A Miracle Fault

Chapter 20 She Is Not Anayah Campbell!

Emmeline actually still stayed awake. But she still felt bad. Though it was her own choice and she would still insist no matter how hard it was, she felt quite aggrieved because of the humiliation today.

"What? You felt upset because I didn't kiss you? You are going to starve yourself because of that?" Stefan stared at the only thing exposed out of the quilt—her hairs, looking sullen.

When hearing that, Emmeline was rendered madder. She lifted the quilt and sat up straight to glare at him, "Stefan Byrne! Please pay me respect! I am here to take care of you instead of being humiliated! Nobody wants your kiss!"

Tears surged up in her eyes. She had been here for more than twenty days. But it was her first time to shout at him.

Stefan even smiled when seeing that, "Respect? What? I didn't pay you respect because I didn't kiss you? Since you don't care about my kiss, why do you starve yourself?"

Stefan even lit up a cigarette in her bedroom.

"I am not hungry! Besides, Stefan Byrne, don't smoke for the sake of your legs!"

Stefan was still wearing a wry smile while looking at her, who was sitting on the bed, "Are you caring about me?"

Madison pushed the door opened and served her warm food, "Mrs. Stefan, please take some food. I have got you some warm food."

Emmeline kept her head down, "No, thanks. I am not hungry."

"But…"

"Just put it here." Stefan said.

"Yes, sir." Then Madison left after putting down the food.

Emmeline still stared at the quilt with her head down. But she noticed out of the corner of her eyes that Stefan approached with his wheelchair while holding the food.

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Emmeline glared at him, "Just put it down! I can eat myself!"

Stefan handed the food to her, having no intention to put it down unless she took it with her own hands.

"Are you going to eat yourself? Or do you want me to feed you?"

Emmeline immediately took the food and started to eat it while he was about to lose temper.

When seeing that she finished half of the food, Stefan went out of the bedroom. Then he returned to his room and closed the door.

He stood up from the wheelchair and walked to the bathroom. He looked at himself in the mirror.

He had no idea what was going on with himself. He was so incredibly patient to her.

Though he knew that she was Frank's girlfriend and he himself was a neat freak, he actually hugged her and almost kissed her.

Though he did it on purpose so as to humiliate her, he still had an urge to kiss her at that moment.

He was even wondering if he was out of mind. Perhaps it was because he was driven by desire as he had been abstinent for years. However, he still thought it impossible to be aroused by Frank's woman.

He turned on the shower head and stripped himself off. He walked beneath it and let the warm water flush his body from head to toe.

After finishing dinner, Emmeline put away the empty plate in the kitchen. Then she went to Stefan's bedroom to see if he had gone to bed. She still planned to massage his legs before sleep.

She learned from the book that massage before sleep would be conducive to his rehabilitation. When she was about to push the door of his bedroom, she flinched back as it was late. So she returned to her own room and lay on the bed.

She turned on her phone, which had been powered off for these days. Suddenly, she got hundreds of message notices, most of which were sent by Antonio, Agnes and Lena. Besides, there were two of them sent by her father and also a call from Anayah.

'Huh? Why are you calling me? You should be quite happy for getting rid of me, right?'

Suddenly, she noticed that there were 70 missed calls from Antonio, which stung her heart instantly.

For the past few years, Antonio shone like sunlight in her heart and brought warmth to her miserable life. Though she herself had no idea whom he meant to her, she deemed him her own brother and also her bosom friend.

She had planned to formally be his girlfriend after she graduated. However, she still chose to give up her love for him for the sake of her father.

She clicked on Twitter. Then she saw his haggard-looking face from his tweet, which sent her feeling worse.

The content of his tweet was just a simple selfie of him coupled with words, 'Emmeline, I believe you! Please wait for me!'

Tears surged up in her eyes. He still believed her and he wanted her to wait for him. She powered off her phone and tossed and turned in bed. She didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.

She was woken up by Madison the next morning, "Mrs. Stefan, Master Stefan told you to give him a massage."

Emmeline immediately got up, "Okay, I will be right there."

After washing up, she went into the study. Stefan was wearing a black suit today. He sat on the wheelchair while holding a piece of contract, looking idle.

He was talking to someone else through the phone. Emmeline walked over and made tea for him. Then she lit up an aroma candle.

