Chapter 35

As Emma drove through Graig school route, she tried not to think about the scenario her mind had been haunting her with since last night. She was taking Ryan to his creche class. Last night, she placed a call to the driver to help her get a few things she described after handing him the key to her bedroom. He brought her Ryan’s school uniform, a bag of Ryan’s clothes and some stuff she needed. The shock she got last night was unbearable and she was sure she could pass for a traumatized victim. She wouldn’t pick Gideon’s calls nor did she reply to his text messages. She now hated him for all she knew. Gideon had created a vacuum in her heart last night and the ache resulted in the tears that never stopped flowing from her cheeks. She wept and vowed never to step foot in that mansion again.

When she woke up that morning and decided to drive Ryan to school, her mother was shocked because she had expected Emma to be secluded and probably hopeless. However, she knew how determined