The next day.
Emma heard a commotion downstairs, more like someone being a pain in thee ass to someone, she descended the staircase and saw Lucas clinging onto Alec's arm, like a clingy boyfriend.
' I swear, these two have a weirdest friendship '
Emma pressed her lips together.. proceeding further into the dining hall.
" Good morning." She smiled sweetly at them.
" Good morning." Lucas walked towards her.. taking her hand and placing a soft kiss on the back of her hand, smiling charmingly at her. Emma blinked feeling flattered by him. Alec glared at Lucas for a split second, if she was staring right at him...she wouldn't have noticed it, his expression cleared within a sec...as if it was never there.
Zain stood up gracefully... straightening his black jacket.
" We having somewhere to be, let's go Lu." He simply begins to walk away.
" But I haven't had breakfast yet." Lucas complained. With one look from Alec, he simply followed after Zain like an obedient little puppy.
" Did you have a good night rest?." His soothing voice rang through her ears, she simply nodded taking a seat. " Did something happen last night? You looked tense even in your sleep." He added.
" Just family issues, that's all." She simply said sipping on a cup of coffee. " I'll see you." She stood leaving for work, Alec entangled his fingers.. resting his chin on his knuckles, he knew something was wrong.
Emma summoned Betha in her office as soon as she got at the company, she threw her bag and cell phone on the couch... pacing back and forth.
" Did something happen?." Betha spoke sounding worried. Emma halted staring back at her... taking a deep breath.
" Betha, you've worked for my parents from way back, and you and my mother were very close, please tell me you didn't also lie to me, tell me you knew nothing." Her voice trembled as she uttered out those words, pleading with her to tell her the truth, but Betha was a bit lost to what she was asking of her.
" I don't...I don't think I'm quite following you there Ms Rose."
" Did you know I had a sister all this time? Did you also hide that fact from me?." Emma very much wished her answer would be no, it will be heart breaking to know that the person she trusted the most also kept her In the dark like the rest. Betha made her sit down... and sat next to her, Emma shut her eyes closed, tears rolling down her eyes...she knew what was coming, and that is ' Betha also knew and kept it a secret '
" A time came when your mother stopped coming into work, I remember your Dad telling me the good news that she was pregnant, Sarah wanted to give birth back in her hometown in south Serbia, they traveled with your Dad and stayed there for a really long period, I actually thought they would never come back...I figured the child might be grown by that time, then I suddenly got a call from Sarah telling me she's expecting you, they stayed another two years till you were born, when they returned to New York... they only had you, I asked her about her first child and her response was quite shocking to me, she told me your sister didn't make it... that she died, I felt very sorry for her.. but looking at you always made her happy, I didn't know your sister was still alive?."
" She is, she's very much alive and staying at my grandparents house with my Aunt."
" You mean Hana?." She nodded with a sniff.
" I remember her suddenly disappearing to Thailand."
" She was the one looking after my sister back in Thailand, she raised Ava." Emma said.
" But I don't understand why Sarah would hide her daughter away...and kept it a secret." Betha had a confusing frown on her face. Emma told her everything she knew, she could only throw herself in Betha's arms sobbing, she strokes her back comforting her and reassuring her that everything will be fine.
QINN MAIN ESTATE.
Laura sat on the balcony with a cup of coffee, staring at the beautiful garden outside, she was deep in thought and looked really worried on her pretty face. Two months ago in Spain, her and Alec attended a cocktail party, they partied the night away till they got wasted, they were too drunk to drive back home and so they booked a hotel room to rest in, things got out of control, and they ended up having s*x together. The next morning she woke up, Alec was gone..he ignored her for two months straight, he never called or texted, she feared he regretted what happened between them. Laura went back to London and tried to pretend nothing happened between them, she tried to move past that day but couldn't. She simply couldn't get him out of her head, whenever she called him he would cut the call. She resulted on talking to Lisa, telling her everything that happened between them... Lisa thought it will be a good idea if they got married, even if it's simply an alliance..as time passes by, he will eventually fall in love with her, she liked the idea and that's when she decided to travel to New York City, to finally be with Alec...her childhood love, she was actually surprised to see that he decided to pick up her call when she landed in New York, she thought he would ignore her like the previous calls, she was so happy and hang up before he could say he's busy or something. Everything seemed to be working out smoothly until, he said there was someone else he wanted to marry, her hopes and dreams came crashing down into tiny pieces, everything about their friendship became very awkward.. after that incident in Spain, he might call it a mistake, but it was the sweetest thing that ever happened to her.
And now here she was, alone and pregnant...her tummy was still flat though, just a slight bump that wasn't even noticable yet, she knew she shouldn't keep it but, it's her baby, Alec's baby... it's the most beautiful thing that could happen to both of them, she gave him a baby before Emma could, the heir to the Qinn family.
Lisa walked up to her, leaning against the rails as she overlooked the beautiful scenery of the QINN ESTATE, her slightly short - red hair flowing with the wind... softly hitting her face, she tucked some hair behind her ear.
" You look stressed."
" Do I?." Laura gave a bitter smile, her eyes still focused on the garden below.
" It's not good for your baby, have you told him yet?." Lisa shifts her gaze to Laura, she simply shook her head.
" Haven't gotten the chance yet, even if I do tell him...I know what his response will be." She turns to look at Lisa, adding. " I don't want to keep this child if he won't support me with it, I just can't."
" You know money isn't an issue Laura, of course he would support you with the baby." Lisa said.
" It's not money I'm referring to Lisa, I mean, love and affection...his time and care, but I know it's impossible to wish of all that right now, he's happily married with someone else. I'm not planning on telling him anything, I already know he doesn't want to be a father or have anything to do with kids, I remember him saying...he can't ever make a good father, or give them the love they deserve. Not after what he went through." Laura said to Lisa, she stood.. walking back inside. Lisa sighs staring at the clear blue sky.