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00:00 239. Out of luck. The reporters began to gather around Eric, inserting themselves between
00:09 him and Emma. Although they all had their microphones pointed toward him, the only question
00:16 any of them asked was, "Mr. Roberts, can you speak a few words?"
00:21 "Speak a few words? About what?" he wondered. The mass of reporters surrounding him kept
00:29 him a few steps too many away from Emma. His expression went blank with fury as he saw
00:35 her subconsciously grab her hip. "Move," he ordered. The reporter closest to him jumped
00:43 back in terror from his tone. The protective look in Eric's eyes made the reporter feel
00:49 antsy about being too close or even breathing too loudly in his proximity.
00:56 As a result, the rest of the reporters followed suit and gradually cleared a path to Emma
01:02 for him. Anxiety built inside her as she wondered how he would react if he discovered she was
01:09 injured. She tried to hide her pain from him in vain. He ignored everyone, uncaring of
01:18 their opinions and suppositions, and strode toward her confidently. He stopped so close,
01:25 his body almost touched hers. Her skin crawled as he gently removed her black coat. The bright
01:32 red blotch over her hip was now visible to everyone.
01:38 Everyone had incorrectly assumed that she was unscathed, when in reality, she was putting
01:44 on a front and enduring the pain. Eric was unable to look her in the eyes before turning
01:51 around to the reporters and snapping, "If you want to know why, then go ahead and ask."
01:59 They knew better than to step forward and actually ask questions. His words had sounded
02:05 more like a challenge than an invite.
02:09 Eric zeroed in on Giselle. "If you don't have any questions, I have plenty. Who was the
02:17 instigator behind Emma's fall tonight? They have one day, and one day only, to confess.
02:26 Otherwise, there will be consequences." He growled the last word.
02:35 Returning his attention back to the reporters, he sneered, "I assume you don't have any questions?
02:42 In that case, don't ever try to ask again." Behind him, Emma was turning pale from the
02:49 pain. In the spectacle of it all, most people hadn't taken much note of her injury, or the
02:56 fact that Eric was the only one able to see through her facade.
03:01 "As for the reporters with supposed evidence to expose Emma, I'm waiting for you to make
03:09 your move. Don't forget, I'm the one you'll be answering to."
03:14 Once he was finished addressing them, he returned his undivided attention to Emma and took her
03:20 into his arms. He carried her past all the speechless reporters, including the one from
03:27 her vision. None of them were willing to challenge him to get their story.
03:33 Giselle had been clinging to Caitlin ever since leaving the ceremony. Caitlin looked
03:38 down at her and noticed her face had turned as pale as a sheet of paper. Giselle had been
03:45 given one day to confess her role in Emma's incident, under the threat of unnamed consequences
03:52 that would befall her, and, she suspected, anyone close to her.
03:58 Seeing her in a daze, Caitlin released her hold. Giselle dropped to the ground with an
04:04 unfocused look in her eyes. Caitlin snorted at the scene, thinking, "I guess she's been
04:11 frightened to death." She shook her head as she laughed while boarding the van with Lisa.
04:18 From then on, the group would be waiting to see Giselle's next move.
04:23 As Emma lay in Eric's arms in the back of the van, the pain she had suppressed while
04:28 moving around and dealing with the reporters earlier began to overwhelm her. Tears began
04:35 pouring out as she tried not to focus on it. This display panicked Eric, even though they
04:42 were already headed to a hospital.
04:45 "Drive faster," he ordered Luke.
04:49 Giselle wanted to speak to Eric, but she couldn't find the strength. The moment they arrived
04:55 at the hospital, she fell unconscious on the stretcher. By the time she woke again, she
05:02 found herself lying in a bed. The hospital room was quiet and dark. She wanted to sit
05:09 up, but she discovered that her hip was temporarily attached to a brace, preventing her from getting
05:15 out of bed. Eric was standing by the window. As soon as he realized she had woken up, he
05:23 strode over and gently pressed her back against the bed.
05:27 "Don't move," he instructed quietly.
05:31 She obediently leaned back down. Propping her head against the headboard, she looked
05:36 at him. For a moment, he bowed his head in silence, struggling to rein in his anger.
05:45 Despite being successful, when he lifted his head, the irritation could still be heard
05:51 clearly in his voice.
05:53 "Why would you just endure it without saying anything?"
05:59 The enormity of the moment struck her, because this was the first time in their marriage
06:05 that he had addressed her with any anger.
06:09 "He's truly angry," she fretted silently, without responding to him. The corners of
06:16 her lips twitched, but she decided not to explain anything and slowly turned her back
06:22 to him.
