You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 585 The Ban

Seeing that he still had the tendency to talk big, Justin hurriedly reminded him, "Mr. Shi."

When James turned around, he saw Emma, smiling faintly as if she was enjoying the show.

He was left quite embarrassed. The smile on James' face cracked, and he blinked a couple of times. He then saw that the doctor was following behind. He changed the topic and said, "The doctor is here. Check her knees."

When James turned his head to look at Linda, she had already stood up. Her face was pale and blue, as if she had been battered to an inch of her life.

Her eyes were as lifeless and dull as anyone had ever seen.

Her assistant stood next to her, a little perplexed. She was shocked.

'Are the two kids James' family?

Is that possible?

They must be. They look so similar.

They seemed far too familiar with each other a moment ago.

Does that mean Linda is doomed?' The assistant turned her head and looked at Linda.

Everyone knew that above everything, James would defend their family no matter what. Linda might not get a role ever again.

She slowly turned and looked away from Linda, biting her lip in attempt to hold back her laughter.

After looking at Linda's dejected figure, Justin fixed his eyes on Van and Don. "Mr. Shi, the doctor is going to check on the boys. They got..." "Where did they get hurt?"

Before Justin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by both Emma and James who were worried sick.

The couple squatted down in front of the children and lifted their pants up. They saw several red marks on their fair ankles.

Looking up at Van, Emma put her hands on his shoulder and asked, "What happened? How did you get burnt? Does it still hurt? Is it burning?"

She had always been a quiet and gentle person. Her worried voice flowed softly, full of pity.

"Both of you are hurt." Emma saw a dry brown mark on his ankle that didn't quite look like blood. She wiped it with her hand and smelled a faint smell of brown sugar.

The woman was familiar with the brown sugar water, so she immediately knew what it was. She turned around and looked at Linda and the assistant standing in front of the sofa.

"Emma, it doesn't hurt," Van said, holding her hand.

Don hugged Emma's neck and said sadly, "It hurt at first. I was in so much pain, but it was even worse for my brother."

"Of course it hurts. Doctor, come here and have a look. What were you thinking?" Then James raised his hand and poked the two brothers' foreheads angrily. "Why didn't you tell me as soon as you saw me?" Emma held Don in her arms and James held Van. They sat on the sofa, letting the children sit on their legs.

They rolled up their pants again and saw that it didn't blister, but turned red.

The doctor treated both of them and applied ointment on them. The two children didn't cry, or make any noise for that matter. They just sat still and waited for the doctor to finish.

"It is cool." Don's eyes lit up and looked at his brother. He seemed to have the joy returning to his eyes, as if he was not the one who was just crying out to Emma just now.

Van turned to look at his brother and asked, "Is it like the ice spring Mommy took us to?"

"Yes, that's true. It is so cool and comfortable." Don nodded in agreement.

Looking at the red marks on the children's ankles, Emma looked as if she was about to cry. The kids didn't seem bothered and happily joked around which instantly lifted her spirits. She raised her hand and touched the two children's soft and smooth fluffy hair.

"You will be fine after a couple days of treatment. No scars will be left." The doctor gave them ointment for the burns.

After Justin escorted the doctor out of the office, Emma was rolling down the boys' pants.

"How did they get hurt?" asked James, frowning.

"I think they were hurt by the brown sugar water," Emma said.

Standing next to them, Linda panicked and forced a smile. She opened her mouth but before she could spin her web of lies, Justin intervened.

"Miss Mi knocked over her thermos bottle by accident in the elevator and scalded their ankles."

Linda was startled. She looked up and explained, "It was all an accident."

Taking a deep breath, she continued to explain, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. The water was too hot and it burnt my tongue. I flinched and ended up knocking it all over the elevator floor."

Her assistant didn't let her take all the blame though. She bent down and said, "I'm sorry."

Since both James and Emma still didn't look at ease, Linda immediately bent down and apologized, "I'm sorry. I didn't know that the two children are your family. I'll try my best to make it up to them. I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me."

The apology sounded so sincere that nobody could even pick out a flaw.

Justin continued, "When the two children got hurt, she turned a blind eye to them. She didn't apologize or take them to the hospital."

His words felt like a ghostly hand, wrapping around Linda's neck and keeping her from talking.

"Don't talk nonsense. I was..." She was so nervous that her palms began sweating. She began making excuses. "I didn't know that I had hurt them. I was too busy scolding my assistant for how hot the water was."

"I checked the surveillance video and she was indeed cursing her assistant," Justin calmly added. Hearing that, Linda tried to catch her breath.

He continued, "Later, the children asked her to apologize and take them to the hospital. She not only refused, but also hit Don's hand. Later, one of the boys kicked her, bringing her to her knees."

James was getting ready to let his blind rage burst forth, but as soon as he heard what the boys did, all he could do was laugh.

"The kick just made her kneel, right? They are definitely Aunt Nina and Uncle John's children!" He looked at the brothers and asked, "Who kicked her?"

"Of course it was me." Don put his hands on his hips. He was so adorable.

James then pinched the little boy's face and smiled. "Don, I knew it was you."

"Yes it was. She hurt my brother so I wanted to hurt her. No one is allowed to bully Van." Don proudly raised his chin.

Van echoed, "She Don's hand so I want to slap her back."

When Linda heard these vengeful kids talking, she slumped into the sofa, knowing she was in trouble.

"Okay, Justin, get me a glass of hot water." Looking at Van's small palms, James couldn't help but think that they wouldn't hurt her at all, so he added, "Find a cactus." Justin was stunned for a moment. "Yes, sir."

"Hold on!" Emma stopped him.

For a moment, the pale Linda seemed to be injected with fresh air and revived, looking at James' wife expectantly.

It was well-known that Emma was a well-educated and reasonable woman. Linda thought she would stop them.

"Honey, don't mess around with the kids," Emma gently said.

When James heard his wife call him honey, his heart softened. "Don't you want to avenge Don and Van?"

Emma smiled at him, turned around and ordered Justin, "Blur out Van and Don in the video, and hand it to the reporters."

"Yes, Mrs. Shi." Justin much rather preferred dealing with it like this so he happily obliged.

The air seemed to be sucked out of Linda's lungs and she passed out immediately.

The assistant nonchalantly explained, "Don't worry about her. She falls asleep. She has been staying up late far too much so she's a little sleepy. Mr. and Mrs. Shi, I'll carry her out." Everyone else was left speechless.

'Oh my God! Linda is such a terrible woman. Why did Sheila recommend her?

Linda called Sheila Miss Xu. It sounds like their relationship isn't that close. At least not close enough to recommend her,'

James thought to himself.