Chapter 49"Emma." Brandon growled out. He was trying everything within his power to refrain from taking her out of Alec's home and back to his own home.When it was her turn to hit a ball, Emma bent down and made sure Brandon could see her cleavage which left very little to his imagination. At one time, she stood in front of him and made sure to rub her ass round his crotch. She wasn't being subtle about it. Not even one bit. Piper and his friends watched her with a wide smile on their faces."Emma." He called out again.The cue stick in his hand was a few moments from being destroyed by his grip."Emma." He called out again but she ignored him and turned to Carson."Your turn.""Fuck this." Brandon said as he flung the stick on the table. "Can't stand the fact that I'm winning?" She asked him with a smirk."Stop whatever you think you're doing.""Me? What am I doing?""Emma.." he said her name like he was in pain and it hurt her more."Don't fucking call me like that. You decided I
Chapter 50Brandon was restless that night. Emma never said anything to him throughout the drive home. She kept quiet and continued staring outside the window. He had no idea what was going through her head. All his attempts to get her to talk to him were met with a cold shoulder. Immediately they arrived, she moved straight to her room. He knocked and begged her to come out so he could talk with her. So they could talk with each other but every plea fell on deaf ears. She did not come out and it was already past ten but she still wasn't downstairs. With a sigh, Brandon left his home and went to the office. That was the mistake he made. He should have stayed.It wasn't up to twelve when he received a call from Zoey telling him Emma was moving out. There was no way Brandon would let her leave him. Not at all. He had vowed not to let her go. Not when he just realized his feelings for her. Brandon moved immediately. There was no time to waste."Brandon.."He turned to see his brother wea
Chapter 51"You love her huh?" Kevin asked his brother."Shut up and drive.""Harsh." Kevin muttered.Brandon sighed and turned to his brother. "I know you still have doubts about her and I also know nothing I do will be able to stop you from doubting her but it's true that I love her. And to be sincere, I want you to like her too or maybe give her a chance."Kevin chuckled. "Funny how that's exactly the same thing our friends told me yesterday.""Serious?""Yeah. Everyone said I should give her a chance." Kevin sighed. "It's not like I don't want to trust her or anything. It's just that it's the Templetons we are talking about. And frankly speaking, you really did ruin Emma for me with all the stories you told me about her.""I still don't like her. I'm in love with her doesn't mean I like her." Brandon said to him.Kevin gave his brother a raised eyebrow. "You really want to fool yourself into thinking that now?" "Well, she's the one who said it. I'm just repeating what she said."
Chapter 52"What the fuck did your family do to Emma?""What do you mean?""I want to know what your grandfather did to her mother and why. I want to be privy to this information. You said I should talk with her but you never told me the film story."Godson's face was tight with anger. "Don't you dare raise your voice at me, Lydia. Your job was to talk her out of whatever she has deluded herself into believing."Lydia scoffed. "Of course you come running back to me when things get out of your hand. I want to know what it is your grandfather did to her mother. If I'm not privy to that information then there is no way I can convince her to let go of the lawsuit." "Frankly speaking, you just have to convince her to drop it or she would be the one on the receiving end….""Tell me the fucking story." Lydia growled out."Her mother's dead. I'm sure you already know that and I'm sure you already know the full story from your friend." Godson replied.Lydia laughed. "Your family…you all are p
Chapter 53Piper came to a conclusion. She did not like Lydia. And she was done being civil with her. She had tried that because they now had a mutual friend but Lydia was trying to destroy Emma's image. She always said off handed and rude comments about her supposed best friend. Piper had no idea if Emma noticed it and was trying to ignore her or if she didn't notice it at all. But there was one thing Piper was sure of. One more rude comment from Lydia, and she was going to let her have it. She cared not if Zoey wanted her to or not."I love meat." Emma said to them with a smile as her order was placed in front of her."Since when?" Lydia eyed her friend.She was sure she knew everything about Emma and she had no idea that Emma was a fan of meat.Emma blinked at her friend as she cut through the steak. "Since forever?""Um, that's not possible. You always ordered salads everytime we ate out."ydia said to her.Emma shrugged. "I don't know, maybe the pregnancy brought out the cravings?
