Chapter 160

Zeno was walking toward Ezra's office; he was going to give him some file which he had taken from his nurse and promised to give it to the doctor himself. 

He was bored of staying in the hospital room for the day. Nicholas had just left his side, too; he was busy making plans for their travel, so he didn't have much h time to spend and chat with Zeno.

Zeno couldn't believe it's been a month since his breakup with Sebastian and he was yet to completely come to terms with his harsh reality.

Sebastian had really abandoned him, but he was healing, slowly but surely; after Nicholas was done making their travel plans, he was super sure he'd completely forget Sebastian like he never existed. 

He reached Ezra's door and was about to knock on it when he realized it was slightly open, but just before he could open it, he heard a familiar voice speaking to Ezra.

Zeno froze beside the door, listening to what they were discussing inside the office.

"Congratulations, you're pregnant, Sakura. Do you want me to tell Sebastian?" Ezra questioned.

Zeno's blood drained from his face; he knew it was over between him and Sebastian, but somewhere in his stupid heart, he had hoped it wouldn't work out between Sebastian and Sakura, Sebastian would come begging him, but pregnant?

Sebastian really slept with someone else?

His soul died, and he felt betrayed all over again. He wished he had left the nurse to bring over the file to Ezra; at least, he would have lived with only the thought of Sebastian's breakup with him, but bow, he had to add the image of Sebastian getting naked with Sakura to his torture, plus, he fucking got her pregnant!

He slowly took a deep breath, waiting to hear Sakura's reply.

"No, no, I'll tell him myself; thank you for your assistance, Doctor Ezra; I appreciate it,," Sakura said.

Zeno heard the sound of the chair being pulled back, and he knew that Sakura was preparing to leave.

"You're welcome, Sakura. Do not forget to come for your monthly antenatal, or you can just call me to come over whenever you don't feel like coming to the hospital," Ezra suggested. 

"Alright, thank you, I'll be leaving now," Sakura replied.

Zeno quickly stepped away from the door and took a few steps back to make it look like he had just arrived.

The door opened and Zeno was surprised to see Ida holding the door for Sakura to walk out.

He paused and waited for them to just leave, he didn't want to speak to them. However, Sakura was the one who turned her head and saw Zeno standing a few steps away from them.

"Zeno?" She called.

Zeno clenched his jaws before looking over at her; he slowly turned his face to Ida, who was staring unblinkingly at him.

Ida looked like he had a million words to say; he looked apologetic, and Zeno knew that Ida must have understood by now that he'd never betrayed Sebastian as he boldly accused.

He tightened his hand on the file and walked toward them.

Sakura saw Zeno coming toward her and opened her mouth to say something but was left gaping like a fish when Zeno easily bypassed her and entered Ezra's office, shutting the door on their faces.

Ida felt horrible, he stared at the door and sighed. He had just lost his very good friend, and to an extent, he blamed himself for Sebastian's and Zeno's breakup; if he had just asked Zeno first before going to Sebastian with Bison's messages, everything might have been fine between them. But he had wanted to be a hero, now; he ended up being a bad person, the enemy. 

He missed Zeno in the mansion; everything wasn't the same without him; he couldn't speak for Sebastian because no one saw him anymore; he was always indoors with his fiancée. However, in the bodyguards' building, everyone was on Zeno's side, and most of them had turned against Ida, blaming him for what was happening, even Cody.

Ida knew he had fucked up, and from Sakura's condition, he saw no more future with Sebastian and Zeno. This kind of situation was the type that one would leave in regret for the rest of their lives. He could only wish Zeno great happiness. Hopefully, he found someone who would treat him just the way he deserved.

Sakura cleared her throat, "Let's go, Sebastian might be getting worried," She said and slowly walked off. 

Inside Ezra's office, Zeno placed the file on Ezra's desk and stared at him without saying anything.

Ezra sighed, "How are you feeling today, Zeno?" He asked.

Zeno shrugged, "How else should I feel? I'm awesome, why? Do you expect me to bawl my eyes out each day?" He raised his brows at Ezra.

Ezra shook his head, "No, Zeno..." He stood and walked over to Zeno.

