“Why are you smirking?” Emma asked, staring curiously at him. Roland snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head. “Oh, it's nothing,” “Roro, you've been acting strange,” Emma muttered, staring at him a little worriedly. “Are you unhappy about me dating? You shouldn't be, I'm sure that Liam wouldn't have any problems with me being your best friend,”“Are you sure about that?” Roland asked, feigning ignorance. “I am. I have told him about it, and he doesn't seem to have a problem with it. I'm sure that both of you will eventually be good friends,” Emma beamed and held his hand, which was on her face. “I'll never break our friendship over someone I just knew months ago. We've gone a long way, so there's no need to worry,”As Emma spoke, Roland listened intently, but his mind was focused on something else. He couldn't stop thinking how much he wanted something more than friendship with her. He wanted to kiss her, hold her in his arms, and wake up next to her every morning. He pictur
Elizabeth had changed her plans. She didn't want to wait until she was pregnant before sleeping with Liam. She didn't want the date of her pregnancy to create any suspicions today. When the rain started falling, an idea came to her mind. The rain was a perfect excuse for her to sleep in his house. She planned to drug him that night or the next morning. .“Liam,” She said, softly, her wet eyes staring gently at him. “I'm sorry, but you can't stay here,” Liam said firmly. Elizabeth was taken aback by his willingness to send her away in her current state.“Why can't I stay here? It's not like you're living in a small apartment. This is a huge mansion, and I'm certain that there are a lot of rooms in it,” Elizabeth uttered in disbelief. “How can you tell me to leave in this pouring rain?” “I'm not heartless,” Liam replied, tucking his hands in his pocket. “We can wait till the rain stops, then I'll take you home,” “I don't want to go home!” She cried out. “Why?” Liam asked. “I can'
Liam felt his head sting with pain, the force of the hit was not enough to make him unconscious, but it was enough to make him fall to the ground. Vincent thought that Liam was already unconscious, but he was not yet satisfied with the way Liam had fallen, he wanted to be sure that Liam was completely down before executing his plan. His main plan is to attack Liam in his mansion and make him unconscious before taking him away and looking for a way to get Emma to come to him, then he will kill Liam in her presence after telling her that she was the reason her boyfriend was killed. Damn! He wanted her to suffer before dying. He wanted the guilt to rip her inside till she felt like killing herself. He was going to do so much evil to her that she would regret the day she was born.Vincent walked towards Liam to hit him again with the bat, but he was surprised when Liam held his leg and dragged him to the ground before struggling to stand up. Liam had waited for the perfect time to att
Liam took steps back and sighed in relief as he saw Vincent falling to the ground. Vincent had been the one who was shot and though Liam was not a bad person, he was happy to see his attacker down. Liam walked tentatively towards Vincent to check if Vincent was still alive.Vincent felt a searing pain as he felt the bullet hit him. He did not wear a bulletproof shirt because he did not know that his plan was going to backfire. The pain sent him sprawling to the ground, and he was almost on the verge of losing consciousness. He noticed Liam coming towards him and decided to pretend to be dead, and truly it was almost as if he was dying. He tried to stay conscious, to still be aware of his environment. Everything depended on his survival, and he was not ready to die yet, at least not without taking Liam along with him.He waited for the perfect time to attack. He knew from the experience of these sorts of things that Liam was going to come to check on him to know if he was truly dead
Liam tried opening his eyes, but his head hurt badly, and he was forced to close them back. “Liam! Liam, are you okay?” He heard a voice asking him.It was a voice he would recognize anywhere in the world, no matter the situation he was in. It was Emma's voice, and it brought relief to him.He felt her hand touch his face and he held it as he greedily inhaled her scent. While he was being attacked by Vincent, Emma was all he could think of. She was his motivation to fight Vincent, and he did. He had thought he was going to die and would never get to see her again. He tried to open his eyes again, but the pain was much, and he shut them back.“Wait, don't do anything, let me go call the doctor,” Emma said with worry in her voice as she made to leave, but Liam held her back.“Don't go.” He muttered, pouting his mouth like a little child with his eyes still closed. Emma looked at him, amused by his babyish attitude. “It's OK, you don't have to be a baby, I will be back soon, the doct
Emma noticed the look of fear on Liam's face and was worried, she was not comfortable with the way he reacted when she told him that the cops did not see Vincent. “Liam, what's wrong? Are you that worried?” She asked Liam. Liam turned to look at her and tried to smile, but his smile came out weak. He could not just bring himself to hide how he truly felt.“Yes Emma, I am truly worried, that man is very dangerous and should not be let loose,” Liam complained. “I still find it very surprising to hear that he was still able to escape after two gunshots. That is what I am finding hard to believe.” Liam added.“I know right, but don't worry, the cops will do everything they can, and I am sure that very soon he will be caught because he cannot escape for long with the gunshot injuries,” Emma said, trying to calm Liam down.“I sure hope so,” Liam said, still not satisfied, but he was not ready to make Emma more worried than she already was.“So, Liam, please tell me, what happened? Who att
Elizabeth walked into her parent's mansion and met them in the sitting room. “How is he?” Mrs. Crown asked, hoping that Liam wasn't dead. “He's okay…” her voice shook as she responded. Mrs. Crown noticed it and stood to her feet. She went to her daughter and placed her hands on her shoulders. “If he's alright, then why are you so sad?” Mrs. Crown asked, curiously. “She must be on her menstrual period,” Mr. Crown guessed with a sly smile on his lips. “Baby, are you on your period?” Elizabeth glared at her parents and rolled her eyes. “I'm not on my period. This has to do with Emma,” She decided to tell her parents everything that had been happening at the office. Her parents could help her in ruining Emma's relationship with Liam. They always had a way of doing things. “Emma? What does that pest have to do with your sadness?” Mrs. Crown asked, her eyes instantly ignited with hate and anger. She was so annoyed at the mention of Emma's name that she began digging her nails int
Three weeks had passed after what happened to Liam and things were pretty back to normal. Emma had resumed working, and she had been doing a great job. The company had progressed since she began working more effectively. Her work wasn't the only thing prospering but her relationship with Liam as well. They had gotten more close, and he had asked her to be his girlfriend. They became official, but only a few people knew about their relationship. The company employees were quite oblivious because Liam and Emma had been discreet,But sometimes, the love could get too intoxicating, and they would become lost in the moment. “I'm glad that you came here,” Liam smiled, circling his hands around her waist. He leaned closer for a kiss, and it was soft as usual. “I missed you,” Emma said, taking her fingers to the bridge of his nose and caressing it gently. “We've been working for a while, and I would like for us to go on a date later tonight.”Liam smiled, loving the idea. “You don't have
“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