Emily couldn't believe it. She was beautifully dressed in the most expensive clothes.
When she was all done, she appeared before Damien who waited for her downstairs.
She didn't know how it felt to be married and now that she was in a fa*e Marriage, she felt all
the more awkward.
About half an hour later, the vehicle began to slow down.
With awe, she watched how the wrought iron gate pulled open on their own accord.
She looked in front of her, the the sight of the mansion left her jaw open.
The lovely Smell emitting from the garden along with the running fountain which stood at it's
peek left her mind blown.
Damien on the other hand stared in front of him, his expression turned cold as he balled his
fist.
He was going to introduce another woman who wasn't Lucille to be his wife.
Anger flashed in his eyes but reminding himself once more of why he was doing this, he took
in a deep relaxing breath.
To him, no one would replace his beloved wife but now, he knew that someone would step
out of the mansion and first impression matters.
The driver stepped out pulling the door open, he alighted from the vehicle, the driver turned
to do the same to Emily.
Right before Emily could step down, a hand reached out to her and assuming it was the
driver's, she placed hers in his stepping out only to find Damien staring at her with those cold
dark eyes of his.
She swallowed with the intensity he stared at her as though his gaze could Pierce deep
within her innocent soul.
His hands went to her waist when she stood beside him.
" You are meeting my family. So be calm. They won't bite"
She heard Damien say, his attention was in front of him.
Ever since they got into the car, she could sense an unknown anger from him.
" There are here!" A voice shouted drawing nearer as it approached them.
" Damien my dear it's been so long" it was Damien's grandmother Lily.
" She is your wife. Oh my... She looks gorgeous" she complimented and Emily couldn't help
but smile.
" Such a lovely voice as well. You should have told us you have found someone before you
got married Damien"
A frown latched between her brows when she spoke.
" Why didn't you inform me you were married" she poked the side of Damien but he didn't
flinch instead he rubbed her head like a child.
" Not fair. I would have loved to dress your bride up" her lips pouted with her hands crossed
on her chest.
" How did you meet? When did you get married?" Her questions trailed but came to an
abrupt end when his mother gestured her to remain silent with her hand on her lips.
" That's enough Sarah. He has just returned home after so long. Let's have dinner first then
you can ask him your million questions"
Damien continued to have his meal but could feel the stare that emitted from his brothers as
they had their seat.
"Seems you brought your wife Damien" said Derick suppressing his anger.
"For a fact you are not bl1nd to see that. Let me introduce you" he turned to Emily.
Emily could feel the tension in the air right from the time they stepped in till now.
A w*cked smirk crawled up Damien's lips one which made her gulp softly.
"This is my wife Emily and Emily, these are my brothers, Raphael and Derick and the
woman beside Raphael" he pointed to Raphael who had his gaze on his plate lifted it to his
brother.
Anger visible in those eyes as he clenched his jaw tightly.
" Is his wife Rosamond" he introduced and just like Raphael, she took had a glare but one
which wasn't directed to Damien but Emily.
"So Damien how did you two meet" his mother said trying to ease the tension which was
slowly turning uncomfortable.
" We met at a bar" he simply said making Emily choke on her food.
Trying to look like the perfect husband he reached out for the jar of water close to him,
pouring it out for her to drink.
His gesture earned him less of the doubt that they were married for they knew Damien
wasn't one to care for just anyone.
"What's your name dear?" Damien's mother Lara asked looking intrigued with Emily.
" Surely you must belong to a high class society for my son to choose you"
" Emily woods...." She drawled as though thinking of where she heard the name.
"Who knows maybe he took any lady as his wife just for his selfish benefit" said Raphael
chewing on his steaks.
Raphael never imagined that his brother would be married seeing the way he still has his
beloved wife in mind.
Damien had showed him his marriage certificate which cleared their doubts.
Rosamund, Raphael's wife was fueled with anger. She couldn't stop glaring at Emily for she
was the reason why her husband was in this state.
She had planned with Raphael to take over the company but now everything was ruined.
Pushing her chair back, she stood exiting from their presence.
Raphael followed suite trying to calm her down.
"I thought you said you had everything under control!" She yelled b@nging her knuckles on
the wall.
" What are we going to do?" Rosamund complained, her voice wanting to break into tears.
" Simple. Damien is expected to live with his wife for three months but if that doesn't happen,
we still have the company for ourselves" a wide grin appeared.
" Meaning?"
" We are going to make sure that they break up. Will make sure that they won't make it"
Rosamund on getting the idea smirked.
She pulled Raphael's face and gave him a peck.
Their marriage wasn't a love marriage but they still had their moments.
" I have an idea. Why don't you be all sweet to Emily and give her this"
He pulled forward the small bag he had brought with him.
Rosamund took it to see a beautiful diamond necklace placed in the box.
"The necklace isn't just ordinary. It's the necklace Damien gifted to his beloved wife on her
birthday but well, Emily won't know that"
They both laughed at his idea.
" Exactly. He would lose it and probably h1t her in front of everyone. Why don't you be a
darling and give it to her"
" My pleasure" she blew him a kiss walking out of his sight.
Raphael watched her with a huge smile up his face till she was seen no more.
When Rosamund returned, the family had dispersed. Her eyes searched for Emily till she
found her at the balcony discussing with grandmother.
She waited till she was left alone to make her move.
"I could feel the heated tension between my husband and yours. We didn't have the time to
know each other as they say first impression matters"
She gave a charming sweet fa*e smile.
But before he could meet them, his sister Sarah grabbed him away whining exactly the same
way she used to.
After discussing for a while, Rosamund pulled up the necklace showcasing it's beauty to
Emily.
" It's beautiful isn't it?" Rosamond asked staring at Emily who nodded.
" It is"
" I would like you to have it"
At this, Emily shook her head outrightly refusing it, this earned a frown from Rosamund but
either way she replaced it with a smile.
" I would love for you to have it please beside we are family. It won't be nice rejecting
something from me on our first meeting"
Her voice had a hint of sadness which Emily didn't want her to feel.
After much persuasions, she finally gave in.
" Ok"
" That's wonderful" she rejoiced going behind her to help her wear the necklace.
" When would you visit again?" His grandfather asked walking to take a seat.
" Soon" he simply replied but the old man shook his head knowing his soon would be till the
next time that something would bring the entire family together.
Damien wasn't a person who loved to be around people instead, he loved his own space
except from the time when his wife was alive and by his side.
Emily who had spent her time with Sarah came to meet Damien.
Damien turned to Emily who after having dinner left her to get accompanied with the family.
His eyes trailed her face landing on the necklace around her neck.
His darks eyes flashed with anger, his teeth greeted and his hands balled into tight fist.
"How dare you wear that?" He growled closing the distance between them.
Emily could feel the de@dly aura he emitted.
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Chapter 5
"How dare you wear that?" He growled closing the distance between them.
Emily could feel the de@dly aura he emitted.
She didn't know what she did wrong that made him stare at her as though he wanted to
strangle her.
Raphael and his wife stood by the side hoping for their plans to be successful.
With a stretched hand, Damien reached out for the necklace which hung around her neck.