He gently held Zeno's hand, looking into his eyes, "I know you heard about Sakura's condition, and I'm happy you're not beating yourself up about it. Sebastian might be my friend, but trust me, I don't support what he did," Ezra said in a serious tone.

"Don't worry, Ezra, enough about Sebastian. He's old news; I'm over him; it's not something I want to spend my life and time thinking about," Zeno shrugged.

Ezra chuckled, "Yeah... he totally missed a great package like you... There are plenty of guys out there wishing you were theirs, Zeno, trust me," he gently squeezed Zeno's hand.

Zeno smirked, "Even you, Doc?" He narrowed his eyes at Ezra.

"Well, I would lie if I said I wasn't interested, but I know you're teasing me, Zeno. You're human, and even though you claim you're alright, I know you're still hurting and healing slowly. Forcing yourself to accept another relationship is going to end in premium tears, for me, or for whoever it is you end up with within this period. And, trust me, Zeno, I'm not like Sebastian; if you ever dare me onto daring you, I'm not letting you leave; I don't care if you used me as a rebound or something else; I'm keeping you with me forever. Am I making sense?" He tapped Zeno's head.

Zeno chuckled, "Ah, yeah, you are... that's what they all say but still end up leaving you. It's good to hear such sweet words again, it just confirms that I've become immune to them because I felt nothing," He smirked. 

Ezra slapped Zeno's hand away, "Ouch, leave my office, Zeno," He frowned.

Zeno laughed, "Don't sulk, Doc. You're right; I'll probably just end up hurting the next person I date; that's why I've decided never to date again, not even after many years," he lowered himself on the chair in front of Ezra desk.

"Huh?" Ezra paused his feet that were returning to his chair.

"What did you day?" He asked Zeno.

Zeno looked up at him, "I said, I'm never dating again," He shrugged.

Ezra scoffed. "Not even after I've given you a year's break? You'd still turn me down after a year? Am I not your type?" He questioned.

Zeno was holding in his laughter, "Chill, Doc. You're taking this too personally; it's not about you, it's just something I've decided for myself. Of course, you're hot, and a doctor, a fair catch, but not for me, Doc, I'm done," He explained calmly. 

Ezra hummed, "We'll see about that," 

"What are you planning to do, Doc? Force yourself on him?" Nicholas suddenly opened the door and walked into the office.

"This is my office, Nicholas. You should knock before entering, and you shouldn't be eavesdropping," Ezra returned to his seat with a scowl.

"No means no, Doc, learn to accept rejection," Nicholas told him.

"Right, I know what this is. If you can't have him, then no one can, right?" Ezra chuckled. 

"You can say whatever you want," Nicholas looked at Zeno and handed him a paper.

"What's this?" Zeno asked, looking at the paper.

"Really? Paris?" Zeno asked in disbelief. 

Nicholas was smiling and nodding. "Yeah... we're leaving in three days," He announced. 

Zeno was excited; he couldn't stop smiling, "That's a place I've always wanted to go; Nana would love it," He said. 

"She would," Nicholas agreed.

"You guys, really? Now I feel like quitting my job and traveling with you both," Ezra sighed.

"What? No, no, please, don't. It'll ruin the whole purpose of traveling; we want to start afresh, not move on with the past," Nicholas replied.

Ezra slowly nodded, "I see, so, I'm your past, Nicholas?" He asked.

Nicholas nodded, "Most definitely," he smiled.

"You'll miss me when you're gone," Ezra teased. 

"No, I won't," Nicholas blurted out.

Zeno frowned, looking from Nicholas to Ezra.

Why was he getting a feeling that this was how he and Sebastian started?

He might be overthinking it, but if he wasn't, then it means that these two were missing something between them, or they were purposely avoiding it.

Whatever it was, it was never going to manifest because they were leaving in three days, no one will ever know if Ezra and Nicholas would have been a great couple.

For him; he couldn't wait to leave, he was filled with anticipation to leave, and he was never coming back; there was nothing left here for him to look back to.
Billionaire Mafia's Manny
Detail
Share
Font Size
40
Bgcolor