“Oh my God! I’m so sorry”, Emily apologized for the hundredth time after bumping into a stranger. She was rushing and each minute that passed made her chance of meeting her child tinier.“Are you blind? Don’t you watch where you go to?” An elderly woman asked, almost at the verge of slapping Emily.Emily wore a massive scowl on her face as she apologized and, finally, entered the boutique that stood before her. If she needed to be at the party, then she had to look like it. “How much would this cost?” She asked the receptionist, who had a bright smile on her face.“A thousand dollars”, she replied and made to pull out the dress.Emily drifted off in thoughts for a minute. The party would definitely be one of extreme class and people. If she would rather not be an object of suspicion, she needed to dress like one of them.The money Brian had given to her was remaining about two thousand dollars and if she failed to get into the mansion today, she would be left stranded on the street.
“I would drop here. I would rather not get too close”, Emily said to the cab driver, who stepped on the brakes immediately.He nodded his head in understanding and parked aside the road. It was some distance away from Richard’s mansion, but everyone around would observe that a great part was currently ongoing some houses away.“You must be a wealthy woman. Won’t you help me out with some tips?” The cab driver teased while Emily struggled with her heart.She held a two hundred dollar note in her hands and if she didn’t make it into the mansion, it only meant that she would be starving in no distant time.“Here you go!” She said with a smile that didn’t get to her lips.The man excitedly collected it and drove off. If only he knew that he had ripped her off her last funds…“Let’s do this”, she said to herself as she changed her walk steps.She had practiced this new work steps since last night. If she wanted to avoid getting discovered, she had to change everything that related to Emil
Mike looked around immediately he got to the rooftop where the connections were made to the down floor. All he wanted to do was to make sure the event is disrupted by the sudden secret reveal he would be making right at the heat of the event.Just as he thought, everywhere was tight with the security that lurked around.“Barbara!” Mike muttered under his breath as he clenched his fist.He couldn’t ascertain why Barbara never failed to be many steps ahead in her numerous plans. He walked away from the rooftop to devise another means to infiltrate the connection room.Just then, he bumped into the nanny, who had the baby in her arms. A wide smile spread across his lips as he made to take the child away from her.“Nobody is permitted to lay hands on him, except me”, the nanny politely said, with her eyes lowered to the ground.Mike nodded his head in understanding. Barbara was going to do everything possible to protect the little child.“Can I get some glasses of wine for the men at th
Back at the rooftop, Mike was tied in such a manner that movement wasn’t made possible. He resisted, but the more he did, the more punches he got.He kept mute, whimpering in pain and hoping that Barbara wouldn’t kill him. She knew that it was very possible, and the worst was that nothing would be done if she decided to make such a decision.“Would you kill me?” Mike asked the heavily built guard who had caught him and rather than getting a response, he got a punch.“Your offense deserves nothing other than death”, the man replied in his husky voice that sent cold chills down his spine.“When the Boss gets here, she would decide your fate”, the man replied and landed another punch across to his face.Mike was in extreme agony and the more he remained there; the worse the pain he got was.“Please, call Richard!” Mike pleaded again as he wished that Richard would come to his aid.“Fine! I would do just that”, he replied and for a minute, Mike’s eyes widened in surprise.He was shocked t
The nanny came out again. This time, without the baby. Emily followed her this time, trying so hard to avoid losing her in the midst of the crowd.“Hello! Are you the nanny?” Emily asked with a wide smile on her face.Even though she wasn’t known as the real mother of the baby, she felt that she had every means to have a glance at the young lady who took care of the child.“Yes, I am. Is there a problem?” The young lady replied sharply, and Emily needed no one to tell her that Barbara must have warned her severely.“No! Don’t worry. I’m of no harm of any such. I just wanted to commend your ability to take care of a child. Furthermore, I love it when I see young ladies who take care of children”, Emily commented and pulled her into a warm hug.She preferred her baby being in the hands of this stranger, than in the hands of Barbara.“I guess that the baby is asleep”, Emily said, trying so hard to avoid sounding suspicious.The young nanny looked at her keenly, trying so hard to ascertai
“Thank you all for coming. This would be the end of todays celebration”, Barbara announced via the microphone after which she threw it to the floor and walked away.Most of the guests questioned her actions, but rather than disturbing themselves with thoughts of what might have happened, they resolved to leaving the arena. Barbara was raged that she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. Richard followed behind her, feeling indifferent and hoping that whoever it was with his child was Emily.His strong instincts told him that it was Emily and that was why he remained relaxed and cool.“This must be your plan too, right?” Barbara asked Richard the moment she observed that he wasn’t as concerned as she was.“I have no idea of what is going on”, he replied sincerely after which a smile curved on his lips.“However, whatever it is that has happened is really amusing and interesting!” Richard commented and Barbara stopped right in her tracks.She made to grab him on the collar, but she