" It's beautiful isn't it?" He asked, his gaze lingering on the necklace sparkling under the
moonlight.
" I thought it would be a nice idea giving her the necklace since she is now your wife. She
should be the only person that matters to you"
" I feel you downgraded yourself by gifting someone a second hand stuff. Were you out of
cash that you couldn't buy a necklace.
You know you could have asked your husband since you are always a l£ech by his side" he
remarked smirking at the end of his statement.
Her glare towards him harden.
Huffing, she left. It didn't take long for Raphael to leave as well.
" Our stay here has come to an end. Come let's go"
" Please make sure to visit again" Sarah said and Damien nodded walking out of their
presence.
Once he was out his anger resurfaced but he resisted the urge of letting his emotions take
over.
Stepping into the car with Emily sitting next to him, they drove till they arrived at Damien's
mansion.
He alighted from the vehicle and when Emily stepped out, almost immediately, her back met
the car.
The anger he held was now evidently seen.
He's eyes fixed on the necklace while Emily trembled beneath him.
"Damien is something wrong? Did I do anything wrong?" Her tiny voice spoke up.
Damien on seeing this backed away and into the mansion up his room.
Holding the necklace tightly, he b@nged his knuckles on the wall as he remembered Lucy's
expression when she first saw the necklace.
" I have a surprise for you" he said hiding the box behind him.
That day he had come home late specifically because he had gone to purchase the
necklace.
"I'm not talking to you" she pouted her lips like a child.
Wrapping his hands around her waist, he placed the box in front of her.
" I'm sorry for coming home late but I promise you that my reasons are good. Open the box"
he handed it over to her.
Exhaling she opened it and to her surprise it was the necklace she had been dreaming of.
She let out a shriek of excitement hugging him with her full chest.
Emily who stepped into the mansion with a bleeding neck searched for the first aid box
fortunately, the maid came and handed it to her.
She aided in cleaning up her wounds.
Emily had no idea why he was angry, her brows furrowed when she heard the breaking of
stuff.
" Don't worry ma'am. He is always like that when he gets angry" the maid named Vera
shrugged closing the first aid box, when she was done she left Emily.
Emily's gaze wandered round wondering how a person could leave alone in such a big
mansion.
She wanted to go up to Damien to know what's wrong but she maintained her limits.
When morning came, Damien stepped out of his room to embrace the aroma of freshly
cooked food.
It's been a while since he had eaten a home cooked meal even when his maid prepared
some, he always lacked the appetite to eat but this was different, he wanted to taste the food
which occupied his sense of smell.
" Vera you know I don't eat before I leave for work so why did you cook?"
***
Wearing her apron over her, she turned only to find the face of her angry boss, madam
Bella.
The frown that was on her face disappeared and was replaced with a smile.
" It's okay. I understand things are hard for you. I heard about your wedding. You can take
the week off if you like"
Her words flowed so calmly but yet her words brought pain to Emily's broken heart. She had
intended to forget able why Richard did to her.
Holding back her tears along with tolerating her achi throat, she nodded quickly leaving her
to some place she could recuperate but with the restaurant being a filled with staff, her friend
Tricia came to meet her.
" Hey are you okay?" She asked and she gave a quick nod.
She stood erect with a smile up her lips.
In the background, Emily could hear some of the employees talking about her, her failed
wedding to be specific.
It made her self esteem she had come in here to become low.
"That's sad. I wonder how she must be feeling" said one of the waiters.
It made the other two she was talking with turn her head to her.
" What are you all discussing about" It was the manager who spoke this time around.
Quickly, they all scurried out to perform their jobs.
" Don't mind them. They are all gossipers" said Tricia but she simply smiled.
With their words playing in her head, Emily dashed to the customers that arrived, taking their
orders and trying to get her mind on the right track but then she noticed a particular person
sitting at the far end of the room.
" Isn't he ordering anything" said Emily noticing his table had nothing on it not even a glass
of water.
" Who knows, he hasn't ordered anything ever since he stepped in here" she shrugged going
forward to drop the orders.
Emily from where she stood stared at the man, his back was turned to her.
" What are you looking at?" Betty said coming to stand beside her.
Her tray which had been full was now empty.
The chatting and laughing of the customers were heard.
"Just him"
Betty followed her line of sight to the stranger.
" Oh... him. Why don't you find out if he would like to have anything" she suggested.
Shrugging Emily left her to stand in front of the gentleman.
" Would you like to have anything sir"
Her polite voice carried out softly.
His eyes gleamed in excitement and he nodded.
" Richard?"
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Chapter 5
"How dare you wear that?" He growled closing the distance between them.
Emily could feel the de@dly aura he emitted.
She didn't know what she did wrong that made him stare at her as though he wanted to
strangle her.
Raphael and his wife stood by the side hoping for their plans to be successful.
With a stretched hand, Damien reached out for the necklace which hung around her neck.
" It's beautiful isn't it?" He asked, his gaze lingering on the necklace sparkling under the
moonlight.
" I thought it would be a nice idea giving her the necklace since she is now your wife. She
should be the only person that matters to you"
" I feel you downgraded yourself by gifting someone a second hand stuff. Were you out of
cash that you couldn't buy a necklace.
You know you could have asked your husband since you are always a l£ech by his side" he
remarked smirking at the end of his statement.
Her glare towards him harden.
"You should be careful, you might just hurt yourself with your actions"
The people around would have thought Damien said so because of the way she held the
glass but he was directing it to the game she was playing by wanting to upset him.
Huffing, she left. It didn't take long for Raphael to leave as well.
" Our stay here has come to an end. Come let's go"
" Please make sure to visit again" Sarah said and Damien nodded walking out of their
presence.
Once he was out his anger resurfaced but he resisted the urge of letting his emotions take
over.
Stepping into the car with Emily sitting next to him, they drove till they arrived at Damien's
mansion.
He alighted from the vehicle and when Emily stepped out, almost immediately, her back met
the car.
The anger he held was now evidently seen.
He's eyes fixed on the necklace while Emily trembled beneath him.
"Damien is something wrong? Did I do anything wrong?" Her tiny voice spoke up.
Damien on seeing this backed away and into the mansion up his room.
Holding the necklace tightly, he b@nged his knuckles on the wall as he remembered Lucy's
expression when she first saw the necklace.
" I have a surprise for you" he said hiding the box behind him.
That day he had come home late specifically because he had gone to purchase the
necklace.
"I'm not talking to you" she pouted her lips like a child.
Wrapping his hands around her waist, he placed the box in front of her.
" I'm sorry for coming home late but I promise you that my reasons are good. Open the box"
he handed it over to her.
Exhaling she opened it and to her surprise it was the necklace she had been dreaming of.
She let out a shriek of excitement hugging him with her full chest.
Emily who stepped into the mansion with a bleeding neck searched for the first aid box
fortunately, the maid came and handed it to her.
She aided in cleaning up her wounds.
Emily had no idea why he was angry, her brows furrowed when she heard the breaking of
stuff.
" Don't worry ma'am. He is always like that when he gets angry" the maid named Vera
shrugged closing the first aid box, when she was done she left Emily.
