Chapter 154
Two Times The Charm Novel (Clara and Emmett)
But she couldnât just say that!
If she told Emmett that he was the only man sheâd ever been with, the truth about the baby would be out in the open.
Emmett was a smart guy, heâd figure it out in no time!
ââ¦There was no other man, justâ¦you and Taylor⦠Clara had to admit.
Hearing her answer, Emmett felt a deep pang in his heart.
Despite having braced himself for this for countless times, hearing it from Claraâs own lips still stung him deeply.
âSo the kid is his.â
Can I not answer that question?â She really didnât want to lie anymore!
Emmett sat back down and waved his hand, âAlright, you can go now. I need some time to cool off, weâll talk about this later.â Clara glanced at him. As she was about to leave, she turned back to ask, âWould youâ¦divorce me because of Taylor?â
âDo you want your freedom?â
Clara clenched her fists, âActually, thereâs nothing between Taylor and me-â
âOut!â
Emmett cut her off coldly. âI donât want to hear anything about you and Taylor right now! Get out.â
Clara hung her head and left the office, closing the door behind her.
Now, no matter what she said, he wouldnât listen. All she could do was play it by ear!
Back in her own office, Clara felt unsettled.
Before long, Ricardo came to knock on her door, âMs. Calloway, that sales chart you gave me earlier, thereâs something wrong with it!â
Clara quickly got up, âReally? Then let me recalculate it! Just wait.â
She went to open the door and took the chart from him.
Ricardo looked at her face and raised an eyebrow, âWhatâs up with you? You seem distracted today, something go wrong?â
âNo, itâs just probably the heat, Iâm not feeling so well.
âWell then, stop working. Iâll do it! Iâve got nothing much going on right now anyway.â Ricardo reached out to take the chart back.
âNo, no!â Clara quickly gestured him to stop. âThis is supposed to be my job! Youâve already helped me a lot. If Iâm here at work, I should be the one doing it! Besides, I know youâre busier than I am.â
Ricardo scratched his head with an awkward grin, âWell, youâre Mr. Melendezâs wife. Everyone can tell that Mr. Melendez really cares about you, and since I owe him one, itâs only right that I help you out.
But if you insist on doing it yourself, then go ahead. Iâll go do my own stuff.â
Clara watched Ricardo turn to leave, then suddenly asked, âDo you thinkâ¦Emmett loves me?â
Ricardo was taken aback, blurting out, âOf course! In all the years Iâve been with Mr. Melendez, Iâve never seen him care so much about someone. To be honest, I almost never saw Mr. Melendez smile before. But now, with you, even his attitude towards us has improved a lot!â