108Colin sat on a chair in Shawn's ward at the hospital, watching Emerald feeding Shawn pasta.He would stop watching but to him, they look like two adorable and tiny kids in love."Get out Colin, you are distracting us!" Emerald snapped "Distracting you from doing what exactly? The last time I talked was 20 minutes ago and to be precise, the only thing I've done here is just sit and watch you guys" "It's okay brother-in-law, pay no attention to Emerald, she just get aggressive for no reason" Shawn said while chewing his pasta.Either way, Colin was glad he is now okay.What if something had happened to him? Then he would have to take the blame foreverHe was the one who forced him to go with them even though Shawn wanted to stay like Axel.It would have also affected the friendship between him and JennyWho would want to be friends with someone who indirectly killed her brother?"I know that look" Shawn narrowed his eyes at him "You are not blaming yourself for what happened to me
109Axel winced as he shook his head vigorously, just waking up from a deep slumber.As he opened his eyes, the whole world felt new to him, it was like he opened his eyes in a place where he shouldn'tBut he didn't.He was in his room which he slept the other night and of course, he should be in his room.However, something was strangeWhy was he topless?And who is the strange lady asleep beside him?It wasn't a strange LadyIt was a weird one"What are you doing here?" He asked in a high pitched tone that was enough to wake her up"You are finally awake" Ariana yawned as she sat upImmediately, Axel covered his eyes.Why in the world is she naked?"What are you doing in my room?" He emphasized"Do you really need an explanation?" Ariana smirked "Trust me, you don't wanna hear about it""What did you to me?" Axel immediately put his shirt back on and stood up from the bed "Please tell me it's not what I'm thinking""What are you thinking?" Ariana scoffed as she also stood up from th
110Catherine walked to her room looking so exhausted after a long dayShe took off her heels and switched on She was not surprised to see a figure laying on her bed comfortably"You are back?" She proceeded in taking off her clothes"Of course, did you miss me?" Martin grinned and opened his arms, expecting her to come for a hug but he was ignored"What's with the mood? Are you mad at me?""Of course I am mad at you!" Catherine blurted out "Where in the world were you for the past few days?""I told you Cathe, I have to look for my mother""You never gave me a call, not even once""Trust me, I wanted to but... I didn't want people to get suspicious of us" Catherine's eye flinched, she sighed and put on her bathrobe "So? Did you find your mom?""No. I couldn't, it's like she is hiding somewhere" Martin's face flushedCatherine climbed on the bed and sat in between his thighs"It's okay, you gonna find her""Will I?" Martin wrapped his hands around her waist and sniffed her hair "Ni
111Mrs Williams walked inside George Slirthon's office angrily, her secretary behind her to stop whoever wanna stop herAnd even though the securities and Secretaries in Slirthon's office tried to stop her, she was able to walk past them although she had raised an emergency alarm in the company.She stormed inside the office and there was George Slirthon working on his systemTaking a quick glance at the being who just stormed into his office, he resumed back to his work"We need to talk" One could feel Mrs Williams anger from her presence"You are already talking " George replied, not taking a look at her"How in the world did you train your son?""The same way your mom trained you so hard that you don't even know that when coming inside someone's private office, you knock""You think I will apologize for that?""And you think I will apologize for whatever my son did?""He impregnated my daughter!""Your daughter walked into his room" George shrugged, still not taking his gaze off t
112The sounds of strings playing interrupted Colin's sleep as he slowly opened his eyes and saw Shawn sitting on a chair in his room playing a guitarEmerald's guitar to be precised.She has no much interest in music but the guitar was the gift her mom gave her on her 15th birthday so she she had no other option than learn unless she would want to give it out to someone but she wasn't ready to do that.Slowly, she started to lose interest in it as the guitar always find a way to Colin's room."You are awake?" Shawn smiled as he watched Colin getting out of bed"You can play guitar too?" Colin arched his brow "Is there something you are not good at?""I am not good at taking care of myself" Shawn scoffed "What are you doing in my room anyways? Since you are in our house I know damn well you are not here to talk to me, you are obviously here for Emerald""I am here for the both of you" Shawn shrugged "But I went to Emerald's room first and she threw me out before I could even say a wo
113Colin stood by the window in his room scrolling through his chats with Marissa It's been 10 minutes since he sent her a new text but she did not read not to talk of replying, he was trying to calm himself down and trying to convince himself that everything is wellIt's so unlike Marissa not to reply his text in 10 minutes.He checked through his call logs but there was no missed callNot even from one person?Shawn?Eric?Axel?Why is no one calling?He sighed as he searched for Axel's number, he was about to dial it when Emerald came in brushing her hair"I advice you not to call him, that is if the number you are dialing is Axel's""Why?" Colin dropped his phone on the bed"I got a call from Jenny, he is not in a good mood for now" "Why?""How am I supposed to know that?""You just said Jenny called you. You didn't ask what is wrong with him?" Colin furrowed his brow"Was I supposed to ask?" Emerald shrugged "If he is not in a good mood then you should know it is something ver
114"So your Dad is currently in London?" Colin asked, holding Marissa's hand as they both walked down the street late at night.Marissa's Dad had texted her, telling her to meet her at a Cafe in Hackney by a particular timeShe had informed Colin and they decided to go together since it would be Colin's first time seeing him too."Yeah" Marissa replied with a smile "I miss him so much""Same here" Colin teased"Of course you do, you haven't seen him before""It doesn't matter. As long as we gonna be sharing the bond between a father-in-law and son-in-law""I know right?""By the way, do you think your Dad will be able to convince your mom? You know..... About the....." Colin's voice trailed off, not ready to divulge the remaining words."I am not sure" Marissa sighed worriedly "My Dad does not really have a say in our family""I kinda saw it on the news but I thought they were just rumours ""They were not just rumours, you know my mom came from a rich family right?""Yeah ""Well...
115They all sat round the table in the Cafe, quietly sipping their coffees without saying a word to each other.Maybe it wouldn't have been awkward if Emerald's mom, Michelle had not showed up introducing herself as Mr Zimmer's fiancee"Why is no one saying anything?" Catherine who had no idea why they were quiet finally broke the silenceOf course she knew Emerald as George Slirthon's daughter, but she definitely have no idea why they all find it awkward"Well..... I didn't know my Fiancee would be somehow related to my son-in-law " Mr Zimmer cleared his throat"We are not related, she never got married to my Dad anyways" Colin rolled his eyes"Does Emerald know about this? I mean, does she know her mom is currently in town?" Marissa asked as they all turned their faces to Michelle who didn't look bothered"Aren't you going to answer the question?" Colin furrowed his brow "Don't tell me you didn't inform Emerald""I am not here for Emerald, I only followed Zimmer to London because h