A Deal with the Heartless Man novel

---- Chapter 20 Just then, a nurse walked out of the ICU. "Is Ms. Emma Burton here? A patient wishes to see her." Emma subconsciously turned her eyes to Vincent. A gentle smile played on his lips. "It's alright. You can see him if that's what you want to do. I'll wait for you out here." Emma took a deep breath. It was time for her to sort things out once and for all. Moreover, Seth had gotten injured because of her. For that reason, Emma could not simply refuse his request.

When she entered the ward, Seth was awake. His face was as white as a sheet. He was staring blankly at the ceiling. If it were not for the fact that she could still see his chest rise and drop as he breathed, Emma would have thought that Seth was already dead after seeing how pale his complexion was. "Emma," Seth called out her name. "You know... When that man stabbed my leg with the knife, I recalled the time we were playing at your ---- grandpa's house when we were still kids.

We were playing house at the time. I said that I would marry you when we grew up. "The adults just thought that I was being silly since I was only a kid back then. Yet, you looked at me with those bright eyes and said yes." Seth was in a weakened state. His voice was barely audible. Still, he tried his best to convey what was on his mind. He turned his head and stared at Emma with a piercing gaze.

"Do you still remember that?" Emma fixed her gaze on the face that belonged to the person she had liked ever since she was still a child. However , she could not sense any heart - fluttering feelings in her, no matter how long she looked at Seth's face. Emma smiled. "Seth, look at me. I think I can say with some certainty now that I don't like you anymore ." She had a calm, gentle look in her eyes. However, the way Emma sounded like she was saying something irreversible got Seth panicking.

His eyes were red. He said in an anxious tone, "I was wrong, Emma. I'm not in love with June. I only slept with her just to have her conceive a child for us. "There's no way that I'd ever stop loving you. We practically grew up together. My lifelong dream is to ---- marry you. I did those things to you after we got married because of what I heard from my parents before the wedding.

"They said in exchange for allowing you to marry into our family, the Burtons made us transfer the ownership of 15 percent of our company's shares to them. The Burtons had been looking down on us since there was a huge difference between the two families' status and influence. I... I was really mad, so I..." "Have you ever thought about asking me, though?" Emma cut him off. Her eyes hardened. She asked, "Or did you honestly think I'd do something like that?" Seth was rendered speechless .

He stared silently at Emma with those red, teary eyes. Emma was not sure how to describe the emotions she was feeling at the moment. She remained silent for quite a while. Despite his injury, Seth propped himself up. His face grew paler. His bandage was stained red with blood as his wound seemed to have reopened. Still, he said stubbornly, "Emma, I know you're upset. However , I realize that what I did was wrong.

If you don't like June and the child she's carrying, I'll have June get an abortion and send her away. "T know it clearly now. The person who matters the ---- most to me is you. I can even give up on my family's wealth and properties. I'm willing to give away everything I have as long as I can have you. So, please n His voice was shaking as he uttered the last few words. Emma moved closer to him. Suddenly , she smiled. Seth took it as a hopeful sign and smiled as well.

Feeling Seth's expectant gaze on her, Emma responded, "Seth Hunter, I would rather find out you didn't love me anymore than to learn that you did those things for a reason like that. "What you did only made me realize how dumb I was for falling for someone like you."