MasukALEXA“Why didn’t you tell me any of this?” I asked Shirley, still reeling in the shock of what she just said.All this time when I thought that I was alone and dealing with everything on my own, Mark had been assisting me financially. Now I realized why the doctor had refused to tell me who paid for the autopsy. He made me believe that the hospital took responsibility of the finances.Not that he mentioned it specifically anyway, but I just assumed that that was what had happened, being that he didn’t provide a name.“I didn’t want you to be upset,” Shirley responded.As much as I wanted to counter her response, I didn’t, because I knew that she was right. I was so livid with Mark Ronaldo that I would raised hell if I had known.I was still angry with Mark anyway.“So, that was why you gave him an invitation to my dad’s funeral, right?” I asked Shirley.I was really trying hard not to get upset, but deep down, the rage was already building because as I asked the question, I was remin
ALEXAThe cops stayed out all through the night, and somehow, that made me feel safe in a way I couldn’t explain.That didn’t mean that I wanted Mark Ronaldo in my child’s life.Mark had hurt me in ways that his actions wouldn’t be able to erase, and then, not to mention that he had been quick to jump into a relationship with another woman…the same woman he had had something to do with in Toronto when we went for a business trip.I would have to find a way to keep Mark away.Goodness, if only things had gone as planned. I really wouldn’t have had to deal with this. By now, I would have been in a completely different country, settling in and getting ready to welcome my child. In a few days, it would be New Year, and I still didn’t have a dime. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even have an existing business.As I sipped from my glass of freshly squeezed juice, I wondered what would become of me now.It was almost noon now and I didn’t have anything else to do. Thankfully, Ivy had chosen
MARKVector’s question jolted something inside of me, and each time he asked me questions like this, it always made me realize how much of a horrible situation I was in.And it made me upset and defensive instead of facing the situation head on.“Why would I want to tell them that?” I asked Vector, sounding really upset.I knew that I was transferring the aggression to Vector, but then again, he shouldn’t have asked me questions that would do nothing but trigger my nervous system.“I am just wondering how you hope to handle this, Mark,” Vector said.“It is none of your damn business,” I stated, almost snapping.“Alright, fine,” Vector said, raising up his hands in surrender.“And you have no right to say anything either,” I instructed him.“I was never going to say anything, Mark. I only wanted to know because I care about you and we have been friends for a really long time,” he added.My shoulders sagged in defeat as I sat down on my couch. Being defensive and transferring aggression
MARKVector came back to my house hours later, just when I was about getting off the phone with Brent.“They have been sent to Alexa’s house as we speak,” Brent told me over the phone.“That’s fantastic,” I said, feeling a little relieved.Vector didn’t wait for me to ask him to before he sat down and waited for me to end the call.“And how did she receive them?” I asked Brent.Knowing Alexa and how stubborn she could be, I knew that she was capable of screaming at the top of her lungs and sending them away regardless of the fact that she needed to be protected, especially now that everyone knew she was pregnant.I hadn’t forgotten how she had sent away the cop I hired to watch over her apartment after the incident of Donald following her just because she was mad at me.“Well, I just got off the phone with Frank, the head of the three, and he said that she was pretty much none reactive, but she didn’t ask them to leave,” Brent informed me.“That is really good to hear. Hopefully she w
ALEXAI thought I was going to glide down the stairs after missing my step and break my neck, or worse, lose the pregnancy until I felt a firm hand grabbing me and stopping me from falling.It was Ivy.“Are you okay?” She asked me.As I missed a step, my phone fell from my hand, which was also as a result of the shock of the message I received from Donald Shell, but thankfully, it didn’t crack or glide down the stairs.Without waiting for me to give her a response, Ivy helped me to pick up my phone, and then she gave it to me. I was still in so much shock about everything that I snatched the phone from Ivy’s hand in hostility.I didn’t even acknowledge that she had stopped me from a ghastly fall and even picked up my cell phone.“Alexa, are you okay?” Ivy asked me again.Since she returned, I noticed that she rarely came downstairs, or maybe when she did, I wasn’t aware, but she rarely did, and even now, she was careful about being on the stairs with me because anyone might walk in, a
ALEXA“Why isn’t Noelle picking up my calls anymore?” I asked myself.I was getting more frustrated and upset.Noelle was acting way too suspicious and it was upsetting me.I did say I wasn’t going to call her ever again because I felt betrayed by the fact that she was the one who had leaked the news, but after my altercation with Mark, I just needed someone to talk to so badly, and I found myself reaching out for Noelle again.I was still upset, but I just wanted to talk to Noelle.A part of me wanted to know what it was that prompted her to do something like that, and also tell her about what was going on.The doctor called a while later.“Miss Alexa, are you doing okay?” He asked me as soon as the call connected.“Yes, I am,” I answered.Surprisingly, the last couple of hours hadn’t made me lose the baby, but that didn’t mean that I should subject myself and the baby to stress.The doctor already strictly informed me that even mental stress could lead to complications and loss of t
MARK“Congratulations again, Mark Ronaldo,” Vector said as he lifted up his cup.I extended mine and our glasses clinked.The court’s verdict went in my favor, and now, I wouldn’t have to worry about my company being taken away from me.“And thanks to Brent as well. He made everything happen,” I sa
MARK“What a long night,” I said to myself as I prepared myself for work the next morning.The doctor hadn’t given me any information about Alexa, which had left me worried. However, now that the case was over and I didn’t stand the chance of losing my company, I wondered if I should risk it to go
MARKI arrived home later than usual because work has been very hectic and I was also thinking about the final court verdict, which was just two days away now.The closer the day drew, the more nervous and worried I became.Reyna had to leave before me because she was meeting up with Shirley, Alexa
ALEXAFive years ago…“Alexa, you haven’t answered my question,” Noelle reminded me.“I don’t know, Noelle, but that isn’t even the bone of contention right now,” I responded tightly.Somewhere deep inside of me, I felt like I still wouldn’t let Mark Ronaldo go just like that.No one understood tha







