The Supreme Soldier in the City
Chapter 325 - 333: Almost Successful

Chapter 325: Chapter 333: Almost Successful

Emily Lopez didn’t kick hard from the start; her little feet had never exerted much force. She was just playfully kicking James Brown, but James had been feeling down and hadn’t noticed that Emily’s foot had stretched further in. When he came back to his senses, the tip of her small foot made intimate contact with his crucial area.

This area is extremely vulnerable for a man, and even though Emily didn’t kick hard, James still felt the pain.

However, Emily was completely unaware that the area she kicked was off-limits. She swung her foot back a little, then kicked forward again.

James couldn’t let Emily kick him anymore; he quickly reached out and caught her mischievous little foot.

Even after James caught her foot, Emily wouldn’t stay still; she twisted it a few times in his hand. James lightly tapped the top of her foot, warning her not to act rashly again, before letting go.

Emily withdrew her foot, but soon enough, she stretched it out again, this time without her shoe, just a flesh-colored stocking.

This time, she wasn’t kicking James; instead, she gently stepped on his leg, rubbing it back and forth, just like they did yesterday while playing mahjong at home.

Even in such a cramped and uncomfortable space, Emily’s little foot still played with James’s thoughts, his mind full of yesterday’s under-the-table antics. His right hand instinctively grabbed Emily’s foot.

James could clearly feel Emily’s foot stiffen for a moment, then relax, and she made no move to struggle but let him hold it, which meant she was leaving things up to him.

But at this moment, James felt a bit reluctant to proceed. Emily was adorable, and being with her always brought joy, free of burden, and could make one forget unhappy things. Precisely because Emily was such a joyful girl, James couldn’t deceive her feelings. Thus, holding her foot, though reluctant, he gently pushed it forward, suggesting Emily take her foot back.

However, Emily’s foot did not retract but instead explored further forward.

"I just heard Mr. Davis mention that Little Rachel’s husband is also named James Brown, and our Gina’s husband is also named James Brown, what a coincidence that is."

Mrs. Lopez and Mrs. Wilson had a casual conversation and naturally couldn’t avoid bringing up their daughter’s boyfriends. Upon hearing this topic, James temporarily forgot about Emily’s foot and perked up his ears to listen.

Mrs. Wilson laughed, "Yes, it’s quite the coincidence, especially since both are in YODC City, Rachel, Gina, since you know each other, don’t they know each other too?"

Rachel immediately shook her head vigorously to deny it, but Gina nodded, causing both mothers to pause and look at them with confusion.

Rachel cursed internally, trying to figure out what to say, while Gina smiled, "Though Rachel and I know each other, it’s mostly just for official matters, not so much on a personal level. As for our company’s James Brown and Rachel’s husband, they actually both work in our company, both exceptionally competent, and even physically look quite similar. We thought they were twins like us for a while."

Gina was clever; she didn’t know in what capacity James had visited the Wilson Residence, nor did she think James expected her parents to meet Rachel’s parents. Thus, he wouldn’t have invented another identity but just assumed his identity from the company, which would make the elders feel the two James Browns had a lot in common, preemptively easing their concerns.

Then she glanced at Rachel and added, "I knew Rachel’s husband had a girlfriend, but I usually don’t inquire into his personal life. Now I just realized it’s Rachel’s husband, haha."

Rachel hastened to say, "That is indeed such a coincidence. My husband really didn’t tell me there was someone with the same name in the company."

Gina laughed, "Your James Brown, although quite talkative, really doesn’t gossip much, unlike ours who blabbers about everything all day."

With Gina’s explanation, both sets of parents laughed heartily. Once the laughter subsided, Mrs. Lopez said, "Gina, why don’t you call James and see where he went, why he hasn’t come back yet."

Mrs. Wilson immediately added, "Rachel, you call James too, see if he’s returned, if not, have him come here to meet Uncle Lopez’s family." After saying this, she winked at Rachel, suggesting that now that they know James works in Gina’s company, Gina could certainly take good care of him from now on.

