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CHAPTER 40

ZACH'S  POV :-

Emily finally sighed in defeat! She closed her eyes for few minutes and then opened them again,

"My past is terrible! I don't like to talk about it or even remember it! I was all alone! Everyone, whom I loved, left me! They all left me alone! Noone cared about me!" she said and then took a deep breath to control her emotions,

"I was only six years old when my mother left me and my father! No, actually she was forced to leave me! My father was a very successful businessman. He was the CEO of the Evans CORP. My mother was forced to marry my father by her own family, just for money and popularity. After one year of their marriage, I came into their life. They both loved me very much. They treated me like I were the princess of some Empire. But sadly, they both never loved each other. They used to fight even on very small things. Initially they compromised and stayed with each other, just for me. They didn't want me to grow without any one of them. But as the time passed on, their relationship became worst! They were not able to bear even each other's presence. They started shouting and fighting like they were enemies. Finally my father decided to run away from the situation. For this he decided to keep himself busy in his work. He became workaholic. In the beginning, he used to come home once in a week, but then it became once in a month. I and my mother used to live alone in the mansion."

'Did she just say mansion?'– The question immediately popped up in my mind. I was looking at Emily in utter confusion. As if she was able to read my mind, she immediately answered my query,

"Yes, mansion! We had a very big mansion, which had all the facilities in it, except love, peace and happiness. As there were servants for every damn thing, my mother was able to spent most of her time with me. During that time, we came very much close to each other. I respected and loved her a lot! Yes, ofcourse, I loved my father too, but I loved her more! She was my life! Then suddenly one day, my father returned home, but not alone. He had brought some other woman with him. He introduced her as his girlfriend. The woman already had two daughters and one son. It looked like she was with my father just for his money. My mother, being a very self-respected woman, decided to leave my father's house and give divorce to him. She took me along with her and then we started living in a very small flat. But I was happy, because my mother, my life, was with me. Even after all this, I never hated my father. Infact I continued to love him. That is until he decided to teach my Mom a lesson and take revenge from her. My father, being a very rich and successful businessman, easily won the case and my custody was given to him. He separated me from my mother.  He knew that my mother would never be able to live without me. Even then, he separated us! He took me to live with him in his mansion. When I reached there, my step-mom told me that it was not my father's love for me that he brought me here. Infact, it was all his plan to take revenge from my mother.

After knowing this truth, I was completely broken from inside. My heart was shattered into pieces! I just wanted to run to my mother and hug her tightly, never allowing her to go away from me! But alas, I was informed by my step-mom that my mother was already sent far away from me! My father, using his money and power, forced my mother to go far away from me and never meet me again! How could he do that? He did not even think about my happiness! How selfish was he? He never loved me! He only used me! I can never forgive him! I just hate him!"

And with that Emily started crying! The tears were continuously flowing from her eyes. There was a sudden pain in my chest, like someone has hit me an arrow! I cannot see tears in her eyes!

I immediately took her in my arms and hugged her tightly. At first, she stiffened but then she hugged me back. I started rubbing my palm up and down on her back to consolidate her. And it worked! After sometime, she finally stopped crying and then pulled away from me! I wiped the tears on her face with my thumb.
Then suddenly something popped up in my mind and I was not able to stop myself from asking the question!

"What is the name of your father?" I asked her curiously.

"Gabriel Evans," she replied.

Gabriel Evans! I have heard a lot about this man!

I have heard that he was a very successful business man! He and my father were business partners! But alas, he died in a car accident! He loved his second wife, Nikki Evans, so much, that he had left his entire company in her name! This news was all over the magazines and the newspapers. He had a daughter from his first wife, who actually was the only heir of the company. But instead of her, Gabriel left everything in Nikki's name. Soon after his death, the company was legally handed over to Nikki. She became the new CEO of the company and even the name of the company was changed from Evans CORP. to NC CORP.

Oh God! Why the hell it never striked me before that Emily and Gabriel can be related, seeing that they share the same last name?

Suddenly one more question popped up in my mind!

"Umm..,Emily, may I ask you one more question?" I asked her. I hope that she won't deny because if I don't get the damn answers, then I will surely become mad!

She just nodded her head in agreement.

"Umm.. If I am not wrong, then I suppose that Nikki Evans is only your step-mother, isn't she?" I asked her, raising my eyesbrows at her.

"Yes, she is! But how the hell do you know her?" She asked me, narrowing her eyes at me.

"Actually it was all over the newspapers and magazines that Gabriel had left everything in Nikki's name! It was also mentioned that he had a daughter from his first wife, who actually was the only heir of the company. And as you mentioned that your mother and father got divorced, so it is quite obvious that your mother was Gabriel's first wife. And the daughter they were talking about is none other than you!" I explained her.

"Yes, right, it is quite obvious," she told me.

"I know that Gabriel loved Nikki so much, that instead of you, he left the company to her. But still I am not able to understand one thing!" I said.

"And what is it?" She curiously asked, raising her eyebrows at me.

"From everything you mentioned before, it looks like Nikki never liked you, did she?" I asked Emily.

She just shook her head.

"So, when Gabriel was dead, then why didn't she send you to your real mother?" I asked her curiously.

She closed her eyes and then took a deep breath before answering my question,

"You are right. Nikki didn't want me to stay with her. Infact, I didn't want to stay with her. I told her to call and inform my mother, so she could take me back with her. Nikki called my mother and told her everything. My mother even talked to me and told me that she will come soon to take me back with her. I was very much happy at that time. But I didn't knew that all my happiness was temporary. After two days, Uncle Sam, I mean my mother's brother, came and told me that my Mom didn't want me back in her life. She had moved on, and had married someone else. She was happy with her new family. So I should do the same. I was only ten years old when all this happened, so I had no other choice rather than living with Nikki. She, her daughters and her son used to torture me a lot. I, anyhow, managed to stay with them, even against my own will. That is until she didn't try to sell me. One day, suddenly she introduced me to a man, who was of twice my age. She then told me that she is selling me to that pervert, just for a damn contract. That bastard was the owner of a big company and he asked Nikki to sell me for his damn stupid contract. When I denied, Nikki threw me out of the house. I had nothing with me. No money, no job, no house!" She said and then again started crying.

I again hugged her tightly, trying to consolidate her. But actually, I myself was very angry with Nikki! How dare she sell my angel? How dare she threw my angel out of her own house? She has done wrong with my angel and she will surely have to pay for this! I will destroy her, her family and her damn company! Nikki, you will surely have to beg in front of my angel to give you forgiveness! Just wait and watch!

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