Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Chapter 237 You Did Not Stand A Chance In Front Of Me

After they parted in the Mint Coffee House that day, he was dejected and almost desperate. He could

only depend on alcohol anesthesia to sustain his life. Unable to bear it any longer, Florey told him that

Essie had gone to see Jobson, and that she had traded for him, Bella. It was not until then that he

learned her feelings for him. She was waiting for him, waiting for him to take her away. He couldn't let

her down, and even by any means, he would get her back.

Zac noticed the subtle change of the person beside him. He looked at Hanson walking towards them

and put his arm around her waist, as if announcing to him that she was his. He didn't want to see

Hanson, nor did he want her to see him. It took him so much effort to occupy a little place in her heart.

He couldn't let Hanson grab it again.

"Long time no see, Essie." Hanson looked at her deeply. There were thousands of words and endless

love in his eyes. But he could not show it. He had to endure it until he could compete with Zac.

"Long time no see, Hanson," Essie said in a low voice. Only she knew that today was actually

Hanson's birthday, but she had to pretend that she didn't remember. She couldn't even tell him 'Happy

Birthday' because she wanted him to forget her completely.

Zac looked at Christina, "Are you dating Mr. Xia now?" His tone was casual, as if he was just asking a

casual question. When his eyes met Hanson's, there was a dark fire stone flower in the air.

A mixed feeling rushed into her mind, and she couldn't tell whether she should be happy for him or sad

for herself when she saw him being with another woman. But she knew that she still couldn't totally

forget him. Maybe it was because she had been in love with him for so long and she didn't want to

forget him at all, because she couldn't let herself fall in love with the person by her side. At least, she

wouldn't do something like a moth darted into the fire before the birth of Valery's child.

Christina smiled shyly. She wanted to be Hanson's girlfriend, but he wanted to start with his girlfriend

first. "Hanson and I are just friends." She explained haltingly, but her hand spontaneously took

Hanson's arm, as if afraid of others to rob him. Hanson didn't keep away from her either. He was

thinking of using Christina.

Zac nodded slightly. "We're going bowling over there. Excuse me." He didn't want to let Essie have too

much contact with Hanson, so he left with her. They played for a while before Hanson, Christina and

her sister came too.

"Let's have one round, Zac." Hanson came over and challenged him. From NôvelDrama.Org.

Zac shrugged and accepted the challenge.

Essie didn't say anything but cast a meaningful glance at them. She went to the sofa and sat down,

watching the game. Christina and her sister followed Essie. Leila asked her sister to go to the bar

counter to bring her cocktails because she wanted to send her away.

"Are you sad to see that my younger sister is together with Hanson?" She asked.

"Miss Qin, it's my own business." Essie replied.

"What about you and Zac? Do you want to pretend to be the real person and won't leave this position?"

Leila said in a sharp voice.

"If you can sit on it, I can leave at any time." Essie said in a casual way. If she was the woman who

took the throne now, Zac wouldn't have tortured her as a substitute.

Leila's face turned pale slightly. Her words hit the nail on her head. Even if she was willing to break

away from Qin Family, the Rong Family would not accept her. Zac was the young master of the Rong

family, and it was impossible for him to betray his family for her.

"Every year, Zac would celebrate my birthday. Do you know why he gave me the watch this year?" She

forced a smile stiffly. She couldn't be defeated by her rival.

"Why?" Essie asked, because she also wanted to know.

"He wants to tell me that even as time goes by, he won't forget our relationship and fall in love with

another woman. We were childhood sweethearts. Even if you were by his side, you would not be able

to replace me. The person he loved would always be me, only me. " After a pause, she continued, "He

wouldn't have gotten married if it weren't for Valery. He had told me before that he wouldn't date any

woman except me. So he wouldn't have gotten married."

Essie's heart skipped a beat again. Icy guy went to the Bureau of civil affairs with her because he was

drunk. But she couldn't let Leila know.

"He will be in charge of the future of the Rong Family, and his wife will be the future hostess of the

Rong family. This position is impossible to be left in vacancy. Even if he doesn't want to, the Rong

Family will force him to get married and have children with them. How can he waste his life without a

result with you?"

She hit the nail on the head of Leila and the corners of her mouth twitched. She looked like a punctured

ball was fired and it worked out.

Seeing that she was speechless, she continued, "Even without me, somebody else will replace you. If

you really want to be together with him, you'd better try to dissolve the grudge between your two

families. If one day the Rong Family can accept you, I will definitely quit and won't stand on your way."

