Liam let out a heavy sigh and palmed his face in worry. “How could she be pregnant?” Liam asked and almost ran his fingers through his arranged hair. “Why is this happening now?” “Liam, Liam!” Emma's voice interrupted his thoughts as she entered the place. “What are you doing here?”“Are they gone?” Liam asked. A smile brimmed on Emma's lips and she nodded. “Yeah, I saw her leaving with my father. I made a huge mistake giving him that invitation card. You warned me,” She sighed. Emma moved closer to him and concern etched on her face as she noticed his troubled expression. “Is there a problem? Are you bothered about something?” Emma asked. “Did they say something threatening to you?” Liam hesitated, uncertain whether to disclose the truth. “You know that you can tell me anything,” Emma reassured him. “It's nothing, I'm just nervous about the speech I'm going to give. I think I've forgotten some of my lines…” Liam lied and forced a nervous laugh. “That's nothing to be worried
“My baby doesn't need your pity,” Elizabeth retorted." And to answer your stupid question, I met the gate open and I decided to let myself inside. I am certain that my actions aren't against the law, are they? Oh, great citizen!" She exclaimed, sarcastically.Emma was irritated by her, she didn't even want to see her face.“I don't care about your entry, I just want you to leave this place,” Emma commanded, her tone full of anger.Elizabeth shook her head adamantly.“I can't leave here. I have nowhere else to go. My parents aren't willing to take me back. My mother simply picked me up from prison and brought me straight to this place,”“Elizabeth, do I look like I care? I am not interested in your stories, I just need you to take your suit—” Emma abruptly paused.“Wait a minute, I'm certain that you didn't have a wardrobe in prison, so how did you get all these clothes if you didn't head to your parent's house before coming here?” Emma questioned.Elizabeth palmed her face for a secon
“Are you going to keep shedding crocodile tears or will you fucking get into this car?” Liam asked, coldly. “I'm sorry,” *Liam had been ringing the doorbell since he arrived at her parents' house, but they have refused to respond or have the gates open. “Why are they keeping silent!” Liam suddenly yelled, feeling frustrated. “I already told you that they–” “Whatever! I don't care what they said.” Liam snapped with a dismissive tone. “ I'm trying so hard not to harm you right now, I can't imagine seeing your face every day, that would be complete torture to me!" He added. “Open the damn gate!” Liam yelled and banged his fist in the gate. Liam's show of rage made Elizabeth flinch in fear. “Liam, that's enough. I think their minds are made up. They won't open the gate to either of us, let's just go back,” Elizabeth pleaded. “Go back where?” Liam asked before hissing in anger. “Your…house,” She stuttered. Liam chuckled and shook his head, “You must be kidding me,” “Liam, I ca
“Liam…" Elizabeth sobbed, wetting his shirt with her tears.Liam wasn't touched by cries, but he was a bit concerned for the baby. He should have given her a hard push, but he placed his hands on her shoulders and gently pushed her away from him.“What exactly scares you in that room?” Liam asked, hardly listening to anything she had said. Elizabeth sniffed, “Whenever…I turn off the lights, I see the faces of those awful and ugly criminals. Then the memories of how they used to beat me up, from the kicks to the punches and constant bullying, everything floods into my mind all at once, and I can't take it anymore… "“But you were perfectly sitting in the dark when I met you outside,” Liam said, catching onto her lie.“Well, that place is open, and I was not trying to sleep. I tried to sleep, and it all came back to me,” Elizabeth cried.“Elizabeth, you were—” Liam was interrupted when Elizabeth hugged him again.
“Yes, she tried hitting us, but Uncle Roland stopped her,” Emerald replied, nodding her head. “Mommy, this woman is evil, what is she doing in our house?” Alden asked, displeased with her presence. “She's just going to spend some time with us, she will leave soon. Just stay away from her,” Emma said to her kids, before glaring at her stepsister. “She looks uglier than before,” Aziel commented, and his father couldn't hold back his laughter. “Hahaha!” Liam laughed and mistakenly choked on his food. “Take it easy,” Emma muttered and handed him a glass of water. She rubbed his back gently as he took sips of the water.“I'm sorry,” Liam laughed again but masked his laughter with a cough.Elizabeth felt so mortified but she kept quiet. Despite having her seat at the dining table, the smell of the food made her nauseous.“I feel like throwing up. I can't eat this,” Elizabeth said, staring at the food. “Liam,
Elizabeth walked to her parents' house instead of Liam's mansion. When she got there, her mother allowed her in, unlike the other night that she was left outside. “My sweetie,” her mother smiled, hugging her. “Mom,” Elizabeth beamed, hugging her back. “How have you been?” Mrs. Crown asked, pulling away from the hug and running her hands on her face. “You look pale and sweaty, didn't you come in the cab or something?” Elizabeth exhaled tiredly before letting out a sob. “ Emma has been making my life miserable since last night. First, she kicked me out of Liam's house then she ruined my opportunity to sleep in Liam's room and today, she also volunteered to take me to a restaurant, so I wouldn't spend time with Liam,"Mrs. Crown was extremely unhappy with her daughter's state. She thought that Elizabeth's life would get better, but she was wrong. “Is she living in Liam's house?” Mrs. Crown gasped, unaware of the change.