Emily's gaze wandered round wondering how a person could leave alone in such a big
mansion.
She wanted to go up to Damien to know what's wrong but she maintained her limits.
When morning came, Damien stepped out of his room to embrace the aroma of freshly
cooked food.
It's been a while since he had eaten a home cooked meal even when his maid prepared
some, he always lacked the appetite to eat but this was different, he wanted to taste the food
which occupied his sense of smell.
" Vera you know I don't eat before I leave for work so why did you cook?"
***
Emily who had woken up very early, rushed to work.
She was a waiter at in a restaurant and due to the change in environment, she found it a
little difficult to arrive early.
Wearing her apron over her, she turned only to find the face of her angry boss, madam
Bella.
The frown that was on her face disappeared and was replaced with a smile.
" It's okay. I understand things are hard for you. I heard about your wedding. You can take
the week off if you like"
Her words flowed so calmly but yet her words brought pain to Emily's broken heart. She had
intended to forget able why Richard did to her.
Holding back her tears along with tolerating her achi throat, she nodded quickly leaving her
to some place she could recuperate but with the restaurant being a filled with staff, her friend
Tricia came to meet her.
" Hey are you okay?" She asked and she gave a quick nod.
She stood erect with a smile up her lips.
In the background, Emily could hear some of the employees talking about her, her failed
wedding to be specific.
It made her self esteem she had come in here to become low.
"That's sad. I wonder how she must be feeling" said one of the waiters.
It made the other two she was talking with turn her head to her.
" What are you all discussing about" It was the manager who spoke this time around.
Quickly, they all scurried out to perform their jobs.
" Don't mind them. They are all gossipers" said Tricia but she simply smiled.
With their words playing in her head, Emily dashed to the customers that arrived, taking their
orders and trying to get her mind on the right track but then she noticed a particular person
sitting at the far end of the room.
" Who knows, he hasn't ordered anything ever since he stepped in here" she shrugged going
forward to drop the orders.
Emily from where she stood stared at the man, his back was turned to her.
" What are you looking at?" Betty said coming to stand beside her.
Her tray which had been full was now empty.
The chatting and laughing of the customers were heard.
"Just him"
Betty followed her line of sight to the stranger.
" Oh... him. Why don't you find out if he would like to have anything" she suggested.
Shrugging Emily left her to stand in front of the gentleman.
" Richard?"
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Chapter 6
" Emily I..." Before he could say any further, a loud resounding slap met his face.
One that left her five digits imprinted there but Richard didn't argue neither did he go into a
fight.
He stood there simply watching as her tears rolled down her cheeks.
Due to the slap given to Richard, everyone's attention was on them but Emily didn't care.
She wanted answers and she wanted them now.
" Answer me! Why did you leave me!" She yelled.
Her yelling only added to the immense pain up her head.
Her get wobbled softly from beneath her, her body weighed to the side and before she knew
it, she lost consciousness.
It took about thirty minutes for Emily to finally wake up but when she did, she found herself in
the store room lying on the bed.
She looked around for Richard but couldn't find him.
" She's awake" said Tricia who quickly came to meet her.
Her tears streaked down her cheeks.
" Hey it's ok" Tricia comforted but it did not good.
" To be honest, I never truly liked Richard and all I ever wanted was for him to get out of your
life.
Seeing the way you were persistent about him, I let you be.
It hurts be to say this but... I told you.
Richard isn't good enough for you"
She stroked her head as she spoke.
After a few minutes of comforting, Emily was able to get herself together.
She completed her work till and after that went back to Damien's mansion.
Stepping inside, the thought about Richard bringing tears to her.
Damien who had been off to work was informed on Emily's return.
While hoping she would have a good rest, he moved to the direction of his room but came to
a halt when he heard sounds coming from Emily's room.
His curiosity took the better of him and he went to take a look only to find her sitting on the
bed staring down at her palm.
The wound on the side of her neck was evident and he felt guilty because he inflicted it up
on her.
Emily who was crying a while back suddenly turned quiet wiping her tears away on seeing
him enter.
" You are here" she said trying to force a smile up her lips bit couldn't.
Her heart was in pieces for her to smile even if it was fake.
Damien didn't answer and instead went to the drawer pulling it open to retrieve a first aid
box.
Sitting on the bed, he attempted to clean her wounds, a gasp escaped her lips after which
she shifted away from him.
" What do you think you are doing?" She asked with a suspicious look.
" Trying to clean your wound" he answered but when he still attempted to clean it, she stood.
" I can do it myself" she said but he only raised a brow at her.
She whimpered a bit after which a hiss but suddenly, tears brimmed down her eye lids.
Damien who saw this thought he wasn't gentle, a sigh escaped his lips.
It could be possible that she was crying because of what he did to her.
" Forgive me for my manners last night" he said Hoping to silence her with his words but her
tears rolled on.
With Emily's actions he felt disgusted and wanted to push her away.
He never liked the thought of someone other then his wife touching him.
His hands went to her shoulder where he wanted to pull her away but then she spoke.
" He left me" her words low but still audible to Damien.
He understood she was talking about her supposed groom.
"First of all you aren't worthles$. Secondly, human beings are ins@tiable. Never try to satisfy
them because you would only look like a f0ol"
He said with experience.
He remembered when he was first brought in to the house where his step mom and brothers
lived.
He had always tried to get along with them, tried to be friends, tried to do whatever they
wanted but In the end, they never did likes him.
After a while he stopped caring about what they would say, what they would feel.
After the conversation she had with Damien, Emily returned to her normal self.
She kept on going to work but didn't see Richard after that day.
She was glad but at the same time tensed.
Lately, she have been having headaches and the rate of her dizziness increased.
Tricia also noticed it and each time she confronted her about it she would try to cover it up
with the excuse of stress.
But could it really be stress?
" I think you need to take a pregnancy test". Tricia said staring at her.
It's been three days she noticed Emily's weird behaviors.
All of a sudden she would feel dizzy.
But this was the first time she confronted her about a pregnancy test.
" But that's not really the problem here. What if you are pregnant and Damien finds out?"
Emily had informed Tricia about Damien and the fak£ marriage.
She knew Tricia wouldn't spill a bean but now she said it, she was worried.
Chapter 7
After Emily had a little talk with Tricia, she prepared her things to leave but just then, a black
Mercedes-Benz pulled in front of the restaurant and a man wearing a black suite stepped in.
In the restaurant, all gazes fell on him as he walked till he stood in front of Emily.
The murmuring amongst the people continued and Emily's face flushed with
embarrassment.
Nodding her head, she quickly grabbed her things heading straight for the car.
" I'll be staying for a few days here. I just want to know that you both are okay" she said.
" We are" she said still plastering her smile up her face.
Emily along with the maids helped her get comfortable in one of the rooms of the mansion.
Since it was late, Damien hadn't returned from work so Emily went to settle into her own
room.
Not long after she went to sleep, her door creaked open and slowly a figure went to her but
right before Emily could open her eyes to scream, a hand sealed her lip.
