LOGINMARK
I allowed Ivy to kiss me, and I expected an instant arousal, but it wasn’t forthcoming. Ivy noticed it too.
“Mark, what’s wrong?” She asked me as she touched and caressed me. “You are still very soft,” she stated the obvious.
I sighed and fell in bed. I knew exactly what was making it hard for me to get a hard-on, but I did not want to tell Ivy about it, and it was very convenient to blame it on the fact that Alexa had pissed me off.
“I just have so much on my mind,” I told her, which wasn’t a lie, because my head was filled with those bloody men dancing around Alexa at the club.
“Is it the divorce with Alexa?” Ivy asked with concern in her voice.
I turned and looked at Ivy, telling myself that she was the woman I loved and the woman that I was really in love with.
“Yeah, yeah,” I said. “It is taking a toll on me,” I added.
“I know that you cannot wait to be free from her, and I could talk to my mum and our dad to force her into signing the papers since she is trying so hard to cling to you,” Ivy stated.
Well, Ivy had no idea what was really going on, and I did not want her to know that instead of signing, I had burned the papers.
“No, please,” I said.
“Why not?” Ivy asked.
“I don’t want your parents to think that I cannot handle things on my own, Ivy. I will figure this out as soon as possible,” I told her.
Right now, I would have appreciated being alone so that I could think of the right line of action to take, and also, I wasn’t even exactly comfortable with having Ivy in this house.
“I blame myself,” Ivy said as she looked at me with sad eyes. “One minute, I was away to fix something very important, and when I got back, she was already married to you,” Ivy added bitterly. “She is just a gold-digger.”
I shook my head, because I still could not wrap my head around all that really happened. I was comatose, so I did not exactly know what was going on in particular.
“You stayed by my side the whole time, right?” I asked, even though we have had this same conversation over and over again.
“Of course, I did,” Ivy said defensively. “Why wouldn’t I when I was your fiancé? The only mistake was trusting Alexa, not knowing that she is a slut who just wanted what belonged to me,” she added.
“Yeah,” I simply said, because my mind had gone back to the woman I saw at Dancing Devil a while ago, and everything in my head just kept telling me that she was different.
“I am just glad that you are fixing everything now,” Ivy said.
“Yes, I am too, but I need you to stop showing up here unannounced,” I told Ivy, making her shocked and hurt at the same time.
“But why not?” Ivy asked, pouting her lips like a spoilt kid.
“Alexa and I lived here as husband and wife, even though there was no love between us, so I need time to get her memories out of this house before I begin to entertain you,” I answered.
“Okay, that is quite understandable, but it is too late to go home now,” Ivy said.
“Yeah, you can manage in the guestroom until morning, and I will ask my driver to personally drop you off,” I said.
I could feel that Ivy was slightly upset and disappointed, but there was really nothing I could do. No matter what, I would not be able to get it hard, and it would only make things worse. My mind went to Alexa’s words about my sexuality, and I quickly shook it off my head.
There was nothing wrong with me, because Ivy and I had been having sex, so there was no need allowing her words to bother me, even though they were insulting. I was only finding it hard to get hard because of how upset I was.
The night went by real quickly, and after much thought and brewing anger, I finally fell asleep later in the night. When I woke up, my head was banging, and when I was informed of Vector’s presence, it made me more irritable.
“What are you doing here so early?” I asked Vector as I strolled downstairs, still in my robe.
“It is almost noon, Mark,” Vector said. “I can’t believe that you left the club before the rest of us but woke up last,” Vector joked.
I flopped on the couch as Vector also sat down. “Gosh, I need a cup of coffee to wipe off this hangover,” I said, groaning.
“Come on, Mark, you and I know that you barely touched your drink last night, so I believe that the hangover you are talking about is the mess that Alexa created in your head last night at the club,” Vector said coyly.
I wanted to be mad at him for bringing Alexa and last night up, but if I was being truthful to myself, I would admit that I didn’t need the help of anyone to remember or think about it, so instead, I decided to ask the very question that was plaguing my mind as I woke up.
“How much longer did you stay?” I asked Vector.
“Well into the night,” He answered.