Seeing that he finished the call, she walked over to push his wheelchair, "I have a new rehabilitation plan for you. Do you have anything else to do today?"

"Yes." Stefan didn't look at her. He approached the desk himself on the wheelchair and signed the contract. Then he turned around to look at her.

"What plan?" he rested his arms on the armrests, looking emotionless as usual while waiting for her reply.

Emmeline turned around and took out a blanket from the closet. Then she placed it on the balcony.

The balcony on the study was as huge as a room.

After laying the blanket, she pushed him over, "Come on, just lie down."

Stefan did as she told. He would like to see what kind of new plan she was talking about. And he was also trying to figure out how patient she would be.

However, he even noticed himself that he actually turned to be more patient than her. Besides, he was even willing to get along with her though he still remained a bit repellent to her as she was the girlfriend of Frank.

When Stefan lay on the blanket, Emmeline took out a little wooden hammer again from the drawer.

Then she took off his socks.

Stefan was waiting for her disposal.

Emmeline hit her legs with the hammer first. And it happened to strike his nerve, which get him to shiver instantly.

Stefan tried hard to keep silent. Emmeline sat beside his legs. Then she hit the sole of his feet with the hammer.

"Can you feel it?" she stared at his face with her blue eyes.

"No." Stefan remained emotionless.

Emmeline put down the hammer and grabbed his feet. Then she pressed on them hard with her thumbs.

Stefan was suddenly stunned as he felt great itch down his feet. Then he raised his head and noticed that she was still staring at him attentively.

He tried hard to tolerate. But he still started to sweat all over because of the itchy feelings down his feet.

Emmeline kept massaging his feet. She frowned while looking at him, who seemed to be holding back something, "Oh, that's weird. I can feel that your feet are warm and stretchy. Nor does your muscle sag

just like the disabled. Why can't you feel it?"

Stefan felt like thousands of ants biting his feet. His face turned red and livid. He really wanted to kick her but he couldn't.

After massaging for a while, Emmeline could feel that his feet turned to be hot. Then she smiled, "Your feet start to be heated. Can you feel that?"

"No. Okay, it's done. Just get me up." Of course he could feel. And he really tried hard to disguise himself.

"No, not yet! I have to massage your legs then." She stood up and held the hammer. Then she hit his legs even a bit harder.

She even happened to hit on his nerves. Stefan frowned while holding back the pain. After a few hours, Emmeline finally finished and supported him up.

Stefan sat on the wheelchair and stared at her while she was helping him to put on socks. She was so close to him that he could smell the light fragrance from her body, which rendered him feeling hot again.

When Emmeline stood up again, she happened to look into his dark eyes. Her heart almost skipped a beat when she recalled that she actually sat on his legs yesterday. Her face was rendered blushed instantly.

They got along well with each other as usual in the following days. In order to avoid her suspicion, Stefan would make Emmeline massage his legs every day. And they were used to it.

Stefan didn't get mad again. A few days later, Stefan got a call from Jaiden at dusk, who told him that he would be here to tell him something important.

Soon, a white Lamborghini arrived at the beach. As the door was opened, Jaiden walked to the villa.

Stefan stayed beside the door and saw him in, "What's the matter?"

Jaiden still remained silent. Then he said, "I want to see your wife."

When hearing that, Stefan glared at him. He just came here to see his wife?

Though Stefan didn't like her, he still hated Jaiden for making such a joke. Jaiden also noticed his cold gaze.

He took a step back and waved his head, "Come on, don't get me wrong! I just want to make sure if she is qualified enough to be your wife."

Stefan remained silent and then went over to the sofa. He then moved himself on the sofa from his wheelchair, "Ask her here to serve us tea."

Of course, Stefan also noticed that Jaiden came here not just to see his wife. So he told the servant to get Emmeline downstairs.

Soon, Jaiden saw a girl in blue dress and white shoes going downstairs.

She didn't have any makeup today. Her hairs were just casually coiled behind her head. She went downstairs elegantly and then nodded at Jaiden, "Stefan, we have guest here? Welcome."

Jaiden fixed his eyes on her still while she was walking over to Stefan's side from the stairs. What made him surprised even more was that she looked so pure and attractive, which sent him intoxicated.

