Trapped with a Lawyer
Chapter 78 Will You Marry Me

Half an hour had passed.

Inside the car, no-one spoke, Ella leaned against a window, as far away from Samuel as she could. She watched as the city whizzed by outside.

Samuel rubbed the skin between his eyebrows and spoke calmly, "So, after being in there for a day, you know it's your fault, right?" Had he known what Catherine was going to do, he would never have left her side. In her time of need, he was no where to be found.

However, maybe this ordeal had not been all bad. Maybe it had finally tempered the bold, impulsive streak in Ella's temper. Maybe she wouldn't be so quick to act from now on.

Samuel was able to tolerate her being childish and often outlandish ideas of 'punishing' other people. But he was not OK with this new streak of criminal activities. No, he wouldn't stand for her cheating and slandering others.

He question seemed to fall on deaf ears. Ella sat silently, refusing to answer him. The only person she had ever truly loved no longer believed in her. She had nothing to say.

Once her cornerstone and protector, now in a time of need, her Samuel had been no where to replace. Absent. He doubted that if they had not still be married he would have even come at all.

The car came to a stop at the door of their city Villa. "If you promise I can see Jerry whenever I want, I will agree to a divorce."

Anna, sitting in the driver's seat suddenly felt uncomfortable. The temperature inside the car seemed to drop several degrees.

Anna shivered. Where these the same two, who just weeks ago, had seemed so happy. The image of happiness. Who were these strangers she now saw in the backseat? How quickly they had moved towards divorce.

A few minutes later, Samuel stepped out of the car and slammed the door shut violently.

Just as Ella began to relax, thinking that Samuel had left, her door was pulled open without warning.

Nearly falling, Ella would have hit the ground had it not been for a handful of Samuel's shirt.

Samuel threw her over his shoulder and walked towards the villa. Having starved in a jail cell or two day, Ella nearly fainted in exhaustion.

Upon entering the villa, Samuel commanded Anna, "Tell Eason that I brought his sister back, safe and sound." Anna was greatly surprised at the man she now saw entering the villa. How strange these once familiar people seemed.

Anna remembered Samuel as a patient, gentle man. How cruel and rash he now seemed. She reflected on how he was with Emma; gentle and humorous.

But she needed to answer Eason!

She quickly dialed his number, which after dialing so many time, was now in her memory. A man's voice came through from the other end. His voice was hoarse and tired and only added to Anna's anxiety.

"Ella... has been found. Mr. Shao just brought her back to the villa. She's alright." Truth be told, Anna was unsure whether Ella was truly 'alright'. Hearing the news, Eason felt a great sense of relief. It was already too late though. He would give her a call the next day to get the details. "Have you made you mind about what I asked you?" The sudden change of topic caught Anna by surprise.

Unable to hide a hint of resentment in her voice, Anna felt a bitter smile come across her face. "Yes, I have. My answer is no. See you later, I mean, see you never.. Mr. Bo." Anna hung up the phone quickly. Phone in hand, she felt herself beginning to tremble slightly.

She let her head drop onto the steering wheel. Her breath was shallow and quick.

She thought back to what Eason had told her a few days ago. He had told her, "My biggest regret is that my parents never got to see me get married. I never gave them the grandchildren that I promised them. Miss Yun, I promised them that I would take care of you too." He spoke matter-of-factly as if he were talking about the weather or sports.

Anna clenched her jaw as he continued to speak. "So, Miss Yun, I would like to ask you to marry me. Of course, I am happy to give you some time to think it over. I hope you won't let me down."

Don't let him down? Who did he think he was? Did he think so little about what she wanted for herself?

He must think pretty highly of himself, to think that any girl would happily bow down just for the chance to marry such a man..

Well, then Eason would just have to learn how it feels to be let down!

When her phone began to ring again, Anna immediately hung it up and got into her own car. She drove away from the villa.

Far away in France, Eason felt the corner of his mouth twitch upwards. He stared, dumbfounded at the phone in his hand. Was he not desirable? Was he missing something? Eason felt self doubt surround him. Was he just bad with women?

He suddenly felt that he really needed to move his business back to country C.

At the Royal Valley Mansion

Samuel carried Ella all the way up to the bedroom and threw her onto the massive, king-sized bed.

Ella was still dizzy from the violent trip from the car. Samuel slid his hands into his pockets and stood over her, shaking his head slightly.

After regaining her composure, Ella stood up and went to the walk-in closet. She changed into her pajamas and walked into the bathroom.

Ella ignored Samuel as she moved around the room. Samuel became infuriated and threw his coat on the bedside chair, ripped the tie of his neck and followed her into the bathroom.

Ella began to fill the tub with water and turned around when she heard someone enter the bathroom behind her.

Samuel grabbed her wrist as he entered the bathroom and held her still as she tried to move away.

"You're angry." Samuel said. He was positive of this. Ella had never acted like this before.

Expressionless, Ella pulled her hand out of Samuel's big hand and brushed him aside. She moved towards the bathroom door.

As she was pulling the door open, she suddenly found herself airborne. At once, she was thrown into the bathtub.

Her clothes were soaked.

As she struggled to get out of the tub, Samuel jumped on top of Ella and put his legs on her chest, pushing her back downwards.

"Ella, how can you be so angry? Tell me now!" His voice was strange, the emotion impossible to identify.

Is this what Eason had taught Ella? Cling to the past? Obsess over mistakes? Or was it that she had been spoiled by her parents?

Now, both Samuel and Ella were soaked with the rising water. Ella shivered.

At last Samuel felt himself relaxing a bit. He stood up and got out of the tub.

Replenishing the water in the tub, he picked up Ella and put her back in the tub.

Two hours later, Ella sat in front of the dresser mirror, drying her hair. She was weak at the knees.

She opened the door to the baby's room and locked the door behind her. She fell asleep on Jerry's bed.

Meanwhile, Samuel went to his own walk-in closet and changed into his robe.

Samuel glanced at the empty bed and then went to Jerry's room and tried the door. Sure enough. It was looked.

Thinking of their "cold war," Samuel decided to leave Ella alone. He returned to the bedroom alone.

Ella woke up the next morning surprisingly energized. She went to closet and changed noiselessly before leaving the villa.

After about 20 minutes, she returned to the villa. She threw away a bag of medicine before sitting down at the kitchen table. Samuel walked down the stairs while tying his tie. He caught Ella popping two pills into her mouth. She swallowed hard when she saw him. He frowned slightly. Was she sick?

"What pill did you just take?" Upon hearing Samuels voice, Ella shook with fright. She nearly dropped the glass of water in her hand.

Samuel stood horrified. Her reaction was strange. Samuel walked past her and went to the trashcan. He pulled out the box of medicine she had thrown away. ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