Emily's POV "Mummy?"Mias voice resounds in the distance as I struggle to lift my eyelids, which felt heavy."Mummy, please wake up," she pleaded."Princess, I think you should let your mum rest," I heard Eric's voice out to Mia.Slowly and painfully, my lids flew open and slowly adjusted to the bright light on the room."You're awake," Eric exclaimed, and Mia's practically hopped on me in excitement."Mummy, what happened? Are you okay? Are you stressed?" She asked all at once while holding my face in her hands.I sat up and mustered a small smile towards her while nodding "Sure. Mummy is okay. I just felt a bit sick," I croaked while patting her hair."Em, are you fine? How do you feel now? What happened?"I stared at him, unable to speak for a moment as the memory of the last moments before I passed out flashed across my mind.Suddenly,my heart began to race again, and I stared at him, not knowing what to say. As I opened my mouth to speak, I could barely get any word out.My eye
Emily's POV The metallic taste of blood filled my tongue as I bit it hard to keep myself from saying anything rude to Joanne, who stared at me, anticipating my reaction.I wondered what she thought my reaction would be.Peharps, she thought I would leap for joy and jump into her hands to celebrate my meeting my long-lost step-family.Her eyes dimmed, she observed my sullen expression, and she wore a concerned look on her face."Is everything alright, Emily?"I forced a smile and nodded."Of course. Everything is. I supposed you'd like to try on your dress now, right?"She excitement dropped to its lowest level as she stared into my eyes in disbelief."Did you not hear what I said, sister?""No, I didn't!" I snapped suddenly, feeling like i was going to explode.How did they expect me to just sit back and take in the news happily?She even had some guts to walk into the Hub and tell me about being my stepsister."Look, I don't care what you all are saying about this whole.. family thi
Emily's POV "Your husband's grandfather came into the picture with his greed and -"They were interrupted by the sound of my phone ringing. It was a call from Eric.I wondered if everything was fine as I excused myself and stepped out to answer the call."Hey," I greeted immediately, I answered."Hey, babe. How's your day going?""Quite great, thanks. Is everything okay?"The softness and concern in my voice, as I asked, shocked me.Since we returned from our trip, I had tried my best to avoid running into him because of the strange fluttering I felt in my stomach when he came around me. The way my heart raced just by him winking at me made me scared.What was going on with my body? Was it some kind of hormonal imbalance that was just beginning to express itself?"Yes, darling," he started, causing my heart to race once again.My hands touched my cheeks at the way they felt warm. "I'm really sorry to be telling you this over the phone, Em, but I have this really important business m
Emily's POV My cheeks glistened with the pool of tears rolling down my cheeks as I listened to the story of how Mrs Florence Pries, Joanne's mother, had adopted me in secret.The story did not seem to add up when she talked about the sudden death of my father not long after his father's demise."I'm so sorry, Florence," I murmured, feeling a sense of heaviness."It's fine. It's not your fault. It's your husband's grandfather who killed your innocent father," she suddenly exclaimed with an angry expression in her eyes as she seemingly relived the moments of the hurt she had gone through.For some reason, it hurt me as well."Excuse me? Mr Richard would never," I retorted, causing her to raise a brow in shock as she stared at me like I was a monster with two heads."What? How do you know that? You were just a baby when he hijacked you just to gain access to your wealth," she insisted, but I shook my head."No. Mr Ruchard is a legally rich man, and all that he has was acquired by him an
Eric's POV As the plane ran down the tarmac, I felt a warm leap in my heart at the thought of seeing my beautiful wife and daughter after close to a week of not being with them. I lifted my wrist to check the time. It was barely a few minutes to twelve am. The partners I had gone to see had offered that I stayed over to rest before travelling back, but I would not let anything come between myself and my reunion with my family. It felt nice to be able to call them a family of mine. Not just my mother and my sister, but now my wife and daughter. A sigh of relief escaped my lips as I thanked the strange fate that had brought Emily back to me, rescuing me from being trapped in a marriage with Lola. It was indeed a miracle to me, and nothing would change my opinion about that. Soon enough, I was home. The house was dead quiet as I walked in. Of course, everyone would be asleep. Feeling parched, I strode into the living room to grab a glass of water from the fridge when I thought I
Emily's POV "Yes.."My eyes widened as I stared into Eric's. His eyes had told me all I needed to know before he said anything verbally.I shook my head slowly before rising from the bed, moving far away from him.Just how cruel could his family he?As I travelled back in time, taking a trip down memory lane, I recalled the times I had spent with grandfather Richard.Had all his care and concern for me been nothing but deceit and hatred for my family?Did that mean no single person in the Wilsons family actually loved me?Did that mean I was just a tool to grandfather Richard?Cecilia and Alicia, who had never hidden their dislike for me since I came into the family, seemed to be the best people in the family at the moment.They were sincere in their hatred for me.They did not adopt me to steal from my grandfather, neither were they sick and domineering enough to trick me into returning, in the name of love, just to rape me in the night.Tears rolled down my eyes freely as I realise
Eric's POV 'The number you're trying to call is currently switched off and out of coverage...'"Ugh! Dammit!" I groaned, flinging my phone on my bed.How could my driver have been silly enough to let Emily just leave with Mia without a clear explanation of where they were going?Was that what I freaking paid him for?I shrugged on my jacket after knotting my tie, ignoring the pounding ache in my head before rushing out.I grabbed my phone on my way out and dialled Collins' line, which he answered in the second ring."Hello, boss. How are -""I need you to track down my wife's location as soon as possible, Collins. I'll send you her number.""On it, boss," he replied sharply before ending the call.I rushed into the living room to see my mother and sister having breakfast, but I ignored them and rushed out before they could delay me with their talks.My own family was missing!What would I do if Emily and Mia left again? No! They can't leave me again.I should have known better than t
Emily's POV "Ugh!"A feeling of deja vú hit me as I slowly opened my eyes to my environment and blinked repeatedly to adjust my eyes to the dimly lit room where I was in.It was nowhere familiar.My head ached badly for some reason, and my throat was unusually dry.Where was this place?My eyes darted around the environment lazily but suddenly widened at the deeper realisation.The dimly lit room was damp and barely painted. The walls were high, and there were barely any windows except for one, which was also really high that it would be impossible for anyone to try to reach it.I tried to rise to my feet, but I could only move as much as an inch."What the hell?!" I muttered in annoyance.My hands and feet were strapped to a chair with a thin cord that cut into my flesh like a miserable animal.As a cockroach ran past me, a loud shriek of fright escaped my lips.What in the heavens was I doing here?My memory failed me as I tried to recall the last events leading to my current state