She smiled and greeted Jaiden while standing beside Stefan. And Jaiden was actually being distracted because of her beauty.

When noticing that, Stefan looked sullen. How dare he fix his eyes on her.

Though she was once the girlfriend of Frank, Stefan had already officially married her. So he felt quite uncomfortable when noticing the heated gaze of Jaiden.

"Hey, come get some coffee here." Stefan said to Emmeline.

"Okay." Emmeline turned around and went to the kitchen. Not until then did Jaiden collect himself.

"Oh god, Stefan! She looks so pretty! No wonder you seldom come to drink with us! I beg that you must be quite busy staying with such a beauty!" Jaiden whispered.

Stefan turned around and glared at him, "What? You think that she is beautiful?"

"To be honest, she is the purest girl I have ever seen!" While speaking, Jaiden seemed to be wondering.

Stefan glanced at him and then looked at Emmeline, who was making coffee in the kitchen. Though he was repellent to her because he knew that she was Frank's woman, he actually started to have special feelings for her. But he couldn't tell how it felt exactly.

He could feel that she didn't bear any evil intention against him as her pure eyes looked so innocent.

He soon suppressed his anger when seeing her pure eyes. Even he himself couldn't believe that he didn't even hate her despite her previous love story.

Besides, he even acted according to her request every day and let her massage his legs at will.

Emmeline then served them two cups of coffee and then left the parlor.

Jaiden then shifted his gaze and looked at Stefan, "Stefan, I have something to tell you. Please don't be mad. After seeing your wife, I deem that it could be a piece of good news for you."

"What?" Stefan frowned, looking impatient.

"She is not Anayah Campbell!" his deep voice sounded while he was looking at Stefan.

Stefan frowned when hearing that. Obviously, he didn't believe his words.

"So who is she?"

Stefan married her just to retaliate against Frank and tried to strike him hard. How could it be possible that she was not Anayah Campbell?

"Both Asher and I have seen Frank in Astor yesterday. And he brought a girl with him, whom he addressed as Anayah. They seemed to be quite infatuated with each other. And I have seen that girl before. She was indeed Anayah Campbell!"

When hearing that, Stefan suddenly turned around and looked at him, "Are you serious?"

Actually, Stefan didn't even know Anayah. Though both the Byrne Family and the Campbell Family were known as the top 2 in this city, Anayah had rarely shown up in public.

Though there was report about the marriage between Anayah and Stefan this time, there was no picture shown.

As Stefan still held grudge against Anayah at that time, he asked for no wedding picture and no wedding certificate. So it was his grandpa Edison who arranged the wedding personally with the Campbell family.

So far, the official marriage certificate was still kept in the Byrne Mansion, while the picture on which was retouched.

When Emmeline was sent to the island, Stefan only deemed her as Anayah Campbell, the girl whom Frank had loved for years.

"Let's go to the Astor Entertainment Center!" while speaking, Jaiden helped him sit on the wheelchair and then pushed him out of the villa.

When they got into the car, the car soon faded away from the beach.

Jaiden drove to Astor at full speed.

As usual, there were strippers dancing in Astor as night just fell.

Stefan got off the car himself and wore a pair of sunglasses. Then he headed to the top floor.

Jaiden immediately asked the staff to show him the CCTV record yesterday.

A few minutes later, Asher came in, "Hey, Stefan, did you forget us since you have married? You haven't been here for so long! Don't forget that you are the real owner here! I am really exhausted working for you!"

"Cut the crap! Let's get down to business." His deep voice sounded a bit dangerous.

Asher looked at Jaiden and then clicked on the video record, where there clearly shown the box yesterday. They could see from the screen that Frank hugged a laughing girl with warm smile. They could tell that his smile came from the bottom of his heart.

Though Frank was a cruel and scheming man, he loved Anayah deeply. Otherwise, Stefan would not try to retaliate against him at the cost of his own marriage.

"Stefan, did you see that? The girl in the video is the real Anayah Campbell! Actually, I want to tell you that your wife is much more beautiful than her!"

"But I don't know who the girl you kept in the villa was. Is she part of the conspiracy of Frank? Or is she just a substitute sent by the Campbell Family? But Stefan, fortunately, the girl in your villa is not Frank's girlfriend."