LOGINMARK“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
MARKA knock on my bedroom door woke me up, and the first thought that came to my head was that Mona had come again to try her luck.I groaned in exasperation.When would she leave me alone?But it wasn’t Mona. The door pushed open and it was Vector.“I can’t believe that you are still sleeping at this time,” Vector said.He went over to my window and drew out the curtains, letting the daylight into my room and straight into my eyes.“Ugh, Vector!” I groaned some more.Then I got off the bed and reached for my phone, but to my surprise, it wasn’t even seven in the morning yet.“Come on, Vector, the wedding isn’t supposed to hold until nine,” I grumbled.“Do you want to get there at nine?” Vector asked, taking a seat in my bedroom couch.I could see that he was dressed in a new pair of suit. Just as I was about to speak, Reyna called me.“Well, it seems you all are determined to keep me up this early,” I murmured before taking the call.The day before had been a whole lot for me, and e
IVYI was expecting some form of excitement from Lina Barry, being that I was doing what she wanted me to do, which was get her out when I got out, but I was wrong.For a moment, I thought I had made a mistake coming from her because of the strong coldness in her eyes.“Lina,” I called again. “It’s me, Ivy, and I have come to get you out,” I explained the situation as though she didn’t understand it.“You have been released for weeks, Ivy,” Lina Barry said tightly.Was she upset?What freaking right did she have to be upset? I was doing her a favor, it wasn’t like I owed her anything. Lina Barry should be grateful that I was the reason she was finally getting out after spending years in the mental home.What was wrong with her?“Are you serious right now?” I asked Lina, barely able to keep my annoyance from showing. “I came to get you as soon as I could,” I said, my voice increasing.Drew decided to step in.“Hey, we need to get out of here first before you two start exchanging words,
MARK“I will speak to him,” I said to Alora. I had to intercept, especially with the way Alexa was going about this.She wouldn’t believe this, but I was also surprised with this arrangement. I only told Mr. Porshia about the need I had, and that I was coming in with Alexa, but I never asked him f
ALEXAWhy on earth did I spill that story?“Excuse me, but I would like to use the restroom,” I said, standing up immediately.I was so embarrassed that I could barely spend another second in their presence.“It’s the last door by your right at the end of the hallway,” Mr. Porshia described. “And t
MARK“Alright, I am doing that already,” I said to Alexa.“Fine, do that right now!” She ordered.“But you have to stay quiet and let me handle this so that you don’t ruin anything, Alexa, please,” I pleaded with her.I had to, considering how furious and bitter Alexa was. I didn’t want her to spea
MARKReyna’s text came in when I was speaking to the doctor with Alexa, so right after I left the hospital, I went to meet Reyna at Mr. Silver’s company.“Am I late?” I asked her the moment I got there.“By twenty minutes,” she said lightly.“I apologize, but it took longer than expected at the hos







