Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Of these four middle-aged women who looked ordinary, three were nannies and one was the mistress of the house.

I could tell the difference at a glance.

Back when my family was doing well, we’d had several nannies too – and they’d spent their days playing mahjong with my mom just like this.

I’d guessed Mrs. Lin wanted to help me, but I had no idea what she was planning. Her actions had completely taken me by surprise, and since I’d never had any schemes against Mrs. Lin, I hadn’t bothered to figure out what she was up to.

I shook my head, then nodded again.

Lydia Lin whispered, "Mrs. Fang is a total gossip."

My mouth dropped open in shock. Mrs. Lin must have watched too many palace dramas. In reality, Sam Yates just lacked discipline from his elders. I couldn’t see how Mrs. Fang could help in any unexpected way.

"My mom and Mrs. Fang and the others won’t stop playing mahjong until it’s time for a midnight snack. Do you know how to make Cantonese sweet soups? Can you make a few for them as a snack? If not, I can order takeout," Lydia Lin pulled me toward the kitchen.

"No problem – leave it to me. But after we make the snacks, can we go home first? We have to go to work tomorrow," I opened the huge refrigerator in the kitchen and started picking out ingredients.

Lydia Lin agreed immediately. She found it boring to watch a bunch of middle-aged aunts play mahjong and gossip about other people’s lives anyway.

As we were leaving the villa, we were stopped by someone we’d hoped to avoid. Sam Yates was in his car, with several heavily made-up women sitting beside him. He stared at me with a dark expression, then snapped at the women without looking back. "Get out of the car – all of you!"

I’d never expected to run into Sam Yates. I stepped in front of Lydia Lin to protect her. "Mr. Yates!"

"You still remember I’m Mr. Yates? Do you know I can fire you anytime I want – even Lydia Lin can’t save you," Sam Yates said. The heavily made-up women got out of the car, and Sam walked around to my side, reaching out to grab my hand. "Get in the car with me!"

"Sam Yates, don’t go too far! Do you think I won’t call your brother?" Lydia Lin grabbed my other hand, trying to stop him from pulling me into the car.

"You’re not even my sister-in-law yet, and you’re already trying to order me around?" Sam Yates 甩开 Lydia Lin roughly, then dragged me into his BMW 7 Series by force.

So that’s the real relationship between Lydia Lin and Sam Yates, I thought, my mind racing. "Lydie, go home first. I’ll be back soon. Mr. Yates probably just wants to talk to me!"

It was the middle of the night – there was no way Sam Yates had dragged me into the car just to talk. But I needed to calm Lydia Lin down first.

Sam Yates let out a cold laugh. "You’re pretty smart. Do you really think I won’t do anything to you?"

"Mr. Yates, are you sure you just want to talk?" I looked at Lydia Lin, who was staring at me in worry. I watched as she fumbled for her phone to make a call, and I knew she was truly concerned about me.

Sam Yates rested one hand on the steering wheel and looked at me 冷笑 through the rearview mirror. "Jane Cooper, you can’t be that naive, can you? You’ve been playing hard to get with me just to get my attention, haven’t you?"

"You’re overthinking it. The truth is, I don’t even look down on you – so why would I play hard to get with someone I don’t care about?" I calmly brushed a strand of hair out of my face, took out a hair tie, and tied my loose hair into a ponytail.

"Hmph! You still say you’re not playing hard to get? Isn’t this exactly your trick?" Sam Yates refused to believe me.

I sighed silently and rolled my eyes. I’d come to G City to change my life, not to scheme against wealthy second-generation heirs – let alone play hard to get with them. "You’re too full of yourself. Mr. Yates, if you insist on thinking I’m playing hard to get, then what if I die with you? Would you still think it’s an act?"

Sam Yates clearly didn’t understand what I meant. He sneered. "Would you really be willing to die?"

No, I wouldn’t! But I had the courage to risk it. If you want to bring down an emperor, you have to be willing to sacrifice everything. Sam Yates sneered, and I sneered back.

Sam Yates thought I couldn’t do anything to him.

When Sam Yates drove to an intersection, I suddenly lunged forward from the back seat, grabbed the steering wheel, and jerked it hard in the opposite direction.

I didn’t know how to drive, but I knew how to grab a steering wheel. With my other hand, I reached for the car key – without the key, Sam Yates wouldn’t be able to chase after me even if I ran.

"Are you crazy?" Sam Yates was shocked. He reacted quickly and grabbed the steering wheel to regain control.

The car hit the curb, and I’d already pulled out the key, so it came to a stop by the side of the road. I felt around under the seat and pulled out the emergency hammer. "Sam Yates, you’re way too full of yourself."

Right after that, several luxury cars surrounded us from all directions.

Lydia Lin got out of one of the cars, followed by a middle-aged man and a young man who looked somewhat similar to Sam Yates. Several other people got out of the remaining cars and walked toward Sam Yates’ BMW 7 Series.

"Looks like your saviors are here," Sam Yates’ face darkened, and he looked utterly frustrated.

"I have something that’ll make you even more frustrated – just watch!" I messed up my hair, then grabbed my shirt and pulled hard. Two buttons popped off.

"Fuck!" Sam Yates stared at me in shock. "You still say you’re not playing hard to get?"

Of course I’m not! I opened the car door, stepped out, and threw the car key I was holding onto the ground. With one hand, I pulled my shirt tight to cover my chest. With the other, I gave Lydia Lin a smile. "I’m okay."

"This is ‘okay’?" Lydia Lin hugged me, then turned to the young man, her teeth clenched. "Victor Yates, look what your brother did!"

Victor Yates walked over to Sam Yates with a cold expression. "You’re getting more and more audacious!"

Under the strange gazes of everyone around, Sam Yates swallowed nervously and looked at the middle-aged man. "If I say I didn’t do anything, would you believe me?"

"You just didn’t have time to finish, right?" The middle-aged man took off his suit jacket and told Lydia Lin to cover me with it. His face was also grim. "I overestimated you!"

"Thank you. Actually… it’s nothing serious. I was just too nervous and fought with Mr. Yates over the steering wheel. I’m sorry – I didn’t think about the consequences," I apologized, bowing slightly to everyone around me.

Lydia Lin quickly draped the middle-aged man’s suit over my shoulders. "How could you be so reckless? What if something bad had happened?"

"But nothing did, right?" I noticed several scrapes on Lydia Lin’s arm. I reached out and gently hugged her back.