Emily's POV. In the fading light of dusk, Adrian escorted me to the car, his hand resting lightly over my back.It was already dark but since I was going with his car, I had nothing to worry about. "Again, don't take whatever they say to heart," he said as he pulled the door open, holding it out for me. "I promise not to," I smiled, in a bit to calm his worried gut. He looked way too worried, it was evident all over him. "Thank you again, for doing this," he gently kissed my cheek."It's fine Adrian, I'm tired of saying it already," I scolded playfully. "You should get back inside before your head starts to hurt again," I turned to him more seriously. "I don't know why you insist on seeing me off despite your poor health,""Emily please..."I quickly waved at him and climbed into the car before he said any more word and broke down with more worries.As I settled into the car, my gaze met his through the open window as he waved me goodbye.The look on his face as he waved was as
Emily's POV."I'm Detective Perkins. Mind if I have a word?"Mr. Gonzalez straightened his posture, his face hardening with seriousness. "Of course, Detective.Detective Perkins stepped further into the room, his eyes quickly scanning the entire space before settling on Mr and Mrs Gonzalez. "I'm here to give you an update on the attack on your daughter, Emma," he began, his tone calm and measured. "Luckily for us, some of my officers were close by during the time of the attack, which aided her rescue." "I can't thank you enough for that, detective, I was going to come by the office later," Mr Gonzalez cut in."It's fine, we are only doing our job," detective Perkins continued. "However, that's not why I'm here,""We managed to apprehend one of the attackers, he has confessed to the crime and provided us with some valuable information."Mr and Mrs Gonzalez exchanged a tense glance, Mrs. Gonzalez's jaw clenching. "And what information would that be?" she asked, her voice sharp with an
Emily's POV.The morning sun peeked through the curtains of my bedroom window, indicating the dawn of a new day. My heart pounded against my chest as I took slow steps towards the bathroom, an observable fear lingering in my every move. It was the finally the day fo the meeting and I couldn't be more nervous. I knew I needed to impress him.After gradually grooming myself, I turned around and headed out.My gaze suddenly fell on Adrian, I could tell he was headed towards my room.His face lit up in a wide smile as our gazes met."Wow Emily, you look absolutely stunning," he said, his voice a warm caress that seemed to somehow melt away my fear. "I can see the nervousness in your eyes," he chuckled."I can't help it Adrian," "Trust me, you're going to be amazing. You're well prepared and quite natural at this," I smiled shyly, letting the warmth of his words wash over me. "Thank you, Adrian, but I'm still nervous." Adrian chuckled and stepped forward, placing his hands on my shou
Emily's POV.I nodded frantically, my pulse quickening as I followed the receptionist through the winding corridors of the building.Halfway through, a young lady dressed in a crisp, navy suit, walked up to us. "Excuse me, you are Miss Emily, am I right?"I nodded at her with a smile."Oh my! I've been on my toes in expectation!" She squealed. "I'm Claire, Sir Adrian's personal assistant." My eyes snapped open. "Oh really? It's nice to finally meet you," "Same here," she smiled, turning towards the receptionist. You can go back to your desk, I'll take it from here," she said.She nodded and walked away. "Please come with me, I will take you to Sir Adrian's office, the business partners aren't here yet," "Yeah, the receptionist said same,"She nodded and took the lead, while I followed.Claire led me through a maze of hallways, the floor-to-ceiling windows casting brilliant rays of sunlight across their path. The building was a symphony of glass and steel, the sharp angles and mod
Emily's POV."Oh my goodness, it's you ma'am," I squealed happily. "It's nice to see you again, Emily," she smiled."I'm surprised you know my name," I chuckled lightly. "Well, that crazy lady at the ball did mention it once or twice," she shrugged.I knew she was referring to Elisha, she really did create an unavoidable scene at the ball and my name never left her mouth for once. "It's really nice to see you again too ma'am," "You really do engage yourself actively for someone in your condition," she blurted and I chuckled. "Let's have a chat after the meeting," she added."Yes please," I nodded frantically.I felt a new founded flash of confidence flash through me having realizing that the kind woman owned the company that Adrian was trying so hard to impress. It will be a lot easier for me, I knew she had a soft spot for me and hence, there will be no room for rejection.Though somehow, I was concerned how she could be attending a business meeting despite her age, and I could
Emily's POV.I felt a sense of accomplishment as I walked out of the company building, towards the parking lot where Eric awaited me. Mrs Marilyn and I had spent a considerable amount of time at the reception discussing over coffee. It felt refreshing sharing my story with her, I had hesitated about telling her about Liam as I thought she would criticize me for giving up on my marriage and running away with another man, but she was totally positive which helped me relax and shared more. "Goodbye Emily, you are full of so much potentials, and I can't wait for you to explore them all in this vast city of London,"Those were her parting words to me as she climbed into her awaiting car. I couldn't hold back the huge smile on my face as I waved at her through the window until she was out of sight. I could hardly contain my excitement and joy, feeling as though the weight of the world had been lifted from my shoulders.As I made my way towards the parking lot, I couldn't help but repla