Chapter 54Lydia blinked in surprise. Piper was angry at her? She was sure from what she had just said that she wasn't really the one to blame. She had made sure to talk about Emma being at fault for Rachel's death but it seemed that they were all angry at her and not the other person, Emma who she wanted them to be annoyed at."Use the door." Piper repeated with a smile."You can't send me out. You have no right.""Lydia, please leave." Lydia turned to her friend. She could not believe Emma and told her to leave. It wasn't possible, right? There must be something wrong somewhere."What?" Lydia asked her.Emma swallowed as she held the tears that were threatening to pour out of her eyes. She told Lydia in that same tiny voice. "Please leave.""You…you can't be serious. You can't really…""Please." Lydia was shocked by the voice she heard Emma use. There was no way she could deny Emma. Emma was pleading with her at the moment and something in Lydia knew her friend would call or text
Chapter 55Brandon watched Emma with a smile as she wrapped the blanket around her. It wasn't the first time they shared the same bed but it was the first time he had the privilege of watching her. For all her perfections, Emma drooled while she slept. He should be irritated but it made him like her more. When they were in the university and even when they were sleeping with each other, he had thought she was perfect. Too perfect but with every waking moment in her presence, he noticed that there was no way she could be perfect. And that perhaps it was his jealousy speaking during those times. Her life, which he had thought was extremely easy, was not easy at all and he admired her for still being able to stand unshaken after everything that had happened to her.He watched her as she blinked her eyes open and his heartbeat surged when she gave him a smile."Good morning."Brandon swallowed. It was definitely a good morning. "Emma, I'm going to kiss you now."Emma frowned. Where had th
Chapter 56Brandon watched as Emma went into a panic. She ran upstairs and because he had no idea why she was running, he followed her. She ran into her previous room, removed her clothes and headed to the bathroom. Brandon frowned. Was she planning in taking a shower?"Emma." He called out. "what are you doing?"She turned to him. It was clear his question had annoyed her. "what does it look like I'm doing?"He swallowed. "Taking off your clothes?"She rolled her eyes. "I'm trying to take a shower so I look the least bit presentable for your family." "You look okay to me."Her face reddened as a blush climbed to her cheeks. "Of course you would see me being naked as being presentable."Brandon was quick to realise what was going on at that moment. "No. No. What I'm saying is, your previous clothes were okay. There was nothing that needed to be changed, really.""I wore that gown when I was with Piper and Zoey. I'm sure it smells like sweat now and.."Brandon closed the distance bet
Chapter 74"Hey," Emma said to the blonde woman as she took a seat next to her on the bench. She was lost in thought and it was obvious she had been crying. The woman wiped her tears and turned to Emma with a frown.Emma gave her a sad smile. " You are Victoria right?"The woman nodded but she still had a frown plastered on her face. "I knew Hunter. I was in the car with him...he protected me." Emma said to her.Victoria's eyes widened in recognition. "You are Emma? Brandon's fiancee?"Emma chuckled. "Fiancee is a stretch. We are not even dating.""What?""But it's not like I don't want to date him or anything. I do but…." Emma released a heavy sigh. " Can we just talk about the reason I'm here?""I'm all ears. We can talk about anything." Victoria said to her with a small smile."I'm sorry about Hunter."Victoria stared into space. It was clear that Hunter's situation affected her so much."I'm trying to be strong for him," Victoria replied.Emma nodded and they sat together for a w
Chapter 73Emma cried in relief when she saw Brandon. She wanted to move to him to give him a hug but her hands which were handcuffed limited her movement. Brandon wasted no time in getting it off her and then she was in Brandon's embrace. He held her close, taking in her scent and her face. He inspected for any signs of injury on her body and fussed over her. Emma did not imagine for once that Brandon fussing over her would be something she appreciated. It was obvious he was in love with her. She hated that it had to take a scare before she was finally able to admit to herself that she was also in love with him. She was immediately taken to the hospital and it wasn't until later that she found out that it was because of luck that Brandon had been able to find her. Lydia had been lying when she said the phone was in the building with them. It was a lie and after everything Emma had passed through at the hands of her supposed friend, she wasn't so sure she would be able to forgive Lyi
Chapter 72Kevin was over the moon. Zoey said yes. He was about to tell his friends when he received a call from Benji. The urgency in his voice was what made Kevin move. He had no idea if he would be able to make it in time but he was willing to try. After convincing Zoey to stay, he got into his car and drove towards the direction of Emma's previous home. He hoped he would be able to make it in time. Not just for him but for every single person in their circle who loved her.—--------------------------------------------------------------Emma had no idea how long she would be able to keep up the pretence. With every new information gotten from her ex-best friend, she fought the urge to throw up. How was she so evil and how had she been so blind to everything that had happened? Lydia had wanted everything about Emma. She was so obsessed with Emma that she slept with her cousin while screaming her name. Emma had no idea why Lydia had told her the information. If Lydia thought it was
