"Where are we going?" Emily asked as she stuffed her hands inside her pockets to keep them safe from the chilly weather.

Though it was not snowing anymore, the temperature was too low for a mere mortal like her to bear with.

"It's time for me to give you the present that I prepared for Christmas. Unfortunately, it got delayed for some reasons." Shadow replied as he drove towards the seven-star restaurant owned by the Evans.

"Are you taking me out for a lunch?" She asked when the man sitting on the driver's seat parked the car in the parking lot of the huge restaurant.

"That's a bonus, a sorry for being late in giving you the Christmas present," Shadow replied as he opened the door for her and helped her in climbing out of the car.

Emily raised her eyebrows as she gave him an impressed look. The two entered the building and were immediately led towards the VIP elevator that took them to the third floor.

Soon they were seated inside a private room that was elegantly decorated with a high chandelier, potted plants, aroma lamps, and an aquarium.

The huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows gave them a beautiful view of the outside world.

"What do you want to eat?" Shadow asked as he passed both of their coats to the man who was on standby.

"Anything will do. Just make sure that it's not too heavy." Emily replied as she took out her phone and started looking through her emails.

Shadow ordered the food and the two of them sat there in silence. He observed the girl for the next few minutes and when she finally put her phone away, he decided to speak.

"So, how's your story doing so far?" He asked as he took a sip of water before placing the glass back on the table.

"I thought you know everything about me," Emily commented as she passed him a teasing smile.

"I'm trying to be polite, you know." He replied in his defense.

"By?" Emily asked as she looked at him with curious eyes.

The man sighed softly as he replied, "By making it appear like I'm not aware of what's going on with your story."

Emily just stared at him for the next few seconds in total silence.

"Alright! I'll pretend that your question is sincere and you know absolutely nothing about my life as an author. So, the answer to your question is - it's going good so far."

The two of them fell silent as two waiters entered the room and started filling the table with hot and mouth-watering dishes.

Emily could feel her mouth salivating at the delicious aroma that was wafting from the dishes.

She did not waste any time and as soon as the waiters went out of the room, she picked up the spoon and dived into the soup.

"Slow down. No one is snatching that away from you." Shadow commented as he chuckled softly at her reaction.

"You know nothing. I suddenly realized that I'm starving. It's been three hours since I last ate and even then I barely ate a toast and a glass of milk." Emily replied as she took a bite of the fruit salad.

Shadow just shook his head but did not comment anymore. The two of them enjoyed their food in silence. It barely took them around twenty minutes to finish their lunch.

"Now what?" Emily asked ss she watched the waiters leaving the room with all the dirty dishes.

"Now we are going to wait for someone," Shadow replied as he checked his watch before settling down in his seat.

"How by of a present is it?" Emily continued asking more questions as she had nothing better to do at all.

However, Shadow totally ignored her as he closed his eyes and let his body relax.

What else Emily could do than just shutting up and waiting for whoever was coming?

It took nearly ten minutes of pure torture before someone finally knocked on the door of their room.

Emily looked up from her phone where she was busy giving some finish touches to her already written episodes. So far she had stockpiled four chapters for the mass release. She was going to try to draw another chapter but if she failed to do so, four chapters were still better than releasing nothing.

As she put her phone away, the door opened and two beautiful women entered the room.

One of them was dressed in a white paint suit with matching high heels. Her blonde hair was tied in a high ponytail and she was wearing small pearl earrings.

Her hazel eyes looked sharp and full of power but at the same time, there was a hint of warmth and comfort in them.

The other woman was dressed in pure black, a direct contrast to the complete white look of her partner. Her shoulder-length black hair was left loose and she was too wearing black high heels.

"Emily, this is Erica Scott, and Erica, this is Emily Alessandro." Shadow introduced her to the woman in white.

"Oh my! So this is her. She's so young and absolutely stunning." Erica reacted like she was in complete awe after seeing Emily.

On the other hand, Emily was struggling to recall exactly why Erica's name sounded so familiar to her.

"Boss! Be professional!" The other woman, the one in black, immediately whispered to Erica who hurriedly hid her smile and cleared her throat softly.

"And this is Marine, Erica's Secretary." Shadow introduced her to the woman in black.

Emily shook hands with both the woman before they all settled in the seats that were placed around the table.

"Should we order. How about having lunch together?" Erica offered as she picked up the menu.

"We already have our lunch and I've ordered tea for the four of us. You can now put down the menu."

Shadow spoke in a cold tone as he took out the menu from a surprised-looking Erica's hands and put it aside, far away from her reach.

The man really was a cold-blooded monster when it came to everyone except for his little Princess!