Chapter 12

 “The company has decided to sign Wesley. I just wanted to give you a heads up.” 

  “That's a little too late.” Emily thought to herself while staring at the sight before her. 

  “Hello, Emily are you there?” Ava's worried voice boomed over the phone. 

  

  “Let me call you back.” Emily replied in a soft tone before stepping into the dreadful elevator ride, ignoring the surprise on their faces.

   

 She had barely taken a breath before the drama began.

    “Emily, what are you doing here?” Sophie asked,  still shocked by the sight of her.

  Emily treated her words like air.

    

  Wesley, also recovering from his shock, mouthed. “Your sister's talking to you Emily. What are you doing here?”

  His eyes went over her smart outfit, noting how good she looked.

  Sophie did not miss the look of admiration.

 Her eyes darkened but she maintained her facade.

  She tried to hug Emily but the latter moved away. 

Sophie feigned a heartbroken face.

   Wesley immediately grabbed her, sending a glare to Emily.

  “What is wrong with you? You won't even hug your sister. Do you always have to be so despicable? It's already been so long and you can't just let things go.” 

    Emily almost burst out laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of it all.

  “Emily, we've been trying to contact you but you must have blocked all of us. Mom and Dad misses you, they were completely heartbroken you were not present during I and Wesley's wedding. It breaks their heart to see the family completely turn apart. It's already been so long, please let go of the hatred.”

  Emily tapped her toes, wondering why the elevator was taking eternity to open up.

 “We've been very worried about you.” her eyes went over Emily from head to toe.

  “You look well. Mom and Dad will be happy to hear that. They were worried about you starving on the streets. Do you know someone here, is that why you're here?”  

   Wesley scoffed at the suggestion.

  “Don't be silly honey, Emily knows  no one. She's probably stalking me.” 

    The doors couldn't have choosen a better time to open.

  Emilly dashed out, bumping into someone on the way.

  “Geez Emily, watch it.” 

  Barely glancing at the person, she muttered an  apology before scurrying off.    

Lydia shook her head in disbelief before stepping into the ride.

  As soon  as her eyes met with Sophie, a wave of excitement flowed through her.

  “Sophie?” She called just to confirm her suspicion.

  “Yeah” Sophie answered with a bright smile.

 

  Lydia squealed in excitement.

“OH My GOd!!! I can't believe it's you, I'm like your biggest fan on I*******m. I'm Lydia. Can I get a picture?”

    Sophie's smile widened. “Of course.”  

    Lydia stared at the picture in satisfaction. She couldn't wait to post it on social media,  knowing that it would gain her a couple of followers.

   

    

 “So, what brings you to our company?” 

  Sophie proudly raised her shoulder and caught Wesley’s hand.

  “My husband's getting signed to Hasting  today. I'm here to support him.”

  Lydia looked over Wesley as the realization struck.

  “Your husband is Wesley Sterling? You're so capable, you really do have the perfect life.” Lydia spoke, masking her jealousy.

  Both Wesley and Sophie felt on top of the world amidst the praises.

  Lydia continued. “I'm an editor here, I hope your manuscript is assigned to my team. It will be a pleasure to work beside you Mr Wesley.” 

 

    “Don't worry Lydia, I'll specifically request for you.” 

  At that moment, Sophie seemed to remember something.

  “Lydia, I heard you call Emily's name just before you came in. Do you know her?” 

  Lydia's face fell. “Yeah, Emily is my colleague. She's also an editor on my team. Do you know her?” 

  The once joyful expression on their faces vanished with different questions running through their minds.

    “How did Emily get a job? She has never used her degree, his did a good company like Hasting hire her in such a top position?” Wesley thought with a frown.

  Sophie felt like she was going to die from rage. There was absolutely no way she was going to let Emily and Wesley work together. Never!!

  Her eyes landed on Lydia again and a mischievous grin made its way to her lips.

  “Emily's my baby sister. But we haven't seen her in a while. Can I get your digits, so we can talk later?” 

  Although surprised, Lydia didn't miss the fact that something seemed off.

  With a tight smile, she replied “Sure.”  

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  “I can't believe that bitch tried to talk to you. If I was there, I would have smashed her face into the wall. Both of them.” Ava fumed over the phone.

    Emily took a deep breath.

  “I can't believe I have to see his face again, it's going to be exhausting.” 

  “Not for long.” Ava said with a scoff.

  “What do you mean?”

  “Wesley's fame is all thanks to you. And now without you to write  groundbreaking novels for him, he's bound to embarrass himself. I could have told my brother about everything but I want everyone to see Wesley embarrass himself.” 

  Emily sighed. “Who knows? Maybe he's a better writer now or maybe he'll find another ghostwriter.”  

  Ava laughed. “Firstly, Wesley will always be a shitty talentless writer. And secondly, his ego will not let him hire a ghostwriter. He's going to forget that you're the cause of his success and he'll think he can do it too. Just watch and see.” 

  Emily couldn't deny any of her friend's words. That was exactly the kind of person Wesley was.

  Ava added. “Don't worry your pretty head about it. All you need to do is avoid them and mind your business.” 

  But Emily knew there was no way she could avoid them. Sophie was bound to not let her be and she could already feel that trouble was coming…

  A few feet from her, Lydia's face lit up as she read the text from Sophie.

  “Let's meet up for Lunch.”