" Don't go!" She begs, grabbing his hand tightly... " At least not tonight! Give me this night... Only me!" She pleas, pulling him towards the dining room where she prepared a romantic dinner since it's their third marriage anniversary.
" Emma! Let go!" His eyes darken, voice icy. " Today is our marriage anniversary! So please - Don't go." She cries heartbreakingly, wishing for once her husband will listen to her begging. " EMMA!!!!" He yells at her, " Come to your sense! She is all alone. Her father just got drunk and throwing tantrum. Do you want me to enjoy some meat and wine with you when she is in trouble?" He grits his teeth, unable to hold his anger back. " I am here alone too. And you promised that today you will be with me only! Why are you -?" She can't finish her words as he cuts off her sentence. " Stop being so selfish! Emma. You are disappointing me. I have told you thousands times, I can give my life for her. She is my family. My best friend, my sister. No matter how much the day is important for me, she comes first!" He declared, yanking her hand away from him. " Even before me?" She asks, loosening her grip around his wrist. Her eyes well up but a bitter smile embrace her quivering lips. " Is she?" His eyes widen when she becomes silent, staring at him for a reason...An honest response. " Don't be silly. Have dinner and go to sleep. I will make it up for you!" He says, avoiding her tearful gaze. " How will you make it up? What will you do if she asks you to sleep with her? I think you will do it as well. After all, she is above everyone to you. Anyone but her is nothing but some side characters of her and your life! It will be great if you two end up together. The male lead and female lead!" She scoffs while tears are just gathering all over her beauty lavender dress. " Emma!!!!" The sound of a slap across her face erupts the silent room. Her eyes widen with tears dropping nonstop. Her lips quiver just to process what happened right now. She looks at her beloved husband who is stunned as she is. " If- If you keep saying something like that and don't trust me... Then you should leave-!" His lips part away with realization. He crosses his lines. " You mean you- you want divorce?" She asks, air is stuck into her throat. His every word is giving her a stab from behind with the sharpest knife. Before he could process what he just said and how he could say such a thing like this, his attention goes to incoming message to his phone. " Calm down and take some rest! I will talk to you later!" Emma Downey watches his husband leaving the house with no more regrets. It's not new. But the slap and talking about divorce, have crossed the limit of her patience. For Last three months, the life she has been leading with her loving and caring husband has become a nightmare. Once her husband Vincent Angelo told her that his female childhood best friend who is always been an important part of his life is experience her parents' divorce, he turns into someone inconsiderate, neglectful and rude. As if she is the one who is breaking the perfect relationship he has with his best friend. There is no boundaries between them. There is no rules between them. Even the slightest boundaries of male and female... Nothing. And she tolerated till now. Although it was like a worst scene a wife could imagine to have, but she felt relieved when Vincent confirmed that the girl is too close with his friends circles. So she isn't doing it to Vincent only. Other than her, Vincent is a caring and loving husband what most of the women want them in their lives. He is breathtakingly handsome, gorgeous, brilliant, extraordinarily strong. He is the self-made billionaire with his picture being covered in every single biggest Magazines in the world. So, having a husband is like blessing. Especially for a woman like Emma Downey who lives up to her heart not wealth, she is fully satisfied with his love and attention until three months ago, his best friend returned home because of her parent's divorce. She was in the least worry before that. However, she has been Indeed ruined lots of important things of their marriage life, by being in the center of the attention. Vincent never says No to her... Never for once what makes Emma feel the position she has in his heart. And she is exhausted. Right now, She grabs the cake she baked for six hours. She throws the steak into wrappers and packs them finely. Since nobody has touched the food, she pours the soups in a big container and Shrimps in a lunch box. Her left cheek is burning hell. Needs to press ice but she cares less about it. Tears have stopped long ago. The last three months, she cried enough, begged enough and tried to understand enough but she is exhausted right now. She grabs her keys and goes to driveway. She has her own job tomorrow and she must have to attend the meeting. So she will drive to the nearby highway where she met newly homeless family reside. Thankfully she prepared more of the food that she needs. With love, hopes and excitement that she will finally have a moment after three months of their very first big fight, she prepared everything, for