Not One, But Two!

Chapter 4

Troy then brought Emma to Greg, who was seated while he swirled his wine glass. He tipped his head back to take a sip of the wine, the ruby-red liquid sloshing in the glass somehow bringing out his finely-chiseled features. For a moment, Emma was stunned. He's gorgeous!

Greg, however, did not care for such enamored looks. There was a dark gleam in his hawk-like eyes, and the air in the room grew dense and cold as he drawled, "You did a great job hiding, so why did you stop?" His gaze was piercing as he regarded Emma steadily.

Emma shuddered. She couldn't help finding his gaze familiar, for it seemed like she had seen it somewhere before. Just as she scrambled to make a reply, she heard him order lazily, "Roll up your sleeves."

"Huh?" She gaped at him in surprise.

Troy grew terrified that Emma's sluggishness was going to get him into trouble too, especially since patience was not Greg's forte. Thus, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed her arm roughly before rolling up both her sleeves.

In a state of shock, Emma shrieked loudly, "What are you doing?"

Greg frowned at this, and the next moment, Troy stuffed Emma's mouth with a rag.

A strange look came into Greg's eyes as he stared at her bare arms. The air thickened with tension, and it grew more suffocating with each passing second. Emma's heart had leaped to her throat as she waited for the important man to say something, and her palms were sweaty.

Suddenly, Greg took a sip of his red wine and broke into a small smile. The tension in the room dissipated at once as he announced, "I'm done. Send Miss Kain back."

"Huh?" This time, it was Troy who was astonished. Are we just going to let her go like this? But when he met Greg's sharp and bemused gaze, he shivered and quickly released Emma. "Apologies for man-handling you earlier, Miss Kain. Follow me, please," he stated.

time she registered the fact that she would not be held captive, she was already

didn't snap out of her daze until she reached home and was greeted by Philip and Sasha.

had told her that the ring was stolen, but judging by the affable way Greg treated her earlier, the ring might still have its uses. The thought of becoming Mrs. Buckley filled her

to be the real thing, then I have a good chance of bagging him! With that in mind, she

He tipped his head back to take a sip of the wine, the ruby-red liquid sloshing in the glass somehow bringing out his

you to track down Abigail no matter what it takes! I want her to disappear from the face of the earth

all over the city in hopes of locating Abigail, but little did they know that she was already tucked away

a full health report, she would never have learned of her pregnancy. She thought back to the month when she was locked away in the basement, feeling all weak and nauseous then. Those were symptoms of

only nineteen! How can I be a mother now? I don't even know

helplessness followed her all

little girl of about four or five years old marched down Sanchez Street in Newsbourne. She had delicate features and alabaster skin, looking like a walking porcelain doll who made everyone take a second glance. She was wearing a baseball cap and she had a lollipop in her

whistled once, and when the mastiff in the villa heard the familiar sound, it quickly gave a soft

the dog a contemptuous look and flipped it off before pushing open

kicked off her shoes habitually, only for them to land on

turned to glower at the

on her little nose bridge. When she saw the mud stains on Alissa's clothes, she frowned. "Did you get into a fight again,

while barefooted. Then, she reached out to flick the latter on the forehead and snapped nonchalantly, "Those punks were asking for it! They knew they couldn't beat me in a fight, but they went on to call me a mongrel and made fun of me for not having

say something when she heard the line about Alissa being a fatherless mongrel, which would by extension apply to her as well. She paused before sighing and pointed out in resignation, "You'll get an earful from Mommy when she

fetch me some new clothes. Now!" Alissa