LOGINIVYAlexa’s hearty laughter rang all the way from the living room downstairs.The two young ladies who were here the other day, Shirley and Reyna, had come around to pay her a visit, and they had been talking and laughing since they got here, and from what I could tell, they would be on it for a while.“Alexa seems very happy,” I muttered to myself.She was quite different from the person I met when I returned.Alexa seemed lighter and happier now, and I noticed that it was right after the night Mark came around. After he eventually left that night; which was a relief because it didn’t seem like he was ever going to leave, and for my own good, it was best he never passed the night here, Alexa had walked back upstairs and to her bedroom like a lovesick puppy.Mark spending the night was way too risky for me.I definitely couldn’t let him find me here, and that was exactly one of the reasons I was upset that they were reconciling.Chances of Mark Ronaldo spending the night were high now
ALEXAI called Noelle in excitement and thankfully, she picked up on the first ring.“Hi, Noelle!” I said the moment she picked up the phone.“Oh, wow, you sound really excited, Alexa,” Noelle said.“Well, I have something else to tell you, but first, I need to tell you this,” I told Noelle.As I spoke to Noelle, I stood in front of the mirror and stared at my bare stomach. I noticed a slight bump and my heart leaped in excitement.Ironically, I never thought of paying attention to my growing stomach until after last night when I placed Mark’s hand over my stomach. The moment was something so special to me that I couldn’t get it off my mind.Each time I opened my eyes at night, I thought of it, and the same feeling of joy swept through me all over again.“I am eager to hear!” Noelle said, sounding equally excited.“Mark just sent me a ton of money!” I blurted out.Never did I think that something like this would excite me this much, considering how I felt about Mark Ronaldo some days
MARKI felt like a butterfly on my way back. I kept reminiscing on how I felt when my hand was right there on Alexa’s stomach.It was warm and very peaceful, as though the baby that was still forming was having a peaceful sleep.I was so overjoyed that I couldn’t wait any longer or keep it to myself.I called Vector.“Is there a problem?” Vector asked me as soon as he picked up.“Shouldn’t I be calling you?” I asked him.“It’s late, Mark, and we literally spent the evening together,” Vector reminded me.He sounded a little different.“Are you with someone?” I asked Vector suspiciously.Vector paused for a few seconds before he spoke again.“You sound very joyful, Mark,” Vector said, deflecting.I knew that he was doing it on purpose, but didn’t push with what I had asked him because I was really eager to talk about how I was feeling and what had happened more than the question I asked him.“Yes, I am,” I responded, giddy as a child.Thankfully, Cannon Dexter was driving me tonight, so
IVYI hid by the side of the stairs and watched them as jealousy bubbled inside of me, and for a moment, I thought they were going to kiss.As much as I hated it, they seemed perfect.“That should have been me,” I told myself as I watched them.All day, I had had to hide myself inside the damn room because coming out would mean risking being seen by that new chef that Alexa refused to get rid of. Now that I was certain that she had gone to bed, I sneaked out to get something to eat.I was famished beyond words.My stomach had been rumbling for hours now.Even right now, it was still rumbling. At first, I feared that Alexa and Mark would hear, but they didn’t. They were so engrossed with each other that it seemed impossible for them to hear anything. Even if I fell from the stairs, I doubted that they would see, hear, or notice.They kept staring at each other as Mark’s hand stayed gently placed on Alexa’s stomach.I ground my teeth in annoyance.Again, this should have been me and no
ALEXALori did some good shopping, and when she made dinner, I found myself eating so much than I had done in weeks.“Did you enjoy the food, ma’am?” She asked me.“Yes, Lori, thank you,” I told her after dinner. “And please, call me Alexa,” I added.I already told her before, but I was willing to tell her over and over again until she took the correction. I understood that she wanted to be formal, but being addressed by my name would make me more comfortable.From the outset, I never liked the formalities, not even from domestic workers, unlike Ivy who craved for them.I always preferred to be addressed by my name because it made me feel better.Speaking about Ivy, she hadn’t stepped her feet out of her bedroom since Lori arrived. Even when Lori went to the grocery store, she didn’t dare come out, and I realized that not running into her as frequently made me more relieved.Hopefully, she would get uncomfortable enough to leave.After dinner, I stayed in the living room to catch a sh
MARKVector and I remained at the club, just drinking and talking about random things, and that was because I told Vector that I wanted to talk about something else.Apparently, I would have to speak to Mona again, which I absolutely hated and dreaded, but I didn’t have any choice at the moment.I would have to sort it out before Alexa hears of it.My phone rang. It was Brent.“Hey, Brent,” I said into the phone.I had to speak more loudly because of the noise at the club.“Where are you?” Brent asked.“At the club,” I answered.“Alright then, I am coming over,” Brent told me.“Alright, fine,” I said before ending the call.“What does he want?” Vector asked me as soon as he noticed that I had ended the call.“Brent is coming over,” I responded.“Oh, is there a reason why?” Vector asked.“He didn’t say. He probably just wants to unwind as we are doing,” I answered.“That’s fair. He works just as hard as you do, and I believe that a time here would help him feel better,” Vector said and
IVYWaiting to hear from my mum again felt like eternity.It had been days since we last spoke…almost a week by now, and she was yet to get back to me.Right now, I was even more concerned about hearing from her than the anticipation of my next doctor’s appointment.“I might not even be here until
ALEXAI stood by my words and ensured that by the time Clara was leaving, she left without a car. She left empty-handed.I went the extra-mile by asking one of the securities in the house to search through all her belongings just to ensure that she didn’t sneak in anything into her bags. “You are
ALEXAA rumbling sound in my stomach forced me awake.“Am I hungry?” I asked myself, almost in disbelief.For the entire day yesterday, I wasn’t sure I had anything to eat. Heck, I was lying down in the hospital all day and grieving the passing of my dad. However, I still didn’t expect that I would
MARKReyna returned to my office to show me the schedule that she had come up with.She didn’t start working for me, but first, she needed to go through the schedules and create her own template, and I gave her time to do so.An hour later, she came back to my office and showed it to me.I couldn’t







