LIAM'S POV“Wait, don't tell me you sent Zayn to Aysel?" Rylan asked with his eyebrows quirked up the moment he saw me emerge at the door out of the blue when I was supposed to be inside the hotel room with Aysel.“I thought you were planning to have fun with her? Or was I wrong?" Rylan inquired, standing up from the seat.”Maybe I would have if she didn't try to drug me." I replied in a cold tone which made the creases on Rylan's forehead deepen. “Aysel has tried everything to win me back, and the truth is, I might give her a chance," I said in a quiet tone and pulled the hair at the back of my head.“I thought you claimed you don't love her even when Maddox pestered you about it." Rylan took a deep breath and exhaled through his parted lips.“Maybe I was delusional before. I might have finally realized that I am in love with her now." I responded and took the Vodka bottle on the glass table separating me from Rylan.“Fuck!" Rylan cussed with gritted teeth as he sat back on the couc
EMILY'S POV(FIVE MONTHS LATER)I was surprised when I received Dad's call this morning. It's been over two months since we last talked. Though I couldn't tell him I gave birth a week ago, Dad didn't stop pestering me to come home and settle things with Liam.He even informed me about Liam's father trying to get my contact but I begged him not to release my contact number to anyone even if it was Aysel.”Are you sure you won't be coming home now?" Chelsea asked as she held Ryan, my newborn baby, in her hand. I called Chelsea here the last two weeks when I was almost due to give birth. She got here through the plane and met me at Vincent's place.Vincent has tried a lot and helped me through my pregnancy. I would be an ingrate if I held him down here in Spain when he was supposed to be in Los Angeles to secure a contract.Chelsea has helped me a lot during the past few days. Even today, it was Chelsea that even woke me up after a sleepless night of trying to breastfeed Ryan through th
EMILY'S POVDecember came quickly and the people in Spain were trying their best to fill the streets with Christmas trees and lights. Maybe that is their way of celebrating Christmas but everywhere was bustling with Christmas songs.Ryan was asleep in the crib when I made my way downstairs and saw Chelsea busy watching the television. She was so engrossed and began to sing along to the Christmas song. She didn't even notice my presence until I decided to speak.“Didn't I tell you Vincent will be coming back today?" I asked Chelsea. She switched off the TV and sprang up from the chair, her eyes beaming at me.Chelsea yawned softly before parting her soft pink lips. “Yes, you told me and if you look well, I already tidy up the room. What do you think about the interior?" Chelsea responded and my eyes darted around the room to see what she was talking about.She was indeed right because everywhere was sparkling with neatness. I am sure Mateo helped Chelsea but I couldn't say it out loud
I didn't know what came over me, but my emotions were a mess the moment I breathed in his scent. Vincent hugged me, pressing his hard chest against my front, and I knew someone was screaming Yes in her head right now.Typical Chelsea's way of saying her plan had worked and she was right about Vincent.“I missed you, Emily," Vincent replied in a warm tone, releasing his arm around me, and I took two steps back.My face flushed pink, embarrassed by the way he suddenly said that, but Vincent didn't act that way; he didn't count it as a big deal like me. Instead, he held my hand as we walked towards Chelsea. “This must be the friend you are talking about. Chelsea right?" Vincent asked and Chelsea rolled her eyes at him in a playful way.Of course, they already met once or twice. Perhaps Vincent had already forgotten Chelsea's face and couldn't recollect her but I didn't stop gisting him about Chelsea during the times he was away.Chelsea couldn't hide her smirk as she winked at me. “Yes,
After breastfeeding Ryan and watching him fall asleep, I walked out of my room and came across Chelsea, who kept grinning at me.“Stop it, this girl! What are you doing?" I asked, looking at her with one side eye but she didn't care as she closed the distance between us.“Well," she drawled and continued. “I didn't come here to taunt you. Instead, it was because Vincent came down now, and it seems he is waiting for you," Chelsea said, and my gut kept telling me she had something up her sleeve.“What is it to you if he doesn't eat yet? What makes you think he was waiting for me?" I asked Chelsea and she replied with a shrug of her shoulder.”It's just my guess. Please, where is Ryan? I know he already missed me." Chelsea declared in a firm tone.”In your dreams hun... He didn't even ask you" I retorted before walking away from her.Chelsea giggled and walked alongside me. “I won't be surprised if he suddenly kisses you or asks you out.””That's because he wishes to, and how is that you
It was a long night, and when Chelsea finally told Vincent about everything that happened in his absence, I was flushed pink as different emotions swirled through me because of the way Vincent paid keen attention to whatever Chelsea was saying.”I must say you are a good friend to Emily. I wish I knew you earlier." Vincent said after drinking the juice inside the glass cup.He reclined his back to the chair as he watched between me and Chelsea.”So if you had known Chelsea before me, would she be your best friend?" I asked Vincent with a sullen expression. I already went up to check up on Xavier but he is still sleeping. When I came back to the dining room, Chelsea and Vincent were still discussing.Before Vincent could reply me, half-sleeping, Chelsea chose to reply.”Emily, I think you are jealous, and don't tell me no because you are fucking Jealous right now, and it's written all over you." She squealed, her voice filled with excitement and I had to stop myself from blushing righ
