Emilia’s POVMy eyes fluttered open, the blinding sunlight from the window causing me to close them back. I try once again, slowly this time until my eyes adjust to the light. The curtains had been drawn already, which meant that Kate was here a few minutes ago. Liam laid peacefully beside me, snoring lightly his arm wrapped around my small waist as though he was scared I was going to run away.I stretch my hand to the bedside table, grabbing my phone as I checked the time. It read 8:45am and I put it back, surreptitiously slipping out of Liam’s hold. I quickly head to the bathroom and take a quick shower, getting ready for the day. By the time I return, Liam was already up but he seemed to be on a call, only it wasn’t his phone but mine.“I’ll let her know. It’s up to her to decide that.” He says hanging up, his face turning sour as he stared at the phone.“Hey.” I say, moving towards the dressing table to dry out my hair.“Good morning, my love.” He greets and I have to h
Emilia Peyton"Mum, no please, no, Daddy no..." I scream as I wake up sweating profusely. I feel the tears on my face as I realize that it was another nightmare. This has been happening every night since the incident from that dreadful night 15 years ago. I know I should have forgotten the incident considering how long it has been but the image of that night is still fresh in my head, almost like it happened just yesterday.I check my phone and realize it's still 6am, which means I have two hours to prepare for work. I get out of bed and head to the bathroom. I take my clothes off and stand in front of the mirror. I sigh as I take in my appearance."It isn't as bad as the last time I guess." I say looking at my reflection. The bruise is already beginning to fade away and I'm thankful to my uncle for only leaving one bruise on me. He always made sure he never left a bruise that will be noticeable to the others because he couldn't afford to put a stain on his image.I do my lady stuff be
Liam Kings" I'm not sure Liam, things aren't looking good on their side. I doubt they can even pay one percent, not to even ask for a full payment." Ian Cooper my best friend and business partner tells me over the phone. He invested in Kings Corp a few years ago, so now his shares are big enough to call him a partner. I still had more shares than him and I could finalize decisions without him or anyone for that matter but Ian has been more than a friend and he's really good in the business world. We know literally everything about each other so I have no issues seeking advice from him. He was the director of Cooper Hotels, a company that was owned by his father but will soon be his. We were both good looking and we knew it. I had a get black hair while he had a chestnut brown one. We were both tall but I was taller by 2 inches. He was 6'2 while I was 6'5 and of course we were both bachelors. Ian and I were single, Ian was the playboy between the both of us whereas I was the workaholi
Emilia PeytonWednesday came by much more quicker than I expected. I wasn't ready to face my uncle. I had spent last night thinking of possible reasons as to why he would want me in Switzerland but none came to me. I guess I'll just have to find out myself.Taking one last look at my appearance, I take my luggage. Not knowing how much time I was going to be spending in Switzerland, I decided to just take a few clothes and shop for more if my stay got extended.I contemplate on taking a security team with me because whether I liked it or not, the media was interested in my family. Perks of being the second richest in the country. I had been crowded by reporters whenever I went out alone and my uncle was never happy with it. According to him, I wasn't supposed to be in the spotlight, that position was for Julia. Julia was an actress, a famous one. Not for her acting of course, she was well known for her several escapades. Having dated or slept with at least half the men she met on a da
Liam KingsWhen I told mom that I was going to get married in three months, I had no idea what I was saying. Getting into my room, I lay flat on the bed. My mind is in a mess right now. I don’t even have a girlfriend, where was I going to get a wife from.Minutes pass with me still deep in my thoughts. A knock on the door brings me out of my daze. It opens to reveal Dad. I know why he is here. He knows me so well and I’m a hundred percent sure he knows that there is no woman in my life at the moment.“ Hey.” He says as he enters the room. He gives a chuckle seeing the state I’m in.“ Yeah I know, I’m in deep shit. You don’t have to let me know Dad.” I say as I adjust my position on the bed.“ I’m not here for that Liam, although it is true that you just got yourself a huge problem. I know that you did it for your mother and that alone makes me proud.” He says sitting beside me. He puts a hand on my shoulder in an attempt to cheer me up.“ Yeah, she wants it Dad, my choice doesn’t mat
Liam KingsWe left Canada at 3pm and by the time we arrive in Geneva, it is already 11pm, so we were just going to go to our house here first to rest before getting to work tomorrow. I check my watch and I see that it is already 2pm. I haven’t been able to get a wink of sleep since we got to the house. Dad was already sound asleep but I just couldn’t. Different thoughts were going through my head.I will be getting married in less than 3 months and to someone I didn’t know. Of course I had seen her pictures but I didn’t know what she her character was like.After so much tossing and turning, I get up from the bed and go downstairs to the mini wine bar. They always helped me go to sleep whenever I had problems. The wine must have really worked cause I see my self slowly giving in to sleep. I go to my back to the room and crash in the bed with only one thought in my head.‘Emilia Peyton. ‘ “ Good morning Mr. Kings. So good to see you here.” Paula, the manager greets as I arrive at the
Emilia Peyton“ She has to be here because the marriage is between Liam and Emilia my dear.” Liam’s father says. Emilia could not believe her ears. She must have heard wrong. “ What do you mean.” She asks looking directly at Liam’s father. He couldn’t be serious because as far as she was concerned, she was not going to be getting married anytime soon and even if she were, it was going to be with someone she loved. Not that she had any.“ Exactly what you heard dear.” Liam’s father says with a remorseful look that she couldn’t quite understand.“ Okay, okay, I think there’s a mix up here.” Aaron speaks up.“ Mr. Kings, I think you have the names all mixed up. Well, it happens. Your son, Liam will be marrying my daughter, Julia, not the niece.” He says while laughing. Julia walks up to Liam, who had left her side minutes ago and attempts to hold him in the arm but is brushed aside by Liam. “ You see, Aaron, we’re not denying the fact that the initial plan was to marry Julia, but seei
Emilia PeytonAfter the dreadful meeting, Emilia had immediately booked the next flight back to Canada. She wasn’t going to stay there a second longer, not after what just happened.Since she left Geneva late in the evening, she had arrived in Canada at 3am. There was no way she was going to be at work tomorrow, she wasn’t supposed to be anyways. She was supposed to spend the night in Geneva and maybe come back the next day, so she wasn’t going to make it to the company either ways. Tomorrow was going to be more like a holiday. Instead of going back to the Peyton Mansion, she had gone to a hotel. Her uncle and his family were going to be leaving Geneva tomorrow and she didn’t want to be in the house when they arrived. She wasn’t ready to face them. It took everything thing in her to not react to what her uncle had done. She couldn’t. Not yet. She hadn’t gotten what she wanted. It was the only reason she still lived with them.THE TRUTHThe truth behind the changed will. She was goin