Chapter 5 He'll die before the doctor arrives

• She took the glass of cocktail shake and gulped it down her throat. 
• "Ah..." She grimaced and dropped the cup on the counter.
• She stood up on her right foot and reached for her crutch. She supported herself with it and leaped out of the bar after paying for her drink.
• She huffed and rubbed her palms as the cold breeze hit her face. She hadn't taken ten steps when an oncoming car's headlights shone brightly on her face. Immediately, she stopped in her tracks and squinted-she might fall if she didn't and she wasn't ready to get things more complicated than they already were.
• The car screeched, coming to an abrupt stop beside her. She stared at the driver's side as the tinted window wound down .
• 'huh?... it's the handsome god.' Emily opened her mouth as soon as she got a glimpse of the person in the car.
• Joel's cold gaze swept her over. "Get in." 
• "Huh?.." Emily stuttered dumbly.
• He looked away from her and pressed on the accelerator.
• "Ahhh...wait!" She screamed as soon as she had regained her sense.
• The cocktail shake she had definitely blurred her brain before.
• Quickly, she grabbed tightly on the crutch and leaped towards the car, but she was already too late. She couldn't meet up with the car, Joel had left. She let out a sigh and fell to the ground.
• She sobbed silently, hitting her fist on her chest. "Everyone hates me... Why is this world so cruel, why!?" 
• She was still crying when a few minutes later she felt a car's headlights shine brightly behind her. She sniffed, grabbed her crutch, and leaped up, on her foot. She turned towards the car...
• '...he came back. ' she cried happily.
• She hiccuped and sniffed as she kept staring at Joel.
• "A second." Joel fluttered his eyelashes.
• Emily got a quick hold of herself and leaped towards the passenger's side of the car hastily. She wasn't going to her chance slide past her this time around.
• She stood still when she got to the door and looked down at her hands- one was injured and the other was holding a crutch.
• She bit her on her lower lip and looked at Joel through the door window with her eyes motioning him to help her with the door but it seemed as though the man was staring at everything but her.
• Joel huffed out a sigh and without looking her way , he pressed a button on his door side and the passenger's side door flung open and hit Emily on her forehead.
• "Ahhhhahhhhn" She screamed.
• Joel snickered as he watched her. Emily quickly looked up at him but he was staring at her with his usual cold gaze. She bit her lip as she could have sworn he smiled just now.
• Grudgingly, she stepped into the car and shut the door.
• Joel pressed lightly on the accelerator and drove off in a direction that was unknown to the lady sitting beside him.
• "Kumawo."Emily stared at him gratefully.
• (A/N: kumawo is an informal way of saying thank you)
• "When you've healed, leave." Joel's cold voice pierced through her skin and she shuddered.
• 'can't he be less... as in really really less harsh on me...' she sneered puffily.
• In no time, Emily drifted off to sleep, her head dangling from left to right and front to back as the car moved.
• As Joel drove straight into the villa, he stole a glance at the girl beside him-she was fast asleep.
• 'fuck, she's even drooling in my car.' he clenched his teeth.
• He bit his lower lip mischievously and pressed on the accelerator. The car moved speedily but then, he suddenly pressed on the brake.
• Emily's body lurched forward and she hit her forehead on the dashboard.
• She woke up and clasped her hand on her forehead. "Ahhhhahhhhn.." 
• "Yahhh!!!" She yelled furiously.
• "Can't you..." her voice trailed off immediately she turned to face the god but was met by his cold glare.
• She gulped. Her expression quickly changed from an annoyed one to a completely sober one.
• "Ermm, I didn't know it was you... Sir," she stated meekly.
• A side of Joel's mouth curled up in a smirk. He stepped out of the car and tossed the car key at one of the guards nearby.
• Emily bit her lip as she opened the door. She hopped out of the car on her right foot and reached for her crutch.
• 'annoying bastard...' Emily scrunched up her face and stole a glance at Joel who had almost reached the door. '...with fast legs.' she sneered angrily as she put the crutch under her arm.
• She slammed the door shut in annoyance, 'Too wicked!'.
• Almost immediately, the car began to make alar sounds. Emily got back to her senses. She widened her eyes and flinched away from the car. The car was as annoying as the owner.
• Joel stopped in his tracks and turned towards the direction of the car.
• The maids around stopped in their tracks and stared at Emily.
• With a look of guilt plastered on her face, Emily lowered her head, staring at the floor, and allowing her hair fall freely over her face.She looked up after a while and saw that she was still being watched by piercing eyes.
• "Mihamnida" she bowed, biting on her lower lip in the process.
• (A/N: mihamnida is a formal way of saying I'm sorry.)
• The maids removed their gazes from her and went their prospective way.
• Emily gritted her teeth and stared back at the floor, looking downcast. Slowly, she began to take steps towards the front door without looking up as she was still very embarrassed.
• She shook her head, pouting and still thinking about the drama she caused when she ran into a brick.
• "Ahhh.." she hissed in pain and looked up in an instant.
• Alas! It wasn't a brick she ran into, it was a human being—the handsome god. Hastily, she opened her mouth, trying to get a word out of it, but none came.
• All she could do was just stare blankly at Joel, who looked like he was going to burst anytime soon.
• "Yah..." Joel called quietly but his voice was as cold as ice.
• He gazed at her coldly. "Why are you such a ding-a-ling?..." 
• "...you are clumsy, stupid, poor… why are you even still alive."
• He scoffed, turned back around, and walked into the villa.
• Emily stood transfixed on a spot. Joel's words had hit her deep. She tilted her head to the side, fighting back the tears brimming from her eyes.
• 'he's right… why am I even alive?... dad detests me, my step mum detests me… everyone detests me...' She lowered her head and let her tears fall freely.
• She was still sobbing when she heard a maid run out of the villa, crying. 
• "Eotteoke?..." a maid cried.
• (A/N: eotteoke means what to do, how, and what should I do.)
• "Little master is at it again... eotteoke?..." The maid stomped her feet on the floor and ran to the other side of the villa.
• Emily hiccuped and shifted her gaze to the door in front of her. She bit on her lower lip as she saw more maids running in different directions. Confused, she quickly stopped a maid as she made to run past her.
• "Sorry to disturb you, but please what's happening?" She asked, sniffing miserably.
• "Ahhh, it's Little Pumpkin. He fainted, again." the maid rushed out at once.
• 'again ?...' Emily furrowed her brows.
• "Take me to him, please," Emily stated.
• "Ah, ok."The maid nods her head and helped Emily to the lounge.
• "Have you called the doctor!?" Joel yelled furiously at the maids around.
• "Yes Master," they reply, shivering in fear.
• Whenever there was a problem or an issue, their master would always yell angrily. Plus, it was his little nephew that was dying this time around—there was nothing he wouldn't do. He could skin everyone alive if he had to.
• As soon as Emily and the maid entered the lounge, Emily leaped quickly towards the cute little boy that was lying lifeless on the sofa.
• Ignoring everyone in the living room, she dropped her crutch, she sat on the chair and carried the boy, laying him on her laps.
• She watched him for a while before muttering something incoherently, "Onion."
• No one heard her. They were all staring at the door, waiting impatiently for the doctor to arrive.
• "Gimme onion." She yelled, looking closely at the boy.
• Automatically, everyone turned their head in her direction. 
• "How… where. .." Joel stuttered.
• "He'll die before the doctor arrives. Please get m." She blurted out.
• The maids stared at her, all of them looking stunned.