Emma froze, her eyes trailing across the room until it landed back at Old Mistress Martha.Her eyes trickled slightly. "What do you mean?"Pure anger seem to swell up in Martha's face, as her hand made to hit Emma, "I said, what's your damn relationship with a Hart? are you out of your mind?"Emma shivered as she took a step back, her heart pumping with anger. She didn't get it, why would Old Mistress Martha try so bad to control her life? it was sickening to the ears, it made her whole body shake violently."You can't control my life, grandmother." Her voice laced with anger.Old Mistress Martha breathed heavily, her face squishing in rage, she pointed her hand at her, "Don't you disrespect me, I am your grandmother." She yelled furiously."I don't care!" Emma fought back her anger, suppressing her self. "What I do with a Hart is none of your business."Old Mistress Martha stood up from the chair walking towards her, Emma took a step back.She flaunted the cane in her direction. "You
Emma stumped the office in a fit, her eyes blaring with anger as she walked into Jeremy's company, she just has to quit the game, she couldn't take her grandmother rage, Old Mistress Martha isn't all that she seemed but she was sly and dangerous, and she wouldn't want to play with the fire itself.He bag etched around her arm protectively, as she walked towards the receptionist, her hands scrubbing against the counter. "I want to see the CEO now." A heavy yet dark snort escaped her nostrils The receptionist arched a brow at her, her hands screeching on the keyboard. "Did you book an appointment?""I didn't." Emma's eyes darkened."Sorry ma'am-""I want to see him." Emma tilted her head, as voice coming out dark, dangerous and we'll gothic.The receptionist took a step back in the counter, a whimper nearly escaping her lips. "I understand. I will try to book you an appointment.""Now." Emma said slowly, her words registering into the receptionist's brain, "I want to see him now!""Oh.
Emma snorted slowly, as she tended to her little sister, who kept waving the pencil over to her face. She hated babysitting, in which she found babysitting a fifteen year old teenager weird.She had to help her sister, Sabrina with her ballet lessons, the correct way in pouring tea into a teacup, the elegance of talking, and the basic principles of being an heiress.She sulked in her seat, her eyes scorching over to her sister, Sabrina. "Raise the cup slightly."Sabrina made a slight twitch of the lips, the kettle of perfectly broiled tea in her hands. "Why is it so hard?" The kettle shattered in her hands.Emma gazed at her fiercely, gazing around the Roberts manor, it was normally quiet these days, her father was out of the country, doing business stuff, her elder brother, Andrew was an overseas doctor, her twin brother, Ethan was everywhere in Las Vegas, and her little sister and mother were the only one present in the Roberts mansion.The butler walked over to them, his feet tappi
Violet blinked, not once but twice, a shrill and deep sigh escaped her lips next, as she stared, with slightly bulged eyes at her son who has dared to ask about the Roberts family."Mother. Won't you answer me?" Jeremy tilted his head, positioning his hand on the corner of the couch.His eyes pierced deeply into hers and Violet knew she had to say something."Jeremy," She started the conversation a little deeper. "We don't talk about the Roberts family-""Why not?" Jeremy said, rather hurriedly, his lips quirking upward, and his face clenched together in rage. "What's up with the Roberts family that we hate so much? Tell me mother." His voice ranged with danger, rage fully intensifying in his voice.Violet gazed elsewhere, at the picture that hung on the wall, she stood up, and brushed her gown, before she walked towards the counter of assorted glasses.Her hands brushed against it slightly, the glasses making a twinkling sound. She turned back to her son. "It was a long story, I was
Jeremy had been in such a bad mood after the conversation with his mother, he would just go somewhere, and order some wine, thinking about the Roberts family.And, the only place that popped up in his mind was Imperial Restaurant, especially after hearing it was owned by the Roberts family. He would dare Old Master Hart, he would be with a Roberts, and see what his grandfather would do.As the door clinked open, revealing his presence, all the women present turned to look at him, his aura gushing all over them. He was in the mood for joke, so he let them off with a shrug of his shoulders before he walked over to his seat, his eyes squinted gently when he saw a figure in the other end of the restaurant.He didn't wanted to, but his legs made way to their table, what was he going to do there anyways? he didn't care, all he justed wanted was to see what was happening between the two couple, or so, he assumed.He widened his eyes when he saw it was Emma. She was here? hanging out with a g
The whole room went still, and the only thing audible was the slowly anticipated breathing of Emma and the dangerous stare on Jeremy's face.She stepped back a little after regaining her posture, she shook her head a little, failing to accept the truth.Did she hear it right? He wanted to continue with the damn game even when he knew the consequences.Was he absurd?She shook her head a little, her fingers shaking violently under her grip. "Are you out of your mind?"He leaned on the chair, his eyes twinkling dangerously, but at the same time, it brightened a little bit, the freckles booming out."The way to living life is not all about what they think." He was calm, and his calmness brought anger to her heart.She grasped the table in order not to fall, her heart thumping quite dangerously. "Do you know what you are saying? Huh?" Her voice darkened, and her blood boiled in fury.He bared his teeth, anger overcoming in his veins. "You are mine, Miss. Emma. You agreed to this whole gam
