Chapter thirty eight My answer.Mera felt like some Giants were having a party inside her head. The pounding and the constant ringing assured her of that fact. She opened one eye but closed it immediately as it was heavy and hurting."What the hecaroni happened yesterday?? ." She muttered with her eyes closed .Deciding that she couldn't continue closing her eyes , she popped them open by force and she yelled"Now a problem was solved , we need to get into the others. " She attempted to stand up but couldn't. It felt like her body didn't belong to her again. Did she drink too much yesterday?? . "Well , I have to do something about it . " She mused tiredly.She stood up slowly getting ready for the upcoming pain of carrying this head of hers. This head that was housing a whole village of Giants that were celebrating their newly appointed king . She stood up and muttered a quick prayer while holding her head . The heap of clothes that was on the floor scared her out of her wits. Ho
Chapter thirty nine. Song recommendation: stuck with you by Ariana grande and Justin Bieber. Netflix chill and cuddle.The knock on the door startled the couple that were giggling like students in love. "What are you guys doing inside ?? " Emily yelled from outside . "We can't afford to be late guys..""A minute " Gabriel answered dragging Mera up with him . He held her hand and was about to open the door when Mera snatched her hands away ."What's the matter ?? " Gabriel asked suprised."I don't think ... We're..." She looked down at their joined hands."We shouldn't tell them yet ?? " He raised one brow at her suggestion ."It's not like I want to hide...I just want to tell them first . " She looked away ."I get it . Anything for you baby . " He kissed her forehead making her giggle and blush .They head out separately and as soon as Mera got , Emily dragged her to a corner grinning like an idiot ."Something's up ?? You can't deny that ...." She poked Mera playfully"I'll tell
Chapter forty Truth or Dare ."The popcorn is heeerrreee ." Emily shouted from outside the door . Mera opened her eyes groggily. Wow she had slept off and Gabriel was no where in sight . "Ready or not here I come . " Emily kicked the door open and came in with her two hands packed .She scoffed when she saw that Mera was still sleeping or rather was just waking up "You're still sleeping?? " She dumped all the content in her hand , on the bad ."Where's Hana ?? " Mera muttered "She's preparing the booze downstairs.." she did a little dance "Booze ? What for ? " Mera sat up right and yawned covering her mouth with the back of her hand "Whst do you mean?? We're drinking tonight . " She whistleMera got up from the bed and adjusted her clothes . She went to the closet to put on some comfy pants. "I honestly don't know what the party is all about ?? . " She wore her cute bunny slippers and motioned to the door . But the mischievous smile on Emily's face made her pause in her trac
Chapter forty one Song recommendation. : Body by Megan thee stallion . Anaconda by Nicki minaj .Lap dance . "You guys didn't want to stop kissing !! It's been five minutes . " Mera clapped her hands together .Micheal made some incomprehensible sound and looked away . "Nancy you're next . " Hana shouted wanting to distract them from her own turn She went into the dare pile and choose one "Dare again ?? Ahh you've sure got some gut. " Gabriel gave her thumb up and grinned at her . She smiled back "It says "kiss someone for two minutes . " She read it loud . She dropped the paper again. "Don't look so down . It says ' someone ' not a particular gender . You could just kiss anybody . " Samuel offered a solution They all kept quiet . So quiet that if a pin was to fall down , the sound would revibrate around the whole room . Nancy contemplated a little , weighing her cons and prons . She moved to Emily and smiled widely , Emily stared at her incredulously . Just when they all t
Chapter forty two Something fishy Alicia sat down in the living room , with her glasses on and eating some sliced apple . "Good morning Mom . " Micheal kissed her on the cheeks ."Morning Mike . How's your night ?? " She asked looking up from her papers . "You aren't busy today right ?? It's the weekends " She spoke to Micheal who was now moving into the dining room ."Yeah I really don't have much today .why ?? Can I help you ?? " He spoke from the dining ."Can you come here for a second ?? "She spoke loudly .Micheal came as per his mother request and sat opposite of hers ."You know Mrs ling right ?? " she begin slowly . Folding her paper and putting them on the table ."Yeah . From Hong Kong?? " He replied ."Yeah from Hong Kong . Her husband died recently. And I would have love to give her my condolences personally but I haven't really been feeling well these days . So how about you go instead ?? " She stared at him ,waiting for his reaction . "Mom hope you're okay ?? Sho
Chapter forty three Something fishy IIEmily sat down on the bed and wondered what the heck was wrong with her . Micheal swung the door open and came in looking worriedly at her ."Are you sure you're okay?? " He asked and furrowed his brows together . Emily nodded tiredly . When had things escalated to this ?? She stood up again and rushed into the bathroom . Micheal pinched his brows . "Did she eat something?? " He spoke to himself in a low voice . Alicia knocked on the door ."Who is it?? " "It's me .. " he stood up and went to open the door at the recognition of whom the voice belonged to ."Mom ? " He said unsure . Alicia came in looking equally worried and concerned at Emily's condition ."Did she eat something?! " She said and sat down on the bed ."I don't think so . She haven't had her breakfast . So I really have no idea of what she could have ate . " Micheal said frustrated . He took out his phone and dialed a number "Hello . You should cancel my order . I d
