Chapter 109: Chapter 109

Emily’s world was shattered, her eyes were swollen shut from crying all night from Jackson stomping on her heart in the least way that she expected. Her hands went up to necklace dangling freely on her chest and she wanted nothing more than to throw it off as far as possible but she held unto it, remembering Jackson’s words to her No matter what happens between us,  you’re always going to have my heart – and truly she always wanted to have his heart.

Her frail fingers tightened around the pendant as she felt the tears fall freely from her eyes, the pain radiating all over again. Her mind went over the times they spent together, the way he held her stare and captivating her with his charming eyes. His daring kisses in public – at the red carpet and every single place to let every one know that he was in love with her and she relished in the thoughts while she sat in her mother’s hospital room as the woman laid unconscious on the bed. Emily held unto her mother’s hands, cold and clammy but yet they brought a sense of comfort to her and it was exactly what she needed at that moment.

“It hurts” Emily whispered to herself amidst the tears falling from when just when she felt a squeeze on her hands and she looked up immediately to find her mother’s eyes fluttering. She was at the verge of springing up to call for a doctor when her mother held her back.

“Mom” she called out, grabbing her full hand “I need to get the doctor” she said her mother shook her head,

“You’re crying” the woman said, her hands moving to Emily’s face to wipe her tears.

“I’m fine mom, I need to get the doctor” Emily said back, bolting out of the room immediately and returning with the doctor.

“Did he break your heart?” her mother asked after the doctor had left and they were alone and Emily shot her a surprised look

“Who?”

Then her mother touched her stomach “The father of your baby”

Emily held her mother’s fragile stare but the reality of the situation brought tears to her eyes and she didn’t bother to hold them back, she was tired of holding her tears back, she was tired of pretending to be strong when she knew she was anything but that.

“It’s complicated” Emily said “It’s not that simple”

“It’s never that simple Emily, love is never that simple. Sometimes it hurts but if it worth fighting for then you should definitely fight for it”

“I don’t want my child to grow up like I did” Emily cried further and her statement broke Alyssa’s heart but before she could say anything Emily sprang up to her feet.

“I need some air” she said and bolting out of the room, and out of the hospital building and feeling the cool air graze her face. She stood outside trying to keep her mind blank and free of any thoughts that involved Jackson.

Suddenly, Emily felt someone tap her shoulder and when she turned around she locked eyes with the girl she recognized as the reporter and also from the vogue shoot who claimed she had a twin sister.

“Emily” she called and Emily retreated back a bit, shooting her a confused look but she was about to walk away when Amanda still held unto her.

“I need to talk to you – about Ethan Hatton”

This time Emily stopped fully and giving her attention “What about?”

“Everything” Amanda said but Emily’s eyes were untrusting and it was evident

“Why should I trust when I strongly believe you have a personal vendetta against me” Emily said but Amanda’s eyes had this desperation to them.

“I’ll tell you everything, from the beginning, from where Ethan ruined my life in high school and sent me on an exile”

Emily’s eyes widened at Amanda’s words but her curiosity heightened and she didn’t want to ignore it “You better not be playing with me and tell me everything”

Amanda nodded “Firstly, Ethan is not the person you think he is”

Emily rolled her eyes with a scoff “He wasn’t an award winning husband either”

Amanda ignored her statement and went on “I wasn’t part of the elite and I’m sure you can relate to that. I was poor and a scholarship and there was this rich boy who was the school’s heartthrob suddenly showing interest me and eventually I fell for him because it was the only logical thing to do, I mean how wouldn’t you fall for Ethan Hatton, every girl at school wanted him but he wanted me or so he pretended to do and I fell hard – ”

“And what happened”

“Turns out I was just a pawn in a little game between him and another student and Ethan would rather throw me under the bus than lose, I mean he’d rather me expelled than let someone else have me”

Emily stayed quiet in anticipation and waiting for Amanda to go on “Then he started a rumor about – that I slept with a teacher”

Emily’s mouth fell open and her hands went up to cover her mouth “What! Why would he do that?”

“Because he’s a sick bastard who cares about no one else but himself” Amanda said, stepping closer to Emily now with her eyes frantic and wild as she relived the experience. Emily was about to say something when Amanda cut in immediately.

“I’m not done, that’s not all” she said and Emily kept quiet, watching her silently and waiting for her next words.

“Ethan planned it all, you getting kidnapped by your body guard and those intimate getting leaked to the internet was all Ethan. I mean it was my idea but only because Ethan asked me to”

Emily’s heart dropped and her heart began to pound. She stared at Amanda’s face in shock as she tried to process all she had just heard. She stood dumbfounded and her mind raced through all the possibilities.

“Why – why – why would he do that?” she fought to find her voice.

“I needed revenge or better still closure for what he did to me and I threatened to tell everyone that you were pregnant for his brother instead and he offered me a deal, to break you guys up in return for anything I wanted”

Emily scoffed now, she felt the anger fester within her and build till she felt it was going to burst out of her. It was all coming together now in her head, Ethan suddenly showing up in the hotel because he knew she was there. What else had he done to try and sabotage her relationship with Jackson? What other fucked up things had he tried to do. Her mind searched and slowly it was coming together in her head and she balled her fingers into a fist.

“Bloody hell” she muttered under her breath.

“What are you going to do now?” Amanda asked now and Emily turned her attention to her.

“Why did you tell me all this?” Emily asked.

“I realized that I don’t belong here in New York City, so I wanted to cut all ties and clear my conscience before I left. I have no twin sister and it was all me doing Ethan wanted me to do”

Emily nodded but she turned away from Amanda now and took out her phone, she knew exactly what she needed to do and she dialed Ethan’s number immediately.

“I need to see you” she said.