her husband. But she scoffs in pain now. Looking at the food that is left untouched. She doesn't deserve it. Giving away the food to the family who looked so happy to have freshly homemade food with high quality meats and vegetables, instead of driving, she walks on the bridge. A place where her mother jumped off after her father cheated on her. Emma looks at the shiny water which is reflecting the moonshine. Fate is cruel. It's repeating again - She thought. Her fate is syncing with her mother's. She is going to end this painful episode of her life by following her mother's path. " Did you always feel this kind of insecurities and pain before dying?! Mom! Now I think it was a great choice.. When you aren't the priority, what's the point of everything? Loving someone who doesn't love you the way you want... It's meaningless, isn't it?" She smiles, slowly stepping onto the parapet. Her mind has been fuzzy the moment she has walked out of the room. She can't think rationally. She has nobody to go. Her grandparents live across the country. No relatives except for her only husband who doesn't want her anymore. She laughs hysterically, looking at the shiny water. She wants to drown in the depths of the river. The coldness of the water should engulf her the moment she will drown herself. She wants to go to her mother and ask why she didn't leave her somewhere else so that her father didn't have to make her life hell. Maybe she could have led a life where she didn't have to carry all the pain she has been burying inside. But it's time for her to let go of everything. Attachment, love, caring, everything is just fake. She doesn't want that. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. For a second her attention goes to her swollen cheek. Remembering all last three months which have eaten her slowly and painfully. She watched herself being caged by his unspoken hurt. In his life, she is nothing but the side character. She doesn't want to become a side character or someone's emotional punch bag. She doesn't want to hear him talking about another woman constantly. She wanted him to look at her for once. But he looked like stranger. It looked like she was the mistress of their relationship. She was the one who separated them from their future. She wants to stop it. The overthinking, the constant fear and anxiety have killed her long ago. She wants no more hopes or love anymore. Her shaky legs somehow balance, ready to jump anytime! But- " Sister! Do you have some medicine?" She flinches, almost taken aback when the six years old girl of that homeless family stands behind her. She is shivering in this cold night. Her eyes are still sparkling with hope of life. She looks at the direction where the homeless family is staying. After having a second of thought she looks at the girl who walked here alone. This made her immediately jumped down. " Why are you here?" " Mom's sick and Dad has no money. Do you have medicine?" Emma stays silent for a significant moment. While staring at the six years old girl, something inside her head snaps. She lifts her onto her arms and looks at her with a smile, " Let's go!" The kid hugs her neck and rests on her shoulder. She looks exhausted and weak. What she deserves or not, she doesn't know. But she knows that this girl doesn't deserve it. She knows there is something that has changed inside her. Something that makes her feel less pain and agony. Something to shake her to wake up. Months of begging and pleading for attention, getting neglected by her own husband who spoiled her with love, she decided to give her life a chance. A chance of life with new beginnings. And to do it, First of all - She will Divorce her husband...Her eyes open with the sound of door opening. She knows who is home. But this time, she just relaxs herself with no more movement. Unlike other days, she isn't going to rush to prepare breakfast. She doesn't want to bother with anyone's presents. So, instead of looking at her husband who opens the door of the closet and puts his suit inside, she closes her eyes and decides to sleep for a while. However, she can feel him climbing onto bed and lies next to her. Soon his hand reaches her waist, face burying her back with a deep sigh. But unlike other days, when she would melt and turn towards him, she remains silent, clenching her fist. She can't trust him. She doesn't want to be manipulated and gaslighted by his lies. Who knows what he is thinking. The truth she has, the faith she has in him is long gone. So it holds no value anymore. " I am sorry for the last night." He whispers trying to hug her. " I know what I have done is wrong. What I said is wrong. But I really don't m
