Needless to say, Emerald wanted to compete in the show jumping event. It’s her dream.
"Did you take a birth control pill?" Though he was certain that she didn't, he could not tell her directly that he was suspecting that she was already carrying their child.
"I never took birth control as you are my first and only man," Emerald said with a faint smile.
"I'm not pregnant. It's past my ovulation period when we got married," Emerald said what he could not tell her.
She knew that Clayton was thinking that she might be with a child now and joining the competition would endanger her and the child.
"Do you really want to join th
Before Clayton could formulate an answer, Emerald asked him another question.“Can you give me a reason why I should stop all the sports I love?” Emerald didn’t want to be self - willed.She totally understood that she’s no longer single and has to listen to what her husband had to say.Clayton swallowed hard, making his Adam's apple rolled up and down. “Don’t you want to have children?”He closely watched Emerald’s response.Emerald body stiffened. It dawned on her that polo, equestrian and F1 are all activities that pregnant women can’t participate in.
Freya bowed her head in contemplation.“Go and prepare yourself, Red will be coming with his grandpa to discuss the wedding,” Harrison said after some time that Freya remained quiet.Harrison and Francine were at the door preparing to go out of her room when Freya said, “Dad, mom, can I stay here even when I’m married?”They simultaneously turned their heads at Freya, she was looking at them with teary eyes.Harrison and Francine walked back to her and sat on either side of Freya. They hugged her and Freya sobbed.“Darling, you can stay here all you want but you have to discuss it with
The man appearing before her out of nowhere made Freya terrified. Her knees trembled, she wanted to run away from him but she’s got no strength to do it.Red snaked his arm around her waist and gently pulled her in his arms.As soon as her body came in contact with his, Red felt her trembling. “Shhh, don’t be afraid.”Red was regretting not announcing his presence when she came out from the bathroom into her dimly lit room.Freya was in his arms until her trembling subsided.“Why are you here?” Freya squirmed away from his hold and went to her walk - in closet and wear her silk robe.
With her heartbeat escalating, Emerald felt as though her heart was about to pop out of her chest at any minute.“What happened, babe?”“There was an attack in our branch company in South Africa,” Clayton answered.“Be careful there, did you bring bodyguards with you? Is Constantine with you?” Emerald spoke rapidly in rhythm with her fast heartbeat.There was silence from Clayton’s side.Emerald frowned when she heard knocks on her door which were quite loud.She looked into the peehole to check who was at the door.
Due to the speed and force used by Red, Emerald was unable to steady herself. Following the twisting of her ankle, a scream tore through the air. At a lightning speed, Justin drew close to Emerald, lifted her from the floor and had her seat on the chair and inspected her legs. With a grim face, he inspected her reddened ankle. Emerald gripped his shoulder as he applied pressure on her ankle. Well aware that Emerald couldn’t tolerate pain, Justin grew anxious as she broke into tears. At this rate, Justin saw the need to take her to the hospital. With one fluid motion he scooped her in his arms. Just after Emerald
Emerald lifted her eyes and held Clayton’s gaze. Justin and her were friends before they went to university. He knew everything about her except her real identity as the only heiress of Giovanni Kingston. With Giovanni’s power and influence it was just easy for him to ask the school not to divulge Emerald’s true identity. Only a few of the school staff knew her real identity. Emerald also used a low profile car so as not to draw attention to her. Though her clothes, bags and shoes and other accessories were high end brands she would usually say that they were just imitations when some of her wealthy classmates inquired how she acquired them. Emerald wasn’t against this kind of arrangement as she wanted to have true friends. Friends who would want her not because of her wealth and prestige. Hence, none of them suspected that she came from a very affluent family. And the only person who befriended her was Justin. “He knew me like the back of his hand, except my real identit
Instead of letting them know of his presence, Clayton hid behind the tent. Emerald let out a humorless chuckle. Justin was pointing out that she hadn’t understood his reason for leaving her. That was making her selfish and unreasonable for not waiting for him and marrying another man. “You were only concerned about what people will think of you. Did you ever think what I would feel? Did you know what I went through after you left me?” Justin was rendered speechless. “My depression worsened and I had suicidal thoughts.” Emerald added when Justin didn’t say a word. Startled by her revelation, Justin’s handsome face paled. His eyes were red as he looked into Emerald’s eyes. “I’m sorry, love. I’m already here and won’t leave anymore,” Justin stretched out his arms to pull Emerald into his embrace but she took two steps backward, avoiding him. “What we had is already in the past and will remain in the past. Clayton is my present and my future, no other man I would want to spend the
Freya, though still groggy from sleep, understood what he said, stirred up and faced Red.Surprise flickered in his eyes for a moment before they came back to their usual frostiness whenever he was looking at Freya.“What a gentleman you are, Mr. Stanford. Willing to sacrifice for me, eh?” She patted his chest and a smirk plastered on her face.“To tell you the truth, I am not weak as you thought. My child and I will live a good life without you. We don’t need your pity.”A marriage founded in sympathy and guilt won’t last a lifetime. It’s a weak foundation for a relationship. It can’t stand the test of time.