When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn’t love her, but that was the last straw for the camel’s back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, “Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce.” The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.
View MorePiper weighed her options. Ezrah was the man she loved, and Sebastian was the man she used to stall for time whiles waiting for Ezrah.Sebastian was the man who chased after her the whole time, but the moment Piper saw Ezrah, he was the man she wanted. She did not know what the two men discussed, but if she pretended not to know Sebastian, no one would be able to question her anymore. Taking a deep breath, she began to accuse Ezrah. “Ezrah, what is this? You said you were meeting a business partner. Is he the one? I don’t know him, so what is this business all about?”Sebastian’s mouth was so wide, his jaws nearly dropped. He could not believe that he dated this woman and wanted to marry her. She was like his sunshine, but now she was like a hot coal, burning his heart.“Piper, you have the guts to deny me?” He never expected this and was very hurt to have waited for her all this while when he could have made his marriage with Michelle worthwhile, though it was just a contract.“If
Sebastian was in the restaurant manager's office, watching everything on CCTV footage.His heart was shattered, and he had lost interest. With the confirmation he needed, he decided not to see Piper anymore. When Ezrah sent a text, he didn't reply or act on it.However, he didn't expect Ezrah to openly call him out with certainty that he was there. In this case, Michelle would know that his attention towards her was only because he realized who Piper was. It would have been better for him to forget Piper and not show up. Later, he planned to meet up with Michelle and woo her, but Ezrah ruined it for him.The son of a bitch had already made everyone realize that Sebastian had been part of the plan. If he refused to accept the invitation, he would not be surprised that Ezrah would come and drag his ass out.The guy was as crazy as hell. Gritting his teeth, Sebastian thanked the restaurant manager and walked out of the office. All eyes were glued to the door in anticipation of which Se
Piper has been uneasy with everything going on but kept it inside. She finally lost her cool when Ezrah went to Lake’s table. Everyone thought he was there because of Lake but he was just ceasing the opportunity to be close to Michelle. Only an obsessed woman like Piper was able to see through his trick. He must have been concerned about Coco because he booked the venue, thereby assuming responsibility for everything going on. His gaze lingered on Michelle when she hugged Coco and Piper could not take it anymore. As soon as he returned, she began to address the matter as his fiancé. “Ezrah, please tell me the truth. Do you even love me?” At first, Ezrah would have given a direct answer to calm her but this time, his gaze was only loaded with irritation as he spoke in a warning tone. “Piper, stop it.” “No, I won’t. You always said you loved me but never showed it.” She was speaking to Michelle’s hearing, trying to stamp the fact that the words Michelle had longed to hear in her
Knowing that Ezrah was still in love with Michelle, he termed it that way before pulling River from the floor. Dragging him out of the stall, Lake smashed his head against the wash hand basin. River was seeing stars and the pain was unbearable. Blood gushed out from the wound it created. “You should be glad it wasn’t my best friend who caught you,” Lake threw him on the floor and the punches were just the way he remembered them. Over decades ago, a group of girls had gang-beaten his sister, Margo. When Lake went to teach them a lesson, he was overpowered by their brothers and boyfriends. Lake thought he was going to die when that quiet boy from his class came through for him. That quiet boy was Ezrah and they never even spoke before then. Ezrah sustained some injuries but the thugs spent weeks in the hospital after what he did to them. It was later that Lake found out about Ezrah’s elder brothers. He had toughened up to stop them from bullying hm. However, since Ezrah could not b
Coco stepped out of the restroom after finishing her business when a strong hand covered her mouth and began to drag her backward. She recognized the cologne scent of her ex-boyfriend and tried to wiggle out of his grip to no avail. Her delicate body was dragged into one of the stalls in the male restroom, which was empty since the restaurant was booked by just one person. There were no other customers except those at her table. Her face was pinned against the wall as River pressed his body against hers before removing his hand from her mouth and caging her two hands behind her. “What did you say? That you want to leave me?” He spoke into her ear, causing irritation to fledge inside her. Coco scoffed as tears brimmed in her eyes. After all she did for him, he had the audacity to do this to her. Her teeth gritted, and she spoke between them. “You engaged another woman, which means you were the one who left me.” River calmed down a little by her response and tried to coax her. “I
“Do you know him?” Edmund asked Michelle. Madison was not surprised to see her boss since he was Lake’s best friend, but she felt it wasn’t fair for Lake to have her invite Michelle over when Ezrah was coming with Piper. Michelle was so pained by Piper’s presence that she pretended not to have heard the question, but Rush replied in her stead. “That is her ex-husband.” He hoped that would be enough to scare Edmund away, so he would only have Ezrah to deal with. Edmund almost spit out the drink in his mouth, feeling like this was the most outrageous thing he had heard in years. “Ex what?” He might be a star, but the man he saw was not ordinary. There was just an aura about him that Edmund could not pinpoint. Pride was one of the words among many. Over two years of friendship, and Michelle never mentioned being married before. He could not decipher what it meant for her to have kept something so important a secret from him when she confessed to liking him so much. “You never told
“Who is it from?” Michelle asked, and the two men were equally curious. Lake was sweating bullets. How could Ezrah do this without telling him? Initially, he was forced to deal with Sebastian, as the latter had tried bribing him into revealing both Piper and Michelle’s whereabouts. After escaping that trap, Ezrah organized a romantic group lunch, putting him on the spot. “Ma’am, the sender is anonymous,” the waiter replied. Michelle shook her head and returned the bouquet to her. “Then I can’t take it. I would have to thank whoever sent it.” The waiter did not immediately take it back, looking for an excuse to give when Rush bellowed. “Or better still, throw it away.” If the person was anonymous, then he was indeed interested in Michelle, and Rush was determined to find his identity. That would be the only way to prevent anything from developing between Michelle and the so-called anonymous person. “That would be mean. These roses are so pretty, and white roses mean nothing,” Mic
Ezrah was even more upset. “How many madams have ever been in this house except my wife?” The butler smiled, as if recalling something. “Oh, Mrs. Gannon of blessed memory. She…” “Stop saying that. She’s not dead,” Ezrah quickly cut him off. The butler was puzzled. Ezrah never mentioned Zora after her death, but everybody knew how it affected him, including his sleep. Also, he never brought any woman here. The butler wanted to remind him that Zora was no longer alive. “Sir…” “She’s alive,” Ezrah quickly said, knowing exactly what was on his mind. Not just the butler, but the maids cleaning the house were also shocked as Ezrah explained. “Her death was faked, so what does she like?” He asked. The butler thought for a while and revealed, “Honestly, sir, I don’t know what she likes. I only bought her gifts that my wife liked, and she always seemed happy. I can’t tell if she really liked them or if it was all because she thought they were from you.” Ezrah let out a deep breath. The si
There was silence at the end of the line, making Ezrah uncomfortable. “Sebatian, are you there?”On the other side of the line, Sebatian was weighing his options, trying to avoid any rushed decision. If this Piper was indeed his sunshine, then he might try to make it up to Michelle.Therefore, he could not just put a rope around his neck. “Of course. Your words are just taking too long to sink in.”Ezrah was aggravated by the response. Already, Rush was a problem for him as he did not like his closeness to Michelle. Now, it was Sebatian. Perhaps, three could really play this game.“You don’t want to stay away from Michelle? Then you aren’t going to see her.”Sebatian smiled intently at the other side of the line. No wonder Ezrah chose to send him to Lake’s house instead of his. It was clear that Ezrah saw him as a rival and co
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