LOGINIVYI woke up with a banging headache because I hardly slept, and when I was eventually able to get some sleep, I had a terrible nightmare.“You should eat something,” Jack said, pushing a plate of salad towards me the moment I came out of the room.I rolled my eyes and sat on the chair instead.“I am not hungry,” I said, rubbing my head with my thumb.“I don’t really care, but you haven’t had anything to eat since yesterday,” Jack noted tightly.“Then why do you keep offering me this or that?” I asked him, almost snapping at him.“Because I don’t want you to die here, Ivy; that’s why,” Jack responded.I scoffed.“I wonder why you are bothered about something like that,” I said.“How do you mean?” Jack asked me.“No one is going to know if I die here, Jack. You are going to get away with it. No one even wants me alive,” I said with a bitter sneer.Jack shook his head and brushed it off.A part of me wished that he would just say that even if no one wanted me alive, he did, but he didn
MARK“I will be stepping out now, so I need you to clear my schedule for the next two hours,” I instructed Reyna was when it was almost time to go to the hospital with Mona.She had already called me for about four time today, and I kept ignoring her call until the last one. I eventually picked up because I figured that if I didn’t, she would come to my office, and I really didn’t want to set eyes on her.At least, not until I had to.She wanted me to come and pick her up, but I reminded her that it was not part of the agreement. What was required of me was to show up. I had no business with how she would arrive there.“Alright, sir,” Reyna responded.Since I got to my company hours ago, Reyna and I hadn’t had time to talk because I had been very busy with work. However, I knew that she was dying to ask me questions.“I should be back from the hospital in two hours,” I said.“Yes, sir,” Reyna responded.Then I began to pack up to leave. Hopefully, it wouldn’t even be up to two hours b
ALEXAMark dropped me off at home. For some reason, I allowed him to open the car door for me and even follow me to the front door.Then, I stopped and turned to him.“Good night, Mark,” I told him coldly.“At least, let me walk you in to make sure that you get to your bedroom safely,” Mark offered calmly.“Mark, this is not New Year’s eve,” I told him.Something flashed in his eyes that I couldn’t quite catch, and something flipped in my chest that I couldn’t really explain the moment I said that.Anyway, I brushed that aside and maintained my coldness.“Don’t think that anything is going to happen between us now, or ever,” I added.Mark was so surprised by my statement that he just couldn’t hide it.Well, I really couldn’t blame him. The truth was that I hadn’t even prepared to say those words to Mark, especially the last part.Did I really mean it?Could my body stay away from Mark Ronaldo forever?I really couldn’t give an answer.However, I understood that Mark’s surprise was com
ALEXAI was certain that the bloggers and paparazzi were eager to hear Mark’s answer just the way I was. Maybe it was a good thing he was the one answering even though I was the sole reason we weren’t living together.“My wife and I are working out something which we don’t want to reveal to the public right away. When that happens, I am sure you will all be aware of it,” Mark answered calmly and expertly.If I wasn’t so upset with Mark, I might have fallen for him all over again.The truth was that Mark had done nothing but handled the entire situation perfectly. Usually, I would have been proud of him, considering how nervous I had been initially, but then again, if he hadn’t brought us here just to suggest something ridiculous to me, we wouldn’t have been ambushed like this.Nevertheless, I couldn’t deny that Mark saying “my wife” made my heart jingle in a way that I didn’t like. I would really love to be immune to Mark and all that concerned him completely.“Mr. Mark Ronaldo, you b
ALEXAI couldn’t believe that Mark would even suggest something like that to me! What kind of man was he?Fine, I had always known that he was selfish and only cared about himself. What he wanted was for everyone to do his bidding and for everything to go his way, but a tiny part of me had hoped that he had truly changed.How silly of me!For five years, I was married to Mark Ronaldo. I nursed him back to health and took proper care of him even though he neglected me completely and chose Ivy over me for the second time. I gave up working in my dad’s company and even doing something for myself to be a devoted wife to Mark.For five years, I was nothing but his wife, nurse, caregiver, and whatever he needed me to be while he worked as the CEO in his father’s company and expanded his own business.Now that something good was coming my way again, he wanted me to go with him to Versailles. While he would be there working and chasing a very huge contract, I would be doing nothing with my li
MARKWith how everything had been going, my first thought was that Alexa would go with the suggestion smoothly. I hadn’t imagined that she would react like that.The fire that erupted in her eyes told me that it didn’t sit well with her even before she opened her mouth to speak.“What did you just say?” Alexa asked me.I swallowed hard, preparing myself for the most difficult conversation I would ever have with Alexa.Again, I had thought that this dinner would soften everything and make things easier for me, but right now, I realized how wrong I was. There was no way Alexa would agree to it. Even if I did everything right in the world, she would never bend.I should have known.“We are moving to Versailles for a few months,” I managed to repeat.“Are you joking?” Alexa asked.I could tell that she was really expecting me to say that I was, but I wish that I could say that I was joking. I wasn’t.“No, I am not,” I said.“I knew this wasn’t for free!” Alexa blew hot, her voice breaking
ALEXA“I slept with Mark Ronaldo!” That was the thought I woke up with, and as much as I tried to shake it off my mind, I couldn’t. It was lodged there, and it made me deeply shy.I kept the gift Mark got for me on the bed and we proceeded to have breakfast. Whatever he had to say, I wanted to eat
ALEXAI spent some more time with my dad, but I could barely concentrate fully as I kept thinking about the car gift.I wasn’t a teenager anymore, but I was very excited.That wasn’t what I had even put in any of my plans because I just didn’t see the need for it, but being gifted a car by my dad j
ALEXA“Are you okay, Alexa?” Mr. Gregory asked.Apparently, the feeling I was having deep inside was being displayed on my face.“Um, she had a little bit of a cold this morning, Mr. Gregory,” Mark quickly stepped in with a lie.And in an instant, his had went around my back supportively.“I am sor
ALEXAHad Mark been watching me the whole time?“What are you doing here?” I asked him again when he didn’t answer my question, trying not to sound as upset and shy as I was feeling inside.I didn’t know where Mark had gone, and I told myself that I shouldn’t care either, but there was nothing else