Gina quickly replied with a laugh, "Indeed, your James Brown should be on a business trip in YODC City right now. Haha, if I had known about this gathering earlier, I would have assigned someone else for this task."

Mrs. Wilson quickly responded, "Haha, we didn’t know about this relationship before. Now that we are aware, Gina must take good care of our James, huh."

Gina Lopez had yet to respond when her mother quickly chimed in: "Of course, it’s still use whoever we use, we must take good care of our own people, Gina, your Uncle Lewis was your dad’s old war buddy."

Gina quickly smiled and said: "I know, didn’t I know before? Now I know, so naturally, the relationship is different. Alright, you guys keep eating, Helen, let’s go make a phone call and see where these two guys have run off to."

Helen hurriedly followed Gina out of the private room, secretly admiring Gina’s quick thinking, a skill she herself could not match. If Gina hadn’t been there today, Helen would have likely given herself away with just a few words.

After they left, Helen immediately whispered softly: "Where did James Brown run off to?"

Gina shook her head and said: "I don’t know either, who knows where he went. He was just here in the room, when you all came in, I was worried that your parents would see him, but as soon as you came in, he disappeared."

As a police officer, Helen was particularly sensitive to these situations. She frowned and thought about the layout of the room, "The room is very simple, besides under the table, there’s no other place to hide, and the table is just so big. Neither you nor I noticed anything, your parents and my parents didn’t notice, Sandra didn’t notice either, so he shouldn’t be under the table. This means he must have gone out. We were at the door, and he did not leave through the door, so he must have jumped out the window."

"Jumped from the window? It’s the fourth floor!" Gina suddenly widened her eyes.

Helen’s eyebrows twitched once, saying: "Don’t worry, although it’s the fourth floor, James Brown is quite capable physically, climbing down from the fourth floor should be completely feasible for him."

"Really?" Gina was still somewhat incredulous.

"Of course it’s true. If someone had fallen, there would have already been an uproar downstairs, and since there’s no noise, he must be all right."

Gina thought about it and felt reassured, yet still a bit worried, she said: "Then I’ll go check the window later, just in case he’s hiding somewhere, don’t want him to accidentally fall down."

Helen was also a bit worried, sharing the same sentiment, but still pulled on Gina, saying: "We’ll wait a bit then explain that James Brown isn’t here."

Gina thought for a moment and said: "We’ll just say that your John Smith had an important client, and just happened to run into our John Smith, so they went to accompany the client together."

Helen nodded; the explanation was a good one. Young people prioritizing work is always believable.

After the two went back in, Gina sighed and said: "Right now, they are together. Isn’t Helen’s husband meeting a client? The negotiation was challenging, and seeing our James, he took him along to help. Whenever these two get down to business, they really focus. I called them, and they said it would take a few hours at least to finish up."

Helen’s mother immediately expressed her apologies: "Our James, how could he take away your James like that today, especially since it is your sister’s birthday."

Gina’s mother quickly laughed: "The birthday isn’t a big deal, I’m not seventy or eighty yet, skipping one day this year is fine; we can celebrate next year. For young people, career should come first, and this is also a good thing."

Helen’s mother also immediately spoke: "That’s right, maybe after some time, when we gather again, we must invite both Jameses, can’t let them run off again."

Finally, the matter was settled, and both Gina and Helen breathed a sigh of relief, yet the two still uneasy, casually walked over to the window. Looking out, they couldn’t see James Brown anywhere.

But what gave them relief was seeing plenty of external air-conditioning units outside; if James had left this way, there were many places he could have landed safely, likely not encountering any trouble.

At this moment, James finally relaxed, thankful that Gina and Helen were resourceful enough to smoothly cover up his sudden disappearance.

As he relaxed, James only then realized that Sandra’s foot was still in his hands, and seemingly his hands had been restless enough to remove Sandra’s stockings. Now he was fiddling with Sandra’s foot.

James got a shock and wondered how he had unwittingly done such a thing, instinctively pushing away Sandra’s foot.

"Ouch!" At that moment, Sandra let out a cry of surprise, her body and chair falling backwards, involuntarily kicking up the rug, leaving James completely exposed...