Emily stayed at the restroom for a couple of minutes, blinking off the tears that welled up in her eyes and convincing her need that there was no need to cry. She knew that it was a big lie. There was every reason to cry and the most reason laid in the fact that Richard would always have her hidden.The tears finally trickled out of her eyelids, accompanied with loud swearing and finally screams. She fell to the ground and her sobs heightened. For some days now, she had tried to hard to avoid Richard. She tried to make him feel that he was now worthless in her life. All her attention was focused on her child which was now her new source of joy. But still, deep down, she wanted Richard…He had promised that there would be a press conference where he would finally explain things to the world. But that was not enough…He was meant to start proving that he wanted her from the very minute they stepped out together with their son. He should have allowed the people around the park to see
Brian smiled at Emily who currently didn’t seem to be in the mood to have a conversation.“You were crying”, Brian finally said.He had seen her crying inside the restroom. At first, he made to keep mute and pretend as though he didn’t see her. However, seeing her looking so quiet and troubled made him crave to know what was wrong.“Was i?” Emily asked rhetorically, chuckling as she did and trying to hide her face that was now red.“I caught you! You shouldn’t lie to me about that”, Brian said with a small smile.Emily took in a deep breath as she gazed at Brian. He was a great young man who would have loved her with everything he had. He was a billionaire, just like Richard, but he was willing to show her to the world with every pride.“Well, times can be hard. Tears becomes something of essence”, Emily said and sniffed calmly.“The baby?” Brian asked, peering piercingly into her eyes and searching for answers.Emily made to talk, but the words were stuck on her throat. She couldn’t d
Richard couldn’t conceal the fury on his face. He didn’t just feel hurt that Emily had been engrossed in a conversation with someone he considered an enemy, he was also embarrassed to realize that the enemy owned the park he was presently in.“Ohh! Sorry about that”, Richard finally said to the manager and Brian, even if he didn’t mean it.“I would be on my way out now”, he said and secretly flipped his business card into Emily’s fingers. And with a bright smile, he barged out of the park and away from the premises.Richard was extremely pissed that he didn’t utter any more words to Emily. Emily on the other hand didn’t seem to give a damn, even if she was truly concerned about his behavior.“We should be on our way back home”, Richard announced and handed the child over to Emily.Emily carried her son and ignored Richard as though he haven’t uttered a word. She was in her own world and he didn’t have a right to order her around.“I’m not going anywhere…not yet”, Emily replied non cha
They returned back home after spending moments together with their son. And as though their love just got reignited, they spent time making jokes, exchanging glances and sharing sweet moment.Richard could feel a great ease in his heart. He had earlier thought that Emily had totally taken him off her heart, but from her reaction, he was certain that she was only trying to hold up.She had opened up and told him that she loves him. That greatly gladdened his heart.“The press conference comes this Monday”, Richard said and his heart skipped a beat. He had no idea of what the outcome would be. It was a big thing and if not handled well, would cause a great fallout of partners and shareholders in his company.“Are you nervous about it?” Emily asked when she noticed the unrest in his eyes.Richard gulped down hard as he drove into the driveway. He was nervous, but he could only hope that everything would work out without a problem.“Barbara can be very unpredictable”, Richard noted and Ba
The day for the press conference arrived a lot more sooner that Emily had thought or imagined. She had pondered over what Richard had said all through that day, and she couldn’t help but feel tensed about it.The morning started on a bad note for Emily. Barbara had called her out with anger visible in her voice, yelling at her as though she had made a grievous mistake.“Did you clean here?” Barbara had asked Emily who looked at the clock.It was just 5:am and she was heating up the atmosphere with her voice and yells.“I did so yesterday”, Emily replied, trying so hard to keep her voice calm.“Then, how about today?” Barbara asked, raising her voice as though she wanted to throw a punch across to Emily.“Today just started, ma’am”, Emily said with a cracked voice, wondering why she was so tensed and heated.“Today just started? And you were still sleeping as though you had no work to do?” Barbara barked angrily and inasmuch as Emily made to talk, she had no option other than to gulp
This was the most heated day of Emily’s life. After her arguments with Barbara, she resolved to getting ready for the conference.She got into her room and stared at her closet. She had something great to wear and this was thanks to the number of times she went on dates with Richard, and he got her new dresses. She wore a mini red gown, packed her hair up in a ponytail and applied a nude lipstick evenly around her lips.Her heart thumped every second, and she eased it by closing her eyes and assuring herself that everything would be okay. “Ma’am. The Boss said that I should inform you that the car is ready”, the nanny informed Emily, who nodded her head in understanding.She was glad that respect was accorded to her, and that was because Richard had told the nanny that she must respect her in the same way she does to Barbara.“Where’s my son?” Emily asked as she peered into the nanny’s eyes.Different thoughts were beginning to swirl around her head and the more she tried to shut it
Emily carried her baby in her arms and rushed through the secret door that led to the garden. This was a place Richard had showed her during the moments she first worked as a maid.He had told her that an emergency could erupt and the only way out would be to leave through the door, because the front door might be congested.Emily had laughed at it, wondering why there would be such emergency.She had no idea that a day would come when she would be carrying out her son through the secret door she laughed about.Once they got to the garden, she strolled towards the garage where Richard awaited her. She caught sight of the nanny who had just delivered her message to Richard. A small smile caught across her lips as she hastily made her way towards the car, trying to hide away from the nanny’s observant gaze.The nanny finally walked into the house and she used the moment to jump into the car, startling Richard who wondered why she showed up from the back.His eyes opened in surprise the
Emily got out of the car first and took in the fresh air that flushed through her face. She chuckled calmly when it dawned on her that she was some minutes, or hours away from freedom. “Let’s go”, Richard said and stretched out his hands for her to cling on. Emily stared at him in shock, wondering why he wanted them to walk in together, despite the fact that they were walking into a group of people.“We should start being a family now”, Richard said and held her hands, grinning at her to relax her nerves.And with the baby in her arms, Richard’s arms on hers and a wind of excitement in the air, Emily walked into the company and towards the hall where the interview was scheduled to take place.The eyes of employees widened in surprise, but none of them dared to speak and lay out their thoughts.“The journalists are waiting”, Mike said as he approached Richard who took in a deep breath and nodded his head in understanding.They made to walk inside immediately, but Mike held him and pu