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PART : 5

Justin, he was the one they found standing behind the two of them.

"This is my family's business, so don't interfere!"

Justin did not reply to Emil's words. He walked past the husband and wife and approached Shirley who was still sitting on the floor. Helped the girl to get back up, then brought her to stand face to face with Emil and Betty.

"He's like this, also because of me. So, this is also my business!"

Emil was angry when Justin held his daughter's hand. He wanted to get rid of the grip, but Justin stomped his hand roughly.

"What are you doing?!"

"Don't hurt him anymore!" Justin's emotions started to get annoyed with Emil's attitude towards Shirley.

"She is my daughter!"

I don't know what Justin is thinking now, that he can act like that. What's confusing is why he doesn't feel like he's willing to see Emil's bad treatment of Shirley. His ambition to protect this girl suddenly increased. Strange, isn't it?

He glanced at Shirley who was also trying to release his grip, but still had no intention of letting go. Then, he looked back sharply at Emil.

"One answer to one question. Give her to me and everything is safe. Do you want it or not?"

Suddenly, Justin's words shocked Emil and Betty. Even Shirley was shocked.

"What do you mean?" Shirley asked confused.

"You can't act like that!" Emil did not accept Justin's wishes. What does this man mean by wanting to take over his daughter by threatening her?

"I won't give Shirley to you. She's something that can't be given away to strangers." Emil firmly pulled his daughter and it worked.

Justin's anger seemed to be tested at this time. He took a deep breath. "Okay, it looks like what I said was just a joke. I'm sure in a few minutes everything will be destroyed!"

The husband and wife exchanged glances with expressions that were difficult to interpret. Even without explanation, Emil and Betty definitely knew what Justin meant. Yes, destroyed... more precisely, destruction in the business sector.

"Don't do anything either!"

"And don't refuse anything I want either, Mr. Emil!"

"Don't hand me over," Shirley said hopefully to her parents. What will happen to her life next? How come she had to fall into the hands of these unknown perverts just because of a mistake that didn't even leave the slightest trace.

Thinking about what Justin said. Emil is confused, choosing between business and his own daughter. Yes, he can't let go of both of them. Without business, how could he and his family survive. But if he had to release his daughter into the hands of someone like Justin? It just feels like he doesn't want to.

"Let Shirley go to me, everything is safe. If not, even without my intervention, your family will destroy itself. You still remember what happened last night, right... it will be a big problem that will affect your family and business. News about the daughter of a businessman who caught in the same room as..."

"Okay," said Emil, immediately stopping Justin's words.

"What?!" Shirley asked in disbelief.

"Okay... I agree," he added and released his grip on Shirley's hand.

Justin took over the girl and pulled her closer again. A sly smile at the corner of his lips got what he wanted. Even though the method was wrong, he was satisfied with the results.

"Let go of me, I don't want to!" Shirley continued to try to escape from Justin's embrace, although she failed.

"This is better, isn't it" he said.

"Don't do anything to my business." Emil asked for certainty about his business conditions. "We have given Shirley, don't make our family's situation worse."

"Hmm... very well."

"Why did Papa hand me over to him? I don't want to, Papa! I'm not an item," Shirley was annoyed when her parents risked themselves for the sake of business security and family honor.

"Sorry, darling... this is how it should be. You have to understand our situation. You don't want Justin to destroy our family business because of what happened last night?"

"Bad papa!"

"Papa is not evil, Han. This is for our family's sake. At least you are safe with Justin."

"But I don't want to!"

"Come with me now!" Justin took Shirley away from there by force, even though the girl continued to struggle and refuse.

Meanwhile, Emil and Betty were both just watch when Justin took their daughter. Even though she doesn't want to, she is even more unwilling if Shirley's life is destroyed because of last night's problems. And what's more, the business that her family has achieved up to this moment will also end in the blink of an eye.

"Are we bad parents?" Betty asked Emil.

"No," he answered. "More precisely, we just want Shirley to get the best. After all, no man would accept a girl who had been caught in the same room as another man. Even though she didn't do anything, she still had a bad name," he added explaining.

Falling into Justin's hands, at least last night's problems could be put to rest.

****

Shirley continued to refuse when Justin forced her to come along and get into the car. What's this? She must belong to a man like Justin because her own parents gave her away. Really can't stop thinking. She said earlier that she was not an item, but when given the choice, she actually sacrificed herself for the sake of business.

"Come in," Justin told Shirley, who didn't want to get into the car.

"I don't want to," she refused adamantly.

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to come."

