Chapter 21
Meanwhile in New York… the next day…
The Nolans had many five star hotels under their company and most of them that were built for other people and companies. Emmett always took advantage of that whenever he felt like he wanted to be left alone to think about certain things and just to be alone with himself for while. He loved his parents, he never gave them an opportunity to disappoint them or bring hurt to them in any way. Moreover he never forgot how much they have done for him since they adopted him. The first hotel his parents built was his favorite place to stay at, he had his own personal suite in that hotel and later on he adjusted a little space for his own personal office in it. The suite itself was two stories inside. The bottom part of it was where he worked in his little office, and had a kitchen installed where he would occasionally cook his own food, and the top part of it included his bedroom. The bedroom was his favorite of it all, it had one side all windowed from which he was able to observe the New York city and its busy people. He also had a gym equipments installed into his bedroom for his morning workouts. It was like his own personal home or apartment.
He was at his own personal homeplace laying down on his bed trying to read a business magazine; he hasn't visited his parents, who lived outside the city because they didn't want to deal with the city like anymore since they had handed down the business onto Emmett few years back. He didn't know how to face them after his trip from Stroybrooke, which was unusual for him because he would always go straight to his parents after any trip he took anywhere.
'What am I going to tell them? This is the first time I have been unable to complete a business deal and all because of that ungrateful girl' sigh….
BUZZZ BUZZZZZ BUZZZZ
The vibration of his phone got him away from his thoughts and he looked at the screen and saw Ruben's name.
"What is it?" he answered with little irritation in his voice.
"Whoa…relax. It's not even 9 in the morning and you in your grumpy mode already…..I just wanted to know how you feeling since you haven't been to your parents and it's been two weeks Em!"
"I have been…busy" was the reply from Emmett.
"Um… with what exactly because as your assistant I am sure I would know if you are busy or not" Ruben retorted back.
"Haah…I don't know how to face them. I was there to look for Robin and all I found through him was a deal that was created out of fraud. I don't know what to tell them. They trusted me with Robin and now I am going to disappoint them" explained Emmett.
"Look, it wasn't your fault. Your brother had a chance at redeeming himself for his past mistakes but he ended up making another one in the process. You couldn't have known he would do that, you trusted him and he broke your trust again"
"I think you should be straight with your parents and tell them what happened" Ruben encouraged.
"Yeah…yeah you are right. alright let me get ready then we can both head to my parents house" Emmett said as he got up from the bed to get ready.
"Alright, I am waiting in my car come down when you are done" with that Ruben hung up the phone.
'huh he had it planned'
After about 20 minutes Emmett walked out of the hotel and sat in the passenger seat beside Ruben's.
"So ready to go" asked Ruben as he looked at his friend with concern.
"Yeah. I miss them I have never stayed away from them this long" sighed Emmett feeling guilty.
"I know man. Don't worry they will understand they always do" Ruben assured with a smile. "Lets go then!" with that they drove through the New York.
Back to Regina
Regina was up at 5 in the morning. She was too excited. Tonight at midnight she was going to make her escape. She couldn't be happier. She had one more thing she had to do before she leaves.
Text messaging
Regina: Hi…you there? After 5 minutes Regina received a text back.
Belle: oh hey…sorry I was doing errands, just saw your text.
Regina: oh..thats alright. Say, I need your assistance with something!
Belle: Yea sure! What is it?
Regina: I am moving to New York. So could you come pick me up? From the airport? And also maybe can I stay with you for a while until I find a job and a place for myself. I assure you I would not stay long and be a burden on you.
Belle: Regina…Don't say that. You are never a burden. How can you even say that since we been friends for so long. And I can't wait until you are here. You just made my day with this news. I haven't seen you in ages.
Regina: Oh thank you so much Belle, I appreciate it. Yea I know. It's been 3 year since you moved to New York. It would be so lovely to see you again and talk to you face to face again instead via emails, text messaging and phone calls.
Bella: True…..I am glad Cora's finally letting you out of her motherly cacoon. How did you manage to convince her?
Regina: Oh..you know she loves me so much that she wants me to be happy. Hahaha
Belle: oh hahah sure I bet she does ;) anyways I am just so happy I am going to get to see you again. I missed you so much.
Regina: I missed you too Belle, again thank you so much. I'll see you soon :) bye.
Belle: Your welcome. See you soon too. Bye :).
Now she just had to get through the day without making anyone suspicious of her plans. She didn't need anyone ruining this last opportunity for her. She decided to sleep some more.