Emily woke up to loud snores that was coming from somewhere not so far from where was. She thought it was just mere hallucinations but after listening to it for a while, she was convinced that it was just some distance away from where she was.“It can’t be Richard, would it?” She asked herself as she stood to her feet and strolled towards the door.She had been asleep after locking up the room door. Just as she had thought, they made no efforts towards bringing the door down because they wanted to avoid scandal.Now it was midnight and inasmuch as she was hungry, she wasn’t ready to open the door up for anyone. “Who is there?” She asked the moment she got to the door.She knew who it was because from where she stood, his scent was striking and very familiar.“It’s me, goddess”, Richard mumbled under his breath and immediately, her stomach churned in excitement.She scolded herself immediately she felt that way. She wasn’t supposed to feel such way for Richard because of the series of
Barbara stared at Richard before staring back at Emily, she couldn’t believe this, what did Emily think? That after she had fought so hard to get her thrown out of her house, fought so hard to get the child, she would suddenly let her back in the house because she requested it? An idea suddenly came to mind, she would humiliate Emily. Emily thought since Richard was present when she was making the request, she’d get a positive feedback and Barbara had planned to rub it in her face when Richard refused.“Sorry Emily, I’m a mother now and I have left most of my work to take care of my child” Barbara said, making sure to emphasize on the fact that she had a child, Emily’s child! “I could take care of my child alone, I don’t need help “ she said“It’s not necessary you need help. You’re a model, you could want pedicure, full tissue massage, facial treatment and all those stuff to make yourself glow and all that. As a mother you do know that these things aren’t good for children don’t you?
It was a perfect day for a wedding. The sun peeked brightly as though it were also excited for what was about to happen.Emily walked down the aisle, with the bouquet in her hands and a wide smile on her lips. Her hair was arranged in an elaborate style on top of her head, and her white glittery ball room dress swished almost silently on the carpet aisle. A song rang through her mind relating to love and the aisle. If you go down the aisle when you’re in love, you would be happy forever!She caught sight of Mike’s daughter who was the little bride of the day. The little girl sprinkled pink petals on the aisle just as she walked on it. It was a big wedding and since Richard had influence in the country, it wasn’t surprising that many reporters had come to cover the event. The aisle suddenly looked long and Emily only prayed that her feet would not give her away. Her legs were shaking fervently and her eyes were lowered to the ground.She was nervous, anxious and excited. She looked u
Emily could smell her wedding in the air. Everywhere buzzed with activities and each day, she had different planners who came to fill her in on how her day was going to look like.She was now back at Richard’s apartment and she was going to be living with him until they got done with everything.“Today, you would be going to test your gown and choose your preference”, a lady who was in charge of the dress for the wedding said to Emily who clearly looked tired and exhausted. She was yet to really believe that she was getting married to Richard after everything. Somehow, it felt like a dream and she thought she would only wake up and see it’s not reality.However, as the days went by, she kept on realizing that this was happening and she would soon become his life and partner for life.The public on their part detested Barbara after what happened and Barbara disappeared into thin air. Probably with her lover who she claimed to be in love with. Now, Emily could feel that there wasn’t go
- Months later- The air was stale with the smell of a new sunny day. Gentle droplets caressed the outsides of Richard's window pan. He took no notice of the fineness of the weather or the aesthetics a sunny day provided. All he got his attention fixed on was the ads the newspaper on his hands provided. He was that kind of guy. The one who would focus his attention while on something and damned everything else, and because of this little personality trait, he was capable of loving immensely. He loved Emily so much, and his attention was something always focused on her welfare. Even the ads on the newspaper had something that reminded him of Emily. As Richard sat with his legs crossed and hidden underneath his dinning table and his reading glasses gracing his beautiful beads of eyes, lady in an Apron walked into the dinning room with a tray in her hand and a pretty smile on her face. Immediately Richard's eyes fell on her, he smiled brightly, folded the newspaper and sat upright. He t
