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Chapter 11

Emma's POV I never knew what the next thing would be. He stood still for a while.But it was an office setting, so I shouldn't be scared. I thought But the CEO’s facial expression was not convincing so I tried to pull myself together.“Uhhhmm, how may I help you?” I said. “Nothing.” He walked closer. “ I hope you know that this company has business connections with several powerful families in New York.” he said My heart began pounding.“Families like the Blackwoods.” he added.I froze.The room suddenly felt too small. The Blackwoods! Why was that name following me everywhere?The CEO watched my reaction carefully.“You know them, don't you?” I tried to hide my expression.“No.” I said.He raised an eyebrow.“Are you sure?”Before I could answer, someone knocked on the door. “Come in!” I said.The door creaked open and Olivia walked in, elegantly. I became pressed, the feelings of how she betrayed me crawled through my veins again. That distrust. That embarrassment. That grief

Last Updated : 2026-09-29

Chapter 12

Emma's POV I walked down the stairs to Anna's office. My heart beat fast, and I was confused about what I would say if he questioned me about not submitting the file. After all, I was not ready to lose my job or face any trauma again.I moved closer to her.The shock was still obvious on my face.“Emma,” she called. “Are you okay?” I nodded in response. “Are you sure?” She asked again.This time, I just smiled. “Yeah,” I said.I'm done for today. When will you be done?” I asked her“Soon, just type me your address here, and I will pick you up for a date later,” she said, while handing her phone over to me.“Oookay,” I said, collected the phone and typed in my address.I left for home.I said nothing about what I'd overheard in the CEO's office. I wasn't sure who I could trust. Not even Anna. What if she turns out to be like Olivia? I thought. At home I dressed in a hoodie and opened my laptop. I sat on my chair before my table. I clenched my fist and placed my elbow on my tabl

Last Updated : 2026-09-30

Chapter 13

Emma's POV It turns out it wasn't Adrian. I breathed a sigh of relief. My heart slowly stopped racing. My chest suddenly became light after the heaviness.All of a sudden every man started to look like Adrian, especially when they were in suits.Meanwhile Anna was so joyous, she smiled all the moment, looking around. She didn't even notice me. The waiters brought over the menu. I couldn't even choose a nice or proper meal, I just scanned through it and roughly selected the first one.I felt pressured each time I saw a man in a suit again. The restaurant suddenly felt small. The thought of how people laughed at me the other day still echoes in my mind and I just want to escape all that thought that made me doubt myself.I suddenly hated everybody and just wanted to go home.So I managed to pull out a smile from my face. “Anna,” I called. She turned to me with the smile she's been carrying since. “I want to go home, I'm pressed,”The smile immediately disappeared from her face. “come

Last Updated : 2026-10-01

Chapter 14

Emma“That bitch, the one you were talking to the other day, that one in the red dress. She only comes here to fvck,” she said. “I do see them, and I can even show you,” she added I covered my mouth with my hand, trying to process what I just heard.“Anna, are you sure of what you are saying?” I asked in disbelief. It couldn't be any other person than Olivia, I thought.“Are you shocked? That was how I felt after discovering it. Come on, let's eat,” she said and started eating.I was even wondering why Olivia would be there. But after all, she is becoming a wife to a CEO, so I didn't think much of it.“Wait, Emma, you know that lady, right?” She said, suddenly, with her eyes a bit squinted.“Yeah, I do,” I replied to her“How and where?” She asked.At this point, I was ready to open up to Anna, but I was still scared that she might turn out to be like Olivia.“It's a long story, maybe some other time,” I replied to her; my voice came out sad.“Hmmm,” she said faintly. “Maybe we will

Last Updated : 2026-10-02

Chapter 15

EmmaI couldn't even face this guy“Emma, this is my coach and your new coach,” she said.The coach stretched out his hand forward and I brought out my hand and gave him a shake.He smiled. I was relieved that at least he didn't give a hard impression. My heart stopped beating fast and started beating normally.“So I'm Coach Francis, the owner of this gym, and I'm happy to see you. I hope you will enjoy your stay here. Can we begin, or do we work at your own pace?”“Uhmm,” I clenched my hand behind me. “Anytime, I'm fine with your choice.”“Okay, shall we?” He said as he stretched his hand forward in the direction of the treadmill.I walked slowly behind him as he led me to the machine. He showed me how I would start. He turned on and off a few buttons on the machine, and it began moving, and then it stopped.“Go on,” he said, instructing me to step on it. “So when you are ready to start running on this, you turn on this button, and when you want to increase your speed, you increase i