" Cry if you want to. Do need to act like a strong woman!" Ash Downey, 28, her cousin looks at her and holds his handkerchief before her with his one hand while driving. He recently communicated with her because of their grandparents who are sick and currently hospitalized. Emma left her family the day her father moved his mistress in and moved in her childhood friend's house until she graduated from high school. After that, she never returned to the city where her father is currently residing in. She has cut their relationship off entirely and moved on with her life until two days ago, she got a call from Ash who introduced himself as her cousin. Although she thought he was joking since for long time she hasn't met any set of her grandparents. she thought she was rejected by everyone in her family. After all, her father was so proud of his cheating on her mother and causing her taking her own life. However , After talking to Ash, she has realized that Her maternal grandparents
The scent of disinfectant gives her headache since she was a kid. The hospital is never been a place to give her any sort of willingness to go. The afternoon falls when they arrive at the hospital. She doesn't know much about her grandparents. She hasn't met them for a long time. So she doubts that she will recognise any of them. However, the moment she gets closer to the impatient ward, few faces appear in her sight who are looking at her with anticipation. Two of them same as hers but she doesn't remember any of their faces, two couples in their mid fifties. She looks at Ash whose feature turns gloom but as soon as he notices her attention to him, the usual smile appears on his face, " They're our family!" " Brother Ash!" One of the girls runs towards him and hugs, " I missed you." Emma scans her. Although she has no common features with her, but she is beautiful. Her dyed blonde hair looks good on her. While she is observing the girl who looks same age hers, her
The loud sound of music and people's chit chat isn't her cup of tea. Because of this she always stays away from bars. But what gotten her today is something she can't even understand herself. She wants to call Vincent but somehow she can't do it. She has stopped missing him for good but she feels empty inside. When she was like a wandering soul, he sheltered her with hope and a dream of the future. But now she is turning into that wandering star who has no destination to reach. " Hey! Emma. Let me take a picture of you!" Darla grins, holding her phone. " I don't like -!" Before she could say, Ash pulls her closer, " Let's do it. It's been decades since I took a picture with my sister. Do you have any complaints?" He raises his brow with question. Emma shrugs and laughs little, " I don't remember but shall we?" Ash and Darla laugh. They can see that she is opening up. " Let's take you two first." Emma places the phone near her on the couch before sitting next to As
When she wakes up with a terrible headache, she finds herself in her room, in her bed, lying. With a soft gasp, she sits up, scanning around the room. " Why am I here?" She whispers to herself before looking at her hands and face. She isn't dreaming. Abruptly, she gets off the bed and walks out of the room with a frown on her face. However, she couldn't pass through the doorway when Vincent stands before her with a smile on his face. " Good Morning!" He kisses her lips and looks at her, " How was your sleep last night? Honey!" " Mind explaining why I am here?" She asks, voice Icy. Vincent frowns hearing her cold tone. But instead of responding, he holds her hand and kisses the back of her hand... " Shall we have breakfast?" Emma looks at her husband, and then her hand. She pulls it away from his grip and wipes the knuckles where he kissed. She knows what he is doing and what he is trying to do. " I didn't appreciate you bringing me home. Also I can understand tha
-Emma- I love him. I can trade my life to be with him forever. But - I can't find myself anywhere. As if I just lost the track of my life while chasing after that love that I gave to him. Life has been a full of misfortune event for me. From a broken abusive family, I crawled myself to the world of unknown. With debts and empty stomach, I brought myself where I wanted to show my younger self who cried day after day. Each step of my life was walking on thousands of needles without making a single noise. And learned to live the way I love. However, loving him has become a regret now. But do I actually regret? No... I don't think I loved him less. I loved him with full heart but it's his loss. This time, I am not letting him satisfy with my reaction. He doesn't hold any value right now. I can't lose my sanity over the love that is always been an one-sided. But I don't understand why he is so reluctant to get divorced. So far I know about him, he is honest with his feelings. M
" I don't know what happened. Your husband just came and told us that he was there to take you home." Darla pouts as she speaks through the phone. " I am sorry, Darla." Emma apologizes, imagining how awful it must have been for them. But her eyebrow raises slightly when Darla shakes her head, " No. It's fine. He was polite and respectful. He even asked if we needed a ride or not since we all went pretty much drunk." " I see. Hope Grandma and grandpa didn't mind!" " No. We have already explained everything to them. Also I have explained them that you just met them. They can't force you to be comfortable around them immediately. So take your time." Saying Darla excuses herself since she needs to go to her job. Emma hangs up, heading towards the basement only where her belongings may be there. She works in a big company as a member of IT team. Most of the time, she needs to work on computer. That's why she set that room only for herself. Also, aside from the job that she like
