Chapter 7

{CADEN'S HOUSE~9AM}

Emily turned on the bed sluggishly, she used her hand to search for her phone and she found it close to her pillow, when she turned it on and forced her eyes open she quickly sat upright on the bed when she saw the time.

"9AM Already?!! Gosh..... I'm late. " she groaned and quickly stood up from the bed.

She was going to bolt to the bathroom when she heard a knock on her door. She walked towards the door and swung it open to meet Caden already dressed for work.

She wasn't expecting him to be home by this time. Doesn't he normally leave by 8AM?

Caden's eyes roamed Emily's body, her messy hair and plain face, and she was still wearing her pajamas.

"We are having dinner with my parents this evening, be ready before 7PM," Caden informed as his eyes went back to her face.

"Ohh, alright," Emily nodded, and Caden left.

Emily went to the bathroom to take her bath.

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{KINGSTON ENTERPRISES}

George walked towards the elevator with Anna trailing behind him. "You didn't have to follow me here Anna, you already made me late. Let's just hope Cade isn't in a bad mood today," George said.

"I wanted you to rest. You looked tired when you came back last night, and I would be leaving tomorrow, I need to spend all the time I have with you." Anna hugged his arm.

"Alright," George said in defeat, and Anna smiled.

The elevator doors opened, and they walked towards George's office, directly beside Caden's office.

"Wait, in my office, I want to go see Caden," George said, and Anna went into his office while George walked into Caden's office.

"You always tell me shît about coming late," Caden started immediately he saw George. "It's 10AM," Caden informed.

"I know you'll never let me hear the end of this, Anna is finally less busy, though she has a shoot in Los Angeles tomorrow," George said.

"I don't care about your girlfriend's schedule," Caden frowned.

"You asked the last time, and I am trying to explain why I came late, you àsshole" George scoffed at him.

"Emily also seems to think I am an àsshole, so nothing new," Caden replied. "Are there issues? has my father tried something because I know for a fact he would try to sabotage the oil refinery construction, " Caden added.

"Nahhh... He hasn't done anything yet, which is cause for alarm, I would tighten the security just in case, " George replied.

"Good choice," Caden replied.

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{6PM}

Emily hurriedly came down from her car and bolted into the house. She got dressed as fast as she could to get ready for dinner with Caden's parents.

Madison has been such a pain. She kept asking her unnecessary questions, and Emily had to ignore her, but she feared that Madison's mouth would leak, so she couldn't ignore her for long.

All of this is clearly Caden's fault. It turns out the people around her have leaking mouths.

She was glad he didn't keep to his words of announcing their marriage. She is already having a handful with Madison.

How would she survive when her other colleagues find out?

Emily wore a white short dress that stopped above her knees and a pair of matching white heels.

Her phone rang, and she frowned when she saw her father calling. She is still very mad at him and her mom for making her marry Caden, and she made it very clear to them on her wedding day.

They haven't reached out to her since then, but now her father is calling?

She wondered what he wanted, but on second thought, she didn't care, so she ignored the call and finished dressing up.

"Emily," she heard Caden's voice and checked the time it was already almost seven.

"How did time move so fast?" She asked herself in surprise.

She picked up her purse and walked downstairs to meet Caden, already waiting for her in the same suit he was wearing this morning.

'So he doesn't need to take a bath and change clothes,' she said in her head.

Caden stared at Emily for far too long. She looked beautiful, and the white dress complimented her pale skin.

Heat rushed through his body.

"Is something wrong with my dress?" Emily asked with a frown.

"You overdressed, it's just dinner with my parents," Caden replied, trying to hide the desires that danced in his eyes.

"It's still dinner and besides, I never got to talk to your parents at all, it's like meeting them for the first time, as much as I hate their son, I still want to make a good impression" Emily said and walked past Caden.

He couldn't even compliment her dress, she spent almost an hour getting ready and he couldn't even say anything nice.

