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
Mr. Newman sincerely revealed everything to Sebastian. “I took a sample of Michelle’s hair for a DNA test. It was a 99.9 percent match.”Sebastian was shocked and couldn't help but exclaim, “You are kidding me. Does she know?” He asked seriously, and Mr. Newman responded in the negative.“No. Rush was already with her, so there was no way to tell her.”Ezrah was conflicted. He had performed a background check on Michelle when he suspected their one-night encounter might have been orchestrated by her, but nothing of that sort popped up.“I bet even her parents don’t know.”Mr. Newman felt trapped. If Sebastian had informed him that the phone was on speaker, he would have known what to say and what not to say.To protect Michelle, he had conducted a background check on Ezrah and knew that he was not as simple as he seemed.Now, he found himself in a difficult situation.“I don’t know about them, but it's complicated. Let me talk to Rush’s doctor and come up with something. I never knew
Sebastian’s phone rang, and he answered it, “Seb, please hear…”Hearing Piper’s voice, he turned his head to the side and sneezed. “It’s a tsetse fly,” then he ended the call.The atmosphere turned warm as everyone laughed.“That must be Piper,” Lake said with amusement, and Sebastian was angered.“How can you mention that cursed name so easily? Please don’t bring up tsetse flies here. Where are my things? We had to purchase some when you refused to take me in last time.”Everything about Piper irritated him to the bones. He could not endure it, regretting falling in love with her.It was just annoying how her parents were also eyeing Esther. That was something Sebastian did not even want to think about.“In the room you slept in,” Lake lazily answered. Sebastian smiled, stared at Madison, and said, “Pretty lady, can you help me choose an outfit for the date?”Madison was taken aback but suddenly felt that Sebastian had forgotten her warning and stance concerning Michelle.“Aren’t you