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
Brian sat on the large couch and gazed intently at the television. It was a show that had the presence of Richard and Barbara. They appeared so sweet and happy on the television, compared to what he observed the last time he had seen them.He could smell some cover up and deceit, but the major problem currently was that he couldn’t figure out how Emily was involved in all of it.He needed to think of something, or he may not stand a chance in saving Emily.Maybe he had to meet Richard again and peer into his eyes while asking what he wanted to.He grabbed his keys and walked out of the apartment, he needed to pay them a visit in the company.Brian got to the company quite earlier than usual. The daily activities were yet to kick in and the only people present were few. It was just 7:am, and it wasn’t surprising to observe that. Brian decided to make use of that opportunity to search for Emily. It was a strange and ridiculous idea, especially because he couldn’t figure out why Emily w
They walked into Richard’s office and despite how hard Brian tried to lighten the atmosphere, it remained tensed. “Is everything okay?” Brian asked, Richard quickly shot him a dead glare.“Why are you always around? Are you some sort of detective ?” Richard asked Brian, who started laughing aloud.He stopped laughing when he observed how serious Richard was with the question he threw across to him.“I’m not a detective! It’s ridiculous seeing you think that I’m one”, Brian said with a serious gaze while Richard glared at him intently.“Why are you always around me? You were at my house yesterday, and now, you’re at my office?” Richard asked with a displeased stare.Brian chuckled and peered into his worried eyes.“I was bored and when I’m bored, I move around and search for people to talk to”, Brian said calmly, while Richard nodded his head in understanding.“I need answers from you, and I’m in dire need of it”, Brian said and finally cleared his throat.“There is a girl I love who
Brian parked at the far end of the road, paying close attention to the company entrance and observing every little thing that happened.Almost immediately, a car drove in and inside of it was Barbara, who wore a massive frown on her face.Brian took in a deep breath and placed the earphone to his ears. While at Richard’s office, he had placed a bug that would keep track of whatever conversation that took place in the office. That way, he hoped that there would be a lead on where Emily was kept. What he did was highly risky, and he needed no one to tell him that Richard would never look over it if he discovered it. However, Emily remained the priority, and he wasn’t going to stop until he found her.Barbara barged into Richard’s office. On her face was a heavy makeup and her lips were beautified with red lipsticks that someone made it look as if she feasted in blood.“I was having one of the biggest shoots of the year and the best you could do was distract me? For what reason?” Barba
“Come off it! I know that you both never have any sort of couple time. Actually, I came here to save Richard who might be needing help from you”, Brian revealed and glanced at Richard who was glaring at him in shock.“What is the problem, Brian?” Richard asked calmly, trying so hard to breathe evenly.“Wasn’t Barbara threatening to kill Emily?” Brian asked with a smirk.“What?” Barbara asked and jerked up in panic.She exchanged glances with Richard, who was also blank and unable to ascertain what he was talking about.Brian walked closer to the desk and picked up the bug he had placed under it some hours ago.He raised it up until Richard and Barbara were able to have a good look at it.“This is a bug. I planted it here, and I’m sorry about that as I invaded your privacy. At the same time, I’m not sorry about that”, Brian said with another smile.“Brian!” Richard called out in rage as he took angry steps towards him.“Richard! Don’t waste your strength to get mad at me because you wo
Emily rolled her eyes at the man who stood before her without a glint of pity in his eyes.“I don’t feel too good. I’m dead serious about it”, she said calmly, looking frail and really sick.“Relax. She would be here soon, and you can tell her that yourself!” The man insisted, digging into the large burger he held in his hands.“Please. I need some air!” Emily pleaded and held her head that was spinning rapidly. Her stomach swirled and in a split second, she threw up all the contents she had eaten some hours ago.“I don’t feel good. I need a doctor!” Emily mumbled as she slowly lost track of consciousness.She muttered some inaudible words as she finally got covered by darkness.***“Wake up! Wake up!” A voice called out for the hundredth time, shaking Emily fervently and hoping that she would open her eyes.It was still the same. Her eyes were tightly shut and, inasmuch as she was breathing, she looked as though she was lifeless.“Please! Wake up!” The man called out again, but ther
Emily flickered her eyes and shut them back the moment a bright light passed through them. She wriggled her hands calmly, but stopped when she felt a weight on them.Groaning lightly, she lifted her head and turned them to the side. Brian sat beside her, with his hands wrapped around hers and his head on another side of the bed.Emily scrunched her brows confused as she tried so hard to decipher what happened and why she was at a hospital.“Ouch!” She yelped in pain when she felt a sudden bang on her head.Almost immediately, Brian jerked up and stared at her intently.“You’re awake!” He said with pure excitement dancing in his eyes.“How long did I stay asleep?” “Twenty four hours”, Brian informed Emily, who scrunched her brows in confusion.“Don’t stress yourself over anything. We would discuss everything once we are back at Madison”, Brian said calmly and flashed his smile that made Emily’s stomach churn.Suddenly, her stomach churned and immediately, she held her stomach in panic