Clayton nodded without correcting Tyson, his driver. His response irritated Emerald and she glared at Clayton but he just shrugged his shoulders. Emerald was about to open her mouth to correct him but Tyson walked around the car to the driver's side. Totally piqued, Emerald did not look at Clayton all through the trip. It's not her style to mislead others and let them think that she and Clayton were together again. After her broken marriage, Emerald learned to differentiate between fantasy and reality. Back then, when she married Clayton, she lived in the world of fantasy. Firmly believing that if she puts effort into their marriage and be a good wife, Clayton will love her back. Now that she had broken free from that delusion, she dared not think that Clayton realized that he fell for her and wanted her back in his life. She isn't an assuming woman. Just because Clayton was treating her well doesn't mean that he loves her. She knew where she stood in Clayton's life and she had
"Do you have proof that Emerald did what you said just now?" A cold voice boomed out of nowhere and took both Jonas and Shannon's attention. Simultaneously, they looked behind them and saw the man they least expected to see. The cousins were unaware that Clayton was behind them listening to what they had to say about Emerald. His blue eyes darkened and anger arose to his chest, hearing the disparaging remarks against his woman. Who gave this shameless woman the right to say things against his Emerald. "Clayton you're here!" Shannon lifted her legs to come close to Clayton. "I miss you." But Clayton's bodyguard was fast to come in between her and Clayton thus successfully, blocking Shannon from coming near Clayton. Jonas was embarrassed at his cousin's behavior and pulled Shannon away. "Let me go!" Shannon yelled at Jonas, pulling her arm from Jonas' tight grip but
Tyson's eyes opened wide in shock. He didn't know that Clayton and Emerald were divorced. What he knew was that there had been misunderstanding between Clayton and Emerald which prompted Emerald to run away. Sweat broke out on Tyson's back. The tension in the car was nearly suffocating Tyson.Remaining morosely silent, Clayton tugged irritably at his tie, untied and unwound it, and pulled it. Emerald trained her eyes outside, refusing to look at Clayton. 'This is the last time she's going to let Clayton pick her up.' Alarmed as he sensed that Emerald was erecting an invisible wall between them, Clayton thought of ways to stop her. If he fails to stop her from building a barrier that would prevent him from getting close to her, the schism between the two of them will widen. He couldn't bear to lose her forever. "How old are you when you start having an interest in car racing?" Clayton asked,
Emerald bit her lips. As memories of the past came flooding in."I only learned cooking when I was at your father's house," she said but left out the reason why she persevered in learning how to cook. She learned that Clayton loved home cooked food. Being a believer of the saying, "The nearest way to a man's heart is through his stomach." She had high hopes that cooking what he liked would eventually lead to capturing his heart. Perhaps, to some other men food was effective to get to their hearts but not Clayton. "Did you do that for rne?"The pain of being unscrupulously rejected by him was still too acute for her. It was territory he couldn’t yet traverse but Clayton couldn't hold back and asked anyway. "No, I did that for your father. I was grateful to him," Emerald tried to sound calm and composed but within the depths of her heart she was far from it.
Blood trickled down, staining the tiled floor. His executives exclaimed simultaneously in shock. "Mr Strong!" They were having meals celebrating after signing a billion dollar contract with the largest company in Norkle City. The jovial mood inside the room became bleak and gloomy. A doctor came a few minutes later. And immediately, tended his injury. His face was impassive, but something volatile was contained in the stillness. The executives dared not to make noises. "We're going back to Westfield tonight, get the plane ready," Clayton barked to his assistant after his hand was wrapped in a bandage. "But, we still have to meet the Hastings Inc. representative, tomorrow," Constantine said. "Let Maxwell do it," Clayton stood up, Constantine shook his head. Meanwhile, back at Westfield in Emerald's apartment. "Red, if you do that next time, I will throw you out of my apartment," Emerald was exasperated. What if Clayton misunderstood and thought that she and Red were doing some
Headache hammered Clayton's head as he woke up in the morning. He cradled his head while trying to remember why he ended up in his apartment. Last night he remembered that he came knocking on Emerald's door and hugged her when she opened the door. That was all he remembered as for the other things he did after that he had no memory of it. "I hope I didn't force myself on her," he murmured and realized he was still clad in his suit. This suggested that he didn't do anything to her. He sighed in relief. He had his shower and drove to his office after getting dressed."Helps with the hangover." Constantine placed a glass of water and a tablet on his table. "Thanks," Clayton murmured and took the tablet, put it in his mouth and grabbed the glass of water to drink. Constantine waited for him to finish before asking, "Did you apologize to the madam?" "How did you know I came to her apartment?" His brows lifted and furrowed, creating a crease on his forehead. "Madam, phoned me, usin
Shortly, Lizzy excused herself and went to the powder room. She found Emerald looking at her reflection in the mirror seemed lost and glum. Letting out a maniacal laugh made Emerald know she wasn't alone in the powder room. "Poor Emerald, whatever you do. You can't capture Clayton's attention, let alone his heart. You were given a chance to snatch his heart away from me but you failed. Stop dreaming!" With a faint smile Emerald fired back. "If you really had his heart, why aren't you married yet?" "Oh! I'm practically his wife and I don't care if the wedding comes later. As long as he satisfies me in bed, I wouldn't mind waiting." Wearing a triumphant look, Lizzy turned and went out of the powder room. ''Clayton is sleeping with Lizzy?'' Emerald blanched and her knees weakened, thankfully she managed to hold the sink and that stopped her from falling. ***"Sweetheart, are you alright?" Jim had looked for her in the powder room but she wasn't there and found her in the balcony. "
Now that she had disclosed everything that happened to her when she was missing, the heaviness in her heart was lifted. "I have promised mom that I will take care of you," Jim said while he stroked Emerald's hair. "You are the only cousin I have on mom's side. So, if that man bothers you again, don't hesitate to tell me." Jim's mother was the twin sister of Emerald's mom. His mom died five years after Emerald's mom died. "Don't worry, I won't allow him to hurt me again." Emerald peered outside the car pensively. "That's my girl," Jim ruffled her hair like a kid. Emerald held his arm and pushed it away. "Don't treat me like a girl!" "You'll always be my girl, sweetie!" He chuckled. "Anyway, we'll be flying tomorrow night to Frendelle, are you going with me?" Her team was going to fly for the race event in Frendelle."But of course, how will I miss this milestone in your life?" Jim was always by her side. Except for the two years she went missing as she didn't want him to find he