Last night, Jack made a call after confirming with his wife how they wanted to get the money. They instantly called Lucas on the phone.Lucas was having an argument with his wife because of their inability to conceive when his phone rang.He quickly answered it. “Hello, who is this?”“Lucas, this is Jack. I’m sorry to call you this late,” the familiar voice sounded over the line. Lucas was curious as he glared at his wife, who was still trying to process all the nasty things her husband had just told her.Having pinned all the blame on her when he refused to accompany her to the hospital to check what was wrong with them, her thoughts were too occupied to care about who was calling her husband at this late hour.“You wouldn’t call me at this time if it wasn’t important.” Lucas sat on the large bed, but there was a gap between him and his wife, who was coiled on the bed with her back turned to him.“That is true, but it’s about your brother, Ezrah,” Jack said, piquing Lucas’s interest.
“Are you sure this clone can be controlled?” Lucas asked. The response was a swift “yes.”Satisfied, he decided to invest in it, especially when he would soon have the Gannon group at his beck and call.“Okay, text me the amount, and I will send it to you,” Lucas said, unaware that his wife had heard everything.When he received the cost involved, he could not foot it alone, as it was more than he perceived. So, he called Ethan to explain the situation.Pooling their resources together, they transferred the money to Jack, who called the doctor on the phone after receiving the transfer alert.Just by using his brains, he became a millionaire overnight. “Dr. Sam, I need Ezrah’s clone out,” he instructed.The doctor was uncomfortable with the request, feeling that things could go wrong and get him into trouble, so he asked,“What are you using him for?”Jack explained casually, “To impersonate his original. I will find a way to get Ezrah into your lab.”Dr. Sam was happy with that promis
Lucas believed that as long as he possessed those documents, he could confront Ezrah. He thought that the documents rightfully belonged to him.“He’s my younger brother. I can handle him, and those documents should legally belong to us. Ezrah has been hoarding all the money and giving us peanuts. It’s time to take everything and leave him destitute.”Dr. Sam was unaware of the family drama's details and did not want to get involved.He had already received his payment and was only responsible for keeping an eye on Ezrah until the documents reached the two brothers.“Alright,” he said, and Jack smiled. He had enough money and began contacting people to help him get Piper out of prison.The clone went to the house with only one goal in mind: to obtain the documents his sponsor had mentioned, not to talk to a man named Lake whom this woman was trying to force him to communicate with.He had already identified this woman as Ezrah’s wife from the pictures and videos shown to him but knew n
Zora had a subtle understanding of what was going on. Her senses heightened. Perhaps the Henshaws were the reason Ezrah lingered in the neighborhood, but what in God’s name did he need those documents for?Then again, was Ezrah aware that Jack was trying to get Piper out of prison?Zora knew that news about Piper would bring Ezrah to his senses, but for now, she responded to the lawyer.“You must be Ezrah’s lawyer. This is Zora.”“How are you, Zora?” The lawyer asked.“I don’t know. Ezrah is acting strange, but please don’t take up any case. I will call you back.”She ended the call and yelled for him to hear. “Ezrah, the Henshaws are causing trouble.”“What are you talking about?” The clone asked, descending the stairs with a pile of documents in his hands.Zora quickly met him and took a peek, her eyes widening.“Where are you going with those documents? They are mine.”The clone stared at her with a mixed expression, confusion evident on his face.“These are the house and company
“I enjoyed it,” the clone responded with a cold expression. Lake wanted to punch him in the face when he realized that Ezrah’s brothers hated him for something he had no knowledge of.He suddenly began to wonder since when the clone had been in their lives.He would have told Zora to get in touch with Ezrah’s parents to find out the depth of the problem, but since they had a hint as to where Ezrah was, there was no need to do so.“Why?” Zora asked, feeling depressed about the whole thing as the understanding settled that Ezrah had been suffering and at loggerheads with his brothers because of this inhuman creature.“They had the life I wanted, so I figured that if I killed them, then I wouldn’t be sent away, but…” he stopped talking, as if he had said too much, but Zora had heard enough.“But your parents loved you all equally,” she pointed out, hurt by the whole thing.“I don’t know what you are talking about,” the clone said, afraid that he had already said too much.This was not a
Ezrah recalled everything vividly, from the way his elder brothers lied to him, making him leave the house.They must want something, but he only hoped that Zora was fine. The doctor’s voice cut through his thoughts.“Well, I will tell you because I’m leaving the country in an hour.”Ezrah was hitting the glass to break it, just so he could see himself out.The doctor was nothing he could not take care of, but as much as he hit the glass, it wouldn’t break.“Get me out of here,” he snarled, the doctor forced a smile.After doing a few findings on Ezrah, he knew that the guy was quite powerful and dangerous.As such, he could not feel guilty for putting in measures to protect himself.“It would open on its own after I’m out of here, but don’t blame me. Your parents paid me to clone you as a baby when they found out you had a heart problem.”The news caused Ezrah to halt his actions, as he tried to remember anything about a heart condition, but everything came to zero.He must have been
“Will you keep to your word?” The doctor asked after careful thought.The Henshaws kept their promises, but Ezrah was powerful and could be cunning.What if it was just a trick for him to get out before getting Dr. Sam arrested?Ezrah would have indeed loved to exact revenge, but as long as he gave his word, he was not thinking about going against it.“When I make a promise, I don’t go back on it.”Something inside Dr. Sam made him feel safe to trust Ezrah. Besides, his parents were trustworthy.Only his brothers carried themselves as if they weren’t of the Gannons’ blood, so he gave in.“Alright.” He entered some passcodes and sighed. “It will open in five minutes.”“Where are you going?” Ezrah asked when he saw the doctor packing some luggage.Dr. Sam felt that Ezrah would keep his word, but now he was afraid of what he owed the Henshaws for not keeping his part of the deal.Even if Ezrah gave him a chance, what about them? He could not risk it.“The Henshaws might sue me, and so mi
Three minutes to Ezrah seemed like three days. That annoying beeping sound he eagerly waited for until that small red light changed to red.As soon as the door opened automatically, he rushed out the same way he saw the doctor go.The house turned out to be underground, but most of the rooms had been uninhabited for a while.It took a while for Ezrah to finally make his way out, surprised there were no security personnel whatsoever.After crossing the gate, he saw the familiar street.This was a very high-earning location, meaning the Henshaws indeed paid the doctor a lot of money to keep the clone hidden for the doctor to afford such a house in such a place.It was late, and Ezrah had no phone or money.Everything was left in the car, so with all the energy he had left, he sprinted to the closest house he knew in the neighborhood, in the pajamas he was so ashamed of.He needed not ask why he was in pajamas as it was clear that the clone had worn Ezrah’s clothes to appear as him.It w