I needed a little break after ending The Marvelous Elijah’s Return. But I am back, and three chapters update will start from tomorrow. I hope you all are enjoying this novel so far. Thanks for the gems, reviews, and comments.
Looking away from Cyrus, Zane leaned over to where Yoko was, and then Yoko whispered in his ear, saying, “The Hope Diamond is supposed to be in the National Museum of Natural History, which is not even in this country, but Northland, and according to the Museum website, it is on display right now. So-”“What he has there is fake,” Zane stated with a half-smirk.“Exactly.” “Well, look at that.”After those words, Zane looked back at Cyrus, and he had this look on his face that screamed, you-are-screw, and reading Zane's expression, Cyrus swallowed slowly, wondering what Yoko and Zane had discussed.He was not the only one wondering though, because of the sudden look of confidence in Zane’s eyes, Emma was quite curious to find out what Yoko and Zane had discussed.Meeting Cyrus’ eyes, Zane smirked and then said, “I will buy the necklace, but how sure am I about its authenticity? And what if this isn't the real blue diamond?”‘Fuck,’ Cyrus thought, even more, desperate to know the detai
The noise only grew louder from there on, but Zane trusted Yoko's information and when he met Cyrus' eyes, he said, “Well, Mr. Agreste, I guess, we both were wrong about each other. Since the jewel is the real thing, I will have your money ready to wire tomorrow and will be waiting to meet you with a jewel specialist then.”“Mr. Grimes, even though you are a newbie in the business circle, you are really a wise young man. I must say, I am impressed by your skills and knowledge. In fact, I admire what kind of business acumen you possess and have.” Cyrus suddenly praised with a big smile. The hall went cold after those words, everyone staring wide eyed at Cyrus, even Yoko and Zane. No one had seen this coming, especially Mr. Briggs. This was a turn of events that had never occurred before because Cyrus had never humbled himself for someone he had looked down on and a person that he considered lowered him, yet he just did so for Zane. Without a doubt, he knew who was in control and that
The moment Emma left for school, Zane and Yoko were on their way to Mr. Alfred's house, and Zane had his head resting on the back door windshield.Noticing his boss’s mood, Yoko stared at the rearview mirror for a while and then asked, “What’s on your mind, partner?”“Damion said that the only reason I am alive is that he is doing a favor to my mother... And I can't get his words out of my head.” Zane sighed deeply. The car grew silent since Yoko didn't seem inclined to talk anymore, not knowing what to say, and instead just focused on driving.The quietness between them stay that way until finally, Yoko stepped on the brakes and then said, “We are here, boss.”Slowly, Zane raised his head from the window and looked over at the mansion before unlocking the door and getting out of the car.A moment later, he and Yoko arrived in the dining room of the mansion, and Mr. Alfred raised his gaze from the newspaper. His eyebrows rose as soon as his eyes landed on Zane, and a smile appeared
The room was quiet as Mr. Briggs watched his wife and two brothers walk in on him, Jason was the first to speak after the door got shut closed, “We have been waiting to hear from you these past days, but you have been silent. Now that your plan with Cyrus for Zane has failed. What now?” For a while, Mr. Briggs didn’t say anything, instead, he let the tension build up between the four of them until eventually, he said something, “Which one of you went against my word?”Confused and annoyed by his lack of an answer, Deborah, Jason, and Austin stared at each other before glaring back at him, and then Deborah asked, “What are you talking about?”“Which one of you paid someone to run over Zane with a car?” Mr. Briggs asked, his expression still emotionless despite the accusation he made. The four immediately seemed pissed by his question and the fact that he looked irritated when he said those words made them even mad.“What are you talking about?” Austin asked, snapping his brows togethe
Rubbing the towel in her wet hair, Emma walked out of the bathroom to see Zane still laying under the covers, and a slight pout crossed her face. “Should I help you pick out something to wear for work?” Emma asked, walking over to the bed.Then she leaned over, staring at his closed lids, wondering how deep in sleep he was. But slowly Zane’s eyelids rose and looked up at her with half-open eyes.Allured by the sleepy expression on his face, Emma smiled and reached out to brush some hair off his forehead. Suddenly, he grabbed her hand, yanking her into the bed as she screamed, “Let me get dressed first.”But Zane just pulled her down on top of him, wrapping his arms around her, pressing a kiss against the side of her neck, and mumbling into her skin, “You have no class today, right?”Resting her face into his chest, Emma giggled, closing her eyes and letting Zane pull her close before she nodded, “No, I don’t.”“Good,” Zane whispered, nuzzling his nose against Emma’s temple.They lay
Seeing that his wife's demeanor had shifted, Zane cleared his throat, not expecting things to turn out like this, and then, he asked with a small smile, “Have you decided what you want to eat?”Just as Emma was about to respond, she heard a voice that immediately ruined the peace of mind she had tried so hard to gain, cringing at the sound of Ava's words, “My dear cousin…”Turning her head, Emma locked eyes with Ava, who smirked at her with a bunch of her girls friends following her.‘Great,’ Emma grumbled to herself as she dropped her gaze to the menu to hide her glare.The mere sight of Ava made Zane growl low in his throat as the ladies approached them.“Good evening, cousin-in-law.” Ava drawled sweetly as she stopped and stared down at the couple.When Zane ignored her greetings, that cleaned the smirk off her face, and she looked back to see her friends giving her a questionable look.“Emma, it’s been awhile since you moved out of the mansion with your husband, and you have negle
Between Mr. Bradley, Mr. Kiyoshi, and Mr. Curtis’s projects, the morning was busy for Zane as he sat at the head of the table, in the conference room, staring at his employees' faces, but he was overwhelmed by the encounter he had yesterday evening.His mind kept drifting back to that moment, and unknown to himself, his fingers had curled into fists and he could feel the muscles in his jaw tense up and relax in a manner most unlike him. He couldn't get out of his head, and his patience was running thin the more he sat there with only one person crowding his thoughts, leaving no room for him to care about anything going on around him.“Boss, do you have any imports on the layout team presentation?” Mr. Parker asked a bit louder for the fourth time.Finally, Zane tore his gaze away from his hands and looked up at Mr. Parker, and replied “I know you guys are trying to spare my pocket and work within a reasonable budget, but my decision to charge my clients less should not affect the qual
The quietness in the room seemed deafening as Zane took a few steps backward, breathing heavily, trying to stay calm, and looking anywhere else except the doctor who was sitting in front of him.“Did you meet with Damion before coming here?” Zane asked the second he could control his emotions again, forcing himself to breathe normally to prevent another emotional outburst.When Zane turned his gaze finally toward the doctor, Mr. Norsemen didn't shy away from his eyes and said, “No. Your father-”“I told you Damion is not my father.” Zane interrupted him a bit calmer this time, but just as tense.“I am sorry. I don't know what happened between you two-”“I will tell you then. After your so-called treatment that led to my mother’s death, I was sent out of the country-”“My treatment did not kill-”“Please let me finish.” Silence settled in the room after those words, and then Zane continued, “And that's how I found out the truth... That she was poison because whatever I was suffering f