“I can't lose my baby,” Elizabeth cried, her voice filled with anguish. “My baby,”Emma was scared when she saw the blood, realizing the severity of the situation. She hadn't intended to harm her step-sister so severely. “Let me help you,” Emma offered, reaching out to assist Elizabeth from the floor. “Don't touch me,” Elizabeth cried, causing Emma to flinch. “This is all your fault. If anything happens to my baby then, I will kill you!”“It hurt so much,” She bemoaned, clutching her stomach in pain. “I'll call an ambulance,” Emma muttered, retrieving her bag that had slipped to the floor. As Liam returned home, he was drawn by the cries of Elizabeth, and he hurried upstairs to find out what was happening. “What's going on here?” Liam asked, his concern evident as he knelt beside Elizabeth. “What's wrong?” “Our baby,” Elizabeth sobbed, revealing the blood to him. Liam gasped, then turned to
“My fiancé hasn't committed any crime, especially not homicide,” Liam uttered, stepping in front of Emma.“I never mentioned only homicide. I said it was attempted, and we are here to arrest her to prevent an actual murder from taking place,” the officer said and brought out his handcuffs. Seeing those handcuffs brought bad memories to Liam. He would rather not see that thing on his fiancé's wrists. “Officers, I didn't do anything. I didn't try killing anyone,” Emma panicked, defending herself from the false accusation.“Can you stop lying?” Mrs. Crown shouted, pointing angrily at Emma. “You tried killing my daughter's baby because of your anger and jealousy towards her!”Emma gasped in disbelief, she didn't anticipate this terrible situation, she had found herself. She never imagined that Elizabeth and her mother would try turning the table so horribly on her.“I wasn't jealous of anyone!” Emma scowled, rage pumping in her vei
“What I'm feeling is none of your business. Just let me out of this place already! Love is by choice, not force!” Emma cried out and hoped that her bodyguards would find her.“You're going to understand the kind of love I have for you after we get married,” Jacked beamed psychotically, his eyes devilishly scrutinizing her body. “The baby will be aborted after we get married,”Emma gasped, and her hands protectively covered her stomach.“I have to endure his children in our home, I won't bear to raise another one,” Jackson snarled, his eyes darkening at her.“I'll kill you if you try to touch my baby,” Emma threatened, tears brimming in her eyes.“You can try. I love it when you're so rough with me,” He laughed like a maniac.'Liam, please find me. I think the pregnancy made me emotional and now, I have committed a huge mistake. Please save me,' Emma cried inwardly.“A man is coming to get you ready for the wedding. I'll get ready too, see you till then,” Jackson winked at her and left
“Thank you for sending your men to help me, those bodyguards of hers were close to catching me,”Emma heard her father's voice but found it difficult to open her eyes.The next voice she heard was quite unfamiliar.“Well, you made a drastic move to bring my happiness to me. Why wouldn't I help you?” The man responded to Mr. Crown.“May I ask what your name is?” Mr. Crown inquired, his curiosity piqued.“My name is Jackson Taylor,” He responded.The mention of the last name 'Taylor', made Emma more eager to snap out of her unconsciousness. Fortunately, her body cooperated and her eyes slowly opened.Her vision was blurry at first, but within a few seconds, it cleared. She surveyed her environment and saw that she was in someone's sitting room.She darted her gaze to the two men seated on the couch. Anger surged through her when she saw Mr Crown.“You told me that you were having a heart attack!” Emma cried out as she felt a sharp pain in her head.“I am sure that you would have been pl
Emma awakened and found herself in her room. “Honey, are you okay?” Liam asked, his voice full of concern.“Mommy, how do you feel?” Alden asked, holding his mother's hand.Emma groaned a bit and slowly sat upright.“I'm okay,” Emma replied as she saw the worried expressions on their faces.“Are you sure that you're fine, or should I call the doctor?” Liam asked.“Hey, don't make things more complicated. Which doctor would want to come all the way here to examine me?”“There's nothing that money can't do. I can even give him or her a free ride on my yacht,” Liam responded, unconvinced by her positive response. “Mummy, Daddy is right. A doctor should check if you are truly alright or not. We don't want you to fall sick,” Alden muttered and hugged his mother.“I don't want you to be ill either,” Aziel said, resting his head on her lap.Emerald was beside her father, hiccuping. She was so scared when she saw her mother unconscious on the floor. It was her screams that alerted her fathe
Over the weekend, Liam and his family headed to his private island to have some fun. They went via a chopper that Liam had purchased.As they arrived at the Island, they stepped out of the chopper and watched it fly away with the pilot.“Bye,” Emerald smiled, waving at the chopper.“The pilot isn't going to see you, stop waving,” Aziel scoffed.“I wasn't waving at the pilot,” Emerald retorted, continuing to wave to annoy her brother.“Follow me,” Liam said and began walking away.Emma and the kids followed him into the mansion that was situated on the island. The kids were so excited to play and make sand castles when they returned to the shore.“This mansion is beautiful,” Emma commented, having her seat beside Liam. “Yes, it is,” Liam smiled, glancing around. “It has been a while since I've been here,” “Sophia would have loved to come,” Emma said, referring to the Nanny. “I'm sure that she's happy about taking a break. I also believe that we should spend some quality time with ou
