2024-12-26 21:44:26Meanwhile, back at Paige's family, they were all glad. “It's a good thing you got rid of him.” Tiffany said with a wide grin. “Why now?” Cassandra’s father asked, staring at her in the face. “I got what I wanted. I see no reason why I should keep him around.” Cassandra said with a smirk etched on her face.
“And what is that?” Frank Paige asked. Cassandra was about to talk when her phone rang. “Is that Williams?” Tiffany asked. Cassandra nodded, getting out of her sofa chair. She walked briskly into the other room, where her parents could hear her giggle with laughter. “Mom, what do you think about planning the biggest wedding in town?” Cassandra asked, staring at her mother. “Did he pop the question? Did he ask you out?” Tiffany looked at her. “Yes, Williams would like to marry me, but of course I need to divorce Ethan.” “Why didn't you think of getting him a divorce letter before you decided to end things with him?” Frank looked at her. “Because the marriage was a scam. I see no reason why I need to officially end things with him.” Cassandra replied nonchalantly. “But didn't you sign the document stating you are going to wed this ill-fortuned guy?” Frank looked at her again. “Doesn't matter, Dad. I am going to find him and give it to him. Nothing is going to stop me from getting married to Williams. I have waited for this all my life.” Cassandra said, calling her lawyer. Cassandra leaned against the wall of her room, her phone pressed tightly to her ear as her lawyer's voice echoed on the other end. "You want to push the divorce papers immediately?" the lawyer asked, his tone sharp and direct. "Yes, I want it finalized as soon as possible," Cassandra replied. "Find him and make sure he signs it. I don’t care what it takes." The lawyer hesitated. "Finding Ethan might not be easy. Last I heard, you had him thrown out of work and your home. Finding him might not be easy; this could take longer than you think." Cassandra clenched her teeth. "I don’t care how difficult it is. Find him and make it happen." Ending the call, Cassandra felt a wave of satisfaction wash over her. With Ethan gone, Williams was her future, and she wasn’t about to let anyone or anything stand in her way. [ BACK AT MIRANDA'S MANSION ] Ethan stared at the steaming cup of coffee on the table before him, Miranda’s words replaying in his mind. Freedom. Revenge. A chance to rebuild your life. He wanted to believe her, but her offer seemed too good to be true. He remembered how Cassandra had discarded him like a piece of trash when she was done using him. What was the chance that Miranda wasn't any different? "You still haven’t answered my question," Ethan said, breaking the heavy silence. "What happens if I say no?" Miranda, seated gracefully across from him, leaned back in her chair. Her calm demeanor didn’t waver. "If you say no, I’ll respect your decision," she replied. "But you’ll go back to the streets with nothing. No roof over your head, no food, no chance to start over. Is that what you want?" Ethan’s jaw tightened. He hated how her words stung deep into his skin. She was right—he had nothing. Yet, her offer still felt like a trap; his mind shifted back and forth, not sure of how to reply to Miranda’s demands. "Who is this man you want to take down?" Ethan asked, trying to buy time to think. Miranda gazed at him. "His name is Williams Hargrove. He’s a corrupt businessman who’s ruined countless lives, including mine. He hides behind wealth and power, but he’s nothing more than a criminal in a suit." Ethan frowned. The name rang a bell. “Hargrove," he muttered. "He’s that bigshot CEO, right? Owns half the city? I think...” he said nothing, trying to know if he could really trust Miranda. "Exactly," Miranda confirmed. "But what he doesn’t own is his conscience. And that’s where you come in." "Me?" Ethan asked, skeptical. "What can I do that you can’t?" "You’ll be my weapon," Miranda said bluntly. “No one will see you coming. And with my resources, you’ll have everything you need to take him down. Besides, you have never told me who wronged you.” “Not now.” Ethan said, slowly running a hand through his hair. Was this his chance to fight back against those who had crushed him? Or was he just trading one set of chains for another? Before he could respond, Miranda leaned forward, her eyes locking onto his. "Think about it, Ethan," she said, her voice softening. "You’ve been dealt a bad hand, but this is your chance to change the game. Don’t let fear stop you." Ethan exhaled slowly, his resolve wavering. "I’ll think about it," he said finally. "That’s all I ask," Miranda replied with a faint smile. "Take your time." [ BACK AT THE PAIGE'S HOME ] Cassandra stormed back into the living room, her face flushed with anger. "The lawyer says it could take weeks to track Ethan down!" She snapped, throwing her phone onto the couch. Tiffany raised an eyebrow. "Weeks? That’s unacceptable. You need to be married to Williams before the end of the year." "I know!" Cassandra barked. "That’s why I’m taking matters into my own hands. If the lawyer can’t find him, I will." "And what will you do when you find him?" Frank asked, his tone dripping with disapproval. "Beg him to sign the papers?" Cassandra smirked. "Beg? Please, Father. Ethan will sign those papers, even if I have to twist his arm to make him do it." Frank shook his head, his expression a mix of disappointment and amusement. "Just be careful, Cassandra. People like Ethan have a way of coming back to haunt you." Cassandra waved him off. "Ethan? Haunt me? Don’t be ridiculous. He’s nothing. And soon, he’ll be gone for good."
