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Ronan did not know if the right thing to do was to leave Noelle there by herself but he did not want to get into any news that might affect himself and his family. He knew that as he was leaving, no one was going to step in to help her if that man she called her father tried to do anything to her. He could only hope that she was okay. SATURDAY MORNING Ronan rarely worked on Saturdays and even when he did, he always gave Noelle notice so she did not have to be caught unawares; however, he said as if she was going to be okay after the encounter last night. More than anything, he felt bad that he had run off by himself and left her alone and it looked like she was drunk too. "This morning?" Noelle scratched her head as she sat in bed. Ronan's call was the reason she had woken up. As far as she knew, there was no reason for them to work on the weekend. She was not sure if she could make it out of bed because of the terrible hangover she felt. "Yes, Ms. Richards, is there any problem
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-03Back To Love BTL: 134
Ronan was driving by when he saw Noelle standing with that man from last night. He did not feel comfortable knowing that he might have spent the night at her place; she called him her father but she could not ignore the way she reacted to him. All of her body language was off and he knew it was not for a good reason. He slowed down as he rolled down the window and honked at her. He watched them both turn to him, a shock of expression on both their faces.He watched Felix lean into her and whisper something and how much her expression hardened as if she were uncomfortable. He honked again and beckoned to her. She turned to her father and said something; he frowned with his eyes darkening and he knew that she must have said something to set him off. She flipped her hair in his face before holding onto her bag as if she were scared that someone would snatch it from her and then she walked to the car.She stood by the rolling-down window and bent her head. "Mr. Quinn, what are you doing h
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She was curious to see where he was going to take her, so she kept to herself until he stopped in front of a small bar. She looked at the name and squinted her face. Light and Love coffee and booze shop. She had never thought that there would come a day when she would see coffee and booze paired together. To her, it made no sense, but she kept all of her thoughts to herself.The shop looked like something out of a children's book, less like a shop that would sell anything and more like a cottage where an old woman would live. She knew that the insides must be warm and fuzzy and that this might be a good ambience to help her escape reality."Get down," Ronan said, snapping her back to reality. She opened her mouth to respond, but he was out of the car and by her side before she could process it all. She struggled with the door, but he pulled open the door."What are we doing here?" she asked when she was safely out of the car."For coffee or alcohol," he said, pointing to the sign as i
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"Why would you get the wrong idea? You are my staff and I am taking care of you. Why should you?" He trailed off suddenly and she thought that maybe he had gotten it. He gasped and she felt blood rush to her cheek and her face get hot. "Are you doing this because you think that if I take care of you today, you would have to do the same for me? Don't worry, it can be a mutual agreement between us to take care of each other."When she heard his theory, she did not know if she should be proud of herself or not, if she should be happy or cry. Was she that good at hiding her emotions or was he just clueless? She decided to settle on being clueless since he had also not seen how much Chole did not like him when they were together."I don't want to talk about this again; let us just head back to the city. If there is anything to do at the office, we can go do it, or else we can just go home," she said, turning to grab the handle of the door. Before her hand could grab it, Ronan's hand hovere
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Elara spent the entire Saturday lying in bed thinking about why her dad would ever force her to take up a role. He had said it like a suggestion and that she should think about it but somehow she knew that she did not have a choice but to comply with what he wanted. She would have to start working with her family. With no experience. When she brought it up, her father said that she did not need any fancy experience and she would learn on the job. She had told her father she was going to take her time thinking about it and that he was not to tell anyone until she gave him an answer and he agreed with her.She wanted to complain about it but surprisingly, she had caused more scandals than her brother, who had been in the limelight. She glanced at her clock and it was a few minutes past noon. She took up her phone and looked at it; there were no messages—at least none of the ones she wanted to see. She wondered what Ezra was up to and why he was yet to reach out to her on the weekend.Ev
