LOGINMARK“Do you need me to come along?” Vector asked me when Brent and I were about to get into my car.Cannon Dexter was already waiting in the car to drive us.The court hearing was scheduled for two and we didn’t want to be there late even though I didn’t want to be there at all.“I don’t think it’s important, if you have something else to do anyway,” Brent answered for me.“I do have something I would like to handle at this very moment,” Vector said.I couldn’t blame him; he had been with me all morning. Also, there was nothing he could do even if he came along.But that didn’t mean that I didn’t notice how well Vector was trying to avoid any case involving Mona. Again, I couldn’t blame him because he did warn me severely even before I had a full relationship with her.“Then you should get on with it,” Brent responded.“Talk to you later, Mark?” Vector asked me.“Yeah,” I simply said.Brent and I got into my car while Vector got into his and drove out of my company. Cannon Dexter sta
ALEXA“Noelle, are you serious?” I asked Noelle, my voice almost shaking.As much as I would have liked to act as though I wasn’t moved by what she just declared with such firmness, I couldn’t. I couldn’t even pretend.“Have I ever joked about something like this before?” Noelle asked me in return, her brows raised cockily.Granted, I was upset with Noelle and probably wouldn’t be here right now if Noelle hadn’t recommended me to someone for a gig and Shirley hadn’t talked me into it, but hearing her say those words to me for the first time in more than ten years shook me to my core.I had never seen Noelle this serious before.“Noelle...” I said with a gasp, but the moment the word escaped my lips, my voice trailed off because I didn’t know what else to say.Noelle stared at me without flinching.We were both silent for a few seconds as I tried to steady my breathing, but Noelle sat there, unbothered and unmoved.All this time, I had been the one cutting her off and telling her, most
ALEXATen minutes later, I was on my way to Noelle’s house for the first time in years. Noelle already gave up her apartment a while back, so I knew that she would be at her parents’ house. After she got engaged to Nelson and it seemed as though they were going to get married really soon, she didn’t see the need to keep the apartment.The last time I visited Noelle at her parents’ mansion, we were both in college. Noelle got her apartment right after college while I still chose to remain with my dad, Clara, and Ivy at the house.If I had known, maybe I would have moved out sooner, but what difference would it have made anyway?I was driven to Noelle’s house by one of the cops and I was let in by their doorman as soon as I got there. It was the doorman they had had for years, and he still recognized me, so there was no need for questions and formalities.“Please, have your seat, ma’am. I will inform Miss Noelle of your arrival,” the housekeeper told me.I could see that it was a new h
ALEXA“Hello? Is everything okay or do I need to call back?” Tatiana said, calling back my attention.I had completely drifted afar off, forgetting that I was speaking with someone on the phone.“Um, yes, I am here,” I said, jerking out of my reverie and clearing my throat.“Is everything okay?” She asked, sounding worried.Well, I couldn’t blame her because I was indeed sounding as though there was something wrong with me, and that was because I was still in shock.“Yes, everything is fine,” I told her.“Well, you haven’t told me if you are still in business or not,” Tatiana said.“It depends on what you are looking for, Tatiana,” I said, going fully into professional mode.I couldn’t recall the last time I treated anything with profession. I had even forgotten that I once ran a successful business until this very call.“I only make dresses for men,” I added.“So I was told,” Tatiana said. “I moved into Paris last week for a fashion show my team and I are hosting. It is going to be t
ALEXA“Do you need some more?” Lona asked me when she saw that I was done eating another round of breakfast even before it was noon.I always finished my food and she always asked the same question.“No, Lona, I am full for now,” I told her.Actually, I would literally burst open if I took anything in for now, but knowing how much the pregnancy made me eat, I didn’t doubt that I would be hungry again in an hour.I couldn’t be more grateful for the presence of Lona. I would never have been able to handle cooking on my own no matter how much I loved doing it.Heck, I never even realized that being pregnant could be this exhausting. The more the months went by, the worse it became. I could barely wait to have my baby so that I wouldn’t have to continue dealing with this.I looked up and caught Lona smiling.“What?” I asked her lightly.“It seems to me that you are worried about your eating habit lately,” she said.I rolled my eyes and said, “I eat like a freaking baboon and I feel round
IVYNow that Lina Barry and I had a mutual understanding on things, we were already beginning to make plans, and I ensured that Lina Barry knew that I was the mastermind behind everything.She didn’t have a choice but to follow my lead.Thankfully, Jack gave us all the privacy we needed.He rarely stayed in the cabin unless he wanted to cook something or even eat. Other than that, he stayed away, and that gave room for Lina and I to have lengthy conversations, like this morning.“What am I supposed to do?” Lina Barry asked me.“I need you to go to Donald Shell,” I stated.Lina Barry’s eyes budged out as though their sockets would fall off. She thought that I had said the most outrageous thing, but I didn’t stutter when I said it. I meant every word of it.“Yes, Lina,” I insisted.“Are you insane?” Lina Barry asked me.I wasn’t upset because I expected her reaction anyway.“No, I am not,” I simply responded.“That man sent me away for nearly ten years, Ivy. He never wanted me to come o
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
ALEXAMark had taken me completely by surprise. I had expected him to cower at what I just said and plead, but instead, he had been unflinching.What was going on that no one was telling me about?I continued to think about it even while I sat by the side of my dad in his ward.“Alexa, what is runn
ALEXAI wished my dad had said no, but he hadn’t, and now, I had no choice but to start preparing for a trip to Toronto with Mark Ronaldo.“You don’t look happy,” my dad said after Mark left.“Why should I be?” I asked without pretending. “Why are you unhappy?” He asked me.“You are sick, dad, and
ALEXA“What?!” I asked in shock.This was the least of the things I had expected Mark to say.“Are you aware that my dad is sick and the weekend is just two days away?” I asked him.“Please, calm down,” Mark said calmly, obviously trying to calm me down, but I wasn’t having it.“Don’t tell me that,







