LOGINIVYJack returned an hour later and made us some soup from what he got while hunting. We all ate in silence and I didn’t bother with Lina Barry’s presence.Jack was already used to being quiet, and so he pretended as though he couldn’t see the tension between us.I couldn’t find the phone Jack used in communicating with Drew. What Jack didn’t know was that I had tried several times to look for it but I just couldn’t find it. It was as though he kept it somewhere in this cabin that I couldn’t reach.But where?The cabin was a small one. Was it possible that Jack would have hidden a phone in this cabin and I would not be able to find it?Or did he always take it out with him whenever he left the cabin?This left me confused and frustrated at the same time.Since Grace systematically kicked me out of her house, I had been unable to get access to any cell phone, and it would really be useful to me at this time.After the meal, we were quiet for some time and the air grew thicker. Eventual
ALEXAI stood and stared at everyone and no one in particular. Just as I had wanted, only four people aside from Mark and the priest were in the church.Just the way I wanted it.But even though I wasn’t staring at anyone in particular, I knew that all eyes were on me. They turned to look at me the moment I appeared on the door.And I could see their shock.Yes, I chose to pick one of the dresses in my wardrobe that still fitted. As a matter of fact, I had chosen one of the dresses I had worn before even though I had a few new dresses, deliberately ditching the two wedding dresses.At this very moment, they were still lying on my bed, staring at the roof and wondering why on earth I hadn’t taken any of them.Everyone in the church, including the priest, were wondering why I had appeared as a guest. Even Reyna and Shirley were more dressed than I was.They were coming for my wedding, so they had put in extra effort to look beautiful, including Noelle. Gosh, Mark looked radiantly handso
MARK“Then, that is all I need to hear,” he said with a smile. “The court is going to also issue you a certificate, containing every legal proceeding, but that will be handled by your lawyer. This is all we offer here,” he added.“I know that,” I responded.Brent would have that sorted out as soon as he got back. And why the heck wasn’t he back anyway?“Good,” the priest said with a nod.“Are we starting now?” I asked him.The only question in my head was whether Alexa had arrived yet. I had thought that he had sent for me because he wanted to have a lengthy discussion with me even though it was almost nine already.“In a minute or two,” he responded.“Alright then, I will just wait in the church for you,” I said, desperate to find out if Alexa had arrived or not.“Of course, Mr. Mark,” he said.I got up and walked out of his office.As I feared, Alexa still hadn’t shown up.Noelle was speaking to Shirley by the entrance door and Vector was talking to someone on the phone in another c
MARK“Mr. Mark, good morning,” Reyna greeted with a smile.She was oblivious to the rising tension in our midst, and that was a very good thing because we needed something or someone that would make the atmosphere better.This was even far from what a wedding was supposed to look like. The hostility already building in the air made it worse.As a man of my status in Paris, I had attended a lot of prestigious wedding. It was really embarrassing to me and to the Ronaldo family that this was how I was getting married...for the second time, damn it.No press, all the men that mattered in the city was absent, no wedding reception, no honeymoon...absolutely nothing!All thanks to Alexa, and with how displeased I was right now, I didn’t think I would be able to forgive Alexa for making me lose something that mattered most to me.“Reyna, how are you?” I asked her, shaking the thought off my head so that I wouldn’t appear as upset as I was getting.“Very well, sir, and congratulations on your
MARKVector and I arrived at the church early enough. Noelle, Shirley, and Reyna were already there and there were a few flowers to adorn it.“This church is too freaking small,” I said under my breath to Vector as we made our way into the church to meet with the women. “I know it is what Alexa wanted. I wouldn’t have felt bad about it if there would have been a reception afterwards,” I added.I could barely control the anger that was rising inside my chest.“Remember what we talked about, Mark,” Vector said.No, I hadn’t forgotten about it, but it didn’t make me feel any better.“I know, Vector, but this is a wedding, and it is not something I am going to do after now,” I grumbled and Vector understood what I was talking about.It wasn’t as though it was a birthday celebration that could be done better the next year. For the second time, I was getting married, but somehow, I just couldn’t get what I wanted.“Would you rather have a lavish wedding and not have Alexa at all?” Vector as
ALEXAIn a few hours, Mark and I would be married again.The thought woke me up this morning and till now, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I still had about an hour and some minutes to get dressed. The address Shirley sent to me wasn’t far away from the house.In ten to fifteen minutes, I should arrive there.Why didn’t I feel the need to get dressed?On my bed were Noelle’s wedding dress gift and my mum’s wedding dress, both staring at me and my heart trying to decide which of them I should wear.My mum’s dress would be tight because of the bump; she wasn’t pregnant when she got married to my dad, but Noelle’s dress would fit absolutely well. Still, there was still the dilemma and the tugging in my heart, telling me that I was doing the wrong thing.I was giving Mark Ronaldo the power to have control over my life again.He did for five years and I lived in misery. Only a foolish person would agree to take that path again. It was even worse now because someone else was also pregnan
MARKMy visit to the hospital came with different emotions.I was upset that Donald went ahead to officially announce their relationship. It didn’t matter to me that Mr. Silver didn’t seem interested. I couldn’t even bank on that. The man was sick, and he must have felt that that was the wrong time
ALEXAAfter I managed to get Clara to leave, I sat back close to my dad and watched him sleep. He was fragile and weak, but he was resting well.Thankfully, it wasn’t very severe.I yawned tiredly, and my stomach rumbled with hunger, and I realized that I hadn’t had something to eat the whole day.
MARKI didn’t have an answer to Reyna’s question, but then again, there was no going back now. Not like I wanted to anyway.Whatever her reaction might be, I would just wait to see it, and hopefully, it wouldn’t infuriate her so much that she would turn down my request to be her client.After I dro
IVY“Hey, Ivy, aren’t you going to make a phone call today?” Lady asked me when I passed by her desk from the dining room.Again, I had had to sit through the excruciating section of eating tasteless meals with a room filled with people who were mentally disoriented.It was sickening, and sometimes







