Just as Clayton opened his mouth to explain, he saw Emerald's eyes flutter and opened. "You're awake!" He kissed her hand in joy. Leonardo stood at once and went to her bedside. "Dad?" Emerald wasn't sure if she was just seeing things. "Yes it's me, darling." Leonardo said to affirm her because he heard the doubt in her voice. "Why am I here?" From what she remembered she won the race as she was the one who finished the final lap first. "Your car flipped after you finished the final lap," Clayton said, shuddering that Emerald almost got killed. Emerald turned her head to look at him. Clayton wanted to divert the topic from that and said, "Congratulations baby!" "I'm not your baby," Emerald retorted. Displeasure plastered on her face. Leonardo coughed into his hand to hide the laugh that would not be held back and Clayton scowled at him, then sighed with exasperation and touched Emerald's face. "Yes, you are, my love," Clayton said with a smile on his face. "Clayton Strong, I
Clayton didn't know if he was happy or nervous at what the nurse said. He gave Emerald a sorry look. He was afraid he would be kicked out of the room. Emerald sniffed. "It's alright. It's not your fault." She winced again. "Ouch!" "Careful, don't move your arm," Clayton said and tucked behind her ears the strands of hair hanging loosely. The nurse came in with the painkiller. Clayton took the painkiller from her. "Open your mouth," he told Emerald, obediently opened her mouth and he placed the tablet on her tongue. After which he placed the straw on her lip. "Thank you," Emerald said after taking the pain reliever. With a smile, Clayton slid his forefinger under her chin and brushed her chin with his thumb. "It's my pleasure to serve you." "Aww! Your husband is so sweet!" The nurse exclaimed. The doctor came in, halting Emerald from correcting the nurse."Hi, I'm your orthopaedic surgeon, Kirk Cleron." The doctor introduced himself. "As I have told your husband a while ago that
Clayton held his tongue. They were in the corridor and it wasn't the right place to explain that to her. As if thousands of bees stung Emerald's heart at Clayton's silence. This was his admittance that he was worried that Lizzy would get hurt. Upon reaching the home theater, Clayton gently laid her on the couch."I don't want to watch anymore, I'll go back to my room and sleep," Emerald said and was ready to stand up but Clayton knelt before her, placing his palm over her waist. "Please listen to me, okay?" Clayton said gently. Showing her refusal, Emerald turned her face away from him. "Lizzy and I were never together," Clayton said, which successfully made her look at him. "Liar!" She blurted out. How can she believe him when she saw how he doted on Lizzy. He cherished her to the point that he believed Lizzy blindly and stood for her even if it was obvious that Li
"What are you afraid of?" Leonardo wanted to understand, for him to give sound advice. "In truth, I had spent a year trying to earn his love, and I lost myself in the process." She wasn't confident that Clayton really loves her.Perhaps Clayton was fascinated because of her unusual feats. She's no longer sure if she could go back as F1 driver after her elbow injury. Then Clayton would no longer be fascinated by her. "What if he was just confused and doesn't really love me?" She blurted out. "Clayton is my son and I know him well despite the fact that we were not that close." Leonard sighed. "I didn't arrange that marriage if I knew he wasn't in the least interested in you." Emerald looked at him askance. "Clayton is a stubborn man, no one can make him do something he doesn't like, even me." Leonardo said, darkly. "But, you threatened him with his inheritance, leaving no penny in h
Clayton stood up and faced Lizzy. "What are you doing here, Lizzy?" Goosebumps covered Lizzy's entire body at the coldness of his voice and gaze. "Clayton, I haven't seen you for ages. I missed you," she came forward to hug him but Clayton lifted his arm to stop her. "Didn't I make clear to you that I have no obligations to you apart from the monthly allowance?" Clayton said. Being humiliated in front of Emerald the orphan country bumpkin, Lizzy was livid and completely lost control. "Are you forgetting your promise to Alex just for this bumpkin brought by your father? You promised your brother to marry me." A blend of shock and anger was written all over Clayton's face. "Excuse me? When did I say I'm going to marry you? My brother didn't mention marrying you. He just asked me to take care of you and the baby."Interfering wasn't in the mind of Leonardo and Emerald so they simply watched Clayton deal with the woman."I will make it clear to you, I've never had the slightest fee
Clayton lifted his leg to leave but a hand suddenly grabbed his arm. Emerald smiled looking at his sour expression. "Stay here with me." "Do you want me to stay here and listen as you talk with another man?" Clayton could not hide his jealousy. Emerald didn't say anything and simply patted the chair next to her. "Who is Jim Farell to you?" Clayton asked as he sat on the chair reluctantly. "Stay and you'll know," Emerald started a video call which was answered right away. "You made me worry, Emerald!" Jim's handsome face appeared on the screen making Clayton more jealous. Why video call and not audio call? Did she really miss seeing him? "I left my phone in my bedroom," Emerald replied. "I can't come back yet as your little nephew still has to recover from pneumonia and Caroline had to train her replacement before leaving her work." Jim explained.
Shocked, Emerald abruptly folded her arms to cover her bosom, forgetting her injury. "Ouch!" She exclaimed in pain as pain shot up. "Babe," Clayton worriedly strode to her. "Be careful with your arm.""I'm fine," Emerald said under her breath trying to contain the pain. "I'll help you get dressed," said calmly, giving no sign of his wild heart beat. Slowly, he put her arms away from her bosom and helped Emerald put on her nightgown. Uneven red color stained Emerald skin from top to bottom. Though they were married once, Clayton hadn't seen her body at all. Unable to contain her embarrassment, Emerald closed her eyes. On Clayton's side, it took all of his self control to put out the fire in his body. "It's done," he announced with a labored breathing. Squinting her eyes before fully opening it was quite adorable. And it didn't help Clayton but only rekindled the fire he barely managed to put out. With one hand, Clayton cupped the back of her head and his other hand slithered
"Your woman, really?" Clayton asked and his lips quirked amusingly."No matter what, I was the first who met her. You already have someone you loved and now you set your eyes on her." Red snapped back. Clayton chuckled and decided to tell him who he was to Emerald. "Before you met her, I already met her in Kregger." "Who are you trying to fool?" Red laughed in derision. "Emerald and I got married before you met her." Finally dropping the bomb to wake him up from his illusion. "You're a liar and master manipulator," Red clenched his fists and wanted to punch Clayton. He made him believe that he was trying to help him to have Emerald but actually had his eyes on Emerald.Clayton grimly looked at Red. "What's happening here?" Leonardo asked as he felt the tension between Clayton and Red as soon as he entered the living room."You can ask my father, he will