로그인EMILIA' S POV FIVE YEARS LATER. "Mummy, can you give me the blue one, I don't want this!" Thea, my first twin spoke, jumping excitedly to reach for the ball even before knowing whether I had decided to give it to her or not. "You can play with your brother." I pointed at Lucas, who was happily running toward our massive backyard with his pink ball. She turned toward him, gave him an unimpressed look, then turned back to me. "I don't want the pink one. It doesn't match the colour of my shirt. Give me the blue one." I sighed, knowing she was never going to cave in. When it came to what she wanted, she was steadfast. So stubborn that sometimes I wonder where the heck she got it from. Then her father would do something and I wouldn't be having those thoughts again. She was a replica of him. "Fine." I dropped down the ball. "Just don't get in trouble with the butler or any of the staff for that matter. Don't mess up the flower garden, and don't pull any mischievous tricks on your bro
EMILIA'S POVToday's my first day back at work after such a long time of being away. The news of Dan had traveled further than I thought because the minute I stepped into the office, Staff began to come forth, greeting and offering their comforting words. Some even went as far as apologizing for ever doubting me, for taking me as the bad guy when I clearly wasn't. I wasn't impressed by any of that, mostly. I was just glad I could comfortably get back to my work without the usual wide-eyed, bickering, and judgmental gazes. I was going to return to being just another staff member in their midst. That alone, was something I would forever appreciate. "Just how much have I missed?" I asked my assistant, staring at the heap of files on my desk. She laughed gently, shifting her eyes away from her system to focus them on me. "I am afraid but you did miss a handful. But on the great side of things, nothing exciting is going on in the company right now, we are all just trying to cover up for
EMILIA'S POVThe new doctor that Julian had sourced himself stared wide-eyed at the drugs in front of him. He couldn't even hide the shock written all over his face. "You said a doctor prescribed these drugs for you?" He asked, for the umpteenth time. "Yes?" I mumbled, still trying to figure out the cause of his shock. He was making me even more anxious than I already was. He was quiet for a long minute, just staring at the pile of drugs laid out on the table. Then he shook his head, as though to force himself out of the trance, and mumbled, his voice still filled with an immense amount of surprise. "I....I am sorry....I just...what?" He picked one of the drugs and silently read through the description, his mouth still agape. I was getting annoyed by the delay. "I am sorry, are you suicidal?" "No. I told you from the start I wasn't." He was going in circles, repeating the same questions over and over again. "Oh...apologies. I am just shocked a real doctor will prescribe these
JULIAN'S POVAs soon as I walked into the entrance, Emilia fell into my arms, hugging me as her life depended on it. I returned the energy almost immediately, because apparently, my own life depended on having her close. I could remain like that forever. I wasn't even sure how much time had passed, but she was the first to stir out of the hug. I let go of her, giving her enough room to look into my face, but that was about it. I still held her hands tightly, while hers lay on my cheek. "How was it?" She asked, obviously referring to Dan's case."You should be relaxing, not worrying about Dan, I will have it sorted on my own." "But I want to know. Maybe the restlessness I feel might go away afterward. I just need some sort of assurance." "Well, be assured that Dan as you know, isn't going to come after you ever again. I have given my report to the police and a date for the court hearing has been set. You should focus on recovering until then." As much as I despise it, she had to b
JULIAN'S POVIt took much longer than I care to admit to get Emilia to stop crying. Why she was wasting her tears on the bastard, I had no idea. But I let her cry, if anything, hoping that it would bring relief for her at the end of the day. By the time I finally got her to stop crying, Jasper and the rest of his team had already left, wanting to catch up with the cops and give a genuine statement before anyone would intervene. That bastard deserves to rot in hell, and that he will, as long as I am alive and well. “I don’t want you to go after them…” Em mumbled into my chest after a while of silence. “Neither do I want to babe. But someone has to give a firsthand review, someone that is directly related to the case, Jasper isn’t. And I will not allow you to go there. At least not right now.” She nodded without argument, “Don’t stay long, please.” She doesn't have to even say that. Her eyes had spoken even before she did. With the way she was staring at me, I was already counting
EMILIA’S POV“Doctor Dan?”I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that he had been the man who had thrived to make my life a living hell all this time. The media scandals, the disease, the stalking, the kidnapping, the attempted killing, the disease! He did everything. And all this while, I have trusted him with my secrets, even secrets I have never shared with Julian. Why. “Why?” I found myself whispering, the pain of betrayal far more intense than anything else. My eyes blurred with tears and I tried to blink them away, but they were too heavy just to follow the air, so they slipped down to my cheek and were on display for everyone to see. I hated this. I hated having to cry in front of him. In front of anyone even, it made me look weak and that was one of the numerous things I despised. Looking weak in front of people. “Why Dan? Why would you do this? I trusted you with everything? I thought……I thought we were friends.” My hair swirled violently with the wind as I spoke. And
EMILIA’S POV“I don’t.” Julian’s voice was a mere whisper as he spoke, staring down at the blank screen of his computer, he was deep in thought. There was no hesitation in there, he sounded certain. I blinked gradually, not wanting to get ahead of myself. “What?” “I don’t believe them.” he leaned
EMILIA'S POV Not for once did I raise my head to ask where we were heading as Julian drove through the highway. My head was filled with so many thoughts and so much conflicting emotion that the last thing I was thinking about was the destination of our ride. When he finally spoke, telling me to c
EMILIA'S POVThere was one thing I always trusted, structure. And right now, the structure in Theodore's company was the only thing keeping me leveled. I was involved in every part of the company's growth, so it was safe to say I had clear expectations when it came to anything regarding the compan
JULIAN'S POVShe was the same person, but somehow, a lot had changed about her. The changes were more in her ambiance than in her physical appearance, but even physically, she was glowing, filled to the brim with happiness. Standing right in front of her made me realize something, she was never th







