CHAPTER 210: CHAPTER 210: WHEN HAS ELIAS EVER NOTICED A WOMAN’S SUBTLE EMOTIONS?

The words fell.

A few people wearing flower shop uniforms started bringing in bunches of flowers into the office.

Soon, the reception sofa was also filled.

Not only that, but there were also exclamations from colleagues outside.

Upon closer listening, it turned out that each of them had received an expensive souvenir - a gold bracelet - from the eldest son of the Langley Family.

Juliana sat in her chair, watching the people still bringing in flowers, furrowing her brows, "Why force them in if they can’t fit?"

Jared Langley laughed at her words and gestured to the flower shop staff, "I didn’t realize her office was so small. Leave the rest. You guys handle it yourselves."

Upon hearing this, these people took the flowers and exited Juliana’s office.

"You’ve disrupted my work and the entire company’s work," said Juliana.

Jared walked through the flowers, stood in front of her, and leaned on her desk with one hand.

"Do you want everyone in the company to know our relationship is not good?"

Juliana pressed her tongue against the back of her jaw and looked at the computer screen, "Okay, now they know. You can leave."

"Juliana..."

Jared unplugged her computer’s power, and Juliana finally turned her eyes to him, her brows slightly furrowed, her gaze... strangely "calm."

"... I promise you that what happened yesterday will not happen again. Stop sulking."

His tone carried a self-assured calmness and certainty, as if he were declaring an established fact rather than apologizing.

Juliana swept the room full of flowers, the strong fragrance making her somewhat uncomfortable.

"Your mother is so overbearing. She must have a harsher card to play, right?"

Jared’s eyes darkened for a moment, "What’s happening now is just child’s play compared to what she can really do. Listen to me, don’t provoke her, heed her words, and get along well."

Juliana, realizing she couldn’t get anything out of him, lowered her gaze and said blandly, "I get your intention. Let’s leave it at that."

It was meant to end the conversation, but Jared felt the atmosphere had somewhat softened.

He shifted the topic to the main point, "By the way, you shouldn’t have recorded yesterday. Give me the recording, and I’ll help you dispose of it."

Juliana’s gaze at him turned a bit subtle again.

"So all this grand gesture, this is your real purpose?"

Jared softened his tone, trying to show his patience and understanding.

"I understand you’ve been wronged. But my mother’s intention was ultimately to maintain the reputation of the entire Langley Family, albeit the method was a bit too aggressive."

He observed Juliana’s expression, continuing in a guiding tone: "You are about to become a member of the Langley Family. Your perspective on matters needs to gradually change. For a family to be stable, having a big-picture view is essential. If you can try to understand my mother’s way of thinking, learn to think from the overall interest of the Langley Family, the friction between you two naturally won’t exist."

Juliana spun her pen, looking at the man who assumed the role of her fiancé, a faint smile emerging on her face.

"Even if I have some connection with your Langley Family, the fiery conflict between your mother and me won’t change. I can’t accept what you call the ’big picture,’ just like when Evan tried to make me prioritize it and tolerate his stepsister. Why don’t you consider now whether it’s appropriate for us to continue this relationship?"

"What do you mean?"

Jared suddenly seemed a bit unstable on his feet.

Juliana felt extremely vexed and, at this moment, did not want to consider his wavering stance.

"Actually, ever since you woke up in the hospital, no matter how you define our relationship, you should have felt that I have no affection for you..."

"Stop talking."

Jared’s face turned pale, his head felt like it was splitting, and his breathing became rapid.

Juliana watched his reaction intently, trying to judge whether this sudden pain was real or fake.

"I won’t let you... use this as an excuse to leave me... never..."

Before he finished speaking, one hand suddenly clutched his chest, his body uncontrollably tilting, directly falling to the ground.

Juliana’s heart tightened, and she immediately stood up to support him.

At this moment, Caleb Shaw rushed in from outside, caught Jared’s almost rigid body, and quickly laid him flat on the ground.

After checking his breath, Caleb immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

"There’s an AED in my car, go get it!"

Upon hearing this, Juliana quickly ran outside.

Finally, Jared’s heartbeat and breathing returned to normal, but he remained unconscious, and the ambulance arrived.

So she followed the ambulance and took Jared to the hospital.

Adrian Langley heard Jared was hospitalized for emergency treatment and hurried over with a face full of bruises to accompany Juliana while waiting for Jared’s examination to be completed.

The examination results came quickly, and the doctor diagnosed it as an arrhythmia caused by an acute stress response, accompanied by a brief loss of consciousness, suggesting a 24-hour hospital observation.

When the Langleys arrived, the doctor was reprimanding Juliana.

"You should be aware of his condition. The last thing he should experience is the stimulus of a ’breakup.’ If you decide to participate in the treatment, you must maintain absolute patience; if you can’t, it’s better to keep your distance from the start. Repeated stimulation is the most dangerous for him."

As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Leona Sheridan rushed up.

"I knew you had no good intentions towards my son. You want to end our Langley Family!"

Saying this, her raised palm came down.

At that moment, two figures moved simultaneously.

Elias Langley, who had already reached them, swiftly wrapped his arm around Juliana’s waist, quickly pulling her out of harm’s way.

Almost at the same time, Adrian Langley also positioned himself in front of Juliana.

With a crisp "smack."

This slap, filled with anger, landed heavily on Adrian Langley’s raised elbow.

Perhaps because it struck a bruised area, Adrian Langley let out a light hiss but remained standing.

Leona Sheridan, on the other hand, was rendered numb and tingling in her hand and wrist from the rebound force, and her entire face twisted with a mix of shock and anger.

She stood in a daze for several seconds before running to her husband, crying and complaining, "I told you she was a vixen, but you refused to believe it! Now do you see? Even your younger brother and that illegitimate child of yours are all protecting her! If they ever do something scandalous, spreading all over the city, what will happen to our Langley Family’s reputation then?"

Juliana slowly retreated from Elias Langley’s embrace, bowing her head and saying, "Thank you."

At this moment, her mind was in turmoil.

She hadn’t expected both men to act simultaneously in her defense.

A bit flattered, yet it made her heart tremble with fear.

Because she didn’t want to arouse Victor Langley’s suspicion at this time.

And at this moment, Adrian Langley spoke with a serious expression, "Aunt, you’ve misunderstood."

He glanced into the hospital room where Jared had yet to regain consciousness.

He continued, "Uncle and I stopped you because our brother can’t endure any more stress. If that slap had landed on Miss Jacobs’ face, once our brother woke up and found out, it would only deepen the rift between you two. We don’t want to see you create an irreparable chasm between you and him out of a momentary impulse."

"Who do you think you are? Our mother-son relationship is none of your concern."

As Leona Sheridan finished speaking, there came Jared’s voice from the hospital room, "Mom, don’t make things hard for Juliana, our misunderstanding has been cleared."

The group hurried into the hospital room.

Juliana, thinking of Leona Sheridan’s fierceness, deliberately slowed her steps, widening the distance between them.

At this moment, Elias Langley, as if aware of her thoughts, imperceptibly stepped forward, perfectly blocking the line of sight between Juliana and the glaring Leona Sheridan.

Instantly cutting off a hostile gaze, creating a brief safe space for Juliana.

This action was so smooth, showing such tacit understanding that it was almost unnoticed.

Yet this entire scene pierced sharply into the eyes of Florence Sinclair, who accompanied Leona Sheridan and had been silently observing.

Who was Elias Langley?

When did he ever pay attention to a woman’s subtle emotions?

And when did he ever "considerately" step in to defuse a situation for someone?

An extremely clear notion surfaced in her mind: there was definitely something going on between these two!