The mansion was so quiet after last night's event, and everyone was still recovering from their stomach ache, and when Emma and Zane came downstairs into the room, she was shocked to see them all sitting in the living room, looking disoriented.Although she and Zane came down to tell her grandfather and grandmother that they plan to move, she held back her tongue, seeing that everyone was in a bad mood.“Grandmother, grandfather... Are you guys not feeling well?” Emma finally spoke up after a short awkward silence that hung heavily over them. Both Zane and her grandfather exchanged glares before Mr. Tyler scowled at his granddaughter, lashing out, “What do you want?!”“Zane and I are going out,” Emma mumbled, not knowing what else she could do or say in this situation. “And so? Are you here to beg your grandfather for pocket change?! If so, we don't have money to give you!” Madam Taylor snapped, her words cutting deep into Emma's heart.Not saying another word, she drew a breath an
"Wake up," Zane's soft voice echoed in Emma's ears, and she moved slightly in bed.Then he reached on her shoulder, gently shaking her awake. When Emma's eyelid rose, she could see the morning light streaming through their apartment windows. As she stared at Zane, she was still in disbelief that she had been living with him for a couple of days now."Morning, little wife," Zane whispered, planting a kiss on her cheek. Softly, she smiled at him, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, watching the excitement in his gaze."Are we still attending Ava's wedding reception since you said we are not going to the ceremony?" Emma uttered, yawning loudly. chuckling lightly at her cuteness, Zane ran his hand through her hair and then rested his lips on her neck, kissing it before whispering, "Yes. And we are going shopping." "Really?" Emma questioned, lifting her head to look at him with wide eyes.The sudden excitement in her eyes made Zane smile as he nodded, grinning widely. "Yes! So get up an
Learning from Mr. Briggs's mistake earlier, Mr. Taylor approached Mr. Alfred, and then he slightly bowed, saying, “Thank you for honoring our humble family by attending our little celebration.”Not looking at Mr. Taylor, Mr. Alfred darted his eyes around the room, and when his gaze rested on Zane, they both locked eyes for a split second, and then he eyed Mr. Taylor nodding stiffly.“Oh, mine... He's even colder to Mr. Taylor then he was to Mr. Briggs...” A gentleman whispered in shock, staring in disbelief at his friend.“I heard that Vex Co. is also NewEra Co. partner on the fifty million dollars project... But Mr. Alfred is treating both men like strangers, which could mean trouble...” another female guest added quietly.Hearing the whispers of people around them, Deborah felt enraged inside, but instead of voicing her anger, she kept quiet and pinched the hem of her husband's coat, whispering, “Mr. Alfred seems hostile to us… What should we do?”“We know that the old man is very
At first, Mr. Briggs was scowling at Zane, but then he subconsciously looked to his right and saw Mr. Alfred glaring at him in disgust, and immediately, he threw Mr. Taylor a cold look and lashed out, “How can you have such a heartless granddaughter... I can't believe you guys raised her to be... Like this!” “What is happening?” Madam Taylor cried, hearing the whispers of criticism against Ava. ‘This bastard is trying to save face in front of Mr. Alfred and throw us under the bus...’ Mr. Taylor thought, glaring daggers at Damion. “So it was Ava who caused her cousin to have an allergic reaction on her wedding day? Why would she do something so evil?“ The chairwoman of the GLOWOMAN cosmetic enterprise mumbled right behind Ava. “Wow. Karma must be a good bitch... Because Ava ruined her cousin on her wedding day, and now, the truth about her dirty deed is being exposed at her wedding reception...” The CEO of JAXA stated sarcastically as he relaxed in his seat. Frowning at Ava’s back
Looking back at her husband, Deborah looked pissed and confused that he would yell at her like that, especially amid all these other people.Even though she was embarrassed, she didn't want to back down, she glared at Emma and then said, “I always thought you were a nice girl... After the Taylors adopted you and gave you a home, treating you like you were one of them. You did this to the hands that feed you... you bite it?!” Seeing that kind of look of confusion on Emma's face, like she was staring at someone stupid, enraged Deborah and she sneered, “How could you encourage Zane to ruin your cousin's wedding? You could have advised him to do this privately for your family's sake, and yet, you went along with his plans to humiliate your family, and make us lose like a fifty-million dollars project that could have benefited all of us!!!”“When did this become Zane's or my fault? I don't see you yelling at your daughter-in-law for her trying to kill me.” Emma said calmly, her brows furr
When Zane approached the kitchen the next morning, the aroma of food immediately caught his attention, and his brow squashed together as he stopped at the doorway, seeing Emma with her earbud plugged into her ears as she stood at the stove, humming while she stirred something in a pot. And quietly, he just stood there, enjoying the sight before him, her little happy dance, soft voice, and the smell of her food that lingered around her.After some time of observing this new side of Emma, he felt like he had been standing there for hours before she finally noticed him, and as soon as she did, she went into shock for a moment, nearly dropping the spoon in her hand and then took out her earbuds. For a while, she didn't say anything though, merely smiling at him because they had not talked about yesterday since she was afraid to ask if he was mad at her, and he too didn't address his feelings with her and allow an awkward silence to last them the night.“Good Morning,” Emma said in a sma
Not a single doubt was in Zane's mind that he wanted to introduce Mr. Alfred to Emma, and the fact that Mr. Alfred sounded excited when Zane called him earlier to tell him about him meeting her, he was super hyped about this idea. “Who are we meeting?” Emma finally gained the courage to ask again, even though he didn't answer her the first time. “You will see soon,” Zane said, dragging his attention off the road to smile at her. After driving for quite a while, Zane finally drove them to this breathtaking mountain glass house, and when he parked, she looked at the place and asked, “What are we doing here, Zane?” “I want to introduce you to the man who is my backbone and why you don’t have to worry about me,” Zane replied with a smirk before opening his car door to step out. Now she was even interested, and she pushed the door open, got out, and hugged his arm as they walked over to the front door. When Zane rang the doorbell, it took a couple of minutes, but finally an older lad
As Mr. Alfred and Zane strolled down the hallway, he said nothing for a while and kept walking further down with him. “I want to establish a company,” Zane said, stopping to turn around to face him. A bit surprised, Mr. Alfred looked at him, and after a short hesitation, he replied, “You have your mother's money and wealth... You can take over any of my companies. Why would you want to start from scratch, Zane?” “Because you don't have the business that I want to establish,” Zane said, his jaw tightening at the memories of his father's words. “And that would be...” “An engineering firm,” Silence settled in the atmosphere for a while, and then Mr. Alfred took a long look at Zane and then smirked, mumbling, “You are going after your father.” “He came after me first.” Zane corrected with an annoyed huff. “I am just giving him what he wants.” Seeing how pissed Zane was when he said those words, Mr. Alfred laughed heartily, nodding his head in approval. Darting her eyes around,