Liam's POVI held Aria's little hands as we walked into the house, Nichole walked behind.We had gone to provide the necessary documents at the court.The wedding was to be held in few months. Nichole will officially become my wife and move in with me. It still felt surreal. I mean Nichole was the last person I would ever want to get married to. While she was crazily excited, I, on the other hand, only followed through every step of the marriage reluctantly. I knew the gravity of what I was walking into. But I had no choice than to endure for my little girl's happiness. Finally, I could make it up to her for the lost days.Over the past few days, we have bonded quite well, I didn't wait for Mother to invite her over, I always went over to bring her myself, and I allowed Nichole to visit as well. I have come to realize how much of a sweet angel Aria is which made me regret hurting her the more, she was nothing like her mother, they were only alike in so many physical features, whi
Emily's POV.I quickly brushed my hair into a ponytail, straightening my gown and turned around to stare at my reflection in the mirror. A wide smile broke out on my face as I gazed at my reflection, my purple dress synched perfectly with my skin which was glowing brightly under the morning sun penetrating into the room through the window. My happiness has doubled since Adrian and I got together.He did everything to make me happy and my kids as well. Just like he had promised me on my delivery bed, we have become one big family, and nothing but love ruled over. Taking one last glance at myself in the mirror, I headed out of the room towards my kids room.I guess they would have been ready for school right now, Helen helped me prepare them for school whenever I woke up late, just like today. She was kind enough to move in with us and only went home during the weekends, enabling her help me with the kids as I have resumed work and my schedule had become a little too tight. I pull
Emily's POV.I walked into the company building, my heels clicking against the tiled floor.Eric had drove through my kids school, dropping them off before driving me here, which contributed to more lateness. I had no choice, motherhood comes with it's price. Thankfully, I didn't have any meetings scheduled today. I couldn't help but feel an uncomfortable air around me as I walked through the hallway towards my office. Everywhere was surprisingly dried. The deadly silence seemed to swallow my whole, the usual buzz of employees at their desks was replaced now with an eerie stillness. I couldn't help but feel a shiver run down my spine, my thoughts racing as I contemplated the reason for the quietness.Could it be that everyone was caught up in their morning schedules just like I have been with the kids, hence resuming for work late?No, it couldn't be a coincidence that everyone was late to work, something has to be the problem. It suddenly struck me.I could get my answers from
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