IVY“Are we going to ever have anything decent to eat in here?” I snarled at the server as the mashed potatoes landed on my plate.This was just frustrating.If I had other options, I honestly wouldn’t be eating the crap they kept serving in this facility.“Stop complaining,” she told me.“I never did, but this is just tiring. How do you expect the patients to get well when you don’t serve what you should?” I fired at her.“Maybe if you took your medication seriously, you would be out of here,” she barked at me as well.I looked at her, wishing I could so something terrible to her, like smash her head against the wall, but that would only make my situation worse, so sucked my teeth, and then turned and walked away.I sat down and tried to eat, but I was having difficulty eating much.I couldn’t help but recall when I still had the freedom and luxury, and life was good. There were chefs who prepared exotic meals in the home, and if that wasn’t happening, I was visiting luxurious and ex
ALEXAAfter my brief conversation with Vector, which left me rather uncomfortable, I stayed off Mark’s path. I realized that Mark was in my dad’s suite, and I ensured to stay away until he left before I proceeded to see my dad. I didn’t want to come face to face with Mark. At least, not at that moment. Granted, I would be seeing more of his face in the next couple of days, but now that I had the chance not to, I took it.This would be the first time in a really long time that I would be this close to Mark. The last time we were this close and seeing each other this regularly was when we were still married.I shook off the thought as I folded my last dress into my box and zipped it up.There was no need reopening cans of worms. Last night, I had spent some time with my dad, and that was after acquainting myself with his personal nurse, the one that Mark had arranged for him. I knew that Clara would have to see him sooner or later, especially now that I would be away, but my mind was
ALEXAWith everything sorted and cleared out, I got some groceries on my way to the hospital.My dad already had enough, but for me, he couldn’t have enough, so I got him everything I could think of. I felt more at ease knowing that even in my absence, he would be well taken care of, and with that, I could pass the night at my apartment so that I would be able to wake up with a good enough energy. This wasn’t because of Mark. It was so that I would be energized to do the needful when we arrived there.“It’s all work,” I had to remind myself.I had packed up everything that Eva made for me, and well, a few other new clothing I had gotten from the tour but never had any reason to wear, and they were vanity lace thongs.Lots of them.Again, I had to remind myself that it was nothing but work, but then again, I just couldn’t resist it. They had been sitting in my wardrobe since I got back from the tour, and I just felt like this was a good reason to use them, especially when Gina mentio
MARKAfter I had done all that I needed to do, I felt relieved and fulfilled.It was already getting late in the evening, and I wanted to finish up everything before returning to my house and having a good night’s rest so that I could be better prepared for the trip in the morning.“It’s happening!” I said to myself with satisfaction.Donald Shell had wanted to ruin things for me like he always did, but then, thankfully, I had Brent, who knew just the right thing to do and the right channel to use.Brent had told me that as long as I was right and there was a footage, I needn’t have to worry. If Donald wanted to contend it, the court would ask him to provide a footage, and so far, I hadn’t heard any roaring or barking from Donald.Even if he came up with witnesses; paying those that worked with him and were present to testify against him, I also had a witness, so he knew that he had lost on all sides. I really wished that I was this smart and sensitive with Oscar’s case. If I had bee
ALEXANoelle and I spent the rest of the day working on things that needed to be sorted out before leaving.“I still need to go and check up on my dad when I leave here,” I told Noelle after checking the time and seeing that it was getting late.“Are you going to be spending the night there?” She asked.“I haven’t decided yet,” I answered.There was still the issue of getting someone that needed to be with my dad all the time. Mark did say that he would handle it, but I would be a fool to actually trust that he would. Mark had disappointed me a couple of times, and more importantly, I didn’t want him to think that I was actually relying on him.However, I didn’t explain that part to Noelle.“You haven’t said what you are going to do about Mark’s purchase,” Noelle reminded me carefully.She had broached the subject earlier, but I brushed it off.“Right now, Noelle, I am not thinking about that,” I said. “It’s just clothes which I was going to sell out anyway,” I said.“And you are not
ALEXAGina’s reaction made me realize that perhaps, Noelle hadn’t been bluffing all this time. This wasn’t to say that I already believed Noelle, but there had to be something to Gina’s reaction when she heard about the actress, Lina Barry.However, I didn’t want to bother about it, so I left her and went to my store.“Welcome, Miss Alexa,” my secretary greeted. “It feels like you have been away for ages,” she teased.“I feel like I have been away for long too,” I said.The moment I walked in, I felt as though I had walked into my home. This was my business. My home. My hard work. My legacy.Even though my dad’s company had been bequeathed to me, it would never feel like this, and that was because I started this from scratch. I would not be continuing from where anyone stopped, and this made me realize that this was my identity.And I felt immensely proud of it.I had been happy about my business, but right now, I felt deeply proud, and I couldn’t even express it. The feeling was too