Novels by ugwuchioma725

EMILY'S POVThe media practically blew up with stories and rumours about the tension between me and Rudy at the gala. There were multiple pictures of us holding hands and talking looking intimately at each other.That only meant that my plan had worked perfectly. And the public was eating it up. They called Rudy my knight in shining armour. Of course there were some speculations of it being fake. But they weren't enough to cause an actual problem.Nevertheless, I was excited.“This is incredible. Absolutely incredible.”. My mother was ecstatic. “This is just a step. You need to take more action. The press might shock us with a bad review. I'm already seeing people calling the food stale”I giggled. People would always talk. But the main thing was me and Rudy getting the public's attention. And it was working well.He did some work in the background though. I don't know how he got those skills but they had always come in handy, so I got used to it.“The plan is actually… working”. Ru

EMILY'S POV The stage was set.The hall was decorated beautifully by one of the very best interior designers in the country. She proved to me that truly the millions I spent on putting this together didn't go to waste. Everything was perfect to the T! She paid close attention to detail and left nothing out. The theme was gold and white. To me those colours signified power and authority. Two things I was going to assert today.The hall was dimly lit with golden lights scattered everywhere like stars in the sky. It was meant to give this cool, sophisticated and calm feeling.The tables were adorned with flowers and scented candles and the food? Absolutely divine. The caterers worked tirelessly to provide the very best.Everything was going according to plan, till he showed up.A part of me doubted that he'd come. I sent out the invitations because it would look weird and petty to the media if I didn't. And if he didn't come it would have done me some good or bad, depending on who was

EMILY'S POV“You're kidding right? That's not happening Emily.”. Rudy was still against the idea of us fake dating for the public eye.I didn't see the problem, it would be fake afterall. He was getting worked up over nothing.“Don't be a pain. It's going to be fine”“No it won't.”“You're overthinking this, Rudy”. I rolled my eyes.“I'm not overthinking anything. Why don't you find someone else? Why me?”. He said annoyingly.“I'd rather this arrangement be between someone that I know and not a complete stranger. That way I'd be assured that everything runs smoothly. Besides, what's the big deal? It's just for public appearances. We hold hands, hug occasionally and that's it.”I really couldn't understand why he was hesitant about this. Rudy was always so supportive of my plans and decisions. Then again this did involve us acting like a couple.He shook his head and rubbed his temples with his fingers. I walked closer to him and held his hands. “Rudy, this is very important to me. I

EMILY'S POVI didn't expect things to go downhill so fast. I thought it would take a day or two for the news to spread. Then again the Cortez and Marino pack were two of the most influential packs in the system.As I left the hospital a swarm of reporters flooded the scene taking pictures of me in my sick state and demanding answers like I owed them something.I had always hated the press. How they twisted words just for a good story and invaded your privacy. I had done everything to avoid problems from them ever since I started appearing in front of the public eye. Mother gave strict rules on how to act in public. As the heir to the Cortez empire nothing less than perfection was expected from me. Now this happened just at the peak of my career. This was far from perfect. And I knew all too well that it would put a dent in my image in the eyes of the public. I just hoped that mother's “damage control” had worked.Spoiler alert… it didn't.The mansion was quiet and filled with tensi

Emily's PovThis was meant to be one of the happiest days of my life.I was standing inches away from my fiance at our family's charity gala. It was one of the biggest we had thrown together this year and everything was perfect. He then called on the attention of the guests which included the top elites and of course the press, who were struggling to get close to him to record the moment.“Everyone, I want to make an announcement”. His voice echoed throughout the hall as he turned to me. I stared up at him, my eyes practically beaming with curiosity. What did he want to announce?“I'd like to thank all of you for showing up this fine evening for this event. It shows how much you care for your community and your people”. He paused and then turned to me but for some reason his eyes looked like they were void of emotions.I felt this tingle, like something bad was about to happen. But that was impossible.“My fiance and I, as well as our families have spent so much time and effort int