"I just heard my mother arrived and would be spending a few days here. I came up hear to
take you with me"
" To where?"
" My room. For the few days she would spend here, you will sleep in my room so it would
actually make our marriage look believable"
Hearing this Emily didn't feel comfortable.
She hadn't shared a room with a man other than Richard.
Seeing the worried look on her face, he went on to say.
" You can sleep on the couch" he said getting ready to lie on the bed.
"You brought me here and and as a temporary..." She thought of what to say.
" Guest. A temporary guest, I'll sleep on the bed"
She went to the bed and laid on it.
Seeing this, they began to bicker until a knock was heard on the door.
When morning came, he found Emily still sleeping peacefully but the part that baffled him
was the fact that he actually slept without thinking of how to sleep.
With Damien always being the busy man, he rushed to the office.
Spending half the entire day occupied with work was interrupted when he could hear yelling
from outside his office.
Going to take a look, he found Theresa creating a scene.
" Baby boo..." She stepped forward in an attempt to hug him but he didn't let her.
His eyes staring daggers in hers.
Theresa quickly regretted her actions as she knew that Damien hated to touch anyone much
less hug them.
" I came to see you" she pouted her lips exactly the way a child would.
" Don't let me repeat myself Theresa" he warned and at this she dropped her entire act.
" Fine. I have been hearing rumors from all over the web saying that you were married and I
just came to verify from you"
Theresa said.
She once was his girlfriend or Should she say acting girlfriend.
Back then after the death of his wife when Damien had intentions of showing his parents his
girlfriend, Theresa pleaded to be one but unfortunately, their little sharade didn't last when
Damien called it off.
People have been running m@d wondering who Damien's wife could be.
" And..."
He said looking u bothered.
"Well.. is it true? Are you married?" She asked anxiously waiting for his reply.
" You can't be serious. I Know you. You wouldn't get married to anyone" she said almost
yelling.
" You can't do this to me. Damien I have always been here. If you needed someone to
pretend to be your wife I'm here. Who is she?" She yelled out of pure rage.
" I know you aren't married. Your marriage... It isn't real. You are just saying this to annoy
me. You can't possibly get married"
Her eyes at the moment was filled with tears.
"Well... He is married"
Theresa heard a voice from behind her.
Emily stepped forward stopping when she was beside Damien.
" Well... Believe it. Now that you know, why don't you scr@m. I don't want to see you any
where near my husband"
Emily said ever so proudly.
When Richard dumped her she couldn't believe that she was calling a person her husband.
Instead of leaving, Theresa gave a hearty laugh after which she began to clap her hands.
" Wonderful performance. I must say... You got yourself a good actress for a wife" Theresa
said.
"I'm sure you aren't deaf when she said she is my wife"
Damien who had been silent finally spoke.
"Oh I did but at the same time I'm sure this is all an act"
Emily frowned at Theresa who wasn't willing to accept.
Emily who had just realized what she did widened her eyes.
She looked at Damien's face but he didn't show any emotions.
She knew she would be reprimanded but what she didn't expect was Damien wrapping his
arms around her waist to pull her closer to him.
When she woke up this morning, her supposed mother-in-law insisted that they visited
Damien at the office saying it was how a perfect wide should behave.
But when they arrived, they found Theresa lingering around Damien which annoyed
Damien's mother, Lora.
Emily was forced to do what she did today because Damien's mother had ushered her to
step into their conversation but when the girl didn't move from the idea that it was a fake
marriage, she resulted to kissing him.
" That was wonderful. I was wondering when that pesky girl would accept the fact that my
son is married and leave him alone" Lora said approaching them.
She had been by the side watching the entire event play out.
"Now that we are here, why don't we go out?" Lora asked but Damien outrightly refused.
" I'm busy why don't you spend some time with Emily. Maybe later"
Before Lora could protest, Damien left their presence.
***
In a dark room, a man was drinking himself to stupor.
Raising his head to see his facial, he broke the glass with his fists.
It was none other than Richard.
The sounds of heels clicking was heard and a lady stepped in.
" Oh my... You look terrible" she said sitting on the seat nearby.
"I'm glad you saw this. Now you can console yourself and stop feeling guilty. Get a hold of
yourself" she said and left him taking her phone with her.
That day on the wedding day, Richard had only left Emily because that was the only choice.
It was either he did this or humiliate her to the point of no return by posting her nud£s on the
internet.
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Chapter 8
Right after Damien left their presence, he stepped out of the building for his secretary to
come running towards him.
" Sir... You have a meeting with Mr Williams in the next one hour. I just spoke to Mr Gilbert
on the project we are undergoing and for his opinion, so far he likes the idea" he informed.
Damien whose mind have been wondering to the incident that happened earlier couldn't help
but feel shocked at himself.
On a normal basis, he would have l@shed out on her but he didn't and it surprised him.
A look of confusion merred his face making his secretary think that he didn't hear him.
" Sir... Mr Gilbert..."
He couldn't complete his sentence as he was interrupted immediately.
" Set a meeting with him" that was all he said before stepping into the car.
And once again, after his few uttered words, he thought about the kiss.
Unconsciously, his hand went to his lips. Just thinking about it somehow made him smile.
Their drive to the supposed destination came to a halt when a car stopped right in front of
Damien's vehicle.
With frown laced up his brow, he stared at the driver's image through the rear view mirror.
Damien who once had a confused expression suddenly had an angry look as he Wondered
who dared to stop in front of his vehicle.
"What's wrong?"
" Your boss wants to see me?" He sarcastically spoke with a huff.
"I don't see anyone. If they want to speak to me, they should come to me"
" Gabbo!" The voice of a woman from inside the vehicle yelled and when he left heading
towards the vehicle, he opened the door for his owner to step out.
"You!" An angry lady stepped out of the vehicle. Shortly after, she was accompanied by a
man.
Damien recognized the woman to be Doris, his wife sister.
"How dare you do this!" She continued to blabber until she came to stand in front of Damien.
" Nice to meet you Doris" he greeted, his tone calm and not bothered about the raging lady.
" Don't you dare greet me. How dare you do this to Freda! You got remarried really?"
The man who accompanied her was her brother Devon.
In the past they were once close friends but after the death of his sister, things went haywire.
"It's your fault she died and you sure did move on quick"
Devon pulled his sister's hand to drag her along but as stubborn as she was, she wouldn't
agree.
"You k!lled Freda and now you are happy with your new married life. It's your fault she's
de@d!"
At this point Devon got really upset.
He had planned today to be their day, just the two of them but with Freda being a socialist,
she quickly got up the news concerning Damien and his marriage.
"Aren't you going to say anything?! Are you just going to stare at me huh?" She asked, her
chest heaving from talking so much without breathing.
A few seconds after she paused in her talking, Damien took the time to speak
"I thought you would never get tired of talking" his calm demeanor added fuel to Doris's
mood.
Typical Damien!
Instead of reacting, Damien reached his hand into his pocket.
" You should listen to your brother Doris and after that, take some medicine for your
upcoming headache.
Maybe after you calm down, we might have a reasonable talk if you would want to"
"Drive" he ordered.
