“Do you have any idea who is sponsoring her?” Lake asked seriously, considering every means to bring the person to book.Sebastian answered over the phone, “Aside from my cousin, I can’t think of anybody else.”“Rush? But Ezrah has kept a close tab on him, and there hasn’t been anything fishy,” Sebastian recalled.There have been no meetings between Piper and Rush, nor any calls between them.Sebastian might not have proof, but his gut told him so. Aside from him and Ezrah, the only person around Piper’s circle rich enough to sponsor her was Rush.Piper hated Michelle, and Rush hated Ezrah. Those two made the perfect pair. “Shall we bet?”“No. I believe you, but we need evidence. You know that Rush would not try to hurt Michelle. That is the reason for my insistence on evidence,” Lake stated his claim.It made sense to Sebastian. Indeed, Rush would not plot something like that against Michelle.His style would rather be to kidnap and force her to do his bidding.“You are right. I will
“Please tell me everything,” Lake said eagerly. Landon began to explain the details as fast as he could.“The investigators got Interpol to arrest Bianca’s contact in Morocco. According to her, the person she was talking to on the phone was just trying to teach Michelle a lesson.”“By stabbing her with a poisoned knife?” Lake was enraged, but Landon calmly responded over the phone.“No. She tampered with Michelle’s makeup to cause irritation on her face and make her quit the production. However, Michelle had used her own makeup from her new collection line for the production.”This was probably not what Lake wanted to hear. “Okay, so it means a lot of people are after Michelle. How can you prevent that?” He asked, gaining Michelle’s attention as well.She was aware of the dangers in her line of work, such as jealousy, but she had been careful through it all.“Bianca said she faced similar instances, which is why she took a long break. However, acting is her passion, and with her husban
“Excuse me, ma’am,” the nurse asked, and when Michelle turned to face her, she was shocked.Her colleagues from earlier had mentioned it, but she could not believe that one of her favorite movie stars was right there at the hospital.Forgetting what Michelle was even screaming about, she instead asked, “Michelle Banks? Can I have your autograph?”Michelle paled with annoyance, temporarily forgetting that she was a star but still looking in the direction the man was running.“Not now. That man came out of this room,” she pointed in the direction he went, hoping the nurse would call for hospital security.“Are you sure?” The nurse asked, looking clueless and Michelle, upset, forgot to filter her words.“You are useless. Check if everything is okay with him.”The nurse understood that the handsome man on the bed must be a relative of the movie star and went to check on Ezrah.“Please relax. Everything is fine,” she said after checking the monitors.A bodyguard soon arrived, and Michelle k
A month ago in New York, Piper was derailed after Sebastian’s refusal to let her parents see their daughter.She did not even know the girl’s name or where Rush’s father lived. The last time she met Sebastian’s father was at the hospital and she was too eager to return to Ezrah to care.Piper walked into a bar and began ordering drinks. By the time she was done, her legs felt like jelly, and she fell by the wayside before the cab she ordered could arrive.When she woke up, she found herself in a small dark room, tied to a chair. She had been kidnapped.“Help! Anybody help me,” she yelled, not knowing her location. The door opened, and two men walked in. Fear registered in her eyes as she feared what they planned to do to her.“What do you want with me? I don’t have any money. Please let me go,” she cried pitifully, but the man showed no expression.He brought a phone and activated the speaker. “My boss wants to talk to you.”Piper swallowed tightly and answered. “Who is your boss, an
“Good news first,” Rush replied, not bothering to turn around to look at the man behind her. The bodyguard revealed. “We have a doctor who can treat you. He’s in…” “The bad news?” Rush asked. He had already heard of the Doctor, the one he was speaking on the phone with before the rude interruption. “We got someone to finish off Ezrah at the hospital, but Michelle appeared in time and now she won’t leave his bedside.” A frown squeezed Rush’s face as he turned the wheelchair around. After sending the money to Piper, she had not given him any updates on the state of events. “Wait, how did he end up at the hospital?” Rush asked seriously, wondering what was going on. He did not like this. Any attack on Ezrah that did not finish him off would only bring about huge consequences. The bodyguard was sweating nervously. “Boss, I thought you knew. There was an attempt on Michelle’s life, but Ezrah saved her and took the stab for her.” Rush’s brows raised. This showed that Ezrah
Rush was excited at the end of the line simply because he could hear Michelle’s voice. He replied instantly.“What’s the deal?”Since the phone was not on speaker, Lake, Coco, and Landon could only wait in anticipation of what Michelle had in mind.Their hope quickly faded after hearing the details of the deal.“Bring me Piper, and I will date you. You also have to promise never to hurt Ezrah, ever again.”Coco was not pleased with this. Any man would take advantage of such a proposal, and Lake regretted leaving her to make such a decision.However, Michelle had to buy time for Ezrah’s recovery.After witnessing firsthand how the attempt was made on Ezrah’s life, this was the best she could come up with.On the other end of the line, Rush was smart enough to see through Michelle’s request.She had not mentioned marriage, only dating, which meant she could walk away at any time. She was also trying to keep Ezrah safe from Rush’s men who had tried to finish what Piper started but failed.
Rush was certain that his father could not do as told. His mother would not agree to it.“You wouldn’t dare. I’m your only son. You can’t do that to me.”After being acquainted with the family corporation all his life, where would he start from with nothing to his name?The Hendrix assets had not yet been handed over to him and from the terms stipulated, even if he killed his father, he would still not get anything.Mr. Hendrix laughed in anger. The ant saw himself to be a bird so it was time for some revelations to be made.David would not have done this if Mr. Newman had not come to his office to show him the proof of DNA test and all that Rush had done.Though knowing that Rush had a mental disorder, this was getting overboard and could end up completely destroying the Hendrix.As such, the rotten fruit would have to be removed aforetime.“Request a DNA test. You were supposed to be assassinated, but I gave the assassin a better offer because I needed an heir. Don’t make me change m
Lake knew it was true. Matters of love could not be battled with. Only the two people involved had the power to resolve their own matters.Nevertheless, Michelle never forced Ezrah to take the knife for her and was not under obligation to be by his side. If she decided to, then she indeed loved him but was just afraid to let it show.“I’m sorry. All I wish is for you both to be happy. I was there when you faked your death. Ezrah lived like a man without purpose, overworking himself just to forget about you, terribly failing at it.”Lake recalled those years, and his heart ached because he had given Ezrah hope that Michelle must have been alive.“He mostly drank himself to sleep, and now that you are back, you both are just torturing each other,” Lake pointed out.Michelle agreed that loving someone and rejecting them was even more painful than the cold treatments Ezrah gave her, but what was the assurance that things would get better?What if they got married again, and Ezrah changed b