Emily walked up to the rear door of the car and tapped on the window.
Soon, the window rolled down.
A handsome face appeared before her eyes, it was indeed Ethan.
"Mr. Thomas, what are you doing here?" Emily asked curiously.
Ethan silently gazed into her innocent eyes and lightly said, "You are visiting the Parker family today. This is the Parker residence."
His words were succinct, but Emily understood.
He had come here to find her.
Immediately, Emily replied, "Mr. Thomas, there's no need to trouble yourself. I've sorted things out."
Ethan raised an eyebrow, feeling a hint of curiosity and doubt about her actions, "How did you handle it? Didn't the Parker family cause you any trouble?"
Emily didn't mince words. She opened the car door and sat inside, briefly explaining what had just happened.
Of course, she omitted the most important point which was her mother’s medical book.
"So, do yo

Seeing Emily come out, the two waitresses who were discussing were dumbfounded.
They avoided eye contact and didn't dare to look directly at Emily.
Emily casually walked to the sink, washed her hands, and ignored them. She walked around them and headed towards the exit.
"Miss!" one of them called out to her.
Emily turned around. The person anxiously explained, "We are really sorry just now. Could you please not tell Mr. Ethan? We were just too curious about your identity, that's why we were discussing it privately. We really didn't mean to offend."
Their faces were filled with worry. Just based on what they said earlier, they could be dismissed from Lakeside View.
"I understand. It's just gossip, right? I didn't take it seriously at all," Emily smirked and said, "You guessed right. I am Mr. Ethan’s caretaker."
Emily thought, ‘Although officially recognized as his legal wife, behind the s

