"We can't do that!" Zara said in a loud tone as if she were asked to do something illegal. Now her legs were shaking in fear."Why not?" If they are here already, then he might as well walk you down the..." "Let us just leave it be the way it is," she said in a tone that was asking him not to argue with her. He pressed his lips down and nodded."After the wedding, we are going to have to talk about this," he said and she agreed. They were going to have a lot to talk about after the wedding but she was not going to let herself be worried; when they got to the bridge, they were going to cross it. He turned and left, meeting the staff at the door; she claimed to have given them privacy when in fact she stood there and listened to their entire discussion. She pulled the same smile she had been carrying when she saw him come out. "Are you ready to go in now?" she asked and he nodded. He wanted to ask her why she eavesdropped but he just dropped it since there was no big deal in it. "Oka
Elara turned to Micah with a smile on her face. She was not supposed to be smiling or even standing there at his wedding. "Why were you sitting beside the Quinn family?" his voice was laced with unmistakable bitterness. She ignored his question because she knew he would call her a liar if she told him the truth, she had to show him by herself. "You were wedding and since we were together for a long time I decided to come with my family and offer my congratulations" "Your family?" Micah realized that during their time together she never saw his family or heard anything about them. "Yes my family, come I will introduce you," she said turning and walking over to where her family stood. Micah was curious. If they had broken up why would she come to his wedding and be smiling so broadly, also why would her family take time out of their busy day to attend his wedding? As he watched her go, he could not deny that there was something different with her, as if she had a sudden glow-up with
"See?" Sarah nudged her husband's side. Since Carlos knew that Elliot and Clara knew about his daughter, he had avoided them at work like a plague, but now that he was standing across from them, he knew that there was no way he would be able to avoid them any longer."What then do you want me to do?" he asked, his voice coming out as a croak as he tried to ignore the sight. He cleared his throat and wanted to look away."Are you going to try and act as if you do not see what is going on?" Sarah asked, nudging his side with her elbow, hoping to send a warning pain through him. "Do you want me to walk up there and announce that she is my child? Maybe if we wait it out a bit, then nothing might happen." "So you think they would let the media go around with a false knowledge of who their daughter is?" Sarah asked. She knew that talking with him was a waste of time so she held his hand and pulled him with her towards them. He tried to escape but the grip on his hand was stronger than he
Carlos took a step forward to defend his daughter but none of this was going to end well if he went in with the same energy that Cora had just displayed so he held himself back, biting his lips hard. "You slapped me on my wedding day?" Zara asked again. "You deserve it, don't you?" Cora asked. The entire crowd around them gasped as everyone began to put one and one together and it began to make sense to them. Zara had deceived her family and the entire nation somehow to get into this marriage. Of course, it makes sense that Cora was angry but then she was reacting by slapping her without hearing the full story."Are you the heiress to the Quinn fortune?" Micah asked. He hoped that it was a terrible dream and that he would wake up and get to his wedding and all would go well. "She is not," Elliot responded. "I have three children and I would know them," he continued. "Ronan, Elara, and Isla," he announced, and Cora shook her head and turned to Micah. "That is impossible, isn't it?"
