All Chapters of The Storm Begins with a Whisper: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Emma Payne left the courthouse like a wreck. She was totally out of it and barely able to walk straight.She held it together until she got into the taxi that pulled up for her. Then, the tears she had been fighting back finally started falling.Four years ago, she married Wesley Coleman in Sandra Payne's place after Sandra backed out of the wedding to save their families from disgrace.Wesley gave Emma the cold shoulder at the start. But she never complained and took care of him.Eventually, he warmed up to her after all the time spent together. He even started putting up with her throwing off his plans.He would listen to her lame jokes without interrupting. He even trusted her enough to handle the confidential documents.Later on, he treated her more and more kindly. He got her an unlimited credit card and took her to many famous restaurants.Even if she got a craving for peanut butter cookies from the north side in the middle of the night, he would drive halfway across the c

Emma kept her head down, refusing to make eye contact. "Isn't Sandra moving in? I'm just cleaning up my things, so she doesn't get upset when she sees them."Wesley grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms. "Are you still mad at me?"She muttered, "No."He remarked, "You're a terrible liar, Emma."He tilted her chin up, making her look him in the eyes. "How many times do I have to say it? It was all an act. If I really wanted to marry her, I would have made it happen years ago."Emma looked into his eyes and suddenly laughed. Her voice was soft, but her words were crystal clear. "You know exactly who you want to marry."The sudden ring of a phone drowned out her words. Wesley took one look at who was calling and picked it up right away. He quickly wrapped up the call and mentioned that something had come up at work before rushing off.Watching him leave like that, she suddenly realized that confronting him didn't even matter anymore.After all, some relationships were l

When Emma came to, she was in a hospital bed.The doctor sighed and looked at her with pity in her eyes. "You're finally awake. You lost a dangerous amount of blood from the miscarriage. If you had gotten here any later, we wouldn't have been able to bring you back."Emma learned from the doctor that she had survived because the housekeeper had found her unconscious the next day while delivering food."Your family is unbelievable. How could they treat you like this? Your husband, of all people, won't even pick up his phone. When he shows up here, I'm giving him a piece of my mind."Emma interrupted the doctor, her fingers clutching the sheets, "You can't tell him I was pregnant."Wesley wouldn't believe her anyway. His heart wasn't with her anymore, and she wanted nothing to do with him.The doctor looked like she wanted to say something, but in the end, she just shook her head and left.Wesley couldn't be bothered to visit Emma in the hospital, but he was all over Sandra's soci

"You almost killed Sandra, Emma. How can you just sleep right now?"Emma lifted her head and saw Adam's eyes blazing with anger. Next to him, Jamie looked down, crying her eyes out.Jamie's voice was choked up, and tears streamed down her face. "Sandra doesn't have much time left, Em. Why won't you just leave her alone? We moved past what happened at the farewell gathering, but you were literally trying to take her life."Emma clenched her fist, nails digging deep into the flesh of her palm. She was sick of Jamie's phony act.Struggling to stand up, she spat out the words, "I didn't write those words at the farewell gathering, and I didn't push her off the cliff. You let Sandra set me up again and again. How do you think this is going to end for you?"A stinging slap landed on her cheek. She staggered backward, tasting blood in her mouth.Adam trembled with rage. "You little brat! That is exactly what Helena used to do. She always blames everyone else, and now you're doing it too

Wesley frowned, a knot of suspicion forming in his gut. He rubbed his forehead, pushing aside the nagging sense that something was off. "I can't be late for the board meeting."Sandra sat up with the blanket wrapped around her, tracing circles on his back. "Will you be back early tonight?"Her face was flushed, but there was a calculating look in her eyes. The second he was out the door, she grabbed her phone and told Jamie that she had succeeded.Jamie couldn't hide the excitement in her voice. "Didn't I say it? Wesley can't move on from you. The hospital situation has been sorted. Your doctor will own up to the misdiagnosis. Once you're carrying his baby, Emma won't stand a chance against you."…Wesley arrived at the company. The moment he walked into the meeting room, he spotted several board members gathered around an executive, checking in on him.One of them remarked, "You need to take care of your health, Joshua."Another voice chimed in, "Next time, just hop on a video