Last Updated : 2026-10-04

Chapter 16

Cmma“Won't you visit me?” She screamed. This girl was so goofy; she didn't even care if someone was watching.“I will,” I said with a smile. “Of course.” “Okay, you see now I'm chill,” she said. “You never fail to amuse me, do you?”“No, I don't disappoint.” We both laughed.“Get up, let's go.” We both packed our stuff and left for Anna's house. I never knew Anna was from such a background. The house was big, beautifully furnished with expensive accessories. A mansion with classy cars, marble floors, and expensive lights and CCTV cameras hung everywhere. My eyes were wide open, but I couldn't let Anna see how surprised I was.My eyes stared at the wall and structure of the house, amusement dancing in my eyes.“Wow!” I said. Anna turned to me. “What?”“Your house is so beautiful.”“If you say so, thank you.”She took me around, showing me her room, the dining room, the kitchen, and the backyard where I found the swimming pool.We went back to her room and sat. Then she left for

Last Updated : 2026-10-07

Chapter 17

Emma“Emma!” she called out, her voice loud enough to fill the mansion.“Anna, I may just call you later. Please, bye for now,” I said as I hurried out through the gate.I walked to the main road where I could find a cab and quickly flagged one down.A tear rolled down my cheek from my left eye. I quickly got into the car, and the driver set off at a slow, steady pace.I looked through the window, staring at the tall skyscrapers. I had never seen them before.The thought of what I saw on Anna’s laptop crept into my mind.It was Adrian and Olivia.They were happily together, like Adrian hadn't missed me even a little.And I still hadn't gotten my life together.I still looked fat, and I was still that broken girl.I crossed my arms, hugging myself as I leaned against the car window. The passing lights brushed against my face as the car moved along the road.“Ma,” the driver called.I heard his voice and realized we were already at my house.“Take,” I said, handing him a note.I alighte

Last Updated : 2026-10-10

Chapter 18

EmmaI stood still, scanning the neatly arranged room thoroughly. My eyes were eager to see where I could check. I was also staying alert in case someone came unexpectedly, like I saw Vera the other day.Then I walked to the other side of the bed. The room was so quiet that I could hear the sound of my barefoot step, except for the ticking of the clock on the wall.I stood still and scanned the environment again, hoping to see anything useful. Until my eyes caught a key beside the leg of the bed. Somehow my instinct was telling me it could be the key to the locker, and maybe something valuable was hidden in it.So I picked the key up from the floor and headed to the locker.I inserted the key and a tiny scribble opened it. Victory at last. I opened the locker.I searched through it and found old watches, tiny buttons, and even old dollar notes. I was surprised my dad still had those watches. The Rolex he wore to the office during the weekdays back then and his suit's tie and some

Last Updated : 2026-10-11

Chapter 19

EmmaI swallowed hard. “Uhhm, it's some paper from my office. Just some files I had to go through.” Finally, I got the right answer that would resolve the situation. My voice came out relieved and smooth.“Ooh, I thought it was some papers. Never mind,” she said, even though her face showed that kind of expression that says she didn't believe me. “Yeah,” I sighed.“There will be a party in this house during Christmas, and your dad is inviting Richard.”Those words blew my mind up like a bomb.“And probably maybe Adrian will be here,” she addedThat one hit harder. Adrian.“But Adrian said to me to never be near his household, so why would he be here?” I snapped“You need to relax, Emmy. I said ‘maybe’. I never knew Adrian told you that. Your dad invited them for some reason I don't know. But you know they used to be good friends.”“For real?”“Umm-mm,” she said as she turned the chopped cabbage into the steamy pot on the cooker.I wondered why my dad would invite them, even though

Last Updated : 2026-10-12

Chapter 20

EmmaFor the rest of the day, I couldn't smile. All I thought about was Adrian.Anna had made up my mind to leave him, and I had even decided to let go.But each time something reminded me of him, I still missed us.The mug he gave me on my birthday during college days that still sits in my room is the biggest nostalgia. I never took it to the kitchen. I feared it would mix up with the rest of the mugs.Each morning, I wake up to see that mug beside my bed, and then most times I flash back to the moment he gave me that.It was a Friday; school was over. In the year 2017. He held my hand while we walked. Even though it looked innocent, like two friends holding hands, he would secretly pinch the tip of my little finger.I gave him that innocent smile, and he looked at me as though he didn't know what he was doing.“Why are you stealing a glance at me?” He said that Friday we were walking on campus“You know what you did, so stop pretending,” I said, with a little laugh“You don't know

Last Updated : 2026-10-13

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