***
IN THE RESTAURANT
Half an hour after Emily arrived to the restaurant with Damien's mother, they ordered some
dishes but Emily's mind seemed to be somewhere else.
Before they arrived, she had been trying to call her mother but her line wasn't reachable
which was why she got disturbed.
Living with her mother all these years, she got to know that her mother picks the call on the
first ring. It was either that or she was busy and even if she was busy, she would always
return a call.
But here, she heard nothing from her mother.
" Emily" Lora called but was unheard by Emily who continued to glance down at her phone.
It was after she felt a warm, gentle hand being placed on hers did she come out from her
train of Thoughts.
" What's wrong Emily?" She asked for her to shake her head in a signal that she was fine.
"Come on don't lie to me. Ever since we came here, you have been staring at your phone all
day as though you are expecting a call"
Lora retracted her hand for her to seat erect staring her in the face.
With few strands of Emily's hair dropping to her face, her fingers went to tuck them behind
her ear.
" I am expecting a call but it's nothing. I'm fine" she dropped her phone to the table holding
up her fork.
"Alright then"
Minutes later after their dinner, they both stand to leave.
Right before they could leave, Emily searched for her phone but couldn't find it.
" My phone. I must have left it inside. I'll go get it" she said excusing herself.
But right before she could step inside the restaurant, she felt herself being dragged away
and towards a corner.
Her brown hazel eyes deeply staring at the person in front of her.
On first glance, anger flashed in her eyes and her hands which were in his was quickly
yanked away.
Huffing and boiling with rage, she tried to make her way away from Richard.
"Where do you think you are going?" Asked Richard, his grip on her hand were so tight to
the extent Emily could feel him squeezing her bones.
" You are hurting me Richard" she yelled but he still wouldn't listen.
A flash of anger passed through his eyes as he remembered about the news.
" Fine we can talk" she said and after Richard released her, a hot slap met his face.
"What do you want to talk about? How you left me? How you abandoned me at the alter?"
She questioned.
" Don't tell me that cr@p. Why did you do it? Why did you leave?"
A scoff was heard from heard, she intended to give him another slap but withheld herself.
" You know why... You are a f00l, a big one. What about all those promises you said you
would keep. What about them!"
" I'm sorry. I can still keep does promises if you give me a chance. Please Emily"
He pleaded, his knees touching the ground but even with his act of apology, Emily's heart
wasn't touched.
"No. There is no second chance. You left me when I needed you the most. I don't need you"
she turned to leave.
Her steps came to a halt when his hand grabbed her wrist pulling her to his chest.
Encircling his other hand around her waist, he made sure there wasn't any distance between
them.
" Are you saying you don't love me anymore Emily?" His voice turned hoarse and s£xy.
"I am. The thing is that, my father is sick and I'll have to stay with him for a while. I would
have loved to spend time with you and Damien to see how you guys are coping"
She heaved a sad sigh.
" We are doing just fine like every normal couple" she lied.
" I hope so. Damien can be a whole lot difficult but when you get to know him, he can be
sweet" Lora smiled.
Lora remembered when she would fall ill and Damien would act like he didn't care but at
night, he would stay by her bed side just to make sure she was fine.
" If you are worried about Damien, I promise to take care of him"
At this, Lora gave her a hug.
With the help of Emily, she was able to get her luggage ready.
Damien arrived at the mansion to see her placing her bag in the car.
" Yes. Your grandfather suddenly fell ill. I have to attend to him but after that, I'll be back"
She explained.
Damien nodded his head and miss Lora went to hug her son before her departure.
With time passing like the wind, the dark sky was seen with stars above it.
Since miss Lora was gone, Emily retired to her own room to rest for the day.
While dressing her mind, she heard a knock on the door and going to it, she found Damien
standing there.
" Can you sleep with me?" He asked with his eyes now open.
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" Don't read meaning into it okay? I just have a hard time sleeping to the extent I count
sheep while trying to force myself to sleep and that's why I need you in my room this instant"
He said.
Emily could swear that his words sounded like a command and she didn't like his tone.
" No"
At this Damien's eyes went wild.
" Did you just reject me?" He asked a little bit baffled.
" No is No. If you can't ask nicely no" she said crossing her hand on her chest.
In anger, Damien stepped closer to her and before she knew it, he picked her up from where
she stood heading to his room and only when they entered, did he close the door.
" Are you crazy?" She asked stepping forward to unlock the door but found out that she
couldn't.
She turned to face him but he only smirked.
" Look at least for tonight okay?" He tried to persuade her but she shook her head.
" I'll only sleep here if you ask nicely" he watched her pout her mouth like a child.
" Fine. Come sleep with me" he said for her to raise her brow at him.
" Please"
" Much better" her face beamed up with smiles as she went to the bed and lay on it. Soon
after, Damien accompanied her on the bed.
From the position of Emily, she was able to see the female picture which had kept her
wondering from last night.
" My wife"
" I know. Along with her beauty, she has a beautiful character.
She sure do know how to make a dull place look lively"
He gave out a sad sigh, one Emily didn't fail to notice.
" Dead" he answered turning to the other side of the bed indicating that he no longer what's
to talk about the subject.
Putting two and two Emily got to figure out that he was still hurt by her death and that's why
he was like this.
Somewhere deep down, she felt sorry for him.
Heaving a sad sigh as well, she went to sleep.
When she woke up in the morning, Emily could feel strong arms around her.
She opened her eyes to see Damien had wrapped his hands around her.
Seeing this made her blush. This should have been her and her real husband.
Shaking off the feeling, she tried to remove her hands but he would always bring her close to
him.
" What do you think you are doing?" She slapped him with a pillow.
"Do you know what you did?" She asked, rage filling her facials.
" What?"
" You... You... Ahhh!!" She screamed when she couldn't say the words.
She quickly ran out of the room to her own room leaving Damien some what shocked.
Minutes later, Emily heard a knock and knowing who it was frowned going to the door.
"I don't know why you are angry but here to tell you that we will be attending an event tonight
so you should get ready" he said leaving the moment he announced the news.
Emily quickly left to her work place.
In the middle of their work, Tricia dragged Emily to the corner handing her a pregnancy kit
" Don't act dumb. It's for you to verify if you are pregnant or not"
Emily's stomach knotted together.
She should have known Tricia would bring this up.
"But I..."
" No ifs and buts. Take the test tonight and tomorrow, show me the result" Tricia said.
After the day's work, she returned home to find the maid talking to some unknown guest.
" There she is" the maid Vera said walking to her with the strangers following suite.
" This are the designers that were sent here to make you look elegant for tonight's event"
Vera said.
With a smile up their faces, they introduced themselves.
After which they took Emily to select some clothes that would suite her.
After multiple selection and so many times of wearing the dresses brought forward, Emily
finally settled for a blue velvet gown.
By the time she was done trying out the dresses presented to her, she came down to see
Damien sitting on the couch with his leg crossed over the other and his gaze down on his
phone.
He finally lifted his eyes to see Emily. His gaze fully on her.
"Vera, call me the designers" he ordered for her to leave and fulfill his orders.
