Zora sat beside Ezrah on a double sofa, his mother and father sat on another double sofa, and Ethan and Lucas sat on the three-in-one sofa.“Lucas and Ethan, why did you lie to me?” Their father asked, the two men’s heads lowered in embarrassment before they lifted them again.“Dad, we are sorry, but you should have told us about Ezrah’s clone. Don’t tell us that you weren’t aware,” Lucas accused his parents, a remorseful look appeared on their faces.“Sorry about that. Ezrah had a heart condition, and due to his rare blood type, we could not get a donor. Having a clone was our only option by then, and it wasn’t legal either.”“Ezrah had a heart condition? How did we not know?” Ethan asked, Lucas nodded in agreement as their father explained it to them.“You two were very young, and I did not want to burden you with such information. You were supposed to enjoy your childhood, and I didn’t want to take that from you.”Lucas taunted. “If he was sick, then how come he almost killed us? W
Ethan thought that Ezrah did not understand what he meant, asking, “Ezrah, do you understand what I’m saying? We willingly gave out the money so we can’t have it back.”“If you know where the Henshaws are at the moment, then you can get it back,” Ezrah said seriously. His elder brothers thought he was insane but also remembered that Ezrah was the one who always got things rolling.“I have an idea,” Lucas said. Ezrah turned to Zora and asked, “you don’t mind staying here until we get back, do you?”Zora was about to answer when her phone rang, a frown contouring her face. “The clone escaped.”Ezrah smiled. Being in that glass cage helped him with a few things.“Don’t worry. From what I found out, he will track down that doctor wherever he goes. Dr. Sam would be left with no choice but to either destroy the clone or live with it for the rest of his life. From the looks of it, it will be destroyed because that doctor loves his freedom.”“Sounds good to me,” Zora said, glad to not deal wi
Ezrah couldn't reveal things in front of strangers, so he turned to his brothers.“This isn’t something we should argue about here. I just remembered that your wife should be present in this split, so on second thought, I will keep the money for both of you.”Jack understood the meaning of Ezrah’s words and transferred all the money to him.Ethan was fine with the arrangement, but Lucas was greatly pained because he never intended to empower his wife financially.In fact, he was planning on divorcing her but had not found a suitable replacement yet.Everyone had their own advantages and disadvantages, making it difficult for him to stick to his plans, but he was now considering it due to the turn of events.“I will advise that you check the news before leaving for wherever you are going,” Ezrah said to the middle-aged couple right before he left with his brothers.Jack had no intention of checking the news until he heard good news about Piper’s case, but Ezrah couldn't have said those
Ethan stared at Ezrah, his eyes red with fear. His younger brother might not have been the one who tried to harm them before, but that didn't mean he was innocent."The Henshaws were in a car accident. Ezrah, are you responsible for this?" He suspected Ezrah was behind it but hesitated to accuse him directly, especially since Ezrah had not yet released his money.Everyone was shocked as they turned their attention to Ezrah. He didn't deny it."How can I be blamed? Was I the one driving?" He shrugged, appearing unfazed by the situation.He already knew it was going to happen. The death of a child could drive anyone crazy, especially when they knew someone was involved in their misfortunes.Although Ezrah had been with them all day and no one heard him plan an accident, Ethan had a hunch about the cause."It could be related to the news," he suggested.Ezrah smiled when he locked eyes with Zora and responded to Ethan."They had to find out somehow. Besides, when their daughter caused m
Ethel had a lot to say, and no one stopped her.“I can’t believe you are putting all the blame on me because I decided to endure everything. I had three miscarriages, Lucas.”The revelation stunned everyone except the one to whom it involved.“All because of your girlfriends parading our house, I lost three pregnancies,” she yelled.Lucas was beginning to feel ashamed, but there was more.“Aside from the mental and emotional trauma, the last one kicked me in the stomach when I just got back from the hospital.”Ethel was finding it hard to hold it in this time, allowing the tears to stream down her cheeks.The more she remembered, the more she realized had foolish she had been to continue staying in the marriage because of her love for Lucas.Zora passed her a tissue and was glad that Ezra had decided to give Lucas’s money to Ethel, even without knowing what the poor woman had been through.No woman deserves to go through this. It was already painful to know that your husband was cheat
As a woman, she knew that some pregnancies revealed no symptoms until almost the second trimester, but Lucas scoffed.“If she’s pregnant even now, I’m sure it would be someone else’s child.”Everyone was shocked, knowing that Lucas wanted a child to claim a bigger portion of the inheritance.As it stands, he might just be spitting nonsense to prevent Ezra from giving that money to Ethel.“You will regret this, and don’t tell me that I didn’t warn you,” Ezra said seriously, but it did nothing to move Lucas.“Ezrah, I know my wife better than you do.”Ezrah knew it wasn’t true. He could tell a good woman when he sees one, judging from his experiences with Piper and Zora.He could now detect a cunning woman like a book, but Ethel was not it.“I have lost my woman before, and trust me, it's true what they say: you don’t know what you have until you lose it,” Ezrah said in a soft tone, hoping to appeal to Lucas’s conscience, but that also did not seem to be working.“There are many fish in
“From the looks of it, these two never lost. You might be the one losing again, Lucas,” Ethan said.Lucas shook his head, disappointed that Ethan was not in sync with him for the first time.Since this was a matter concerning his wife, Lucas felt that he had the upper hand in everything.For the first time, Zora and Ezrah were making very big mistakes. Still, he remembered that Ethan equally had his own rotten skeletons.“Impossible. Stop pretending to be self-righteous. When are you going to tell them that you broke up with your fiancé because of your new girlfriend?”The information dump was like a tidal wave, which Ethan seemed to take rather coolly.“Breaking up with my fiancé is better than divorcing your wife, and if you haven’t heard, a broken relationship is always better than a broken marriage.”“Well, choosing another woman over the one you claimed to love and even going to the extent of giving a ring is just as repulsive,” Lucas pointed out. Ethan shook his head.“You have
“Ezrah, it didn’t mean anything,” Zora cut him off, but that only confirmed it. Ezrah did not like this, feeling like a gold digger.“You made the transfer from your personal account, and that is unacceptable. You have to replace that money, please.”She must have initiated it, but it was still Ezrah’s mess, and he did not like her using her money when he was there to spoil her.All along, he thought she had transferred the money she gave Ethel from the company account, but since he did not receive any debit alert, it meant otherwise.Zora stood on her toes and kissed him. He responded passionately to her kisses but did not allow it to cloud his judgment even as she spoke playfully.“If you’ve put everything under my name, then it’s up to me to use it the way I want.”A pout decorated her lips as she spoke seductively, tracing her finger over his muscular chest.“Don’t forget that as soon as we get married, you are also entitled to everything belonging to me.”Ezrah was enchanted by h