Looking back at her husband, Deborah looked pissed and confused that he would yell at her like that, especially amid all these other people.Even though she was embarrassed, she didn't want to back down, she glared at Emma and then said, “I always thought you were a nice girl... After the Taylors adopted you and gave you a home, treating you like you were one of them. You did this to the hands that feed you... you bite it?!” Seeing that kind of look of confusion on Emma's face, like she was staring at someone stupid, enraged Deborah and she sneered, “How could you encourage Zane to ruin your cousin's wedding? You could have advised him to do this privately for your family's sake, and yet, you went along with his plans to humiliate your family, and make us lose like a fifty-million dollars project that could have benefited all of us!!!”“When did this become Zane's or my fault? I don't see you yelling at your daughter-in-law for her trying to kill me.” Emma said calmly, her brows furr
When Zane approached the kitchen the next morning, the aroma of food immediately caught his attention, and his brow squashed together as he stopped at the doorway, seeing Emma with her earbud plugged into her ears as she stood at the stove, humming while she stirred something in a pot. And quietly, he just stood there, enjoying the sight before him, her little happy dance, soft voice, and the smell of her food that lingered around her.After some time of observing this new side of Emma, he felt like he had been standing there for hours before she finally noticed him, and as soon as she did, she went into shock for a moment, nearly dropping the spoon in her hand and then took out her earbuds. For a while, she didn't say anything though, merely smiling at him because they had not talked about yesterday since she was afraid to ask if he was mad at her, and he too didn't address his feelings with her and allow an awkward silence to last them the night.“Good Morning,” Emma said in a sma
Not a single doubt was in Zane's mind that he wanted to introduce Mr. Alfred to Emma, and the fact that Mr. Alfred sounded excited when Zane called him earlier to tell him about him meeting her, he was super hyped about this idea. “Who are we meeting?” Emma finally gained the courage to ask again, even though he didn't answer her the first time. “You will see soon,” Zane said, dragging his attention off the road to smile at her. After driving for quite a while, Zane finally drove them to this breathtaking mountain glass house, and when he parked, she looked at the place and asked, “What are we doing here, Zane?” “I want to introduce you to the man who is my backbone and why you don’t have to worry about me,” Zane replied with a smirk before opening his car door to step out. Now she was even interested, and she pushed the door open, got out, and hugged his arm as they walked over to the front door. When Zane rang the doorbell, it took a couple of minutes, but finally an older lad
As Mr. Alfred and Zane strolled down the hallway, he said nothing for a while and kept walking further down with him. “I want to establish a company,” Zane said, stopping to turn around to face him. A bit surprised, Mr. Alfred looked at him, and after a short hesitation, he replied, “You have your mother's money and wealth... You can take over any of my companies. Why would you want to start from scratch, Zane?” “Because you don't have the business that I want to establish,” Zane said, his jaw tightening at the memories of his father's words. “And that would be...” “An engineering firm,” Silence settled in the atmosphere for a while, and then Mr. Alfred took a long look at Zane and then smirked, mumbling, “You are going after your father.” “He came after me first.” Zane corrected with an annoyed huff. “I am just giving him what he wants.” Seeing how pissed Zane was when he said those words, Mr. Alfred laughed heartily, nodding his head in approval. Darting her eyes around,
Even though the news about Theo wanting a divorce had caused such chaos in the living room when Ava stepped into the room, it grew quiet, and everyone was staring at her with worried gazes. “What? Do I have something on my face?” Ava snapped, looking from face to face in irritation.“You have a guest,” Justin said.“Who?”“He’s at the doorway,” The dead silence after those words left Ava confused, but mostly she was irritated, and then she turned around and stormed out of the living room.When she got to the front door and saw lawyer Darren standing outside with the folders in his hand waiting for her, Ava narrowed her eyes at him before asking, “Are you the one waiting on me?”“Yes, Mrs. Ava Taylor Briggs. Your husband Theo Briggs had filed for a divorce and these are the papers. With your current reputation in the public eye, I will advise you to sign the papers and not make an issue of it... Otherwise, we may have to go to court and things might get even uglier.” Lawyer Darren inf
Staring at the huge university building from his car windshield, Zane hesitated for a moment, knowing that he left Emma home without telling her where he was going since he wanted to surprise her. After unlocking his car door, he stepped out and shut it before heading to the building. When he got into the hallway, a sense of confusion washed over him as he looked around not knowing what his next step should be. “Look who it is.” A voice he very much recognized and hated echoed in Zane's ear and he turned to see Kimberly approaching him with another gentleman by her side. A sense of annoyance washed over him when she walked up to him while smirking and then she said, “Daddy, you remember Mr. Briggs bastard, right?” “Zane, my daughter once complained to me weeks back that you were rude to her.” Mr. Elrod said, glaring at Zane. “Great. You are the president of this institution...” Zane uttered, ignoring the father and daughter's words since his only focus was paying Emma's tuition
Sighing, Zane took a long look at Nathan, and then he asked, “Do you have a pen and a sheet?”Even though Nathan was now confused by the sudden change of subject, he still nodded and reached for his back bag from another chair, unzipping it to grab a piece of paper and a pen before he handed them to ZaneTaking the paper and pen from him, Zane wrote his number on the sheet, saying, “If your father ever loses his job or anything happens, call me.” Zane said, handing the paper over to Nathan who hesitated for a long time.But then he took it and looked at the number closely before nodding and putting the paper in his back pocket.Even though he didn't believe that Zane had the power to do something about the Bardot family if they seek revenge for what happened to their son, Nathan gave a small smile and said, “Yeah, I guess I will call you if something happens.”Pacing back and forth, Emma kept tapping her phone in her hand, knowing that Zane left early that morning, didn't tell her wh
Balancing his feet firmly on the ground, Zane slowly bent forward, ready to spring into action.As soon as the first attacker went into a downward swing aiming for his shoulder, Zane moved his elbow, catching the man in the abdomen while bending his leg and flipping over his shoulder. Then he grabbed the man's collar and twisted it, making him drop to the ground.Then immediately turned toward the next opponent, moving swiftly, and punched him squarely in the nose, shattering the cartilage in his nose.When the man fell to the ground clutching his bloody nose, Zane turned his attention to the other guy, who swung for his face, but Zane managed to block his first punch with his forearms before hitting him with his elbow square in the chin, blood spurting out and his head snapping back, making him stumble backward.The last dude saw how fast Zane had moved and decided to try and tackle him, but he didn't expect Zane to turn around and grab him by the neck, lifting him in the air as he