"What? I thought you wanted to marry him?" Giovanni blanched.
He wasn't expecting this as Emerald showed no aversion towards Clayton since the beginning.
"I'm sorry, grandpa. I wanted to handle the business empire," Emerald said and felt Clayton's gaze at her.
Although he was aware that Emerald would decline the marriage alliance, still he didn't escape the pain of being rejected.
He was just reaping what he sowed. Now he'd tasted his own medicine.
"Don't joke around, Emerald," Giovanni said grimly.
"I'm not joking, grandpa," Emerald said in a firm tone.&nb
"Mr Strong, how may I help you?" Emerald asked.As the president of Kingston Ltd, Emerald couldn't act as a brat and rant at Clayton. Therefore, she decided to conduct herself with dignity."I'm here for the meeting," he replied and took a step forward."Meeting? Emerald muttered confused."This is for you." Clayton gave the flowers to her."Thanks Mr Strong," she smiled but her eyes remained cold. She placed the bouquet of flowers on her desk.Emerald pressed the intercom. "Come into my office, now!"
Mr. Turner, the organizer of the charity ball saw the commotion while talking with some sponsors. To have some ruckus in an event like this is unacceptable. He wouldn't allow anyone to create trouble. "What's going on here?" His authoritative voice turned the heads of the people around Emerald. Freya smiled at Mr Turner. She's confident that exposing Emerald economical and social status will evict her from the place. "Mr Turner, as I know, this charity ball only welcomes those who can contribute to the purpose of this event. Are we going to let in people from the lower class here?" Mr Turner frowned. He didn't like Freya's tone. The reason they were doing this was to raise money to help poor people. It's going to be ironic if they prevent a plus one from the lower class from attending. Freya thought that Mr Turner was displeased that someone from the lower class attended the charity ball. "This lady here, she's from the lower class, she can't be here," Freya pointed at
While Emerald turned her head to look at the woman, Clayton did not spare the woman a single glance but had his eyes transfixed at Emerald. Other women held no importance to him. Color fled Emerald's face to see Charlotte. She was even more beautiful up close than the time she saw her in Clayton’s office. Everything in her was beautiful. Sophistication surrounded her. She's alluringly beautiful. Surely, she's a woman a man would die for. 'No wonder why, Clayton couldn't say no to her.' her lips twitched in a bitter smile. Emerald's heart was shu
It was just an inch away before Red could capture Emerald for a kiss when Emerald was yanked away from him and a knuckle collided on his face. Red was sent to the ground. The corner of his lips dripped blood from his erupted lips. "Stay away from my woman," Clayton growled like a feral beast in a jungle. The moment he saw Red intended to kiss Emerald, a burst of energy coming forth from his anger enabled him to reach them in no time, managing to take away Emerald before Red could lock lips with her. Fearing that he would attack Red again, Emerald grabbed his arms and angrily said, "Why did you hurt him, he is your cousin?"
Outside, the summer night was drawing to a close, and the gray of pre-dawn surrendered to the pale yellow of early morning.Red woke up with a severe headache. He tried to sit up but a weight on his right arm was hindering him. He looked at what was pressing his right arm.His blood backflowed as he was greeted by Freya's sleeping face. He looked down under the sheet and both of them were devoid of clothings."Wake up!" Red yelled at Freya as he forcefully pulled his arm from under her neck.With the force he used, Freya's neck felt sore and turned Red."What have you done to me?" Red snarled at her while he put on his clothes.
"Brilliant!" Clayton said, clapping his hands as he drew close to Emerald. The male chauvinist shareholders and executives all turned their heads simultaneously to Clayton. "Mr Strong!" They stood up to welcome him. Clayton is now a household name in the business arena. At his young age he was able to make his company take a foothold and expand in Westfield in just a short span of time. Westfield has the fiercest business rivalry, making it hard for young businessmen to have remarkable feats in just a short period of time. "Gentleman, you should give your new president a chance to prove herself. I believe in her ability to take Kingston Ltd to greater heights." Hearing Clayton's view, though they were still holding prejudice against Emerald, stopped attacking her. The meeting went smoothly and no one opposed Emerald while she spoke as Clayton sat beside her the whole time. "Don't listen to their nonsense. You are brilliant," Clayton said as he followed Emerald into her o
"Red! What a coincidence," Emerald said while she chuckled and looked at Freya. "It's fate that I met you here," Red answered, he wasn't aware that the woman whose back was facing him was Freya. "Join us!" Emerald said in a jovial tone. "Sure!" Red took his seat and his face turned grim coming face to face with Freya. "You, why are you here?" Freya's lovesick puppy expression when around Red wasn't there, in place was a stone cold face. Her hazel eyes had no sparkle in them as they used to when looking at Red "Mr Stanford," Freya nodded curtly and then looked back at the menu. Oddly, Red felt uneasy that Freya treated him coldly. The Freya he knew was clingy and sunny but this Freya in front of him was detached and bleak. "Did she come to seek trouble with you?" Red asked Emerald, worried that Freya came to trouble Emerald again. "She came to apologize, so we came here to eat." Emerald smiled. Red looked at Freya dubiously. 'What possessed her?’ After a while t
Wallace grimly stared at Charlotte. She was the one who left Clayton when Leonardo's company was at the brink of collapsing.Now that Clayton is a household name in the corporate world, she pesters him and hinders him from being together with Emerald."I'm glad that my grandson isn't fated to be with a gold digger like you," Wallace spoke in anger."So you'd rather have your grandson choose a lowly orphan like her who had nothing to offer? Isn't It obvious that she's a gold digger?" Charlotte spat her acrid remark while her finger was pointed at Emerald.Giovanni clenched his fist upon listening to Charlotte degrade his granddaughter.