" I will be a bit late today. If Director comes, let me know!" Emma sent a message to her colleague and friend from her company, Leah just to ensure she doesn't have to face director's fury today. She is trying her best to avoid Vincent and Sia who have no sign of remorse. So she doesn't want feel awful at her workplace as well. " What are you talking about? Didn't you send your resignation letter tomorrow? We all were confused about the resignation email that you sent to HR!" Emma who is trying to do her hair, looks at the message that pops up on the screen. First she thought she was reading it wrong. But when she reads it twice, her heart drops.. Her fingers shake as she sits on the stool to look at it properly. " Resignation Letter? Email?" She mumbles, immediately checking her email. And- She freezes on the spot, staring at the email that is writing in cursive front. She hates to use Cursive front. And only person who can do it is--- " I am done preparing breakfast. Come
" I wish I had parents like yours. Isn't it fun to be around sweet parents?" Emma, 13, clutches the tie of her school uniform and looks at Keya who is waiting for her father to pick them. " Don't worry! Aunt will be alright." Keya assures while holding a chocolate box, " Happy friendship day! I hope we will grow older together. Let's go to the same nursing home for elders together, OK?" Keya grins, Emma nods with a bright smile. But her attention slowly goes to her mother who is standing on the opposite side of the road. " Mom!" Emma waves her hand and smiles. " Gotta go, Keya. See you tomorrow, then!" She waves her hand and runs towards the road to cross. She notices the light is still on. Without thinking such, she grabs her backpack and runs towards her mother until - " Emma! WATCH OUT!" Her mother's screaming from the opposite side doesn't reach her. She clutches her eyes shut when she hears a sharp sound of horn. Covering her ears, she gets on her knees. Howe
It was more than an hour, she hasn't come out of the study room. Vincent takes a guess that she is resting. After soaking the towel in the lukewarm water, he approaches the door. With a hint of hesitation, his hand reaches the door knob. He doesn't know how to approach the whole situation. She is calm and indifferent. But it scares him more. What if he loses her? The thought of losing her messes with his mind. He wants to be the best husband in the world. He wants to be there when she needs her and everything. His strong grip twists the knob to open. However, to his surprise, the door doesn't open. He grabs his keys to open the door. She needs to take her medication. And he doesn't want her to skip taking medicines. Without thinking twice about breaking any sort of privacy, he just walks in after opening the door. " Emma!" He whispers and looks at her study room. His eyebrows knit slightly, finding no-one in the room. " Emma?" He mutters again. She is inside since s
" It was a great night!" She said as she sits on the bench in the park. Vincent looks at her, his eyes moistening with the scene of her being so beautiful in the moonlight. He is scared. What if she regains her memories and leaves him. What will he respond to her question? The fear and the agony of losing his own child because of himself has broken himself in the worst way. It would be less painful to get stabbed by his enemies. Taking a deep sigh, he walks towards her and holds a coffee can in front of her. " Thanks!" She said. However, a pang of heartache leads him to clench his own cup when she moves a bit away from him when he sits next to her. Like she did when they were having dinner. The distance between them, the way she talked to him was like talking to a stranger, his heart shattered into pieces each time. " Emma!" He calls her name in a soft tone as he presses his own palm. " Hmm?" she sips the coffee and looks at him. " Did that place feel famili
Sometimes life plays jokes but you got to do nothing but laugh. Even if it's not laughable. Vincent looks at the woman who he almost lost. His eyes are full of sadness although he feels relieved that she is alive and well. " You don't remember me?" He asked. He feels pain in his chest as if thousands of stones are gathering in his chest. " I don't! Also I don't care! Can you please just arrange everything and let me go? What if someone else proposes to him?" She looks restless and impatient. Her eyes from time to time shift on the door. " Emma! I am your husband! Do you know what that means?" He asked, swallowing his pain. " I was married to you. Now I don't remember you. This is a very good reason, right? Let me go already. Okay? Please. Pretty please!" She shows her puppy eyes while jumping in small movements. " It's not happening." He sighs deeply and holds her hand. " Once you said that you shouldn't do something out of impulsive emotions. You may regret it later.
