Chapter 156 - CEO Of AIL-Labels

The double doors of the ballroom opened and immediately invited everyone's attention towards the person who stepped inside.

The sudden gasps of shock and amazement were clearly heard as the guests present at the party finally got to see the newcomer.

The men were left shocked and amazed while the women suddenly felt like they were underdressed for the party, even though they were not.

Emily's eyes roamed around the ballroom and within a few seconds, she found those whom she was looking for. As she started walking towards the group of men who were standing at the other side of the room, still busy in their discussion, her ears registered the whispers of the people present in the ballroom as they watched her keenly.

She was wearing a dark blue off-shoulder gown with a long slit that revealed about eighty percent of her left leg. The five inches silver high heels gave her already 5'5" height another boost.

Once again she was barely wearing any makeup, just a light shade of eyeshadow, mascara, and an almost nude lipstick.

Her long brown hair was left loose in curls that bounced as she walked. A long diamond earring was dangling from her left ear while she was wearing a small, barely noticeable, earring in the right ear.

Her left wrist was filled with various simple but elegant bracelets, along with a black and red thread bracelet. And a single emerald ring was visible on the index finger of her right hand.

The twenty-two-year-old Emilia Alessandro was bolder and much more confident than the seventeen-year-old Emily.

She paid no attention to those who kept whispering about her as she passed by them. They were either amazed by her beauty or were curious about her identity. 

The group of men who were still busy discussing about the Entertainment market and the AIL-Labels, finally noticed that something was going on around them.

The first person who noticed Emily walking towards their group was none other than the Young Master Han. His eyes immediately stopped blinking as he watched the beautiful goddess walking towards him.

"Who is she?" Mr. Bazaz asked as soon as he noticed the dumbfounded look on Young Master Han's face and he also turned to look at the young lady who was just a few meters away from them.

Both Mark and Crist followed Mr. Bazaz and Young Master Han's gaze, only to found themselves frozen on their spot as their eyes landed on a very familiar figure.

She had changed a lot. She had grown up, became even prettier and taller than before. Every single step that she took towards them was filled with confidence and a powerful aura surrounded her which was completely different from her previous self. However, she still radiated warmth instead of coldness. She still seemed approachable rather than aloof. She still appeared like a ray of light rather than the ambiance of darkness.

She was still their little Em!

Emily finally approached the group of four people where two of her brothers were standing in a frozen state.

"Mark....Crist....."

Their names slipped through her lips in a very low voice which was barely noticeable but her brothers heard her very clearly. 

"You are back...!" 

The first one who came out of his shock and spoke these words was none other than Mark. His expression had turned from shocked to neutral in just a few seconds.

Even though Emily tried to read his emotions through those familiar green eyes that matched hers, she could not find any answers in them.

And it did not take her long to realize that exactly that thing was happening at the moment which kept haunting her for the past four years, ever since she left her brothers alone without a proper explanation or goodbye.

But she was already prepared for this. She knew pretty well that her brothers were not going to forgive her immediately just because she had returned home after four years and she was prepared for it. She's going to do her best to ask for forgiveness from her brothers, no matter how hard she has to try.

"Wait! She looks a lot like..." Mr. Bazaz trailed off as he first glanced at Mark and Crist before turning to look at the young lady.

Before and one could put two and two together, Mark signaled one of the servants who immediately brought a microphone and handed it to him.

"Everyone....I know that many of you are wondering about the identity of this young lady present here among us. So, without any further delay, let me introduce to you all - the CEO of AIL-Labels...Miss...Emily....."

Mark trailed off as he kept his eyes trained on the guests who were gawking at him and the beautiful girl standing beside him, in amazement and shock.

It took everything inside Emily to not show her surprise at the revelation that Mark just did in front of everyone. She was not surprised that he revealed her identity in front of his guests, rather, what surprised her was the fact that he was aware of her identity as the CEO of the AIL-Labels.

As whispers once again started writing around the hall, it pulled her out of her thoughts. She took in a deep breath before she took the microphone from Mark and after glancing at him quickly, she turned towards the guests to address them.

"Hello everyone! Just like Mark introduced me - I'm the CEO of AIL-Labels.....Emilia....Emilia Alessandro." 

Her words were followed by an ire silence as people immediately started realizing exactly how similar to Mark and Crist she was looking. They all could now clearly see that they were siblings.

"Emilia Alessandro....Oh my, God! No doubt you look so similar to them. You are the mysterious princess of the Alessandro Empire. Miss Alessandro, what a nice surprise this is." Mr. Bazaz looked like he had successfully solved a huge mystery as he clapped his hands in excitement before hurriedly walking closer to Emily to shake her hand. 

Before she could spare another glance towards her brothers, she was immediately swarmed by the reporters who were present at the party, asking numerous questions about her company and where she had been all these years.

And when she was not being swarmed by the paparazzi, various businessmen approached her with similar intentions - to seek answers to their curiosity.

By the time her assistant and the security succeeded in calming down everyone to give her a chance to escape, her brothers were no longer present in the hall.

A sigh escaped her lips as she slumped against the wall of the balcony. Her tired eyes roamed around the garden down below.

And then she noticed them. Both Mark and Crist were standing near the fountain that was built in the center of the front garden. Their eyes were fixed on her as they watched her in silence.

As soon as they noticed that she had found them watching her, both of them turned away and started walking towards the parking lot.

"Wait! Mark...Crist....!" 

Emily shouted as she hurriedly moved towards the railing of the balcony but neither of her brothers paid her any attention as they kept walking towards their waiting car.

She could tell that she won't be able to stop them at her human speed and the realization made her body and mind act on their own even before she could realize what she was doing.

The world started changing around her. First, time stopped as everything came to a stop around her, and then a spectrum appeared around her which immediately shed all its colors and only black remained.

But just when she was about to step inside the waiting dark abyss, a hand grasped her from around her waist and pulled her away from it.

The abyss immediately disappeared from the front of her eyes as she landed against something hard but warm.

"Are you trying to kill yourself, Princess?" Shadow asked as he helped her to stand as she staggered a little on her feet for a little while as her mind was still under the impact of the spell that she had just succeeded in casting without even realizing that she was trying to cast a powerful spell.

"It was not intentional." She replied as she rested her head against his shoulder to grasp a deep breath.

Slowly but surely, her body was finally giving up. She had continuously worked since dawn to finish all her businesses as soon as possible so that she could finally attend the success party that Mark Organized.

When she first got the invitation to the party, she was too happy. She was ready to surprise her brother since the person he invited was the CEO of AIL-Labels and not her.

But who knew that she would be the one receiving a surprise. He not only knew about her identity as the CEO of AIL-Labels but he also did not look even a little bit happy after seeing her.

The truth was - so many things had changed in the past four years! 

Had her brothers changed too?