LOGINALEXALori did some good shopping, and when she made dinner, I found myself eating so much than I had done in weeks.“Did you enjoy the food, ma’am?” She asked me.“Yes, Lori, thank you,” I told her after dinner. “And please, call me Alexa,” I added.I already told her before, but I was willing to tell her over and over again until she took the correction. I understood that she wanted to be formal, but being addressed by my name would make me more comfortable.From the outset, I never liked the formalities, not even from domestic workers, unlike Ivy who craved for them.I always preferred to be addressed by my name because it made me feel better.Speaking about Ivy, she hadn’t stepped her feet out of her bedroom since Lori arrived. Even when Lori went to the grocery store, she didn’t dare come out, and I realized that not running into her as frequently made me more relieved.Hopefully, she would get uncomfortable enough to leave.After dinner, I stayed in the living room to catch a sh
MARKVector and I remained at the club, just drinking and talking about random things, and that was because I told Vector that I wanted to talk about something else.Apparently, I would have to speak to Mona again, which I absolutely hated and dreaded, but I didn’t have any choice at the moment.I would have to sort it out before Alexa hears of it.My phone rang. It was Brent.“Hey, Brent,” I said into the phone.I had to speak more loudly because of the noise at the club.“Where are you?” Brent asked.“At the club,” I answered.“Alright then, I am coming over,” Brent told me.“Alright, fine,” I said before ending the call.“What does he want?” Vector asked me as soon as he noticed that I had ended the call.“Brent is coming over,” I responded.“Oh, is there a reason why?” Vector asked.“He didn’t say. He probably just wants to unwind as we are doing,” I answered.“That’s fair. He works just as hard as you do, and I believe that a time here would help him feel better,” Vector said and
ALEXAI went to check who was at the door, and to my confusion, it was a woman who was well into her thirties.“Hello, good day, ma’am,” she greeted with a warm smile.“Good morning,” I responded, still wondering who she was and what she was doing here. “How may I help you?” I asked her.“You must be Miss Alexa Silver, right?” She inquired.“Yes, that’s me,” I responded.“My name is Lora, and I am here because I have been hired as your personal chef and nutritionist,” she responded.I became confused.“Hired? I didn’t…” I started, but she interrupted me respectfully.“Mr. Mark Ronaldo did the hiring, ma’am. I am simply here to start working,” she said.“Oh,” I said, almost speechless. “May I come in?” She requested politely when I didn’t usher her in.“Forgive my manners; of course, you may come in,” I said.And then I ushered her into the living room. “Give me a moment,” I requested.“Of course, ma’am,” Lora responded.I left her and went to the dining table to make a call. Mark w
MARKI found our table easily and slid into the empty seat in front of Vector.“You look upset,” Vector said as he signaled the waiter.“I am upset by a couple of things,” I responded.“What’s wrong?” Vector asked me.“I ran into Donald on my way out. He was on his way in,” I responded tightly. “Was he in here?” I asked even though it was clear that he was.“If he was, I really didn’t see him because I have been engrossed with my phone,” Vector responded.“Does he now come here?” I asked Vector.This was about the third time that I was running into Donald here and it was becoming obvious that he also came here to have a good time.Vector shrugged and said, “It would seem like.”I became more pissed off.“Why on earth should he be coming here? What happened to Dancing Devils? Wasn’t that where he usually went?” I asked Vector.He was one of the reasons I stopped going to that club.When he came back to Paris, Donald made it a point of duty to always visit the club, and I was already ge
MARK“Is there anything else?” I asked Reyna after she was done with what I asked her to do.I glanced at my watch and saw that it was almost time for me to close up for the day.“Nothing more, sir,” she responded, but she didn’t leave.“What is it, Reyna?” I asked her.“I know I shouldn’t be prying, but you have been sulking all day, sir,” Reyna said. “Is anything the matter?” She asked.“No, there isn’t,” I responded.“Are you sure?” Reyna asked more deeply.If she wasn’t very competent, and added to the fact that I knew that she was simply being caring, I might have been upset with her because I didn’t want anyone prodding me like this.“Yes, Reyna, I am sure,” I responded. “Well, what about the chef I asked you to find?” I asked her.Earlier in the day, I had spoken to her about hiring a chef for Alexa because I wanted her to be well fed and taken care of.Thankfully, the doctor was kind enough to give me a list of foods that might help her get better, and with the help of a paid
ALEXAI stayed in my dad’s room, which had now become my room, to get some rest, and after a while, my phone rang.I was shocked to see that it was Noelle.For a moment, I stared at my phone screen as though I couldn’t tell who was calling, and that was because I was utterly stunned that she was calling.Noelle hadn’t called me in days.Ever since I found out what she did and I tried to reach her by calling and texting and she never responded, I simply stopped trying.So why was she calling me now?I contemplated whether or not I should pick up, and I was still on it when the call ended. I noticed that my heart was beginning to race faster. I was still upset with her.Then she began to call again, and I just found myself picking up.The call connected, but we were both silent for some seconds, and I knew I wasn’t going to say a word until she did.If she called to simply stay quiet, then I would also stay quiet.“Alexa,” Noelle eventually said, her voice in a whisper.“How could you,
ALEXA“Are you for real?” I asked Noelle.“Yes, I am!” Noelle said vehemently. “She was there, Alexa, and I swear, I remember seeing her,” she added.“Come on, Noelle,” I said, almost rolling my eyes at her.“Why can’t you just believe what I am saying? Why do you think I keep saying this each time
MARK“What is wrong with you, Mark?” I asked myself after Alexa walked out of the boardroom without answering my question.Why should I even allow a woman control my feelings this much and cause me to act right out of character? This wasn’t me, and the more I tried to step back, the more I get pull
ALEXAThe rest of the meeting went by in a flash. Besides, right after Mark said he knew someone he could call, we didn’t have much to talk about.“I will await your feedback then,” I simply said.Then Reyna had brought some biscuits and tea, and even though she didn’t say who it was from, I alread
ALEXAWhat was Mark doing here?!I did see a file in his hand, and after leaving with my dad, it was obvious that he was here for business talk, so why was I unsettled?I wasn’t feeling unsettled because I had now come to hate Mark. Rather, I was feeling this way because he saw me with Donald, and







