“Piper? What happened to her?” Ezrah asked worriedly from the other end of the line. He must have broken things off with Piper, but he still cared for her. She was his first love, and despite her constant disobedience, she never truly offended him.“I don’t know all the details, but I heard it was a suicide attempt. Her mother found her unconscious in the jacuzzi in a pool of blood. She had been feeling depressed lately, and we thought she would get over it. We never expected her to slit her fingers and await death.”Ezrah closed his eyes in deep thought. Why did all the women in his life resort to death as an escape from him? At least Piper was still alive. “Which hospital is she in?”There was a brief pause on the line before Mr. Henshaw replied. “You don’t have to come. It's a four-hour drive. I'll just check on her and arrange another day for the meeting,” he said sternly.Though he wanted Ezrah and Piper to get married, Piper’s obsession was out of hand, and he didn’t want to enc
"Are you sure about what you are saying? After administering the antidote, our contract ends. I no longer want to be involved in this," the doctor said sternly. For the few times he went for his routine weekly checks on Sebastian, he didn't like Michelle's scrutiny of all that he was doing, questioning his skills as a doctor. As soon as he mentioned something, Michelle would G****e it to find out what it was and what it does if she was new to it. Worse, she insisted on being there throughout all the doctor's visits, which made him very uncomfortable. "Are you going to resign from your job?" Amir asked with a confused expression, taking the words out of the nanny's mouth. The doctor was honest, afraid of being nipped in the bud. "Yes. Your cousin's wife asks too many questions. I'm afraid she doesn't trust me. But as for the antidote, since my next check on him is in a few days, I can administer it to him." Amir was slightly relieved. They wanted Sebastian dead before, but with Mich
The voice sounded hoarse, most probably due to lying in bed for months. Zora was excited, knowing that Mr. Newman would be very happy with the news. “You are awake!” The sleep cleared from her eyes, and she immediately went to get the water but realized he couldn’t move. Even with that, his tongue was sharp. “Who are you? What are you doing here? Why am I here? And why can’t I move?” He was throwing the questions continuously like a tennis ball. Zora was overwhelmed, not knowing which to answer first. The contract had been going smoothly, and though she didn’t want Sebastian to wake up in the beginning, her worry for his father made her want him to get better. The fact that they didn’t even know each other ruled out the possibility of them being a real couple. All she felt for him was sympathy. “Drink the water first.” Zora gently fed him the water, and as soon as he had enough, she dialed Mr. Newman’s number. “Dad, Sebastian is awake.” Sebastian had mixed feelings when he hear
Mr. Newman noticed the change in her expression and beckoned her to the luxury chair in front of him. “You have paled. Are you alright? Have you eaten? Here, drink some water.” He offered her a glass of water. Zora did not refuse his kind gesture and drank the water.Taking note of the empty drinking glass, Mr. Newman guessed she was hiding something. “Do you know her? Your reaction is suspicious,” he said honestly. Zora pursed her lips, forcing herself to breathe down her anger.“Yes, but I can’t tell you the details.”Mr. Newman smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes as he spoke to her with the same honesty he began with.“I opened my doors to you and told you everything about my family. I might not be your real family, but I see you as a daughter. It’s okay if you want to keep it in.”Zora felt guilty upon listeni
Confusion brewed in Zora’s father's mind at the other end of the line. There was no mention of any new contract, leading him to suspect that Ezrah might be finding ways to secure that partnership with him. As he had promised his daughter, he would never accept help from Ezrah or the Gannons, even if the company were to crumble like sand. “Does he have an appointment?” he asked seriously. The secretary sighed and replied, “No, but he mentioned that he traveled for over five hours just for this business and that your wife would be interested. You won’t want to miss it.” This behavior was not typical of Ezrah. Mr. Adams thought it fair to see and hear what this man had to say. “Send him in,” he instructed. It wasn’t long before an unfamiliar figure entered his office as the door swung open. “Hi, my name is Sander Newman, and I believe you are Zora’s father. Where is her mother?” Mr. Newman, tall and middle-aged, stood with his glasses, looking strong and attractive, much like Zora’s f
“Am I right to say that you have become ruthless?” her father asked, feeling helpless. Zora did not care what name it was. Her innocent child could not die in vain. Someone had to pay, and that person was living her normal life while she, Zora, was still grieving the loss of her child. Was that being ruthless? She asked seriously, “Dad, what would you do if someone plans an accident that takes my life?” When her father thought about the question, knowing it was his grandchild who lost her life in the accident, he couldn’t pretend to be an angel. “I would be more ruthless.” “Then please don’t blame me,” Zora said from the end of the line. Whereas her father feared she might regret it later, looking back at how mindlessly she loved Ezrah before. “Are you sure that you don’t feel anything for Ezrah anymore?” Zora smiled bitterly from the end of the line. It was the reason she faked her death. If she hadn’t, she knew that Ezrah would have always been in her face. But taking on a new
Mr. Newman never saw that coming, and Michelle felt guilty. Maybe if she hadn’t slapped him, he wouldn’t have asked for a divorce before the agreed time.It wasn’t about the money, but Mr. Newman had put so much trust in her that she did not want to disappoint him.“Sebastian, it’s just a few months…” Michelle was saying when Mr. Newman held up his hand, signaling her to stop. He knew that her explanation would only make it worse since Sebastian’s mind was made up.He expected it, and that was the reason why he made the necessary provision for it. A pitiful smile curled up the corner of his lips as he addressed his son.“Sebastian, you will regret this. I’m doing everything for your good, so let the one year be over.”As expected, Sebastian refused. He had to find his strength and search for Piper wherever she was
“I am doing my best to meet with the CEO of MRAB Group. It's rather unfortunate how she’s always out of the office. I heard she has other businesses, and the secretary would not give me her personal number,” Ezrah replied helplessly. This was the first time he faced difficulty in meeting anyone. They were always the ones drooling over him. He couldn’t blindly support the Henshaws without knowing what MRAB Group was up to. Everything seemed deliberate, and he had to know if the CEO was interested in helping the community or intentionally going against the Henshaws. Lucas and Ethan exchanged glances. This was the first time Ezrah complained about anything. He was always all action and no talk, but now, he was all talk and no action. “Come on, kid brother. You have all the charm. Isn’t that why our father chose and trusted you for this? Women have been throwing themselves at you, but it seems this woman hates your charm. If not for her name, I would have said she was a man, but come to