Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 816

Elaine followed Howard all the way until they got onto the car. Only then did her heartbeat started to return to normal.

Holding her in his arms, Howard ordered the driver, "Let's go."

The driver stepped on the accelerator and they left quickly.

Looking at the two cars following behind them, Elaine whispered, "Dr. Perkins, who are these people?"

Howard was not the only one who came. He also brought along some fully armed men, and each of them had guns in their hands.

"Don't be afraid." Patting Elaine on the shoulder, Howard comforted her, "They're all here to save you. They're not bad guys."

Elaine nodded. The night breeze grazed over her skin, leaving her feeling cold.

Howard noticed it. Lowering his gaze, he saw her donning only loose pajamas with bare legs exposed.

Besides, she wore nothing inside.

Stunned for a moment, Howard looked away uncomfortably, "Cough..."

Clearing his throat, he took off his coat and draped it over her. "Do you feel cold?"

Elaine was indeed feeling cold. Obediently, she put on Howard's clothes, and instantly, a warm sensation surrounded her.

Sizing her up, Howard asked, "Are you alright?"

Confused, Elaine answered, "I'm fine."

"I was worried sick about you for the past two days. That Vincent guy... He didn't take advantage of you, did he?" asked Howard implicitly.

Elaine understood what he meant. Shaking her head, she said, "I'm fine. I caught a cold, but I'm alright now. Don't worry, Dr. Perkins."

Seeing her all loosened up and happy, Howard heaved a sigh of relief.

It seemed like she was really fine.

However, when he looked away, he suddenly saw a red mark on Elaine's neck.

In contrast with her fair skin, the red mark appeared very obvious.

Pausing for a moment, Howard subconsciously pulled her to him.

Shocked by his behavior, Elaine stuttered, "Dr... Dr. Perkins?"

Tearing Elaine's collar apart, Howard stared at her as anger flashed across his eyes. "Did Vincent touch you?"

"What?" Shock and confusion washed over Elaine at the same time.

Furious, Howard asked, "Did he sleep with you?"

Elaine was stunned.

Vincent did not do anything to her.

At once, Howard's eyes turned red. "Did he force you to do it?"

Snapping back to her senses, Elaine quickly shook her head, and her face flushed red. Worried that others in the car would hear them, she said in a low voice, "No. Nothing happened between us. Dr. Perkins, you misunderstood!"

How could that be a misunderstanding?!

The fact was right in front of him!

Anger rose in Howard's heart, causing him to lose all sense of reason. "Look at the hickey on your neck. Vincent gave you that hickey didn't he?!"

Upon saying that, he poked her collarbone with his finger.

It made Elaine jump. Subconsciously, she lowered her gaze but saw nothing. Howard seemed to be very angry. He took a mirror out of nowhere and tossed it to her.

After picking it up, she looked in the mirror.

Sure enough, there was a hickey.

It looked like a cinnabar carved into her pale skin.

What the hell was that?

How did that happen?

Suddenly, she recalled the moment when Vincent pushed her to the ground in the bathroom earlier...

Did he leave a hickey on her neck at that time?

Her mind went blank just now, so she had no idea when did that happen.

Thinking about that, she silently pulled her collar up, pursed her lips, and stopped talking.

Seeing her behaving that way, he knew that Elaine was starting to remember.

Snorting, he said, "You are heartless!"

Too embarrassed to speak, Elaine kept her head down.

Furious, Howard lashed out at her, "Say something! Why are you not talking? If he took advantage of you, I'll go back and beat him up. F*ck!"

Hearing him curse, Elaine was shocked.

She did not know that Howard knew how to swear at someone before this.

"I'm fine. Nothing happened between us." Elaine

looked at him and said, "Please believe me. I didn't let him take advantage of me!"

Looking at her sincere expression, Howard started to calm down. "Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

Squinting his eyes, he stared at her for a few seconds before looking away and snorting. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Elaine was speechless.

The driver looked at the couple through the rearview mirror.

Seeing the car was getting farther away from the villa, Elaine started to relax.

After some time, Elaine glanced out of the window and asked, "Dr. Perkins, where are we going?"

She noticed that they were not heading towards the direction of Howard's apartment.

Leaning against the seat, Howard closed his eyes. "My house."

"But this is not..."

"Not my apartment. I mean the Perkins Family's mansion."

Stunned, Elaine asked, "Why?"

"Vincent knows the location of my apartment, so he will definitely send someone there. It's not safe. I believe he can't find the Perkin Family's mansion.

Let's stay there for the time being." "Will it be troublesome..."

"No. Don't think too much."

Only then did Howard open his eyes to look at her. Knowing that she had a sensitive personality, he did not want her to worry.

Elaine let out a hum before keeping silent.

After a while, they arrived at the neighborhood. Although it was midnight, there were still security guards patrolling the area.

It seemed like the security here was very tight.

The driver stopped the car in front of a villa. Before getting out of the car, Howard nudged Elaine and said, "Come on. Stop spacing out now."

Hurriedly, Elaine followed after him.

Howard brought her into the house. As soon as they entered, a maid's voice rang out, "Mr. Perkins is back!"

Ronan, who was sitting in the living room, immediately stood up when he heard the maid's voice. "Howard, you're back? Come here quickly!"

Elaine trotted behind Howard and went to the living room with him. The maids, who were standing aside, kept sizing her up.

"Grandfather." Upon arriving at the living room, Howard greeted Ronan and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Elaine."

With that, he pulled Elaine in front of him. "Elaine, this is my grandpa."

Elaine greeted Ronan awkwardly, "Grandpa, nice to meet you."

Ronan looked Elaine up and down. She looked delicate and pretty, but she looked somewhat timid.

Smiling, he asked her. "What is your surname?"

"My surname is Jacob."

Jacob?

He never heard of any rich family with the surname of Jacob in Beachmarsh City.

Instantly, he got the idea. Seeing that she was still wearing Howard's coat, he said, "Leia, get Miss Jacob cleaned up."

A maid approached them and took Elaine out of the living room.

As soon as they left, Ronan grabbed Howard's arm and asked, "Is she the girl you like?"

"Yeah. I have good taste, huh?"

"She is quite good-looking, but I guess she's not from a wealthy family?"

"Grandpa, if you want to compare other families' wealth with ours, no one can match us."

Nodding, Ronan agreed to what Howard said. "You're right."

Howard laughed within himself. How could Ronan be so thick-skinned? He was just joking around.

"But still, you can't date a girl outside of our circle. Although we don't need to rely on marriage to maintain our wealth like before, we still need young people like you to maintain our bloodline."

Pursing his lips, Howard said, "Grandpa, you should change your way of thinking. I wasn't planning to get married in the past, but after meeting her, I feel the urge to get married. Who knows, you might even get to see your great-grandson. Don't you think it's a good idea?"

Glaring at him, Ronan scolded, "You only know how to talk nonsense!"

However, on second thought, Howard made sense.

As long as Howard, the only bloodline of the Perkins Family, wanted to get married, Ronan would support him, no matter who his partner was.