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 forty Six Truce . Hana meet Rosa , Belle and Simeon . They're the best in the department. He introduced them to each other . "Nice to meet you . " She held out her hand shyly for a shake ."Now if we're done with the pleasantries. Let's get into the work . Like I've told you guys , Hana is the Mastermind behind the idea . So how exactly are we going to implement this idea within three hours . They're be here in three hours right ?? . " He looked at their face for confirmation and they nodded except Hana ."Three hours ?? Isn't it ? " Hana frowned . "Well that's why I called you all here . Let's think about a way . " He assumed the position of the strict boss fluidly changing his tone .Wow . This guy is unbelievable ."Samuel and I should tackle the paper work . Rosa could get on with the advertising , but let's limit it to billboard . Make sure to include the Gerald name for more publicity . Belle could assist you . Simeon should get the venue and everything ready . You
Chapter forty sevenSong recommendation : someone you love by Lewis calpadi . Ocean eyes by Billie eillish . You changed your hair color?Hana stood in front of the mirror with her hair held up in her hand ."Should I just dye it ?? Blond is getting tacky . " She mused to herself . The thought of dyeing her hair golden or some other color had been on her mind non stop ever since she came back from Samuel's office That day indeed had put her patience and expertiness and efficiency to test .Composing the whole thing into paper wasn't easy at all . But with Samuel things were at least better . They both surprisingly have almost the same working habit . Thus ensuring that their working compatibility is high . After series of checking and double checking , and they were finally convinced of the authenticity and profitable of plan , they high fived themselves and waited for them to arrive . Those little piece of shit actually came back three hours later than the agreed time . Aft
Chapter forty sevenSong recommendation : someone you love by Lewis calpadi . Ocean eyes by Billie eillish . You changed your hair color?Hana stood in front of the mirror with her hair held up in her hand ."Should I just dye it ?? Blond is getting tacky . " She mused to herself . The thought of dyeing her hair golden or some other color had been on her mind non stop ever since she came back from Samuel's office That day indeed had put her patience and expertiness and efficiency to test .Composing the whole thing into paper wasn't easy at all . But with Samuel things were at least better . They both surprisingly have almost the same working habit . Thus ensuring that their working compatibility is high . After series of checking and double checking , and they were finally convinced of the authenticity and profitable of plan , they high fived themselves and waited for them to arrive . Those little piece of shit actually came back three hours later than the agreed time . Aft
Chapter forty eight Trip Song recommendation . Ocean by B young ft BNXN . Nancy had refused to talk to any of them claiming that she felt hurt and betrayed . How could they think so lowly of her ?? They actually she would that despicable thing to someone she considered as a friend a sister?? She packed her bags and all the things she came with . She was going to leave today . Then everything will be alright or maybe not . She heaved a sigh and carried her bag , heading downstairs . She got to the living room and saw Alicia sitting down on the chair receiving a phone call and speaking so formally . She was probably doing business .She paused for a second looking at Nancy from head to toe and the bags she was carrying . She motioned for Nancy to stop and pointed to her phone indicating for her to wait till she was done . Nancy frowned a little but sat on the chair none the less waiting for Alicia to finish whatever she was doing so that she can be on her way . Alicia finish
Chapter forty nine Song recommendation : shut down by blackpink . HikingThe whole journey had been everything if not awkward and boring and infact ass itchy . Emily stared at each one of them , wondering what could be going in their coconut heads . Especially this someone that was sitting beside her clinging to her arms . She so badly wanted to yank her arms away but couldn't not when they had just resolved a misunderstanding . A misunderstanding? Of course Emily hugged Nancy back and said that she was sorry for doubting her . When in reality,she couldn't bring herself to be sorry . Something was telling her that Nancy is much more that the cute bubbly girl she let on to them . But why rush ? She's gonna show her true colors no matter what , she just could only hope that the time isn't too long. She could clearly see it in everybody's face , their resolve was softening and they were even slightly blaming themselves for doubting her But one thing was crystal clear to her , she
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