“What are you doing here?” I spoke up before I thought too much. We might as well get this over with and he left. Tam was beside me, her hands folded together. She looked very intimidating right now and I would not want to be on the receiving end of her glare right now. Her height and all if that gave her more edge. Made her look like a bodyguard who was protecting her clent. “We need to talk.” Was all he replied to me with. I was expecting that he'd come sooner or later to talk. But not this soon. Since I had told him to ask his mother about what had happened between us in the past. Maybe he told him what happened? Or he knew all along and just decided to play fool. There was something in the way he spoke that made me look at him very well now. He looked haggard. Not in his clean cut whatever he had worn yesterday. He looked like he did not get a wink of sleep and his eyes were red. Not like I cared but it was just hard to pass by. “There is nothing to talk about, Mr Emmett. I a
She was gone. And panicking big time. I felt like I should do something. Anything. But I could not bring myself to. I was only looking at her. And I did not like what I saw at all. She was white as sheet. She looked like she'd pass out. She was nothing like the woman I saw the other time who I felt would bite my head off if I made the wrong move. The woman that would have my head if I did but mistake say the wrong words. She was like a shell if herself right now. She looked like she was scared of me. She was visibly shaking. And the only thought that could go through my head right now is that she was scared. Of me. Or maybe of the fact of what I might do if things went South. Maybe she thinks I'm here to take her. I was. The plan before was to take the issue to court and take custody of my child back and probably blame her for keeping the fact that our child did not die then away from me. But then after I learnt about what my mother did to her, I could not even bring myself to
I was fuming. I was angry. At everything. At what he was saying and the fact that he wanted to talk. I didn't want to give him the time of the day at all but at this point, with the way he was acting clueless like he did not understand what I was saying at all, I really wanted to listen to whatever he had to say. “What? Do you have any other things to add to what I just said? Or maybe there is another surprise I do not know about.” I said to him sarcastically. He did not look angry in the slightest. His expression was just blank. He's been doing a lot of blank expressions recently. Looking at him now, he looked kind of unkempt. In the sense that his hair was disheveled, there were stubbles on his jaw which made it clear that he had not shaved for a few days now. He looked like he had not slept at all which made his eyes look unclear. “Can you hear me out?” “If I had the chance, I would not even be standing in the same space as you right now. Say whatever you think you have to say
By the time I had entered the house, it was not any better. Tam had decided to let herself in. And Kayden was there. The duo were literally at each other's throats. The shouts and the insults. I cringed when I heard what was actually happening between the duo. It was obvious it was about me. I don't know who let him in. And with the way Tam had threatened Charles the other day at the office, he would not see it down. His voice was as calm as ever talking to her, you'd definitely know that he was friends with Charles. He was as calm as ever. Tam was the hot headed one. She was almost shouting his head down. And the issue was obviously because of me. She wanted them to leave me alone and stay away from me. I wanted that too. “Tam.” I groaned out as soon as I entered the house back. She did not notice that I just got in. So I might just make my presence known for her. She left quietly then looked in my direction. .The same thing happened with Kayden. He looked the same way he did al
“What are we going to do now?” She asked after a few seconds of pouring my heart out to her. And what Charles had said. I shook my head in reply. Trying to tell her that had no idea what would happen next. Which was true. I only had the idea and the only thing that was in my head right now was the fact that he was going to take her away from me. I still find what he said to me hard to believe. It was so hard to believe that he had nothing to do with what happened to me and that he was not the one that did all of those things. Tam saying that we could get the best lawyers if he took the case to court did not do anything to calm me down. I knew the kind of man Charles was. He had connections and if that was what he wanted, he would definitely make sure that we lose the case and we would not be able to do anything about it. “We will get through this girl. I'll make sure he does not do anything to hurt you or your child.” She said, I knew she was trying to reassure me but it was not s
If I thought I got rid of him after that night, I lied. Deep down in my mind, I knew that it would not be easy to get rid of him. I mean, he was him. After two days, he did not say anything to reach out to me or make any signs. So I thought he took what I said with seriousness and decided not to reach out to me and stay away from my child and I. Little did I know, I thought humorously as I settled in the chair in my office properly and looked outside the door that my secretary just walked out of. He just told me not that he was outside and waiting to see me. Which was definitely not like him. The Charles I knew would literally have barged in by himself not minding the fact that there's a set down rule. Not like he cared about anything like that. And me being me, I told him to let him in. The more reasonable part of me told me to turn him away but I knew this conversation would happen sooner or later. So it's better to get it over and done with. After a few seconds of anticipating
“It's a pleasure doing business with you, Mr Edwards.” I stretched out my hand for a handshake in which the man in front of me grabbed and shook gently. “Thank you. I have high hopes. And I hope you do not disappoint.” He said firmly but in a kind way. It would be obvious to a blind person that the man was attracted to me. Ever since he walked into the conference room, the way he looked at me and how he listened to everything that I said word for word. Every move I made was under his scrutinizing gaze and I could say that made me feel a little uneasy. To be honest, he was not a bad looking man. Any lady would find him attractive and fall at his feet. But the part where I beat myself up for was the fact that I found myself comparing him to Charles. I hated myself for that. I should behave like every normal female in this room right now. One could tell from the dreamy look they had on their faces that they would do anything that he wanted them to do. He was every woman's dream man.
I told her it would be wise if she did not underestimate me. But, Gwen being who she was, declined. That is why two days after our last encounter, I am in front of Charlie's school. Determined to introduce myself to her today. Since Gwen was not ready to tell her about me, I might as well do the bidding by myself. Get the headache out of the way. I was hurt when she told me that Charlie thought I was dead. I mean, how could she have done that? To me? To her? She deserved to know that I am alive. That she had a father like her other school mates. Given what happened with us, I did not blame or fault her for keeping me away from her life. But now that she knew that what happened didn't exactly happen even though she did not want to admit it to herself, she should have told me about her. Kayden had advised me against this idea of mine that it might eventually blow up in my face. But I was not having it. Gwen will not do anything. She has said she won't and knowing her, she won't. I