ALEXA I arrived at the apartment tired and exhausted, but very relieved that I had gotten one issue handled. At least now, I know that I would not be seeing Oscar’s face.He would not have the opportunity to even see me and ask me why I turned down his contract, which was a good thing. I didn’t even want to know what he and Ivy might have planned towards me. Right now, especially with this new project I just got, I just wanted to focus on my business and stay happy.I dumped my hand bag on the couch and proceeded into the kitchen to grab a glass of milk.My secretary and I had worked late into the nigh today, because as the days drew nearer when I would travel with the pop-star, we got busier with planning and putting together outfits. So far, all the samples I had sent to his PA have been approved.In her words, they were all spectacular and the pop-star would be wowed!“I should call Noelle and tell her what I found out today,” I said to myself as I gulped down the milk, but then
ALEXA“Are you sure about what you just told me?” I asked Eva, barely able to believe her.I knew that I shouldn’t be very shocked, because Oscar already confessed to me that he knew Ivy. However, he lied about their relationship, and now, I wondered what Ivy and Oscar was up to.I should have known earlier that there was something fishy. A man wouldn’t just randomly find himself at my launch party and then play the hero just like that. I really should have known, and I did think about it, but then again, Noelle kept assuring me that there was nothing to it.Now I realized why I was never comfortable around Oscar especially after our last hang out.“Yes, I am,” Eva said. “I wouldn’t say something that I wasn’t sure of anyway, because I could get sued,” Eva added.“And how did you know about this?” I asked.She was Ivy’s stylist and that was as far as I knew about her relationship with Ivy, so how Ivy would know something like that baffled me.“Oh well, I had a cousin who worked at the
ALEXAThe next couple of days were filled with packing and preparing for the trip with the pop-star. Fortunately for me, my secretary was very competent and efficient.I still attended to my other clients, but I was more focused on everything that was required of me for the trip. I also could not deny the fact that I was thrilled.After trying so hard to reach Noelle, I was eventually able to get through to her.“Noelle, you have been too scarce!” I said as soon as the call connected even though I was very relieved.I didn’t even know that I could survive without Noelle’s presence for this long. Her trip, which was supposed to last for just a couple of days, was taking longer than expected, and it was affecting me. These days, I only came home to an empty apartment, and no one to talk to about my day, share a gossip with, or watch a TV show with.I was now used to having Noelle around that her absence was deeply felt.However, on the other hand, this was the first time that I was bein
MARKFor years, I had been frequenting this club, but never had my presence been acknowledged. This was an elite club that only the rich could afford, so what was so special about Donald that he was being worshipped.Everyone except Vector seemed to be awed by his majestic and magnificent presence.He was undeniably looking dashing, and the smug smile on his face made my skin crawl. “It is good to be back,” Donald said, his voice dripping with pride and arrogance.I wish I could take my eyes off him and pretend like I didn’t give a fuck about his presence, but I just couldn’t. I couldn’t take my eyes off him and my anger boiled deep inside of me.I wanted to punch that smug smile off his disgusting face.“Such a pompous bastard,” Vector retorted with a hiss.He was the only one that was on my side, and that was because he knew exactly who Donald Shell was and what he had tried to do to my company.“Some people tried to tarnish the image that I have built for years, but what they don’
MARKThe scenario of Alexa being extremely hostile and harsh towards me, Donald Shell arriving with flowers in his hand and dominating her territory kept playing in my head.Donald acted as though Alexa belonged to him and I had no right to be there.The anger and jealously that had eaten me up when I had to walk out of Alexa’s store before I would do something that I would regret was still eating me up deeply.I had thought that seeing Alexa with that Oscar guy at her launch party was infuriating, but this was even worse. It was worse because I knew Donald Shell, and he was more a threat than Oscar would have ever been.I would have gladly chosen Oscar as my competitor rather than Donald, and from the look of things, Alexa had already fallen for him.I lost appetite and even the zeal to do anything.Going back to the company hadn’t worked for the rest of the day, because I couldn’t concentrate, and now that I was back home, it wasn’t any better. I couldn’t stop thinking and imagining
IVYIt was getting dark and I was becoming more and more restless. The injury on my head which now carried a bandage was taking too much time to heal. I knew that it only happened recently, but somehow, I wished that the pain and scar would magically disappear. Being confined in the house was making me go insane, especially being that I had never been in this position before.It even made me more aggravated because neither Mark nor Oscar even attempted to check up on me, especially Oscar who was the cause of this.I couldn’t go out, so that no one would know what happened to me, and I couldn’t visit Mark as well for the same reason. It felt as though I was imprisoned, and it was making me cranky and very frustrated.“Yes!” I yelled when I heard a knock on my bedroom door.The housekeeper came in with a tray of food, and my irritation and anger increased instantly.“What do you want here?” I asked her.She looked a bit confused that I was asking her that, because I could clearly see t
ALEXAEven a dead person could feel the hostility and intensity that oozed between Mark and Donald. I had no idea that they knew each other, and the hatred that passed between them seeped into my skin and caused goosebumps all over my body.Watching Mark leave gave me mixture of feelings even though I didn’t want him in my store to begin with.I wasn’t also expecting Donald Shell either, and this was the third flower bouquet I was getting from him in a day. They were beautiful and smelled nicely, but it was getting too much and sending too many messages.His presence reminded me that I really wasn’t ready to see him today, or any time soon.“I am glad I came when I did,” Donald said.“Why?” I asked, confused.“Should we go into your office?” Donald asked, reminding me of my manners.I had been checking things up with my secretary before Mark barged in like he owned the place, and I guess that was one of the things that upset me. Another one was the fact that he was in my store less th
MARK“What do you mean by that?” I asked him.His voice sounded deep and dreadful and it sent shivers done my spine. It wasn’t really about the words in particular, but the way he said it.“There is always more to it than meets the eye, Mark. Just be careful around him,” Mr. Gerald said and walked away.When he walked away, I almost began to dwell on the thought, but I quickly pushed it off my thoughts. Mr. Gerald wasn’t worth it.He was hurt and pained that his sins had caught up with him, and like every other loser, he was looking for someone to take down with him. I always laughed out loud at his words of being careful. This was the same man who wanted to take away my company.“He is such a joker,” I said to myself.I was almost embarrassed that I allowed his empty warning and baseless words to send shivers down my spine. They were all angry with Mr. Devon who had chosen to be loyal and committed to the growth of my company rather than to join them in stealing it, and he wanted me
MARKMr. Devon and I waited for the three men at the conference room patiently. True to Mr. Devon’s words, three hours later, he returned to the company with the permission to dissolve the stakeholders permanently.“You are a genius, Mr. Devon,” I had told him, then proceeded to call for an emergency meeting.As we sat and waited for them, I could not help but imagine the look on their faces when the bomb would go off on them. I recalled the last time that we had sat together and the pride and confidence they had had.They thought that perhaps, I would fail soon, and they would be able to take over what they never worked so hard to build. This company was a Ronaldo legacy, and nothing was going to change that.“Mr. Devon, are you sure that after this, there is nothing else that is going to threaten my position as the CEO?” I asked Mr. Devon again.This was like the fifth time I was asking him the same question since we arrived at the conference room. I didn’t want any more surprises a