"What document? What document is she talking about?" Cora asked, holding her son's hand and shaking him so much. "Mom, can you calm down?" Micah said, holding his head with one hand. He turned to Zara, hoping to scare her with his words even though he was unsure it would work. "I can sue you for fraud." "And with what evidence?" she asked, taking off her shoes and standing there barefooted. "I worked hard to make this a reality. "I mean, how can you take my words and run with them just because I said so? I thought you would catch on to the fact that I was lying to you but you did not," she said and she laughed. "You really thought this through," Isla confessed as she took a step back. "We do not have any evidence against her and I think she would be okay to live with the stigma that this day has caused her" Isla said to her family. Things had not gone how she thought they would but then it was okay because at least Micah knew what he missed out on now and that was okay with her. "
"Zara is scary," Clara murmured as they walked to their car. "I know, right? She seemed to have thought of everything," Elara murmured. She did not know how she had expected that this would have gone but definitely not like this. Zara was supposed to bend her knees to her and apologise for everything. "I am glad that they ended up together after all," Ronan commented. He was not one to comment on things like this so everyone turned slowly to him. "I just meant that people like them deserve each other. It was obvious that it was their greed that was driving them," he added."Now that this is over and Isla and Elara have been exposed to the public, I do hope that they would be of good conduct because all eyes would be on them," Elliot said. He did not want to put any unnecessary pressure on his children and that was the reason that he shielded them for as long as he could. "Also, Ronan, take care of this mess that Chole has caused," he said and then slid into the car with Clara.Befor
Elara knew Ezra's voice too well that she did not need a soothsayer to let her know he was the one. "Ezra?" she asked; maybe her ears were playing a prank on her. "Do you have my contact?" he asked and she made a sound of no in the back of her throat. "I do not have it; I just guessed," she lied because how could she tell him that she had memorised the sound of his voice just because she never wanted to forget it? How could she tell him that she got into a relationship with Micah because she did not want to come back to him in case she spoilt any relationship he had?"Oh, okay then." He sounded unconvinced but did not push through with it. "I read what happened today." "Of course you did; it is all over the internet," she said and she laughed as if it were a joke. "I made a debut in the media space and the first thing I do is make a scandal in my name," she added, trying to lighten the situation. He did not refute what she said and so she knew she was right; this was truly a bigger
Ronan sat across from Chole; he clutched the cup of water tightly so that all of the veins in his hand were bulging. "Why did you call me here?" Chloe asked, looking at her finger uninterested."About what you posted on your socials," he began taking up the cup to sip from it. He was nervous and he was usually a very confident person. "I broke up with you like a normal person before letting the media know about it," she said. "But if you are worried about your image, you do not need to be; your sister's scandal has covered it all." She was a bit angry at how it played out. She hoped that people would talk about how they had broken up but all in all, she wanted to get rid of him. He was her father's choice and up until now, all she had done was her father's choice and nothing more so she was not going to allow him to dictate what she should do again. She was going to get married to Ephiram by all means. "I told you that I do not accept the breakup," he finally said. He knew that beg
"He broke up with you? Because of her?" Winter asked with a frown on her face. Before Ezra stormed out of the restaurant after Elara, he had turned to Olivia and warned her sternly. "We are no longer together so if you pull a stunt like this, I would be forced to do something you would definitely not like," he said and he walked away. Her friends stood there with a gasp and shocked expressions on their faces. Somehow with Ezra's words, she was able to prove to them all that she was indeed in a relationship with him earlier and that none of what she had done was false. "Elara suddenly showed up and he wants nothing to do with me. She had been his first love and now that she is back he wants to go back to her" she murmured. No matter how any of this went, she had to portray herself as the victim. Elara was the bad b**ch who had come to steal her man."So what you are trying to s..." Yara began but was cut off by Aria. "Let us get this straight: he proposed to you and then broke off t
Elara took a deep breath and opened her mouth. "I only said that because she kept coming at me. I wanted to walk off triumphantly and that was the only thing that came to mind." "So you are saying you did not mean it?" She nodded before he was done with the question. "I definitely did not mean it," she said and then pressed her lips together again. "Ezra, I don't know what all of this is but I do not want to be caught in all of this mess." "Can you please hear me out?" he asked as she turned to leave. She stopped and waited. She could tell that Olivia-Marie and her friends would be in there plotting how to get back at her. They would be fuming at the fact that he had followed her out. "What is it?" she asked because something within her told her that she might regret it if she walked off without hearing what it was that he had to say. "Can you make it quick?" she added as if she were not going home to lie on the bed all day after this. "First of all, I never considered the relati
