MasukMARKI arrived at my company really early in the morning.My first court case against Mr. Devon started today, but it wasn’t until twelve noon, and so I wanted to get a lot of work done before then because I wasn’t sure if I would be in the mood to even work after the first court hearing.More than that, I was eager to hear from Reyna regarding what we talked about over the phone last week.Thankfully, she was equally early.All through the weekend, I tried to keep my eyes on the news and blogs. It was my first time, but I was desperate to find out what was going on with Alexa, being that I couldn’t go anywhere close to her.Vector had taken a short trip to see his grandparents over the weekend, and so he couldn’t be of help to me.Unfortunately for me, aside from the news of Mr. Silver’s passing, nothing else had been revealed, and I figured that Alexa was probably keeping things private.That was typical of her.As a matter of fact, I had the feeling that she wasn’t even the one who
IVY“What happened to him?” I asked when I was able to get over my shock and the thought that was going through my head already.“Are you alone?” She asked me for the first time.I glanced at the nurse who was glaring hatefully at me. She seemed like she would have liked to know what my mum was saying, but unfortunately, she couldn’t, and that seemed to infuriate her more. However, that wasn’t even the only worry I was having.What if the calls were being recorded somewhere?As a mental home, they might want to keep track of things their patients said and the conversations they had with people outside the mental home, but then again, I couldn’t say that to my mum because if I did, the nurse would hear.For now, the only person that might have to be worried about words being said was me.“Not exactly, but it’s pretty clear,” I said.I didn’t want to go all out and say the words, and thankfully, my mum got the memo.“Thank goodness,” she responded.“What happened to him?” I asked, my h
IVY“Hey,” Lina Barry called.This was the third time this week she was coming to me and trying to strike a conversation but I just wasn’t paying much attention to her.“You haven’t told me what is going on, Ivy. Since the day you were supposed to have your doctor’s appointment but couldn’t because of the work you were forcefully assigned to, you haven’t been yourself,” she added extensively.I stayed quiet.“I thought you didn’t like the doctor’s appointment thing. No one here does,” she finished.“Paying for the sins of someone else isn’t exactly nicer,” I eventually responded with a snap.“I am sorry about that, Ivy,” Lina Barry said.I went back to staying quiet, but she didn’t leave.“I have just been very lonely and bored, Ivy,” Lina Barry added wistfully. “It is Sunday, and I was thinking that we could just take a stroll around the mental home and do nothing…you are the only friend I have come to have around here,” she finished.Lina Barry was sad.I was livid.That damn nurse
ALEXAI stood by my words and ensured that by the time Clara was leaving, she left without a car. She left empty-handed.I went the extra-mile by asking one of the securities in the house to search through all her belongings just to ensure that she didn’t sneak in anything into her bags. “You are going to regret this, Alexa, I promise you,” Clara had threatened when she was being escorted out of the house.She was visibly pained and humiliated, but I wasn’t moved by that. None of that could be compared to the damage that she had done since she was brought into my family.“I don’t want to see traces of her anywhere near this premises,” I told the securities, loud enough for Clara to hear. “If you ever do, you are going to be arrested for trespassing,” I had added.The moment Clara was dragged out of the premises and I was certain that she had left and she would never be coming back, something happened inside of me.I felt deep relief.It was as though Clara’s presence here was making
MARKAs much as I wanted to defile Brent’s words and still go ahead to see Alexa just to find out how she was doing, I couldn’t because I knew he was right.Now wasn’t the time to play around my company.Mr. Devon had already done enough damage. He had taken years to plot the takeover, and one single mistake by me could give him all he ever wanted, leaving me empty and at a loss.“Well, this is your fault, Alexa. If you hadn’t filed that restraining order, this wouldn’t be happening,” I told myself.I didn’t want to feel bad or guilty for not being there for her because I wanted to. However, Alexa Silver didn’t want to.Even at the hospital, she had firmly stated that she didn’t want me to see her.However, I would still need to know about the funeral arrangements because even her restraining order wouldn’t stop me from paying my last and final respect to Mr. Silver, a man I had known and respected for about ten years now.As Canon drove me out of my company, I called Reyna.“Is there
ALEXAShirley arrived a while later, just when I had just finished having breakfast.“You have access to my apartment now, so ensure that everything runs smoothly,” I told her.“I will, ma’am,” she responded.“And if there is anything I need to know, you can just call me or send me a message or an email,” I added.Shirley nodded.I noticed that she had something else bothering her that she would have liked to say, but she was hesitating.“What is it?” I asked her.“It’s nothing, Miss Alexa,” she responded.It was a lie, but I didn’t even have the courage and strength to press her for details.“Alright then,” I said.Shirley left after that and I sat back at the dining table and just allowed the heaviness and hollowness to wash over me. It was even a surprise for me that I could eat a full plate of food, or maybe it was because I was deeply famished.Clara, after recovering from the shock of my demand, had scoffed and stormed upstairs to pack her things, and I could barely wait to see







