Emily hurried past the winding doors of the hospital and stepped into the blinding sunlight outside the premises. A car circled around to her side at once. She stopped, dazed. She glanced quickly over her shoulders and found Dre walking behind her. Then, she relaxed her shoulders and heaved a slow breath. It's showtime. She thought.Jason jumped out of the car in a frenzy and advanced towards her. He had a questioning look on his face."Are you okay?" He asked, on reaching her."Yes, I am," Emily said, her face solid.Jason looked uncertain."I called you severally and you didn't answer. Your location was on, so I decided to track you down. When I noticed that you'd been static at the hospital for over an hour, I got scared. I thought something was wrong."Emily blushed."I'm perfectly fine, babe."He studied her for a long moment, his eyes hovering over her body, like a man looking for a fault in his car.Dre reached her side and flashed him a genial smile."Hey, Jason. Long time, n
Emily stepped out of the hotel into the open, feeling as nervous as a teenager on her first date. Edmund trotted behind him, clutching a briefcase in one hand while the other hand buttoned his suit.They were at the heart of the city of Paris where Emily was going to help Edmund decide the fate of his company. This was no ordinary meeting. She'd figured out that much. The French took their holiday and weekends seriously and as such, prohibited any work to be done within those time limits.But against all odds, Edmund had dragged her to Paris on a weekend to talk business with prospective clients, business that would determine whether they would still have a deal by Monday morning or not.A limousine was waiting outside when she sauntered out of the winding doors of the hotel they'd lodged at. She jumped into it and Edmund followed suit. They sat apart from each other inside the limousine. As the vehicle tore past the streets of Paris, Emily found herself feeling like she'd strayed i
ll through the flight home, Emily could not stop thinking of one thing; how she was going to face Jason after everything that had just happened. She was so immersed in her thoughts about him that she unconsciously forgot about how Edmund had lowered his pride and done the most unexpected thing earlier that morning.He'd begged her to stay! Edmund had begged her to stay! She knew Fache contributed to a very great extent to his decision to let her stay after everything that had happened already, but she didn't mind. All that mattered was that she was no longer leaving. The plan to save SkyNet was still on.A limousine was waiting for both Edmund and herself at the airport and as soon as they landed, it took her home first. Then, it took Edmund back to his house. Thankfully, Edmund had given her the day off.He'd done that with a long face, a reminder that he wasn't happy to do what he'd just done but must have been compelled by something beyond him to do so. Emily knew that there was no
Emily Peterson felt a clogging feeling in her throat as she tried to figure out what was happening. Jason on the other hand looked relaxed, almost relieved even. He watched as the man strode in and took a seat on an easy chair across from them. Emily adjusted on her seat. She glanced at Jason, demanding an explanation. "This is Dr. Cole McGuire and he's a psychologist with over ten years of experience. That's why I chose him. If there's anyone who can help us get back to normal, it's him." He turned to the man who now had a half-smile on his face and said, "This is my fiancée, Emily Peterson." The smile on Dr. Cole McGuire's broadened. His greying hair around the edges suggested that he could be in his late forties or early fifties. He had a pair of inquisitive brown eyes that were printed on his rather oblong face, a small moustache and a ready smile. Emily thought that there was a certain wariness about his smile. But it was too early to judge yet. She'd give him the benefit of
The next morning, Emily left the Dally Villa much more excited and relieved than she'd been when she went there. Jason was disappointed to see her leave but even he realised that there were limits to where his power stretched out to. As much as he wanted to be with her all day long, all the time, Emily had to go to work.In his thirty-five years on earth, Jason had been with a lot of women. Tall, short, black, white, you name it and even though he hated the word, 'womaniser,' that was exactly what he was, although he would rather have his tongue cut out than admit that to anybody.But one thing stood out clearly before his eyes. He'd never met a woman like Emily before. And it wasn't just because of her outstanding natural beauty which was slowly becoming a rarity in the modern world where ladies rather preferred to doll themselves up rather than being their natural selves, but because there was an aura of peace and love that radiated from her, one that he'd never seen before.Not eve
Emily glanced at the rearview mirror for the umpteenth time. Something was happening. She could feel it in her guts. Two police cars had passed her by, their sirens blaring as they went. An ambulance followed from the opposite direction.Something is wrong! Her chest tightened as she weighed the possibilities of what could be happening. Was there a fire outbreak somewhere? Had there been an accident? She veered the car at the bending of the road and sped it up. As she neared her stop, she dropped the speed of the car until she came to a stop before the enormous ten-storey building before her. Killing the engine, Emily jumped down from the car and hurried towards the main door at once. As she got closer to the entrance, she started noticing something she'd not seen before. There were clusters of people everywhere and they all seemed to be looking at her. They looked away the moment their eyes met.Confused, she tried to keep a straight face and went straight to the elevator. The door
A surge of relief went through her instantly and she almost fell to the ground before the doctor who looked far more pleased to be sharing the information with her.Mr. Sean Cornwell merely grinned from ear to ear. He was visibly elated."Can we see him now?" Emily asked eagerly."No," Dr. Miller said. An explanation followed. "I'm afraid that's not possible because he's just out of surgery and needs full bedrest now."Emily's countenance fell."Does not that mean that I have to wait until he's awake before I see him?""Of course not. You can see him right after the chat I'm going to have with you at my office."Emily's adrenaline shot up. So, there was going to be a chat? And what was it going to be about? Had things suddenly gone bad and Dr. Miller did not know how to say it out?She gazed at Dr. Miller again whose eyes had riveted to Mr. Cornwell."I'd like to talk with only family," Dr. Miller said.Mr. Cornwell took the hint immediately and started to leave but Emily stepped in j
Emily jumped into the car, feeling like a log of wood. The day had moved so fast and had brought so many woes that now, all she wanted to do was crash into her bed and have a long sleep.She'd still not heard from Edmund or Dre or even Jason. Not that she would have known if they'd tried to call her. Her phone was lying deep in her handbag, silenced. Thankfully, Mr. Cornwell did not try to start a conversation throughout the entire ride. The older man was probably busy with his own thoughts. It was not every day that one learnt that somebody hated his boss enough to want to see him dead.Still, there was a strange aura about his quietness. He heaved a heavy sigh from time to time but every time she turned to him with a questioning look, he waved it away with a weak smile.Emily knew that all was not well, but sadly, this was not the time to tend to the wounds of others when she had her own wounds to tend to.When they arrived back at the company's premises, the crowd had reduced for