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-04Back To Love BTL: 138
"I thought that was what you wanted. Why then are you surprised by it?" Elara threw her sister a strong glance. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Isla continued without looking up at her sister. She could feel the gaze."Excuse me," Elara said, bending to pick up her phone as she raced out of the room. Isla raised her head and then returned it back to her book with a head shake. She was somewhat happy that her sister had all of that going on in her life, even though she had been somehow battered.By the time Elara had gotten into the room, the phone had stopped ringing but he was calling back almost immediately. She sat on the bed, turning her head to the side and coughing while clearing her throat with her hand over her mouth. She slid her hand across the phone and put it to her ears."Hello?" Ezra's voice rang in the air and as if Elara had not been sure he was the one calling, she felt a sigh of relief to hear his deep voice. She gulped, hoping that her voice and tune were not
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Elara fake smiled and stood up from the door. "What are you doing here? Are you no longer reading your book?""Your life and all of the drama that comes with it is way more fun than that book," Isla replied, climbing onto her bed and covering up her body with the blanket."You know you have a way with words...""What are you going to wear to the date?" Isla cut her off. They did not need to talk about her when she had a date that evening. You should choose what she would wear to ensure that Ezra falls for her again. Isla would help them in any way she could just so they could get together faster. She was in support of them by a full hundred percent."It is not a date," Elara corrected as she dropped her phone to the vanity table and propped her hand on her waist."Of course it isn't." Isla knew that if she was to go into conversation with her, then they would be going back and forth for a while so the best thing to do was just to agree with her."You don't believe me; Ezra and I are j
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"Welcome, Mr. Thatcher, I'll get Elara." Unlike the first time Ezra had visited, the staff seemed to be more welcoming towards him than before. He had thought they would scrunch up their noses at him for the news flying around but he was greeted with a smile and ushered to the waiting room."Ezra?" Clara's said as she came out to his eye view. Ezra had seen Clara around but it was never like when he and Elara dated in the past."Mrs Quinn""Oh, please, since when was I Mrs. Quinn to you? I was always Clara and sometimes Mom, and I liked it." Ezra had been so close to the family that something was weird that he was not around."Mom," Ezra said. For some reason, it felt weird that she knew that he was trying to woo her daughter and she still wanted there relationship to revert to what it was before they broke up."That is much better; you went MIA because of Elara, didn't you?" When the breakup happened, Clara did not know who to side with so she decided not to act as if it had happened
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-04
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"What?" The man looked genuinely concerned that he had missed an opportunity to make so much money."Micah and Cora, the woman who paid you, have come in and confessed, so you do not have to worry about trying to take a deal to save yourself." The man looked fidgety as he realised that if Cora had come in to confess, then there was really no escape for him anymore. He should not have pretended to be too tough, but he was sure that if he had taken the money, he would have been hunted down, and the money would have been returned to Ezra."I see?" the man said in a singsong voice. "But you are yet to find the woman, aren't you?" The man asked, as even Cora did not know where they had hidden Elara. She told them to do everything at their own discretion, as she did not want to be tied to something as terrible as that."What do you mean?""Cora paid us alright to kidnap her but she had no idea where she is and even worse, my partner and I have a plan that if one of us does not show up after
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Ronan and Ezra got to the station and saw the man who had helped with the kidnapping of Elara. The policemen said that the man had refused to speak and that they caught him when he was out buying supplies. They asked that they be allowed to see the man, as they could maybe find a way to force him to confess. The police officers agreed because they knew that it was useless for them to disagree, as they would still find a way to have their way. Ronan and Ezra made a plan, hoping that they could both stick to it and that way get him to say something incriminating."I respect a man who works hard for his money," Ronan said as they sat down. The gruff and big man looked up. Ronan could see the realisation on his face before he cleared his throat and tried to act like he did not recognise the two men in front of him. "I am Ronan Quinn; it's nice to meet you." Ronan took out a card from his card holder and slid it across the table to him.The man looked down at the card without touching it.
