Adriel's eyes widened in surprise, his face inches from Emma's. "What do you mean?" he asked, his voice low and husky.Emma's smile grew wider. "I mean, your legs are fine. You are not crippled, are you?""What!" Adriel's eyes widened in shock. It seemed as if his eyeballs would fall out of the socket if he did not hold them in."What did you just say? How did you know I am not... Who are you?""I said your legs are fine and you are only pretending to be crippled. Don't get me wrong, I am not going to do anything funny with your secret. I have promised to keep between you and I.""Really? Are you trying to argue with the one who is actually crippled that he is not?" he recovered himself and shoved what she had just said off.How would she possibly know? It was just him and his personal assistant that knew that his legs were fine but he chose to remain on a wheelchair to feign weakness to his enemy who was hidden."She is just trying to sound me out and see if I would fall for her tric
Emma's body clock did not fail her even when she was extremely tired as she woke up by 6am on the dot."I slept over today. I guess I was really tired." she mumbled, checking the time on her phone.She stretched out, feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day. She turned to looked at the young man who was now her husband, sleeping peacefully beside her."Get up, girl. You've got to prepare for work." she said, dragging her body out of the bed.She took a morning bathe but suddenly realized she did not come with clothes from the house."How could I forget to carry something so important? I thought I packed everything." Left with no choice, she opened Adriel's closet to search for anything comfortable to put on.But then as she drew the knob open, the closet was filled with clothes from the top to bottom. Not male clothes actually, they did not look like any of Adriel's.She found a note on one of the hangers, "The closest is yours, everything in here is for you." her lips moved, re
Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. Adriel found himself getting more and more drawn to Emma's captivating presence. Her intelligence, wit, and determination left him in awe. Every day, she surprised him with her endless brilliance, and he could not help but be fascinated.She was not the type of girl he had always dreamed to have as his wife or someone he loved. He wanted an outgoing, crazy and sexy woman just like himself. He got the exact opposite but it was too perfect.She was good at cooking, had a very good relationship with the servants, kind...Name them all. Emma had everything."How long will you keep staring at me that way?" Emma's voice threw him out of his chain of thoughts."How can you just be so perfect? I mean, I can't help but stare at this beauty before me. You may not have the perfect shapes but you've got the face darling.""Oh, please, don't start with your sweet talks this morning. You have to eat the food I prepared before it gets cold.""Sure, sure
"Is everything alright?""Yes, it's just a business call. I am afraid I have to run along to the office now.""I told you you would have to go back to your company to handle business, didn't I?" she said, chuckling."I will tell you about it when I get home.""It's fine, you should run along now."She watched as his driver helped him in the car. She returned to her restaurant only when his car was out of sight."I am sorry about earlier. It won't happen again. Please enjoy your food."She apologized to her customers once more on behalf of Maya's behaviour.The day was more hectic than usual for Emma. She had a lot of customers and deliveries to handle. Although she had people working for her, she was actively involved in the business herself.It was noon and she decided to take a break when she noticed her phone ringing in her bag.The call ended before she could pick it up. Checking through, there were five missed calls from her mom and two from her dad."Why did dad and mom call? It
Emma got back from the family dinner but Adriel was not back home. She could not eat much at the family dinner because of how tense it was so she had a light dinner at home and waited up for Adriel.Adriel trudged through the front door in his wheelchair, his exhaustion evident in his slumped shoulders and weary eyes. Emma rushed to his side, concern etched on her face."Hey, how was your day?" she asked, helping him out of his coat.Adriel sighed, collapsing onto the couch. "Long, stressful and frustrating."Emma sat beside him, her hand on her knee. "Want to talk about it?"Adriel rubbed his temples, his eyes closed as he balanced himself on the couch, "Can I get a bottle of water first?"She nodded and stood up to get a bottle of water for him.Handing it over to him, she sat across him.He raised a brow when he saw her do that, "Come sit here." Smiling, he motioned her to come sit near him. She agreed but stayed a distance off him.He kept his eyes closed for a while, breathing i
Adriel's eyes narrowed, his mind racing with the implications of Emma's revelation. "What makes you think that?" he asked, his voice low and urgent.Emma hesitated, as if unsure how much to reveal. "I saw something that day, something that didn't seem right. I did not think much of it at the time, but now I realize it was suspicious."Adriel's grip on her hand tightened. "What did you see?"Emma took a deep breath before speaking. "I saw a car following yours, a black sedan with tinted windows. And at the hospital, I saw the same car parked outside. I didn't think much of it then, but now I realize it was the same car.""Are you sure of that?""Yes, I remembered everything clearly."Adriel saw the concern in Emma's eyes but this was his business so he was not going to allow her to disturb herself over it.The shocking revelation changed the atmosphere, leaving a gloomy mood."Thank you for telling me. I will handle it myself so you shouldn't bother about it from now.""Okay, I am cert
"No!"Maya screamed in anger as she threw down objects on the table.Sophia rushed to her, holding her hands to prevent her from further destroying things."Leave me alone!" She yelled, pushing Sophia hard to the ground."What is wrong with you Maya? Why are you so mad? Will you kill yourself over someone who does not care about your plot towards her and wants to avoid you at all cost?""Is that the best you can say now? Are you going to be on Emma's side or my side?""That is not what I mean and I know you understand. I am not supporting her. I am your friend so I am on your side.""So why are you stopping me. Let me vent my frustration.""You can but please don't do it in my house. You just broke some of my precious babies.""Gosh! You're unbelievable, Sophia.""I don't have a rich second father that will foot my bills so please don't ruin the things in my house." Sophia put on a pleading look, begging Maya to stop destroying things and to quench her anger."I will pay for the damag
Emma pushed open the door to Adriel's study, intending to discuss some urgent matters with him.She met his personal assistant standing in the study and discussing with Adriel.He turned to see who would just walk in and was about to scold the person.He knew nobody had the nerves to open the door to his boss study when he was in. They had to knock first so who was just going to push the door open without knocking?His eyes widened in shock as Emma entered, his gaze darting between her and Adriel, who was not sitting in his wheelchair."Ma'am, wait!" He exclaimed, his voice laced with panic. "You should not be here right now!""It's not what you think about him. He is actually just relying on a support fixed on his legs to stand.""Oh really? I can see his legs are fine." Emma chuckled when she saw him try so hard to cover for his boss.Adriel, however, remained calm, a hint of a smile on his face. "It is okay, Alex. She knows the truth.""How did...?" stuttered, he looked from Adrie