"It's wonderful amongst the many selections we have seen so far" one of them said.
Damien hummed, he leaned forward to adjust himself on the couch.
"You are all fired!" He clearly said for their mouth to fly open.
Emily who loved the gown couldn't see any wrong in it.
And when he stood up, he moved to Emily.
" Change. A new set of designers will appear here in an hour" and so he left their sight.
While some of them pleaded to Emily to get him change his mind, Emily wasn't sure if she
could do it.
Right when she was about to go for it, Vera disapproved saying.
" It will only anger him Madam and you don't want that"
On hearing this Emily could only watch the face of disappointment cloud their faces before
they were escorted out by Vera.
Going up to her room, she went to change.
She took her handbag but paused when she found the pregnancy test kit in her bag.
With anxiousness filling every part of her body, she went to the bathroom to take the test and
coming out she sat on her bed not able to look at it.
It was this point she wished Tricia would be here to tell it to her instead.
A knock was heard on the door but due to the fact that she was lost in her thought, she
couldn't hear it.
Damien stepped in to find the pregnancy kit in her hands. Simply staring at her, he could tell
she was nervous about the results.
" Emily" he called. Her eyes which were shut opened up, her posture straightened after
which she stood to hid it behind her.
"You... What... What are you doing here?" She asked for him to raise a brow at her.
"Are you pregnant?" He asked for her to shake her head vigorously.
" Since you are nervous to see the results, I'll do it for you" he said taking a look at the tube.
Emily gulped as she stared at him but immediately his eyes looked down at his hand, a
frown formed.
His teeth clenched inside his mouth.
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Chapter 10
" Master Damien requested you come downstairs for the new designers have arrived" she
announced before leaving.
After staying alone in the room, she stood up to go to the designers who placed all their
effort in dressing her up.
But if with the makeup, Emily's worry was evident.
Damien stepped down to find Emily wearing a red slit up gown.
" You should smile more often. Putting on that face doesn't suite"
Taking a proper glance at her, he moved forward to the vehicle.
None of them saying a word.
Two hours later, they both arrived at the event with men and women stepping in all dressed
in luxury. It was then Emily took the time to look at herself.
She noticed the gold necklace which hung on her neck and it seemed to be weighing her
down but none the less, she maintained her posture.
" You have been quiet ever since you saw the result of the pregnancy test. Aren't you
happy?" Damien asked.
Sighing, Emily looked ahead of her.
" You should get used to this for the three months we will be living together" said Damien.
As they kept taking their pictures, out of nervousness Emily clung onto Damien's hand tightly
but he didn't mind instead on seeing her uneasiness, he clicked his fingers for his bodyguard
to disperse them and only after that did Emily feel relieved.
"Stop thinking about things and try to enjoy the moment" he advised.
Just then a man and a woman approached them.
" Mr Damien, I had no idea you were coming with a guest and a female for that matter"
Alfred one of his grandfather's business partners spoke.
The girl on his right was his daughter and she couldn't help but ogle the fine being in front of
her.
"Felicia, this is Mr Damien Wilder and Damien this is my lovely daughter. You know I heard
you might be looking for a wife material and my daughter happens to be the exact person
you need" Alfred went on to speak.
Felicia stepped forward to handshake Damien but feeling irritated by the way she stared at
him, he simply placed his hand around Emily's waist making Emily's eyes to widen.
Felicia who was left hanging in the air retracted her hands.
"Who might she be?" Alfred asked knowing that Damien was hardly seen with a woman by
his side.
" You will also have to get used to that" Damien said referring to Felicia's glare.
" I can see that. Almost all the women here has their eye on you" Emily said with a tint of
jealousy in her tone.
She hated the way they stared at Damien giving him seductive stares.
" Are you jealous?" He asked for her to let out a scoff.
" Me? Jealous? No way. I won't be jealous for anything" Emily said straighten herself while
Damien shook his head to her reaction.
In the hall, a woman threw angry stare at Emily for being so close to Damien and that person
was Raphael's wife Rosamund. She had always had a soft spot for Damien but never had
the guts to confront him seeing the way he shuts down women.
" Ugh! Those two. They make my blood boil" he muttered rolling his fingers in tight fist.
" Me too? What are we going to do about them? How are we going to break them up?"
Rosamund asked, her gaze falling on Damien before shifting to their arms intertwined
together.
In anger, she gripped onto the glass tightly to the extent it broke.
" Are you okay?" Raphael asked in concern for her to nod.
Meanwhile Emily watched as Damien talked to the guests that arrived before him. She
somehow felt left out and made an excuse of going to the restroom but on her way there, her
feet froze when she met Richard.
" Are you stalking me?" She angrily asked and when Richard stepped forward, she stepped
back attempting to go back to where she came from or maybe take another route.
"Stop this cat and dog Chase Emily" Richard said almost yelling.
" You started it first when you left me at the altar. And when I ask you for your reason, you
make up the worst excuse. I'll never forgive you and in case you haven't noticed, I'm happily
married so leave me alone!" She yelled but he held her.
" Whether you like it or not, you are mine" he growled in a low threatening tone putting fear
in Emily's heart.
" What's going on here?" The voice of Damien was heard and hearing that Emily was in
deed relieved but Richard wasn't willing to let go of Emily's hand.
Merely looking at Damien stimulated his anger.
"Let me go Richard"
" You heard the lady. Let her go or I'll call security on you and you won't want that" Damien
threatened and instantly Richard let go of her hand.
Emily without hesitation ran to him watching Richard fuel in anger.
" Good. Next time I see you around my wife" he dragged Emily by the waist pulling her
closer to him, hip touching hip.
"Stop with your threats. You don't scare me!" Richard screamed.
" Really? I dare you to touch her" Damien's voice suddenly turned deadly as he gazed at
him.
His fist ready to break the bones of the !nsolent man.
Richard looked around to see the eyes of the people nearby directed to them and not
wanting to create a scene he stood in his spot, his teeth reiling up in anger.
" I thought so. Come wife, let's leave him alone" with his hands still wrapped around Emily's
hip, he walked her out of there.
" I know. Through out the event, I want to remain like this" he said staring into her eyes
making her blush.
"The father of my child. If it were before, I would have been glad I'm pregnant but now..."
She paused with her face held down.
"Hmm... How can he be the father of your child where there is no child?" Damien asked
making Emily's brows to furrow in confusion.
" I lied"
" Why?"
" You... You made me worried for no reason" She used her hand to hit his chest.
Damien smiled at her change of attitude.
" I told you not to worry and enjoy the event" he winked at her. Emily who was still enraged
wanted to scream at him but held herself.
She continued her walk but a few distance away from him.
" I would have taken responsibility for the child" at this, she once again halted in her steps.
She didn't know if she heard right or not.
" Why? It's not yours so why would you take responsibility"
Damien stepped closer to her, his hands reaching for her chin where he raised it to look at
him.
" Because I think I'm falling for you. I'm in love with you" he admitted.
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" Because I think I'm falling for you. I'm in love with you" he admitted.
Emily stared at him, shock contouring her facials.