She froze in the spot, her feet stuck to the ground. She couldn't even turn back to look at him, yet, her eyes fluttered under his intense gaze and when he finally walked towards her. Her breath hitched.He was dazzling, and the way he smiled, it shined brightness to his dull like eyes, his appearance was captivating, dressed in a dark jacket, with a dazzling white shirt underneath, coupled with some sneakers, his dark hair seemed gelled perfectly, and his face was squinted in a deep smile. A smile that made her want to smile too.And, when he finally offered his hands towards her, she still stood, ill struck at her own dumbness."Lady." He spoke rather calmly, his hands crossed over his chest, and his hands grasping his cell phone. "Do you work as a maid here?" He was polite."Huh?" Emma blinked a bit, staring at the alluring man in her presence. His soft gaze lingered heavily on her, and his lips curled up, watching her intently.She finally shook a bit, cackling a nervous laugh. "N
"Jason Hart! how dare you not tell your mother that you were back from abroad?"Emma blinked dumbfounded, startled as she was, the words slowly registered in her brain, and she thought. Hart, Hart, he was a Hart!Her eyes gradually bulged close before she stared at him, he raised a brow at her, his eyes twinkling with a lot of words. 'That's who I am,'She paled in complete shock."Jeremy." The said woman walked over to them, adjusting her gown.They both stared up, and Jeremy's lips quirked up a bit. "I am so sorry, Mother. I have been so busy, and I only arrived today." Violet, his mother managed a hiss, before her firm hands moved over to his shoulders to smack him, not hard, but gentle. "Still, your mother should be the first to be informed about your arrival."Emma studied Violet from the rearview, her dull eyes shined rather brightly than Jason's, and her lips parted slightly apart whenever she spoke, her posture was firm, and the way, she spoke calmly, she was definitely like
“Asshole.” Emma stabbed the needle into the hole, then another, and another and now her throat hurt.Her younger sister walked into the living room with only a night robe on, she flicked on the globe and let out a yell when she saw Emma.“Goodness!” She flinched back in surprise, her heart still beating from the shock. “Why are you here?”She stared up at her younger sister, her eyes dried with tears, goodness, she had rushed here last night, and thank goodness that her parents weren’t here, she had jostled the keys into the hole and crawled into the lonely sheets, the only thing she could do was cry herself to sleep.“Do you really stay here all by yourself?” Emma stared at her sister with narrowed eyes. She didn’t know why, but it didn’t feel safe for a fifteen year old in a huge mansion all by herself without any adult supervision.“The housekeeper and the butler are here to keep me company.” Her sister appeared from the kitchen with two mugs of coffee, handing her one, her sister
Jeremy didn’t even know where he was going, but he was sure of one thing: He had to warn Avery. Oh damn, what was his problem again?Running out on Emma. Again. How would she feel? His stomach churned, he could turn back and go home, join her and they could sip coffee together.He raced towards the Imperial Restaurant, and stopped at the entrance, checking his phone, he went inside. The restaurant was almost closing for the day, the place was empty except for some people who stayed behind to catch the latest gossip.Where was Avery? His eyes glanced around nervously, and when he saw a figure seated on the chair, one hand swiping through her phone, the other clutching a cup of coffee.Sharp jawline, petite cheekbones, pursed lips, it didn’t take two and two to know that it was Avery.“Avery.” He scooped himself towards the seat.She glanced up at him, at first, shock flashed in her iris. “Jeremy?” Her voice felt tightened and stiff. “What are you doing here?”I am here to warn you, he
Was she obsessed with him? Goodness, she was obsessed with him, she checked her phone, blank."Damn!" She slumped against her car seat, and sighed, rubbing her temples together. The cold December air flushed against her face, she checked the time in her phone. It was still early in the afternoon.Which reminded her, Peter was supposed to be here an hour ago, she checked her time frowning, they had agreed on 12:30pm, so where in the hell was he?Should she go out and look for him? Or should she call his number?Just when she was attempting to push the door open, her phone pinged, Peter's name filling the screen.Oh. What seems to be the problem?Immediately, she swiped it."Peter." She inhaled hurriedly, "What has happened-""Emma, I am really sorry but I can't make it today, I just realized that I have other plans."Her heart seemed to tremble, she had looked forward to talking to him, now he wasn't even going to be here."I am really sorry, can I make it up to you?""Get me coffee ne
