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
Zora chuckled, her arms wrapped safely around Ezrah. The feeling was different, and she cursed herself internally for not knowing the clone was not Ezrah.There was a unique warmth, a unique connection. Something erotic, peaceful, exciting, just at the sight of each other.These blends of emotions were something that existed between only the two, but how could Zora have thought of a clone?The worst would be that perhaps Ezrah lost his mind or was drugged.Now that everything was made clear, she was thrilled. “Oh Ezrah, you take my breath away.”Ezrah pulled away and stared at her worriedly, knowing she was happy. Then he asked directly.“Was there another me in the house? Trust me, I haven’t been there since I left this morning.”He was worried that the clone did something to her.He won’t blame her, though, but that would affect whatever action he had to take against his brothers and the Henshaws.“I know about your clone, Ezrah. We got him arrested,” Zora said directly, unknowingly
“He’s an asshole, but I still love him,” she said honestly. Ezrah was stunned. Even the likes of Lucas found a good wife.“I have to see my parents first,” he said, but his phone rang soon after, and he answered it.“Ezrah, get your ass over here,” his father bellowed. “How could you get your brothers arrested?”Zora was about to take responsibility, but Ezrah beat her to it, asking sarcastically.“Did they tell you how they tried to throw my wife out of our mansion and also steal the company documents?”Silence was the only thing that met his question, so he continued, angry with the fact that his parents still believed his brothers after all they had been through because of them.“Did they tell you how they sent that clone to my house?”Mr. and Mrs. Gannon were shocked at the end of the line, wondering how their two elder sons came to know about the clone.Could they be working together with the Henshaws? That would be the only explanation for this mystery.Ezrah was not done since
“Just pray she falls in love with a responsible man. Only then will you have your woman back,” Ezrah said seriously, while Lake gritted his teeth together.“And I thought you were my friend. I did it for friendship,” Lake complained, upset that Ezrah threw him under the bus.But Ezrah explained to him, “Friendship is sharing everything together, including our darkest secrets.”Lake lowered his eyes, acknowledging the truth in Ezrah’s words. If he had told Ezrah, it would have never destroyed their friendship from the beginning.“Now you have a point there. I’m sorry.”“You are forgiven,” Ezrah said, the two men hugged each other and Zora was just falling more in love with her man.Sebastian and Madison showed them to their rooms, and Lake spent a greater part of the night speaking to Coco on the phone but was shocked to hear Margo’s voice.“It’s late. Hang up the phone already.”“Is she sleeping in my bed?” Lake asked, feeling as if he might end up being wiped from Coco’s mind.“No. I
Zora sat beside Ezrah on a double sofa, his mother and father sat on another double sofa, and Ethan and Lucas sat on the three-in-one sofa.“Lucas and Ethan, why did you lie to me?” Their father asked, the two men’s heads lowered in embarrassment before they lifted them again.“Dad, we are sorry, but you should have told us about Ezrah’s clone. Don’t tell us that you weren’t aware,” Lucas accused his parents, a remorseful look appeared on their faces.“Sorry about that. Ezrah had a heart condition, and due to his rare blood type, we could not get a donor. Having a clone was our only option by then, and it wasn’t legal either.”“Ezrah had a heart condition? How did we not know?” Ethan asked, Lucas nodded in agreement as their father explained it to them.“You two were very young, and I did not want to burden you with such information. You were supposed to enjoy your childhood, and I didn’t want to take that from you.”Lucas taunted. “If he was sick, then how come he almost killed us? W
Ethan thought that Ezrah did not understand what he meant, asking, “Ezrah, do you understand what I’m saying? We willingly gave out the money so we can’t have it back.”“If you know where the Henshaws are at the moment, then you can get it back,” Ezrah said seriously. His elder brothers thought he was insane but also remembered that Ezrah was the one who always got things rolling.“I have an idea,” Lucas said. Ezrah turned to Zora and asked, “you don’t mind staying here until we get back, do you?”Zora was about to answer when her phone rang, a frown contouring her face. “The clone escaped.”Ezrah smiled. Being in that glass cage helped him with a few things.“Don’t worry. From what I found out, he will track down that doctor wherever he goes. Dr. Sam would be left with no choice but to either destroy the clone or live with it for the rest of his life. From the looks of it, it will be destroyed because that doctor loves his freedom.”“Sounds good to me,” Zora said, glad to not deal wi