Emily's POV."Mom called a few minutes after you left for the meeting," he said, his voice heavy with emotion. "She told me about the information a detective revealed about Elisha, and you knew about it all along."I suddenly felt my knees go weak. This was my biggest fear, and it was beginning to manifest."I was going to tell you," I protested, my mind racing. "I just..."You what, Emily?" He cut in roughly, his voice stern. "I'm not sure I understand your hesitation, keeping this from me was a betrayal of my trust, and I can't believe that you would keep something so important from me," I felt tears welling up in my eyes, but I managed forced them back. "I was trying to protect you," I said, my voice breaking. "You were already under so much stress. I didn't want to make things worse."Adrian shook his head, his expression unchanged.I continued regardless, my voice growing more desperate as I tried to explain myself"I know that keeping this from you was wrong, but I was trying
Emily's POV.It's been a few weeks since the meeting brouhaha.I had been so scared when we didn't get a response from them for two days, I was beginning to think that they found a more eligible company for the contract. But my worries were wiped when they finally came through with the contract a few days later. Adrian had been so happy signing the contract that he took me out on a dinner date, and gave the house workers the day off. It was all merriment for the Gonzalez and I couldn't be more glad that it was all happening because of my efforts.I couldn't help but kept wondering what would be Mr and Mrs Gonzalez's reaction once they found out about my involvement in their fortune.Adrian had insisted on telling them about it but I advised him against it, I didn't want to get them to like me by such means. If they aren't going to like me naturally, then they do not deserve to like me at all.A soft knock on the door snapped me out of my trance."Yes?"The door creaked open and Ad
Aria's POV.I watched as he gulped down imaginary air down his throat, his widened eyes scanning every single area of my body. "How do I look?" I asked smiling down sweetly at him. "Uhmm... you look..ugh...you look perfect, absolutely stunning, seriously," he stuttered, his lips quivering."Awwn, thank you," I squealed happily, jumping around in excitement.It was all an act to execute my plan B which will be set in 3.2.1...I suddenly faked missing my step and fell on top of him on the bed.Our faces inches apart and our eyes staring deep into each others.I could tell that his self control was failing him, as his hands slowly crept up to my butt cheeks and grabbed them roughly.Our faces tugged closer till our lips came in contact, that was it, we lost all sense of morality as our lips battled against each other, suckling and nibbling passionately.Ryan suddenly pulled away, gently pushing me away and stood up from the bed."I should go back to my room now, I'm sorry but I won't b
Aria's POV. I laid on my bed with my heart beating against my chest. I was confident while talking to Ryan, few minutes earlier because I didn't want him to spot my fear, if my plan will pull through then I needed to seal every trace of fear and nervousness in me.Twenty minutes had rolled by and no sign of Ryan, my eyelids were becoming heavy not because I was feeling sleepy, but because tears had no more room in my eyes as it slowly started rolling down my cheeks.He made his choice already, he chose Eleanor over me, despite the efforts I poured out in struggling to win him back, it all went down the drain, at the end of the day, I lost him, now I have no choice but to move on also, I have Jeremy anyway, this is my clue to finally give up.Suddenly, my door slowly cracked open and Ryan walked in."Ryan, you came!" I exclaimed, cleaning off my tears."Hey, what's wrong?" He asked noticing my tears."Nothing serious, these are tears of joy, I was just reminiscing a good memory," I li
Aria's POV. "I'm really happy for you Aria, you and Ryan finally get to stay away from each other, I'm so glad," Christie continued going on and on about it as we sat in the cafeteria."I know right? each of them now has their seperate partners, case settled, now I can finally stop getting worried about my best friend involving in such an act," Josh added.If only you know Josh."Arya make sure you are with Jeremy at all times, I know you said it didn't work the last time but now that Ryan has someone too, you both should occupy yourselve's with your respective partners and viola, everything will be okay and everyone will be happy," Christie adviced."Easier said than done," I mumbled under my breath."Aria, did you just said that? Wait, are you and Ryan still having something going on?" Christie blurted out.Geez! Did i say that out loud? "My goodness, Christie how could you even say a thing like that? Have you forgotten that Ryan and I aren't in good talking terms since I rejected
