Eric's POV
"Mr Wilson, you've been invited to the annual dinner for the Wembleys," Tristan informed me while I sat lazily behind my desk.I had my head in my hands, and a lot of things flew around my mind at a million thoughts per second.It had been almost two months since I last went home, and my wedding with Lola was drawing closer and closer.Personally, I was glad at her suggestion to take it slowly to plan the grandest wedding ever in history.Perhaps, I was hoping for a miracle to happen, which would lead to me never meeting Lola in the first instance.I sighed and tugged at my tie."I know, Tristan. Tell them I might not be able to make it this year."Honestly, I was in no mood for that party. It would definitely be an opportunity for the nosey press to be all in my business, and I was in no mood for their shenanigans."But sir, he plans to announce his successful partnership with you on the laEmily's POV How I had escaped the shadow in the dark remained a mystery to me for the next couple of days. All I recalled was that I screamed, "No, no," as loudly as I could. I had remained locked in my room, still feeling like I was being monitored by someone. Perhaps, it was really a terrible idea to even come back here in the first place. I did love Eric and want to save him from the manipulative grip of Lola, but did I really want to put my life at risk because of him? Did I really want to put my unborn child's life at risk because of them? Something must have gone terribly wrong. Who was trailing me, and who wanted to harm me? The only suspects on my mind were Lola and her baby's father, but I wondered how they came to know about me being in on their secret. Suddenly, it began to make sense. My eyes widened like s
Alicia's POV I stood in the centre of the living room, my mind blank for an entire minute.Emily's stood there, practically blaring smoke out of her nostrils as she stared at me, but things seemed to be happening so fast.After a while minute, I finally processed what she had just said.My brother was shot. Lola was a fraud. My mother had passed out, but what was I supposed to do now?What should I attend to first?"No! No! No!" I screamed, grabbing Emily by the shirt. "Tell me you're lying."Her face was point blank as she stared right back at me with blazing eyes. I could swear that she was hanging on a thin thread from killing me on the spot."I would have been able to tell you that I am lying if you had actually paid attention to me when I came here the first time," she snapped, pushing my arms away from her shirt.Tears found their way down my cheeks on their own accord, and my lips quivered.Why was my family falling apart?"You better pray nothing that nothing happens to my hu
Lola's POV The house felt cold and empty after my call, leaving me to wonder where everyone had gone."Alicia!" I called out.It felt weird being in the Wilsons mansion all alone.I had not even seen Cecilia since I returned."Cecilia! Alicia!"I called out at the top of my lungs, but I got no response.My heart began to race furiously, pounding against my chest as I began to search the rooms frantically for them."Where could they be?"I called out a few more times, but I got no response.Had they figured me out?Had they gone to report me to the police?Alicia's little stunt this evening depicted that something had changed.I could feel it in the aura she carried.I was still puzzled as to how she had realised that I was allergic to spicy meals.Something was not right!"Alicia!"I pulled out my phone to call her, but on the contrary, I decided not to call her.What if she was at the police station?I ran a hand through my hair and breathed out in anxiety.What if she did not know
Eric's POV I felt more useless than I had ever felt in my life, unable to lift a finger as I heard sniffling sounds around me.The voices around me seemed to be floating, disembodied, through the air.Where was I?It had been days since I had been in this state, and I was conscious of the environment around me.I had heard Emily sobbing on my chest on some nights and even heard her mention something that made me want to leap for joy."Wake up, Eric. Please," she had sobbed."I have so many things to tell you," she sniffled. "We don't even have to be apart anymore. Lola is not as strong as she is posing to be."'What?' I wanted to ask audibly, but my lips seemed to be glued together.I couldn't even open my eyes to see my dear wife."Eric, please just wake up so we can fight this battle together. I feel like I will go crazy watching you like this."At that moment, I wanted to fling my arms around her and cover her lips with mine, but I was just so helpless.The atmosphere seemed to ch
Eric's POV Emily's heartbroken face haunted me when I shut my eyes to sleep at night, but I assured myself it was all for the best.We had to get rid of Lola.She had been so clingy since I woke up yesterday and kept telling me lies about how I was going to get married to her and how the home wrecker was planning to wreck our wedding."Do you know she even almost raped you once? She drugged you and made you almost sleep with her. If I had not come in earlier, I wonder what would have happened."My eyes grew hard at her words, and my palms clenched into fists. She smirked slyly, probably thinking that I was mad at Emily.If only she knew how much I wanted to wipe that smirk off her face."Really?" I asked with a temperate voice."Yes. She also tried to kill your mother. She poisoned your mother and even made your mother a maid on her own eyes.""Hmm," was all I could say as I stared at her dumbstruck.She wore a pathetic smile as she played with her fingers in a bid to look innocent.
Emily's POV I sat in my room at Pries mansion, lost in a world of my thoughts as I stared into space.My world felt like a happy picture that had been torn into two in the blink of an eye.How on earth had Eric lost his memory. This was all Lola's fault.The back of my eyes burned with shed tears as I watched on, feeling lightheaded.My fingers clenched tightly against the pillow, which I held to my chest and sobbed into. It hurt so much to not even be recognised by the one person who had come to mean the world to me.I sobbed even harder and sniffled a bit, wiping my tears with the back of my palms.A knock came on the door, causing me to wipe my face quickly with a face towel, which lay carelessly on the bed before I went to answer it."Yes?"My voice sounded raspy due to my unending sobs, and I was sure my face was bloated as well."Can I come in?" Tony's deep voice came from the other end of the line, causing me to sit upstriaghtand clear my throat."Come in."The door slowly ope
Alicia's POV "Ugh!"I felt like a huge block of cement was on my head as my eyes fluttered open in a strange place.Certainly, the ache in my head could be compared to a thousand army stomping on my head.Slowly, my eyes adjusted to the light, and to my shock, I was in a cold and damp old room, which smelled of mothballs and mildew, with cobwebs hanging from the ceiling and cracks running along the walls.I struggled to lift myself up, placing my arms on the elevated surface to serve as a platform to stabilise me while I stood."Eww," I gasped when my palms landed on a slimy surface, and the cold grease moistened it."Where on earth is this place, and what the hell am I doing there?"I could not but wonder out loud when I took in the horrible surroundings around me.My nose scrunched in disgust at the abandoned food particles, which was reeking in a corner, making me want to barf on the spot.This had to be some abandoned shack of some hoodlums or something.I wringed my arms in a bi
Joanne's POV It was a rainy morning when I had snuck out of the house to pay Eric a visit at the hospital but gotten the shocking news that he was no longer there.Seeing Emily so distraught and sad made me feel uncomfortable. I knew I just had to step in.I had been unfortunate with relationships because all I had ever gotten were the stupid men who only wanted to date me because I was wealthy. Seeing the relationship that Emily and Eric shared inspired me to start seeing that not all men were horrible.Ot had been the sweetest thing when Eric had helped ke find my sister despite everything wrong I had done to him.A crimson tint flooded my cheeks when I recalled how I had almost seduced him back then at Allura Gardens, where he was hanging out with Emily. Gosh, I had done a lot of crazy things in my life, but that was the worst of them all. I hated to think that I almost ruined the marriage that had come to mean so much to Emily.Back at the hospital, the doctor I had met there,