Mag-log inIVYLeaving the house was more difficult than getting in, and that was because of the presence of the cops, but someone like me who had been through hell and high waters, I knew just what to do.It didn’t take me longer than ten minutes to figure out what I needed to do.The plans were made already.All I needed to do was find my way out.So I had sneaked into Lora’s room. She was already dismissed for the day and I knew that she left about two hours ago to go and spend the New Year with her family and loved ones.As suspected, she left her uniforms in the room.I got into one of them and thankfully, it fit properly. The apron was a good disguise and I had to take the risk. I ensured that my face was covered enough, but not too much to raise suspicion, and then I went out, taking with me the trashcan from the kitchen.It was a huge risk, but then again, I didn’t have another choice.Alexa had already told me several times that my days were numbered and that she never wanted me to stay
ALEXAI waited anxiously for Mark to arrive.The moment I realized that Ivy was truly gone, I had called Mark, and I waited in the living room for him even though I knew that the drive from his house back to mine was a couple of minutes.I would have asked Lora, but I already asked her to take the day off so that she would be able to spend the eve with her family.And if the cops had seen something, they would have mentioned it. Going to ask them would make them confused.If Ivy was able to get into the house without being seen, then it was quite possible that she would be able to also leave without being seen. She knew her way around the house because she lived her for years.“What if Mark isn’t into it?” I asked myself.I hadn’t forgotten the episode at the local diner where a woman had called him and he had lied to me, but right now, I wanted Mark.I wanted his presence.I could worry about that some other time. Also, Noelle made me believe that it was okay for me to use him to sat
MARK“You haven’t answered my question, Mona,” I told her tightly.“Oh, but I have,” Mona responded.Then she sat back down, gently placing the bottle of champagne on the table.“I came to celebrate with you, and I figured that since we would be parents soon, we should spend the New Year together,” she added. “And where are you coming from at this time of the night?” Mona asked, staring at me.“We are not going to be a family, Mona,” I blurted out angrily, ignoring her question.She was gradually becoming a problem I couldn’t get rid of.“I am pregnant for you, Mark,” Mona reminded me.And I really wished that she wasn’t.I knew I was being cruel right now, but I couldn’t it.Blaming Alexa for being the reason I got together with Mona; if she hadn’t pushed me away, I would never have considered Mona, would have been good, just as I had earlier done, but the truth was that I couldn’t blame her.Alexa didn’t ask me to be with another woman.I could have kept to myself and stayed celibat
MARKOn my way back home, I called Vector; I just couldn’t wait.“Vector, were you sleeping already?” I asked the moment the call connected.It was almost midnight already, so it was quite possible that Vector might have slept off, but from the sound of his voice, it didn’t seem like he was sleeping, and even if he was, I didn’t mind waking him up. Vector was my best friend for a reason.“No, I wasn’t,” Vector responded. “And why do you sound so excited?” Vector asked.But before I could give an answer, he had already figured it out.“This is about your night with Alexa, isn’t it?” He asked me.“Yes, it is,” I answered, relieved that he hadn’t totally forgotten that I was spending the eve with Alexa.“Hmm, it must have gone well with the way you are sounding,” Vector stated with suspicion in his voice.“I asked her to marry me,” I blurted out.“What?” Vector was stunned to his bones. “You didn’t tell me that you were going to do something like that,” Vector added.“I didn’t think I wa
ALEXA“He asked me to marry him, Noelle!” I yelled into the phone as soon as Mark drove out and Noelle picked up.It was about a few minutes to the New Year.Mark and I had surprisingly spent more hours at the local diner, way more than we had ever spent with each other, and after his proposal, I could barely wait to talk to Noelle.I wasn’t certain she would pick up, but I was too desperate not to try.“What?” Noelle was stunned to her bones. “Who?” Noelle asked even though we both knew who I was referring to.“Mark asked me to marry him a while ago, Noelle,” I blurted out again.I just couldn’t get into the house, so I stopped in the living room to speak with Noelle. Every part of me was acting in a way I couldn’t even understand. I didn’t know how best to explain it.Mark Ronaldo and I were married for five years before our messy divorce, but this was the first time he was actually asking me to marry him…a few hours to the New Year!“Are you serious?” Noelle sounded more stupefied.
MARKSince Alexa wanted to talk about something else, I didn’t have a choice but to oblige her. Thankfully, she wasn’t asking something that might ruin the mood, and hopefully, I would be able to find my way around telling her how I felt.“Well, Reyna helped me make the necessary arrangements,” I told her.The moment I did, I caught something flash in Alexa’s eyes, but I really couldn’t tell what it was because it disappeared almost immediately, but it dawned on me that it probably had to be because Reyna once worked for her and her father.“I am sorry about getting Reyna to work for me,” I cleared my throat and said.The air between us was changing, and I really didn’t want it to, but then again, avoiding it wasn’t the solution to it.“It’s fine,” Alexa said, but I didn’t feel that way.I shook my head.“I don’t think I ever apologized for it,” I said.“What’s there to apologize for? If you didn’t hire her, someone else would have,” Alexa responded.She didn’t sound very pissed off,
ALEXA“I cannot believe this,” my dad said through clenched teeth.Then he got up at the same time and went to the door, yanking it open to catch who was there, but there was no one there.However, we both knew what we heard.The person probably sensed that he or she had been discovered, and took t
ALEXA“I think it is good,” I lied.I chose not to go with my dad’s report because clearly, he wanted me to fire Matty Farm, hence, the reason he talked down on his effort, and the smile on Matty’s face told me that I made the right choice.My dad was trying every means possible to jeopardize every
MARK“What are you supposed to tell me?” Alexa asked.Vector and I reacted in shock instantly because we weren’t expecting Alexa, and when we turned, she was standing right there, by the kitchen door.“I heard your voices from the living room,” Alexa added.Her eyes were swollen with sadness and fe
ALEXA“Don’t come close to me, Donald,” I said with shaky breath.The realization of what Donald wanted to do dawned on me, and fear gripped me completely.A part of me knew that acting brave and fearless would help, but I couldn’t. I had never been in this situation before, and the fear of it fill







