'For a moment, you stop and think if your words will hurt someone or have an impact on them"
"I shouldn't tell him, he'll be worried" Emma tried to hide what was on her mind.
"Emma,, tell me," Draken spoke more softly. Clearly her silence made him worried.
" Rest assured Mr.Ken.. I won't do anything behind your back. I'm done preparing your breakfast just like you want, you can take it and wait for me." Emma replied, escaping from his trap to the room and changed her clothes.
Draken thought her behavior was so strange.
"Mr Ken, I'm off to work. If you need anything, just call me...." Emma said..saving her number in his phone.. handing it back to him and rushing out, without even stopping to glance at him.
Draken immediately made a call to Shaun.
"Watch over my wife for me" he ordered.
AT THE HOSPITAL~~
Chairman Hunt had slipped into a comma after the operation, and Draken's mom was now in charge.
Executives from Ouracle came in.
"Mrs Hunt, we can't delay the Presidency any longer, and the chairman is not well. Business has to go on, stocks will fall and we'll lose billions. You should appoint a new President and have him marry Samantha as soon as possible," they said.
All along, part of it was David's plan, to make Draken disappear, to slip his father into a comma, to take over Ouracle and marry his childhood love, Samantha.
"No! I'm already engaged to Draken, he's the only one I want to marry" Sam rejected the idea right away.
"You don't have a choice. You already saw the news, my little brother is missing, God knows! He can even be dead" David pressed the facts.
"Sam dear, David is right. My son might not return, henceforth I appoint my elder son David Hunt as the acting President of Ouracle and he'll be the one to marry Sam.." Mrs Hunt said after deep thinking.
"Don't worry mom, I'll take care of Ouracle and Sam, because I love her...." David replied, but Sam was not happy.
Since childhood! her heart always belonged to Draken who hardly paid any attention to her. He never liked her that way and even saw her just like a sister.
"Then it's set. You'll marry this coming weekend, I'll make the arrangements, you should both get ready.. " Mrs Hunt made a final decision before she left with the executives.
All this was captured on the phone by Erick,a short distance from them and immediately sent to Draken.
"David!!! What are you so happy about? I don't want to marry you! I don't love you!!"Sam shouted at him.
"Sshhh! Sweetheart, this is a hospital. I told you, you don't have a choice, don't worry, I'll keep you happy...."
" Don't touch me! Even if I marry you, I'll never love you" Sam gritted through her teeth before storming off.
"As long as my little brother is not in the picture Sam, I'll make you love me and you'll only be mine" David still insisted.
"Boss, everything's ready for your press conference, it's all been set" his personal assistant Jerry reported.
" Then let's go, this news shouldnt be delayed any longer..." He replied and they left for Ouracle.
MEANWHILE~~
The first place Emma thought of going was to the bank, but it couldn't accept to give her a loan because she didn't have anything valuable enough to give as security.
The second place she went to was her work place,but her manager denied to give her an advance as well.
The last place she thought of going to was her dad's house, where she'd been kicked out in the first place.
The chills and old memories of how she left the place welcomed her, she was on the verge of breaking into tears, but she remembered, she was now married and had to fulfill her responsibilities.
"What do you think you're doing here Emma? Didn't your dad kick you out?" Her stepmother's voice welcomed her at the doorstep.
"I want to talk to my dad. Where is he?" Emma simply asked.
"Your dad isn't here, and he didn't permit you to enter here again." She replied. As soon as she finished her sentence, Emma noticed the expensive charm around her neck.
"Hey! Give that charm back to me! It belonged to my mom. You have no right to put it on" Emma said angrily, trying to take it off her neck.
" Watch your mouth Emma, I'm still your dad's wife! I can put on whatever I want to " she replied, after slapping her hard that she almost fell on the floor.
" Please! I beg you. Give it back. Take anything else but not that, please!" Emma was helpless, tears already falling from her eyes.
" Everything now belongs to me and Samantha, you don't have anything else here. Get out!!" She shouted, ordering her bodyguards to drag her out.
Emma initially planned to get the charm, perhaps sell it and get the money to pay her landlady but her stepmother had to ruin everything again. She was dragged out and thrown out of the gate, gaining some injuries on her hands and legs.
"Why does this always happens to me? Why am I suffering like this" Emma crawled on the ground and hugged her feet. Crying,as no one was there to help her.
Little did she know, her guardian angel was around watching a short distance from her. Shaun immediately called his boss to let him know what had happened. His wife was in trouble.
Emma's phone rang again, her landlady was calling again. This time she was at her house already, throwing her things out.
Ignoring her pain and troubles, Emma rushed back to her apartment.
" Please Mrs Walter, give me one last chance, I promise, I'll pay you back, please" Emma desperately begged on her knees but she didn't heed her words.
She pushed her aside and continued throwing out her things. Now things had really gone South for Emma...