Jeremy stretched his hand forward, inhaling the sweet and damp smell of the wind in his nostrils. The night wind always fascinates him, he didn't even know what he liked seeing there: Was it the stars that twinkled? Or the moon that lit his face when he thought about his life, but nevertheless, the night was the only thing he looked forward to all the days of his life.His hands trimmed towards the cup of coffee, he didn't know why, but caffeine made his heart jumble away, especially in the dead of the night.It's funny how you could think of someone, wish they were there, and in reality, they were there, right in front of you."Jeremy!" Her voice caught him out of his reality, her lips were pursed in anger, those pretty shoulders almost jabbing towards him, "You haven't said a thing!"Was he supposed to? Because he had nearly forgotten how it was to breathe, because with this woman by his side, he seems to have lost his source of oxygen.Her perfect figure stood high in the night sky
Emma dreamed about last night, it was so good she wanted to relive it again and again and again, when he was asleep, she stared at him, at his lush brows that seemed to stretch out when he was asleep, to his lips that seemed swollen.This morning, she still wanted to relive it, but her brother- who often was very annoying just had to knock on their door this morning and demand breakfast.The moment she opened her door, she almost controlled herself from plucking her hand into his face and giving him a punch; he was going to destroy her morning with Jeremy."Hey. Sis." The moment he said that while grinning, she let the anger subside and pulled him into a hug, he smelled safe, just like when they were kids, whenever they got into a huge fight or were arguing about something, he would just stop and hug her.He always smelt safe."Come on in." She nearly controlled an eye roll, as she led him into the room, his hair wasn't scattered around today, thank goodness, his dark green eyes seeme
Jeremy was really going to find it hard to sleep tonight, because Emma Roberts had never looked sexier in that skimpy dress of hers, it hugged right above her thigh revealing her... God. What has gotten into him?Instead of sleeping like any other normal human being at this time of the night, he was right beside the kitchen island, sipping cold coffee while staring at the dim light.Thoughts of Emma filled his mind, he was crazy for her. Her laugh, her body, her smell, he couldn't take it anymore, it was tempting.And definitely, he wasn't ready to go into that room and lie down on the same bed with her and not dream about this.He placed the cup of coffee back on the table, his body feeling feverish."Jeremy?" He heard the tiniest voice ever, he could even make out the shape of her figure under the light, so fucking beautiful, "Are you there?"Oh gosh, he wanted to hide right now, but then he said. "I am in the kitchen."Shuffling of feet, then the flick of the globe, the light shone
It's hard how you can balance being a female CEO without people having to look at you weirdly amongst themselves and whisper. 'What's she doing?' or 'Does she know what she's doing?'Just watching them say those words always brings out some sort of low esteem in her, but after all those years, Emma finally realized that the only way she could get hurt was if she actually paid attention to those things.Today was no day to pay attention to them, because today, she was going to have a nice evening with Jeremy, and they are going to paint. Yep, she's finally going to overcome and paint something, even if it's just splashing paint on the board."Ma'am?" There's a subtle knock on the door of her office, since she has been gazing at the clock, seven couldn't come any slower.Her assistant trudged in, with a stack of folders in her arm. "There's a man named Mr. Hart here to see you. Shall I escort him in?"She had nearly thirty minutes before she would be out of the office, spending a few wi
Jason was done arranging all these folders, and signing and making appointments, it never did seem to stop, just piling up in front of his table. He hated this part of the job, well, he hated being stuck as a billionaire with no future except with the one of making money.He ruffled his hands on his laptop harder, the keys almost bobbing away, at least that was a great way to make sure he was okay.A head peeked from his door, he recognized the face."What do you want, Mary?" Mary was the name of his assistant he just hired a month ago, fresh out of college, she was efficient in her work, but still. She was always messing his appointments up."You have a meeting with the Denver enterprise today sir. Like right now." She bites the lower of her lips, her face growing pink, "I am so sorry, I forgot, I had no idea until the call and-"Yeah, that was it. He sighed wearily, before massaging his temples, pushing his chair aside, he yanked his suit jacket from the chair before swinging it ove
When Emma was in the car with Jeremy on their ride home. She received a text from Avery.At first, she thought it was a normal text from her mother reminding her to wear make-up, or brush her hair or it was just one of those useless advertising ads piling up in her email, but it was Avery.The text was short, yet carried with so much importance.Avery: Hey. Can you come to burger dine if you aren't busy, Jayci would love to meet you.She swallowed the lump that formed in her throat, before gazing out of the window, the building stood in front of her elegantly, 'burgers and dine,' written well in a cold blue font.Something in her heart cracked. Burgers and dine was just near them, how in the hell had Aubrey known she was here?Avery was inside there, she couldn't possibly have seen her car outside, or could she be tracking her?She swallowed involuntarily. These past few days, she hasn't been having a good feeling about Avery or anything, even though it's rude since the latter already