The taxi stopped and signaled for Sarah to get in."Hello George, sorry I am a little busy; I have to go," Sarah lied.George hit the taxi and signaled the driver to leave."Wait, I will give you a ride," George offered."No, no, I do not want to waste Your time," she replied, trying to enter the taxi, but it drove away."Hey!" Sarah yelled, a little frustrated.George grabbed her by the hand."Why are you giving me the cold treatment?" he asked.Sarah looked up at him, caught out of words."The accident happened ten years ago; yes, I was a jerk and an idiot for ordering everyone to leave Ezra, but we were sixteen years old, some fifteen, some fourteen," he said to her.Sarah looked away."At that age, we make mistakes, costly, sometimes deadly mistakes but that does not mean we should be judged by that mistake for life," he added."Would you please let go of my hand?" she requested."Sorry," George said, moving away. "Come on, let's talk," he requested.Sarah looked around; the last
As the board meeting came to a close, Liam was the first person to rush out of the room. Ezra couldn't help but grin. He could tell by the fool's response that he anticipated him never to show up for work.He intended to make the fool eat his own betrayal by ignoring him. After all, he wasn't going to resign; the idiots were.Liam stormed into his office, cursing and kicking anything that stood in his way. He dialed Penelop's phone, summoning him to his office.Penelope sprinted into his office He screamed, "You said you left him crying!"Penelope didn't understand what was going on. "Who?" she asked."Your stupid boyfriend is here, and he interrupted the board meeting," Angry, Liam yelled."What?" Penelope darted her eyes around.Liam sneered at her, irritated."Calm down, he signed the NDA, we are safe," she said."No, we are not, that idiot is going to try and make us quit!" Liam yelled. Penelope looked away. Ezra was good at making people quit with his childish games. The only
Meanwhile, Sarah waited for her friend impatiently at home. She kept pacing the room. She had risked it all by sending Chelsea to deliver the pancakes but there was no option, she could not face Ezra.He insulted and degraded her half-naked body. No woman was supposed to hear such a comparison, not even from a friend.Ezra was a heartless jerk, and she was now doubting if she could manage to be around him.The door opened, and Chelsea walked in with a smile on her face."Did he accept the pancakes?" Sarah ran to her."Calm down, calm down. Of course, he refused, but I slammed them on the table with a bang," she smiled."Chelsea!" Sarah looked away."And I told him I am now on Team George," Chelsea laughed. "You should have seen his stupidly handsome face."Sarah gazed at her friend full of regret. Unlike her, Chelsea was not the type to hold back when irritated. She had known that, though she would have chosen not to make the pancakes at all.She turned and walked to the couch."Sarah
Sarah kept staring at the two, trying to push away the emotions that were about to hit her. She was there when Marian cursed her together with her mother, and she never imagined the woman would ever look in her direction.She looked away. A second ago, she was fuming, ready to kick Ezra's stupid face off, but there she was about to cry because his mother joined in her son's madness.Yes, they were turning her into their baking servant. She was not complaining, she loved baking and it was not extra work when she never did any work around the office. And most importantly, the people she hurt were warming up to her."Can you make them?" Marian asked"Thank you, yes, I can bake them," Sarah finally replied, and she quickly ran out of the room.The last thing she wanted was for the mother and son to see her crying.Marian turned to face her son."She has gone to cry, she loves being used," Ezra replied. "There is something loose in her head.""Yet you kissed her last night," Marian mocked
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Penelope regained her balance."My legs twitched," he lied and got his lawyer on the phone."I need you to prepare two NDAs," he ordered and typed the details to the lawyer."Two?" Penelope asked."Didn't you say you wanted a copy too?" Ezra sneered.Penelope took a seat and stared at him."What else do you want?" he asked. "I have to get to work, the runway shows are in the corner," he said."You can't move out of the house, rumors will start spreading," she warned him.Ezra's jaw tensed, his mouth curving with distaste "We are not married, Penelope; rumors would only spread if I fired you," he mocked."No…""Penelope!" Ezra hit the table and said, "You think this is easy for me? It's normal for Boyfriends and girlfriends to live in separate homes, I did not say you were not free to visit me," he added.Penelope looked away, irritated. There was no way in hell Marian was going to let her enter the house."How are people going to see me if I remain l
