EMILY POVThe living room had an empty space at it’s center so I placed it on the wall. “Perfect!” I muttered.The house looked beautiful to me so I decided to look around. I walked through the hallway till I heard the voices of Leo and his father.I went close to the study which made their voices audible for me to hear. I listened on their conversation and heard them discussing about me.At first, I felt elated that is father was defending me and reprimanding him for his scandalous acts. But my mood changed drastically when Leo mentioned that he wasn’t interested in me and didn’t intend to keep me with him.The worst part was when he said he wasn’t ready to become a father. He reminded me of the baby I was carrying which had made me look sick and pale for a few days.I felt like walking in on them but I stood rooted to the spot when Mr. Robbins spoke about his legacy.Leo kept asking questions about it which made me wonder what secrets they were keeping.“You’d know when the time is
LEO POV While Emily bathed in the bathroom, I kept thinking about how to avoid her. She was utterly distracting and being in the same room with her would lead to the inevitable. I swallowed hard and continued working on my laptop as she came out of the bathroom with her nightgown. I avoided her gaze as she looked at me and checked for a walk-in closet. I almost burst out into laughter when I noticed her screwed face when she wasn't looking. Then she left to get a glass of juice and it's been a few minutes but she had not showed up. I guessed she might be lost so I went out to get her. While I was coming down the stairs, I saw her peering through he window intently as if she would faint. Her eyes was painted with horror and she couldn't ear my footsteps as I approached her. "What are you looking at?" I asked her. "Good gracious!" she screamed and looked back through the window. "Where is he?" she asked. "Who?" I questioned her. "He was there. Right there! He stepped out of the
EMILY POVI felt suffocated as I walked back to my office in shame. Everything was not working in my favor. My own husband even ridiculed me before his board of executives.As I walked past the employees and they bowed to me, I could hear them whisper about my humiliation. I went into my office and shut myself in.I kept working on other aspects of the expansion project without leaving the office. When I noticed it was lunch break, I stepped out of the office and went to the last floor to get coffee.Then I suddenly started craving cooked meals. I made to leave the company then Leo appeared from his private elevator with Jude. I looked away from his direction but Jude's voice prompted me to give him a glance."Hi, Emily," Jude said."Hello, Jude," I said, then stole a glance at Leo.He avoided my gaze and focused on the entrance as a few men with their bodyguards walked into the building."Hola buenas tardes, Vincent," Leo said, embracing his guest and shaking their hands.Jude also a
EMILY POV"I'm not drunk!" I exclaimed and laughed loudly. He could instantly tell that I was drunk so he ended the call.I pouted my lips and kept blabbing nonsense till he showed up at the police station."She's my wife," he said, rushing to my side and checking my temperature. "Damn it! You're such a pain in the ass," he yelled."She has to pay the parking violation and DWI fine. She might even be charged to court and lose her driver's license," the police officer said. "You promised to help me whenever I needed your help. You wouldn't dare do that to me," I replied and laughed.The police officer was the same man who had been helping me investigate Max's case. He stared at me with pitiful eyes and sighed."She must be facing a lot. I hope she gets peace someday," the police officer said and sighed once again.Leo glared at him as he spoke. He was confused about the situation as he held me while I rubbed my hair on his chest. I snuggled to him and placed my hands around his neck.
EMILY POV"What do you mean? I haven't been keeping any secrets from you," I said. My hands were jittery but I placed one over the other to calm my nerves."What case do you have with the police? The police officer knew you and even told me to inform you that they would keep working on 'your' case till the truth is revealed," he said, laying emphasis on the 'your' part.I instantly knew he was referring to Mr. Davis, the police officer who was always willing to come to my rescue and investigate Max's case."Oh! Mr. Davis is just a man who's good at his job. He helped me with my father's case," I lied and heaved a sigh of relief.He glared at me for a few seconds then left the room. I quickly scanned through the entire place but I could not find the test results. My stomach rumbled as I imagined Leo reading the paper.I kept hoping and praying as I dressed for work. I rushed over to my car and drove the fastest way possible to the company. As soon as I entered my office, my secretary c
LEO POV "That's enough for today, Leo. You know that I do not stop you from spending more hours to finish up but this has to stop. You can't bury yourself into work for no reason. It's midnight already," Jude said, snatching a document from me. "I think you're forgetting I'm the boss so I get to call the shots," I replied gawking at his face as he burst into laughter. "You're the boss and I'm your executive assistant and secretary who's also your friend. My job is to ensure that you live a balanced life which is the opposite of what you're living right now," he responded. "So what do you want me to do? Leave all these tasks for another day until it piles up and I get discouraged?" I asked. "What are you avoiding? Scratch that. Who are you avoiding?" he asked sitting on the chair opposite my table. "Why would I avoid anyone? I'm Leo Robbins, the most perfect guy in all NYC," I replied with an air of pride. "What about Emily? You didn't say anything about her all day nor did you a
LEO POVEmily’s face was downcast when I walked into her office. She raised her face which showed that she had cried a little bit. Jude ordered everyone to vacate the vicinity of Emily’s office so as to give us privacy. I gasped as I stared at her.“Explain yourself!” I yelled at her.“I don’t know what to say. Whoever made that video must be out to get me because I never kissed your brother,” she replied calmly.“So the video was edited? It was clear that you two were having an intimate kiss,” I replied.“The angle of the video made it seem that way. Nothing happened. I’d never cheat on you,” she cried.“And you think I’ll believe you. Whenever you’ve made trouble, you’ll shed some crocodile tears and expect that I’ll forgive and forget. Guess what?! You’ll pay dearly for this particular one. Do you even know how stupid I look in front of my employees?” I yelled.“Just do it, Leo. Do whatever you want to do with me. There’s no amount of explanation I’ll make that would change your mi
EMILY POVI tried to act tough and locked myself in my office all day but the notifications kept ringing on my phone and at some point, I felt it might blow up.The employees were gossiping about me and Kay. They also stated that Kay admitted that I seduced him.At first, I felt they might be cooking up stories to make matters worse but on second thoughts, he was capable of doing so since he attempted to force himself on me.My head was filled with dreadful thoughts and being in the office environment made it worse. I picked my bag and headed to the parking space where I saw Kay, Leo and their father together.They went into the building through another entrance while I raced to my car and drove out.I wore my sunglasses and headed to my family home. In order to avoid Madam Beatrice and any other person that might recognize me, I parked my car at a distance and covered my head with a scarf.I sneaked into the apartment and shut the door. It was the only place that could shield me from