Back to Emmett
It took them about an hour to get out of the city and about 30 minutes to reach Emmett's parents house. Both Emmett and Ruben were sitting in the living room with Emmett's parents sitting right across them on the sofas.
"Here's your water, sir" said one of the maids. She placed the two glasses of water in front of the Emmett and Ruben.
"Thank you" said Ruben. With that the maid left.
Ruben grabbed one glass and finished the water in one swing. He looked over to his friend and saw that his head was hung down and wasn't looking at his parents. Then he looked at Mary and David; they were both staring at the Emmett with concern in their eyes and over their faces.
He elbowed his friend's ribs to get his attention but Emmett didn't budge.
"So…ah.. how are you Mrs. Nolan and Mr. Nolan?" Ruben tried to start a conversation since no one was saying anything.
That's when Mary Margaret looked toward his way, and said "Ruben dear, how many times have I told you to call me Mary!…and we are doing alright. Thank you for asking"
"Okay….Mary" Ruben said with a smile. Again the room was filled with the silence.
"Where are you going? David?" David had gotten up and was about to leave when Mary caught his arm.
"Well… I don't see the point of waiting any longer. Our son doesn't even want to look at us or even talk to us" David said with disappointment in his voice as he looked at his wife then over to his son who still had his head down.
Mary got up as well; she looked at her husband and back to her son. She let go of David's arm and walked around the table to get closure to her son. Ruben just sat there just seeing everything unfold in front of his.
Mary hugged her son's head to her stomach and started caressing her son's hair. "Why are you so quite? Emmett you know you can tell us anything you want so why are you holding back this time?" asked Mary as she held Emmett's face her hands and looked down in his eyes.
Emmett just buried his face in his mother's stomach and hugged her. "I am sorry mother"
Emmett finally spoke. He let go of his mother and got up and looked at his mother straight in her eyes.
"Robin failed again to redeem for his mistakes" Emmett said as he looked down on the floor again.
"Emmett!" Emmett looked at his father who just called out his name. " I told you he will never learn, I told you to not give him anymore chances but you didn't listen to a word I said"
"David! How can you say that Robin's our son!" Mary tried to reason. She walked up to her husband and looked at him.
"Mary you know as well as everyone present in this room that Robin will never learn his lesson. He has committed many mistakes yet you overlook them all the time. In the end, it is hurting our business and us. This was his last chance to prove himself to me. I will not tolerate him anymore, he is not allowed to involve himself in our business any longer" David finished with certainty in his voice; he ignored the pleading eyes of his wife.
"Father's right mother. We can no longer keep paying for his mistakes. I thought this time he will do something right but like always it creates another issue for us and our business" Mary didn't know what to say both her husband and son were giving up on her Robin. She decided to leave the conversation for now because she couldn't handle hearing more horrible things about her older son.
"Haah….she's too soft on him" David said as he watched Mary leave. He knew there was no point in stopping her, he was going to let her be for now. He looked over to his son and decided to sit back on his spot on the other sofa.
"So what exactly happened this time" David asked as he looked at both of them.
"Robin was able to gain the property for our construction site with fraud. We didn't investigate the whole situation Em here wanted to leave as soon as possible" Ruben explained and spoke up.
David looked from Ruben to his son, waiting for his son to explain his actions.
Emmett felt his father's eyes on him and tried to explain, "Father, I am not sure how to explain this but I was unable to go through this transaction. Our client was unwilling to sell her property. Not to mention her whole family was acting insane and I didn't want to bother myself with that kind of people. I thought with a little push I would be able to make a deal with them but that backfired on us" sigh "it was horrible"
"…son, I haven't seen you this agitated before on a business deal, that explains why you didn't come home straight away"
"Oh…Mr. Nolan…haha you should have seen our client she really got on Em's nerve. It was so funny to watch him interact with her" Ruben intervened and laughed at the memory of his friend's encounter with Regina. When he looked over to his friend, he shut his mouth because Emmett was sending him angry glares.
"Oh Really now? And who is this mysterious client of ours?" asked David, curious.
"No one special, father. You don't need to bother yourself by learning anything about her" Emmett said as he tried to dismiss the topic about Regina.
"Hmm..well, you can tell me about her when you are ready son" David knew Emmett was stubborn and wouldn't be able to get anything out of him right now.
"Yes father, if its alright with you, I am going to my room" Emmett said to his father who nodded at in approval. "Oh Ruben, you can move yourself to the guest room" with that Emmett left them both in the living room.
