Home Alone

Alison clicked on the light switch as she stepped inside. The whole room was a large beautiful space of silence. For a long while, Alison had been used to staying alone. While she was married to Brad, she would be by herself most of the time with Brad going off on some adventure and lying it was work.

And when he started seeing someone, Alison knew too. But it just didn't make sense that someone would be Lily. She was supposed to be her best friend...

The sound of her phone jolted her, "Mira?" Alison could not believe. "What part about privacy do you not understand? We're closed, it's goddamn late. No work stuff for crying out loud."

Mira's voice was calm. "Ma'am, it's only past eight."

Alison sighed. "Okay then, what's wrong? Your calls are always frightening, you know that right?"

"Well...I'm sorry but this is frightening. Remember the Cambridge household, you canceled the deal for selling the mansion. I got a complaint that he's pissed off and is even making threats, ma'am."

"What? Listen, unless you got information from the Dark man, I don't think we should be too bothered." Alison said immediately. The dark man was a local Don in town, very scary but also influential. And Alison never caused trouble that would get that dude's attention.

"We got an email from the dark man. This is why I'm calling right now. I am handling it however. But so far, things are getting messy. This man, Brad? He is posting rumors on your page, making rude comments on your posts. This is gaining unusual attention, and I want to protect you before your big reveal."

Alison felt like all the air around her had disappeared and she was choking. "He just doesn't know when to quit, does he?"

"What? What are you saying, ma'am?" Mira asked.

Alison drew a sharp breath, "Mira, I hired you because you're smart. Figure something out, and we can talk better tomorrow. I need to sleep tonight. Contact Celine too, alright?"

"Yes ma'am. I will. Just be good there, okay? Maybe this man is one of those who secretly have a huge crush on you and don't know how to let you know about it." Mira teased. Alison couldn't even laugh at that joke.

After Mira had hung up, Alison took in a couple of moments to focus on her breath. It was so scary, what she was feeling. Why couldn't she breathe?

Brad would just not leave her alone, will he! She knew Celine would be able to sort things out with Mira, still...she didn't like the fact that they might start to realize who Brad was to her. How foolish can he be! Being so petty like leaving negative comments on her page?

"You've always been such a fool, Brad. Damn it!" She walked to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water, suddenly realizing how thirsty she was.

A calming sensation overwhelmed her and she could breath fine again. "Maria must be part of this too. And that demonic Tania!" How was she going to stand her ground with all these monsters attacking her? What were they even doing in Maeville in the first place?

Her phone buzzed and she saw it was a message. Oh, probably from Mira or Celine?

But instead, it was from an unknown number. Alison rubbed her tired eyes to get a closer look at this message. Could it be from her secret texter!?

That person, whoever it was, had blessed her. She got highly connected meeting big personnels who could help flourish her career in just a platter of gold. She turned out to be successful because she had accepted the help of a stranger who kept a close tab on her.

This person had also directed her to the hotel where Brad and Lily were getting engaged secretly. And for at least a year and half now, the person had gone silent.

Only for her to be getting a message that night? She read through and a soft gasp escaped her mouth.