Emily's POV.My legs felt like lead as I moved towards the nearest empty chair, my eyes fixed on Mr Gonzalez's face.He hasn't said anything since I walked in but the look on his face did little to ease my growing sense of dread.Sinking down into the seat, I waited for someone, anyone, to speak up about what was going on. Mr and Mrs Gonzalez never visited the company, since they had already willed it to him, and whenever they visited, they always went straight to his office, and leaves afterwards without having to summon the employees. I could feel the weight of the unspoken words hanging heavy in the air, each passing second like a lifetime."Emily," Mrs. Gonzalez began, her voice heavy with emotion. "Since you came in late, I'll have to do a quick run back,""I hate to break such terrible news to you this early, you haven't even started your day yet,"My heart skipped a beat as her words filtered into my ears. My breath caught in my throat, my heart pounding in my ears. "Terri
Emily's POV.My footsteps echoed through my office as I paced back and forth, my mind whirling with conflicting emotions. My frustration and anger seeped into every step I took. My thoughts spun around like a turmoil, each new thought blending into the next until they formed a dizzying blur of pressure.I didn't know what to do.Merely having thoughts about returning to New York broke me, not speaking of truly having to return there. As I continued to pace, the knot in my stomach tightened, growing larger and more imposing with every step. I stopped suddenly, sending my hands through my hair as if I could physically squeeze out my thoughts and have them not disturb me anymore.But nothing could take it away, there were a million thoughts and a million tiny voices in my head reminding me how close I was to my past yet again.Just when I thought I have managed to escape it. Here it was again, staring at me deep in the eyes. I was at crossroads.All I wanted was to reject the offer
Emily's POV.I exhaled a deep breath as I checked myself out in the mirror once more, I was fully ready to get this over and done with.Despite how hard I tried to buy more time for myself, I couldn't get more than a week, and my time was up now.It was finally time for me to leave. Ryan and Nadia were coming with me as well, they were still too young to stay without their mother, even though I knew that Adrian was willing to play the role of both parents for them. I just really wanted to take them with me. My head snapped towards my packed bag and I sighed. I couldn't believe I was going back to the city that has caused me so much pain of my lifetime, I had thought I could turn my back to it forever but I guess life has it's way of throwing your worst nightmare at your face and watch you struggle to break free.I was fully ready to challenge mine and break free without a scratch. Despite how complicated the situation was, I wasn't ready to back off because of my situation with Li
Emily's POV. It's been a few days since we arrived New York, and thankfully, everything was sailing smoothly. I had jumped into work as soon as I arrived, I needed to get everything done as soon as possible and head back to London. Thankfully, there hasn't been any form of contact between Liam and I since my stay here and I hoped it will remain that way, for as long as possible. "I look forward to hearing from you, sir," I grinned widely as I walked out of the meeting hall, while the manager of the company where I had gone to pitch my proposal walked me to the parking lot. From the wide smile on his evident that he was impressed by my presentation.Who wouldn't? I learnt from the best and I can not be any less than that. "Do have a nice day," he waved at me before turning around and walked back into the building. "How was your presentation ma'am?" My new driver, Hardin asked."It was perfect, Hardin, I guess we'll just sit back and expect good news fro m them," I replied. He no
Emily's POV. It was Liam. My eyes weren't deceiving me, he really is the one. He was squatting before Aria, stroking her cheeks and whispering things that made her blush. I didn't quite get what was going on, could Liam be Aria's father?If true, then life seem to be playing a really tricky game with me. Of all the schools in New York, I just had to register my kids in the same school with his, and now they are friends.I watched as he leaned closer towards Liam, whispering to him as well. I guess he was aware that they were friends. Suddenly, he grabbed Aria's hands, waving the kids goodbye and made to turn towards the door. I quickly hid behind the door, turning around and hurried down the hallway.When I was certain that he was gone, I came out of my hiding place and hurried back towards the classroom. "Mom, where did you go? Aria's father was here, you would have met him," My heartbeat increased drastically as he further confirmed that Liam was really Aria's father.He r
Liam's POV.I sat freely on the office seat, twirling gently as I awaited Jeremy, and the lady he spoke so highly about.I wondered what was keeping them.Jeremy and I weren't friends, neither are we close, instead we were just business partners. I owned half of his company, he had come to me when he went bankrupt few years ago, and for my assistance, he signed a fifty percent ownership deal and basically his company became co-owned by us.Hence, I was required to be present for most of his business meetings, though I held the power to decline if I wasn't disposed to attend, but their was something about how he kept talking about the lady who was coming with the proposal that made me actually want to see for myself. He spoke so highly of her, he wouldn't stop gushing about her achievements in London where she was based, I could tell he really wanted to give her a shot. Surprisingly, I was interested in what she had to offer, and if she truly was good as he claimed, maybe I could c
Emily's POV."The meeting is not necessary, you have the deal already," he blurted, and I tried to stop myself from bursting into laughter.Why was he acting weird? He was the one who served me the divorce papers in his clear eyes, why then was he acting like he was glad to see me again?"I'm sorry, but I don't do well with unmerited credits," I stared at him deep in the eyes as I spoke, my gaze unwavering. "Emily please," he made to grab my hands but I was quick enough to tuck them away beyond his reach. And did he say "please" to me?That was the first time I was hearing those words from him, it has always been me who was on the pleading stand all through the years of our marriage. "Emily, I'm deeply sorry, I caused you so much pain, you didn't didn't deserve any of that, please forgive me," I exhaled a deep breath and looked away. "Liam, let's not do this please." I found it really weird seeing him plead. It was all new to me. I had thought he would be more pissed to see me
Liam's POV.I sat in my study, my mind filled with the thought of Emily. The study room was the only place where I could be free from Nichole, she had taken the leverage that we were getting married to rub herself all over me at every given chance. If only she knew how complicated things have gotten now.It's been an entire day since the occurrence between Emily and I and I still can't shake her thoughts off my head. I felt a twinge of pain each time I remembered the look in her eyes. They were laced with anger and coldness.Her bitter look, her angry words. It all flashed through my head, haunting me terribly.It wasn't my intention for things to go the way they did. I was misled by my obsession for Nichole that I hadn't realized how badly I was hurting her, but I was willing to make make up for everything, if she will give me the chance. Despite how ugly things had gotten between us, I burned with unfulfilled desires and deep cravings for her. Her thoughts totally consumed my h