Emily was clad in a tight fitted red gown, with her hair packed to a ponytail, and a red lipstick on her lips. She walked into the location where the meeting was scheduled to hold, with her baby in her arms and a little bag on the other hand.She met Richard, already sitting comfortably and deep down, she couldn’t help but wonder why he had come so early.“I’m here!” Emily announced as she finally took her seat, smiling widely at the lawyer who was already sitting.He was a young fine man and for some reasons, Richard felt jealous.“We are waiting for Barbara and her lawyer!” Emily said and smiled at her lawyer.“You look dashing, I know it’s not ethical to compliment my client, but I couldn’t remain mute!” The young man said and Emily blushed again.Richard suddenly slammed his fist on the table, pulling the attention of both the young lawyer and Emily.“Hello Mr Richard!” Emily said in an official manner, as though she had no idea of who he was.Richard wore a quick frown “Can we s
“I would miss you baby boy!” The nanny said as she played with the baby who giggled in excitement. Emily thanked her for being there after which she appreciated her with some money.She had just reached the living room when she heard another footstep behind her. She decided to keep her face front, since she was not ready to meet Richard.“Would you leave without saying a word to me?” Richard asked, but Emily ignored him and walked towards the door instead. Richard was shocked that he ran across to her and grabbed her wrist.“Emily!” He called out and reluctantly, she turned her head, with a stone cold expression.“I have no business with you, Richard! I came for my son”, Emily said as she gritted her teeth in rage. She recalled how Richard had yelled at her and how he never believed that she was not the one at fault. This caused her heart to break to a thousand pieces.“Why? You want to go ahead and live with Brian? Are you that worthless and…”, Richard was saying when a deafening s
Emily picked out her phone and took pictures of Barbara and Brian. She couldn’t help her feelings and in a split second, she broke into a loud laughter. Brian glared at her furiously, but she quickly apologized and asked him to proceed with the act. Emily could not just believe that Barbara was the one laying on the bed, lifeless and unable to react or stand against what was being done against her.“Ride her! Create that illusion that you are riding her. I want the world to see this and believe every bit of it”, she said aloud and Brian continued the fake ride on Barbara.When Emily was satisfied with the number of pictures she had taken, she gestured for Brian to get down and put on his clothes.Together, they watched the pictures and videos and somehow, Brian felt glad that his facial features was not in view. It was only that of Barbara that was clear and bright.“She would beg me to throw this aside and I would remind her of how she took my child away from me and went out to tell
Richard was staring into his phone and gazing at a picture he took with Emily and the baby the day they visited the park.Just then, Barbara walked into the living room and caught sight of it. She felt a wave of jealousy flush through her, but she shrugged and started laughing instead.“This is so pathetic! You lost your goddess!” She said and continued with the laughter.Richard only gazed at her and kept mute. Barbara was clad in a very short gown, which almost revealed the type of pant she had under. That disgusted Richard, but he decided to keep mute about it since she was no more his wife.“When are you going to sign those papers?” Richard asked Barbara who was walking out of the house.“Right after I have some fun time with my lover!” She said and licked her lips seductively.“Do you know who my lover is?” She asked Richard who didn’t appear bothered at all.“You would get mad if you know him! Have a nice lonely day!” Barbara said and dashed out of the house.Richard sighed deep
Barbara laid on her bed as she thought of how she had warned Emily to stay out of her paths. She felt fulfilled because she could swear that she destroyed Emily.Just then, her mind went to Richard and somehow, her heart skipped a beat. She knew that the marriage would eventually come to an end, but she didn’t expect it to be so fast.She wasn’t ready to sign the divorce papers, at least, not yet…The loud sound of her phone distracted her from her thoughts and immediately, she picked it up with hopes that it would be from a company. Ever since her marital scandal erupted, Barbara had lost countless jobs and contracts.Most of them told her that they weren’t willing to work with someone who had a history of some sensitive situation like marriage issues since it won’t speak well for their brand.“This is Barbara, do you have a job for me?” She asked with a wide smile on her lips, hoping that she would get a positive answer from the other end.“This is Brian!” His voice boomed from the
“You would have to help me if you want me to believe all what you have just said”, Emily announced, while Brian stared at her with keen interest. Of course, he wanted her to believe him because he wasn’t ready to throw their friendship down the drain.“I’m willing to do anything, as long as it makes you to believe me!” Brian said defiantly, while Emily kissed her teeth and walked around the room thoughtfully.“Well! It’s not as easy as it sounds. But then, I’m glad that you are ready to do this”, Emily responded and finally sat down on the bed.“I’m ready to do this as long as it helps you, and also, if it’s going to go a long way in punishing Barbara!” Brian said defiantly while Emily gestured for him to sit down on a couch which was directly opposite her.“If it works well, I would have my son back! And her secret would be out in the public, too. I mean, that is just all what I want. Barbara caused me so much pain already, and I’m not going to let it slide!” Emily said defiantly.Br