Chapter 11

EMMA

I left my mother's room at that moment. She wanted to talk to me but I refused to hear her out. I was the first one to know Charles and I was sure that my mother knew that I liked him as well.

Charles was my step dad's doctor but before that, he was a senior at high school. I had a longtime crush on him and I was hoping I'd make a move on him soon. You can imagine how sad and frustrated I was when I smelled his body on my mother. What infuriated me the most was that I bought that perfume for Charles as a birthday gift. How dare he fuck my mother while having that on!

But I guess I couldn't blame him. My mother must have seduced him definitely. There was no way he would pick an older woman over a sexy twenty year old like me. My mother forced him to sleep with her. She was pathetic!

That night, I decided not to talk to her again. Not in this world or the next.

**

But tell me why I had to talk to her in the morning. It was something beyond my control so I had no choice. She was on her bed, seated instead of lying down. She didn't raise her head as I entered. She must have known I was the one just by my scent and footsteps.

“There is something you must know,” I started calmly. She raised her head now. “I believe our plan failed. The maid that was supposed to do our bidding isn't picking my calls.”

“Wait!” Sherlyn stood up as she looked into my eyes. “You mean you called her personally?”

“Yes, I did,” I replied, wondering what was wrong.

“And with your actual phone number?” Sherlyn asked again.

“Of course. What other number would I use?” I asked naively. Sherlyn almost went wild. She almost struck my face but she turned back at the last second and hit the wall instead. She was livid.

“Are you crazy?” Sherlyn shouted at me. “I should have known you were so naive and foolish! I should have never left such an important matter to you.”

“What did I do that was so wrong?” I retorted. I could feel tears gathering in my eyes. “You care less about my feelings and nagging me all the time. Can't you see I tried my best?”

“You foolish thing!” Sherlyn shouted. “What if the maid had been caught? Your phone number will be tracked by the police and you will be fucking arrested! Are you that dumb?”

Then I realized. Gosh, I might be in trouble.

“Mother…” I held Sherlyn’s hands instantly. “Help me. Save me! If the police come here, I will be sent to prison. I am still young. I don't want to end up in prison!”

“Shit!” Sherlyn sat down now. “There is nothing we can do now than to wait and hope the maid you hired didn't betray us. I know that chance is slim anyway.”

Sherlyn's phone rang and she picked it up. It was from the front gate. Her phone was on speaker so I could hear what she was saying.

“Miss May is here, ma'am! I know you told us to stop her from entering but she barged in regardless. What shall I do?” That was the voice of the security officer at the gate.

“Stay there. I will take care of it on my own!” Sherlyn replied calmly. She hung up the call and looked at me. I could tell she had a thousand and one unanswered questions just like I did.

“What if…” I muttered. My mind was running wild.

“First, we meet May. The rest will come later. Stay calm, Emma. You can do that for mummy, right?” Sherlyn held my hands. I nodded and she patted me on the back. She led the way and I followed. We were in the living room in no time and May was already there. She was seated on her favorite sofa but she stood up when she watched us enter.

“I wasn't expecting you so early in the morning…” Sherlyn acted as if nothing was wrong. I tried to act calmly as well but I was afraid my nervousness still showed.

“We don't need to beat around the bush! Both of us are aware that I am here regarding your stupid attempt at murdering my unborn child!” May said firmly. She stared at me in particular and I almost went crazy out of fear.

“That's a bold accusation! We never did that, May. It is all a misunderstanding…” Sherlyn denied. May's face turned ice cold and the aura in the room seemed to change as well.

“If you continue to play dumb, I might as well head to the police station instead of attempting to reason with you like humans…” May muttered. “Oh, perhaps you are now a monster. I don't see how a human would want to kill an unborn child out of jealousy.”

“What is your point?” Sherlyn had stopped beating around the bush.

“Don't try it again!” May told my mother firmly. “I am only letting it go this time so as not to stain our family's name. Even though I hate to admit it, you are still my father's wife and a member of this family.”

Sherlyn laughed.

“Why care about a family you have been disowned from?” Sherlyn asked. I could see anger clearly written on her face.

“Ah!” May laughed. “Since you disowned me, you will have to accept me into the family from today onwards. That is a necessity.”

“And if I refuse?” Sherlyn asked with a threatening gaze.

“Your daughter…” May pointed at me. “There are voice recordings of her call with my maid. I just have to release that to the police. My husband will happily use all of his connections to make sure she doesn't make it out of jail.”

“May! How dare you!” Sherlyn stood up. She was breathing hard.