Emily’s POV.“I have a confession to make,” I announce, once I get Christopher’s attention.Christopher’s brows furrow in confusion with a hint of impatience in his eyes. I bet he just wants me to get on with my confession fast so he can leave.I slip my hand into my purse and dig for the flash drive and surprisingly, I don’t feel anything. Instantly, fear grips me.My eyes widen in shock as I quickly shift my attention to my purse, taking out the items in it; lipstick, hand cream, and powder. I feel Christopher’s gaze on me and wonder what he must be thinking about me now. “I’m sorry, but please give me a minute,” I quickly throw him an apology and continue to frantically dig around my purse.Out from the corner of my eyes, Christopher leans away from his seat and stands. “Emily, in a minute, I will be out of this office.”Finally, he can’t put up with me anymore. Invisible tears streak down my cheek with me thinking that my reputation has barely anything left of it.Christo
“What?” I exclaim before I can get a hold of my tongue.I’m wondering if it’s the same TRANSCORP where I hold the same position she just mentioned that she is talking about or another one. Barbara eyes me, a smirk appearing at the corner of her lips. She seems to think that she’s got me seeing how she loves my reaction.“Which Transcorp are you talking about?” I know I shouldn’t be holding this conversation with Barbara as I want nothing to do with her, but I just want clarity on this matter.“Are you dumb?” she eyes me. “How many Transcorp are there in this world? And in case you have memory loss, which one did you go for the interview?” My mouth hangs open for a minute and the next moment, a pearl of laughter bursts through me from the pit of my belly.The grin on Barbara’s face immediately disappears as she stares at me like I have lost my mind.“Hahaha...” Even her facial expression amuses me. I can’t help but continue laughing until I stagger towards a rack of clothes. I
Barbara attempts something she thinks might be a sweet smile, but I find it disgusting.I am smart, and cannot be easily taken for a fool. From the introduction, I already understand what this meeting is all about, and that is enough reason to lock Barbara at the back of my mind.I dislike people who use their influence to request a position they do not in any way, deserve.“Hahaha...” Mr. Collins chuckles. “It’s understandable that you do not recognize my daughter. This is your first time meeting officially, also, there were about thirty candidates you interviewed on the same day, so you might not have taken note of her.”It doesn’t matter if Mr. Collins is implying that I’m not fit for my position for not recognising a face I interacted with for a few minutes or not. I also do not care if he has his doubts of the truth.“It can be hectic meeting a lot of people within a short time frame, especially when you are in a higher position.” Grandpa comes to my defence. “And let’s not
SATURDAY.Emily’s POV.“Emily, get off the bed now!” Mum orders as soon as she bursts into my bedroom.It’s not even up to 7 AM and for some reason, she wants me out of my bed. I groan and turn to my side.I had a hard time sleeping last night with my thoughts filled with Christopher and his reaction after watching my confession and the video evidence attached to it.My job is not safe until Christopher says so, so I can’t relax.On another hand, I fear that he might have replaced the hard drive, or forgotten to take a look at the contents.“Emily!!!” Mum’s raging voice pull me out of my deep thoughts.My eyes flutter open, and it takes them a moment to adjust to the bright lights coming from the parted curtains which I remember shutting before going to bed last night.“Good morning,” I greet tiredly as I try to sit up on the bed.“Good morning to you too!” Mum barks as she glares daggers at me. I wonder what I had done wrong this time around.I rub my eyes, asking, “How ca
I can barely recognize myself in the mirror when the make-up artist finally steps away from my face.According to mum’s order, she had made me look a bit mature with the powder and concealer just to fit Mr. Austin.I guess she is ashamed of the man just like I am for her to go to this extent.“I have a few jewellery pieces, I will bring them now,” Mum says to the makeup artist and leaves immediately. Few minutes later, she returns to my side with three different jewellery pieces “Which one would suit her outfit from amongst these pieces?” Mum inquiries, in deep contemplation. Then I see her eyes linger on the pearl necklace.A scoff escapes my lips. I would never have believed that she would one day care about my looks enough to give me something from her expensive jewellery collection if a day like today didn’t come by.Anyone who doesn’t know Mum will think she loves me so much and want me to be presentable, not knowing that she has a selfish reason behind her attitude.Some
“Go on!” I snap. “Go ahead and rip it so you can finally prove to mum that things go horribly wrong when you are with me otherwise, I’m well behaved. Also, the maids are outside and can clearly hear out conversation.”Rolling my eyes, I add, “Even if they can’t hear out conversation, the subject remains that the jewellery ripped after you walked into my room. Let’s see how long Mum will continue to feign ignorance.”Instantly, the smirk on Brenda’s lips disappear and finally, I can exhale in relief, knowing that my threat worked.Although I’m not confident about finally proving a point to mum because it might end up backfiring since she is so biased, I don’t take any risks.“I don’t need to cause any troubles for you today because you are already in one,” Brenda sneered, folding her arms below her chest. “You are getting married to an old man who wouldn’t even treat you well, so it’s fine if you play a little dress up game today with Mum’s stuff. I can put up with that.”“Get the
Mum’s actions doesn’t surprise me. I was never expecting her to punish Brenda after all, she has loved her for almost twenty years.It would be an impossible thing to expect her to suddenly punish or hate Brenda. But I am content with the seed of doubt that has been successfully sown.Arriving at the private tea house where the family meeting was scheduled, one of Dad’s bodyguards holds the car door open for me, something that I have never experienced.Brenda snorts and walks past me to go hold Mum’s hand, but right as she is about to cling to her, Mum turns to me. “Hurry up and come here!” As soon as I get to her side, she takes my hand. “You better put up a smile today. Don’t look like a robot in there and disgrace your father and I.”I don’t say anything in return as my eyes search for Brenda, wanting to know how she must be feeling to not receive our parents attention. I see her with a scowl sitting on her face immediately my eyes find hers. At least she hasn’t fainted yet.
Tessa, Christopher, Brenda, Mum, Dad and I are overwhelmed by different reasons known to us, but I try to take a guess starting from me.I had prepared my mind that I was meeting an old man based on the facts Brenda had spewed, but to my surprise, it turned out that she was mistaken. But the shocking fact is that the arrangement is with Christopher, my Boss.Now, Christopher is not just my boss, he is my one-nightstand partner! And I had just submitted my confession to him yesterday. I’m not even sure he has watched the clips, so who dare I try to gauge his current thoughts?A breath gets caught in my throats as the waiters start to serve the dishes and I immediately grab the glass of water sitting in front of me to chug it down.I don’t even dare to lift my gaze feeling Christopher’s eyes on me. I bet he wants nothing more than to murder me.There is a high chance that he will reject this arrangement. My job is not even safe, then how can it be a marriage with him given the weig