“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
“I spent time away from home just to make you happy,” Ezrah said, full of regret.He realized he hadn't enjoyed the three years with Michelle because he felt indebted to Piper, who was actually the root cause of all their problems.Piper, relentless and unremorseful, felt offended and enraged. “That's what you thought would make me happy, but you never did what I wanted.”Ezrah smiled through his pain. “And what is that?” he asked mockingly.“Yourself. I wanted intimacy, but all you gave me was time and money. You treated me like a friend, not a girlfriend. Even now, you don’t treat me like a fiancée. You even treat Madison better than me,” Piper answered disgruntled.Why should Michelle have the opportunity to carry Ezrah’s child when Piper only got his money and time? It was inexcusable.Michelle felt like she was looking at a madwoman. It seemed that life never gave her what she wanted.“I would have preferred his time above everything else,” Michelle unknowingly said aloud. Ezrah
All along, Piper thought that Sebastian was just an average-income man. He drove a good car and lived in a luxury apartment, but then, normal men could also enjoy such necessities.Also, Sebastian had said that he was a mere office worker. He was not like Ezrah, who had a company to his name and lived in a mansion. Also, Ezrah was greatly known in the whole of New York City as the richest bachelor.Ezrah had been the man every woman wanted, and his looks alone could drive any woman crazy. Sebastian was good-looking too, but Ezrah’s looks still stood out.Though extremely attractive, he could also be very scary and unapproachable. That was one trait women loved. To be the only one at the receiving end of his smiles and kind gestures.Michelle sneered. “Seems like you missed the prince chasing the president. Sebastian’s father is my benefactor. His acquaintance made it easy for me to acquire so much wealth, but it’s nothing compared to what Sebastian has. Excuse me. Did you miss the roa
Sebastian was no longer the fool she knew. He was no longer the same man who hung on to her every word. Unfortunately, his sympathy for her was long lost.“My daughter never had a mother and is fine the way she is,” Sebastian retorted coldly.Piper felt her world come to a drastic end. This was her last resort, but even that had failed her.There was nothing more to discuss, and everything had been laid bare.The FBI had heard everything loud and clear from where they were stationed. There was just one last thing Ezrah had to do.He dialed a number on his phone and put it on speaker. It soon connected, and Piper recognized the voice.Her senses became alert. “Ezrah, is there good news? We are on the verge of bankruptcy. Are you going to invest more money like you promised?”Michelle’s gaze darkened slightly. So Ezrah had initially planned to invest more in the Henshaws.Now Michelle wanted to know his next step. Ezrah glared coldly at Piper as he replied to the middle-aged man at the e
Michelle was stunned for a minute, but before she could respond, Rush quickly interjected, “She doesn’t want to.”Ezrah glared at him. “Do you have any manners? I believe a bodyguard should mind his own business.”He was still as arrogant as ever, but inwardly, he hoped that Michelle would not take Rush's side.It was not Michelle who responded, but rather Edmund, due to how things had turned out.“Why don’t we leave? I have somewhere to take you. Trust me, it will greatly improve your mood,” he said to Michelle, glaring at Ezrah.Michelle was already in a good mood as her reason for returning was almost over. As soon as Piper received her sentence, Michelle would return to Los Angeles.The movie they were going to shoot would also have been finished by then. Ezrah’s offense was only against Michelle, so he cared less about any man who tried to stand in his way.“Zora, I won’t take more than two minutes of your time.”“I don’t think there is anything for us to talk about,” Michelle re
It was a fact that Michelle did not want to be anywhere close to Ezrah but could not admit it. “It has nothing to do with you.”Ezrah stared at her, knowing it was not true. It was his loss that he was now only met with this side of her. He revealed to her.“I investigated you, and I still have eyes all around you. Your major companies are all here, and the only reason you are in Los Angeles is because of me.”Michelle’s expression changed at the fact that he was reading her like a book. The more she spoke to him, the more she knew she had to stay away from him.“Your fashion companies there can all do without you, and your movies are shot in different cities and countries, meaning you can work from anywhere.”“The point?” Michelle’s expression was cold, but Ezrah decided to fill his mind with the memories of the smile she constantly used to welcome him until the night she initiated the divorce.Ezrah did not care that he was being shameless. His foolishness caused him a good woman, a
Sebastian’s request caught Michelle’s attention. She couldn't refuse because of Mr. Newman.The man before her was a jerk, but he only asked for a date, unless there was something deeper.“Just a date?” Michelle asked seriously. Sebastian smiled, happy that she was considering it.“That is all I ask.”“Okay. A date it is, but I will choose the time and venue,” Michelle said with a straight face. Sebastian felt stupid.This was a woman he once shared a bed with. When he recalled the way she related to him then and how she fought to keep the contract until the end, only regret dulled his heart.“That would not be fair. I already have a place in mind, and trust me, it’s a place you would like.”“How would you know what I like?” Michelle asked. They never got to know each other and never interacted after the divorce. Sebastian smiled.“I have my ways.”Rush was simmering in rage. Where did Sebastian come from to even win himself a date with Michelle? Ezrah could only bite his lower lip bi