Chapter 310: Bamboo in Ink

Susan could only shake her head in bemused exasperation. "Well, what did you make of this Mr. Gray? Is he your type?"

Her words brought a flush of crimson to Emily's cheeks as she bashfully confessed, "More or less. A real man – the very embodiment of the heroic ideal I've envisioned."

"Compared to that Edward Reed, Mr. Gray outshines him a hundredfold. I'm resolved – having encountered someone so captivating, I cannot let this chance slip away. This Mr. Gray, I must have him for my own!"

"Cough...cough..." Jason nearly choked, utterly dumbstruck.

What madness was this? Emily intended to pursue Martial Saint's disciple – his own alter ego? This abrupt revelation left his mind reeling.

Surely the script had deviated wildly off course!

"Emily, perhaps you should reconsider," he coughed delicately, offering mild dissuasion. "I thought brash, uncouth types held no appeal for you?"

Susan too concurred – such matters warranted grave deliberation lest mere infatuation obscure pragmatic j