Emily's hands, still damp from the shower, left faint water spots on the table as she placed the cup of milk down. She turned to face Brian, her eyes widening slightly as she took in his imposing figure in her room. The surprise of his sudden arrival still lingered in her mind like the fading echoes of a scream. "Hey," she whispered, her voice barely audible over the pounding of her heart.Brian's eyes locked onto hers, his gaze intense and unyielding. He strode towards her with a fluid grace, his long legs eating up the distance with a confident stride. Emily's heart skipped a beat as he stopped inches from her, his warmth radiating towards her like a gentle heat wave. The scent of his cologne wafted towards her, a subtle blend of spices and leather that sent a shiver down her spine."Hey," he replied, his deep voice low and husky, like the rumble of thunder on a summer evening. He gestured to the chair beside her, his hand moving with a slow, deliberate grace. "May I?" he asked,
Brian's knuckles grazed against Emily's door, his eyes fixed on the wooden panel as if willing her to appear. The soft knock echoed through the silence, a gentle plea for forgiveness. He had been replaying their awkward encounter nonstop, the memory of his misread signals and the kiss that followed burning his cheeks with embarrassment. Yet, he knew he needed to apologize, to clear the air of the tension that now hung between them like a thick fog."Emily, can we talk?" he asked, his voice low and gentle, a soft breeze on a summer day. The door creaked open, and Emily's face peeked out, her eyes avoiding his like a child hiding from a scolding. Her voice was barely above a whisper, a delicate petal that might shatter if handled roughly. "What's up, Brian?"Brian's heart sank, his hopes of a warm reception dashed on the rocks of Emily's evasion. He noticed the way her gaze drifted to the floor, her cheeks flushing pink like a sunrise over a sleepy town. He took a deep breath, his wo
Chapter 17Brian returns home angrily, his eyes full of regret and unbelievable knowing about Emily's plan and her concerns about him. Immediately he got home, he forced himself into Emily's room without even knocking at the door. Emily welcomes Brian with smiles trying to pull off the matters between them not knowing that he was angry. As she stood to greet him, Brain pushed Emily to the wall annoyingly without altering a word. Emily was so shocked and couldn't stop curious about what was going on. Her eyes welled up with tears as she stood in the doorway, her heart heavy with sorrow. She had never seen Brian so angry, his eyes blazing with a fierce intensity that made her take a step back. She felt like she was walking on eggshells, her every move magnified in the tense silence.Emily struggles to ask with tears in her face. “What's going on?" She questioned."You have no right to interfere in my life, Emily," Brian's voice was low and menacing, his words dripping with venom. "Yo
Upon Elise's return to her house she was still processing her discussion with Matt. She was so absorbed in her scheme to bring down Emily that she hadn't noticed how late it had gotten. As she walked into her room, she could hear murmured voices emanating from Brian's room. Raising her eyebrow, she felt intrigued about whom Brian was speaking with at that moment. To quench her curiosity, Elise stood by the door moving slowly like a cockroach that no one could suspect her, the atmosphere was quiet and transparent . As she moved stealthily towards the entrance Emily pressed her ear to the wood, she widened her eyes upon recognizing Emily's voice. “Emily again!" She whispers to herself. Elise paid more attention so she could hear their conversation clearly. After much attention, Elise was so shocked that their discussion was filled with passion and love but also with tension. "Hey, Brian! I'm so shocked you're finally going to see the doc!" Emily said, Brian could tell how much
The black car immediately speeds off, leaving Emily and Brian on the ground. Emily who was laying directly on top of Brian, her eyes tightly closed, slowly opened them, “ Brian” she whispered. They stared at each other for a while before Brian finally pulled her up, “watch it Emily, what were you thinking, do you want to die” “No Brian, it felt like the driver was coming directly at me, I made sure there was no car before walking past” Emily said her eyes swelling up with tears. “Stop being delusional Emily, the car wasn't coming directly at you, the driver was probably drunk or just useless, thank goodness you're fine” he said as he tried to dust off his suit. He noticed the tears on Emily's face, she was still startled. “Don't worry Emily, you're fine, and I won't let anything hurt my friend” he said trying to make her feel better. She chuckled in between her tears, “thanks Brian, for coming through again” “Be more careful next time” Brian replied,
Emily managed to avoid Brian for the next few days, but on this day, Emily knew Brian was going to be home all day, she needed to be out all day, she had her usual antenatal checks, so she went earlier than usual. Brian woke up, took his shower and went downstairs for breakfast, he was surprised, “Emily is not here yet” he thought to himself. “ Where's Emily?” he asked Nina. “She's gone for her usual antenatal check, sir” Nina replied. Brian was a bit disappointed, he always looked forward to seeing Emily everyday at the dining table, he had his breakfast and headed upstairs, back to his room. He picked up some documents on his mini desk beside his bed. He was about to open them when something caught his attention. There were two brown boxes on top of his wardrobe. “what could be in there” he puts the documents on the desk and brings the boxes down. “Oh, I must've skipped this,” he said as he opened the boxes. There were a bunch of h
Emily ran downstairs, she couldn't believe her eyes, it felt like her world was crumbling right before her eyes, her sister and her husband in bed, no it must be a dream. " Emily wait" Elise called out as she ran and held Emily's hands. Emily pushed her away, "I trusted you Elise, why did you do this to me" Emily said, tears rolling down her cheeks. "No sis, he took advantage of me, he wanted to forcefully sleep with me" Elise said, on the ground holding Emily's feet. " How dare you lie to my face Elise?, he took advantage of you, but you were the only naked person in the room, I knew you were up to no good, If Nina had not sent me that video on time, who knows what you would have done" Emily said, her voice filled with rage. "What video" Elise said filled with curiosity. "A video of you lacing Brian's drink" Emily said as she brought out her phone, and played the video on loud speaker. Elise couldn't believe her eyes, she made sure
(Knock knock) Emily's door opened, it was Brian, he was holding a tray of food. "You weren't down for breakfast, I decided to bring some up here for you" he said stretching the tray of food forward. "Thanks" Emily said as she collected it, and closed the door. Brian stood there for a while before finally heading to his room. "What is wrong with me?, why am I mad at him?, it wasn't his fault, I think I'm being too mean" Emily said to herself as she took a bite from the sandwich that Brian gave her. "I should talk to him" she said as she put the food down and headed to Brian's room. Brian's door was slightly opened, so she walked inside and met him focused on his laptop. "Hey" she broke the silence. Brian was shocked to see her, they haven't spoken since Elise left. "Hey" he replied. "Things have been really awkward between us and I just want to say that since we live together, best we can do is t