Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
Chapter 49

Emma's POV

"Don't do that," I said to Alexander.

"Do what exactly?" he asked, seemingly confused.

"I saw you kissing Hailey, don't pretend like you didn't do it," I replied. Julian turned off the gas cooker and walked towards us in the living room.

"Okay, now I am extremely confused. Kissed Hailey? When?" he asked. They all stood in front of me, towering over me. I crossed my arms in front of me and raised my chin, but that did nothing to add to my height.

"You know when. Don't deny it, admit it straight to my face," I said. They glanced at each other, looking confused. But they can't fool me again. I won't let them.

"Emma, stop dilly-dallying and get straight to the point," Philip said.

"You know what? Forget it. Forget I said anything," I replied, turning around to go back to my room. Although I am feeling so hurt, it's best I just forget it and move on before it gets worse.

"Wait," Alexander said, pulling me back by my arm. "You can't just accuse me of kissing someone and tell me to forget about it. We are the ones who are supposed to be getting angry. You left yesterday without telling us, only to be brought home by Xander, and he even hugged you,"

"Why would you let him hug you?" Philip asked, obviously displeased.

"Why would you even let him drop you home or touch you?" Julian inquires. I stared at them in disbelief. Weren't we just talking about the kiss with Hailey? How did this turn into a conversation about me and Xander? "Don't try to change the topic and try to make this about me. If you had brought me back home as you promised, I would not have taken up Xander's offer to give me a ride," I replied.

"We did. We waited for you and when we didn't see you, we came outside only to see you getting into Xander's car. After he dropped you off, he hugged you. Why would that scoundrel touch you?" Julian said bitterly. "You looked for me?" I muttered confused.

"Of course we did. We even followed you all the way here to make sure you were safe. I had wanted to run out of our car and break that bastard's hands. He's lucky he got into his car fast," Philip replied. "He just hugged me because we are friends now. There's nothing wrong with hugging a friend. He's the only new friend I've made in a very long time," I answered. "Friends?" Alexander chuckles.

"Yes, friends. At least I didn't kiss anyone in the hospital hallway for everyone passing by to see," I uttered in anger. Anyone passing by would think we were old couples arguing over something irrelevant.

"Kiss? Hallway?" Alexander mumbled, and then his eyes suddenly lit up like he remembered what I was talking about.

"You remember now, right?" I asked with a heavy heart. He nodded.

"Yes, I remember," he muttered, and my heart sank. It was true after all. I was right about everything I saw. I gulped. "So you are with Hailey again? Good luck with that," I said, my eyes shimmering with unshed tears.

"Why are you crying?" Julian asked nervously, and the tears I'd been trying so hard to keep rolled down my cheeks. "What's wrong? Alex, what did you say to her?" Philip asked, anxiously wiping my tears. Alexander looked dumbfounded.

"I didn't say anything. I just said I remembered," he said nervously. I sob harder.

"What do you remember?" Julian asked impatiently.

"You remember yesterday in the hallway when Hailey came to look for us outside? She almost fainted, so I caught her and took her into her room. That was the only time I was that close to her when someone was around. From your angle, you must have thought I was kissing her," he explained, and I ceased crying immediately.

"Was that the kiss you were referring to?" Philip asks in disbelief.

"You didn't kiss her?" I asked meekly.

"Of course, he didn't. We were all there," Julian replied. They all stared at me, expecting what I was going to say next time. Was I wrong? Have I been making a mountain out of a molehill? I just wish the ground can simply open up and swallow me. Take me out of this embarrassment.

"Is that why you were crying and looked quite upset at us since this morning?" Philip asked, and I blushed out of embarrassment. I covered my face with my hands, and they all laughed loudly.

"But I must say, the role of a jealous wife suits you perfectly," Alexander said, and they chuckled.

I sighed, still covering my face. Why did I have to jump to conclusions so fast? I must have looked really dumb in front of them.

"We like it when you are jealous, little mate," Philip said.

"I still haven't accepted you, remember," I replied, removing my hands from my face. Their countenance changed.

"You will soon enough," Julian said. I raised my eyebrows.

"How can you be so certain?" I asked, take a seat on the sofa.

"We are very certain. After what happened just now, it won't take long before you accept us," Philip said, taking a seat beside me.

"You are ours and we are yours. Nobody can ever change that," Alexander continues, bending down and wiping the tears from my eyes. His thumb lingers on my lips for a while before he puts his hand down.

"And when you do accept us, we will be right here," Julian said.

"Has Hailey been discharged? And you said you followed me to the hotel yesterday. Where did you sleep?" I asked hurriedly, trying to avoid the topic they just raised.

"Why? Were you bored? Did you miss our presence?" Philip muttered with a smile. I was bored and lonely. Very lonely. I realized how meaningful the boys are in my life. But I didn't admit that.

"Hailey has been discharged, but we had to stay over there in case she needs someone to help her," Julian said thoughtfully. I understand everything now and it's fine. I respect their friendship and would not want it to be in ruins because of me. I nodded at him. "So we are fine now? No more attitude?" Alexander asked with a smile. "No more attitude," I replied. They sighed in relief.

"Did we just have a couple's spat?" Julian asked and I laughed.

"You should laugh more often. You look beautiful when you do," Philip said. I blushed when I suddenly remembered something.

"What happened between you guys and Xander? I asked him, and he said something happened between you two, he said you all blame him for it," I said, gazing at them skeptically.

"You just had to bring up Xander and ruin the mood," Julian said, getting angry. "But...,"

The door suddenly opens up and Hailey walked in.

"Hailey, sit quickly. Do you want breakfast?" Julian asked, hurrying towards the kitchen. Hailey sits, crossing her legs in front of her and smiling smugly at me. She saw me running out of the hospital yesterday. Did she plan that too?

We move to the dining table, and we all have breakfast. The boys went inside their room to speak with their parents, leaving Hailey and me all alone.

"How does it feel for a maid to suddenly be treated like a queen overnight? Tell me, I would like to know. You must feel on top of the world now, dining and moving with people like us," she said. I paused. Then started to pack the plates. "Remember this, no matter how long they use you as their plaything, they will always come back to me in the end," she finished and pushed some plates on the floor. It broke with a shattering sound. The boys ran out. "Are you guys okay? What happened to the plate?" Julian inquires.

"Emma was trying to clear the table when it slipped from her hands," she lied, staring at me as if daring me to counter her words. She had a near-death experience but still hasn't changed. "She's right. I'm sorry," I apologized.

"It's okay, move. I will clean it up,' Philip said as he bent and started to pick up the broken plates. The doorbell dings and Alexander went to get it. He comes back after a while with an envelope.

"What is that?" Hailey asked, walking towards him. He passed the envelope to her.

"We got invites for the Alpha of blue moon pack's birthday," she said excitedly.