Mr. Crown hung up the phone and began lamenting.“What am I going to do now? I haven't thought of anything yet,” Mr. Crown muttered, his voice laced with worry. “How am I going to tear them apart? I've used almost every means I know, but they've remained madly in love. What could I do to change that? Is there anything that can make their love fade away?”“Even if they break up, how am I going to force Emma to get married to a stranger? She's no longer a kid, and she doesn't want to see me either.” Mr. Crown muttered, unable to think of anything that could help him.“I am as good as dead if I don't get this done,” Mr. Crown lamented, his eyes stinging with tears. “What have I gotten myself into?”He darted his teary gaze upstairs and said, “I could have asked for her help or ideas, but she's not in the state of mind to respond to me,”“I can't let that man pressure me into doing anything. I've got to relax and think carefully about my next steps,” Mr. Crown said, sucking in a deep brea
Emma clenched her fists and darted her gaze to the shattered vase. She looked at her stepmother again, and anger surged through her veins.“I can't believe that I was feeling sorry for you and your daughter,” Emma gasped, shocked by her own emotions. “I have been tormented from the moment that you came into this house and your daughter set me up and almost ruined my life,”Emma took a step forward, but Liam held her back.“I've got this,” Emma muttered and gently removed her hand from his grip. She walked to her stepmother and snarled coldly, “I shouldn't pity you. You deserve whatever is happening to you right now. Your daughter also deserved to die, I wish her death were more painful,”“You bitch,” Mrs. Crown raised her hand to slap Emma, but Emma grabbed her hand before it struck her face.Without thinking twice, Emma slapped her so hard that she was knocked down to the floor.“Your daughter has tried killing me more than once. She tried using my allergies against me, she almost d
“Ahhh!!” Elizabeth screamed as fell off the rooftop.Liam stretched his hand to catch her, but he was too late. Her body dropped to the floor with a loud thud and her skull broke.Liam gasped at the horrific sight as blood gushed from her broken head. He heard Emma's gasps from behind, she looked so shaken.“Oh my…God,” Emma shuddered, her hands flew to her mouth in shock. “Oh, my goodness!!!” She let out a scream and tears slipped from her eyes.She shouldn't be crying over someone who had tried so many times to ruin her life, but she couldn't help it. Everything happened too suddenly.“Liam, what…are we going to do? Is she dead?” Emma asked, tears rolling down her cheeks.“Yes, she's dead,” Liam replied, a hint of sadness in his voice.He was unhappy that the poor baby lost its life. It might not have been his child, but he didn't wish for any of this to happen.“Liam, we might get blamed for her death. Are there no cameras around here?” Emma asked, looking around.“There are no cam
They broke the hug and smiled at each other.“Let's have some lunch,” Vanessa proposed and rubbed her stomach. “I'm so famished,”Emma chuckled and folded the DNA result into her bag.“Let's go,” Emma said and they exited the hospital.They boarded a cab and Vanessa told the name of the restaurant to the cab driver.“Bring your phone. I need to send the pieces of evidence to you,” Vanessa muttered and extended her hand.With a smile on her lips, Emma gave her phone to her. Vanessa transferred the details and returned the phone to Emma.“I might head to the police station and give them the details of the doctor, so if anything happens to me, they would know whom to arrest,” Vanessa said, her voice laced with a hint of fear.“He's not going to do anything to you. But it wouldn't do any harm to protect yourself. Thank you so much for confronting him on my behalf. I have been stressed, and it was quite shocking to learn that he faked the results. I was speechless,” Emma laughed lightly.“
Emma was shocked by the doctor's response. Though she wasn't surprised that Elizabeth would do something like that, she didn't expect the doctor that Liam spoke so reputedly about to be a partner in her evil.“I can't believe this,” Vanessa gasped. “Weren't you concerned about the damage the DNA result could do? How could you be so heartless?”The doctor lowered his head and released a sigh.“I'm sorry,” He apologized.“Emma, let's go,” Vanessa muttered and held her hand.As both of them walked to the door, the doctor stopped them.“Wait,”Emma and Vanessa halted their steps and slowly turned to him.“What about the money?” the doctor asked, stunning both of them.“You greedy bastard!” Vanessa raised her voice in anger. “How can you expect another payment after what you did? You should be stripped of your license for your actions!”“I told you the truth because you promised to pay me double of anything that Elizabeth paid me. You should keep to your part of the deal,” The doctor insis