She was her substitute, and if she came back, she would be of no use to him.

"That's a deal. Don't regret it." Leila said. She would work hard for their future.

In the bowling lane, Zac and Hanson were tied.

"I won't lose to you." Hanson said it in a subtle and intriguing way. Zac knew it was not bowling but

Essie, "Even if you won't lose, you won't win." He replied coldly.

"That's because you don't dare to compete fairly with me. You will only play dirty tricks behind my

back." Hanson said, gritting her teeth.

"The result has been set four months ago. Do we still need to fight?" Zac sneered.

Hanson was feeling a spasm in his body. He understood what he meant. He had lost the game the

moment he decided to marry Sunny and push her to his side. So he lost the game since that moment.

It was the biggest mistake he had made in his life. It was too late to correct it, because he, a strong

obstacle, stood between them.

"As long as she still loves me, I won't lose. You've been with her for only four months, while I've been

with her for five years. You can't replace me."

His words cut a sharp pain to Zac's heart. His heart twitched. But he managed to keep calm. "I will still

have many five years to live with her. I'm not worried about this at all."

Hanson sneered at his words. In fact, he was indeed a talented man with different characteristics that

bewitched women. Over time, no matter how determined the woman was, she would be conquered by

him, but...

"You have a lover. I heard you're about to have a bastard. Essie won't accept a bastard like you." He

said it word by word, which was the most powerful counterattack for him, and also the support of his

confidence. As the saying goes, "know your enemy and yourself, and you will fight a hundred battles

with no danger of defeat". From Christina and Ivy, he had already known more about Zac, especially

his romantic history. He didn't expect that he would be in such a great romantic mess. Sand was not

allowed in the eyes of a lover. What he had left to Essie was not only sand, but also stone. Moreover,

Essie would never fall in love with such a man who was mottled with dirt.

"You know a lot about me. Do you contact with Christina and Ivy just to study me?" Zac said with a

mocking smile.

Hanson snorted, "Yes, Zac, I'm not as strong as you for now. But that doesn't mean that I'll be no match

for you in the future." He grabbed the ball in his hand, threw it, and the ball rolled at a sharp arc and

knocked all the bottles down.

"That's great! Hanson." Christina's voice came from the side, and their conversation stopped abruptly,

and this competition ended with a draw.

Sharon stood up and handed the juice on the table to zayn. But Amanda didn't move. It was okay if he

wanted to flatter her. After all, she was the man who helped her, so she shouldn't go to cheer him up.

"Thank you." Taking the juice bottle from Leila, Zac headed toward Essie. He didn't notice the

disappointment on Leila's face.

Essie stood up and said, "Let's go to the bar counter to have something to drink." After saying that, she

held his arm. She was not in a good mood. Whether it was because of him or Hanson, she couldn't tell.

After sitting at the bar counter, she ordered a cup of long island ice tea. Zac frowned slightly. Because

only people who was disappointed with love would drink that. This was what she always ordered on

that fool's day. Now that Hanson had a new girl to serve, was she feeling uncomfortable?

"This wine is not for you." He said gloomily, and exchanged a glass of zero degree cocktail named

rainbow for her.

"It is just a cup of wine. Not a person. What is in it not fitting for me?" She sneered.

"Long island ice tea is the most famous wine for being lovelorn. Are you lovelorn?" His voice was like

the rainstorm around the waves. She understood what he meant. His desire of control and

possessiveness came to naught again. She couldn't let him hurt Hanson again because of her

unintentional move.

"Is it appropriate to ask your wife about that?" She asked.

"Well, I'm sorry that I made a slip of the tongue. I'm such a good guy. My wife must be good too." He

curled his lips into a faint smile, which sent a shiver down Essie's spine. He was indirectly warning her.

If she dared to make him disappointed, he would punish her without hesitation.

She didn't respond immediately. She took a sip of the rainbow that the bartender had adjusted for her

and then slowly opened her mouth, "I hope both of us can be as good as before." There were plenty of

women here. It was much more difficult for him to keep a distance from them and keep himself clean.

It was time to cut the cake. The waiter served the five tiered birthday cake and everyone went to sing

the birthday song together.

After she made a wish, Leila blew out the candles and asked Zac to cut cakes with her. They cut cakes

together every year, and she was expecting no exception this year.

Zac turned his head to look at the little woman beside him. Although she looked calm without any

dissatisfaction, her eyes were deepening, as if they were dyed by the night outside the window.

And her rival in love was staring at him sinisterly, as if ready to swoop in at any time.