What's going on with Coco again? Lake doesn't deserve this, does he?
“No visitors allowed,” Coco’s bodyguard tried to stop Lake at the door but was violently shoved away as Lake barged into Coco’s office.The forceful sound of the door opening startled Coco, and Lake caught sight of her reddened and moist eyes.She also seemed afraid of something, and he hoped that this was all a joke.“Now what is the meaning of this, Rose? I’m not leaving here until you give me some answers.”Coco looked afraid and eager to send him out, rising to her feet.“Oh, Lake, you shouldn’t have come.” Her heart ached to see him like that when all she wanted was to make him happy.It’s just that sometimes, things do not go the way we want them to.“What is the problem, Rose?” Lake asked seriously. Coco looked around nervously.“Nothing. Just take your ring and leave. Don’t ever contact me again. I made a mistake. It's too early, please go.” She removed the engagement ring and pressed it into his finger.Then she went around and opened the door for him. “Please leave, or I wi
Coco stared helplessly into Michelle’s worried eyes, tempted to tell her everything that happened within the short time she left her office, but that would be more like shooting herself in the foot. As much as it pained her, she had to do this.“Michelle, I know you care, but please don’t. I have a lot of work to do.” Coco suddenly pushed Michelle away. Shock settled in Michelle’s eyes. Coco was never aloof to her in their decades of friendship.“Coco, what has come over you?”Coco could not hold her gaze as she spoke.“Nothing. I don’t want Lake, and I don’t like you being here because of him. Please go to your office. I will see you when I’m through with this proposal.”Michelle felt something amiss. This was not her best friend. Was someone blackmailing her? Michelle was determined to find out and decided not to persist.If someone was indeed blackmailing Coco, then Michelle forcing her to spill it would only endanger her life.Getting back to her office, Lake seriously asked, “D
Earlier.Coco entered her office from Michelle's office, excited about her work and thinking of an excuse to see Lake before their agreed time. A few minutes later, someone entered.Coco stood up. “River, how did you get in? Where is Ben?” She was furious that he had managed to get past the bodyguards.River had a smirk on his face for seeing her again after a long while. To him, the few weeks felt like centuries.“Your new bodyguard? I distracted him.”Coco was furious, but this was her territory, and she had to protect it. “Get out, River. How did you get out of jail?”River felt good, as if he owned her office.“Rush is the one who filed the case so it was easy for him got me out.”Coco’s heart sank, and she sank back into her chair. River had a victorious smile on his face.“Surprised? He hates you because you shot him, and thanks to you, he either has to be bound to a wheelchair or use crutches.”Being warned not to get close to Michelle, Rush no longer tried to operate himself b
Coco found his words ridiculous, completely unmoved by them. She clearly stated, “I will never be yours.”Her response infuriated River, and he raged, “Then you go down or you come with me.”Her heart shattered. Never in her life would she want to go anywhere with River. “To where?”“Wherever no one can find you again. You like sex, and so do I. That Lake guy can never be better than me in bed.”That was his only strength, but Coco knew better at this moment. She hadn’t been intimate with Lake, but even if she had, she decided not to make a comparison or dwell on the past with River.Lake gave her the chance for a fresh start, and she was going to roll with it.“Sex is nothing, River. There is more to a man than just pleasure.”River’s brows raised, thrown off by her comeback.“I see someone has been giving you advice. Tell me, has he been intimate with you?” Jealousy bubbled in his voice, shining in his eyes.“If he has, then the deal is off, and I’m sending this viral. Has he?” His
“Because of Ezrah, he wouldn’t dare to come close to Michelle, and the fact that he already lost one leg because of you. Coco, Rush hates you because, if not for you, he would have long escaped with Michelle.”It was greatly understood that Rush was the one masterminding all this. The fact that he could not have Michelle, he was taking his revenge on Coco.For as long as Michelle would be safe, Coco did not mind being the scapegoat.“I will finish up, and we can go.”“Good, and I promise to be better, okay?” River spoke in a tone that seemed sincere, but Michelle knew that his heart was far from that.It wasn’t long after River entered the washroom when Lake barged in, but Coco managed to upset and send him away. So did she do with Michelle.As Coco was rounding up things, River came out. “It’s time for us to go.”After putting up a brave front, the reality set in that things would not be as easy as she thought. If no one was able to find her again, then she’ll lose her career, the m
“What are you talking about? How did he get in here?” Lake asked seriously, wiping her tears with the thumb of his hand, but Coco choked on more tears.Michelle came around and comforted her. Seeing her torn dress, she was enraged. “I sent him to prison, and the case was still in court,” Michelle added her voice. “Are you alright? He hit you again, didn’t he? And he wanted to force himself on you?”Pain registered in Michelle’s eyes, and she was about to call the cops when Coco spoke through tears.“He videoed our intimate moments and wants to send it viral.”Lake ground his teeth so hard, it almost cracked. No wonder Coco was behaving strangely.However, his concern at the moment was in saving her dignity. It would be unwise for him to allow something like that to trend. Lake did not even want to see the video and remembered that his hacker sent another hacker’s number to Ezrah and called his hacker, but the number did not go through, so he called Ezrah. “Can you send me the conta
“Sir, Madam is not feeling well," the butler of the Gannon mansion reported on the phone. The man at the end of the line spoke in a nonchalant tone."So, take her to the hospital. I’m not a doctor." The line died immediately. The butler was so pale, beads of sweat formed on his forehead.Zora relaxed her back against the sofa, feeling weak from abdominal pains. Trying to mask the pain, she asked hopefully. “What did he say?”The butler instantly put on a calm smile when he turned in her direction. “Madam, sir said he will meet us at the hospital.”Zora’s eyes lit up. Ezrah had not been home for almost three days, and she was missing him so much. This sickness seemed to be her lucky charm to get him to her side again. “Okay. Let’s go.”Zora’s heart warmed at the fact that Ezrah at least cared about his child. Both of them were caught in a scandal two years ago, so getting married was the only way to curb the situation.Ezrah’s stance was clear through it all. “When everything calms dow
Piper was very happy with his remark, but Zora was still Misses Gannon, the title Piper had long coveted.How she wished that night had not happened. If only that useless man had not appeared when she was about to leave for the airport to board the private jet, she would have been the one waking up in bed with Ezrah.It pained her that it had to be the whore, Zora. “Ezrah, are you sure you will divorce her?”Ezrah hated to be doubted. “You don’t believe me? I’m only with her because she’s carrying my child. As soon as he’s born, I will divorce her.”Piper smiled with satisfaction, and since she had mentally stored Zora's number after answering the call, she sent the recording to her.Remembering that the butler had called Ezrah informing him that Zora was sick, she asked after deleting the audio from her phone.“Can you go shopping with me? I didn’t bring enough clothes.”Even if Zora showed the audio to Ezrah, Piper would deny it as she had used a number Ezrah didn’t know to send it.