MY EX WIFE LOVER IS MY BEST FRIEND

Chapter4

Isabel stepped out of the reception room with her gum snapping so loudly that she swung the pen between her fingers. Her eyes were filled with smirk and mischief as she finally spoke with a chuckle. “Emily. My dear stepsister, you know I know you to be stupid but I underestimated your stupidity. How on earth can you be stupid and also daft at the same time? Use your senses and come to terms that your era is over! Period.”

These words stung on Emily like a slap as Emily’s hand moved in a twinkle of an eye and the sound of her palm connecting with Isabel’s cheeks resounded thunderously across the room. The slap struck Isabel with an unbelievable shock as her ego faltered while she stumbled back, holding on to her red cheeks.

“ Oh my goodness”, Isabel stuttered with her voice filled with fear but yet embedded with sarcasm. “ I can see the wounded tigress is fully charged today , but you know what b***h? Use this strength and channel your anger towards your new successor Tylar”.

At the mention of Tylar’s name, Emily’s blood boiled as she fought back tears from streaming down her eyes. Emily signaled her staff “ What exactly is going on please I’m lost here and neither of you reached out to me before opening services.” Emily asked with a trembling voice.

“I’m really sorry ma’am , we were instructed not to contact you . Mr Sebastian made some changes concerning the managerial board in an impromptu meeting and, as we speak, Miss Tylar is at your office”.

At the mention of Tylar, Emily's stomach churned so painfully, but she maintained her composure and nodded. “Thank you may go back to your duty”.

Emily hurriedly ran up the stairs with each step heavy and her heart racing. Just as she reached the landing, Emily collided with Tylar who was standing right at the edge of the stair rail with a smirk on her face.

Tylar blocked Emily from moving forward with a hand signal. “ Well, oh well , see who we have here today and if I may ask you miss the drama queen, what are you doing here in my office , disrupting the peace of this establishment?”. Emily rolled her eyes at Tylar’s words and flung her ponytail back aggressively.

“Did I hear you say your office , Tylar, this is my business? I established it, and I’ve worked so hard to make it what it is today”. Emily said angrily as words struck her like a blow.

“Just shut your goddamn mouth and save yourself stress, you i***t. As you know, I am the new lawful wife to the almighty billionaire Sebastian Laurent and that automatically makes me the new owner of this company, and it might also interest you that all the paperwork of ownership has been transferred to me, signed and stamped by my heartbeat, Sebastian”.

“Have I ever offended you anyway? "What's all this, it’s too much for me,” Emily said amidst tears as she plans to say more Tylar aggressively asked her to shut her mouth.

Emily restrained herself from further confrontation with Tylar and took a few steps back and walked away from the building.

The heaviness of Tylars words echoed in Emily’s ears as her thoughts ran fiercely. “ I will never succumb to you Sebastian, you’ll never break me”. Emily affirmed these words as she decided to go to the bank to cash the settlement check she got from Mrs Geraldine Laurent.

“ I have no reason to wait, this would be enough to start over with”.

Emily got home after her visit to the bank and decided to unwind and freshen up to ease the heaviness in her heart. Emily wondered why Rachel wasn’t yet back from work as she pondered how to reveal her decision to leave the country within a week. As Emily's thoughts go on and on, she reminisces on the amazing sisterly bond between her and Rachel and now circumstances are changing their paths.

Emily came to terms with herself to come clean and open up to her friend against all odds. Emily decided to prepare a sumptuous meal for dinner.

At the thought of cooking invaded Emily’s mind, her mood lit up, and she glided to the fridge to get her ingredients needed for the meal , Emily noticed they were out of groceries and there were not enough ingredients to make the chicken curry sauce .

“I have to run along to the mall fast,” Emily thought fiercely as she quickly grabbed her mini-purse and rushed out of the apartment.

Forgetting the sadness in her , Emily shopped happily and hurriedly as she was satisfied by the items she picked ; Emily headed to the checkout counter and joined the queue to reach her turn.

As Emily kept standing patiently waiting for her turn, she felt a hand wrapped around her from the back, and she swiftly turned to see who had the warm fresh-scented hands. Turning her head swiftly, she came face to face with Kent, one of Sebastian’s friends. At the sight of Kent her heart fluttered, and she stuttered shyly “ Kent, it’s you, what are you doing here?”.

“Ughmm Emy, I’m here to get some groceries as well. How have you really been Emy? I’m deeply sorry for all you passed through, the humiliation and all I couldn’t even bring myself to face you. "It must have been so hard for you to deal with these few days”.

Emily’s eyes were filled with tears, and she gently squeezed Kent’s heart as she could clearly feel his heartfelt words.