Aria's POV."Welcome J," I coed happily, hugging him tightly, and opened the door wide for him to step in."Babe, I'm nervous, what if your dad doesn't like me? What if I don't end up impressing him tonight? you know they already have have a bad impression of me from the last time," Jeremy suddenly blurted as we approached the dinning."Stop getting ideas Jeremy, no one is holding what happened against you anymore, they all now understand that it was a mistake okay? So don't panic? Just do you alright? Who wouldn't like you anyway? Have you met yourself, young man?" I sang the last part in a hoarse manly voice and we both bursted into laughter. "Thank you so much Aria, I really needed that," he smiled."Sure thing," I replied placing a quick kiss on his lips and then held his hand."C'mon, lets go," I dragged him towards the dinning.***We all sat around the dinning table munching our food in silence after exchanging pleasantries.Dad suddenly cleared his throat and looked up."Youn
Ryan's POV.Shit! Shit!! Shit!!!" I screamed repeatedly hitting the steering as we drove around the street, it wasn't Eleanor's closing time, I just needed to be out of the house that minute else I would compeletly loose it."How could she want to wear something like that for that jerk?" "Does she even know how she looked?""Like a freaking pornstar, a fucking pornstar!!! Damn it," I continued speaking to myself as I drove around.My mind couldn't erase the memory of her image, from her pretty innocent face, to her flawless thick smooth thighs, her juicy boobs and erect nipples faultlessly visible to my ogling eyes through the see through singlet, and her firm mouth watering ass perfectly encased in the tight skirt she wore. "She is mine, her body, her heart, all of her is fucking mine!!! I yelled, continuously hitting the steering."Are you okay man? A man in the car next to me shouted out to me."Fuck off!! I yelled back at him.Fuck moving on! I haven't moved on a single bit, why
Aria's POV.I woke up with a bright smile on my face reminiscing about the event of the previous night, I finally admitted my feelings for Ryan and also confessed it to him, though I got a rejection from him, but then again, I got a hug and God knows, its been like ages since we last hugged, Eleanor has been taking all the glory but its time to take back what is rightfully mine no matter what it takes.My plans were to kick off immediately and I was more than ready to swing into action.I grabbed my phone to check what time it is, 11 am."Gosh, how did I sleep this long?!It was a Saturday anyway, so I didn't have anything to worry about. Jumping off the bed, I ran all the way to the bathroom, did my usual morning routine and bounced out."Aria! Ryan, come out here now!!" I heard Dad's voice calling out to us and I quickly rushed out. "Morning mom, morning dad," Ryan and I chorused as we both stood in front of them."Morning babies, trust you slept well?" Mom asked and we both nodde
Aria's POV.I found my way to the kitchen only to meet Ryan already seated quietly on one of the kitchen chairs with a glass of milk in his hand.It's their time of the night, why isn't he with her?He suddenly looked up on hearing my footsteps."Aria, what are you doing still up by this time?" He asked."Just came to grab a glass of milk, I can't seem to get a good sleep," I shrugged."You are having one already, can't sleep too?" I asked walking towards the freezer and grabbed a cold jar of yoghurt and a glass."Nah, I just needed to cool off a bit before going back to bed," he replied and I muttered an 'oh'I had hoped he would say yes, then maybe I would have believed he couldn't sleep because he was thinking of me but he had utterly proved me wrong.We both sat there, sipping our yoghurt in silence."Uhm, I should go back to sleep now, goodnight," he suddenly blurted and stood up turning around to leave."Hey Ryan, can I talk to you for a minute?" I quickly stood up as well.He t
Aria's POV."Everyone come out! I have something to say to all of you!!! I screamed walking from each person's room to another knocking on their doors.Ryan was the first to come out of his room and of course in the company of Eleanor.She practically live with us now."Aria, whats going on? Why are you calling everyone out? Can't you see it's late?" He snapped."I'm sorry guys, I just can't keep it to myself anymore, it's really important that I talk to all of you," I replied."Well then, make it as fast and as simple as possible because some of us were in the middle of something," he said, winking seductively at eleanor."Ryan stop," she whispered staring down timidly. I rolled my eyes and looked away, deciding not to give them the reaction they needed from me. Instead, I wanted to get their attention this time. Almost immediately, our parent's room door creaked open and they walked out."Arya what's the matter?" Dad asked."Uhm, I want to talk to you guys about something really v
Aria’s POV. “Oh, Arya, you are pathetic," I cursed at myself as I stood in front of Ryan’s doorstep in the middle of the night eavesdropping to his love making session with Eleanor.One of the hidden talents I had discovered about myself ever since Ryan and Eleanor started dating, snooping around in the middle of the night when I was sure our parents were asleep only to lean on Ryan’s doorstep cursing and swearing in rage as they made love.Ryan wasn't particularly taking it easy on me, he brought Eleanor home every night and our parents weren't saying anything about it."If you aren't standing here right now, how would you know they are having sex?" My mind screamed at me."Yeah, right," I mumbled, dragging my heavy feet back to my room.*Next morning*I ran out of my room in a rush and almost fell to the floor as I collided with Eleanor."Hey, watch it!!!!" I yelled angrily, my eyes burning with rage."I'm sorry Aria, I didn't see you coming," Eleanor apologized."Eleanor, it's