"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
"What are you doing coming in here?" Micah asked, looking at Zara dragging in her bags. He had watched her drag in all of the suitcases and had checked to see that they were the last of them. "You are asking me the reason I came into my husband's house?" "Your husband? Do you consider me your spouse because I do not consider you mine?"Then go on to annul the marriage," she said with a shrug as she pulled the bag with her towards the master's bedroom. "Where do you think you are going?" he asked, walking to her and holding her hand. She had humiliated him so much that he was going to be the talk of the town and a laughingstock for days now. "To the bedroom," she said, confusion on her face. "Why are you asking so many questions?" she added. "You expect us to live in the same house and you still think you can torture me to make us sleep in the same room?" He asked as if she had asked him to commit murder. "Where do you want to sleep then?" "I want to throw you out," he said, bit
Micah could not understand how her mind worked; he was asking her to make money and all she thought about was cheating on him. "You do not consider this a marriage, so that means that I am free to do whatever I want to do," she said when he fell silent for a while."Zara, you are the meanest and most evil person I have met in a while," he said, his voice coming out silently. She laughed, her shoulders shaking, as she pulled her hand out of his."If you do not want to be disgraced further, I would advise you not to think of treating me any different from how you would have treated me if I were a Quinn.""You must be crazy to ask me for that," he said, his voice raising angrily."And you must be crazy to think that I would not use your money and all that belongs to you.""Zara, this is a warning...""And Micah, you know that if you had stayed with Elara, you would not be in this mess; you would have really become the son-in-law to Quinn," she said, a smile on her lips.As Zara mentioned
Ronan finally looked up and could barely recognise where he was. He had been walking for a while now and since leaving the restaurant, he had spoken with Chole. He had been walking; he did not even know how long he had been walking. He took out his phone and stayed glued to a spot; it was then he felt pain running through his legs. He looked at his shoes and knew that they were not good shoes for walking long distances He noticed how quiet that part of town was. He pressed on the e-taxi app to order a ride; he would send some bodyguards to pick it up tomorrow for him but for now, he had to get back home. The ride service seemed to be busy but after waiting for about ten minutes, he finally got a taxi and was off to his house. He had been tired of the possibility of not ending up with Chole. He had everything figured out about that aspect of his life. They were going to get married during the year, have at least two children and live happily ever after. He had no idea that his fairyt
Isla stepped out of the way; she could see the determined expression on the girl's face and she would be glad for the help. If Noelle could get him out of the room, then she would be grateful for it. "Mr. Quinn?" Her voice came out a bit thicker than she had spoken earlier. Isla wondered how the girl was able to change so easily. "Mr. Quinn?" she asked, knocking lightly. Noelle put her ears to the door, waiting to hear if he was moving out of bed. When silence returned to her ears, she took a step back and Isla frowned, thinking that she was giving up so easily.Noelle cleared her throat; Ronan had to drive out of the city to the countryside to visit some of the construction sites they were in charge of and if they would not spend the night there, they must be on their way already. She did not want to have to lie to him to get him out of the house but she knew that would be her only option now. "This is about Ms. Prescott," she said. The room was silent and suddenly footsteps began
"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
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.
"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
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
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
"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
"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
"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
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