He closed the door behind him silently as well and then walked up behind Raoul's parents and knew Christine had not seen him. He asked in a clear voice that rang out through the silence of the office "Is everything all right in here?" They all jumped at his sudden arrival. He smirked triumphantly and walked over behind his desk to his chair still walking silently trying to make Raoul's parents more uncomfortable that he moved like The Phantom he was. When he sat down in his chair he saw that he accomplished what he wanted. He looked at them with complete innocence knowing that there were many ways he could get them back without hurting Christine in the process. He asked faking his curious tone "What funeral arrangements were we arguing about when I came to my office door?" He almost smiled when Raoul's parents shifted uncomfortably in their seats. Christine asked "You heard that?" Erik nodded and replied "Yes I did. Did you forget that your friend has very good hearing?" He put emphasis on the word friend and continued to stare into Raoul's parents' eyes. Raoul's father was the only one who looked back into Erik's eyes and he shivered and looked away. Erik knew that his gaze was cold and threatening. Raoul's father looked at him again and but not directly in the eyes and asked "So you know that we were not arguing about funeral arrangements?" Erik replied "Come on do I really look that unintelligent to you. Oui, I heard everything you guys were arguing about." Raoul's father asked "You are not going to say anything to us about it?" Erik looked at him coldly and with disgust and replied "Why would I waste my time. People have treated me like that so it does not bother me. And if I did I would not say anything in front of Christine because I do not want to hurt her feelings by insulting her late husband's parents." He thought No matter how much I want to tell what I really think of those insolent stupid rich fools.
Raoul's father and mother looked at Christine clearly their face present with an 'I told you so look'. Raoul's mother took the opportunity and said "This is what I was saying Christine you can tell by the way he acts and talks that he is in love with you." Before Christine could reply Erik said in a voice so cold that it felt like it dropped the temperature in the room. He said "Do not talk in front of me like I am not here. If it helps you sleep at night yes, I love your late son's wife. But I was raised well enough not to make a move on it until it has been a long enough time and she is ready to move on." Raoul's father looked at him and asked "Why is she even friends with a cold, heartless person like you?" Erik felt his muscles tense in anger and countered "How did she fall in love with a insolent, pompous, girlish, self-centered man like your son?" They gasped in shock and he saw out of the corner of his eye that Christine looked shocked too. Before they could say anything Erik continued on speaking "Do you know what he did these last few years? He drank away his fortune and created many debts that Christine does not have the money to pay. He neglected Gustave and he has not shown Christine that he truly loved her until his dying breath." They all gaped at him shocked at everything he was saying. Raoul's father stuttered and asked "W…What are y…you talking about?" Erik replied "Yes I know it is hard to believe that Mr. Perfect son of all time was indeed not perfect but try to keep up here. Your son drank away his fortune of these last years. Neglected Gustave and Christine. Created debts from his drinking that Christine does not have the money to pay for. Yet everyone believes that he was perfect." Raoul's father asked "Why are you saying all of this?" Erik replied "Because I believe that you deserve to know the truth about your son. Instead of criticizing me on something that is never going to happen." Raoul's father stood up and said "Don't you dare sit there and insult our son when you know nothing about him."
Erik stayed sitting and looked at Emory calmly hiding his emotions very well being very good at it. Erik replied calmly "I know your son very well Madame and Monsieur de Chagny I have known him for 10 years and that is how long I have hated him." They gasped and Emory asked enraged "If you hate our son so much, then why are you helping with his funeral arrangements?" Erik replied "Because Christine asked me to help her." Emory and Sarah looked at Christine with looks of disbelief. Erik asked "Do you want to know the reason why Raoul and I hated each other so much?" Before either of them could reply Erik said "Because 10 years ago we fell in love with the same girl. Because 10 years ago we both fell in love with Christine." Emory and Sarah looked at him shocked and scared. Emory asked "You are The Phantom of the Opera?" Erik smirked at their fear and replied "In the flesh." Emory looked at Christine and asked "How could you let this monster be around you and your son?" Christine replied "He is not a monster. He is very sweet." Emory looked at Erik in disbelief and asked "Sweet? Sweet? How can that monster ever in your eyes be sweet?" Erik clenched his jaw and glared at Emory. Christine said "Because I chose him and he let me go. Okay. Did Raoul ever tell you both that. I chose Erik first but he made me go." Emory glared at Erik and said "I hardly doubt that." Erik replied "I did. Your son wanted her and I knew that Christine loved him too and if you love something sometimes you got to let it go and I let her go and now yesterday your son knew and she chose me this time." Emory said coldly "No, my son would not allow you to have Christine." Erik replied "He did." Emory looked at Christine and asked "How can you choose a monster like him?" Christine replied "Because your son did not love me anymore. Once he had me he did not care anymore but after I got the invitation from Erik the other day I knew that even after 10 years he still loved and cared for me. So as Erik tried to talk me into singing for him and Raoul tried to talk me into leaving with him I thought back to the last time I had to choose and this time I chose Erik. But I do still love your son." They looked at her checking for signs of lying in her eyes and when they found no dishonesty they sighed. Sarah said "Then it would not be right to make you stop helping with the funeral arrangements. But the monster on the other hand has to go."
Erik glared at her and said "You do realize that you are on my property and in my office so I advise you to be smart and not continue to piss me off or there will be hell to pay." Emory stood up threateningly and asked "Are you threatening my wife?" Erik replied "No just simply stating what will happen if she does not mind her tongue." While Christine was giving Sarah a handkerchief Emory whispered so low that only Erik could hear "Wait until the funeral arrangements are over we will convince Christine and Gustave to come back to France with us and away from your monstrous clutches." Erik stood up threateningly and noticed that he was a good foot taller than him. He growled menacingly "Do not dare think for one second that you are taking Christine and Gustave away from me." Emory said "We will wait and see about that." Erik glared at him and said so coldly that Emory shivered like the room just froze "You will not take Christine or my son away from me." Erik glared at him cold and threateningly. Emory shook his head in denial and said "N…No it is not p…p…ossible." Christine looked at Emory and Erik and was instantly nervous at the way Erik was glaring at Emory his eyes cold and sharp as glaciers.