"Shirley, you have to come with me. Listen, your parents have given you to me," explained Justin. "So, even if you like it or not, you have to come along!"

"But because of your threats, Uncle! If you hadn't threatened them, they wouldn't have done this to me!" She cried thinking about what kind of life waiting for her.

"Even without my threats and intervention, your family business will still be destroyed because of your own actions, Shirley," explained Justin, convincing the girl.

Shirley was silent. What does he mean?

"Come in now!"

The baritone voice seemed to hit her guts until they shrank suddenly. It's true that according to most people, Justin is scary. And now she sees the reality for herself. Earlier he still looked relaxed, but when emotional mode was activated, just two words he said felt like they were breaking her heart.

In the car, there was no conversation whatsoever. Shirley was busy with her annoyance and anger, while Justin was busy with his phone.

After a few moments, he finally turned his gaze to the girl who seemed to be deliberately looking away from him. Her tears were still streaming down her cheeks.

"Remember what I said last night, right? I like you, Shirley," he said directly.

Shirley, who had always seemed like she didn't want to see Justin's face, when she heard all that, of course she was immediately shocked. Then looked sharply at the man sitting beside him. Then what again? She willingly flicked Justin's forehead. Because she thought he wasn't okay.

"Don't say meaningless jokes like that, Uncle. Do you think I'm a snotty kid who will shut up if given ice cream? Too late. I'm 19 years old."

Justin's shock really couldn't be expressed in any words. Shirley flicked him? He made sure he was the only one who dared to do this to him. Never mind touching him, no woman even dared to touch him. Alice doesn't even dare, but Shirley doesn't seem afraid.

Justin came back to his senses, thinking that what had just happened was just his stupid hallucination. But the feeling on his forehead was very convincing that this was real.

"I'm not kidding, Shirley," he said. "I'll make sure the news about last night's incident has circulated. And are you sure your parents can handle it? I'm not sure they can."

"You don't care!"

"Not to your parents, but to you. I care about you. Understand?"

Shirley flashed a sweet smile at Justin. "But I still don't care," she snapped, turning her smile into a curt expression.

"But I assure you that today the problem won't spread," he added.

"Up to you!"

She doesn't care, she doesn't care... but she still keeps replying to Justin's words. Her brain seemed doesn't function normally.

The car entered the yard of the house. The driver opened the door for Justin to get out. Meanwhile, when Justin asked her to come down, Shirley refused.

"It's too early to ruined my day, Shirley," said Justin.

"Me?" Shirley pointed to herself. "Oh, that's what made my day a mess. And it looks like my life would be messier after this," she said.

Alice denied by him with just one word, it made him emotional. But why Shirley act like that makes him want to laugh? Is this the meaning of liking?

Once again, Justin had to force Shirley to get out of the car. Imagine, he had to drag a girl to get her down and into the house. When they got inside, there were already four women wearing the same uniform, welcoming them.

"Take care of her," said Justin, handing Shirley over to them all.

"What?" Shirley was shocked. But instead, she was immediately forcibly taken to the second floor of the house. Even though she refused and insisted she didn't want to.

Alice came out of her room when she heard a commotion. What happened? Her eyes seemed to want to pop out when she found Shirley in this house. Rushed over to Justin who was still standing in his position. Then with an annoyed face she looked at the man.

"Why did you even bring her here?" Alice asked because she found Shirley being forcibly taken upstairs. "Last night she messed up our relationship, and now you're causing the mess."

Justin seemed to ignore Alice's question and instead just walked away. He decided not to listen to Alice's words.

"Justin! I'm talking to you. Listen to me!"

Justin's steps stopped when he reached the main door. Then he turned around and walked back to Alice with a cold face.

"Don't do anything stupid that could make you disappear. Especially if you do something bad to her! Being bad to her means disobeying my orders!"

This is not just a threat. Because if you violate it, you can be sure that what he said could happen immediately.

"But I'm your wife, Justin! You shouldn't have brought that girl into this house. What do you think of me?!"

Justin chuckled at Alice's question. He wanted to grip the girl's face with his hands, but he thought something better. Not because of pity or heartless, he didn't want and wasn't interested in touching Alice. Even the slightest will not be willing.

"I never thought you existed, Alice. I thought of you as my companion and you should know that! So, don't ask me about you in my life anymore!"

"And that girl?"

"I'll see what I will make of her in my life," he replied and walked away.

Alice was furious with Justin's attitude towards her. Especially by inviting Shirley to this house. What does it mean? Even her, as his wife never been treated well, what's so different with this girl?