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
IVY“What happened to him?” I asked when I was able to get over my shock and the thought that was going through my head already.“Are you alone?” She asked me for the first time.I glanced at the nurse who was glaring hatefully at me. She seemed like she would have liked to know what my mum was sa
ALEXAToday being a new day, I decided to concentrate on spending time in the attic and getting rid of old and useless things.I just wanted to get my mind off two disturbing things; the harsh reality that hit after Donald Shell announced to the public of the new name he had changed the company to.
IVY“Hey,” Lina Barry called.This was the third time this week she was coming to me and trying to strike a conversation but I just wasn’t paying much attention to her.“You haven’t told me what is going on, Ivy. Since the day you were supposed to have your doctor’s appointment but couldn’t because
ALEXA“Are you sure about what you just told me?” I asked Eva, barely able to believe her.I knew that I shouldn’t be very shocked, because Oscar already confessed to me that he knew Ivy. However, he lied about their relationship, and now, I wondered what Ivy and Oscar was up to.I should have know