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"Mom?""Wait, I am thinking of what we can do to escape this; this is good for us. You've been free, and now we can leave if we can just find a way." Micah stood in a corner as he watched his mom pace around the room with her hand stroking her chin. He did not need her to speak for him to know that her mind was going in every direction possible. He bit his lower lip as he thought of how he would dissuade her and convince her to accept her fate."They don't know that we are connected to those men; maybe if the men do not confess..." she trailed off as she knew the possibility of that was very low. She was sure that the wealthy family would do all they could to coax the truth from them. "This is all your fault," Cora stopped and put her eyes on her son.Mixah shuddered at the thought of what had happened; he did not like it at all. How could she try to blame him for decisions she made without him? He was locked up in jail and did not know anything about what she was planning, so how was
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Cora knew there was no escape for her now; all she could do was hold onto Elara and act as if she knew nothing. There was no way she could escape, and her entire plan seemed ruined."To what do we owe the pleasure of your coming here?" Cora asked; she was trying her best to act mature, but Ronan and Ezra already saw through the facade."We are here to pick up Elara Quinn; just tell us where she is and we won't make a scene and will be on our way without a word," Ronan said gently. He seemed more composed than Ezra, who was shaking with anger. All Ezra thought of doing was beating up the owner, but he knew that it was wrong to do so, and that would make them find Elara quickly; in fact, it might even make it worse for them."You are making a dangerous claim right now," Micah said, standing up, and you, more than anyone, should know that it is wrong to frame someone for something they have not done."Have not done? You know fully well that your mother is the one behind the kidnapping of
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Micah sat in shock after hearing all that the lawyer explained to him; he stared at the man hoping that he would begin to laugh at how gullible he was and that none of that had happened. When the lawyer did not look like he was about to laugh, he hoped that he would be rudely shaken from this dream he seemed to be having and every tug in his life would be back to the time before he lost Elara."Why on earth would you allow her to do that?" Micah asked, picking at each word gently. He wanted to scream and pull out the hair of his lawyer, but he knew that was not going to make anything better; it might even make it worse if he did not take care."She is the only one who can sign off for you, and all the documents had your legal signature and stamp." Micah could understand how she got the stamp, but how could she get the signature? It made no sense except that she forged it. Why did she forge his signature? What was she trying to get by forging it to sell off all they had? Has she done th
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"Mr. Micah Swanson, you are free to go," the officer said, unlocking the cell door and opening the gate. Micah stood up from the floor where he had been and walked to the gate. It made no sense because just yesterday Ezra had threatened to make sure he spent the rest of his life behind bars since Elara was still missing and Micah did not say a word about it."To go where?" Micah asked with a frown."To go home""Am I free to go home?""Do you need me to get an interpreter for you?" the officer asked angrily. He hated that Ezra and Ronan had walked in there and asked them to let Micah go without allowing them to do their jobs, but there was no way they could say no to them. It was more of an order than a request, and since both families were involved, the officer would rather keep his job than go head-to-head with them."I just won't understand why you would let me go without an explanation," Micah said, still staying inside the cell. He felt some kind of chill fill his entire body; he
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"Ezra Are you sure this would work?" Clara asked with tears in her eyes. It had been four days since Elara had gone missing and the media had gotten a whiff of it. No one knew how this happened because they had been careful enough but there was a link to sow who might have leaked it to the media and none of them cared who leaked the information; all they cared about at that moment was finding Elara and making sure she was alive."Ezra, Daddy has enough to pay the ransom and bring her back home," Isla added. Unfortunately, for every six hours that they spent waiting, the ransom kept on going up, and now they were up to one hundred sixty million. The kidnappers had threatened to beat her up in the next six hours, and Ezra had come up with a plan. The viability of the plan was not certain, but they wanted to do anything to make sure that Elara came back to them alive."I have the money and I would pay; I wouldn't ask you for a dime. We know that Cora and Micah are behind this, even thoug
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"She is being a bit difficult. What do you want me to do?" one of the men said over the phone before aggressively pushing out a whiff of smoke from his mouth. The other man took the cigarette from his hand and blew on it before returning it to him."Make the ransom call, but make sure that they are not able to trace it to me," Cora said silently over the phone. Remember that you would be the one to take the fall for anything that happens." Cora wanted them to know she had no part in the situation, even though she was the mastermind behind it."We understand.""One hundred million and my son.""What about our payment?" the man asked. This was the most dangerous job that they had ever taken, but they took it because of the risk involved. If they can coax the money from the Quinn family, then they would get to walk away with thirty million without sweating, as they have always done in the past."I told you that after we get the ransom, then you get your payment," Cora said angrily. She d
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Micah did not want to believe that his mother would go so low to do something like this. It made no sense because everyone who had a working brain could trace it back to her without any issues. "Can I request a call?" He asked the officer as he dragged him back to the cell he had been."You can't" the man's voice was firm and Micah could tell that bargaining was going to be hard. "Please you have to help me or else I might end up suffering something I never did" Ezra said trying to stop him from dragging but the man was obviously stronger than him. "Please, don't I have the right to a phone call at least" he added in an almost crying tone. He knew it was possible that the Quinn family had cut off his communication line but then considering how things were going he would not blame them if they did. "I can't offer that to you at this time, maybe try later" the man said and pushed him into the cell without a word before walking away his ears deaf to the continuous plea from the man be
