Chapter 99: Throw under the bus? Yes!
Vernon was stunned. "That wasn’t what I meant. I mean,..."
He thought that Helena felt he was scared about himself and wanted to explain himself. He was more worried for her.
"I know." Helena smiled and repeated. "I know. I know that you care about me. The same way I care about you. Don’t worry. No harm will come towards us. I won’t let anything happen. Okay?"
Vernon blinked his eyes. He felt an arrow hit his heart. Why is his wife so cool?
He fell for her charms once again.
Damn it! No, he shouldn’t. They will divorce in the future. They are a man and wife only for a year. He shouldn’t develop the feelings for her that he developed in his previous life.
He nodded, "Fine. If you know what you are doing, then everything is good."
Helena nodded back, "Yes. So, relax. No matter what, as long as Professor Jones gets involved, I know that she would take care of everything. So, there is no need to worry about anything."
Vernon pursed his lips and expressed his doubt, "What if Professor Jones did not side with us, but she gets angry at us instead? What if she wants revenge on you for doing that ’prank’? With Minister Morris’s love for her, he would do anything she asked him. If they got together and wanted to deal with us, wouldn’t that be more dangerous?"