A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 566

Hudson just looked at Elijah and then he frowned. “What are you doing?”

Elijah took out a card and put it on the table by the side of the bed, “Your card, Esther asked me to return it to you!”

Hudson closed and opened his eyes with a bitter smile. His voice was so low and slow with complex emotions in his tone, “Take good care of her. I will kill you if you make her feel wronged a bit!”

Elijah raised his eyebrows slightly. “You have decided to let go of her?”

Hudson roared. “You promise me first!”

“Why should I promise you?” Elijah snorted coldly, “Especially after you hurt my sister?”

Hudson was startled. He took a glance at Winnie and Winnie shook her head immediately. “No, Elijah, Hudson didn't do anything wrong to me!”

Her tone was so petty and low which made Elijah felt a little distressed. “No one can simply hurt you!”

“What do you mean?” Hudson was stunned. “You mean, you stay together with Esther was to revenge against me?”

Elijah sneered and ignored Hudson. “Winnie, let’s go home!”

“Reuben, you go first!” Winnie didn't want to leave.

Elijah didn't force her. He turned and leave.

“Elijah Perry!” Hudson yelled anxiously, “Tell me clearly, what is your purpose?”

Elijah ignored him and strode to leave.

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The autumn sun was so warm. However, Esther’s heart was getting a little cold. She was standing quietly on the tree-lined road outside the hospital. She seemed to be relieved after stating it clear to Hudson.

After a long sigh, there was always melancholy that cannot be dissipated. That day was Friday, and she was going to D University the next Monday. Where should she go now?

Carrying her backpack, she swayed forward.

“Ah—” There was a sudden scream.

Elijah who walked behind her was getting anxious instantly. He ran to catch up hurriedly. Then, he saw Esther patting her head suddenly, “I'm such a stupid jerk, I forgot it!”

She forgot to take the contraceptive pill!

“Ahhh—” She shook her head frantically and she felt like crying. There was a hospital supermarket when she came over just now, so she was going to buy a bottle of mineral water and take the contraceptives with it! She turned around and rushed forward quickly. However, she didn't expect to plunge into the arms.

The familiar smell of tobacco came over.

Elijah just felt a sway in front of his eyes, but he didn't expect that the little girl would turn her head in such a sudden and hurry. It was too late to think about it and he hugged her in his arms instinctively.

“Ah –” Esther looked up. “Ah, it hurts!”

She banged Elijah’s chin, “Elijah, it hurts, I am so painful!”

Elijah was stunned at that moment, not knowing whether it was because of her words or she blurted out his name. He was staring at Esther who didn't look up but called his name accurately.

She knew it was him?

Esther was also frozen. The familiar smell just made her blurt out his name inexplicably. When she looked up, she was sure that it was him. She thought she called the wrong one!

But her gaze was in a daze when looking at him. That was the first time she saw him having such an unconcealed gaze, it was like a deep-water whirlpool and she was sucked in and could not move her eyesight away from him.

“You, is it really you?” She was a little embarrassed.

Elijah’s lips curled and he lifted his eyes. “What are you going to do in such a hurry?”

She was stunned for a moment, thinking of buying mineral water and taking contraceptives, she shook her head of a sudden. “No, it's okay, I'm okay!”

He didn't ask carefully. He just let go of her and walked away.

“You, where are you going?” She asked.

Elijah paused and took a deep look at her. “Is there any matter?!”

Esther was shocked. ‘Why did his attitude change of a sudden?’ She muttered in her heart. She was a little uncomfortable as Elijah just changed his attitude and became indifferent suddenly.

Her eyebrows frowned slightly and then she laughed suddenly, “Hey, nothing. I just asked casually. I'm leaving now!”

After finishing her words, she took a step forward and left him one step ahead.

Elijah’s deep gaze locked at the figure who was escaping at the front. There was a slight flash of light in his eyes. He did not run to catch up. His thin lips hooked slightly, revealing an indescribable shrewdness.

Esther was wandering on the street alone. She was bored. By then, she received a call from Ethel, “Little girl, where are you?”

“Why?” Esther asked in an unpleasant mood.

“So angry? Are we friends anyway?”

“Are we?” Esther asked back. “Come on, what's the matter?”

“Go out to play, I'm in a bad mood today. How about we hang out and play together?” Ethel tempted, “I have a fun place, take you there!”

“Okay, just go!” Esther agreed to his suggestion. “Come and pick me up, I'm in L Street!”

“Wait for a moment, I will be there in ten minutes!” Ethel hung up the phone.

Esther was wandering along the street and then she was recognized by reporters out of the blue. Not long after, she was surrounded by a large number of reporters. Some reporters showed her a picture of her and Ethel bungee jumping in J Park. “Miss Price, what is the relationship between you and Mr. Kirby?”

“Miss Price, are you going bungee jump to relieve stress? But why don't you go with Mr. Perry? Are you cheating on him in your marriage?”

Esther was stunned on the spot for a moment. She didn't know what to do and so she remained silent.

The reporters were unyielding. All kinds of tricky questions were thrown out by them regardless of whether it was bearable for her.

“Miss Price, some netizens say that you are a loose woman having messy love life and you can never be the daughter-in-law of the Perry family. What do you think of this?”

