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“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
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
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
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
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 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
“Slap her,” Ezrah ordered, the waitress’s eyes widened, and so did Piper's. Could Ezrah really do this to her, considering his relationship with her father?No, she must be overthinking it. The waitress was equally hesitant. The woman the rich customer was instructing her to assault was his fiancée.Perhaps he was pranking her. “I beg your pardon?” Ezrah lost his patience, and his expression hardened. “Back off. You can’t do it.” He turned around, about to request another waitress when one approached him.“Sir, I can do it because I need the money. My rent is due, I have bills to pay, and my sick mother’s cancer treatment bills are outrageous.” Ezrah liked this one and said, “A thousand dollars for a slap.” The waitress dropped her tray on the table and without asking again, she slapped Piper so hard her neck turned to the side, and she fell from the chair.Standing up with teary eyes, Ezrah asked her, “Are you ready to spill the truth now?”Piper endured not only the shame but als
Ezrah did not look like he was joking or issuing an empty threat. Fear covered Piper’s eyes. She dared not try another trick.With her face all red and swollen, she was unrecognizable, and the pain was terrible. Ezrah hit her, and it felt like all the slaps both Michelle and the waitress gave her times ten. “I…” She was about to release another cursed word, and as if Ezrah predicted it, he warned her.“Be careful. If you call Zora a bitch one more time, I will put my principles aside and teach you who the real bitch is,” Ezrah snarled, glaring coldly at her.Pain and tears blended, stinging Piper in the eyes. So, Ezrah hit her because she called Michelle a bitch? The realization suffocated her in the throat.Piper could take anything from Ezrah but not when he was doing it for Michelle.It was so throbbing that after everything she did because of her love for him, it was being washed down the drain because of the same woman who came between them.Only if Sebastian had not shown up tha