3 YEARS LATER“Mummy. Are we at our destination now?" Young Xavier said as he hung onto my shoulder. We just got off our flight after leaving Spain several hours ago.I kissed his cheeks with a bright smile on my lips. “Yes, Mummy is in Los Angeles," I replied him, and he smiled, looking over my shoulder. Coming back here was one of my lifelong dreams, and giving Xavier absolute protection was one of them.Vincent came down from the plane with our luggage in his hand. “Uncle Vee!" Xavier yelled with her small voice, waving his hand in the air. I chuckled when I saw Vincent flash him a bright smile as he approached us.“We are here" Xavier beckoned to Vincent. He finally relaxed when Vincent got to our side and stopped jumping.“You are happy to hear Xavier," Vincent said, mimicking Xavier's cute tone, and I had to stop myself from grinning.”Yes, Uncle Vee." Xavier replied.I made a promise to take care of Xavier, but I won't deny him from his father because of the ill-fated relatio
EMILY'S POVThe drive to where Vincent was taking me didn't take long because the driver took a left turn and drove into an estate after forty minutes of leaving the airport.Xavier was busy playing with the toy in his hand while I looked at the view of the city. It's almost the same but there are some slight changes now in Los Angeles city. “It's actually my parents' house. I should have let you know in the first place," Vincent said, turning to face me, his sharp tone cut through my thoughts.I could see the pleading in his eyes as he looked at me. I flashed him a quick smile to calm his racing nerves. It won't be a big deal to know who his parents were.“It's fine," I replied.Even if they were his foster family, the fact that they brought him up well made me realize they are reputable people.The car pulled to a stop. The man in the black suit gets out of the car and rounds it briskly, only to see him at the door.He pulled the door open for us and helped Xavier down before I foll
(Emily's pov) The window curtains rattled when the cool morning breeze blew into the room giving goosebumps that crawled all over my body. ' Why is it so cold this morning? ' I thought as I snuggled closer to a source of warmth under covers. It was so warm and comfortable, like hugging a teddy, only that this teddy didn't have fur and was enormous.It also felt like naked skin. It felt like I was also naked with my skin pressed against someone's skin. My eyes immediately popped open. It was then it dawned on me that I was snuggling close to Liam and we were both on the bed. Bloody hell what happened last night.Every muscle in my body ached like it was crushed in which was not far from the truth. I was most likely crushed under Liam, I didn't need a detective to figure out what happened last night."Darn it, Emily. You fucked up." I muttered to myself. I probably gave in to Liam, and we had sex. From the after-effects on my body, it was one crazy night, and I didn't remember a thin
"I look forward to that, but unfortunately, we have guests to attend to now. The punishment will be later." There was this menacing presence around him that made me scared to my bones. He was terrifying. Liam leaned forward and the aura around him calmed down a bit, but his eyes were still cold. His reaction to me touching the piano was so adverse. Despite the danger that rang around me and how serious Liam was, I was super excited and anticipating what l he planned to do. My head was screaming and warning me of the danger but yet my body was intrigued. That was how fucked up Liam made me. "You don't scare me." I spat at me. My eyes were shooting daggers at him. His eyes were still cold despite the fact he was smiling. "If you are not scared, then why are you shaking like a bunny? All you can do is glare at me but it's cool as long as your eyes are on me. You just can't resist looking at me." He was annoying his level of narcissism was beyond my comprehension.
I was not the only one who found this side of Liam weird; I could see the surprise on his friend's face. "I never thought I would see this side of Liam, love makes people change." Ivan teased with his green eyes sparkling with mischief. Benjamin let out a short chuckle in response. Kyle was rigid as ever, but it still made me feel a bit off. My cheeks started to burn hot, and I tried my best not to look too much. The new steak didn't take long for it to arrive. Liam was taking his attentive lover to play to the peak. He was so caring to even help me cut my steak into smaller pieces, while still conversing with his friends. Meeting Liam's friends was not as nerve-wracking as expected due to Liam's earlier warning they were mindful of their words. After Liam was done cutting the steak I was expecting him to slide the plate to me. The next thing he did was pick up a piece of meat to feed me in front of his friend. I bit my lips as my nervousness took over again. He go
I could not talk to Chelsea after the surgery because she fell unconscious after it was done from exhaustion. Since it was expected she would be unconscious for almost a day, I just got her some flowers and a get-well card I placed by her bed to show I was there. A sigh left my lips as I gave her a last glance before leaving her room. Vincent was Waiting for me outside because he felt I needed my privacy. He was very considerate in everything. "Have you thought about what I told you?" He suddenly asked leaving puzzled. "What are you talking about? I am kind of lost?" I wracked my brains trying to figure out what he was talking about. "I heard from a little birdie you told your dear hubby I am your lover. You didn't accept my offer but you are always using my name to your advantage." My heartbeat plunged to my stomach. How did he find out about that? Vincent had an amused look as he observed my expression. "You are cute when you try to hide your true emotions."
