EmmaRage boiled in my blood. It started as a heat in my chest then spread like wildfire through my limbs. My vision narrowed. My fists clenched before I even realized it.“How dare you hurt her!” I exclaimed,gritting my teeth in anger.My feet stormed toward Jessica. The sound of each step pounded in my ears. My arms shoved her entire body away from my friend without hesitation. She was thrown to the ground.I had lost control in front of everyone and I wasn’t regretful. I admit, the rage took over before I could contain it. It was hard to tame the emotions surging through me, seeing Jessica hurt someone close to me. It had awakened something I hadn’t felt in a long time.Something…dangerous. “What? It was that bitch who made the deal. I was just getting what she owed us,” Jessica reasoned.“She owed you nothing! She already knelt on the ground! Why would you need to bully and hurt her?”Jessica crossed her arms in front of her chest. Her lips curled into a sneer. “Because a cockroa
EmmaAfter a few minutes of pause, the crowd went wild. “There’s no way he’s telling the truth!”“Yes! How could the Lycan King work with someone like him?” “Impossible. He is just bluffing!” But Andrew proudly faced them. He was grinning like he had already won the moment. “What? Was it really hard to accept that the Lycan King was backing me up?” The crowd whispered to each other. Now, the attention was glued to him. I couldn’t believe it either. It was something I never anticipated. Jenna suddenly stood by my side, giving me a worried look. The crowd was storming around Andrew’s group. They weren’t impressed with Andrew’s bold declaration. “Do you understand how much trouble you’ll get into by using the Lycan King’s name?” “That’s right!” Another one pointed his finger at him. “You can’t easily fool us.” Andrew turned around and gave a short glance. Then he suddenly winked mockingly. Like he was saying not to turn away my ears for something was about to be unfolded. “I s
Emma“So, am I supposed to be afraid now?” I countered. Andrew’s smile disappeared and is aw how his jaw tensed. One of the men from Andrew’s group raised his voice. “Enough with this madness, you bitch!” He yelled. I turned to look and remembered who it was. He was one of those 3 CEO idiots who rode into Jessica and Mathilde’s madness. James Celis of Brixton Corp. “She let this small success get into her head. Probably thinks everybody is under her feet.” Another VIP stepped forward, commenting. It was Austin White of Ruby Enterprise. Gosh! Had they not known any better? “Creston City will not bow to you!” It was the scream of the rest of the banned VIPs who walked with Andrew tonight. Their raging voices echoed in the entire hall. They no longer hide any contempt.They looked like a bunch of clowns without makeup. What a shame. I couldn’t even lay my eyes on them for a minute. Most of them were fools and driven by greed. Their personalities were rotten up to the bottom of the
EmmaI could hear nothing aside from the ticking clock and the pounding of my own heart. The room was filled with silence. I was sitting on the single couch fidgeting my fingers. Each beat of my heart forced the air inside my lungs. Any minute now, I’ll be out wearing a different person. “Did I really make it?” I whispered under my breath, shaking my legs. It still felt unreal. It’s like a wild dream manifested into reality. Everything shifted into reality in a swift time. I was only daydreaming about this moment years ago. Crestwood City… where all shattered pieces of myself were scattered publicly. The very place that pushed me to go beyond my limits was now acknowledging my presence. The years went back flashing in my head. The miseries I carried along with me were slowly fading away. I climbed into the ladder of prosperity and power. From nothing, I built myself brick by brick into something. I could barely recognize myself now. Today, I was going out there, in public, as
EmmaIt was a typical morning inside my office. Ara and I were surrounded by files, tablets, and half-finished cups of tea inside my office. We were going over the final list for tomorrow’s auction. Everything was moving forward, just as planned, despite the unexpected fiasco that happened last time. “We got final confirmation from the Dravos suppliers,” Ara said while tapping on her screen. “Everything is accounted for, including the rare batches from Blight Coast.”I nodded. “Good. Did you check if the preservation logs match the QC reports?”She tilted her tablet toward me. “I did. I reviewed them myself.”“What about the payment channels? Any system lag?”“They’re clean. Jasmin and I ran two separate tests. All payments went through instantly.”I scanned the files in front of me. “We’re going with full access for the auction, right?”Ara nodded. “Yes. Since most of the old bidders are banned, there’s no need to limit access. The new clients prefer open listings anyway. It helps b
Andrew I walked out of the building without looking back. People from the Medcare Pharma building were giving me the looks but I didn’t care. To hell with them and everyone in it! I got into my car and closed the door hard. It made a loud sound and turned on the engine. I wanted no time going home. After all, I already got what I came here for. It was up to Emma whether to do the right thing or not. What I wanted at this point was to go home and rest. With all the things that happened these past few days, I suddenly feel the exhaustion now.. But my plan to get home as soon as possible was put on hold because of an unexpected road fix. Really? It really happened today, of all days? I cursed and turned around. I had no choice but to take an alternate route. Although it was one that was twice as long as the road I needed to take. I had no choice, did I? The road in front of me was long and empty. It turned slowly between the trees. There were a few signs and fewer cars on the