Chapter 196

Brian was taken aback at the sudden switch in her behavior. One minute, she was depressed and emotional and the next minute, she is full of life and ready to go.

“Can we go to a beach or something?” Emily asked and ran up the stairs to get dressed.

She wasn’t going to continue wallowing away in tears and misery when Richard and Barbara were there having the best moments of her life.

They hurt her to the core, and behaved as though everything was fine.

She needed to be fine too, and she was going to be fine today.

“I’m ready!” Emily announced and came down the stairs, clad in a short red dress with her hair packed up in a ponytail.

“Oh my God!” Brian yelped, with his eyes popped out in surprise.

“You look stunning!” He confessed, with his mouth slightly parted in surprise.

He stretched out his hands which Emily took and with majestic strides, they strolled out of the house.

The drive was quiet and lively, with music playing in the car and the sunset coming up, Emily couldn’t help but g