Is this destiny?

In the ladies' room.

Emma is in front of the mirror, fixing her makeup.

"I guess I should congratulate you." Aileen's voice came from the back.

Emma saw Aileen in the reflection of the mirror and raised her eyebrows suspiciously while images from the restroom in LA Medical Center flashed in front of her eyes.

She turned toward Aileen. "Do you have a habit of approaching people in the restroom?"

Aileen shrugged. "I apologize. I know I left a bad first impression. Can we start over?"

Emma mimicked Aileen's shrug. "How do you suggest we do that?"

Aileen extended her hand for a handshake and smiled. "Hi, Emma. I am Aileen, Charlie's cousin."

Emma accepted the handshake and responded stiffly. "Nice to meet you."

Aileen ignored Emma's attitude. "I hope that we can forget about the previous incident. I said bad things, you almost choked me, so I guess we are even. You will be Charlie's wife and we will see each other often. Being on bad terms will not be good for any of us. How about we get along well?"

"Sounds like a plan."

Aileen's smile widened. She stood next to Emma and checked herself in the mirror before she started fixing her makeup. "Are you enjoying the party?"

"I'm enjoying that it's almost over." Emma admitted. "I'm not used to being in the spotlight."

Aileen shot her a side-glance. "Not used to spotlight, and you are marrying Charlie? You need to either get used to the spotlight or change your fiancé. Charlie just became the center of the Smith family and many others which depend on us. And when I say 'us', that includes you as well…"

Emma was surprised by this last comment. Does Aileen really want to be friends? No, not possible. Based on the information Emma has, Aileen's father is openly against Jarred, and her brother (aka David) was supposed to take over family (if Charlie fails) and when Emma to that adds that she bashed Aileen the last time they met, this is not a friendly chat. Emma reminded herself to be vigilant.

Emma watched Aileen as she put the lipstick in her purse and took a small bottle of perfume.

In the next moment, the perfume sprayed in Emma's face.

"Oh, I'm sorry…" Aileen said frantically while putting the bottle back in her purse. "These little things, I can never say which way it will spray. Are you alright?"

Emma blinked repeatedly as her vision blurred and she felt her legs going weak. Emma reached for her earring and responded. "I'm not alright."

In the next moment, the door opened, and Zula got inside.

Zula dashed toward Emma who swayed and supported her. "Miss, are you OK?"

"I feel weak." Emma moved her tongue with difficulty.

"Oh, my…" Aileen said with concern in her voice. "You must be exhausted because of all the events we had today. Why don't you go to your room and take some rest? The party will last a few more hours, and you can return later. Let me help you…"

"No need." Emma rejected Aileen and looked at Zula. "Can you help me to my room?" Emma glanced with unfocused eyes at Aileen. "Can you tell Charlie that I went to rest? Don't tell him that I'm not well, I don't want to worry him."

Aileen's eyebrows shoot up in surprise. This is so much better than what she planned! "Sure, no problem."

Aileen's smile widened as she watched Emma walk out with Zula's support. When the door closed, she got her phone and made a call.

"David? She is on her way. A guest is helping her up, so you need to hide."

"A guest?" David asked with displeasure in his voice.

"Yeah, it's a young woman. She was here by accident. Don't worry about her, she is a nobody and Emma will not ask her to stay in the room with her. At most, she will help Emma get into bed." Aileen explained.

In the hallway…

"What happened?" Zula asked Emma while they made their way away from the noise of the party.

"She did something." Emma slurred. "Either during a handshake or… perfume. She sprayed perfume in my face."

Zula noticed that Emma is leaning more on her with every step they take. "How do you feel?"

"Weak. I can barely move. I just want to… rest."

"I need to figure out what is in your system." Zula explained. "We can't do that in the hallway. Let's take you to your room." Zula knows that Charlie and Emma have their room, and which one it is, because Emma gave them the floorplan of the mansion.

Emma rejected, upset that her voice is barely audible. "Not my room. She wanted me to go there…"

…

In the guestroom reserved for Charlie and Emma…

David is sitting in the dark, waiting for Emma to appear.

What is it taking so long?

His ears perked up when he heard that someone is operating the doorknob, and he ducked behind the sofa.

'Lucky!', he thought with glee when he saw a shadow of a woman entering the room, without anyone accompanying her. David dashed toward the woman and pulled her away from the light switch.

"I am waiting for you for a long time…" David said lustfully before tossing the woman on the bed.

"This…" The woman objected, but he covered her lips with his.

"It's OK. I will treat you well… Just relax…" David murmured while pulling her dress up and he was delighted that she didn't object. Heck, she even hugged him!

"I knew you like me!" He said with glee while unbuttoning his pants in a hurry. "And you are going to enjoy this…"

…

At the party…

"Cousin Charlie!" Aileen called sweetly when she approached Charlie. "Emma told me to inform you that she went to your room to take rest."

"Thanks, Aileen." Charlie said and his eyebrows raised in slow motion when he saw that Aileen is still looking at him, without an intention to leave. "Is there anything else?"

"Well…" Aileen fidgeted and bit her lower lip. "Emma told me that she is resting but…"

"But what?"

"I saw her go to the room with a man." Aileen said secretively, but nearby people heard her.

Charlie's frown deepened. "What man?"

"I don't know, I only saw his back. They were holding hands…" Aileen said suggestively.

People gathered around Charlie started whispering. Charlie's fiancée went to the room with another man, holding hands, during the party at the Smith family villa? Outrageous!

"Aileen, if you are making this up…" Charlie growled.

Aileen looked like she is going to burst into tears. "Why would I make up things, Cousin Charlie? I'm only telling you what I saw because I don't want a woman to make a fool out of you."

Charlie snorted. "When did you see her?"

"About fifteen minutes ago, she should still be…" Aileen stopped talking when she saw that Charlie is walking away with a dark expression on his handsome face.

"Aileen, come with me. Show me in which room they went." Charlie commanded and Aileen followed after him happily.

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