“…”

Esther lowered her head. She wanted to escape but the reporters around her would not give her way at all. She was surrounded by them and couldn’t move.

“Please let me go!” Esther was very polite at first. However, the reporters refused to do so. One of the reporters even pulled her backpack and the zipper of her bag was pulled open as the person applied too much force on it.

With a “wow” sound, the things inside the bag were poured out. Facial tissues, mobile phones, chewing gum, contraceptives—

All her things just scattered in front of the reporters—

“Wow.” The reporters were all clamoring.

“Oh! Contraceptives! Miss Price, you actually carry contraceptives with you all the time? Is this medicine prepared for Elijah or Ethel?”

“Go away! Get out of my way!” Esther went to pick up her things on the ground in a panic. She was so embarrassed about the contraceptives! The contraceptive pill that she bought for the first time in her life was discovered in public by the reporters.

“Click, click” The shutter sound kept ringing.

Countless flashes captured Esther’s embarrassment into the camera while she was holding the contraceptive pill. In a panic, she didn't know who stepped on her phone. It was the phone that Hudson bought for her and it was broken now.

“Go away—” Esther dropped the contraceptive pill and went to pick up her mobile phone. She didn't know who stepped on her little hand and she felt so painful.

Her tears were flowing out. She had never encountered such a situation before. She was always protected, and she had never expected to be treated in that way.

Her hair was a bit messy. Her tears were already raging on her face. She tried to stand up but her hand was stepped on by the reporters who kept robbing for a good position to capture her picture. The pain caused her to scream. She resembled a trapped little beast at that moment. She huddled herself up and kept moving backward, “You, go away, go away…”

“Click, click” The flashing light kept ringing.

Ethel encountered such a scene when he arrived.

He quickly got out of his car. The scene in front of him made him tighten his eyebrows. He jumped out of his car and rushed over.

“Get lost!” Ethel's deep voice shocked everyone.

When the reporters saw Ethel, they snapped a photo of him immediately, but they also stepped aside subconsciously.

“It's Ethel, it’s really him, it’s sure that there was something in between Ethel and Esther!” Someone shouted.

Esther was hugging her curled-up knees under her chin there with her messy long hair scattered on both sides of her cheeks. Her slender body was shaking constantly and there was a depressive whimper sounded from her throat.

They stepped on her so heavily that her little hands were swollen. Her helpless appearance made Ethel's heart trembled. He walked over quickly and pulled her up, protected her in his arms, and roared, “Are you all blind? Do you need to step on her hands for the news?”

Her little hands were red and swollen after being stepped by the reporters, Ethel's eyes tightened, he embraced Esther and soothed in her ear, “Don't be afraid!”

“Woo...” Esther was like a homeless child who suddenly found her parents. She placed her arms around his neck tightly and buried her tears in his chest.

Ethel hurriedly put her into his car and helped her to fasten the seat belt. The reporter's shutter sound approached in a short while.

“My bag!” Esther said anxiously.

“Sit in the car, don't be afraid, I will pick it up for you!” Ethel closed his car door and locked it so that no one would disturb Esther.

“Hurry up!” It was such a rare scene that a hero who was saving the pretty as all the reporters chased after the two of them and captured their picture endlessly after they recovered from the shock.

“Mr. Kirby, what is the relationship between you and Miss Price? Do you want to grab Mr. Perry’s lover?”

"Mr. Kirby, don't you know that a friend’s wife shouldn’t be grabbed?”

“Fuck! What to grab!” Ethel swore foul language in anger.

“Ah! Ethel, the charity ambassador?” Someone shouted again.

Ethel knew that the trouble was coming, fucking shit, he didn’t care to speak vulgar words in public at that moment, even he wondered that he was known for his smiling appearance but today he actually exposed his emotions!

The flashing flashes kept flickering, Ethel's eyebrows were not relieved, and his peach eyes narrowed slightly, revealing the sharpness of an eagle. No matter how flashing the flash, Ethel went straight to pick up Esther’s belongings. There was her broken mobile phone and he picked up the fragments of her phone and put them into Esther’s bag.

After Ethel finished picking up the things and returned to his car, the reporter was still tracking.

Ethel frowned angrily. Then, he stepped on the gas and drove away.

Turning his head to look at Esther’s choking appearance, Ethel gathered his handsome eyebrows. Then, he picked up a tissue and handed it over to her. “Alright, don't cry, are you okay?”

“Thank you!” Esther took it. She wiped her tears and twisted her nose.

“Damn it! What are those reporters doing?!” Ethel hit his steering wheel angrily and his car almost strayed.

After crying, Esther felt much better. She took a deep breath and held back her tears. “Thank you anyway!”

“It seems that your troubles are getting more and more!” Ethel handed out another piece of tissue.

“I want to go home!” Esther said. “Please send me back!”

Ethel glanced at her little hands. Her hands were red and swollen. He knew that they couldn’t go fishing anymore on that day. He actually wanted to bring her fishing by the river, but it seemed impossible now. “Yeah! Don't go out these few days. The woman who stayed with me always had nothing good to do with. I think this crisis won't stop recently! Someone must have said that you cuckold Elijah! Hell, they just said that I grabbed my friend's wife! It's really hateful!”

“Heh, Ethel, what are you afraid of?” Esther was laughing and thinking that his angry face seemed hilarious.