Meanwhile, Sarah took small breaths in and small breaths out. All she wanted was to help the idiot, but he turned everything on her and humiliated her."Non-disclosure Agreement?" she sneered just thinking about it.She got her phone out of her handbag but remembered Chelsea warning her not to share any sh*t that Ezra was putting her through.She crossed her eyes and put the phone away. In front of her was an opportunity to leave. All she had to do was refuse to sign the stupid document.However, that meant leaving Ezra alone in the den of those stupid fools. She could not understand how he was okay with anything. Something was wrong.On second thought, she remembered the old man. He liked her, and maybe he could explain or make her understand.She walked into the coffee shop, took a seat in the corner, and dialed Aron's number."Miss Sarah, how are you?""Are you busy? I am at the coffee shop and would like to talk to you," she said Aron hesitated a bit before answering."I am actua
Chelsea pulled on the contract and began going through it. She did not have time for Ezra's nonsense."Chelsea, you do not have to sign this!" Sarah .Chelsea turned, "Whether we sign this stupid thing or not, the world probably already knows that his brother is screwing his stupid ugly skin girl!" Chelsea yelled. "It took us one glance on the internet to notice they were fucking," she said, turning and placing her signature on the useless phone.She looked down at Ezra and looked straight into his eyes. "I am so disappointed and hope Sarah ends up with George; she does not deserve a pathetic loser..." She tried to curse but was interrupted by Sarah."Chelsea No!" She turned, "And if you keep taking his shit, he is going to drag you into a pathetic hell!" she yelled and stormed out of the office.Ezra grabbed the signed document and filed it in his folder. "Waiting for yours," he said, raising his eyes to meet Sarah's. He could tell she was pissed.She walked closer to the desk and
A complete week passed, and Ezra received the emergency boarding meeting invitation. He sat in his office, staring at it. He was quite aware of the models leaving and understood it was all because of Penelope.The stupid decision to hand over all the contracts was beginning to bite, but most of the models that left were not up to her hype and following. Despite the hate he had for her, she was her own brand.Convincing the board was going to be tricky, but he needed to use his head. All he needed was to invite a few freelance models to cover up for the models who quit while looking for replacements, including Penelope's replacement.The door opened, and Penelope walked in. He looked up. She was supposed to be preparing for the runway show."What are you doing here?" he asked.Penelope threw a file on his desk and took a seat."My contract negotiation, I want more money, seeing that I will be carrying this company alone," she said.Ezra kept a straight face, she was joking. She missed
Sarah opened her eyes, staring at the beautiful ceiling that stared back at her. She wanted to concentrate on such peace. Memories of the previous day were still vivid, but she wanted a new start.She looked to the other side of the bed and found it empty. Ezra had informed her he was going to go in for work early.The board had voted to reinstate him in order to cover up for Liam's crimes as they waited to make the world believe Liam never took over but just stepped in when Ezra was on leave.The company was distancing itself from Liam. He had no one, and Sarah couldn't help but feel sorry for the fool, though he deserved whatever shit he was going through.She dodged a bullet with him; she was lucky he only made her sign a contract to spy on his brother. Worse, he would have pimped her to some ugly old man.Just thinking about it made her skin crawl. She got out of bed and took a shower. She needed to get the fool out of her head.She ate her breakfast and asked Aron to accompany he
Ezra slowly raised his hands; he had made sure to remain on the door so that Penelope's back was facing the back door, just like he was instructed.She looked unstable; she did not appear to be joking around or having a bad day. She was there to kill and was going to make him watch.The police officers needed to hurry; he was running out of what to say to her. Watching his wife in the clutches of the mad woman was unbearable.He hated being helpless, and he was running out of patience."Wait, wait, I can help Liam out of prison. I can make the evidence disappear," an idea popped up.To his irritation, Penelope burst out laughing. "This is not about that stupid jealous pig!" she yelled. "Why do you always feel the need to want that ungrateful fool to like you?" she yelled at him.Ezra looked away."He hired me... or should I say pimped me to pretend to love you, and all the money you were giving me, we would blow it on wild sex, drugs, alcohol, and stupid things!" She kept laughing.