06:23 "Do you know how much it breaks my heart to see you like this?" he asked in a gentler
06:30 tone this time, more upset than angry.
06:35 She still did not move, but he took the initiative and sat at the edge of her bed, draping an
06:41 arm around him. She took the opportunity to cling to his arm while she thought silently.
06:49 After quite some time, she finally spoke in a raspy voice.
06:54 "It's not that I wanted to let the incident pass or let the culprit go. I'm not that generous.
07:03 They deserve what they'll get. I was simply anxious that you'd be worried. Not too long
07:11 ago, I cut myself a little and you were so upset. If I'd been sent straight to the hospital,
07:19 think how hard that would have been on you. I wanted to endure it, at least until I got
07:25 home and could tell you about it."
07:28 He didn't respond, he just lay down and hugged her from behind. Although she originally hadn't
07:36 been emotional, she suddenly burst into tears.
07:40 "You were really upset at me," she cried out, thinking of the tone he had used. It wasn't
07:49 on purpose. He immediately comforted the woman in his arms. "I was just worried about you."
07:58 She cried for a while, unable to feel a sense of security until she finally turned and placed
08:05 her head on his chest.
08:07 "Your hip is injured. You'll need to rest for at least a couple weeks. Your chutes and
08:14 work will be temporarily put on hold."
08:17 "Okay." This time, she complied immediately and nodded her head. She didn't want to stress
08:25 him out any more than she already had.
08:28 "But I would like to recover at home," she requested politely. "I'll go ask the doctor."
08:37 After speaking, he stood up and let Lisa and Caitlin into the room.
08:42 "Poor thing," Lisa said sadly as she leaned against the bed. Just the memory of how Emma
08:50 fell off the stage sent shivers down her spine. Meanwhile, Caitlin looked down critically
08:56 at Emma with her arms crossed.
08:59 "I already told you that you wouldn't be able to hide anything from him. It's impossible,"
09:06 Caitlin sighed.
09:07 "Mr. Roberts is beyond angry this time. Because you're hurt, he's on a warpath through the
09:14 entire entertainment industry. Even I have a lingering fear in my heart over you falling
09:19 off the stage. Can't imagine how he feels," she admitted.
09:24 "I'm fine."
09:26 "Get some rest. Tomorrow will be a good show," Caitlin winked. "It's unavoidable. Whoever
09:34 hurt the CEO's beloved is fresh out of luck."
09:38 This elicited a grumble from Emma. "Stop being ridiculous. Go home and get some rest. And
09:46 take that shiny new trophy with you."
10:00 Episode 240 Keep Them Guessing
10:04 After the media received news of Emma's injury, they rushed to the hospital in the middle
10:10 of the night. Eric followed the doctor's advice and wheeled Emma out of the hospital in a
10:15 wheelchair. After capturing photos of her condition, the media realized she'd been enduring
10:22 her pain through the entire ceremony. The reporters who were taking pictures stayed
10:28 back a good distance. They were too afraid to get close to Eric or to Emma, who was under
10:35 his protection.
10:37 Only after the two boarded the manager's van did Luke face the media, saying, "Thank you,
10:43 everyone, for your concern, but Emma needs some time to recover." The reporters wanted
10:49 to tail their van and get more gossip, but they remembered Eric's warning from the day
10:54 before and thought it best to stay back. They couldn't dig up any new dirt, so they did
11:02 the next best thing. They dug up old dirt.
11:06 The media looked as far back as the Crown Stars show and exhausted all their efforts
11:11 to piece together every bit of information they could find on the two. However, they
11:17 couldn't come up with anything gossip-worthy. If Eric had been backing Emma a long time
11:24 ago, she wouldn't have gone through all the huge ups and downs that she had. So, even
11:30 if they found information, it didn't mean anything. Of course, not finding information
11:38 early on didn't mean they wouldn't find anything later.
11:42 For example, the media took a photo of Eric's back and compared it side by side to the man
11:49 in LM's commercial. Everyone was shocked when it was concluded that Eric had a 90% chance
11:56 of being the man with the dreamy back. Also, during Emma's tough time with Brad Riley,
12:03 Eric was the man who had helped pull her through. Another time, when Emma went on Talkmaster,
12:10 she had said she was married to the most powerful man in the industry.
12:15 The reporters dug deep into both their old and current information for the truth, but
12:21 they couldn't come up with a definitive conclusion. The reporters also found out from insiders
12:28 that Eric had secretly helped Emma on various other occasions. On top of that, there were
12:35 rumors that Eric had admitted being impressed by Emma's professionalism. But the most conclusive
12:43 piece of information they managed to dig up was that both Eric and Emma lived in Tribeca.