Did he just say he loves her?
Damien reached out placing it on her head, holding it with all fingers placed down, he shook
her head shaking her away from her daze.
"What are you thinking about? Don't be too full of yourself. Turn back and you will see your
ex following us" Damien whispered into her ears and when Emily shifted her gaze behind
him, she found Richard standing there staring at both of them but immediately Emily made
contact with his figure, he turned and left.
A frown made its way up her forehead, her hands h1tting against his chest.
"What If what I said was true? What would you do?" Damien asked, his gaze piercing deep
in hers.
Emily wasn't going to be fooled again and instead of answering him, she rolled her eyes
walking ahead of him.
A chuckle passed his lips.
Richard who heard the confession Damien made to Emily ran out of there in rage.
His curled up fist landed on the pillar and regardless of his bleeding hand, he continued pun
¢hing the pillar.
" That won't solve your problem" he heard a feminine voice say.
His actions stopped, up and down his chest heaved heavily.
A tall slender woman came into view, her lips were set into a smile.
Her gaze fell on his bleeding hand making her shake her head.
"I can see the love you have for Emily. Do you think h1tting your fist against the pillar would
solve your problem?" Her brows raised when she asked this.
" Who are you and what are you talking about?" He questioned.
"I saw what happened between you and Emily and I can tell you deeply love her but the only
thing that is blocking you from getting to her is Damien"
She sighed sadly but Richard gave her a questioning look.
"So? Now that you know this what gives?"
"I can help you get her. I can help you make Emily yours" said Rosamond stepping closer to
Richard who didn't seem comfortable with her presence.
"What's in it for you?" Richard asked with a raised brow knowing humans can be extremely
selfish but especially the ones offering to help out of the blue.
" It's personal but we can both gain. You want Emily and I can help" she shrugged.
" Ahh... I know... You are one of those ladies that drool over Damien right?" He asked in a
chuckle wiping the edge of his nose.
" Rosamund"
" Miss Rosamund. I don't need you or anyone's help to get Emily for myself. I'll be just fine
thank you" he made to walk away when Rosamund spoke.
" You might be surprised when you end up coming back to me"
**
Right after the event, Damien along with Emily stepped into the car with the driver driving
them back to the mansion.
Damien stepped out while Emily couldn't help herself from thinking about the encounter with
Richard.
She could see the hurt in his eyes when Damien was with her.
"Ma'am" the driver called pulling her out of her train of thoughts.
She lifted her head to see the bearded driver who gestured her to step out. Nodding her
head, she stepped out with the aid of the driver and went into the mansion up to her room.
But on attempting to push the door open,she figured it was locked.
She didn't have the keys to the room neither did she close the door on her way out.
That made her assume vera was with the key and going downstairs, she met Vera in the
garden.
"You are back ma'am. How was the event?" She asked stepping closer to her.
" It was okay. I noticed the door to my room is locked. Did you perhaps lock the door?" She
asked for her to nod.
"I gave it to the master. He requested that your belongings be moved to his room" vera said
for Emily to exclaim in shock.
Turning the door knob, she pushed the door open angrily looking around for Damien but
almost immediately, Damien stepped out of the bathroom with a towel hung around his lower
part of his body as well as on his shoulder.
The sight before Emily made the anger that resided in her to fade away replacing it with
admiration.
His abs and well sculptured body kept her drooling until she heard him fake a cough.
Stepping out of her zone, she quickly turned around pouring her reasons for stepping into his
room.
" Vera told me what you did. How could you lock me out of the room? It's not fair!" She
yelled unaware that Damien had walked to her standing right next to her.
"It is fair" he spoke from behind her for her to let out a scream.
She turned to see him standing in front of her.
Her eyes widened at their closeness.
Words were unable to form but when she shut her eyes closed she spoke.
"How is it fair?"
" What's not fair is you making me beg for you to spend the night with me when you know
very well my condition. So, I have decided that until our contract expires, you will spend your
night here"
At this Emily's eyes shut open.
" No! Is your ego to big for you to beg me to spend the night with you?"
"Yes"
Shaking her head, Emily went ahead to hit her hands on his chest.
" Stop it" he demanded but she continued with her actions.
" Give me the key! We aren't a couple to be spending the night together" she continued to
yell.
Damien who continued to endure Emily's hands on him closed the distance between them
holding both her hands.
" Ma'am please stop. I might loose my job" the guard that was positioned at the gate said.
But the lady who stepped in continued to make her way in.
Emily stepped down but was frozen by what she saw.
The woman who angrily went in was none other than Mrs Lora
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Chapter 12
Back at home, an anonymous sent her a test message concerning her daughter. At first she
ignored but when the messages got to it's peak, she was bound to reply only to find the most
shocking thing about her daughter where she was tagged as a mistress to some man.
Lucille was not fond of social media but instead read the news from newspaper.
And recently, her picture along with an unknown man appeared there.
With questions and rumors going round about her.
Just yesterday, she was sent the address of where her daughter was probably living in only
to find out that it was indeed true.
Tears welled up her eyes, her hands going to cover her mouth.
"Mom please hear me out. I can explain" she tried to get through her mother.
" What are you doing here? Tell me!" She yelled.
Vera who was inside the mansion stepped out to see what's happening.
"Was this what you came here for? To be a mistress to some man?" She yelled.
" What are you doing here? Are you someone's mistress?! Or are prostitute?!"
Emily cried at her mother's words. She knew how hurt her mother was at the moment but
that wasn't enough to assume such things about her.
" Wife? What do you mean?" She asked, her eyes moving to Damien before landing on
Emily.
"We got married on her wedding day. Apparently at that point she needed a husband so bad
that she didn't care if she died"
He said with both hands in his pocket.
Emily sent Damien a death glare as she cur$ed at him inwardly, that wasn't how she wanted
to explain the situation.
"Mom please understand me. When I found out that our house wouldn't be ours no more, I
had to accept to the marriage"
" Not anymore. She will file for a divorce and all this is over"
A smirk pulled up Damien's lips and with one pull, he brought Emily close to him.
" Unfortunately, she signed a contract that she can't break and that's why I said, she is going
no where"
"Move away"
" Yes you can't. Look at the weather, it won't be nice of me to let my mother-in-law step out
in this condition" Damien said, his words diving deep into her soul increasing the burning
rage In her.
Emily didn't understand why Damien said it but she was angry at him.
On one hand she was trying to subside her mother's anger while he only made it worse.
" You shouldn't act considerate when you are not. I don't care about the weather, I'll still
leave"
"Luke take her inside" je ordered not caring about her statement.
In the next second, Lucille felt her body being lifted up and when she finally took control, she
was placed in a room.
"Ma'am if you need anything please inform me" said vera but got an eye roll from her.
That night, Emily tried talking to her mother but as stubborn as she was, she wouldn't let her
apeak.
At last, she retired to Damien's room where she saw him sitting on a chair with a leg crossed
over the other.
" Did you know what you did?" Angrily she asked for him to shrug.
"No! That's not what you did. You only enraged her and why are you keeping her here!"
"J£rk! Goodnight!"
She said slamming the door.
