Contract Marriage; Fated Love

He found it difficult to believe that. When he saw her hair strands on his clothes, he thought of carrying out some tests. He always felt strange around her and always condoned her intransigence. The test results proved they had the same blood flowing in their veins.

He didn’t accept it so easily. He was very careful now especially after Benny’s incident. He investigated this news as well as the issue of Liam and his one night stand with a strange woman.

Emily was watching the news that afternoon. President Noah was shown on the screen. His latest project was launched that day and it was broadcast on the news.

“He’s so handsome,” she muttered. He had a perfect profile and his lips were inviting. She recalled how his lips felt on hers. Unconsciously, she raised her fingers and touched her lips.

“What the heck am I thinking?”

She quickly chided herself for having such thoughts. She should never think of that when he has a fiancée.

In the silence of her heart, she looked forward to seeing him but he didn’t show up for days and she was unhappy about it. She was surprised at her disappointment.

Emily and Liam were coming out from the hospital, they had come for a check up. She sighted Rose at the other side. She too had come for a check up after her stay in the prison. She still blamed Emily for everything. She ran towards her and screamed,

” You! You unfilial daughter! You are happy now, right? You wanted me dead, maybe you think I will never come out. I am out now and I will give you exactly what you deserve!”

Emily stared at her in silence. She didn’t want her son to be involved in all of this. She turned to walk away but Rose grabbed her forcefully.

“Do you think I will let you leave just like that? Huh?”

“Rose, let me go.”

“Let you go? After all that you have done?”

Emily thought it was high time she taught Rose a lesson. She bent down and whispered to her son,

“Go to the car and wait for me.”

The boy nodded, glared at the bad aunty who came to trouble his mother and went away. Rose noticed his face.

“Ohhh! Your son. Finally your sins have caught up with you. You now have kids out of wedlock, you prostitute…”

Emily cut her short with a deafening slap. It took her some time to process what happened.

Did Emily really hit her? She was seeing stars as well. When she recovered from the slap, she turned to grab Emily. Their parents ran towards them and pulled Rose away.

Emily stared at them in surprise. Have they changed? When did they start dealing with issues as they were and judiciously too?

In the past they would join forces with Rose and heap the blame on her irrespective of who was at fault.

She waited a little, expecting them to come back but they didn’t. Emily only found out the reason much later.

Noah had given strict instructions to the family concerning her. They were never to disturb her if they wanted peace and happiness in their family. The thought that he defended her warmed her heart. She wasn’t going to forget to show gratitude.

Liam has recovered fully now but he hasn’t seen Noah in days. He asked his mum about him and sadly, she couldn’t provide an answer.

A week went past, the second ended too. Emily came to terms with the fact that Noah had left their lives for good. He had let her return to the peaceful life she lived.

Noah concluded the investigation about Gu Yanxi. It was clear and beyond reasonable doubt that she was his sister. He finally found her! He had been looking for her for so many years but there was no trace of her. He didn’t know she lived in a strange land.

“Mister Noah is here!” Liam announced excitedly. After the exchange of pleasantries and Liam complaining that Noah didn’t come to see him in the past weeks, Noah requested to see Gu Yanxi privately. She was preparing for her dinner date with Jessy. She frowned when he called her. She wanted to prepare specially for this date. She was checking her wardrobe for the right choice of clothes and shoes when Noah interrupted. She hoped he wouldn’t take her time.

“Be brief please. I am going on a date.”

“This afternoon?”

“No. It’s a dinner date.”

“You still have a lot of time.”

“I know but I want to get ready early. I don’t want to look less of how I imagined.”

Noah smiled. She was a very good definition of a girl in love. It struck his mind that this boyfriend might be Jessy and his face changed visibly.

“Is Jessy your boyfriend?”

Gu Yanxi blushed. Noah guessed the answer was positive. He wouldn’t let his sister have anything to do with that slimy bastard!

“Let’s get down to the reason I sent for you. I will go straight to the point. It might sound strange.”

“Okay. What’s it?”

Noah was seldom known to have a heart to heart conversation with people. She wondered what it was he had to say. She was certain it was something serious and important.

“I did my research and some findings and there is something about you. Can I know your background? How did you grow up and everything?”

She looked at him. Why was he asking her that?

“I don’t want to talk about it.”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“And why?”

“It isn’t pleasant and it’s not something I will like to talk about.”

Damn! Did she have a hard time growing up? He swore to make it up to her and let her live the rest of her days in happiness. He held her hands and looked directly at her.

“Twenty- two years ago, my mother got pregnant with her second child. She put to bed but passed out shortly after. The child too was said to have died but no, the child didn’t die. That child is you!”