Obviously, amnesia is something that rarely happens to the patient with a small head injury. However, judging by her mental situation, the biggest strike of her life may lead her to something unexpected. Joyce can't help but feel so doubtful about her regaining consciousness without any problems. It's been three days. The 72 hours observation has finally ended and they're expecting her to wake up sooner or they will announce her being in coma. However those 72 hours have been a hell for Vincent who has seemingly lost his cool. Without eating a single grain, he has been sitting on the sofa in her room. Joyce sometimes encourages him to get back himself. But he has just lost the spirit to do anything. In the evening, Joyce checks her pulse and dresses the wound. The wounds are recovering faster as expected. While she is checking the pulse, her attention shifts on Emma's eyes. A subtle gasp with an " Ah!" escapes when she notices Emma has been staring at her. She regai
" She was pregnant for four months! It was a cryptic pregnancy!" Sending Emma to the ICU, the doctor looks at Vincent who is standing like a statue. His worn out expression watches her from outside. " What is cryptic pregnancy?" He asked as guilt is killing him inside.. " It's a pregnancy that shows no early symptoms of pregnancy. Sometimes some women get to know when they are in labor. That's why she didn't have any baby bump from the beginning!" Vincent inhales sharply as he clenches his fist. This is not what he wanted. " The woman who was with her. We contacted her parents. They confirmed that they were Emma's Godparents. After her mother's death, Emma was neglected severely and was mental deprived. They moved her in when she was only fifteen. She grew up with them." She said, looking at Emma with a pitiful gaze. Vincent has severe trust issues. When he knew that her present had been making him taking wrong decision in his secret life, he started using Sia. Although
" We are heading to airport and then I will hear your explanation!" Taking a U-turn to drive to the airport, Keya coldly speaks. Emma just nods, hanging her head down. If in this world, she can rely on anyone, it's Keya. But she never told that Vincent has by hurting her. Not even about the ongoing divorce issues. She didn't want to burden her or her family once again. But right now, Keya's mood isn't good either. They have their own code for safety. If anyone can't call each other or message each other once a day or two, they must visit their house or sending someone who can help with the information. Sending the cleaning lady was Keya's idea since she hasn't met Vincent ever. She trusted Emma's choice but kept her distance from any of her male friends. But right now, she is regretting not meeting Vincent and understand what kind of guy he is. " We will get something to eat from subway once we are there. Where is your phone?" She asks, Emma pinches her own hand an
She had given her everything to gain the freedom. A life to live. Now she is once again under someone's control, someone's clutch. Once again, that familiar suffocating feelings. She can't avoid it. She gazes far away into the cloudy sky. Her eyes are lost in those birds' wings, that flap constantly and freely. Her breath gets stronger and heavier. An usual strong pain in her stomach. Few weeks ago, she found out she was severely depressed. Because of this, she got an ulcer. But the doctor never mentioned anything related to her pregnancy. She still can't find the answer. She never had any one night stand. She didn't even go to anywhere except for Keya's. Keya doesn't have any male friends and she doesn't drink alcohol. So she doesn't throw any kind of party where her friends might bring men. Here, in this house, she lived alone last three months. No male colleagues even got closer to her. So she doesn't know what happened. But whatever it is and whatever has happened, her
Emma's eyes open when she feels a cold hand on her forehead. Although the stomachache has subsided, the nauseousness is killing her. She wants to throw up but her body somehow isn't giving her support. " You are having fever. Did I go hard on you last night?" Vincent pecks her forehead and places the ice bag on. His voice is calm and usual. But the moment her vision gets clear, his face appears before her eyes, last night becomes clear. It was hell. She never thought she would experience something awful no matter what. Vincent's appearance to his tone, it was all new. As if some gangster was attacking her. She grabs the blanket and tries to tuck under it. But Vincent grabs it without letting her do so. " It's time for breakfast. I prepared breakfast. So don't go to sleep again!" The tone is soft and warm. Like before. But she remains silent. She doesn't want to see that side of him. It terrifies her. She slowly tries to sit up but - " Ow!" She hisses in pain. H