CHAPTER 532: CHAPTER 542: SO THAT DAY WAS EMILY LOPEZ

The next day, people from the city came to greet Helen Wilson, asking her to release Michael Wilson, but she excused herself by saying the matter hadn’t been investigated thoroughly yet. She insisted that they needed to get everything clear before letting him go, neither rejecting nor deciding to sell favors to the other party.

Helen wasn’t as scheming as one might think. Given her nature, when faced with someone like Michael Wilson, a playboy who doesn’t care about others’ lives, she’d want to punish him severely. However, John Brown advised her not to be direct; the political sphere is full of traps, and being too rigid can lead to ruin. He taught her to be a bit more flexible.

For the time being, he advised her to drag things out. He wanted the W Region to have to make a real appearance, rather than just send anyone to try and get Michael out. Plus, Michael was already threatening his family, so John Brown had to clean up this guy to prevent future troubles.

At this point, it was already the weekend, and John had promised his daughter to take her to the beach this weekend. Despite having other important matters, he didn’t want to break his promise, so he took his daughter on the trip.

Gina Lopez was buried in work over the weekend and really couldn’t make it, so she didn’t go. Only Emily Lopez and Sarah Grandy tagged along.

John actually wanted to visit Emma Campbell too, as he hadn’t checked in on her recently, making him feel guilty. But he was truly swamped. However, Emma refused to come because she dared not meet any woman related to John, except for Sarah. John had no choice but to tell Emma that he would find time in the next few days to spend time with her.

On the island, Emily Brown, the little girl, had an absolute blast. Having been there once, she was now familiar with the place, making her play even more freely.

With two beauties accompanying him, John also had a pleasant time. After building a big sandcastle with his daughter, he gathered a few children of similar age. With the kids playing together, there was no need for John and the others to look after them, so John lay on the beach while Emily Lopez and Sarah started burying him in sand.

Without Gina being there, the two played even more boldly. With each handful of sand Sarah threw, she’d pretend to pat it down, while her hand would sneak a couple of touches on John. Clearly, she was taking liberties. Emily Lopez wasn’t as blatant as Sarah but would occasionally poke and touch as well.

John had no way to stop Emily from behaving like that. Whenever he tried to bring it up, he’d only end up embarrassed, rendering him unable to curb it. Since he couldn’t stop her, he decided to just let it be. Thankfully, Emily was just playing a bit of flirtation with him, not looking to do anything with him or engage in any romantic relationship like other women. Her heart was solely with her sister, worrying about any possible issues between John and Gina Lopez. Because of that, John felt assured with Emily.

At this moment, Sarah cheerfully said, "Sister Sandra, today you’re not allowed to go swimming with Uncle again, leaving me alone is not okay."

Emily immediately looked flustered, replying, "Swimming? I wasn’t thinking about swimming. Playing in the sand is just fine."

Sarah pouted and said, "Hmm, the last time when Sister Gina and I were taking care of Emily here, you went off swimming with Uncle, that’s so unfair. Even if swimming is on the agenda, this time it’s my turn to go with Uncle."

John immediately turned to look at Emily; she stuck her tongue out at John, pressed his head down, and said, "Don’t move, if you move, the sand will fall off."

"Emily Lopez..."

"Hehe, no talking, when you talk, your belly moves too, see, see, the sand is falling off."

Emily began to make evasive maneuvers, deliberately not engaging with John’s words.

John glared at Emily and secretly chuckled to himself, now it made sense why Emily said in the elevator it wasn’t the first time he kissed her. The time swimming at the sea wasn’t Gina, but Emily, and he didn’t recognize her, assuming it was his wife Gina, so naturally, more intimacy ensued. Now he realized that the kissing and touching back then was with his sister-in-law.

This sister-in-law didn’t reveal it at the time and even cooperated so well with him; she truly was quite a trickster. Fortunately, when John suggested a more outrageous request, Emily refused. That essentially avoided a terrible disaster; otherwise, it wouldn’t be clear how to handle the aftermath.

Imagine if Gina knew about whatever happened between him and Emily, she’d undoubtedly be furious, leading to a sure divorce.

However, with Sarah Grandy present, he couldn’t bring it up with Emily.

"Auntie, Auntie, come quick!" Emily Brown called out at this moment, prompting Sarah to quickly get up as Emily Brown now addressed her as Auntie.

Emily Lopez instantly jumped up, saying, "I’ll go, I’ll go," and hurriedly dashed off, clearly afraid of facing John alone.

Sarah looked puzzled and curiously at John, asking, "What’s up with Sister Sandra? She’s never been this active before."