Chapter 71Brandon had been so excited to get to Emma. He knew there was no way she would have been expecting him when he showed up at the prison that was if she was still there. He felt the meeting with Mr Chen had been a waste of time. The issues discussed were issues that could have been resolved over the phone but the man had wanted to see them. With every passing minute during their discussion, he had to fight the urge to punch the man's face. At least it is over now.He turned to Kevin who was no doubt texting Zoey."Walk fast, I need to meet Emma." Kevin ignored him and continued texting. Brandon was sure he was chatting with Zoey but he had no idea why his brother was so immersed so he sneaked up to his brother who did not notice and took a glimpse at the conversation."You are planning a surprise for her?""Holy fuck!" Kevin said in shock as he moved away putting some distance between him and his brother."Why are you so surprised?" Brandon asked him."I don't know…because y
Chapter 70Emma groaned. Her head ached badly. She tried touching her head, as if willing the pain to go away but she could not move her hands. She struggled and found out it was handcuffed to a bed. Emma was widely awake now. She observed her environment. She was on a bed in a very tiny room. She was sure this wasn't the place Hunter had been driving her to….wait, she thought to herself with a frown. What if Hunter had been behind this? She shook her head. That wasn't possible. From the way Hunter had spoken it was clear that he was very much into his wife and family and she was sure Benji wouldn't employ someone who wasn't trustworthy. After a few minutes of trying to determine where she was, she remembered the accident. A vehicle from nowhere had hit them. She had no idea what happened next because she blacked out. That was why her head hurt, she thought to herself. That could be the only explanation. But if there was an accident, what had happened with Hunter? The room in which s
Chapter 69Emma had no idea what had prompted her cousin to say that but it gave her something to ponder on. Was he talking about Brandon and his friends? No, she shook her head. She was not a good judge of character but she knew this had nothing to do with Brandon. Maybe it was something else? Someone in the future?"Watch where you're going." She heard a voice say to her which made her pause.She took in her surroundings and saw she was headed straight for a wall. The person jogged to meet up with her."The vehicle is the other way. You were so lost in thought." He said to her,Emma gave him an appreciative smile as he led her to the car which was parked on the other side. He entered the car also and turned to Emma."Am I to drive you back home or…."Emma smiled. "Benji said you have somewhere to be so I don't plan on wasting your time." He gave her an appreciative nod but then his phone rang. "I'm sorry, I have to take this."Emma gave him the go-ahead. But he wasn't being secret
Chapter 68"Thank you," Emma said to Brandon with a smile."It's the least I can do for you, especially after everything that has happened," Brandon replied to her.He massaged her swollen feet delicately and she sighed in appreciation. The last month has been hectic. Her grandfather put up a fight but she had won at the end. They had all won and she hoped that this moment would last forever. With Brandon, his family, and her new friends, everything is peaceful like this. Emma was about to pass out due to the comforting feeling but then the feeling stopped which resulted in her being wide awake."Why?""I heard about your plans. Did you…do you think it's the right thing to do?" Brandon asked her.Emma sighed. She knew Brandon was going to bring the topic up sooner or later. She had finally placed her grandfather in prison where he deserved along with her cousin. While Godson was the lesser of two evils, he was also evil himself and he had been involved in things that had brought him
Chapter 67 Everything Brandon had told France when he was being held hostage, came to pass. Although his wife and child were not involved in an accident, news about his father's gambling issue became known to the public. Also, the debts his father acquired were made known to the public. He had to admit that he was extremely lucky when he found out that the news regarding his affair with the underage girl wasn't made public. He was in his office, trying to deal with the huge blow against his own company when he received an email. He had no idea who it was from and he could not identify the address. But after going through the contents of the email, he was sure he knew who it was from. Brandon had sent him pictures of all his wrongdoings and he got the message. His life was in Brando's hands. One wrong move and he would be drowning in an open sea. Templeton had contacted him after the statement he had released. The man was furious but France wouldn't let that deter him. Templeton cou
Chapter 66France stared at Brandon with eyes widened in fear."No, no, no. She is the one who lured me into sleeping with her. I never lured her. It was nothing like that." He tried to reason with Brandon who just gave him a shake of his head and turned to his friend."From the video, it doesn't look like she was willing. This could also be considered rape right?" Brandon asked Benji who nodded with a smile plastered on his lips."Thing is, France, we can let all this disappear with just a snap of our fingers. Give us what we are looking for or it's your head on a platter." Benji said to him.France turned to Brandon. He had no idea why Benji was or maybe his memory wasn't just serving him right. "You think you can get away with this? I know who you are, I can leak this information to the public."Brandon laughed when he heard that. The man thought he was smart? No way. There is no way someone like France would even leak this to the public. For one, no one would believe him and again