"Elara?" She kept walking even though she heard Ezra calling her. Her driver and car were parked in the basement of the restaurant yet she was walking away from it. She just did not want to face him, especially after what she had said there. "I did not mean it, of course, I did not" she said trying her best to convince herself. There was no way she meant what she said. She closed her eyed for a brief moment her legs still going forward as if she knew exactly where she was headed. She shook her head and by the time her eyes flew open, she felt a grip on her hand. She jolted, she knew who it was but she did not turn to face him. Still holding her hand Ezra came to stand in front of her. It was obvious that he had run after her but still, his breathing was steady as if he had just woken up, if she had been the one she would barely be able to stand up straight again. She looked at her and she tried to take a step back but was stopped by his grip on her hand. "Where are you going?" he
"How dare you speak to me like that?" Olivia-Marie was beyond angry. She thought that Elara must be some dumb girl to have her heart broken and then get humiliated like that. She did not expect her to have a sharp mouth. Ezra's grip on her hand loosened, and she turned to him. He did not care that everyone was watching him as he shamelessly smiled at Elara. It was as if he was proud that she could take care of herself. That in itself pissed her off. She had never seen him smile like that after dating him for so long but Elara muttered a couple of nonsense, and he was already grinning from ear to ear. "I only spoke to you in the same way you spoke to me," Elara said, taking a step out of the frame table to be able to stand in front of her. "What? Is it so difficult to pack up what you dish out?" she continued. "This is my man!" Olivia-Marie continued as she screamed."And who said otherwise?" Elara asked and Ezra's smile faltered. "Who said I was claiming him?" she continued. "Then
"Olivia-Marie!" Ezra stood up angrily at her. She did not need to mention that, especially with her friends behind her. They all gasped and looked at Elara. Elara cleared her throat and shifted uncomfortably. She knew what Olivia-Marie meant. Saying something like that was so similar to calling her a man snatcher or a cheater and even if it was true, who wants to be called that?" "What? Are you defending her?" She asked, putting a hand on her waist. "Is she your mistress?" she continued. "Olivia-Marie, you are going too far." Ezra held her hand and pressed down her elbow, ready to drag her out with him. He could barely have a moment with Elara. "Am I?" she asked, taking her stand. She was putting her foot down, and there was no way she would allow him to pull her away. She had to humiliate Elara; after all, she knew that he was a taken man. Why was she still lurking around him like a dog around a bone?"Olivia...""Are you trying to destroy my relationship just because you do not
Elara did not know what she was doing but she was doing it. She knew that Ezra had a fiancée whom he was with, and she also knew that he was getting married to him but she kept convincing herself that it was just lunch. It was not as if she was sneaking around with him. They used to date but those feelings, especially on her own side, had been tucked away for a long time. When she got a call from Ezra asking for lunch, she thought it would be too cruel to keep turning him down. After all, one lunch did not hurt anybody. She had bought a bunch of clothes with nowhere to wear them to so this was a great opportunity for her after all. "Thank you for meeting me for lunch," Ezra said as they sat down. Elara looked around; it was quite strange to see a restaurant so quiet during lunch hour. "This place is awfully quiet," Elara murmured. "I guess so," he said with a shrug. "Shall we order first?" "Yeah." She took the menu before he could hand it to her and scrolled through it; she could
"Why did you release the news about your wedding, and why did it get taken off so fast?" Janelle asked as he walked into Olivia-Marie's apartment. "I released the news about the wedding by mistake; we are going to wait a bit more," she lied. How could she tell Janelle that Ezra was going to break it off with her because his first love showed up from nowhere and that she was still holding on to him even though she had no dignity left?She was not even sure if she had a chance anymore after knowing that his first love was a Quinn; if she held onto him too long and the Quinn family wanted him, they could take him since they could take what they wanted and they had always gotten it. How could she turn herself into a laughingstock with her after all she had heard them discuss the last time?"I thought you were getting married in three months? If that is the case i dont think its too early to let everyone know," Janelle continued. She was faithful to Olivia-Marie and she was here to help h
"And so? What are you trying to say?" Ronan asked. Noelle knew she was not supposed to begin this discussion since she could lose her job over it but she was already doing it so why shouldn't she do it to the end? "I am sorry, sir but Ms. Prescott is a junkie and her being the next madam of the Quinn family is kind of absurd," Noelle muttered. Her tone was lower than earlier. She knew that Ronab could get angry even though they rarely saw him angry. "What do you mean by absurd?" He cleared his throat and shifted forward as if she was sharing some kind of wisdom and he wanted to learn from it. She swallowed and pushed herself a bit forward as well. She refused to turn to him and kept her eyes on the jam-packed road. "What I mean is that she is a junkie who has been caught many times." "And she always explains the situation to me. She never smoked all this time; it was always bad company." "And the last time?" The driver could no longer take the tension and opened the door. "Where
"Why is there so much traffic?" Ronan muttered, looking up. They had been stuck in traffic for almost three hours now. They left the house and were already on their way to the countryside. The road was so blocked that there was no way out and no way in. The driver fidgeted as if he was the one who caused the traffic. Noelle cleared her throat and put her hand in her lap. "It seems like there has been an accident," she said calmly, using the same tone he had used with her. She looked at him in the mirror and watched his eyebrow furrow. Since they had been stuck in traffic, he had tried his best not to act and ask why, but when it was being prolonged, he could not help himself but voice out. "Can you ask the bodyguards in the other car to go out and check if they can help clear the traffic?" he asked. Noelle opened her mouth to protest but still, it would be the best thing for them all if the traffic moved and they were on their way. At this rate, they might have to sleep over in the