Chapter 17 Emily watched as he threw the token at her in such a humiliating manner . The token fell to the ground , and she didn't pick it up . Instead , she stepped on it ! " You ... " ཕ ) James felt as if that step was directly on his heart . Then , bit by bit , she crushed it ! As if it crushed the feelings between them . " Emily , how dare you ! Do you know what that step means ? " James's face was dark . Emily's face was calm . " I know ! If it's dirty , I don't want it . " James laughed angrily . " I'll wait for you to regret it ! " He said , turning to leave . At that moment , two uniformed officers approached and asked , " Excuse me , are you Ms. Emily Johnson , the owner of the house that caught fire ? " Emily nodded . " Yes . " " We need to understand the cause of the fire . Please cooperate . " " Sure , no problem . " Emily followed them to the side to give a statement . James , who was about to leave , paused and looked back at Emily in disbelief . At that moment , he wanted to rush over and ask her when she bought the house . But seeing her cooperate with the officers , he didn't go over . He looked deeply at her . She must care about him . Otherwise , she wouldn't have bought the house , the one filled with their memories . James had a moment of distraction , recalling their childhood moments together . He clenched his fists and rubbed his temples . 89 1/3 8:50 Tue , Oct 14 Chapter 17 Forget it . For the sake of their past feelings , he wouldn't hold grudge against her this time . He would wait for her to calm down before talking to her . Emily was glad she didn't know what he was thinking , or she would be disgusted . James was too self - righteous and overconfident . She had no place to stay now , and she had an appointment with Will today . Coincidentally , there was a very suitable house available . ༦ ( 89 ) " Emily , it's really lucky . The house is in a good location , very private , and the price is quite reasonable . I heard the previous owner is in a hurry to move abroad and wants to sell it quickly . But because they've lived there for a long time , they hope the buyer will cherish the house . " Will couldn't help but praise . Emily smiled . " That's great . If it's good , I'll take it ! " It seemed that since she was reborn , everything had been going surprisingly smoothly . As she expected , the house was indeed great . After all , Will was honest and didn't exaggerate . If he said it was good , it really was . So she signed the contract directly . Fifty million dollars for a villa in that location . What luck ! She transferred the money according to the account . The real owner of the house was lying in bed , hearing the notification of fifty million dollars received . Charles raised an eyebrow . " Charles , weren't you supposed to rest? What did you do to earn fifty million dollars while lying down ? " Daniel's cold eyes glanced at Charles . " Are you short of money ? " " What ? " Charles didn't understand . " Otherwise , why are you eyeing my wallet ? " Daniel said this with a straight face . Charles was shocked . 2/3 8:50 Tue , Oct 14 Chapter 17 Daniel , usually serious and cold , seemed to have learned to joke . : He wanted to check Daniel's brain . Could it be that this illness had made him stupid ? Or maybe the doctor's herbal bath had made him silly . Emily suddenly felt a chill and sneezed . Who was cursing her behind her back ? After buying the house , she had only paid half of Daniel's medical expenses and was out of money again . At that moment , a message about a design competition popped up in the class group . The prize was thirty thousand dollars ! Though not much . Thirty thousand dollars was still money . She decided to go back to school to get the registration form and participate . She didn't expect to run into Bianca . Chapter Comments LIKE Write Comments « SHARE ཕ ) 89