After dismissing Anthony, Zach sat down and began to think about everything Anthony had told him; Paige's mother was Miss Lilian's best friend and they had been so close. Why would she want to harm her? She had her own wealth, she was even richer than Vanessa, who had trusted her so much that she gave her the documents of her company. So what could have happened? Or could it be that Vanessa deliberately chose to disappear?That did not make any sense. Why would she leave her daughter behind and disappear? She loved Paige so much that she was willing to get married to a man she did not love just so Paige would have a complete family. Why would she then abandon Paige?If everything Anthony had told him was the truth, then Lilian was the culprit, and it was time he questioned her.What was she up to? Why would she go to live in Lilian's house? If she was someone who could make Paige's mother disappear, then she wasn't so weak, so why?It occurred to him that the only reason Lilian could
When Paige and Melvin got back home, he happily said to her, "I should quickly get ready and leave for work," while she went into her room and remained inside. When Lilian arrived, however, she went up to her room as well and couldn't stop wondering what could have gone wrong.Melvin came down a few minutes later and informed Paige that he was leaving for work. She walked him to the door and said, "Seeing the way you're happy makes me feel that I did the right thing by stopping the wedding.""Of course you did," he replied. "You have no idea how happy I am. Thank you for not letting me get married."As he walked away, Paige sighed and went back to her room. She was waiting because Zach had told her he was coming over, but she could not help but feel guilty. It was her fault that her father almost made a mistake. Although she didn't know why Zach asked her to call off the wedding, she knew that if he stopped the wedding, he must have had a good reason."Could I have misjudged Miss Lil
After leaving Zach, Paige called her father and he confirmed that he was at work. She drove to his company to meet him. When she went into the office, Melvin noticed from her expression that she was troubled and asked, "Is everything okay? Does your forehead still hurt?"Paige shook her head, "No, I'm fine, Dad. It's just that I don't know how you'd react to what I want to say.""Go on, I'm listening," he encouraged."Well, I was wondering if I could go stay with Mr. Zach for a few days, maybe three days or one week. I know it's a lot, but.....""Yes, you can," her father replied. She stared at him in surprise, "Just like that? Won't you ask me...""Come on, Paige, I told you I was once eighteen years old too, and I trust Zach a lot. He's a very responsible man. I know that if you're going to stay with him for a few days, you have your reasons. If you want to tell me your reasons, I'll appreciate it. But if you're not comfortable talking about it, I will...""No, why won't I be comfo
Zach was about to leave his office and close for the day when his assistant went in and said, "Sir, I need to inform you that Global Empire is interested in our project. They've reached out to us and intend to invest a billion dollars.""Really?" Zach nodded, "That's nice... really impressive. So what are their plans?""Well, they're sending someone over. She's Miss Alicia Vanh, the CEO of Global Empire. She reached out to me earlier, and said she would like to have a meeting with you tomorrow. I looked at your schedule, and since you would be available until one, I arranged a meeting for you at twelve-thirty because that is the time she said would favor her. However, I just wanted to check with you; if it's not okay, I can reschedule it.""No, it's okay by me," Zach said. "It's even better because once it's one o'clock, I won't have time for anyone else again. Whatever I need to do, should be kept in the morning, okay?""Okay.""Miss Alicia... the name is not familiar. I haven't he
Williams sat on his bed, staring at Paige's pictures. Ever since he had gone to Paige's house to look for her, he had not been the same. His nights were filled with thoughts of her, and even during the day, he couldn't get her off his mind. He didn't know why he was suddenly feeling this way and why he couldn't control it anymore.He had gone on social media and searched for all of Paige's pictures he could find, as well as the videos of her performing on stage. He had suddenly learned all her songs as he couldn't stop watching them. He began watching her very first performance as a spark girl, and although he had seen it before, this time he was watching it with different eyes. For some reason, he felt as though Paige was singing to him.After watching it, he sat up and began to think,"What do I do? Paige loves Zach, and Zach loves her too. Zach is my brother, and this is the only girl he has ever loved. But I suddenly can't seem to get Paige out of my mind, and I don't blame myse
Seeing that both Zach and Alicia were now staring at her. Paige walked closer."Paige, I can explain what's going on here," Zach said. "It's not what you're thinking."Paige stood in front of him and stared at him for a while. She turned to look at the girl, then back at Zach."How can you be sure that it's not what I'm thinking? Do you know what I'm thinking right now, Mr. Zach?" She asked.At this point, Zach, who had a distressed expression on his face, said, "Okay, just listen. This is what happened... This girl, her name is Alicia. So her company... She came here and...""Yes, I know," Paige said. "She was probably sent here by the enemy. She tried to seduce you, didn't she? She took off her clothes and tried to throw herself at you, and you pushed her away, right?"Zach stared at Paige in surprise. At first, he thought she was being sarcastic. But seeing the seriousness on her face, he realized she was being straightforward."You know? That she was trying to seduce me?" Zach ask
While Paige and Zach were still hugging in his office, her phone began to ring. She put her hand in her pocket and took it out."Williams is calling me," she told Zach."Okay, go ahead and answer him," Zach replied."What's up, Williams," Paige said when she picked up the phone."Paige," Williams felt as though time stopped when he heard her voice. He couldn't say anything else after calling out her name and just kept listening to her breathe."Uhmm, hello? Are you there?" Paige asked.Williams was still quiet; as he thought of what he was going to tell her. He had only wanted to hear her voice.Paige stared at Zach in surprise, wondering what was going on."Williams, can you hear me?" She repeated herself."Yes! Paige, I can hear you," Williams finally replied. "I think it was the network, how are you?""I'm fine," Paige told him. "How are you too? I haven't really heard much about you since the last time we saw each other, and you didn't seem so good. Are you okay now?""Yeah, I'm s
In the morning, Zach got ready for work in the guest room, while Paige got ready in his bedroom, which he had left for her. Once he came out of the guest room, dressed in a black suit, he saw Paige standing by the door of his room, and waiting for him.He stared at her in surprise. She was wearing a white gown, which was beautiful and made her look sexy. But what surprised him more was the fact that she was wearing thick makeup, and it was the first time he had seen her like that.When Paige saw the way he was staring at her, her confidence faltered, and she asked, "Is it not good? I could've sworn I looked good when I stared at the mirror."Zach chuckled, "C'mon, how can it not look good?"He walked up to her and took her hands in his, "You look beautiful, no matter what color you have on your face."Paige smiled, "Of course, you would say that. I mean, I'm your girlfriend, so naturally, you'd want to compliment me. But you're not allowed to lie to me. If it's not good enough, just l