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
Holding Emma in his arms gave Henry a new kind of feeling that he hasn’t felt in years. His eyes looked down at her, she wasn’t resisting him, nor, she was embracing him at all.She was cold, emotionless in his arms.Sensing his dark gaze on her, Emma looked up and met his gaze.The coldness in her eyes sparked the fire in Henry’s heart, his grip tightened at her waist crushing her soft body into his hardness.“So, does our game begin now?” Henry asked with a slight arousal emerging in his pants. He leaned, his hand touching her cheek, caressing her skin slightly as he questioned.“Do you want it here or should we go down?”Emma knew very well what was “it”“Since when did you start caring for my opinion, Sir?” She mocked making Henry furious.Since she entered the terrace, he has been keeping his calm with her, but this woman doesn’t leave a chance to mock and disrespect him.Without saying another word, he held her hair in a tight grip, and then his mouth was on hers, furious, deman
Three days spent by.They were the most painful days for Emma but she remained firm on her divorce decision.That decision was necessary to keep a surety of Jacob’s safety from all the mess she planned to get herself into.With shades that covered her eyes, Emma sat with a straight face waiting for Jacob to show up in the court to sign the official divorce papers.Her heart was thumping with each second passing by.TICK … TOCKAnd there, the footsteps were heard and soon Jacob came into her sight.If she would say that he looked the same as before that would be a white lie, he looked terrible, more terrible than she is at the moment.“So, you’re still not changing your decision, Emma?” He looked at her in disappointment and Emma tried her best to not show any raw emotion on her face.“Please sign,” Emma pushed the prepared divorce papers to Jacob and then offered him the pen coldly.Jacob took a deep look at her, he was unable to see her eyes, to see the emotions she was hiding behind