Stay Around You Now And Forever novel (Hunter Jackson)
Chapter 444: Why Should He Care

Chapter 444: Why Should He Care

If something happened to Emily, her blood … was also on his hands.

Hunter involuntarily clenches his fists.

He had never given much thought about what he had done to her.

And he didn’t know what it was that he cared so much.

What did he have to do with Emily’s life and death? She was only a woman he had ditched.

What was it that made him care so much?

But, damn it, he just did!

“I swear I’ll kill you if you don’t tell me where she is.”

Hunter narrowed his eyes, and there was a murderous frenzy inside.

Joe believed he meant what he said.

So what?

“Hunter, at least you’ve been with Emily for some time. Do you really think you can replace her if shedoesn’t want you to?” he sneered.

Hunter’s fists were tighter, and Joe suddenly felt difficult to breathe.

“Oh, Hunter, you are always so conceited. Why are you pleading someone else when you are alreadyso capable?” he continued with the cold smile.

“I’m not pleading!” Hunter commanded, “Speak!”

“I don’t know.”

With a thud, Joe was thrown to the wall and then heavily onto the ground.

His lips began to bleed. Before he could take a break, Hunter trod on his chest.

Joe couldn’t breathe anymore, and blood rushed to his throat, almost suffocating him.

“Kill me if you want. I don’t know where she is. She didn’t tell me because she knew you’ll torture me!”

Hunter trod harder.

But deep down, he knew if Emily didn’t want herself to be found, she wouldn’t tell Joe at all.

Telling him meant killing him—she knew that.

Hunter felt so restless when he couldn’t replace her. He just couldn’t replace a way to let it out.

“It’s not necessarily a bad thing that she’s hiding. She destroyed everything Wendy wanted. They willdefinitely come after her,” said Joe.

Hunter’s rage subsided.

He pulled back his foot.

“If you want the best for Emily, let me know as soon as you hear from her.”

Hunter stared down at Joe and said in a softer tone.

He turned around and left. And then Liam left Joe his phone number.

Liam felt a little sorry for this young man covered in blood.

Usually, Hunter wouldn’t lay a finger on such defenseless people. This was an exception.

Actually, there were always exceptions when it came to Emily. But even Hunter himself wasn’t aware ofthat.

“If Miss Emily is in danger, or if you have any news of her, please let us know. Hunter will never hurt heranyway.”

Joe glared at Liam. He wanted to say that he was exactly who hurt her the most.

But he couldn’t say that out loud since Hunter had just chilled out.

Man’s hunch told him that Hunter did care about Emily.

But since he cared, why did he hurt her in the first place?

“Hunter is a capable man. I believe he could figure it out on his own.”

Joe wiped the blood from his mouth.

Liam put the paper with his phone number on the table beside him.

And then he turned away and tried to catch up with Hunter.

Joe walked to the table with one hand on his chest. Through the pain, he picked up the paper.

Was he really gonna tell Hunter when he heard something about Emily?

He really hated his imperious attitude, but he just wanted to do what was best for Emily.

If he had it right, Terry must have run away with Emily together. That explained why he couldn’t reachhim.

With Terry being there for her, Emily must be safe for now.

Terry would protect her even at the cost of his own life.

But where exactly could they go after such a horrible thing happened?

Joe coughed softly and a little blood came out.

He rolled up the paper and put it aside.

That bastard! He nearly beat him to death!

…

Emily had disappeared for three days.

On the first day, Hunter sent people to look for her while he himself also tried to look.

Afterwards, he hated to see himself losing control, so he forced himself back to work in the hotel.

But he never stopped sending people for Emily.

There was still no news of her on the next day.

Hunter began to feel even more restless and irritable. He couldn’t devote himself to any work, not eventhe meetings.

On the third day, there was still no news of Emily.

He choked at dinner, which he seldom did.

The hot coffee burned him. Even drinking water could choke him.

Not to mention, when he was having a video meeting, he pressed the wrong button and shut it downcompletely.

This was the first and the most ridiculous thing he had done at work.

He had never ever done anything like those.

This whole thing really upset him.

He could not eat; he could not sleep; he completely lost his mind.

Meetings were suspended, and calls were no longer answered. He had started searching for her dayand night.

He also felt so conflicted.

He insisted that he didn’t care about that woman, who had betrayed him for another man.

But what he was doing was a slap in the face.

Hunter was nearly out of his mind.

He was almost torn apart by his emotions as well as his reason.

Why would he even care about a woman who had hurt and betrayed him?

On the fourth day, he finally calmed himself down.

At least he appeared to be.

It was because he found another missing person—Terry Fields. He disappeared together with Emily.

Well, there were always men around her!

Why the hell did he care so much?

“Young Master, Miss Gale is here.” Liam knocked on the door.

“She’s back?” Hunter suddenly stood up.

Liam didn’t want to point it out but although Hunter said he didn’t care, he did, whole-heartedly did.

“It’s Miss Wendy Gale.”

The glow on Hunter’s face suddenly became colder than ice.

“What is she doing here?”

Wendy was having a really hard time since she got sued by Joseph on behalf of the whole family.

What else could she do except pleading him for help?

“Tell her to fuck off!” Hunter wasn’t in the slightest bit of mood dealing with her.

“Hunter, I need to tell you something.” On the corridor, Wendy, who was stopped by the guards, hadalready heard his voice.

She looked so anxious and afraid to be driven off.

Hunter was now her only hope.

“Hunter … Hunter, listen to me. There’s something you don’t know about your grandmother. Let me in,please?”