“Hello, sweetie, how are you doing?” Ethan said coyly as he leaned over Ethel’s desk. She frowned imperceptibly and leaned back to prevent their faces from colliding before she answered.“What do you want, and don’t call me that,” she replied sternly, which somehow made Ethan smile.“You look rather cute when you frown like that.”Ethel was getting really uncomfortable with the whole situation.“Look, I have so much to do, so you better speak now or forever hold your peace.”“Hahahaha,” Ethan laughed. “I knew it. You have a great sense of humor. But here is the deal. I want you to keep all my money for me,” he said seriously, but Ethel found it rather ridiculous.“Excuse me, do I look like a bank? Why would I keep your money?”“Because I want you to be my woman. You know, like how Zora has everything under her name? It would be impossible for Ezrah to bring in another woman because that means he's gonna lose everything,” Ethan explained. Ethel shook her head.“Ezrah and Zora are about
Ethel thought through Ethan’s words. Even if she believed him, her heart was not ready to take on another journey of love.Besides, she never felt attracted to Ethan. It was rather unfortunate that he had been secretly in love with her for years but her heart was already dead to things like that.“Ethan, I’m so sorry you felt that way but I don’t feel attracted to you.”Ethan was heartbroken. He wanted to do this in their parent's house but lacked the courage. Then thinking about it for days, he gathered the courage, only to be rejected. Knowing he hadn’t been of good behavior, that was because of the grudge he had against Ezrah but that was also out of the way.If only Ethel could give him a chance, he knew he could give her all the happiness Lucas failed to give her. All he needed was a chance to prove. “I’m not asking you to love me, Ethel. Just give me the chance to love you.”Ethel shook her head. With her newfound peace, her only focus was on being a better version of hers
“Zora, I think I’ve stressed myself too much for a first pregnancy. My panty is wet, and I know it’s blood,” Coco whispered as she wrapped her arms around Zora.She also did not use bridesmaids but hosted the wedding in her mansion. She was going to sell it after the wedding to invest the money into something else since she was going to live with Lake. This was a memory she was going to have in a house she initially thought she was going to live in with River, but he was now in prison, and Lake was too well-to-do to take advantage of it.Coco had bonded so much with Margo, and the girl insisted on taking the job as maid of honor, but Zora was still her best friend, so the only way was for Margo to become Zora’s maid of honor.Now, something was happening that might distract the whole wedding.Zora quickly dialed Ezrah’s number. The ringing of his phone raised a lot of eyebrows, and Ezrah was about to switch it off when he saw Zora’s ID and answered it.“Ezrah, create an excuse for L
“Coco, where are you?” Lake asked from behind the door before barging in.“Lake, I’m afraid we might have to call off the wedding. She needs hospitalization,” Zora said urgently.Lake was saddened. He wanted the world to know that he was married, and now this.“What happened?”“She’s bleeding, a sign of a possible miscarriage. I already called an ambulance,” Zora led him to the bed where Coco lay in her wedding dress.She looked stunning, and it pained Lake that the world might not see her in it.Concerned for the child, he felt it was right to call off the wedding.“Okay, let me make the announcement before the paramedics arrive.” He kissed Coco on the lips and was about to leave when she grabbed his arm.“No. I suggest we exchange vows before they get here,” she countered. Lake caressed her rosy cheeks.She looked more beautiful than he had ever seen her, and he couldn’t believe that this wonderful day was not going to be celebrated as planned.“Are you sure about this? We can alway
The moment Margo’s eyes met Edmund's, they never wavered, not until the reception when Edmund had the chance to talk to her after Lake left with Coco.“Have you been in this world? I've never met a woman like you,” Edmund said, amazed by the sight of the dazzling woman before him, surprised that she was a friend of Zora's yet he had never met her before.“I have seen you on TV, but you look better in person than on screen,” Margo smiled shyly and replied.She had seen Edmund act alongside Zora but had never felt attracted to him until she saw him in person.“I will take that as a compliment. So, how are you related to the bride?” Edmund asked curiously, sensing her worry when Coco was rushed during the pictures and when she was being carried away.Margo smiled and replied, “The groom is my brother.”Just like Ezrah and Zora, they planned to spend the night at the hospital with Lake and Coco once they left.An emptiness had already settled in with the absence of the bride and groom bef
Ezrah pulled Zora closer and stared at Rush. “It better be important, or you’ll pay heavily for wasting my time.” Rush smiled and requested of Ezrah.“You have to thank me.”“For what?” Ezrah asked with a frown. Rush responded, “for keeping men away from her when you two were divorced.”Ezrah recalled the investigation he made on Rush. He had been so obsessed with Zora because of Odette, using fair or foul means to keep men away from her, which indeed made it quite easy for Ezrah’s return.“Thank you then,” Ezrah said honestly. Rush smiled, lifting his head proudly but was soon brought down from his high horse.“You should also thank Ezrah for locating and bringing us back together,” Odette said behind Rush. He shook his head, speaking apologetically.“Thank you, Ezrah.”The two men laughed before Ezrah excused himself and Zora to go see Coco and Lake.At the hospital, Lake heaved a sigh of relief at the sight of Ezrah, Zora, and Margo but was surprised to see Edmund.“How did everyth
Zora’s wedding was one that no one would want to miss, especially when she announced her retirement from acting.Rumors about Ezrah being her ex-husband and not having treated her well during their past three years of marriage mysteriously surfaced.Due to this, no one wanted to miss the wedding, especially when Ezrah promised to grant a fifteen-minute exclusive interview to the media during the reception regarding his relationship with Zora.With friends and family around, Ezrah and Zora did not have to lift a finger, but the only people not allowed to touch anything were Lake and Coco.Lake was supposed to only take care of his wife since her pregnancy was delicate.Still, he insisted on being the best man and having Madison and Sebastian take care of Coco.Margo would not give up her maid of honor position, looking gorgeous as she walked down the aisle in a peach off-shoulder bridesmaid dress. The moment Edmund saw her, he knew he had to hasten things concerning his feelings for he
“She loved me so much that she endured it all until she lost our unborn child in a car accident because of my negligence.”A silent ‘oh’ could be heard from the lips of all those in attendance, and those who did not know about this felt even more sorry for the couple.Lucas was having mixed feelings from where he sat, continuously stealing glances at Ethel, who had an indescribable expression on her face.It was as if Ezrah was talking about him, but he also pictured the way Ethan stared at Ethel with so much tenderness in his eyes that baffled him.“That was when she asked for a divorce after she had begged me twice not to divorce her. The panic I felt at that moment made me understand that I was about to lose something exceptional.”Back then, Zora was so pained, but after seeing the good side of Ezrah, she could not allow herself to feel the pain anymore.“Even at that moment, she still cared about my image so much that she faked her death instead of the world hearing about the divo