It took a moment for Zane to process it all, and then he rushed from the doorway, allowing Yoko inside, and walked passed Emma, heading for the living room.After getting a hold of his phone, he immediately called Mr. Alfred's number, looking back to face Emma.After one rang, his father-in-law answered and he said, “Can you please come to pick up Emma.”A small frown form on her face as she and Zane's eyes locked, and yet she held in her question.“I will be there in thirty minutes.” Mr. Alferd promised before hanging up. The moment Zane put his phone in his pocket, Emma threw the question at him, asking, “Why is he picking me up?” “I need to head over to Damion, and leaving you alone, here is not an option,” Zane answered.“I don't need to be babysat.”“I know. But you need protection, and your father is my only option now.”“But-”“Emma, I don't know who ran into our car and almost snatched your life. I am not being controlling here. I need my head clear if I am going to do this.

Hardening his jaw, Zane glared at Mr. Briggs, laying on the bed, and he said, "Don't call me that. You told me that I am not your son!”For a while, the two didn’t say a word, just staring at each other, and then Zane asked, “What happened to you?”“It was Deborah… The one who poisoned your mother... It was her.” Mr. Briggs said as he started coughing violently.Rage boiling through his veins, Zane felt his chest tighten, his heart skipping a beat for a second before beating normally once more, and then he said, “Tell me why I shouldn’t leave you here like you deserved.”Silence filled the air for a few moments, but as he continued to glare at him, the silence became unbearable to Zane, so he asked again, “How many times have I told you to tell me the truth?”Taking several heavy breaths, Mr. Briggs tried to speak, but couldn’t make any noise, so he closed his eyes and lowered his head, unable to keep eye contact with Zane.“Answer me,” Zane repeated with more force.Finally, Mr. Brigg

Sitting in the private room, Zane watched Dr. Norseman and his team attend to Mr. Briggs, injecting IVs into his veins as they hook a bunch of equipment on him.The scene, for Zane, was something he could relate to, since this was literally him at a young age, spending his days in doctor Ben's ward. It took a couple of hours for the crowd in the room to reduce and all those while, Zane was there, not taking his eyes off Mr. Briggs, who was also staring at him with mixed emotions written on his face.Afterward, when it was just Mr. Norseman, Zane, and Mr. Briggs in the room, Dr. Norseman approached Zane and said, “Unlike your mother and your case, the poison in your father's system is not fatal-”“I guess Deborah wanted to take a much slower time killing him,” Zane mumbled, but the doctor heard him loud and clear, yet he was afraid to ask a follow-up question, knowing the danger that that could put his life in.“We have started the treatment of detoxing it out of his system, and his s

Dressed in black leggings, black shorts, and a gray hoodie jacket, Zane jogged down the sidewalk. His headphones were pressed to his ears as he hummed along with some music, blocking out the noise from the outside world and his thoughts.He had just finished running around the block and was heading back to the apartment when he heard his phone buzz in his pocket. For a second he hesitated, hating the thought of coming back to reality, and then he pressed his earbud, accepting the call.“Hello, boss. I know you are on a break and you need your rest, but there's been an issue at the company.” Mr. Parker's voice came through.Frowning slightly, Zane stopped dead in his tracks, frowning. “What kind of issue?”“Well, the finished product for Mr. Bradley, Mr. Jacob Curtis, and Richard Kiyoshi... The product got destroyed. I don't know what happened, but when I arrived at the office, Axel informed me that he was someone who had smashed all of the equipment, shattering them into pieces. I

Although Zane's words were clear, Emma seemed lost by their meaning and he could tell, so Zane elaborated, saying, "I don't trust Mr. Parker, but it's pretty obvious that this is a setup against him too. Like, it doesn't make sense that he would sabotage the products, announce his name to our clients, and then call me to inform me of it all... And even have the audacity to show up to work in the heat of the moment.”“When you put it like that, I can see how senseless it is for him to be the one behind all of this,” Emma commented, trying to remain calm, though she was a little worried.Picking up his vibrating phone, Zane added, “The Bardots is the only one who has a problem with me and Mr. Parker... But damaging these products will be less beneficial to them and more profitable to NewEra co… And since I have the experience of the two working together, it makes more sense that they are doing the same now.” Then he accepted the call, resting the device on his ear, and asked, “What is i