Aysel continued to display how knowledgeable she was by talking to most of the businessmen with familiarity to show how lacking I was. Some of them even started to praise her but it didn't matter to me. This was not my kind of crowd. My goal was to live my best life and not to waste my time chasing ghosts like chasing Liam's love. "Miss Reynolds is so knowledgeable, Mrs De Marco you should converse more with your sister." One chirped in, probably feeling he was giving me very good advice. "I will bear that in mind. Thanks for the valuable piece of advice." I chimed with a pleasant smile even though I knew deep down I would rather die than take advice about any from the vixen called Aysel. Aysel's head was held high at their praise probably riding high on clouds. "I believe investing in making cheaper phone brands is still a better choice not that I am saying luxury brands are wrong but if for example there is a cheaper phone that can go the same thing as the expensive
It was like a spell was cast on me, I could not look away from him even though I wanted to. He asked me how it felt to touch him. Trust be told, it felt heavenly to feel his body under my palm. "You said you would make me crawl back to you, but you are the one seducing me now, Liam. Are you that desperate to get your dick in my pussy?" I sneered at him with a smirk on his lips. "I didn't say I won't seduce you, little red; you want me badly, but why won't you admit it? All you have to do is pull off my belt and say the words." He placed my hand on his belt buckle, his grey eyes were still locked on my hazel ones. It felt like if he looked away for a second, the spell he had on me would be broken. I took in a deep breath as my eyes glanced down at his trousers; I could see she was slightly bulging. My hand left his buckle and crept around his waist to his back tracing the outline of his tattoos I always wanted to do. Since this was a rare chance to come by there was no way
Liam gave me an accusatory look as he entered the room. "What made you so red little red?" He asked me using that annoying nickname. I ignored him and peeked outside to check if there was any sign of Aysel but the coast was clear. ' Where did that vixen go to?' I wondered with my brows furrowed. "What are you searching for?" The devil whispered into. His breath was fanning my ear giving me a tingling feeling on my ear. I jolted due to shock and ended up slamming against Liam's chest I didn't expect him to be so close to me. "Why are you acting so jumpy?" He asked me. His arms naturally wrapped around me to steady my step. "Why were you so freaking close? My heart almost jumped out of my chest." I gasped trying to catch my breath. Liam stepped back to have a proper view of me. His eyes were prying, trying to understand what was going on. He opened his mouth to talk but was interrupted by the doorbell. Liam opened the door. "Did you order room service?" He glanced
“I have very important information to pass on to you, but in exchange, you will need to give me 20 million dollars," My brows furrowed, my forehead forming deep creases as I read through the message.No one has my contact except four people, excluding the people in my place of work, because this is a new number. I planned to go home and rest while I waited for the school bus to drop Xavier from school.I hesitated whether to call this unknown number or just ignore the message. But suddenly, my phone vibrated in my hand and there was an incoming call.Looking at the number, a realization dawned on me, seeing that it was the same number that just texted me. My brows were twitching seeing the number. Breathe in and out of my nostrils, I called the number and a familiar voice boomed through the speaker.“Emily. Do you recognize me?" The voice said, and it didn't take me long to recognize who the owner of the voice was. It was a haunting memory I actually wished to Ignore and forget, but
I got to my workplace early today to hear about the good news. I haven't settled down in my seat when I receive a call from the Team leader.“Go to the CEO's office. I was told to direct you there," The team leader said, and I stood up from my seat to obey his command.I took the elevator and stopped when I got to the first floor. This is the first time I will be coming to this place. Despite the dags I have used here, I didn't come to this particular floor.Taking a deep inhale, I knocked on the door and met the receptionist at the door when I got in.“I want to see Mr Smith," I said and the receptionist took the phone, “Your name?" She asked.“Emily," I replied, and she put a call through. When she dropped the call, she faced me.“You can go in. He is waiting for you" “Thank you," I muttered before going towards the entrance. I pulled the door open and stepped in. My eyes took in the serene environment as I looked around.“Yes, I sent it for you, Miss Emily," The man said,d, and I