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
Barbara dropped her bag on the bed in fury and started pacing around the room.Her heart was shattered to a thousand pieces because for the first time, she had no say in something she planned to do.It was very strange to see her succumb to someone else’s demands and now that she did it, her mind was far from peace.She stomped out of her room and walked towards Richard’s room that was only some feet away from hers.“We need to talk!” She said immediately she walked into the room.Richard ignored her and laid on his bed, with his head facing the ceiling and his mind thinking of Emily and what she might be up to with Brian.“I said that we need to talk!” Barbara said again when she realized the Richard was not willing to give her the desired attention.“Get out!” Richard’s reply was swift and direct. He was truly exhausted and emotionally drained that the last thing he wanted to hear was the series of blabbing coming from Barbara.Barbara hissed aloud and darted her eyes to the table
Barbara’s heart skipped a beat and slowly, she regained her composure.“Richard! I honestly don’t believe in marriage and love. I think it’s a boring thing, and I’ve trained myself to think in such manner”, Barbara confessed and sighed deeply.“Are you willing to trust me this time?” Richard asked and flashed a wide smile that caused her to open her mouth in surprise.Richard never smiled at her for a long time. It was usually all about having fights and exchanging fierce words with each other. And now, he smiled at her?“Did you smile at me?” Barbara asked as her heart raced out of her chest.She could swear that she was dreaming because how was it possible? Some hours ago, they were at the ruin where Emily was kept and now, they were in their house talking about starting their love life from the beginning.Not only that, Richard had yelled at her the moment she got into his room. He even tried to hit her when she was being stubborn and resistant.And now, he smiled at her?“Richard,
Emily woke up to the smell of pancakes, coffee and scrambled eggs. She was in her first trimester, but she could swear that pregnancy was taking a toll on her.Her bumps were yet to be visible, but anyone close to her would definitely realize that she was pregnant.“Good morning”, she smiled at Brian, who was flipping the pancakes over and pouring in more into the pan.Brian looked up at her and smiled widely. “Good morning, you look beautiful, like a goddess”, he replied, but regretted his response after it came off his mouth.“I’m sorry about that. I know that you hate being referred to as goddess”, Brian apologized and quickly walked over to Emily, who now had a frown on her face.He wrapped his hands around her waist while she flinched and chuckled. He leaned closer to her neck and placed a soft and soothing kiss on it.“You clearly had a goodnight rest”, Brian said to Emily, who nodded her head in affirmation.The two had been living a cool life lately. After the episode with Ri