Paige and Zach stared at each other, smiling. She finally chuckled and wiped her eyes, "I guess you're right. I'm really a crybaby. Oh, by the way, I noticed that Hilda did not perform. When I didn't see her yesterday, I didn't think too much of it. But even today, she didn't show up. I asked Cynthia and Freda about her, and they both said she scaled through the first day but didn't show up the next day.""So, what do you want to know about her?" Zach asked.Paige smiled, "Well, I don't know why... I was thinking whether... I was just wondering if you maybe had her expelled or something."Zach smiled, "That's nice. You're beginning to think like me.""Really?""Yes, I mean being able to figure out that I had her expelled, that's you being smart.""Umm... Thank you, I guess," Paige said."What exactly do you think happened to you on that night?" Zach asked."Well, initially I thought that Hilda made a mistake. But I later figured out that she deliberately set me up. I mean, she stole
Back in her house, Candy, who had hurriedly returned home due to Shame and embarrassment, sat with her father and her mother while they had a family meeting.She finally wiped off the tears in her eyes since her dad told her that he was going to get revenge on her behalf. He had been so angry and disappointed when he saw Paige turn out as the top winner. He even called the dean, who told him that he had done his part, but did not know what went wrong.He said to Candy, "Now, we are going to break Paige. Let the whole world know the truth about her background and her late mother. Once they figure out that she's sleeping her way to get to where she is, you will see her fall from the grace and then, she will no longer stand in your way."After a blogger posted about Paige and her mother, Candy began reading through the comment section, and seeing some negative comments about Paige lifted her mood as well as that of her parents.Meanwhile, Paige and Zach finally arrived home. As they cam
Paige broke down in tears as Zach held her in his arms. After a while, she stopped crying.He wiped her tears and asked, "Do you feel better now?"She shook her head, "All my life I saw him as my dad. After my mom's death, I could not understand why my own father suddenly hated me so much.Those people treated me so badly but do you know that that is not what hurts me the most? My mom was the sweetest person I ever met.I never saw her and Anthony fight even once. He practically worshipped the ground she walked on. He fawned over her all the time and always went out of his way to put a smile on her face.She gave him everything, including her company but the fact that Candy is just a few months younger than me proves that he was the one who cheated my mom but today he called her a whore before the entire world.It hurts me so much that he can just say anything about my mum and people will start badmouthing her. How can I bear such disrespect toward the person I loved and respected the
When Paige returned to her room, she sat on her bed, contemplating everything that had unfolded. One question lingered persistently in her mind. Anthony Summers, the only father she had known, now claimed she wasn't his daughter. If he wasn't her father, then who was? How could her mother have been pregnant by someone else? Despite everyone's doubts, she held steadfast in her belief that her mom wasn't promiscuous; her mother was principled. But then, who was her real father?She had considered asking Zach for help in uncovering the truth about her past. Yet, when Hailey entered the scene, his attention was divided. To Zach, Paige was simply someone he was assisting, not someone he had any personal attachment to.However, Hailey had been a constant presence since his childhood, so much so that Zach considered her family. Although their relationship was platonic, Paige felt hesitant to compete for Zach's attention when Hailey was around. This uncertainty led her to distance herself
When Zach got so close to kissing Paige, she felt his breath fan her face. Before she could open her eyes, he got up and turned his back on her.As her eyes opened, she stared at him wondering why he had been so close to her. He had his back to her for a while but finally turned.When he saw that she was awake and looking at him, he was surprised."Mmmmmh... When...when did you wake up?" he stuttered."Just now," Paige replied. "I felt your presence and smelled your cologne.""Oh, okay," Zach replied.For some reason, he suddenly felt awkward around Paige."Sorry for keeping you," he said. "I just had so much on my plate, probably because I traveled and wasn't around for a while.""I get it," Paige said. "It's already past twelve and almost one, what are we going to do?""You know what? Let's forget about going to the agency for now," Zach replied. "You should go to school, so if there's anything that is expected of the winners, you can attend to it. I will quickly drop you off, okay
Paige stared at the man who claimed to be her father, while she struggled to make sense of what was going on."You are my Dad? How? Since when?Or do you want to take advantage of the fact that Anthony Summers has denied me as his daughter?"The man smiled, "That's a nice theory, Paige, but tell me, what would I gain by pretending to be your father?""I dunno, you tell me!" Paige replied.The man regarded Paige for a while and said, "You're just like her, beautiful and adorable.""My mom?"He nodded.His words pleased her and she smiled."Sorry for hugging you out of the blue, Paige. Let's start over," the man said. "My name is Melvin Lawson. I am forty eight years old and your mom was the love of my life.""If my mom was the love of your life, then why did you let her marry that scumbag, Anthony?""I will tell you everything, Paige but for the avoidance of doubt, let's get a DNA test done first. I'm talking about a paternity test. I'm convinced that you are my daughter but I want y
After Zach was left in the bedroom with Paige and the butler left with Tony, Susan was filled with so much jealousy that she marched to Hailey's room.At this time, Hailey was lying down, thinking. She was mapping out her plan to get Paige out of Zach's life permanently. She didn't want to rush it; she wanted to take it as slowly as possible, believing that this way, no one would point fingers at her. At this point, Susan came into her room, barging in."What do you think you're doing?" She asked, losing her temper.Susan replied, "I'm so sorry, Miss Hailey. I need to tell you that Mr. Fletcher came back home drunk, and Paige is with him. They are alone in his bedroom, with the door locked.""What?"Hailey quickly got up. "Paige? This girl... She's daring me. Doesn't she know Zach belongs to me?"Since Hailey could barely walk well, she had to move while limping until she got to the room.Once she was in front of Zach's room, she held the handle of the door. Realizing it wasn't locke
As Paige stared at the video playing on the manager's phone, only one culprit came to her mind: "Anthony Summers."Of course, he must've plotted with Candy and his wife for them to do this. If only they knew who they were offending. She began to think that Anthony was fortunate that Zach's face did not show. Anyway, Zach was already going to deal with him, so this did not change anything.The manager took his phone from her and said, "As I was saying, your reputation is bad. We normally don't take in people with negative publicity. I'm only just letting you into the agency....well because you came recommended. your personality is really bad. I mean, at your age, there are so many scandals around you. Hold on, let me get the contract."As the man opened his drawer, he took out a contract from it and placed it on the table, "You can go ahead and sign it."Paige stared at the man for a while and finally took out a pen from her bag, wanting to sign.However, Zach held her wrist, and she t