John couldn’t possibly tell Sarah, as this affair was destined to remain untold. He merely chuckled and said, "No need to worry about her, let her do her thing."

The next day, Emily Lopez stopped avoiding John Brown, giving him some alone time with her.

"Sandra... Why did you..." Knowing it wouldn’t achieve much, John still couldn’t help having a talk with Emily.

Emily smiled sweetly at John and said, "I say, Brother-in-law, you took advantage of me, and I haven’t even blamed you yet, what more do you want to talk about?"

John was left speechless, rolling his eyes and said, "But if you’d said you were Sandra, would I have dared to misbehave with you?"

"I really don’t want to say anything; I just want to see if you and my sister are truly in love, okay?"

"Isn’t there a better way to find out?"

"Without stepping into the tiger’s lair, how can you catch the cub? If you’re not willing to risk the wife, how can you lure the thug? Without sacrificing a little, how will I know if you and my sister are truly in love?"

"You..." James Brown was both amused and exasperated by Emily Lopez’s words.

Emily Lopez grabbed James Brown’s arm, gently shook it, and said with a giggle, "Brother-in-law, it’s alright. I really don’t mind. As long as I know you and my sister are doing well, I’m happier than anything else. Look at me; you and Charlotte are like this, and I don’t meddle or tattle to my sister. I’m so good to you; how can you still always complain about me?"

"Emily, but between us... this is going too far."

"It’s okay. The sister-in-law is like half of the brother-in-law’s buddy, right? As long as we don’t cross the line and don’t let my sister get upset, it’s fine."

"This..."

"Anyway, I quite enjoy it. If you dare to keep your distance from me or anything, I’ll tell my sister about how you touched and kissed me the other day."

"You..." James Brown’s eyes widened.

"Lisa, I’m just joking. You don’t lose anything anyway. Why think so much about it? Ah, I got it. You have feelings for me; you want both sisters. Brother-in-law, your thoughts are too filthy. I’m warning you; you can take advantage of me, but you absolutely cannot have such thoughts."

Seeing Emily Lopez’s righteous expression when she said the latter part, James Brown was left dumbfounded. How could someone speak such words so boldly? This sister-in-law is truly eccentric.

"Emily, you mustn’t say such things lightly. You’re going to drive your brother-in-law crazy with these antics."

Emily Lopez chuckled and hugged James Brown’s arm, shaking it gently again, saying, "Brother-in-law, you mustn’t dwell on what happened that day."

"Alright, alright, I won’t dwell on it." James Brown quickly surrendered, feeling overwhelmed by Emily Lopez’s chest brushing against his arm.

"I knew brother-in-law is the best. So, are we still going swimming later?" Emily Lopez blinked.

"Going again?" James Brown’s eyes widened immediately.

Emily Lopez suddenly burst into laughter, "Brother-in-law, you dare say you don’t have messy thoughts? I only talked about swimming, never mentioned having you hug and kiss me like the other day. What are you afraid of?"

James Brown ground his teeth tightly. This sister-in-law is out to drive him crazy. Talking about that affair, immediately followed by swimming — anyone would think differently, right?

"Don’t scowl; I’m just teasing you. I know brother-in-law always sees me as his little sister, and I also see you as my big brother. Now, if there’s some affection between a brother and sister, it’s nothing, right?"

"This... Of course, it’s nothing as long as it’s not excessive. If it were excessive, wouldn’t that be inexplicable?" James Brown didn’t say the taboo words "incestuous relationship."

Emily Lopez, being quirky and clever, naturally picked up on it right away, and giggled, "Ah, that’s true. It’s still more comfortable between brother-in-law and sister-in-law."

James Brown rolled his eyes; it seemed Emily Lopez was determined to keep the ambiguous relationship going, regardless of what he said.

"Brother-in-law, I’m hungry. Hurry up and prepare something to eat. Charlotte, Emily, get ready for dinner!" Emily Lopez didn’t bother with James Brown and giggled as she ran towards Sarah Grandy and Emily Brown.

Sarah Grandy and Emily Brown gathered with Emily Lopez, and although it was unknown what was discussed, all three of them burst into laughter.

James Brown shook his head repeatedly. This was the outcome he had anticipated, but he hadn’t expected Emily Lopez to make the ambiguity between them even more explicit. Basically, it’s okay to have some flirtation and take advantage, but is there any other sister-in-law in the world like this?

However, James Brown happened to encounter one, and this sister-in-law also happened to be twins with the sister. This realization made James Brown feel a bit heated inside.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^6