There were still some belongings of Emily’s mother's detained by the Parker family.
Otherwise, Emily would rather die than return here.
"How dare you have the audacity to ask for your mother's things after you've disgraced the Parker family!" Fred pointed at her, cursing incessantly, "You caused chaos at Sarah and Patrick's engagement banquet, which caused the Parker Group's stock price to plummet, you wicked girl!"
Emily sneered, "Fred, you are quite shameless."
"You!" Fred's face turned purple with anger.
But Ramona wore a sarcastic smile, "Emily, oh Emily, let me tell you, you'll never get what Olivia left behind! Unless..."
Emily raised an eyebrow, "Unless what?"
Ramona chuckled, "Unless at the Parker family press conference, you come forward to clarify that what happened at the wedding was purely because of your madness and Sarah was not the one who hit someone with a car! As long as you do that, I'll return Olivia's belongings to you."
Ramona looked smug.
Sarah clung to Patrick's arm, shouting, "Emily, you were trying to come between me and Patrick, however, little did you know, we've been together for many years, our love is deep, how could you possibly break us up?"
Patrick also wrapped his arm around Sarah's waist, saying, "A wise man submits to circumstances. Emily, since you've already been in prison, there's no need to bring out the truth now. Just clarify this matter, and you can retrieve your mother's belongings. What do you think?"
Emily had originally wanted to watch the drama between the Black and Parker families, but she hadn't expected these two families to be so united.
Since that was the case, she would push things even further.
"Alright, when is the press conference? I can attend, but I want to see my mother's things first," Emily smirked.
Ramona immediately retorted, "What use do we have for your dead mother's things? As long as you clarify at the press conference, we'll immediately return all her belongings to you."
Emily's clear eyes filled with cold intent as she deliberately asked, "Even if it's as a deposit, you should give me something first. How about giving me my mother's medical book?"
Ramona's face changed instantly, and everyone else froze in place.
The medical book wasn't at the Parker family. Emily actually knew this already, but she tested the waters just in case.
Three years ago, shortly after she was imprisoned, her stepsister Chelsea handed the medical book to Ethan.
Learning this, Emily thought that the Parker family handed it over to ingratiate themselves with Ethan.
After all, her mother's medical book contained methods to treat various difficult illnesses, and Ethan had become disabled after the car accident at that moment.
Ethan needed the treatments from the medical book, making it the best opportunity for the Parker family to ingratiate themselves.
But she wasn't clear whether there were any private dealings between the Parker family and Ethan.
Ramona pretended Emily didn't know about this and said calmly, "How can we give you the medical book, the most valuable thing among your mother's belongings, right now? After the press conference, it will definitely be yours. How about this, your mother has a necklace with your photo in it. I'll give you that first, what do you think?"
Emily wanted this necklace the most. She coldly stared at Ramona with her lips slightly curved, "Deal."
Seeing her agreement, Ramona looked very pleased and turned to go inside to get the item.
Soon, Emily received the necklace. The pendant was an oval-shaped object that could be opened, containing a very small joint photo of her and her mother.
In the photo, her mother looked young, beautiful, elegant, and dignified, while Emily's own face was that of a baby.
Emily's eyes moistened.
But just then, "slap!" a loud slap landed fiercely on her face.
Emily covered her face and looked up to see Sarah's grimacing face.
"Emily, you damn bitch! You better fulfill your promise once you've got what you want. Behave yourself at the press conference!" Sarah viciously reminded her.
Patrick was also concerned about his reputation. Pointing at Emily, he gritted his teeth and commanded, "At the press conference, tell those reporters that it was you who forced me to record the video while trying to shift the blame to Sarah. However, the police investigating at the time saw through it in an instant. So the plan failed, and you ended up in jail... Do you understand?"
Emily put her mother's necklace into her bag. She didn't argue, just nodded, "I understand. I'll do as you say."
She lowered her eyes, a trace of cunning flashing through them.
She thought, ‘Since you want to play big, I'll play along with you.’
Seeing Emily no longer flaunting her arrogance and behaving meekly and subserviently, Sarah was extremely pleased.
"Bitch, where have you been staying these days? You're still wearing that worn-out prison uniform, how pathetic!" Sarah called for a servant to bring her wallet and threw a stack of banknotes into the air, "Here, use this money to buy yourself some decent clothes. Don't embarrass the Parker family at the press conference."
The banknotes fluttered through the air, falling one by one to the ground.
Emily clicked her tongue secretly.
She squatted down and picked up each bill one by one.
Seeing Emily in this state, Sarah grabbed Patrick and mocked, "Patric, look at how pitiful Emily looks while picking up money! Shouldn't we give her more money?"
Patrick showed a look of disdain and indifference, "Sarah, you're too kind-hearted. She ruined our wedding. Donating to anyone would be better than giving it to her!"
By now, Emily had picked up most of the money. She stood up, rubbed her waist, and then counted the bills one by one in front of them.
"One, two, three... a total of 1300 dollars. Miss Sarah is indeed generous," she said sarcastically.
Sarah proudly lifted her chin and sneered, "Of course, after all, I am Daddy's darling pearl, and you..."
"Slap!" Before Sarah could finish her sentence, a stack of bills was slapped onto her face, leaving her stunned.
Coming to her senses, Sarah screamed loudly, "Emily, are you insane?"
Patrick was also dumbfounded.
Emily smiled coldly, "Keep it for yourself, Miss Sarah. Goodbye! Oh, by the way, my phone number is still the same. Let me know once the time for the press conference is confirmed."
With that, she turned around and walked away.
"Emily, wait for me! I won't let you off..."  Behind her, Sarah's hoarse and hysterical scream echoed.
*****
Emily walked towards the exit of the villa area.
Just as she reached the gate, a familiar black SUV appeared before her eyes.
After looking at the license plate, she realized that this was Ethan's car.
She strode up and stopped in front of the car.
The car braked suddenly.
Byron saw the woman in front of the car and hurriedly reported, "Mr. Ethan, it's Mrs. Thomas."
Ethan looked up.

Emily walked up to the rear door of the car and tapped on the window.
Soon, the window rolled down.
A handsome face appeared before her eyes, it was indeed Ethan.
"Mr. Thomas, what are you doing here?" Emily asked curiously.
Ethan silently gazed into her innocent eyes and lightly said, "You are visiting the Parker family today. This is the Parker residence."
His words were succinct, but Emily understood.
He had come here to find her.
Immediately, Emily replied, "Mr. Thomas, there's no need to trouble yourself. I've sorted things out."
Ethan raised an eyebrow, feeling a hint of curiosity and doubt about her actions, "How did you handle it? Didn't the Parker family cause you any trouble?"
Emily didn't mince words. She opened the car door and sat inside, briefly explaining what had just happened.
Of course, she omitted the most important point which was her mother’s medical book.
"So, do you plan to do something else at the press conference?" Ethan didn't make his words too exp

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