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“Fine. I will do it,” Ethan said after thinking about it. “That is the spirit,” Miranda said with a wide grin. “Don't worry; I have you. All I need you to do is just make his world crumble. I need him to regret ever double-crossing me,” Miranda said with a wide grin. “ Like I said earlier, what is in it for me?” Ethan asked again. “ What do you want? I know you have been badly hurt. Is it revenge you seek? Or perhaps, money,wealth?” Miranda stared at his face. “ I want both.” Ethan replied sharply. “ Fine, you can have all of it as long as you help me take them down.” She looked at him as she drank the whiskey in front of her. “ Don't you think you need to share your last with me. I told you mine.” Miranda looked at Ethan's face. “ Well, I was wallowing in debt.” Ethan said gently and paused. “ I could start with that, pay off everything. Just a phone call and all of them are sorted out.” “ I don't think there is a need for that anymore. She made sure I didn't have a home to retur
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Miranda's ears rang at the impact, but she maintained her cool, with her eyes shining in anger as she comforted herself not to go out of character yet. “You slapped me.” She uttered in disbelief. Cassandra nodded, looking grave. “And I will slap you again for being the worst person I could ever imagine. You had that piece of trash in your hands all along, yet you rallied around me, pretending to forget about it and never mentioning a word. How do you think that makes me feel, huh? Do you think that I am happy with the things that I am hearing? Of course not!” Cassandra thundered. Miranda put her hands down and kept on staring at Ethan who sauntered towards the front of the hall with a small smirk on his face. He loved the fact that he shocked them to the bone and they had no words.Cassandra recovered from the shock first before speaking. “Ethan, you have the guts to show up on my wedding day intending to disrupt the process? How dare you!” “No, how dare you have the right to smac
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Miranda's parents stood at the doorway, gazing at their child in horror. They would never have imagined that they would be in such a situation where they would beg for their child's sanity."Good to see you, Pops, Ma." She responded casually like she didn't understand the reason why they were here. "I never knew that you were coming in so soon I will have made preparations for you. I hope you are not saddened by my actions. I can still take you out for lunch if you don't mind." She said, brushing off the elephant in the room. Ethan decided to jump into the conversation not allowing them to override him, just like the mistake he had made with cassandra's parents a while ago. "Good day sir, ma'am. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Your daughter has spoken highly of you."The shot him a condescending look, which screamed gold digger. "I don't remember asking you to join in this conversation." Miranda's mother, Diana spoke instantly.Ethan merely shrugged refusing to back down. "I und
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"Somebody grab this man! He was the one talking to her before she fainted. Who knows if he has done something simply because she doesn't like him anymore? I don't know why you would subject yourself to such horror simply because you cannot take the hint that this woman doesn't want you in her life anymore?!" The insult did nothing against Ethan as Cassandra's fiance kept on shouting and trying to disgrace him."I'm sure you have the CCTV cameras, why do you act like a local? If you cannot use your money wisely, do you even think you should get married?" Ethan pointed at him in a derogatory manner. "I'm not going to stand here and watch you insult me simply because you cannot use your intelligence. I don't bloody care about your opinion about me either, in case you have not noticed."The insults run deeper than Phil intended it to. His face colored, as he moved closer, attempting to smack this man across the face and show everyone that he was capable. "Oh you wouldn't dare do that to
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Williams watched from the server's desk, wearing his mask over his face as he moved around, entertaining visitors and asking what they would like. This idea was suggested by his friend which he had initially thought didn't make any sense until he realized how important it was to him and then figured out that he had probably lost a lot."So, what the hell is this? Do you think that I would not have been mad at you or something? I have more than enough reason not to listen to your words even if you try." Cassandra challenged Ethan when he pointed out the obvious. "My husband is a straight man, he loves me so much and...""He is bisexual. Cassandra you don't want to end up with someone like this. You cannot cope. You know this deep down, so why the unnecessary anger at me? Didn't you have a check like you should? or let me guess... You just wanted to snatch anyone that you could find and didn't mind what could come out of it right?""Yeah, and what business of yours is it? Is there any
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Relinquishing all his control and power to somebody who didn't even care about the company that much but just wanted to see him destroyed made Williams worried for himself. He wasn't going to accept something that was going to bring him problems, neither was he going to accept something that was going to land him in trouble in the future. If he could get Ethan's word that he would be protected forever, then he would never need to worry his head about anything else in the world besides to just keep on relaxing and hoping that he got answers soon. "You shouldn't be so sure of yourself whenever you make decisions or offers, sometimes we might have our plans and they end up turning out to be better than anyone else. If you think I'm lying, why don't you try it out? Tell somebody else to take this offer and watch them flip the script on you." He told Ethan stylishly that he was having various plans up his sleeves. Ethan also wasn't going to just wait and expect that the person he was t
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Ethan saw the conflicting look on his opponent's face and figured out that he had already clocked in. He just needed to push a little bit, and this man would fall into his trap, and then it would be a done deal, and everybody would part ways. Then he would have the sole ability to do whatever he wanted and get away with it. Most importantly, Williams wanted to take revenge and that was his opening. "I see you as a man who wants revenge at all costs, but you found no one to trust you or attempt to assist you. Would you allow the fear of me winning to overcome you instead of figuring out how you would be able to do the same? Come on, you, of all people, should be smarter than that." The instructions were clear: Ethan wanted to rule every affair related to Williams, and he had a choice of letting that happen or standing ground and making sure that this didn't continue. "You must think that I am a fool not to understand what you are driving at and how this would work right? It's a
