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
Emily's POV. I woke up the next morning feeling a lot more energetic. The flashback of my encounter with Liam flashing through my head. Every bit of his words continued to replay in my head and despite how hard I tried to get it off my head and think of something else, it was persistent. A lot of things seemed to have changed since I left New York, especially with Liam.How was it even possible that he no longer detested me like he used to? Instead, he wanted to get back together with me?I couldn't help but wonder what might have happened to change his mind towards me this much, four years ago, Liam would rather remain single for the rest of his life than stay married to me, now suddenly he's all over me. This is really going to pose to be a huge distraction for me, I have loved him desperately even when he loathed me, what happens now that he felt the same way for me?As much as I was somewhat pleased with his sudden change towards me, I couldn't afford to let anything happen be
Emily's POV.If there was a more quiet way to drive a car, I would have taken such method as I drove into Liam's mansion. It felt just like yesterday when this was my home, not much seemed to have changed.I tried to hold back my laughter as they gate guard was frozen to the point of almost peeing in his pants as he opened the gate for me, catching a sight of me through the window. It was still the same gate guard since four years ago. I couldn't help but wonder why he looked so shocked to see me, did they really think that I was going to die of hunger after my separation with Liam?Well, truly, that could have happened if Adrian didn't come into the picture. "Aria's house is so big!" Nadia squealed as we drove in. "Don't forget to totally be of good behavior okay? Don't disappoint mommy," I said as soon as I came to a halt at the front porch. "Of course, Mom," they chorused climbing down from the car. "Don't forget the gifts," I quickly grabbed the boxes of gifts beside me and
Emily's POV."Aria, take your friends to your room to play, I'll come get you guys once the dining is set," Nichole said. Aria nodded, signalling Ryan and Nadia to come with her. They turned towards me, a wide grin playing on their lips. "Bye mom," "Bye bunnies," I smiled, watching as they scurried off with Aria towards her room. "They are so adorable," Mrs Johnson giggled. "They really are," I replied, casting Aria a side glance as I spoke. "Oh shoot! I totally forgot I had something on fire," Mrs Johnson suddenly exclaimed. "I'll go check it out, Nichole please prepare the dining, and Emily darling, please make yourself comfortable," she reached out to tap my shoulder before rushing off to the kitchen. Just as I had expected, Nichole quickly turned around to face me, a huge scowl on her face. "If it isn't the maltreated housewife, Emily," she chuckled. "What are you doing here?"I giggled amusedly. "Well, it's nice to finally meet the real you, Nichole, and not that facade yo