EMMA•“What the heck did you just say?” Rowan raged as he looked at me, and my body becomes alarmed and shaken with fear. No, no, I didn’t want Rowan to see this and see me with Paxton! This was all a mess. “Rowan, I can explain,” but I was cut off by Paxton’s laughter.“So, you are the big bad billionaire who wants my girl. News flash, she is having my baby,” Paxton added as his hands were still on my wrist. God, I felt so humiliated. “Rowan, it’s not true. Let me just explain.”Rowan noticed my struggle as his eyes glared at Paxton’s hands, which were held tight around my wrist. “Let her go,” Rowan called, looking at Paxton for the first time, his eyes filled with so much rage about to burst out.“And why would I do that?”“You are on private property, and I will have you arrested right now for forced harassment,” Rowan called, and that scared Paxton enough to loosen his grip.Rowan marched forward, took my hand in his, gave no words to Paxton, and took me to the car. “I’m not going
ROWANI never thought I would feel this happy or this possible. I never thought that happiness like this could exist.. And damn, did I fall hard for Emma? I thought it was a fleeting feeling, and all I felt for her was annoyance. I thought all my anger toward her was valid. but it was jealousy.I was jealous that she might find a better partner in the man who texted her that day. I just wanted to rip the band-aid off and be let off easy before I fell deeper for Emma. I couldn’t help but feel anxious every time I looked at her.The biggest part of me hoped that child was mine. Yes, a selfish part of me had given her an ultimatum to help her mom and that she was going to do a paternity test for the child. I avoided her so often because I knew I'd feel different any time I was near her. There was this invisible force that pulled me closer to her, always wanting more. I knew she had grown on me the moment I had come back from my trip in Singapore, and I didn’t think twice about it before
Rowan spent his time at work, and everyone could notice how tense he was as he immersed himself in work and during meetings, making everyone tense. Emma wasn’t supposed to come to work today since she had school, so he had no chance to see her. Rowan was hurt and frustrated. He knew staring at his phone wouldn’t call or bring Emma to him.She still hadn’t called or given him a clear explanation. Any other woman would grovel at his feet for a second chance or would have made up a lie on the spot, but Emma wasn’t like that. He knew that, but still wondered what she was really up to.His door opened, and Keith came into the office, immediately noticing that something was off with his friend. "What is going on?" Keith asked as he sat down, facing Rowan."You seem...""Angry? No shit, I am very frustrated and just lost..fuck" Rowan said as he sighed, pushing himself back on his chair in defeat. People would be surprised to see the Great Rowan King sighing in defeat because of a woman. "Wha
Emma•I couldn't go to school after what happened on Monday, as my thoughts were still all over the place. I'm sure I looked like a crying mess when I stepped into Amy’s house and cried on her shoulder, telling her how much I loved Rowan. I never dared to say it out loud, but I did. I didn’t want to lose him, but I wanted to give him his own space.That’s why I didn’t go back home. And here I was, sitting down on Amy’s couch as I munched on a bag of cookies and chocolate ice cream, feeling like crap as my phone rang.“Hello, Amy? Did you forget something?” I asked as I put the phone between my ear and shoulder to hoist it up while continuing my attack on my ice cream. My laptop was playing sad movies since that was the only thing I was left with from work before the whole incident happened.“Yes, I need it urgently, please. My purse is at the house,” she explained, making me roll my eyes before I stood up to get dressed. I searched around the room, seeing it covered by the books and n
They both stood in silence as Rowan was still leaning up against Emma’s back, and his lips moved to her neck, dropping a slow, light kiss on it that made Emma shudder with relief.. Emma wiggled out of his grip to face him; her hands rose to hold up his face in her small hands as she looked at him. She really looked at him. She could see he was serious. "I am sorry," Emma muttered as she looked into his gray eyes, which had cleared up from drunkenness. "Ahh, don’t cry, darling," he said, caressing her waist as Emma pushed herself against him. "I’m sorry about the alcohol. I hope I’m sure the smell is not disturbing you and the baby," he added.. But Emma just hugged him tighter. "I don’t care; I just want to be here with you," she sniffled on his chest before she rose to give him a light peck. "I’m going to take a shower. Don’t leave again. I don’t want you to," he added quietly, releasing his grip on her, but Emma held on. "I won’t," she called as Rowan stepped up and kissed her foreh
Emma had woken up happily in Rowan’s arms as she thought back to the whole week that they had spent together in his room.Of course, she still had work and also school, but any time he came home, she would prepare him dinner or order takeout, and they would have the best time of their lives. “Good morning,” Rowan called, kissing her on the forehead before he rose to take a shower. She was tempted to join, but she knew she had to get early to work, so she quietly walked back to her room to get ready. In record time, she was ready and dressed up, as was Rowan, who had started making coffee and the usual fast breakfast Emma had whipped up. He ate quickly, with a dashing smile on his face that never once left his face, then thanking Emma with a kiss as they both went downstairs, and Emma walked the other way but was stopped when Rowan heeled her arms and dragged her back.“Whoa whoa whoa, let’s not start this again from the beginning, darling; you’re going with me today,” he urged as he
Emma•“What in the hell are you doing in Rowan’s house?!” Amber screeched at me when I should have been asking her that instead. She had no right to be here.She walked out of the elevator to look around and see that I had cooked and made this space mine in a way. “You came here uninvited, not me,” I replied coldly as she stared me down in disbelief. Her arms were crossed, and her face scrunched up in distaste. With the way she was dressed fancy and sexy, wearing a mini black dress and blood-red lips, I knew she didn’t just come here on a whim; she had a plan.If she planned to try to seduce Rowan without him knowing that I lived here, she was going to be very disappointed. “As you can see, I was given a card when we were together,” she said, easing a card up to me to show her power. But I stepped forward and put my hands out.. Her eyebrow raised in confusion about what I was doing, but I stood my ground even though her ice-blue eyes were judging. I started, “So you came to return i
“You kissed Amber?” Emma asked with a crestfallen expression; her heart felt like it just dropped to her stomach from Amber's confession.He looked conflicted, but he wasn’t denying it. “She kissed me first? It was a mistake.”“And How did that happen?” She called trying control her annoyance but it was failing fast.“..That was before I saw you at the bar that day; like I said, it’s nothing,” he answered, picking up the bouquet he had thrown on the flower and the chocolate.The mood had gone sour almost immediately, and there was only a bigger silence left. Rowan felt Emma’s hot-holding stare like a drill to the head, but he decided not to speak.“That’s it?” She called, annoyed, as she folded her hands and came forward.“As I said, that is it, Emma.”Emma knew she was being paranoid, but she couldn’t help but feel inferior to Amber. Not only was she beautiful and rich, she was his ex!“Do you still have feelings for her?” She asked with her heart in her throat. She wouldn’t even know