EMILY POVI stepped out of the jacuzzi after taking a cold bath. It was what I needed to get refreshed after our encounter with Crystal. Leo was a little bit quieter than he used to be, which was a cause for concern. I wore an attractive nightgown just to charm him for the night. While he worked on his laptop like he always did, I appeared beside him on the bed."Can you place that aside and just relax for the night. This could be a business trip but it's also an opportunity to take a break," I said, closing his laptop and setting it aside on my table. He stared at me for a few seconds then breathed in and held me close."You don't need to do so much to cheer me up. Crystal means nothing to me. I just get the feeling that she wouldn't appear in Europe and at our exact resort without a reason. She's up to no good like she always is," Leo explained."Had she done something before?" I asked."Almost duped me of millions of dollars," he replied."Really? And she had the guts to show up he

LEO POVEmily's face held no expression as she stared at the caller ID then at my face. I was unsure of what to do. I wanted to have nothing to do with Annabel. Even our company's partnership had been delegated to another team. "What does she want with you?" Emily asked."Maybe to rant about how I cut her off," I replied."She'd better deal with it," Emily said then drew me closer to her. She wrapped her hands around my neck and got me back to the kiss while Annabel kept calling. *********"What do you want, Annabel?" I asked when I finally picked her call late in the night. We decided to spend the night at the penthouse and Emily had fallen asleep a few minutes after laying on the bed. I had a couple of documents to look through so I stayed awake and worked on them. At that moment, Annabel's call came in but I ignored it. A few times more and I could not bear it so I picked it up. "It's quite unfair for you to dump me the way you did, Leo. To think you promised that nothing would

LEO POVThe Robbins Estate which was where I grew up didn't seem like home to me like it always felt. It felt strange. Those I had called family were strangers to me. Kay was one of those I suspected in revealing Emily's identity while my father fooled me all my life and turned me against my mother. I drove through the tarred road to the main building and walked out in anger. I could not understand what my father meant with the message he had sent. A servant led me to where father stood at the pavilion in the compound. "Are you avoiding me?" Father asked."Why would I do that?" I asked."Because you've gone against our morals and values," he said."Why do you say that?" I asked."I know that Emily is pregnant with your child and from what I heard, you've fallen in love with her when I specifically told you not to," he replied."Is that why you sent that disturbing text message? What has Emily done wrong? Why would you humiliate her?" I asked, my face painted with curiosity."You're t

EMILY POV"This child is not a bastard. This is Leo's child and I do not have any intention of getting rid of this baby. I can't believe you'll say something like this about your grandchild," I said."I do not care about sentiments. I wouldn't have built an empire if I focused on sentiments. I'll organize a press conference tomorrow and I want you to tell everyone that you covered up your family background so as to fit into high society and win Leo over. This is not a request or a negotiation. It's an order. Do what I tell you to do and I'll give you half a million. That includes, speaking at the press conference, getting rid of that bastard and staying away from Leo. And if you don't, you'll leave me no choice than to deal with you in the best way possible. Leo must never have a weakness, especially not someone like you," he said.I did not understand what he meant by someone like me. He wanted to make me feel so little and he succeeded in doing so because I felt overpowered as I sta

KAY POVDealing with Emily had been a hassle. She was Leo's greatest weakness but she was too clean. I could not have my way with her nor did she give me the opportunity to get close to knowing her. Apart from the secret baby she had with Leo, I could tell that she was hiding something. She was too anxious about seeing me at the hospital so it was more than just exposing her secret baby to Leo. I needed answers to my question so I got one of my men to make a proper background check on her. Then I discovered that she was Emily Jones and not Steven. I didn't get much information about her friends and family because she was truly an orphan with a missing kid brother and no close friend. Her hidden identity was the weapon I needed to disrupt Leo's life so I got it on social media and got a team of experts to make it trend like crazy. Emily could not show her face to the public which had definitely taken a toll on Leo. I felt so happy but that was not my goal. I wanted Father to see tha