Let Me Go, Mr. Harvey

Raya didn’t understand Angela at all and gave her a confused look as she continued, “My dad said it might have something to do with a big shot, but who that big shot is, he doesn’t know.”

With her words, Angela’s mood was a rollercoaster. She couldn’t tell if she was relieved or disappointed to hear her say she didn’t know.

“What’s the difference between you saying it and not saying it?” Sean rubbed a hand on her head helplessly.

Raya quit, crossed her arms and glared, arguing with him.

As the two were making a scene, Ralphie approached with Ela in tow and said something along the lines of, “If you didn’t look at the wreath and tributes next to you and just the two of you as a young couple, the uninitiated would think this was a wedding.”

Ela stood with Noah on her arm, smiling, not saying a word, and looking on in total amazement.

“Who told you to look at us? Right, Angela?” Raya rolled her eyes widely, she hated such shady people, just fight if you can!

Angela gave a soft laugh, “James accepts Harvey family, Sixth young man is displeased, how can he find fault if he doesn’t see us?”

Now that his backers are gone and the Harvey family is not backing Ralphie, he’s not sure how he feels.

But how did Ralphie and Ela get mixed up together?

Raya came to her senses and said to Ralphie, “If you’re capable of pushing, you’re capable of going head to head! If you don’t have the ability to fight head on, don’t push, or you’ll only get yourself killed worse.”

It’s a bit of a roundabout way of saying things, but Angela thinks it’s a good point.

Ralphie is at a disadvantage, and to keep making his presence felt here with James is just asking for trouble!

Ralphie’s face changed and he wanted to say something, but finally looked at James and left on some random excuse.

“What are you doing here?” James plucked at Ela with cold eyes, making no effort to hide his repulsion.

Ela didn’t answer right away, smiling as she surveyed Angela for a moment.

Her gaze was like the cold, wet letters of a snake, licking over Angela inch by inch, disgusting and chilling the back and making the sweat stand on end.

Angela’s brow furrowed slightly and she moved to avoid her gaze.

“I’m your grandfather’s ex-wife any more, so it’s not surprising that I came to the funeral to give him one last ride, is it?” Ela took two steps forward and reached out to touch James’ head.

James took a step back to avoid it and said coldly and stiffly, “You would be so kind?”

He would never believe that she had come here just to see her grandfather off.

Ela’s hand fell short and she didn’t feel embarrassed. There was a very quick flash of gloom under her eyes, but soon, it was only a smile, “It’s so hard to tell the truth for once, and if you don’t believe me, then I can’t help it.”

James tugged his lips sarcastically, “Will you go on your own, or will I have someone ‘send’ you away?”

Between the two men, swords were drawn.

Ela knew he was definitely not just saying that, “No need for you to see me off, I’ll just have a word with your grandfather.”

She paused for a moment, her eyes roving over Angela’s small belly, smiling amiably, “Miss. Angela is not yet three months pregnant, is she?”

“Something to do with you?” James stepped in front of Angela, his piercing gaze shooting straight at her.

Ela withdrew her gaze as if nothing had happened, “James don’t be so nervous, I’m just being nice: the fetus is unstable in the first trimester, be careful this baby won’t stay alive.”

What she said was a kind reminder, but the words came out unusually harsh.

Angela, jealous of Ela’s threat, just frowned and said nothing, while James, who was on the other side of the room, had a few cold, chilling moments under his eyes.

“Thanks for the heads up. But my girlfriend doesn’t smoke and drink all the time like you do and crawl into other people’s beds when she’s pregnant, so don’t worry so much.”

Ela smiled meaningfully, that smile was so uncomfortable to look at that Raya couldn’t help herself and said disgruntledly, “You’re ……”

“It’s okay.” Angela interrupted, having no intention of pulling her down. In case Ela was a small-minded person, this was not going to go well.

Ela looked at the expressionless James, gave a small shake of her head and took Noah’s arm to pay her respects to Mr. Lawson.

“Angela, why don’t you let me finish?” Raya felt goosebumps all over her body just thinking about that smile of Ela’s.

Angela turned to look at her, “When you are in front of outsiders, every move and word you say and do will be related to Mr. Duran, you have to be more careful and not fool around.”

If it had been anyone else, she would have said nothing, but this little girl had been helping her from the first time they met.

Raya’s brow furrowed and she puffed out her cheeks, “Why do you all keep telling me that all day long? I know, I know, I know!”

Her eyes were bony and her face was already more than a little worried, “Angela, I feel like that old woman was just about to do something to the baby in your belly, you need to be careful.”

Angela actually felt the same way, but with a couple of bodyguards right beside her and a radio in her clothes, it let Ela know that it was not good for her to be on guard.

She smiled and said, “It’s okay, the boy is her great-grandson and she won’t hurt him.”

When Raya saw that she didn’t believe her, she mumbled a lot more. It was only when Mr. Duran came over and said he was going to take her to meet some people that she stopped mumbling with great reluctance.

“Mr. James, it’s hard to stand tall. You stand taller, you see more people, and you see more of you.” Mr. Duran reminded meaningfully before he left.

–

After the funeral, James has a bunch of things to do and wants to take Angela with him, fearing that she will be too tired to let her go back and worrying that Ela will take advantage of the opportunity to get to her.

“You go ahead and get busy, I’ll go home with my brother. If you go back to Bamboo Estate tonight, come and pick me up at my house, and if you don’t return if something comes up, just call and let me know.” Angela said.

With such a large group, there are things happening every day, big and small. Mr. Lawson has just passed away, and there is a lot of work and family matters to deal with, so it is impossible to be with her all day.

Besides, Ela would have been suspicious if they hadn’t moved an inch from each other all day.

James looked down at her with a mixture of guilt and a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, he didn’t say anything, he just held her hard in his arms.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

“I’m sorry.” Sorry for dragging her into something so complicated.

His voice was small, almost a murmur, and his body was still trembling in small increments.

Angela hugged him back and gave him a few pats on the back, “I don’t blame you.”

These things were beyond his control, and it was she who had liked him first. If one had to ask whose fault it was, one could only say that everything was fate.

“Mr. James.” Howard Lee was also here, waiting just off to the side, having looked at his watch several times in succession, supposedly with some urgent business to attend to.

James let go of Angela and kissed her lightly on the cheek, “Wait for me to pick you up tonight.”

“Good. You and Howard Lee get going.”

Angela watched the two leave and was about to go to her brother when she was stopped by the bouncer, “Miss. Angela, Mrs. Ela is waiting for you outside.”