Hello, Mr. Brent

Franklin glanced at Iris coldly, then looked at Lucas and asked, "Was it the morning of the 24th, Emily?"

Lucas nodded. He would never forget that day.

"Emily, then this is your fault,” Franklin turned to Emily and said, "Will I bring shame on you? So you do not even want to introduce me to your friends and family?"

Emily lowered her head in embarrassment.

Mrs. Brent asked, "What do you mean?"

"It means I was the man that day. Otherwise, how do you think we get to know each other?" Franklin said slowly.

"Ah, how could it be you?" Iris exclaimed.

Anthony and Elena went pale as a sheet as well for they couldn't believe it.

Franklin snorted with contempt, "Do you mean I have made a mistake? Are you questioning my intelligence?"

"Of course not. It turned out that you knew each other in this way. That is destiny,” Anthony immediately said, winking at his wife and his daughter.

Mrs. Brent snorted, "Supposed she didn't involve with another man that day, then who was the man in the picture?”

"Mother, she just had dinner with her colleague. If I concern myself with things like that, I might as well stay at home to just keep an eye on her around the clock.”

"But..."

"If she really cheats on me, do you think I will let go of it? If it is the case, I will throw her and that man into the lake to feed the fish before you come to remind me. But I have to make it clear that someone who dares to slander my girl should prepare to take my punishment,” Franklin said coldly and cast a sharp glance at the Johnsons.

The Johnsons including Miss Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, and Iris, trembled with fear and scared into silence with their head down.

However, Mrs. Brent was not going to let it go and dredged the false pregnancy up, "But no matter what, this woman is very scheming. She dared to deceive you to marry her with the false pregnancy. She is so good at calculating. Franklin, you..."

"Well, mother, you have your own wit. Don't be taken advantage of by others," Franklin snorted contemptuously.

Mrs. Brent was stunned and looked awkward after hearing what he said. But as Franklin said, she was a smart person. Thanks to his hint, she finally got what Franklin meant and immediately stared at Lucas and Iris, and left in anger at last.

As soon as she left, Anthony and his wife, together with Iris, said goodbye to Franklin in a hurry and took a powder.

Lucas was so ashamed that he just wanted to hide somewhere. And he glared at Franklin and Emily with a sinister look in his eyes when he left. Franklin said to Joyce, who was standing there gawking, "Joyce, right? Hello, I'm Franklin. Thank you for protecting Emily today. Please forgive me for not treating you well today. I'll ask the driver to take you back. We'll invite you to come over again when Emily is better.”

"Ha, you're welcome. You're welcome. Emily, I'm leaving first,” Joyce said, and then exchanged goodbyes with Emily.

The butler saw Joyce out, and soon there were only the two of them left in the living room.

Franklin turned around and walked towards Emily.

Emily was still thinking about the photo, but she couldn't figure out who it was. And Franklin's coming made her tremble a bit for he just said if she dared to have anything to do with others, he would throw her and that man into the lake and feed them to the fish.

"I don't know anything about that photo. And I did not flirt with any man," explained Emily.

Franklin said, "I know."

Then he bent down and picked her up and carried her upstairs.

Emily put her arms around his neck, looking at his handsome face, and asked in surprise, "Have you already known it?"

"It's the designer on that morning. You two had a barbecue together that night. I've known it already. I've received the photo,” Franklin explained.

"So it's Sebastian! But who took the picture?” Emily heaved a sigh of relief but was confused again.

"Humph, who else could it be? Your good sister, of course.”

Franklin carried her upstairs, lifted the quilt, and put it away.

Hearing it was Iris's trick again, Emily said with gritted teeth, "What a tricky person! We must be enemies in our past life! She just doesn't want the good for me and always asks for trouble.”

"It was also them who set you up that day?" Franklin sat by the bed and looked at her.

Emily looked at him with a blank face, and did not understand what he meant, "What do you mean?"

"That day when you were being drugged,” Franklin said coldly.

Emily pursed her lips and lowered her head, refusing to recall what happened that day. How could she tell him that she was set up by her own father and sent to another man as a gift?

Franklin said in a firm and level voice, "I didn't ask you about it before because I was afraid that you would be hurt again. But now it seems that there must be something more than that I thought. Please tell me the whole story! Who did this to you? I could only protect you when I know who wants to hurt you. I planned to let go of the past, but now you have to remember that you're my woman and I do not want you to get hurt because of the past.”

"It's Anthony,” Emily lowered her head and said bitterly, "He called me to pick him up, but when I got there he forced me to drink a glass of wine. There was something in the wine, and then he left me alone with his client. I bit my tongue to force myself to wake up before I found my way out. Then I bumped into you. He just wanted me to break up with Lucas so that Iris and Lucas could be together.”

"What kind of a father is he?" Franklin asked coldly.

Even if he was born into such a wealthy family, where he found it difficult to bond with family members, he could not imagine that a father would treat his own daughter like this. It really shocked him.

"If possible, I would rather not have such a father, but I believe my mother loved me," Emily said with a wan smile.

"Don't worry. Now that you're married to me, I won't let you suffer again,” Franklin put his hand on her head and stroked her hair affectionately.

Emily did not dodge him this time. His words made her heart warm up. Thinking of today's events, she said gratefully, "Thank you for today. Thank you for trusting me."

"Itis all I should do," Franklin said without revealing many of his feelings.

Emily pursed her lips and looked at Franklin, "But what if I'm really a scheming woman as your mother said? You really do not care? After all, the pregnancy..."

"It was me telling you that you were pregnant. If it was a false pregnancy, then I should be blamed for lying to you. Besides, you have everything on your face. It's not that easy for you to lie to me."

Emily was moved to hear what he said at first, but what he said in the following freaked her out, "What do you mean? I have everything on my face? Do you mean I look like an idiot?"

"I didn't say it. And you know yourself very well.”

"Franklin," Emily shouted it out loud.

Wearing a smile, Franklin stroked her hair and walked away.

Emily was annoyed, but there was nothing she could do for she still had one leg in a cast and could not move at all.