Rush was direct. He loathed Ezrah, so anyone close to him had to taste his anger. “I don’t have a problem with her as a person but with who she works for.”Michelle was stunned. What gave him the right to choose her friends for her? Or did he think that Madison would harm her?“That is not up to you. Madison is my best friend, just like Coco, so it doesn’t matter who she works for.”Rush was not accepting it, knowing the type of influence Madison had on Michelle. “What if she’s Ezrah’s spy? She could send information about you to him.”Michelle chuckled. She had never had an argument like this with Rush throughout their working journey, and why was he treating Ezrah like some kind of enemy?At this point in time, Ezrah would never try to hurt her as he was still remorseful for everything that happened to Michelle.He was her ex-husband, not some kind of terrorist. “If Ezrah needs information about me, he won’t need Madison to do it. He has his ways. Now please excuse us.”Rush was sti
Madison swam to where Michelle kept the wine-filled glasses, picked up one and took a sip. Michelle and Coco swam to her side, but they all remained in the warm water.“Michelle, Ezrah hurt you so bad. I think he should be the one to heal your wounds.”The expression on Michelle’s face turned grim with Madison’s words. “That would never happen, and I’m beginning to believe that he indeed sent you here.”Madison knew when to stop. All she wanted was for Michelle to find the happiness she deserved, which she had not found all these years.“He didn’t, but I won’t say anymore. I’m only concerned about why you have not moved on. You can’t mourn your late unborn child forever, Michelle. Give life a chance.”Michelle knew she had been trapped in the loss of her child, but moving on with Ezrah or any other man was not an option.She loved too hard, and it broke her so bad. “I’m happy with the way my life is. I don’t want any changes done to it.”“You won’t give your parents a grandchild?” Mad
Ezrah completed the payment transaction on his phone without ending the call. “Done.”“It’s in your email,” the voice at the end of the line said, adding, “It’s nice doing business with you.”Most people would have argued about the sudden increase in the price, but not Ezrah when he wanted something badly.He ended the call without responding to the man and checked what was sent to his email. Lake had already ordered some drinks, but seeing Ezrah’s grim expression, he got curious.“What is going on?”“I always knew that Rush guy had something up his sleeves.”Ezrah forwarded the email to Lake. Lake only read a part of the report but could not contain his bewilderment. He exclaimed, “Oh my God. He is a billionaire, so why did he become Michelle’s bodyguard?”Ezrah clenched his jaw, understanding why this report was very expensive. There was a part of Rush’s life that was known, but the other part was well hidden, and yet the investigator managed to uncover it.Not getting a response fr
The next day at Michelle’s penthouse, three women were sleeping on the same bed.After eating, drinking, talking, and dancing the night before, they ended up tired and fell asleep on Michelle’s king-size bed.Madison was the first to wake up due to her ringing phone. “Hello,” she responded in a sleepy voice, a male voice sounded on the other end of the line.“Are you even coming home? I miss your breakfast,” it sounded like Sebastian was nagging.If he wanted to live by himself, he would have gone to a hotel and not Madison’s house.It had been boring since he got there because she had almost always not been around.“Seb?” Madison thought she was hearing things wrong to hear him nag.“Yeah, who else could it be?” Sebastian asked with a blend of sarcasm and humor. Madison had no plans of going home early.“Sorry. I was thinking of passing by Lake’s house to return his car.”Sebastian sounded saddened on the other end of the line. Being the weekend, there were no emails or office work fo
“What are you doing? Just overtake her and shoot. I will drive her car far away where we can set both the body and car on fire,” one of the men in a car behind Madison spoke. He was a professional assassin, and eliminating a woman was nothing hard for him, except that his partner was being dumb.“That sounds like a plan,” his partner responded and made a move to overtake, but suddenly, the car in front of them made a U-turn.“What is she doing?” Confusion brewed in his mind at the change of plan since the road the target was heading towards was quite busy.It wouldn’t take long before someone calls the cops if they sense something fishy.“Changing direction, I guess,” the partner, who was also the driver, spoke in annoyance.This job was supposed to be easy but suddenly became one of the most difficult for them.“The road she’s headed to is a busy one. Fuck,” the driver cursed. His partner began to think of an alternative.“Keep driving. Don’t lose her and make sure she doesn’t get t
Ezrah had seen the guy when Lake was busy raining punches on the one on the floor.Without a thought, he sheltered Lake with his body, and the bullet pierced through his shoulder. The closeness allowed him to kick the guy in the stomach. The gun fell as he groaned from pain when more knee kicks flooded his stomach. The first guy was also reaching for his gun from where it fell a distance away, and seeing that both Ezrah and Lake were busy, Madison could only kick the gun further away.The sound of police sirens was soon heard, followed by Madison’s car. Sebastian had ransacked her room for her car keys after calling the cops.Already knowing Lake’s house, he was headed there when he stumbled upon the action. Lake pulled the wristwatch from the guy’s wrist before the police apprehended them.“Are you guys alright?” Sebastian asked before his eyes narrowed to Ezrah’s stained shirt. “Ezrah, you are bleeding.” Sebastian was genuinely concerned. Madison hastened to Ezrah’s side, but he
Sebastian’s relationship with his father was not great, so he was reluctant to make the call. “Why not talk directly to Michelle?”That was the option Ezrah had planned earlier, but after what had just happened, it was no longer an option.“If Rush finds out that we know who he is, Michelle might be in danger.”“Who is he?” Sebastian asked seriously.Ezrah tossed his phone to him after opening the report. It seemed that Sebastian was equally in the dark about Rush’s identity.After consuming quite a lot of alcohol the previous night, Madison could no longer endure the discomfort that came with it.“Lake, do you have a maid?” she asked. Lake smiled and retorted, “Yes, but not for cooking.”A blush, stained Madison’s cheek from embarrassment when she realized she had been caught and denied it.“Who said I wanted to cook?”Lake smirked. Since she was being stubborn, he decided to expose her. “You look like you are hungry.”“You are so silly,” Madison nudged him playfully on the shoulder
The revelation brought a sudden silence to the room. Ezrah couldn't shake the feeling that Odette might truly be Michelle's twin sister.The way they both resorted to faking their deaths to resolve their relationship issues seemed to be ingrained in their DNA.Mr. Newman continued his explanation. "Rush nearly lost his mind when he believed Odette was dead."Sebastian interjected, "That still doesn't justify keeping him close to Michelle.”How could he live with himself if something happened to Madison?The recommendation likely came from his father, but Sebastian was troubled by the kindness Madison had shown him.She was a good woman who didn't deserve to be caught up in their relationship drama.Mr. Newman ignored the interruption and continued to explain. "When Rush saw Michelle on screen for the first time, he regained his composure and sought ways to be near her."As he spoke, Esther’s voice was heard from the background. “Grandpa, come and play.”"She's a pretty doll. I’m talki