"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
"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