LOGINALEXAI 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
IVY“Finally, she comes out,” Lina Barry said, sipping from a cup of coffee.She was drinking my coffee.Jack must have made it for her, and from all indication, it was obvious that Jack had gone out as he always did.I had no idea where Lina Barry slept or how she managed. After storming into the room and locking the door, no one had bothered to disturb me about opening it, and maybe I should feel relieved for it.I just didn’t like how comfortable Lina Barry seemed to be getting already, especially after her reaction last night.Lina Barry still looked very thin and sickly, but then again, the anger and hostility in her eyes seemed to have disappeared.“Good morning, Ivy,” Lina Barry greeted when I didn’t respond to what she said earlier.Still, I didn’t respond to her.Instead, I went over to the small kitchen, and that was when I noticed that Jack had also made me a steaming cup of coffee. All I needed to do was pour it in and start to drink. Nevertheless, it didn’t make me feel b
IVYI watched the housekeepers put my boxes in the car trunk as my eyes gathered tears.So this was to be my life now?There was absolutely nothing wrong with me, but with his power, the detective had switched everything and declared me mentally unstable.And now, a rehabilitation center.“Ivy,” Mr
MARK“My client, Mark Ronaldo, has been unjustly accused of conspiring with Oscar when he was alive, while his friend, Vector, has been accused of murdering Oscar,” Brent started.“Accused?” The attorney asked in a sneer.“Is there an issue with what Brent just said?” The judge asked the attorney.
ALEXAWaking up in a hotel room with comfortable bed and warm sheets gave me a really good mood, which I was certain that I would not have gotten if I had returned to Noelle’s apartment. She would have wanted to talk about it, which would have led to further altercation, or we would have tiptoed ar
IVYAfter the court hearing, I lingered around. I stood in a private place and watched Mark and Vector drive out of the court premises.“I hate you both,” I blurted in a whisper.I really wished that they would both spend the rest of their lives in jail. It upset me that after my attempt to cause a