She went to stand in front of her mother but couldn't pull herself to knock. Knowing that her
room was lock and that she was way too vexed to ask for the keys, she went to the garden
and soon after, she fell asleep.
Damien who was trying to get some sleep couldn't.
Rolling on the bed for the uptenth time, he stood.
After Vera informed him of Emily's whereabouts, he went to see her sleeping in the garden.
Sighing he went forward picking her in his arms bringing her to his room where he laid her
down quietly watching her sleeping figure.
From there he laid next to her.
" Good morning ma'am. How was your night?" Vera asked.
" Master brought you in when he found you sleeping in the garden. Here, your breakfast is
served"
" You are coming with me" said Damien leaving no room for argument.
" I can't. I have to work" the anger in her voice still evident.
"What's with the silence?" Damien asked, his head tilted to look at her but she didn't answer
only stared at her phone.
"I saw you were finding it difficult and decided to help. I didn't mean to... Hurt you"
Just then Emily's phone rang and picking it, she heard her friend Tricia speak.
"Before you begin, I'm sorry I didn't come to work today. I know the boss would be angry at
me" she sighed sadly.
Right from yesterday, things weren't going as she planned.
"Work? Didn't you receive the message sent to you? The restaurant was closed and would
open in the evening around 8:00pm but the boss needs everyone to be present in an hour.
Apparently, there's an event going on here and you need to be there" she informed.
Emily looked down at her wrist watch which read 1:00pm.
"I'm needed" she simply said and turned to her heels. Not so far from him, she heard him
say.
Not saying anything more, she left for the restaurant where she met the manager giving a
speech to all the workers there.
"She's so lucky. I bet she slept her way through to get to where she is" another said named
Jessica scuffing scornfully at Emily who was at the moment talking to the manager.
HOURS LATER
The place was all decorated with the workers running up and down trying to get everything in
order.
And at last,the guests began making their way in taking their seat at their supposed table.
But outside the restaurant in a car, Rosamund sat with a man.
"Do something to her to the extent she doesn't ever show her face again" the woman said
for the man to nod.
Back at the restaurant everything was going great.
The guests were having a wonderful time.
" Emily! The manager said you should go down to the storage room and meet him there"
Jessica said making Emily raise her brow in suspicion.
" What do you mean why you? Just because you are hanging out with Damien Wilder
doesn't mean you are superior.
You know he doesn't want to be kept waiting"
She hissed moving away to serve the other guests.
Unknown to her, she was being followed and when she finally got to the storage room, she
found no one.
" Let's do this sweet. The easy way or the hard way"
Knowing his intention, Emily began to scream hoping for someone to come to her aid but no
one came.
Taking up one of the glass bottles there, she attempted to scare him away but he didn't
budge.
Running to her with a full speed, he grabbed both her hands and frantically she struggled.
Chapter 13
The loud chatters from the restaurant made it difficult for anyone to hear Emily scream.
With her clothes turn apart and her throat dried to the core, she gave up resisting.
Just then, the door of the storage room flew open, standing there was a figure.
Hastily he ran to pull the man off Emily landing several punche$ on his face.
" Who are you?" Asked the man before he felt another heavy pun¢h to the face.
Due to the impact of the punch, he laid on the floor almost lifeless.
Emily raised her eyes to find her saviour who was none other than Richard.
His knuckles were bleeding and even with that, he took Emily up in her arms, out the
restaurant through the back door towards his car where he placed her.
Richard saw the tears pouring down her cheeks and using his thumb, he wiped them away.
" Are you okay?" He asked but she didn't reply. He knew she was traumatized at the
moment, so pulling off his jacket, he wrapped it around her.
From there, he drove to Damien's mansion. On arrival he carried her in his arms in a bridal
style.
Vera who saw this quickly went to call her boss and In a matter of minutes, he stepped
down.
The sight before him annoyed him.
" What's going on?" He asked, the anger in his voice hidden.
"What did you do to her?" He growled, his anger flashing through his eyes.
" I didn't do anything. She almost got r@ped if I hadn't been there"
Hearing this, he turned his head to Emily who continued to weep none stop.
His blood boiled at the thought of another man touching her.
Whoever it was, he was going to pay.
" You are her husband but you weren't there to help her"
Damien wanted to bre@k Richard's nose for his comment but with Emily in her state, he
refrained himself.
"I'm sure you know the way out" he said turning to go into the mansion.
Lying Emily on the bed, he removed the suite around her to see her clothes torn apart.
His fists curled in hunger to pun¢h something or someone.
" I'm sorry I wasn't there for you" he tucked her hair away from her face.
Vera stepped in with new sets of clothes, standing to his feet, he ordered.
" I'll never let anyone hurt you again while I'm alive" he whispered into her ears.
**
Richard who had left Damien's mansion grinned widely before walking to the restaurant
where he met Rosamund.
"How dare you place Emily in such condition. What if I had arrived late? Do you know what
would have happened to her?"
" And that's why I sent you the address. Look on the bright side, you are now Emily's hero.
With this, she will forget all your flaws and you can be even more close to her than before.
I saw when you took her in your arms, don't tell me you don't love that feeling?" She asked
with a wide smirk.
Richard exhaled seating back on the seat.
" Of course. Why won't it be when I'm the master mind behind it. Through this you can get
closer to her. Make her fall for you all over again"
***
With two days passing by like the wind, Emily spent her days at home.
Her condition got better and the bruises she acquired began to heal on their own but she
couldn't shake off the memory of that night.
She stirred in her sleep but found her body being restricted.
Opening her eyes, she found Damien beside her, his hands wrapped around her.
She smiled at this.
It seems like it was becoming a habit for him to wrap his hands around her while he was
asleep.
Raising her head to see him, her eyes widened when she met his eyes wide open peering
into hers.
"With me by your side, you will be better. I promise" he drew her closer.
The moment was awkward but she didn't move.
Vera stepped in and on seeing their position, she lowered her gaze.
" What do you want?" Damien asked, his voice growling at her intrusion.
" Tell him to leave. Emily needs to rest" he ordered for her to bow and leave.
"I'm fine, I can see him" her innocent voice sounded in his ears.
" Why? Are you jealous?" Emily asked for Damien to scoff.
" Never"
Minutes later, they both got out of bed.
Damien took his shower first before coming down only to find Richard still waiting for Emily.
Emily parted he lips to speak but before a word could be said, she heard Damien say.
" No"
" You aren't Emily" Richard eyed him stepping closer to Damien.
" I'm her husband and I say no. Now I'm sure you don't want to be late for work"
Richard diverted his gaze to Emily pulling a smile up his face.
"I want you to quit your work" he demanded for her to exclaim.
" You love working huh? Fine, I'll hire you to be my secretary"
" Watch me. I prefer for you to spend your time with me than with him. He doesn't deserve
you.
From tomorrow, get ready, you will start working with me" he winked letting go of her hand.
Damien looked back watching her retreating figures after she was gone, he dialled a
number.
" I want you to find out everything you can about the s¢oundrel that dared to touch Emily.
When you do, make him pay"
His tone turned deadly.