Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 46

"I was thinking you wouldn't show up here considering your threat the other day."

"I'm here because of my daughter, and you already know about her health

"Wouldn't putting her under my care inside my hospital put her life in danger?" Alex said in a low growl.

If you

wanted to hurry her, you wouldn't have called me." Emma replied, choosing her words wisely. "What do you want?" Emma is asking, taking the seat opposite. Even though she has appeared so ordinarily to most people, she was still a business tycoon, one of the most feared businesswomen in the whole world. Her mother had trained her well, and she was proud of that.

Alexander looked at her sudden boldness, amused. Even though this was the same Emma he divorced five years ago, there was something different about her. Something he couldn't quite pinpoint out yet, but it was only a matter of time.

"I have a couple of questions to ask you and have a job for you."

Emma swallowed hard, nervously, although her face looked serious. "I'm all ears."

"What is your relationship with the Walkers'? I saw you in her arms that day at the hospital, and they made contact with me all because of your daughter. Who are you, Emma?"

Emma swallowed hard. Sheh has seen this question coming and has prepared well for it. I'm Mrs. Elizabeth's personal assistant. That's who I am."

Alexander's cold blue eyes stared into her eyes, trying to read her trying to see if she was telling the truth. He wanted to be

sure.

"Next question," Emma said, her face unreadable.

"Were you the one I had dinner with at that Japanese restaurant?"

"Yes."

Alexander sat up;

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is her name?" I've looked everywhere; no

that. I signed a NDA and told you it could cost you everything I've been working so hard for for the past five years." Emma replied, hoping he buys this. The last thing she wanted to do was to reveal her true identity to him; she has no intention of doing that, not now, not ever.

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used to be your mother-in-law. Alexander said with a heavy heart. "You used to treat her like she was your

Emma asked, giving her a

the fact that you cheated on me." Alex said

Emma replied aggressively. She has heart enough of these

might not have noticed me, but I sas him at the flower shop the next day after you disappeared. "You left with everything in your apartment," Alexander said. Emma was shocked, dumbfounded by

straight into his eyes, reading it scrutinizigly. But his look says it

He was innocent!

questions to ask, a lot of

If Alexander wasn't the one that

about the men that have almost killed her, that means someone else was in the game, and she has

interest in going back to the past. I just want you to help my mother back

things to think of, but for now, they had to wait. "Fine. Two times five of

sighed, she still has I'm