All Chapters of In the Shadow of a Secret: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

‘What the hell are __________.’ James yelled as he held the pictures in his hands‘Do you mind keeping your voice down I am on the phone,’ Lora called to James before continuing on her conversation.James stood up and began to pace to and fro  in the kitchen a move that made Lora nervous prompting her to cut her call.‘That call was an important business call you know, I would appreciate it if next time I am on the phone you take your drama______.’ Lora snapped as she took out a tray of freshly baked muffins from the oven‘You know what, only a fool waste time on split milk.’ James scoffed as he cut her“Excuse me? Are you referring to me as split milk?’ Lora shouted angrily‘This is the spilt milk I am referring to, here, see for yourself.’ James jeered as he threw the envelope of pictures on the table, ‘I can’t wait to hear how proud you are that your

  Emma sounded excited as she shared her trip and the experience of Paris during their ride. It was as if she left a jacket of bad mood in the restaurant because her expression changed the moment she sat behind the wheel.  When they got to a traffic light she reached out from under the car front passenger seat she pulled a bag and in it she took out two wrapped gifts for each of the girls and she handed Connie hers while she tossed the bag to the back seat. Connie did not know what to make of it for the disappointment she was feeling was great. Who could blame them after seeing her nauseous because of food, she thought, maybe she would have felt the same way if she was in their shoes but the only difference was that she would ask before jumping to conclusion. All she wanted was to get home, have a warm bath and sleep. ‘I brought each of you a bit of Paris unfortunately Trish left before  I could give her hers. Go ahead and

Chapter Twenty FiveNick gave Trish a look of appreciation as he pulled a chair for her to sit, regarding her from head to toe. It was obvious she had made an effort to look good and like a gentleman he was, he gave credit where it was due.‘You can quit starring, I find it quite uncomfortable,’ Trish murmured as she smiled‘My apologies but I can’t help it, sitting here before me is a dazzling lady, what can a poor guy like me do, but just stare helplessly.’ Nick commented Trish began to giggle‘You are a delight to look at yourself and I must say your girlfriend is one luck lady to have you.’ Trish regarded his expression as she spoke.Clearing his throat he said, ‘Well, I am not sure if she sees it that way because she is still yet to tell me that, it is really hard to read you girls sometimes or maybe I am the lucky one’Trish felt a pang of jealous, even though she tried

Chapter Twenty seven‘Come, lets go chat in my bedroom.’ Emma spoke as she led Trish from their living room, ‘You look downcast did everything go well yesterday?’Trish was startled by Emma’s question, no one else knew about her meeting with Nick, so she wondered if Emma saw them. She decided to fake a look of confusion.‘I beg your pardon?” Trish asked ‘I asked if everything went well at your nephew’s baptism?’ Emma asked with a sighRelieved Trish quickly replied, ‘Oh, of course yes, everything went well. Its just that the party dragged on until the wee hours of the morning.’‘If that’s the case I am surprised to see you here this afternoon you should be home resting. Were there any interesting guys there?’ Emma asked with a naughty look on her faceTrish began to laugh even though she wasn’t feeling like it.‘Hmm, I ca

            Chapter Twenty Nine Two month later, James and Emma’s fling had turned into an affair.  They were now regulars in hotels meeting twice in a week for a couple of hours and every other fortnight weekend, they were spending an entire night together. Their relationship was strengthened under a false conviction that both of them was not aware of. After hearing from Trish the news that James had chased Connie away in a brutal manner, Emma was ecstatic that he had obeyed her words by acting accordingly and this reaction drew her closer to him. While James was the man, Emma felt empowered to exercise her domineering spirit over him, she was the one calling all the shots in their relationship, deciding when and where they meet. Just as she had purposed from the beginning, James was now wrapped around her finger.On the other hand James felt compelled to obey Emma’s every request b