“Well, I must say it was a very bold and unexpected approach made by you, Emma.” Henry leaned and whispered in her ear, intentionally licking the bottom of her ear which made her stiffen from the terror, in an instant.Emma looked at him dumbfounded as he continued.“For surprising me in such a unique way, Emma, I am obliged to present you with a reward. After all, you deserve it”He gave her a wicked smile.“A reward?” Emma looked at him puzzled, isn’t he here to punish her?But he was talking about reward, what kind of reward?And his smile?What he was thinking?Emma didn’t need to ponder on his words because soon the background filled with weird erotic voices, and a woman beside her gasped in horror.“Oh My God.”Emma turned in that direction, and saw a huge screen in the lobby of the hotel playing an erotic sex video of a woman with four built men, she didn’t need to guess whose video is this and who has released it here in the public.Although the voices were unclear and the fac
Emma’s eyes glued to Lilian in a silent question and Lilian met her eyes with a known answer.Emma’s face paled, drained from the blood, this shouldn’t be what she was thinking about.Henry who stood beside Lilian was still unaware of their silent gestures.“The picture…” Lilian prompted breaking Emma’s trance.She looked bewildered and then when she was supposed to open the camera to take a picture, an old man with a camera hanging around his neck approached them with a sweet smile on his face.“If you allow me…” He held his camera up, offering to click the picture.Emma stepped away with relief, just when she intended to return to her room, a sharp voice stopped her.“Emma, come and join us for the picture,” Henry ordered.Emma’s back stiffened from her words, why does her presence matter for taking a picture?“This…” Lillian looked at Emma’s back with a confused face.“She is also here for the seminar, Mrs. Emma Jacob, the Art teacher from Staten Island, you must follow her lecture
With trembling fingers, she pressed the button and picked up Henry’s call.“I told you to appear at my door before 10, It’s 10, where the hell are you?” Henry sounded pissed and Emma heaved a sigh of relief secretly.Thankfully, he was scolding her for being late and not revealing what she was doing with her husband in the other hotel.“If you dare to not listen to me, Emma…” Hearing her mute at the other end, Henry warned her to not play any tricks with him this time.Emma took a deep breath, relieved, and then calmly replied to him, “I can’t come to you, I am sharing a room with my colleague. If she sees me disappear for the whole night, she might start to doubt…”Emma calmly explained to him her worries and Henry paused for a moment.“Is that all?” He inquires“Yes, that’s the only reason,” Emma told him.After spending such a pleasurable time with Jacob, she didn’t want to stay with Henry at all.“Fine…” Abruptly, Henry ended the call and a small smile of relief appeared on Emma’s
Not knowing the answer to her question, Henry picked up the glass of wine and poured it down his throat into his belly.Emma looked at him with wide eyes and then pouted, making his lips curl upwards slightly.He could see that she has gotten drunk and drunk people don't lie.So, here is the chance for him to know the thing which had been bothering him all the time.“Why don't you show any emotion when I touch you, Emma?”Henry asked an unexpected question, making Emma startled for a fraction of a minute.Henry was really looking forward to her answer, as she hates him, and he is the bad person who ruined her life, mostly all the negativity for him from her but again Emma amused him by holding the bottle of wine and gulping down the last drops left in the bottle.COUGH … COUGHWithout dinner, Emma had poured a whole bottle of wine, it made her throat tingles from the bitterness and her stomach churned painfully too.“Hah… You can’t even control a few glasses, and you’re here to play.”
