LOGINALEXA“Do you need some more?” Lona asked me when she saw that I was done eating another round of breakfast even before it was noon.I always finished my food and she always asked the same question.“No, Lona, I am full for now,” I told her.Actually, I would literally burst open if I took anything in for now, but knowing how much the pregnancy made me eat, I didn’t doubt that I would be hungry again in an hour.I couldn’t be more grateful for the presence of Lona. I would never have been able to handle cooking on my own no matter how much I loved doing it.Heck, I never even realized that being pregnant could be this exhausting. The more the months went by, the worse it became. I could barely wait to have my baby so that I wouldn’t have to continue dealing with this.I looked up and caught Lona smiling.“What?” I asked her lightly.“It seems to me that you are worried about your eating habit lately,” she said.I rolled my eyes and said, “I eat like a freaking baboon and I feel round
IVYNow that Lina Barry and I had a mutual understanding on things, we were already beginning to make plans, and I ensured that Lina Barry knew that I was the mastermind behind everything.She didn’t have a choice but to follow my lead.Thankfully, Jack gave us all the privacy we needed.He rarely stayed in the cabin unless he wanted to cook something or even eat. Other than that, he stayed away, and that gave room for Lina and I to have lengthy conversations, like this morning.“What am I supposed to do?” Lina Barry asked me.“I need you to go to Donald Shell,” I stated.Lina Barry’s eyes budged out as though their sockets would fall off. She thought that I had said the most outrageous thing, but I didn’t stutter when I said it. I meant every word of it.“Yes, Lina,” I insisted.“Are you insane?” Lina Barry asked me.I wasn’t upset because I expected her reaction anyway.“No, I am not,” I simply responded.“That man sent me away for nearly ten years, Ivy. He never wanted me to come o
MARK“Brent,” I said in one full breath, as though Brent’s presence had taken away every problem I was dealing with.“Mark Ronaldo, happy New Year,” Brent said.Vector took his seat leisurely; he never needed me to tell him to sit down anyway.I stood up and exchanged a firm handshake with Brent.“Sit down, please,” I said, still reeling in the relief of seeing Brent.His presence might not make my problems disappear, but now, I knew that I would have some legal solutions to most of them.Brent and I sat down at the same time.“You took forever to come back to Paris,” I told him.“I needed to spend a lot of time with my family,” Brent said lightly. “And from all indications, it seems that you have not been able to get yourself out of trouble, Mark,” he added, cocking one of his eyebrows.I sighed dejectedly.“They chase me everywhere I go,” I responded wistfully.“I filled him in on our way here about everything that has been going on,” Vector chipped in.He knew that I wouldn’t be up
MARKThere was nothing I could have said to Alexa that would have made her change the way she was already feeling, not even forcing her into reading the full text message.“Mr. Mark, it’s the lady from the airport who spent the night in your bedroom as your server. My name is Gina, Lina Barry’s sister. You asked me to reach out and I am doing so. Call me when you get this message, and thank you for that night.”That was the full message, and now, Alexa had gotten another impression about me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t clear it this time around.She wanted me to leave so badly that I wouldn’t have been able to force myself into staying.I didn’t call Gina until I was being driven to my company. I had gotten back to my house, changed into something else, and begun my way to the office to get some work done, and Cannon Dexter was driving me.“Good morning, Mr. Mark,” Gina greeted me as soon as the call connected.“Good morning,” I responded, trying not to sound gruff.The truth was that I
MARKI hurried downstairs to get Alexa the water she asked for, but I was also determined to have the conversation.Hopefully, Alexa saw that in my eyes and the sound of my voice too.“Good morning, Mr. Mark,” Lona greeted me as though I didn’t just leave her here some minutes ago.Lona had been my saving grace.When I went to her, she hadn’t hesitated in coming out to help me.“I was going to come out and begin for the day anyway, and besides, you are also my boss,” Lona had told me when I had wanted to apologize for inconveniencing her.The truth was that I knew that I had every right to ask that from Lona, but then again, getting the pancakes done for Alexa was worth more than my pride, and if Lona refused, it would be to my own loss.So, I had found myself apologizing, which wasn’t even something that I was used to doing...all thanks to Alexa.“Did Mrs. Alexa like the pancakes?” Lona asked me.“Yes, she did, Lona. Thank you,” I told her.Lona smiled briefly as she nodded.“Is ther
ALEXALeaving Mark Ronaldo in the kitchen, knowing that he didn’t know what to do with himself there was very risky, especially with how famished I was, but I let him anyway. Maybe it was because of how persistent he was.In all honesty, I really couldn’t state the exact reason why I had done what I did, but waiting now seemed like a major mistake when I could have just done it myself. Hopefully, I wouldn’t be able to take myself back downstairs after ten minutes.However, much to my surprise, the door opened before it was exactly ten minutes and Mark walked in, carrying a tray of pancakes.“Here it is,” Mark said.I said nothing.He brought the tray closer to me and placed them right in front of me. I stared at the pancakes and they looked like something that a professional had made.“Mark, you prepared these?” I asked, unable to help myself.“Yes, I did,” Mark responded.His response was so swift and confident that it left no room for doubts, but still...Lona was still sleeping by
ALEXAI woke up with the final decision that I wanted to make. The argument between Noelle and I didn’t particularly end well last night, but it gave me the clarity that I needed.I got dressed and came out of the living room and found Noelle having breakfast alone.“Is someone still mad at me?” I
MARKThe moment my eyes fell on Alexa and Donald, my blood boiled.With anger.With jealousy.With disgust.And I didn’t miss the sneering look on Donald’s face.For a second, Alexa slowed down and our eyes met, but it was a moment that I recognized as battle. She looked away as Donald led her into
MARK“We lived by your money, Mark. We were in love, and I took care of Oscar with your money,” Ivy continued with confidence. It was as though something had been let loose in her and she couldn’t hold herself back. She continued talking without control and care as to whether or not her words were
ALEXAI came out from the restroom where I had to hurry to and found Donald waiting patiently by the lobby.“Are you okay?” He asked gently.“Yes, I am,” I responded. “I hope I didn’t stay long in there and kept you waiting in the process,” I said, watching Donald.But his expression was warm and c