Chapter forty five She's my woman . Samuel sighed and ruffled his hair . He has been on this work since yesterday's night . "Damn this thing !! ." He snapped the laptop closed . "Aiiiish . I'm tired. " He tugged at his own hair wanting to rip them off from frustration . "What's wrong ?? . " Hana yawned and stared drowsy eyes into Samuel's . "Did j wake you ?? " He turned his head and smiled "I've been working on this project since last month and I have to finish it today latest m gosh I'm so tired . " "Oh is it that complex?? " Hana stood up from the covers and padded to him . "Yeah . " He slumped his shoulders and sighed . Hana stood right behind him and peered over to see what he's doing . "Huh?? You're working on this ?? " She said. "Yeah been working on it for a while now . Any suggestions?? . " He angled his glasses and adjusted his shirt . "Uhmm . I've got some ideas that we might vibe with but you probably won't like them ... " She laughed nervously . "Why ? I'v
Chapter forty five She's my woman . Samuel sighed and ruffled his hair . He has been on this work since yesterday's night . "Damn this thing !! ." He snapped the laptop closed . "Aiiiish . I'm tired. " He tugged at his own hair wanting to rip them off from frustration . "What's wrong ?? . " Hana yawned and stared drowsy eyes into Samuel's . "Did j wake you ?? " He turned his head and smiled "I've been working on this project since last month and I have to finish it today latest m gosh I'm so tired . " "Oh is it that complex?? " Hana stood up from the covers and padded to him . "Yeah . " He slumped his shoulders and sighed . Hana stood right behind him and peered over to see what he's doing . "Huh?? You're working on this ?? " She said. "Yeah been working on it for a while now . Any suggestions?? . " He angled his glasses and adjusted his shirt . "Uhmm . I've got some ideas that we might vibe with but you probably won't like them ... " She laughed nervously . "Why ? I'v
Chapter sixty six Song recommendation : Rewrite the stars by Anne Marie ft James Arthur . Kick it by NCT 127 Wedding preparations and the missing bride Every where was hetic , no one was free . Thank God Alicia had finally reconsidered and gave them another whole week for preparation . There was a lot to do , a lot of walking and shopping too . Emily grabbed her sunglasses from the stand , grabbed her hoodie too before proceeding to head outside . The three of them or rather the four of them with Nancy included , were going to the city shopping mall today . This place was very much far from the city .."Mera ?? Merrraaaa?? " She shouted from the hallway , too lazy to walk to her room . As much as she was skeptical of the marriage , she was also elated It was once in a while . This isn't something that happens once in your life . "Mera ?? Are you still sleeping? . Huh . " She groaned and decided to see for herself if she's still sleeping . Mera was a sleeping bug . "Knock kn
Chapter sixty nine Song recommendation : September by James Arthur . Ride for me by Anne Marie ft Yung Bleu . The encounter Mariah knocked on Emily's office and prayed that she'll reply this time . This is the third time that she'll be here to remind Jennie of the reservation . Thank God that she had reserved for 5 hours , judging from Emily's personality .And of course she isn't wrong !! . This is 2 ' o clock ! Zeke will get out if school in no time and she has to pick him up for God's sake . Having had enough of Jennie workaholic behavior, she burst the door opened and just like she had predicted , her head was buried in between piles of files that laid hugely on the table . "Jennie !! Jennie !! . " Mariah yelled out a little even though she was right in front of her "What is it ?? I'm busy . " Jennie replied without looking up from the piles that she had her head buried in "I made a reservation, remember??! And thus is past 2 ! It's almost Zeke's closing time . You've not
Chapter 71 Song recommendation : when the party is over by Billie eillish . Unholy by Sam Smith ft Kim PetrasThe meeting . Micheal parked his car in the parking lot . He got out of the car and the secretary did the same . He was suprised to see the huge building as EME corporation . Although he wasn't expecting anything small or medium . But he hasn't thought that the EME corporation would be this huge , beautiful and enormous .He walked briskly to the elevator , with his hand in his pocket and his face stern . Stern ?? Was just a pretty way to say it . His face was cold and emotionless . He wanted to be done with this and get going . That Nancy of a girl mustn't meet him here in Canada . She was always pretending , as if she had his best interest in mind . But Micheal could see right through her facade . She was hitting on him and he could swear to God that she'll keep failing . One of these days he'll lay it out for her and he'll set the boundary . All her shit was getting
