CHAPTER NINEAnita moved close to Angie, her hand dancing on her laptop keyboard and Anita's eyes tracing what she was typing on the screen."So I've been keeping tabs on Lawrence for a while now, and I found out that there is a club he likes to go to." She said, her slender finger tapping on the enter key."Does Alexander also go there?" Anita inquired, perplexed as to how this would be useful."Once in a while, I guess," she said, standing up from the tiled floor."Know what, honey? Lawrence has actually made your job easier by trying to get close to you. As you know, Alexander is kind of a difficult and unapproachable person. I'm not sure it would be easy for you to get close to him without using a tool like Lawrence, you know." Angie said as she fumbled about the living room, sorting Austin's robot toys. Anita's mouth formed a smile, and she exhaled. It was unclear to her where her best friend was attempting to get her attention, but she shook her head in agreement, and she joined
"Thank you." Anita mouthed at the waiter who served her a drink, then she turned to Lawrence. "Thanks for the drink; you just saved me some dollar notes." Anita maintained a bright smile, and Lawrence could hardly tell if she was being sarcastic or not, no matter how hard he tried to read the puzzled expression on her face.He suddenly thought that was the perfect opportunity to clear things up with her because he believed she must have seen the video. Of course, it went viral.Lawrence cleared his throat and tightened his grip on his glass."And about the rumor flying around lately about me and Scarlet, I'm sure you've seen the video," Lawrence said, his eyes focused on Anita.Anita pulsed her lips but maintained a straight face. "I'm not sure which video you are talking about." She brought her glass to her mouth and took another sip from it."Come on, Anita, the video was everywhere on the internet; it was all over the place. Well, I just wanted to tell you that nothing is actually
Anita rubbed her eyes sleepily and looked around the room. That was when she noticed that she had been too tired to take off her outing clothes last night.Anita stood up from the bed and walked over to the mirror on the other side of her room. She laughed at her own reflection in the mirror. She looked like someone who had just been scooped out of a pool of water.On the table beside her mirror, where she had her make-up kits and skin products, was a framed picture of herself and her son with Angie.She picked it up and ran her fingers gently over it. A small smile appeared on her face.She immediately changed into casual outfits, put on her flip-flops, and went to the sitting room to find Angie sitting on the couch and working on her computer."You are awake," Angie remarked without looking up from her computer."You were all asleep when I came back last night." She went over to sit on the couch close to Angie."I came to your room earlier this morning; you were still deeply asleep.
Anita walked back to Lawrence and quickly excused herself, letting him know she needed to use the restroom. Lawrence nodded with a smile, feeling worthy when he noticed she had been giving their relationship more value.Without wasting time, she strode toward the restroom, eager to see the contents of what Angie had sent to her."Wow, Angie is such a genius." She exclaimed with her fingers covering her mouth once she was in the restroom and entered one of the stalls.She started to zoom her phone in and out repeatedly. She even included voice notes."What would I have done without you, Angie?" She exclaimed again, smiling so much that she almost let out a laugh, but she suppressed it, knowing that people might be eavesdropping on her.It came at the right time; she needed it.Her manicured fingers typed on her phone quickly, sending messages to Angie to release the content immediately, both the pictures and audio.Wearing a big smile on her face, Anita stepped out of the restroom stal
Alexander was sitting at the bar, sipping whiskey. The club sprang to life with music and conversation. He was staring into the wine glass, deep in thought on what just happened a few hours ago.It was still hard for Alexander to believe Hilda, whom he loved and trusted with all of his heart, would do that to him.He waved the waiter off when he dropped the third bottle of wine he had requested for that night on the table and tried to open it.His eyes drifted to a couple who were a few tables away from him; seeing them kissing and laughing made him remember Hilda. Even though Alex was a man of principle and one of the most feared in Los Angeles, to some extent, Hilda had control over him.She didn't need to ask before Alexander gave her everything. He was the one who helped her secure her current modeling job by investing millions of dollars in the agency, just to make her happy, even though she was not lacking anything.Alex smirked when he remembered he sacked three of his workers
Anita and Angie took Austin to the park on a Sunday evening; it was Angie's idea.While Austin played on the grass, Anita and Angie sat on the bench, discussing. Angie was busy on her phone, as always.There were very few people in the pack; some came as a couple to hang out, while a few brought their kids, just like Anita and Angie.Anita even saw a young couple on one of the benches kissing, then she quickly looked away.Anita laughed when she saw Austin running after a bird and quickly warned him to be careful."That reminds me." She finally said that and turned to Anita. "I found a good school for Austin; he can start next week.""Really!" Anita exclaimed and hugged her friend. "I wonder what I would have done without you."Austin, who was playing alone on the grass, heard Angie and ran towards them, giggling."Am I really going back to school? Thank you so much, mom. Thank you, Auntie Angie." He hugged his mom and kissed her chin, then did the same for Angie."I know you two woul
**The old Scott residence**The old Scott's mansion was unusually quieter than it used to be in the mornings.Everyone was going about their various activities. The housekeepers were running around making sure to keep up with their morning duties while trying as much as they could to please Madam Emily, Alexander's grandmother, who was dishing out orders to every one of them."That is not how you do it." She said it impatiently to one of the housekeepers. "These people never learn."She slapped her forehead and turned to her husband, Thomas Scott, who was sitting on the large dining table, reading a newspaper and sipping his tea while waiting for his breakfast to be served."I think it's high time we look into Alexander's life. I don't know why he always gets himself involved with women with no background. I will never allow what happened to his father to happen to him too." She fumed.Thomas Scott nodded his head while listening to his wife, but he still left his head bent on the pape
Anita sat in the car for a while after she pulled up in front of the house before she finally came down and went inside.The house was quiet as usual, but of course, there was one noticeable change: Austin's absence could be felt throughout the house.She met Angie working on her computer as usual, and she could not help but wonder if she never got tired of working on the computer."You are back early?" Angie questioned, barely raising her head to look at Anita."Yes." Anita declared and went over to sit close to her."You are always working." Anita chipped in."Well, that's where I feed from." She laughed."Why don't you get yourself a boyfriend, Angie? Instead of staying indoors all the time, It would help you more." Anita quipped, and Angie smiled."Well, I don't have any plans to date here; remember, we are only here for a short time. I do not want the young man to end up heartbroken." They both laughed, and Anita stood up, walking toward the mini bar, and poured herself a glass o