In the dark of night, as the man fell into a silent deep sleep, the woman wrapped in his arms slowly opened her eyes and stared at his face in the dark.Emma wasn’t a good drinker, but she wasn’t that bad either.After he cleaned her, she started to get her senses back eventually, and then when he left her all alone on the bed she was fully awake.There was nothing in the bedroom which could be of any help so she remained at her place.Although she was surprised by Henry's behavior tonight.In her drunken state, Henry didn’t try to force himself on her when she clearly felt his heat and remembered his touch on her.But then he didn’t go further and withdrew his fingers in the middle of the way.She looked confused by his actions, but one thing was definitely confirmed he was indeed Henry Ford, the mafia leader in the past.And the reason for his becoming the wealthiest man in NYC is still unknown.She moved a little and wanted to be away from his touch and warmth when in his sleep he
Emma shrank from Charlotte’s gaze on her.Just when she was searching for an explanation in her mind.Only then, she noticed Charlotte’s eyes which were red and filled with tears, she blinked and more tears wet her face.Forgetting about her situation, Emma held her and asked anxiously, “What happened to you, Charlotte? Why are you crying?”Charlotte looked at her with sad eyes and then whined in grief, “Last night… Last night, I found out that my husband was cheating… I can’t stay here anymore… I can’t…”Charlotte looked heartbroken, and she kept sobbing in Emma’s arms confessing her heartbreak and shock from her husband’s cheating."I gave him everything... Everything... My love, my trust... and what I got in return... A betrayal..."Emma tried to calm her down and then took her back to their room where she helped her to pack and soon with sad and empty eyes Charlotte left the room.BOOMEmma looked down at her disoriented self and then Charlotte’s words and her memories started to
Emma reached the door and then held the doorknob, she turned for the last time to check if Lilian had hidden properly in the corner.Then taking a deep breath, she opened the door.BOOM“Room Service, Miss.” A young boy stood at the door, he was wearing earphones and strumming his finger in a rhythm.Emma heaved a great sigh of relief when she realized that it was him knocking on the door all the time, and the reason why he didn’t answer is that he was already occupied by other noises.“Your clothes, Miss.” The boy pushed the trolley but Emma hurriedly stopped him.“I’ll take it.” She held the hanger of her suit and then hurriedly see him off but she didn’t forget to scold him lightly for keeping the earphones on while he was working.The boy just smirked like a mischievous thief and went away from her sight.Emma shook her head at his careless behavior and then turn to her room, to Lillian.“It was room service.” She announced and from the corner, Lilian moved out looking relieved.“
The fire crackled and spat before hissing into life giving warmth to the people gathered around to celebrate Christmas Eve.In the warm atmosphere, Emma and Jacob were seated on the wooden chairs feeling the joy of Christmas.Emma was wearing a green skirt, an embroidered full sleeves blouse, and a pair of black stockings to save her legs from the chilly wind outside.She has put effort into dressing nicely today.Her hair was cut short, moving freely around her shoulder whenever she moved.On the other hand, Jacob was wearing black pants, a red collared shirt with an open green bow tie looking handsome.Emma beamed with happiness when Jacob asked for the dance, “May I?”Both joined the other couples and started to dance happily.Giggles and laughter filled their atmosphere.Tyme-filled turkeys sizzled with the oven foils took Emma’s attention instantly.Her stomach growled, and they returned to their table.RING … RINGJust when Emma reached the table, she heard her phone ringing, th
EPILOGUE :SPAINTwo Weeks LaterTIN … TINThe bell chimed, as the door opened indicating the presence of new customers.As soon as the couple entered, their nostrils filled with the strong scents of lilies, Lavender, and many more floral scents mixed with the smell of wet mud.The old man digging out the sand and making a small pot announced without even looking in that direction.“We’re off... I’m afraid you won’t be getting anything now except for the flowers.” The old man spoke as he prepared the pot and then stood with it in his hand.He turned to face the couple and the pot dropped from his hand in an instant from shock.BOOM“What is that noise, Frederic?” An old woman walked out from the small villa wearing an apron, she looked at the back of her husband, he seemed to be frozen looking at something.She took curious steps towards him and then exclaimed in shock, “Emma…”BOOM“Mom, Dad…” Emma called out in a hoarse voice and lunged forward to give her mother a hug, her mother w
“My Little Vixen,I made an oath to not hurt you, but I broke it today by hurting you again.My fury took away my senses and I don’t have the courage to face you and apologize to you.Hence, I decided to write my emotions for you today.Did you remember, you once asked for a home?I had been trying to find a home for you, for our child, our family, and finally, I found one.I kept a small surprise there for you. I hope you will like it.Since my childhood, I was taught to force things on people, to claim my right to power.But, I never knew that love could never be conquered by force and power.It could be conquered with love only.Love needs patience, and sacrifices, while I am not aware of these two words in my life which belonged to the dark world.I don’t regret a single day of my life with you, although I know in each of those days you planned to kill me, end my life, and run away from me.I don’t blame you, Emma.As I said, I was never taught how to love, I hope you will be able
“Did he hurt you, Miss Bailey?” A nurse inspecting Emma asked.Emma pulled the torn sleeves up and showed the cut which was given to her by Henry. It was not very deep but it will surely leave a scar on her skin, all this while she didn’t know that Henry had planned too much for her.A locator inside her body without even her knowing about it.Immediately the nurse started to clean the wound and then went for stitches to close it.“How’s she doing?” Leon appeared and Emma’s eyes opened wide, “Jacob? How is he?”“He’s safe and alive,” Leon assured him.“I am truly astounded by your capability, Miss Bailey. During the chaos, you used your brain right to steal my gun and my phone.If it wasn’t for your wise doing, we would have lost Henry again.” He sighed in disappointment. “I never knew he would try to kill you, but anything is possible, after all, he was a murderer.”Leon spoke with a stiff face, no one has ever shown sympathy for the death of a criminal, especially when he has killed