Chapter 79 EpilogueSong recommendation . Perfect by Ed Sheeran . Two years later . The little girl had her curly black hair tied into a ponytail with a few strands curling around her beautiful, delicate face . She bounced up and down in the kitchen besides the tall counter . She tried to reach you to the cakes that placed on them but her short tiny hands couldn't reach there . She tried again and groaned . "Clarisse . !! What are you doing there? " Emily walked slowly towards the girl whose eyes were filled with mischief and a tiny of fear .She stood behind the girl and folded her arms around her chest , atop her huge stomach . She was nine months pregnant and they were expecting the baby soon Micheal in his overprotectiveness wanted Emily to stay in bed all day everyday. Emily would gladly give up one of her ass than to stay glued home just because she was pregnant"Aunt Emily . I was just trying to have some cake . " She looked up at her aunt and smiled But Emily did not
Chapter 78 Song recommendation . Life goes on by BTS . Dynamite by BTS Silence hung in the air conditioned living room like an invisible cloak . He hugged her to himself , giving her the warmth she needs and reassuring himself that she was here now . She was here now . And that's all that matters .He could wait . He'll wait .She sniffed the tears back and wiped her red eyes . She moved away from him a little and sat upright "I didn't mean to do that. I swear . " She looked at him with a regret filled gaze and hoped that he would understand"I knew you didn't mean to do that . But why ?? There's got to be a reason at least . " His tone sounded soft now . Unlike the cold voice of before . He had quickly gone soft and all his anger had flew away ."It all began that day ... " She trailed off .* Emily saw three men following her in the mall and she thought she'd confirm herself . She told Nancy to wait for her while she went to the bathroom . While walking she realized that t
Chapter 78 Song recommendation . Life goes on by BTS . Dynamite by BTS Silence hung in the air conditioned living room like an invisible cloak . He hugged her to himself , giving her the warmth she needs and reassuring himself that she was here now . She was here now . And that's all that matters .He could wait . He'll wait .She sniffed the tears back and wiped her red eyes . She moved away from him a little and sat upright "I didn't mean to do that. I swear . " She looked at him with a regret filled gaze and hoped that he would understand"I knew you didn't mean to do that . But why ?? There's got to be a reason at least . " His tone sounded soft now . Unlike the cold voice of before . He had quickly gone soft and all his anger had flew away ."It all began that day ... " She trailed off .* Emily saw three men following her in the mall and she thought she'd confirm herself . She told Nancy to wait for her while she went to the bathroom . While walking she realized that t
Chapter 77 Song recommendation . The way you felt by Alec Benjamin .The truth II Emily just couldn't shake that feeling off her. That feeling of being about to experience a changing event It kept clawing at her . And she keep ignoring it .The telephone on her table rang , distracting her from her thought for a minute . She picked it up and waited for the caller to say something"Mr Gerald is here ma'am . " The voice of the receptionist downstairs sounded inside her head . Her mouth went instantly dried and her eyes widenedWhat was Micheal doing here?? Had she unknowingly invited him into her office Yesterday when she was drunk ,? Had she said something that suggested about meeting today ? Perhaps he was just here to finalize the business . Perhaps he was leaving for Newland . And Emily prayed for the latter Then she'll be at ease . Her mind would stop bugging her non-stop"Would you like him in ma'am?? " The voice said again .She seemed to have zoned out for a bit "Ahh yes
Chapter 76 Song recommendation . Unholy by Sam Smith and Kim PetrasThe truth Micheal's eyes was puffy and red . Itchy even But he couldn't care less about anything right now , talkless of his eyes . He had spent the whole of his night , digging and searching.Honestly , he wasn't the only one feeling that way . His secretary is probably cursing him right now . He laid curled up on the sofa , typing furiously away on the laptop . Making series of calls and picking up series of calls. Speaking in monotonous way .None of that could matter to Micheal right now . He was tapping his foot on the cold floor , waiting for the end result .Though he pretty much know what the result would be , he just needs to be as sure as possible and to do so . He'll need a lot of evidence to back up his claim That was exactly what he was trying to do right now . And by look of things , he was bound for an answer , sooner rather than later Micheal would be lying to say , he wasn't nervous . But still
Chapter 75 .Song recommendation Nxde by (g)idle . Fearless by le sserafim . Case 143 by straykidsEmily struggled to keep her eyes open . The red wine was long gone and now she tipsy and the earth was spinning under her feet Her face had gotten red , no doubt , from the alcohol . The atmosphere was silent , serene even and she feared she might do something she'll regret for quite a while unless she get going now . She knew what she had to do . Just tell Micheal and he'll send his driver to send her home . But the words refuse to come .She closed her eyes and tried again . Nothing ! Only a few croaking sound that never even left her throat . "I ....err ...think I better get going .. " she managed to get the words out . In a slur though and he seemed to have gotten the gist of what she was saying as he nodded in understanding of the situation . He still has that aura to him . That subtly impeccable aura . That impenetrable vibe and Emily wondered how soon would it be for to p