Emily stayed rooted to the spot as her eyes fell on the man who stood at the front of her house, with a large smirk on his lips.She made to talk, but the words got stuck in her throat. In a split second, she was sweating profusely and almost losing balance.“What are you doing here, again?” She asked Brian who quickly exchanged glances with the two men standing beside him.The two men, clad in suit and wearing nice pairs of glasses, approached Emily, who had a questioning look on her face.“He is here to inspect and buy the house”, one of the men dropped and for a minute, Emily thought that she had heard wrongly.“What?” She mouthed in shock.She threw a dead glare across to Brian, but he wore an indifferent look as his mind was focused on the house he had come to inspect.Brian was a young billionaire in his thirties. With different business establishments scattered all over the country, he was classified as one of the youngest and richest men in the country.“Was this the business
With her hands wrapped around her chest to reduce the effect of the night cold, Emily walked along the desolate road, with the hope of coming across someone or something that would relieve her fear.She still walked towards the location the map pointed at. It was closer already and rather than turning around and heading towards the distance she already came from, she was determined to meet Richard.Almost immediately, she caught a glimpse of a flickering light, coming from behind her. Her heart raced in both excitement and fear.It was a mixed feeling, especially because she needed help currently. The car slowed down once it approached her. That heightened her fear in the lonely road. Just then, her stomach retched, and her throat suddenly became dry. She could feel her heart beating out of her chest, and her dress was already drenched in sweat.The sound of a footstep made her jerk out of her thoughts, and that was when she realized that the man was now walking towards her, with his
Everyone sat across the table, dressed in their black suit and carrying a fierce aura.Richard sat opposite them, with a laptop at his front and a large scowl on his face. Ever since Emily disappeared, he lost track of what it meant to be cheerful.“Can we get the reports from the previous meeting?” He asked with a bored tone and signaled on Mike to proceed.He was extremely exhausted that somehow, he wished that he could take a day off without getting reminded of his responsibility as CEO.Mike read the track of reports, with the men present nodding their head in understanding and pure satisfaction.Richard detested each of them. He would never forget that they were the reason he had to give up on Emily. But they were partners, and he had to treat them as such.“Thank you so much, Mike. I guess that is all. You can now take your leave”, Richard said in a bored tone and gestured for them to take their leave.He was tired of their presence already and deep down, he wished her could rip
“What are you trying to say?” Richard asked and walked closer to Barbara, who was now wearing a smirk on her face.“I meant every bit of what I said. I can take you to Emily”, Barbara repeated.Richard gulped down hard and lowered his head to the ground, silently hoping that he wasn’t hallucinating again.However, Barbara’s gaze was fierce and unmoved. That was a clear indication that she knew what she was saying.“Take me to her!” Richard ordered and retraced his steps back to his car. He stopped in his tracks when he realized that Barbara didn’t move an inch from where she stood.“Take me to Emily!” He yelled again and just as he expected, she didn’t budge.He knew it! She wanted something, and thoughts of what it might be made his heart race.“We need to talk, in private”, Barbara clicked her teeth and folded her hands to her chest. She was trying to point out that she was the dominant one in the present situation.“And after we talk, you would take me to see her?” Richard asked i
“What I’m trying to say is simple. We would take her child!” Barbara announced without a bit of remorse in her voice.Richard sank into the couch in despair. Her heart was beating frantically as Barbara’s words echoed in his ears.This was the worst thing he heard from a woman, and this was, no doubt, the highest level of wickedness.“Get out of my sight!” Richard gritted his teeth in rage as he glared at her with a bloodshot eye.“I’m giving you only this night to decide. By tomorrow, if you haven’t agreed to this, I would have no option other than killing her, and the baby”, Barbara threatened and started making her way towards the staircase.She stopped midway and twirled to stare at him.“The baby belongs to you, and as your wife, it belongs to me too. The earlier we start a family, the better for us and the better for our public image”, Barbara said calmly.“If you agree with this, we would keep her hostage until she births the child. Once the child is born, we would take him and
Emily wiped the tears that had flooded her cheeks. She sniffed hard and looked out of the window, which she couldn’t escape from.Her previous attempt to escape was a big fail and apart from that, the man looking after her decided to keep her legs chained in such a way that she wouldn’t be able to escape.“Beautiful lady! Your breakfast is served”, the man said and threw a bag across to her.Emily glared at him and shoved the food aside with her hands. Luckily, her hands were not bound like her legs.“You have to eat. That is an order”, the man insisted and pushed the bag closer to her again.“They said it’s for the baby. They don’t seem to care about you, but they care about what you are carrying inside you”, the man said sarcastically and started opening the food packs.Emily spat on him, making him to clench his fist in fury. He made to charge towards her, but he remembered that he was asked to keep her safe from harm.“Eat if you want to survive. Eat for your child! I won’t be pol
The joke coming from was already going over the edge and at this point, Richard was beginning to get bored with it.“Brian, I was on my way out with my wife. I’m sorry to say, but your presence is causing delay”, Richard said with a small smile that didn’t get to his eyes.Brian nodded his head in understanding and took a few steps closer to him.“Recently, I came across someone who took my breath away. I mean, I swore to take care of her with everything I had, even if I barely knew who she was”, Brian said to Richard who listened with his brows raised.“Do you also feel the need to protect someone you think you’re in love with?” Brian questioned Richard, who only gazed at him as though he were a ghost.“Time is not on our side. Sweetheart, we should be on our way. Your friend can pick out another time to visit us and spend splendid moments with us”, ‘Barbara announced in a pretentious voice as she walked towards Richard and grabbed him on his arms.Richard tried to play along with he
“Goddess”, Richard whispered as he blinked off the tears that threatened to pour out of his eyes.Emily slowly lifted her head to meet his, and the moment it did, a wide smile spread across her face.“Richard!” She screamed and made to stand up, but the chains on her legs restricted her.“I kept praying that you would find me! I knew you would. Please get me out of here, Barbara wants to hurt me and our child”, Emily said hurriedly, with her eyes burning in excitement.Even though she was in pains, she found them all vanishing the moment she set her eyes on Richard.“I’m sorry”, Richard mouthed and shifted his gaze to the window.He didn’t want Emily to see his tears because that would only make things worse.“I know! It’s fine. None of this your fault”, Emily countered and gestured for him to set her loose.“Richard, we need to get something like a pin. It should be able to break me free from these chains”, Emily informed Richard, who remained glued to the spot.He took slow strides