“Emma.”A loud roar made Emma jump away from Jacob, she turned to look at the door where Henry was standing with a livid face, his appearance gloomy and darker than the suit he was wearing.“You…” Henry marched towards Jacob with a face of ashen, his gun loaded and he pointed it at Jacob.BANGJust as he shot the fire, Emma lunged forward, making him lose his balance and the shot missed.The next moment, Jacob pounced on him and kicked the gun away from him.Henry and Jacob fought like wild animals with bare hands, Emma knew Jacob was weak, and Henry would get his victory very soon, afraid of Henry’s win.She picked up a side lamp and crushed it on Henry’s head from behind.BAMIn an instant, Henry’s grip loosened and he fell lifelessly on the ground.BOOM“Let’s go, Jacob.”Emma offered him her hand, he took it, and in an instant, they both rushed out of the study.Outside it was chaotic, the maids were running downstairs to escape, and there were sounds of gunshots and painful cries
THE WEDDING DAY :The morning bliss was beautiful but for Emma, it was giving her a cold chill, she knew what is going to happen today, and she has not got her hands on the evidence yet.The drive which contained Henry’s criminal record.Emma was all alone in her room when she woke up, Henry must have been busy with the preparations for the wedding, still, Emma has no idea what kind of guests are going to attend their wedding, but she knew that those people are not ordinary at all.The way the whole villa is guarded Emma knows that those people’s protection is more precious than anything else.And also, if Leon has chosen this day to attack, he must have chosen it for a reason, he won’t just capture Henry but all the big fishes of the ocean.With a bitter frown, Emma got up from her bed, she was worried for Jacob, she had no idea if Henry had released him yet or not.Nor does she has the guts to spoil his mood by asking about Jacob.After her breakfast, multiple maids entered Emma’s r
SOMEWHERE IN STATEN LAND“You MotherF**ker, I knew it was you from the very beginning…” Bryan Cooper spat as he picked up the cutter and then cut his cigar skillfully.“I can’t believe a father could be that cruel…” Leon spoke with sarcasm as he leaned comfortably on the sofa.“Son?” Bryan Cooper took a puff from his cigar and exhaled the smoke, his face turning gloomy at the mention of Henry, “I had only one son, David… He was long gone, and this one, Huh… He was just a proxy, a pawn in the Cooper family.”“So then why now you are eager to kill the pawn?” Leon raised his brow, looking at him in curiosity.“Phuff…” The old man took another long puff and then fixed his eyes at Leon, “That woman… What was her name my son got obsessed with?”He was trying to remember the name when Leon offered, “Emma, Emma Bailey…”“Yes, that stupid teacher… Does she have any class to be a part of the Cooper family… Huh, she betrayed my son, tried to plot against him, put him to death, and that fool…Idi
Henry’s smile widened when he traced the fear in her eyes.“No…” Emma pleaded in a low voice.“Only if you…” Henry gave her words a thought and then leaned on her, his mouth reached her ear and he whispered with cold breath.“If you make love to me right in front of him.”BOOMIn an instant, Emma broke the grip he had on her and stepped away.“Never.”She had a look of disgust on her face as she swept her eyes over him while Henry shamelessly devoured her body with his eyes.Without a single hesitation.“Then he has to die…” Henry pointed his dagger at Jacob and Emma sucked in a cold breath in fear.Impulsively, she charged at Henry and snatched the dagger from his hand.Henry stood calm watching her with relaxing eyes, he knew she wouldn't kill him, nor would he allow her to trade her life for her lover.Emma sensed his thoughts and raising the dagger toward her heart, instead, she raised the dagger toward her stomach this time.She pointed the tip firmly, making Henry gasp in surpri
SPAIN :KNOCK … KNOCKJacob was busy packing his luggage when the door knocked and he hurriedly closed the suitcase and went out to check on the door.“Yes?”The man standing at the door was completely unfamiliar to Jacob, hence, he didn’t allow him to enter and block the entrance from his body.“Jacob Adams,” The man called out and Jacob nodded his head, “Emma Bailey’s ex-husband.”At the mention of Emma, Jacob pretended to not know about her but the next second, the man broke the entrance and entered his house forcefully.“Close the door, the things I am going to discuss shouldn’t be heard by anyone.”Before Jacob could protest, the man spoke first, shutting down his protests.Jacob looked around cautiously and found the man alone, there was no one around him guarding the door, if he want he could run away from him and escape.“Don’t try that trick, I am here to help…” The man could read his thoughts and warned him beforehand.Jacob’s instincts were telling him to not listen but the
Emma’s heart was beating like a hammer as she stared at her phone which she had clenched so tight that her knuckles had started to turn white.In the daytime, she got saved with such a slight line, if she had reached the boutique a little late, her visit to Marcella would have been exposed to Henry.She was thankful to Marcella for conveying her the message of Jacob, she had no idea how eager Emma was to talk to Jacob, and finally, she got the chance.BEEP … BEEPThe phone beeped and Emma’s face turned pale from the fear, she had locked the door but she had no idea if she would be able to talk to Jacob in peace but still, she can’t let this chance slip away.It was an unknown number, the code of the number proves that it was coming from another country, she picked up the call and immediately pressed the code which she had memorized in the cab given by Marcella to her.In a hoarse voice, finally, Emma spoke, “Hello…”There was a pause for a moment and then a familiar voice filled Emma’