“Are you trying to tell us that you would be getting married to her?” A reporter asked and narrowed her eyes towards Emily who quickly lowered her gaze to the floor.Richard gulped down hard as he prepared to take the question.“Yes! She would be my wife once I get my divorce with Barbara”, he replied with a smile, to show that he was certain and excited about his decision.The hall went noisy again as another lady stretched out the microphone towards him.“Isn’t she the maid who was accused of wanting to wreck your home?” The lady asked and Richard turned mute immediately.He took slow breaths as he thought of the perfect answer to give.“The only person I can get married to is someone with moral standards and a home wrecker is not part of it. I got attracted to Emily and that was the case alone!” Richard replied and smiled again.He needed no one to tell him that the tension in the outside world was nothing compared to what he currently faced in the hall. Someone must have chipped o
Emily stood at the car as she watched Richard who was still busy with the reporters who had come for the press conference. He seemed like a happy man and she was glad that he eventually took the step he always wanted to take. From where he stood, he caught sight of Emily who was staring at him and that even gladdened his heart more. He winked at her while she blushed and narrowed away her gaze. Richard got done with the reporters soon and in a jiffy, they were on their way back home.“Can we go somewhere else, to relax?” Emily asked Richard who nodded his head in affirmation.Emily was scared that Barbara might be up to something back at the house. At such, she needed to get some air and clear her thoughts before returning to the house.They stopped at a restaurant that had the presence of a couple of people. It was quite awkward at first, especially because the people wouldn’t stop glaring at the both of them. At a point, Richard made to clear up the restaurant for just he and Emil
Emily barely slept all through the night. She stayed up, listening to the various blogs and websites that wouldn’t stop talking about Richard and his marital chaos.For some reasons she couldn’t decipher, she felt a glint of hope popping out almost every second. Probably because most of the comments were beginning to support Richard’s actions, while condemning Barbara for being an incompetent wife and woman.Irrespective of all, Emily was unable to bring herself to sleep. She was currently sleeping on a couch in her son’s nursery; something she wasn’t supposed to do, since that was against the deal she struck with Barbara.However, the moment she returned to her room, she would jerk up with fright and run back to her son’s room, with fear of sleeping and waking to see his absence burning in her soul.She was staring at her little son, with her eyes opened widely and void of any bit of sleep.The last blog carried the news and again, she smiled while going to the comments. Most of them
Richard watched Barbara carefully, with his brain high on alert in case she was planning a swift attack on him. Barbara on the other hand seemed to be enjoying the tension in the atmosphere. The red wine also added in making her create the mood of suspense and panicked, just like she desired.“I was asleep, right before you walked in”, Richard said with a bored tone, clearly signifying that he wasn’t ready to hold a conversation with her.His statement was clearly amusing because for the next two minutes, Barbara was laughing sarcastically.“You would be glad that I woke you up from your slumber! You have been a dreamer, and it’s going to cost you your heart really soon”, Barbara said calmly, causing Richard’s fear to heighten the more.Barbara was very tricky and the more she played around something, the more severe that particular thing was.“Stop beating around the bush of if you have something important to say. My name is very vital”, Richard said and took a silent breath. He wou
It was still 5:am. It was yet to be daybreak, and everywhere was still dark. Barbara has successfully removed every bit of sleep in Richard’s eyes, and he was left pondering over her words while tossing on his bed restlessly. Severally, he tried to toss the thoughts aside, especially because of how much he trusted Emily. But then, somehow, it kept on kicking in, and he found himself getting drowned with the thoughts and fear that came off it.When he couldn’t take any of it anymore, he got off the bed and walked down the stairs. He only wanted to have a walk, but he ended up going to his son’s nursery.The door was opened and just as he had thought, Emily was asleep on the couch in the room.He chuckled calmly and walked closer to her, admiring how sleep she looked while she slept and wondering how soon it would be to make her his wife.After minutes of admiring her, he proceeded to admire his son and just as he did, Barbara’s words came back again.The little boy had no special rese
Emily was now fully convinced that something was wrong. Richard was totally off, and it made her heart skip a beat. “Richard…what’s the problem?” Emily asked Richard, who slowly lifted his head to peer into her eyes.He had a stupid question roaming in his mind, and he knew that he would never have peace if he didn’t lay it across to her. “For the first time since I met you, I wondered what it would be like if I discovered that I’m not the father to our child”, Richard dropped and for a minute, Emily thought that she had heard wrongly.She scoffed and broke into loud laughter afterward. However, she stopped in her tracks when she observed that he still wore the serious gaze.“Are you being serious now?” She stuttered, swallowing hard and trying to stop her body from being shaky.She couldn’t lay her hands on the reason Richard would have such thoughts.“I’m sorry, but it felt like a reawakening. I mean, I’m supposed to have thought of that since I’m a man”, he tried to explain to Em
Emily ran out of the gates as fast as her legs could carry her. She was glad that the gates were widely opened, since Barbara was on her way out. She walked aside the road, running at intervals and stopping to wipe the sweats that clouded her face. She had no idea of where she was heading to, but she kept on going as far as her leg could carry her.Some minutes later, Barbara drove past her and made some facial gestures to her. Emily sighed deeply, but didn’t stop walking.Just then, a cab drove by and she flagged it down immediately. She hopped into the cab and wiped her face with the back of her hands.“Take me somewhere cool…a place I can stay in without disturbance”, she murmured, silently trusting the cab driver to make a good choice.He nodded his head in understanding and drove off, stealing glances at Emily who had resumed her silent cries.“Would the beach be a nice place for you? I can’t think of any better place”, the cab driver finally said when he realized that it was bet
“About you?” Brian asked as he opened his eyes in shock.Emily nodded her head, with a sad smile in her lips.“Richard wants me to run a DNA test on our son. He probably thinks that he is not the father of our son”, Emily said sarcastically, while Brian looked at her in surprise.“You are joking, are you not?” He asked Emily whose eyes were now welling up with tears.She broke down even before she could respond, with Brain staring at her without an idea of what to do.“It’s okay!” He tried to encourage her as he pulled her into a warm hug again.He couldn’t say why Richard was always hurting Emily. He had hurt her the last time before they met and had to go to Brian. And now, when things were meant to be easy, he was acting up again.“Are you confident that Richard loves you?” Brian suddenly asked Emily, who looked up abruptly.“Of course, he does!” She replied, with every conviction in her voice.“I’m uncertain if he loves you”, Brian interjected, willing to start the argument if tha
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