Ezrah had overslept since his arrival in the wee hours of the morning. This was the first time he had slept in this late, but it felt as if he had not slept at all. The first part of his sleep was spent thinking about all the nasty things he had said to Michelle. How could he take them back? It seemed impossible. Unless he could erase Michelle’s memory from a month before the divorce, but that would also be wickedness. Ezrah had never felt so useless in his life as he did today. He was petting the same woman who had destroyed his marriage, caused Zora’s accident, resulting in the loss of their child. Now, the first call to wake him from bed was not from his secretary but from a doctor, because of the same cursed woman, Piper. “What did you say?” Ezrah’s husky voice finally came through the line. “I propose that we send your fiancée to a mental health center. She has been hallucinating, claiming that a woman named Michelle came to abuse her and poured cold drinks on her.” “There
Ezrah fell silent and guilty. He knew he wasn't worthy of a woman like Michelle, not in terms of finances but emotionally.She was a gem he felt undeserving of. Where could he even begin?He had never been there for her when she needed him, and now she was capable of handling her own affairs.There seemed to be no need for a man in her life except for protection, which Rush was already providing quite well.Sighing, he responded sadly after some thought, "It's impossible. I've hurt her too much, but please arrange it and let me know. I'll be waiting."This wasn't the first time Lake had heard Ezrah sound so pitiful because of Michelle, but this time, Lake felt he deserved it. "You have to pay," Lake resigned and said before ending the call and dialing Madison's number."Hey, how have you been? Missing me?" Lake teased as soon as the call connected. Madison scoffed on the other end of the line."No, I just got to the office.""That hurts," Lake frowned before asking, "Have you gotten o
Edmund pulled away gently and stared at her. “I didn’t. I was rather out of the coverage area, but you were the one who blocked me.” Michelle shook her head, puzzled by the accusation as she lifted her phone. “You did.” She wanted to show him proof, but when she dialed his number again, it went through, and his phone rang. Edmund brought out his phone and showed the screen to her. “I didn’t.” Michelle could not believe it. His number had indeed been blocked, and she had no idea what happened just now. “You did,” she insisted with the same puzzled look from before. Edmund was so happy to see her; he did not want to argue. “Fine. Your number was blocked on my phone, but I didn’t do it. Let’s forget about who blocked who. What matters is that I found you again.” He stared at her lovingly and asked, “So, are you going to spare me some time now?” Michelle was about to respond when her phone rang. “Please excuse me,” she answered the phone after checking the caller ID. “Madison, how a
There was silence at the end of the line, making Ezrah uncomfortable. “Sebatian, are you there?”On the other side of the line, Sebatian was weighing his options, trying to avoid any rushed decision. If this Piper was indeed his sunshine, then he might try to make it up to Michelle.Therefore, he could not just put a rope around his neck. “Of course. Your words are just taking too long to sink in.”Ezrah was aggravated by the response. Already, Rush was a problem for him as he did not like his closeness to Michelle. Now, it was Sebatian. Perhaps, three could really play this game.“You don’t want to stay away from Michelle? Then you aren’t going to see her.”Sebatian smiled intently at the other side of the line. No wonder Ezrah chose to send him to Lake’s house instead of his. It was clear that Ezrah saw him as a rival and co
Ezrah was even more upset. “How many madams have ever been in this house except my wife?” The butler smiled, as if recalling something. “Oh, Mrs. Gannon of blessed memory. She…” “Stop saying that. She’s not dead,” Ezrah quickly cut him off. The butler was puzzled. Ezrah never mentioned Zora after her death, but everybody knew how it affected him, including his sleep. Also, he never brought any woman here. The butler wanted to remind him that Zora was no longer alive. “Sir…” “She’s alive,” Ezrah quickly said, knowing exactly what was on his mind. Not just the butler, but the maids cleaning the house were also shocked as Ezrah explained. “Her death was faked, so what does she like?” He asked. The butler thought for a while and revealed, “Honestly, sir, I don’t know what she likes. I only bought her gifts that my wife liked, and she always seemed happy. I can’t tell if she really liked them or if it was all because she thought they were from you.” Ezrah let out a deep breath. The si
“Who is it from?” Michelle asked, and the two men were equally curious. Lake was sweating bullets. How could Ezrah do this without telling him? Initially, he was forced to deal with Sebastian, as the latter had tried bribing him into revealing both Piper and Michelle’s whereabouts. After escaping that trap, Ezrah organized a romantic group lunch, putting him on the spot. “Ma’am, the sender is anonymous,” the waiter replied. Michelle shook her head and returned the bouquet to her. “Then I can’t take it. I would have to thank whoever sent it.” The waiter did not immediately take it back, looking for an excuse to give when Rush bellowed. “Or better still, throw it away.” If the person was anonymous, then he was indeed interested in Michelle, and Rush was determined to find his identity. That would be the only way to prevent anything from developing between Michelle and the so-called anonymous person. “That would be mean. These roses are so pretty, and white roses mean nothing,” Mic
“Do you know him?” Edmund asked Michelle. Madison was not surprised to see her boss since he was Lake’s best friend, but she felt it wasn’t fair for Lake to have her invite Michelle over when Ezrah was coming with Piper. Michelle was so pained by Piper’s presence that she pretended not to have heard the question, but Rush replied in her stead. “That is her ex-husband.” He hoped that would be enough to scare Edmund away, so he would only have Ezrah to deal with. Edmund almost spit out the drink in his mouth, feeling like this was the most outrageous thing he had heard in years. “Ex what?” He might be a star, but the man he saw was not ordinary. There was just an aura about him that Edmund could not pinpoint. Pride was one of the words among many. Over two years of friendship, and Michelle never mentioned being married before. He could not decipher what it meant for her to have kept something so important a secret from him when she confessed to liking him so much. “You never told
Coco stepped out of the restroom after finishing her business when a strong hand covered her mouth and began to drag her backward. She recognized the cologne scent of her ex-boyfriend and tried to wiggle out of his grip to no avail. Her delicate body was dragged into one of the stalls in the male restroom, which was empty since the restaurant was booked by just one person. There were no other customers except those at her table. Her face was pinned against the wall as River pressed his body against hers before removing his hand from her mouth and caging her two hands behind her. “What did you say? That you want to leave me?” He spoke into her ear, causing irritation to fledge inside her. Coco scoffed as tears brimmed in her eyes. After all she did for him, he had the audacity to do this to her. Her teeth gritted, and she spoke between them. “You engaged another woman, which means you were the one who left me.” River calmed down a little by her response and tried to coax her. “I