“I’m waiting until she closes. I want to know where she lives,” Ezrah said with determination. He sat in his car and brought out his MacBook. Meeting her again, he did not expect her to make him so upset, and he lost control.
Ezrah was feeling guilty, but Lake was equally mending his own broken heart. He thought it was love at first sight, but Coco did not give him a chance to even be her friend.
“Ezrah, have you now become a stalker? Does Piper know about this?” He channeled his broken heart to taunt his best friend.
Piper left that night with Madison, and he did not even bother to check on her. If not for Piper calling the day after to check on him.
He was certain that Zora was up to something and wanted to know what exactly it was. Soon, his phone rang. It was Piper’s dad. Anxiety laced his voice.
“Ezrah, they just reduced the price even further. Th
Michelle’s anger was unquenchable. She already knew that Ezrah lingered around, as she had planted a tracker on him when she slapped him. “It’s Ezrah. I already know. Just ignore him.”“He will know for sure that you are Zora,” Coco reminded her, still unable to forget Lake’s behavior. This was the first time somebody left that kind of impression on her.He was a friend of Ezrah, so how different could he be? She felt ashamed to admit that he unknowingly gave her the courage to stand up to River.“I’m not hiding it. It’s about time I get him off my back,” Michelle said seriously. Rush was amused but angry with himself for his impulsive thinking earlier.As soon as Rush drove into Michelle’s parents' house, Ezrah sped up and drove through the automated gate before they shut.“Coco, you can go in and have
“Madison, Ezrah just left my house. He knows the truth and might confront you about it tomorrow.” Michelle thought it wise to warn Madison since she had denied knowing her at the premiere. Ezrah was too smart not to connect the dots. “Don’t lie to him, and if he fires you, I will create a position for you,” she said seriously. Having everything planned, she was not going to let Madison’s work suffer. Madison, who was still avoiding Phanuel and in a sour mood, forced a smile to hide her pain. “Michelle, thank you for letting me know, but don’t worry. He won’t be able to fire me. I hope he didn’t cause you trouble.” Madison was most certain about that as Ezrah would not be able to work with just anybody. His temperament made it difficult for anyone to satisfy his work ethics. He was also sensible enough not to allow his personal matters to affect their work relationship. “No. I handled him well, and I doubt he would ever show his face here again,” Michelle said sternly. Ezrah never
With the doorbell continuously ringing, Piper nervously went to check the peephole. Seeing Ezrah, a smile bloomed on her face, and she opened the door, relieved that it wasn’t Sebastian. Perhaps he missed her because she had kept away for a while.“Where are the security men, and why is your phone switched off?” Ezrah’s voice was cold, but Piper could only interpret it to mean he was worried because he could not reach her. Ezrah had only called her phone number after noticing the absence of the security men he hired to watch over her.“I wanted to rest a little. Come in, and let me fix a drink for you,” Piper beamed, letting him in and closing the door. She approached the wine cabinet as Ezrah sat on a single sofa and asked her,“Where are the security men I paid to protect you?” Ezrah was upset, but his voice was lukewarm.Piper picked up a bottle of Vodka, feeling that Ezrah would need it. Adding a drinking glass, she ambled to him with a ready-made excuse. “I found them to be a nui
“Ezrah, I was with you throughout that time, so could you not have known if I caused it? And are you sure that Michelle is your ex-wife?”Piper did not want to believe it, but Ezrah would not lie about something like that. If Michelle was indeed Zora, then did it mean she had been tricked? All the niceness was just to get something from her, but what could it be?Also, she had let out a lot of information about herself and Ezrah, including her ex-boyfriend. If not for the facial mask, Piper would have been sweating bullets.“She’s your friend, so why don’t you ask her?” Ezrah asked in annoyance before recalling something and saying,“By the way, you are right in saying that you were with me when the accident happened, but I also remember that photos of us got to Zora when there were no cameras in the room. I can’t say that I believe you, but just make sure that your words are true.”Piper’s heart sank. The subtlety of Ezrah’s words was embedded in the fact that he did not trust her. W
He handed her a box, and she could tell it contained a bracelet, a necklace, or both. She had no interest in opening it to see exactly what was inside.“No, Phan, I don’t need anything from you,” she said, taking a step back. Throughout their relationship, she had bought most of the gifts, and a few times, Phanuel would reciprocate, but what he was good at was pranking her.It had been fun when they played such games, but it wasn't worth her sanity. Even when she saw him with Rachel for the first time, she wanted to believe it was another prank, but it turned out to be real.“Please, it’s worth two million and would clear my conscience. I wanted to give it to you before we ever broke up, but things happened unexpectedly,” Phanuel revealed.Knowing that she wouldn’t accept anything from him after the breakup, he wanted to give it to her, then wait a few days before breaking up, but she happened to see them at the premiere.Phanuel had been coming by every night since then but still had
“He’s here already?” Madison asked, gathering and prepping herself to meet her boss. She looked calm and collected but internally, she was nervous.“He arrived earlier than everyone else and his mood is terrible. I don’t know who offended him,” the receptionist replied. Ezrah never smiled much but today was different. Everyone was walking on egg shells.Madison could not believe that her little lie aggravated his anger to this level. “Thanks for the heads up,” she smiled tightly, dropped her hand bag at her desk before ambling to Ezrah’s office.When she entered the office, she tensed up. Ezrah looked as if he had not slept in days. Those dark circles were terrible and though elegantly dressed, it was obvious that something was bugging him.“Sir, good morning.”“You’ve been in cahoots with Zora,” Ezrah said directly before beckoning to the chair in front of him. After Madison sat, she responded with honesty.“She’s a good friend but you are my boss.”Ezra was annoyed. The fact that Ma
Ezrah did not bother to check what was in the papers, already guessing how everything had been exaggerated.“Dad, I will come home and explain it to you, please.” He was already at the door as he spoke to his father, but the latter refused to accept it.“No. Start explaining it now.”Ezrah’s brows furrowed in annoyance. “That woman is Zora. I confirmed it yesterday.” Disbelief registered in his father’s mind, causing his face to contort in confusion. Wasn’t Zora dead?Ezrah did not have time to explain, saying, “you don’t believe me? Call her parents, but I have to go.”***Earlier on at the MRAB GroupPiper arrived at the front desk, sophisticatedly dressed. Her makeup was loud enough to attract attention as she looked forward to outshining Michelle even with her looks.Sadly, she threw away all the clothes she bought from Michelle’s collections after discovering that she was Zora. Due to all the security, she put on a fake smile when she spoke to the receptionist.“I’m here to see M
Piper’s eyes were red. The slap stung deep, her cheeks burned. “How dare you slap me? You pretended to be my friend at first just to get information on Ezrah. News flash. He doesn’t want you and he never will,” Piper taunted Michelle.The slap was too much, and she would do anything to get Michelle upset. Unfortunately for her, Michelle was unfazed by her words, saying, “I will die before I go back to Ezrah.”Piper seemed pleased to hear that Michelle had no intention of reconciling with Ezrah. As long as Michelle stayed out of their lives, their relationship would be fine.“That's good, so stop being shameless and stop attacking my parents’ business,” she demanded. Michelle folded her arms across her chest, burying her emotions and remaining calm.“Not until you are put behind bars for what you did to my child,” she said directly. Piper was still brazen-faced, yelling like an uneducated woman.“I did nothing to a bastard.”Another slap greeted her as soon as the word left her mouth.