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
The seconds simply went by in silence as Zane stared into Mr. Briggs' eyes, waiting for an answer. But Mr. Briggs remained quiet and stayed calm, staring back into Zane's eyes without any expression on his face whatsoever.“Who are you protecting?” Zane asked, his voice low and filled with malice and anger.“You,” Mr. Briggs whispered, keeping his gaze fixed on him. “I am doing this for you.”A scoff left Zane's mouth at these words, followed by laughter as he shook his head in disbelief, and then he said, “No, you are not. There is someone else that you are trying to shield.”“Maybe... But that doesn't erase the fact that I am trying to protect you too.” Mr. Briggs replied, sounding almost desperate.Another laugh escaped Zane's lips as he pulled away and studied Mr. Briggs carefully while shaking his head again, this time with a smirk on his face, and he said, “There is always the easy way or the hard way. You are going to talk one way or another, and honestly, I don't care which met
The Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4WD that slammed into Zane's side of his Black Audi A4 4WD immediately pulled back, its tinted windshield blocking the driver's face from those that witnessed the accident, and then the vehicle sped off.Two cars behind, Chad’s Mercedes Benz GL-Class 4WD waited in the traffic that the accident had caused, and after witnessing the accident, seeing how the car ran into Zane’s and then fled the scene, Chad seemed to care not all, and he pulled out his phone and made a call.“Boss, we are set and waiting on your order as you ask us.” A raspy voice said through the speaker.“I am at the keypoint intersection now. But there's no need for you all to be on standby anymore. Someone had just ransacked that bastard and given him what he deserved.The noise from pass-Byers and other divers that witnessed what had happened grew louder as a look of horror settled on their faces as they stared at the upside-down crash-in car.“Boss,” Yoko's weak voice cried out from the