The car was silent as Emily was on her phone while Caden drove. She wondered why he didn't have someone drive them but chose to do it himself, but she didn't care.

The car stopped, and Emily came down from it, and so did Caden.

The Kingston mansion was very huge, and Emily couldn't help but be amazed by how beautiful and big it is.

They went inside and were welcomed by Beatrice. She looked very happy to see them.

"You look very beautiful, my child." Beatrice smiled at Emily.

"Thank you, you look beautiful yourself. Who would have thought you have an already grown son?" Emily flattered.

"It's like I am invincible," Caden said, and Beatrice chuckled.

"I'm very happy to see you, my son," she said to her Caden. "Let's have dinner." she ushered them to the dining table, and they all sat down.

Anthony was nowhere to be found, Caden didn't care, though. He didn't want his father here at all.

"Anthony has business to attend to. He will join us soon," Beatrice said, and Caden frowned.

What business? There's nothing for him to do at the company, except he is plotting something.

"It's alright," Emily said, and they started eating.

"I was hoping to throw a very big wedding for both of you, but everything was in a rush, I really didn't get to do anything." Beatrice expressed her concerns. "People don't even know you both are married," she added with a sigh.

'I preferred it that way,' Emily said within her, but she dared not voice it out.

Caden's mom was very nice. She kept asking Emily if she was comfortable and she didn't fail to keep the dinner lively, especially as Anthony wasn't around.

Caden seems to care about his mother very much. It's like he became a totally different person than what Emily knew.

"I would get more salad," Beatrice said when she noticed the salad was finished.

"I would do it, mom, don't worry," Caden interjected and stood up.

"I see you both don't get along very well," Beatrice said.

"Well.. we only got married a few weeks ago, " Emily chuckled awkwardly.

"That is true, but I do wish you both would fall in love, Caden is a very stubborn child, and he may be difficult, but he is a sweetheart," Beatrice praised.

"He is only a sweetheart to you, Mrs Kingston. Forgive me, but your son is an àsshole" Emily replied, and Beatrice laughed.

"You are the only lady I know who doesn't like my Caden," she said with a small smile.

"The other ladies are deceived by his handsome face," Emily shrugged, and Beatrice laughed again.

"So you think he is handsome? that's a start, " Beatrice replied, but before Emily could speak, Caden came with the salad.

The rest of the dinner was nice and light, Anthony truly didn't show up for the dinner, and Beatrice apologized on his behalf, but Emily assured her it was no problem and they left.

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{TWO WEEKS LATER~HALTER'S MEDIA~8AM}

Emily walked into the company and made her way to her desk, but she kept receiving stares and side comments.

She wondered what was going on.

Did she dress weirdly today, or is there just something on her face?

She ignored them though and went to her desk, immediately she sat down Madison ran to her.

"Emily... I swear I didn't do it, " Madison immediately said.

"What are you talking about?" Emily asked with a frown.

"Haven't you seen the daily news?" Madison asked, and Emily shook her head . Madison brought out her phone, and she gave it to Emily.

Emily's eyes widened as she read the news. Pictures of her wedding with Caden filled the Internet.

"What?" She screamed in shock.

"I swear I didn't do it, Halter's media didn't even publish this. It was published by Venice media last night." Madison quickly defended herself.

"How did this get to them?" Emily asked.

"No idea, but everyone now knows you're married to Caden. That's the least of your problems, though. Liam wants you in his office," Madison informed.

"Why?" Emily asked.

"Well... You let our rival company release such huge news before us, even though you could have prevented it. Don't tell him I knew about it, unlike you, I can't afford to lose my job, " Madison pleaded, and Emily sighed in frustration and stood up. "Please!!" Madison said again.

"I won't tell him, after all I was the one who told you to shut up about it," Emily replied.

"Thank you, Ems. I would pray for you not to get fired," Madison said.

"I would definitely need that prayer," Emily responded and walked to Liam's office.