12:50 In an instant, everyone was consumed with guessing the relationship between Emma and
12:56 Eric. Some people felt things weren't as complicated as they seemed. Emma had simply
13:03 jumped over obstacles and advanced forward, impressing Eric along the way. On the other
13:10 hand, some people felt Eric and Emma had known each other for a long time and that Eric had
13:17 helped Emma get to where she was. And then there were the people who assumed Emma had
13:22 slept her way to her position. But no matter what they thought, they couldn't find the
13:29 evidence to prove it because Emma's every action had plainly been to prove herself.
13:36 Her aloofness actually gave her an air of mystery, leading the public to focus more
13:42 on their curiosity about her rather than judging her for having too many secrets.
13:49 The result is exactly how Eric anticipated. The public's curiosity towards Emma has indeed
13:56 approached the point of insanity. Luis couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the public's
14:02 feedback data. He relayed this information to Luke.
14:06 "Right now, I'm more interested in who's behind Emma's fall," Luke responded. "Do you think
14:12 they'll confess?"
14:13 "They'd better confess," Luke replied seriously as he leaned against the office table. "Whoever
14:20 it was has got to pay for this."
14:24 Luis understood what Luke meant because to the outside world, Eric was indeed aggressive,
14:32 but he could not hide the fact that he adored his wife more than anything.
14:38 "Guess we're talking about it. After seeing the love between Eric and Emma, haven't you
14:43 ever wanted to be in love yourself?" Luis asked, sitting back in his office chair.
14:49 "Isn't there a single person you're interested in?"
14:53 Luke turned around and looked at the painting on the wall. "Your reaction obviously means
14:59 there is."
15:00 "I'm not sure," Luke said, shaking his head. "I don't know what it means to be interested
15:07 in someone."
15:08 "Dude, how have you managed to stay alive with that level of emotional intelligence?"
15:16 Luis said, laughing.
15:18 He stood up, approached Luke, and continued, "Your words tell me you already have someone
15:25 in mind. It's just you're not certain about your feelings, right?"
15:31 "Uh-huh," said Luke. He lowered his head. "Actually, women are hard to crack. I find
15:39 them too troublesome. Even if we're talking about a smart woman like Emma, I still find
15:45 them tiring. Just look at everything Eric does for her. However, there is one person.
15:53 While I'm giving everyone the red light, I can't help giving her the green light. I sometimes
15:59 wonder whether it's because she's really nice to me."
16:03 Luis analyzed Luke's expression, especially his eyes. He realized he was honestly confused
16:10 and burst out laughing. "Oh, well. Do you like being with her?"
16:17 Luke froze for a moment before nodding his head. "I'm not disgusted by it. I find it
16:24 quite comfortable, actually." "Isn't that all that matters? Just keep doing what you're
16:30 doing," Luis encouraged. If he continued dwelling on whether Luke was interested or
16:37 not, he would probably scare him off entirely. Since the woman he was referring to also treated
16:43 him well, it was obvious she was interested in him. So Luis decided to let this dopey
16:50 block of wood continue enjoying the feelings of ambiguity. Perhaps someday his heart would
16:57 wake up. Luke remained silent for a moment before nodding
17:01 his head. "I'll get going then. Yeah, get out of here. You think I have all day to fool
17:08 around with you?" Luis pushed him out, pretending to be annoyed.
17:14 Although Luke left Luis's office, his mind was still thinking about the question Luis
17:19 asked. His parents had continually pestered him about getting married, but he'd always
17:25 felt women were too much trouble. As he continued to think about this person, he began to wonder
17:33 if his heart was sending out signals because suddenly he received a phone call from Lisa.
17:40 He furrowed his brows, but still pressed the answer button.
17:44 "What is it?" Lisa laughed. "I heard that Giselle is so scared she hasn't taken a step
17:52 out of her front door. Right now, she's contemplating whether to confess or not."
17:58 "Did you call just to tell me that?" Lisa froze for a moment. She realized Luke's voice
18:05 sounded a bit abnormal. "Are you busy or something? Don't we normally talk about stuff like this?"
18:13 Luke did not respond. "If you don't want to, then I won't talk to you about this stuff
18:19 from now on. It's just I have no one else to talk to."
18:24 After saying that, Lisa wanted to hang up the phone, but Luke suddenly said, "No, no,
18:30 it's fine." "Huh?" And like that, Lisa felt like she was
18:35 floating on air. "I said it's fine. If you want to call me,
18:41 then call," he repeated himself. Her heart was blooming with joy. As long as she could
18:48 prove that she was at least a tiny bit special in his heart, she was happy.
18:54 "I'm glad you're happy. I'm glad you're happy."