LOGINALEXA“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
MARKI didn’t continue driving until I was certain that I could. For now, the realization would keep hitting all over again, but right now, I had to focus on other things.As I continued driving, I called Reyna.“Good day, Mr. Mark,” she said as soon as she picked up the call.“I know you are not supposed to be working at this very moment, but this is very important,” I stated.“Is this about Miss Alexa?” Reyna asked.“How did you guess?” I asked, surprised.“I saw the news on the blogs, sir,” Reyna said. “I had no idea that she was pregnant, and neither did Shirley; I just got off the phone with her,” she added.Then who could have leaked the news to the public.It was obvious now that it wasn’t Alexa who told the public about it. Someone else had done it, and now that it wasn’t Alexa’s secretary because she didn’t know, I couldn’t think of anyone else that could have done it.But I became curious to find out instantly.“Okay,” I simply said because I didn’t want to further discuss m
MARKBy the time I left Alexa’s house, I was still fuming with rage, but one thing was clear now; she wouldn’t be able to shut me out any longer.As soon as I drove out, I called Brent.“Hey, Mark,” Brent said as soon as the call connected.“I am glad you could pick up right now,” I said.I knew how busy Brent was, and the day had been very hectic as well. Brent was with me a few hours ago to hand the papers to me, and he already told me that he was very busy, so I was really relieved and grateful that even in the midst of his busy schedule, he could still take my call.“You are more than a client now, Mark,” Brent said.“Great,” I responded. “Do you have a moment?” I asked Brent.“I am trying to grab a sandwich before I head right back into the courtroom, but yes, I think I can spare a moment. As a matter of fact, you are lucky you called when you did,” Brent explained, making me more relieved.“I am glad I did,” I responded.“Have you shown Alexa the paper now?” Brent said.“She did
ALEXAMy heart stopped beating for a moment, and just when I thought I was going to die, it picked up again, but faster this time around.When I saw that the news had broken out, my first thought wasn’t even Mark Ronaldo. I hadn’t even thought of him.My initial thought had gone to Donald Shell, which was why I was too scared to open the door until I heard Mark’s voice, and now, my heart was racing really fast.The restraining order had been revoked and I knew nothing about it.I didn’t take a close look at the paper, but I knew that Mark Ronaldo wouldn’t show up at my door with a fake report from the authorities.“Alexa, open the door!” Mark barked from outside.I jumped frightfully.He hadn’t left.I thought that after slamming the door, he would leave, but he hadn’t. His knocks were louder and more disturbing now and I didn’t know what to do.“I am not going to leave until you open the door and we have a conversation, Alexa. I mean it,” Mark raved angrily.I swallowed hard.Mark wo
MARK“Why isn’t she responding?” I asked myself, knowing that Alexa was in there.Noelle even assured me a few minutes ago that Alexa was in the house.A few minutes before I got here and after I had finished speaking to Vector, Noelle had called me for the first time since I had known her. I knew it was her because I saved her number from the list of things that she had put down for me.“Hi, Noelle,” I had responded, almost forgetting that Noelle and I weren’t friends.“Where the heck are you, Mark Ronaldo?” Noelle had asked harshly.She had used the same tone she always used when talking to me, which was an indication that nothing had changed between us, and that jolted me back to the reality of things.“On my way to Alexa,” I had responded.“I did tell you about her pregnancy three days ago, Mark. Why are you just going to her now?” Noelle had asked me, scolding me like a child.“I had to revoke the restraining order, Noelle, and it’s not usually easy to do,” I had responded.I did
ALEXAI staggered out of my dad’s study, barely able to breathe.The news was out now. Everyone in Paris had known that I was pregnant.I called Noelle back almost immediately, but she didn’t pick up, and I guessed that it was probably because she felt like I was going to ask her about what her text meant.She didn’t pick up when I needed her the most.I staggered blindly, not even checking where I was going. I was walking through the hallway, but it was as though I was walking through a dark alley with no end or direction. I just kept going.My entire world had gone completely black.Who did this to me?And that was when my heart went back to Noelle’s text message.“You will have to forgive me, Alexa.”Worse, I asked her about it a few minutes ago but she hastily ended the call without answering. We might be countries apart, but I did feel the nervousness in Noelle, and the guilt.“Noelle did this,” I concluded to myself as I felt the sting of betrayal.There was nothing else to thi
ALEXA“Can I get you anything?” Mark asked as I lay in bed.“You don’t know your way around the kitchen,” I reminded him.“I didn’t say that I was going to cook you something, Alexa. I said I could get you anything that you wanted,” he corrected.“It’s too late to order anything,” I said.“You will
ALEXAMaybe I was being selfish, but I really wanted Mark to put me first for once.“He is a man, Alexa, of course, he would only do what pleases him,” a voice in my head told me.Mark might never hurt me like Donald tried to, but he was not any different; he would always put his pride and company
ALEXAGina was quite reluctant, and it took a while to convince her before she offered to help.“I don’t want to get into any trouble,” she had kept saying.“What trouble are you talking about?” I had asked, confused. “You are the only one I can think of right now who can get a good truck, and I ne
MARKI didn’t think that trying to get a new secretary could be this difficult. In the last two hours, I couldn’t even find any of the candidates I could stand.“Are there no competent people in this city?” I asked in exasperation.The day was almost coming to a close, and I still didn’t get anyone







