Trapped with a Lawyer

Chapter 115 A Recipe for Failure

"Emma, I love you. Please don't turn me down." Drake pleaded, placing a cheque in her hand. He did

not care how much money he would have to spend to keep Emma.

Emma looked up at him in surprise then shook her head,"Is this what you think of me, Drake? I don't

want your money. You are such a jerk!" She threw the cheque at him and broke loose from his

embrace.

Drake saw the hesitation in her eyes and decided to be persistent.

He picked up the cheque from the ground, pulled her in his arms again and gently asked,"Do you know All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

how much I missed you? Emma, just this time. I just want to have you this time." He tucked the cheque

into her pocket.

Emma closed her eyes, fighting back the internal emotional turmoil that was threatening to erupt. She

also had sex with Felix Fei to get money, what kind of a person had she become?

"Emma, you have already lost your virginity to me. It's okay, relax." Drake placed his mouth close to her

ear, alluringly. The temptation was too much for Emma, and she caved in.

He lowered his head and kissed her, passionately. Drake then noticed that the curtains were still open.

Securing his embrace around Emma, he walked over to the left-hand side, and pressed a button that

closed the curtains automatically.

As the curtains closing, the room was slowly enveloped in darkness. Drake continued to kiss Emma

and run his hands all over her body, muttering sweet things.

"Wait a minute." Drake retreated from their embrace and headed to close the door. He didn't want

anyone interrupting them. After closing the door, Drake carried Emma, whose face was wet with tears,

put her on the sofa, and threw himself on her.

Drake secretly left Emma's office at around four or five pm, with a spring in his step.

Inside the office.

With dishevelled hair, Emma straightened her clothes and went to the bathroom with her hand against

wall.

She looked in the mirror, and the image that she saw was an embarrassing one. Her eyes were puffy

and red and her lips were swollen. Her picture-perfect make-up was smeared.

She took out the crumpled blank cheque from her pocket and squeezed it in her hand.

She murmured to herself,"Drake is right. There is no difference between the first time and the second

time. But why do I feel so bad? Nooo... I won't think like that..

This is the last time." She tried to comfort herself as she proceeded to fix her appearance. She was

determined that this was the last time that Drake would take advantage of her.

But she was unaware that someone had taken pictures when Drake had kissed her, And when he left

her office, a few hours later.

Samuel came back, after Ella had been in the old house for about three days.

Life had been fairly peaceful until Tuesday evening. Ella had fallen asleep with her son in her arms.

Samuel appeared in their bedroom.

He picked up Jerry from Ella's arms and placed him in his cot. Ella didn't stop him, after all the house

was warm since the heating was on. He left her sleeping and went to finish preparing for the trip.

The house clock rang at the stroke of midnight, just after Samuel had finished taking a bath.

He entered the warm bed and snuggled closer to Ella. He smiled. It was good to have someone warm

in the bed.

Ella stirred awake when she felt Samuel's warmth and his hands running through her long hair, putting

it behind her ear.

She knew what Samuel wanted, and didn't object it. She never had the power and will to refuse his

advances.

She sighed, turned to face him, placing her arms around his neck.

He whispered,"I will be away on business trip to Korea for a couple of days from tomorrow.

You will be staying here until I get back."

Ella sprung fully awake.

"What's wrong with you Samuel?

You are going on a business trip tomorrow but you tell me now? Let go of me." Ella was angry, thinking

that sometimes his actions belied whether he loved.

He looked into her unruly eyes, smiled and tightened his embrace,"Listen, I didn't mean not to tell you.

I've been busy preparing for the trip and it just slipped my mind. Don't be mad, my dear."

She pouted playfully,"It seems that you only married me to give birth to your son and warm your bed in

winter. I don't even receive the courtesy of being told when my husband is leaving me for days on

business."

His thumb rubbed her soft face,"Nonsense. However, those are just some perks of being married to

you.

Come here." Samuel brought her closer.

He kissed her lips and directed her hand down to the string that held his robe together.

She knew what the gesture meant, and whilst his kisses calmed her down, she untied his robe. He was

like a wild animal in heat at that moment. He just wanted to make love to his wife before he left for his

business trip.

The night was silent, except for their soft passionate moans.

When the morning light began to seep through the sky, Samuel woke up. He took a quick shower and

Got dressed in his favourite business attire. He could hear Ella softly snoring as she slept.

After packing his toiletries into a small suitcase, he zipped it up and wheeled it to the door.

He looked back at his sleeping wife and their son in the baby cot beside their bed and smiled. He

walked over and kissed Ella on the forehead

And Jerry on his cheek, then left.

There were three other people going on the business trip with him; Anna, Catherine and a male

assistant.

They caught the first flight to Korea in the early morning. Because the case was complex and intricate,

it called for Samuel's focus and attention. In his first class cabin, he retrieved the court documents and

began to look them over. The plane soon took off.

A few hours after Samuel's plane had left for Korea, Jerry woke up and cried loudly because he was

hungry. Ella woke up and fed him, which left Jerry gurgling and happy. Soon after, she walked

downstairs and gave Jerry to Melody, who was happy to watch over the young one. Melody walked

over to the play pen.

Even though Ella felt like an outsider and unwelcome, she stayed at the old house with her son as

Samuel had requested.

But she was determined to maintain a positive attitude. She walked around the house smiling and

joyful, which Melody noticed.

She gratifyingly watched Ella and felt a little relieved.

Three days after Samuel had left for Korea, Catherine received a phone call, which agitated her. She

feigned focus on the case that had taken them to Korea, but her attention was on the news that she

had received.

With Ella staying at the old house, her men had no chance to approach Ella and execute the plan.

There had to be another way, Catherine thought.

Five days later, Emma instigated Viola to ask Ella out for dinner.

By doing this, she intended to show Ella how close she and Viola was. She wanted to make her

jealous.

However, no one expected that this meeting would make her lose her life.

In the Western restaurant.

With a sneer on her face, Ella watched the two women sitting opposite her, talking and laughing as if

they were mother and daughter-in-law. They completely ignored her presence.

This warmed Emma's heart.

She had been able to solve all her problems with the money Drake had given her. She had sent Lydia

to an addiction treatment centre in America.

Now, she could concentrate on Viola in the hopes of having an ally in her quest to win Samuel's heart.

"Aunt Viola, I still remember that Samuel used to bring me to this restaurant because I had been

accustomed to western food after staying in America." Emma said as she looked at Viola with intense

sweetness and unusual shyness.

Viola replied to Emma delightfully,"Ah, Samuel cherishes you so much. He never brings me here."

Their conversation was louder this time, for the benefit of Ella. Both Emma and Viola, unknowingly,

wanted to gauge Ella's impression of the information that had been shared.

Ella agreed with Viola. Samuel brought her here only once. Did Samuel have feelings for Emma?

She would definitely ask Samuel about this and figure out why.

Emma and Viola continued to talk to each other.

However, Ella paid no attention which made Viola anxious.

The purpose of asking Ella for dinner was to make her angry, but it seemed that it wasn't working.

Finishing her meal of steak and pizza, Ella wiped her mouth and stood up to address Emma and Viola.

"Thank you for the dinner. I had a good time here. But I have to go now. Enjoy yourselves!"

She picked up her purse, and walked away, leaving the two sitting there with baffled expressions on

their faces. They both looked at each other, each with their own reasons for the shocked expressions,

unbeknownst to them that they had had similar missions for that dinner.