ALEXAWaking up in a hotel room with comfortable bed and warm sheets gave me a really good mood, which I was certain that I would not have gotten if I had returned to Noelle’s apartment. She would have wanted to talk about it, which would have led to further altercation, or we would have tiptoed around each other, which would have been worse.This was the sign that I was onto making the right decision.After I checked into the hotel room ran myself a warm bath and turned off my phone, I realized how peaceful I had felt.Even the conversation I had had with the lady at the park hadn’t shaken my peace.Granted, for the years Mark and I were married, I didn’t know that he was having troubles getting it up. I had thought that he simply couldn’t stand the sight of me, and Ivy made me believe that Mark and she were having sex.They did get back together, but the truth was that Mark never touched her, and not because he might not have wanted to, he just couldn’t.She confessed to drugging Ma
MARKVector and I agreed that it would be best if he just stayed in my mansion while the whole thing played out, according to the advice of Brent.Right now, he was the only one we were listening to.“How are you handling things at the company now that you haven’t been showing up there?” Vector asked me as we waited for Brent’s call.Every ticking second and day that goes by was for waiting for Brent’s call on whether the private hearing was approved or not.There was nothing more that I wanted other than for it to be approved, so that just as he explained, it would not have to go really viral. If it stayed discreet, then I would not have to deal with any scandal, or the fear of it affecting my company.“In all honesty, I don’t even know what goes on there,” I said, dejected.If I wasn’t so focused on this case, I wouldn’t even allow things to go on for this long without getting a word.Mr. Devon had still not stuck to his own end of the agreement by giving me update on everything tha
ALEXAI began to palpitate in trepidation.I couldn’t see the person yet, but I knew that someone was watching me. I could feel it deep inside.“Who is that person?” I asked, but I couldn’t even voice out the words.I couldn’t speak.The trauma of my last experience made it worse, and as I sat there, I almost began to shiver. I had been having a peaceful moment at the park before this sudden feeling engulfed me, making me scared as hell.Maybe I should have continued speaking with the lady on the phone.From what I had learned, people like that wouldn’t be able to come close if they knew that I was with someone on the phone. But I just couldn’t bring myself to call back.“What do I do now?” I asked myself.Do I stand up and hurry out of the park?Do I draw the attention of anyone nearby and say that I could feel eyes on me?But then again, wouldn’t they think that I was crazy in a way? Every normal person could see that this was a harmless park. As a matter of fact, just a few feet aw
ALEXAI sat at a park and just allowed my mind to drift off in different directions. The hurt and pain from Noelle’s outburst in front of Donald Shell really cut deep, and I just wanted some space.As soon as I left the store, I turned off my phone because I just wanted to be alone.Things had never seemed to go the way I had always wished that it would. Although the memories I had of my mum were feint, I did remember wishing that she would have lived longer. She had been really sweet and nice to me, and it just felt like my world came crashing down when she left.Thankfully, my dad had been able to fill the void, but not for long enough.As soon as Clara and her daughter, Ivy, showed up, things took a different turn, but it didn’t feel like something I couldn’t handle, because I was almost done with college, and it just didn’t seem logical that a girl my age would still want the undivided attention of my dad.“I guess life isn’t generally fair,” I whispered to myself.It was a good t
MARK“This is not to scare you, but to prepare your hearts for the worst,” Brent said.His words, intended to pacify, only ended up making the whole situation more horrifying.“But you are the best at what you do, Brent, and you have never lost a case,” I stated, trying to act and appear brave.No matter what, I still had to maintain my ego.“While that is true, I always prepare my clients for the worst,” Brent said. “And your case is kind of different,” he added carefully.“How do you mean?” I asked him, sitting up straighter.“The attorney that is being arranged to fight against you is quite a big deal,” Brent revealed.Vector and I looked at each other again.“But how can that be? Oscar is dead, and Alexa doesn’t even want to be a part of this anymore, so why is this case taking this turn?” Vector asked.“I think there are higher powers behind it, Mark. What I can say is that there is someone out there who desperately wants to see you ruined, and he will go any length to achieve th
MARKVector and Brent arrived a couple of minutes later, and for a moment, Vector and I just stared at each other.Seeing him outside of jail after a while just made him seem a little different. He looked more exhausted than the last time I had seen him. His beards were grown, and there was just some kind of difference about him.Then we had walked to each other and hugged each other tightly.“Thank you for not letting me rot there,” Vector said.“I would never have done that, Vector, not especially since you took the bullet for me,” I told him.Then Vector whispered into my eyes and said, “Brent is a fierce lawyer. I have no doubt that you made the right choice.”“I have no doubt as well,” I whispered back before we untangled from our hug. “I have made adequate preparations for you in the guestroom to shower before coming back down for us all to eat. Only until then are we going to discuss whatever Brent wants us to talk about,” I added.“Gosh, it feels so good to be out of there,” V