Sarah held her tummy, trying hard not to show fear. If she was going to die, she was going to die brave."What exactly did I take that was yours?" she asked."How dare you ask such a stupid question?" Penelope yelled, moving closer and pointing the gun at her."I need Clarification, I do not see anything in my house that belongs to you," Sarah replied, showing no fear.Penelope looked around and noticed the packing. "Going to move in with the cripple?" she laughed."Yes, we plan to raise our baby together and hold a wedding after I give birth," Sarah smiled.Penelope charged at her and pointed the gun at her face."Get on your knees, you stupid woman!" she yelled. "Get on your knees!"Sarah slowly got on her knees."You think this is a joke! You think I will not blow your head and leave your brains for that stupid Ezra to come and mop up?" She yelled.Sarah kept quiet."You are now quiet!" Penelope yelled, hitting Sarah with a gun on the forehead.Sarah winced a little but maintained
Penelope arrived at Melrose exhausted. She had to beg for a ride from a stranger since going back to Ezra's mansion was out of her options.She walked to the entrance and noticed it was too crowded as if something was going on.She ran upfront and noticed some board members. The elevator stopped, and Liam walked out with cuffs behind his hands and two men in jackets following behind him.She hid in a corner, confused. From the badges, she could tell the men in suits were FBI.She covered her hands over her mouth and watched as Liam was escorted out like some hard-core criminal.The entire building was brought to a standstill. All the employees want the front roll seat with cameras taking videos and photos. Penelope was aware she was supposed to run after them, stop them, or ask what was going on, but she chose to hide. The jerk left her in the mountains so she was not going to pretend.She did not want to be implicated in whatever he was being arrested for.As soon as the car drove
Liam quickly snapped out of his shock and got up. He could not believe what he was hearing."What did you just say?" he asked."You heard me perfectly and loudly," Ezra replied."You signed a document binding you to sell the company to me!" Liam scattered everything that was on the desk, sending it to the floor.Aron heard the noise and quickly ran upstairs, where Marian, Chelsea, and Sarah were, and informed them of the visitors.They all ran downstairs to Ezra's office, where they found Liam yelling at the top of his voice while Penelope was standing in the corner."You are not going to get away with this! Not when you signed the contract!" he yelled."Sue me; you are free to sue me," Ezra replied."Get out of my house!" Marian yelled. "Get out now!" She ran to her son's side and ordered Aron to go and get the gun."These animals have been a thorn in my son's butt for too long!" she yelled.Penelope ignored her, her eyes fixed on Sarah's tummy. There was no way she managed to get Ez
Liam sat in his office, admiring the numbers on his screen. The progress he had made in less than a month was astonishing.He was nearing the value that Ezra wanted to buy the shares at. One more week and the company was going to be officially his.He got up and poured himself a glass of wine to celebrate. He could only imagine his stupid brother's face, watching him bring life to the company.The door opened, and Penelope walked in."You are just in time for a mini-celebration," he said, getting another glass."Celebration for what?" Penelope asked. "I will only come and pour a glass with you when you officially take over the company," she added, taking a seat."You are such a party pooper," Liam sneered at her."Numbers are nothing when there is a crazy man with a temper on the other side," she warned."Ezra will sell; he already signed a document binding him to sign," Liam pointed out."What if he has healed and wants to concentrate on the company?' she asked. Liam paused with his
Sarah could not believe what was happening in front of her, but him trying to kneel was straining his spine, which was not good for his health, so she ran to him."Ezra stop!" She knelt on her knees and tried to hold him, but Ezra wanted to apologize.From day one, he put her into sh*t; he made sure he reduced her to sh*t, but she kept going back to him over and over again no matter the kind of shit he put her through.She was his second chance all alone, but his stupidity to hold on to her mistakes and his mistakes when she almost cost him a chance at a happy ending."I am sorry, Sarah. I am sorry for being an animal to you," he said, tears running down his face. "I have so much anger inside that it blinds me, and I fail to condone people's mistakes," he said to her.Sarah hugged him; she had no idea whether it was because he was on his knees, or the effort he was making but all the anger he previously had for him disappeared."I am sorry Ezra," she wiped her tears. "I should have t
The ride to the hospital was in silence, Sarah had requested to ride with Aron in front of the limousine. She needed to process Ezar's confession without having to look at him.She had no idea whether to believe him or not. When she slept with him, he was hard in seconds. There was no sign of him having problems; he was perfect for someone who was in a wheelchair.She tried remembering the details again but could not find faults. Was he really only capable of getting it up with her?"She tried looking back, but there was a barricade in her way that demarcated the front and the back."Do you want me to open it?" Aron asked."No, no, no," Sarah replied, looking away."Would you open the window for me?" she requested, trying to open her side of the window."I can turn the air conditioning on," Aron suggested."No, I want fresh air," Sarah replied.At the back, Ezra was visibly shaking. When Sarah worked with him, she was 24/7 with him. The woman practically lived with him. The baby was h
Sarah kept driving with no idea where she was going. Marian's reaction kept running over and over again in her head. She was hoping for Marian to be on her side, but instead, the woman appeared to be worse than her useless son. Every move she was making was turning out to be a nightmare. No job, no money for rent, and was now pregnant for a man whose family did not want anything to do with her.She looked around, noticing she had no idea where she was and that it was getting dark.She was also running out of fuel; she needed to stop her car. She looked around and noticed a parking space. She drove in and stopped, tempted to scream, but the voices of laughing children prevented her. She appeared to be in some sort of children's park.She looked at her arms and noticed the red patches from the slaps she received from Marian. The woman was crazy; she grabbed her purse, checking if she had any money for fuel, but did not even find a coin."Fuck!" she screamed this time. She was now the m