"What happened between the two of you? Just two clashes with her cannot make her that bitter toward you." Dante pinched the flesh between his brows. He was tired of his nephew's complaints. After Cora told him to stay away from their fight, he told Liam. Liam agreed that it was his fight and Dante took his hands off. Later on, when the fire was too hot for Liam, he started coming to his uncle. At first, Dante wanted to ignore him but his cries became too much and he decided to hear him out. "Why are you not saying anything?" Dante sighed, looking at his helpless cousin. "I'm trying to help you but first, I must know what I'm getting into." He explained with a mused smile. His likeness for Cora had greatly increased, seeing the way she threw a grown man into despair without laying a finger on him. "I cannot tell you, uncle." Liam looked away and huffed. "You best be on your way then. I cannot help you." Dante stood up, heading for the door. "Okay, let's do it this way," Liam sugg
"Flora..." Cora echoed the name repeatedly in her head. She remembered how after she was humiliated at the party, she went to Flora for help. But ended up being pushed away by someone she cherished. She faced betrayals from each angle and Flora's own pained her more. Flora believed that Cora actually pushed Zaria to the ground. Remembering that memory, she clicked her tongue. "This is the exact time to give her a taste of her own medicine, right?" She tilted her head, not knowing what to do. She wanted to dismiss her job application letter for no reason but something pricked her heart. "Does she even know I run this place?" She asked herself. "Only one way to find out." She picked up the telephone and phoned her secretary. "Let Flora in." The HRM was supposed to handle the employment was staff but upon seeing Flora in the queue, she decided to take over. When Flora was called upon, her eyes lit up. There was a spark of hope that ignited her heart. She had been struggling to land
The pleasure of watching Liam's properties being moved out of his company brought pure bliss to Cora's heart that it made her burst with happiness. She was willing to go to any length to make sure Liam got to his knees and begged her for forgiveness. "He still has pride." She scoffed. "Are you sure this is the only building he has?" I asked my assistant and she nodded positively. How low she was willing to make the man sink. She knew he would come around to find out what was going on in his pack and as expected, Liam barged in and grabbed her wrist. "What are you doing, Cora?" He asked through gritted teeth. Annoyed, she yanked her hand out of his and took five steps backward. "What? I'm only buying a free building for the extension of my company." She replied innocently. "Free building? I own this place!" He yelled. "Don't tell me you didn't know that? It would just make you the lying bitvh you already are." Cora folded her arms and looked at him as though he was a piece of s
"How did that wench glow up like that?" Zaria paced her room up and down, not able to get Cora off her mind. She saw the cars and escorts all just because she wanted to buy a building. What if she was actually going to an event? Zaria couldn't shake off the feeling of envy raging inside of her. She wanted everything Cora had. "I'm convinced that she slept her way up there. There's no other way she could have done it." She concluded maliciously. "And did you see the way he was looking at her? That man is definitely having something to do with that. I will show him that he can't use me and run back to his ex-wife that easily." She clicked her tongue. Her phone vibrated in her pocket. Without looking at the caller, she picked up. "What is it, Liam?" She questioned as she plonked to her bed. "Are you done staring so lovingly at your ex-wife? You know, sometimes I think you're cheating on me..." "Uhh... Sorry, I'm not Liam." The deep voice from the other end interrupted her. She imm
"Are you okay sweetie?" Cora asked as she gave her child a scrutinizing look. Lisa was crying as though she had gotten a major injury but it was just a slight brush on her elbow. Cora sighed in relief. She had thought something bad happened to her child. "Don't scare me like that baby." She cried her in her arms but she was crying seriously. "Are you hurt anywhere, baby?" "Daddy..." She mumbled, not sounding clear to Cora. "Candy? I could get that for you." She cooed and stroked her hair gently. "No, Daddy!" She exclaimed. "Daddy?" Cora hissed. She knew Lisa was referring to Dante. Lisa's cry intensified and she refused to calm down, despite all the efforts made to make her stop. The neighboring patients began to complain, forcing her to call Dante over. "You are going to pay for this, baby." She rolled her eyes, waiting for the hero of the day to arrive. It took him about twenty minutes to round up his work and rush to the hospital. All that while, Lisa didn't stop crying. Th
"What's the meaning of this?!" Liam thundered, making Zaria flinch. "Where did you go to last weekend?" His tone was calm but deadly. "You better start speaking up before I lose my cool!" He commanded, making her wolf submit. "How is it your business if I went out? Didn't I tell you I was going to visit a relative of mine who lived in the big city?" She questioned innocently. "If you were listening to me, you would have known. And why are you shouting at me?" She fired back more fiercely this time. "And you were having s*x with this relate of yours? Is that it?" He tilted his head, trying to cool his temper. He wanted nothing but to pounce on her and give her the beating of her life. "Where did I go wrong, Zaria? Where?" Pain struck his throat as he spoke. He stood up so he could have a clearer view of the cheater. "I did everything you asked of me. I gave you everything you wanted and this is how you repay me?" Zaria gulped hard. Did he find out she went to see someone else?
Cora "You don't know how much my blood boils whenever I oversee such a case. Did you know this guy has been hitting her for years and threatened to kill her if she ever mentioned it to anyone?" "Yes, you mentioned that earlier." Flora rolled her eyes she served me a bottle of cold water. I chugged down a large quantity and dropped the can roughly. "Careful, Cora. You might actually hurt the can." She snatched the can from me and kept it far away. "Whatever. I don't think you understand my point." I groaned and covered my face with my palms. "I understand you perfectly Cora. You hate cheating men and they irritate you. But then again, there's nothing you can actually do about it. That's the kind of world we live in. It will keep happening again and again." "Well, I'm fine with it as long as it doesn't happen to me." "Men are very unpredictable. I know that for a fact." She folded her hands and faced me with a deadpan expression. "What if your husband cheats on you?" She asked m
Cora Excitement coursed through my veins as I stared at the positive test result. Joy washed over me and for a moment, I forgot about my pain. I wanted to let Liam know that if he only had been patient, he would have gotten what he wanted. "Thank you, Doctor Carol. Thank you." I walked over and embraced her lightly. "You deserve this gift, Luna." She replied. After bidding her farewell, I took a cab back to the pack house. The few staff outside greeted me warmly and with joy in my heart, I replied to them kindly. I wanted to share the news with Flora. She had been the one who had always given me hope. She was like a source of light but somehow, I decided to hide it from everybody. I wanted to confirm it myself first before letting anybody know. I've had several miscarriages in my first year of marriage and I wanted to make sure this baby will survive before giving myself hope. I walked through the door only to meet the two people I didn't want to see. My mother-in-law and Zaria.