a very good thing.
Oscar pressed his lips together slightly and didn't say much.
Meanwhile, Nina couldn't wait to speak up. "Mommy, Mommy, Oscar had an egg hidden in his frying pan just now."
"An egg? What egg?" Emily had been too busy protecting the two children earlier and hadn't noticed this so-called egg.
"A raw egg!" Nina couldn't help but giggle when talking about this.
A slight smile also appeared on Oscar's usually calm face.
Emily's sad mood couldn't hold either, and she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.
She gently tapped Oscar's forehead and shook her head helplessly.
"You, just protect yourself next time." After saying this, she didn't criticize Oscar for it.
She knew Oscar was trying to protect her.
A child with brains who could step up to protect his mother at critical moments - this was a gift from God. Why would she blame them?
As long as they could protect themselves, that was enough.
Emily had a smile on her lips as she busied herself in the kitchen.
Meanwhile, James returned to his car covered in egg liquid, cursing angrily.
He hadn't expected that harmless-looking kid to be so sneaky, hiding a raw egg in the frying pan.
Sitting in the driver's seat, he pulled out tissues trying to wipe off the egg liquid all over himself, while continuing to curse. "Those two kids are really sneaky. I don't know whose spawn they are, so poorly raised."
Only after he had cleaned up most of the mess on himself did James calm down.
He reached out and squeezed at the air, with a somewhat sleazy smile at the corner of his mouth.
He had to say, even though Emily had already had children, her body still felt really good to touch - not much worse than those young girls, and actually had more mature appeal.
Just for this reason alone, he wouldn't give up on Emily so easily.
What's more, they had made such a scene just now, and William hadn't appeared at all, so he probably wasn't there.
Thinking of William, he couldn't help but shiver.
Although he hadn't had much contact with William, he knew this wasn't a simple man.
James was a bit puzzled, not understanding how Emily could know such a person, but that didn't matter.
Before he got his hands on Emily, he would definitely deal with William and absolutely wouldn't let him get in the way.
After all, as a fellow man, he could tell William had feelings for Emily.
In a way, they were competitors now.
Strike first to gain the advantage, strike later and suffer - he didn't want to be the one who suffered, so William would have to be the one in trouble.
Thinking about this, his eyes showed some eagerness, and he directly called his assistant. "Go check William's movements these past few days and see who he's been in contact with recently."
"Yes, Mr. Smith." The person on the other end was brief and agreed right away.
The two hung up without any more conversation.
After chasing away James, Emily finally got a few days of peaceful life.
At this moment, she was busy in the kitchen when she heard her phone ringing in the living room.