“Did Alexa leave with any of the men from club?” I asked carefully, but it still aroused suspicion and mischief in Vector.
“Mark, I thought you didn’t care about Alexa…you are acting quite the opposite,” Vector teased.
“Just answer the question, please,” I said, trying not to sound too jealous even though I knew that I was failing at it. “I just need to know if she spent my money on any of those man-whores,” I added, trying to switch it.
“What?!” Ivy exclaimed in anger and disbelief as she walked into the living room. “So you couldn’t get hard for me because you were with Alexa last night?!” She asked, very furious.
“Shit,” I muttered; I had completely forgotten that Ivy slept over.
IVYAfter that episode with the nurse, I had been very restless.It had been a couple of days now, but somehow, no one had said a word about it. Day and night, I became restless, knowing that I had murdered someone. It wasn’t intentional, but she had tormented me so much, and after realizing that she was working for Donald Shell, I just lost it.I went to Lady.“I want to make a phone call,” I told her.She looked at me with a coy smile.“Ivy Silver,” she called with a smirk.I almost told her that I wasn’t a Silver anymore, but I didn’t. That wasn’t important right now, and it would be pointless to engage in such conversation.“Can I make a short phone call?” I asked her.I opened my palm and showed her some money. It was what she always wanted.“You haven’t come to me to make a call recently, so I am just surprised,” Lady said.“Can I make a call or not?” I asked her, almost snapping at her.Something inside of me was always making feel like I needed to be quick about everything, e
MARK“What a long night,” I said to myself as I prepared myself for work the next morning.The doctor hadn’t given me any information about Alexa, which had left me worried. However, now that the case was over and I didn’t stand the chance of losing my company, I wondered if I should risk it to go over to Mr. Silver’s house to either see Alexa or even Noelle, her best friend because till now, I was still worried about why she suddenly showed up at my house.On my way downstairs, I got an email, talking about a huge sum of money and properties allocation, making me a little confused.I called Brent.“Good morning, Mark,” Brent answered.“Good morning,” I responded. “There is something I saw in my mail right now that seems to be confusing me,” I added.“A mail, isn’t it?” Brent asked, much to my surprise.“You know about it?” I asked him.“Yes, I do, and I should have called you to explain things properly, but I am having a busy morning already, but I knew you would call,” he said.“Wha
ALEXAFive years ago…Everyone waited for Doctor Jones to come out and give us update about Mark’s health.My dad was right here at the hospital, along with Vector, Mr. Devon, Ivy, and Clara. They had all been alerted when I screamed for help and Mr. Devon hurried up the stairs.That was about three hours ago. A part of me was getting scared and worried.I cleared my throat and said, “I would love to use to restroom.”I didn’t speak to anyone in particular and as such, I didn’t wait for anyone in particular to give me permission to leave, and so I did.I wasn’t pressed. I simply wanted to speak to Noelle, and she picked up at the first ring, but that wasn’t before I made sure no one was in any of the restrooms. Being overheard could be dangerous for me.“Noelle,” I said as soon as the call connected.“Goodness, Alexa, I have been worried, but I didn’t want to call and ruin anything,” Noelle explained.“I understand,” I told Noelle, and I really did.As a matter of fact, I was gratef
ALEXAFive years ago…“Why didn’t you take the money?” Mark asked me.“Because I am not a paid nurse,” I responded.Mark stared at me for some seconds, trying to figure out the right words to say to me.“So, you are trying to say that you are not after my money?” He asked me. “Are you insinuating that you didn’t marry me because of my money?” He asked further.This was a slap to my face; Mark might as well just slap me altogether, but I was almost getting used to his stinging words.“No, I didn’t,” I answered.Mark threw his head back and laughed drily. I didn’t understand what was so funny that he had to laugh.“You know, the only reason why I haven’t kicked you out is because of the respect I have for your dad, Alexa,” Mark said.“Then you should have thought of that earlier,” I retorted.Mark reared his head back. All this time, he had never heard me speaking to him with this tone, but then again, I was deeply fed up with everything.If I only had to deal with Mark’s harshness, I w
ALEXAFive years ago…Mark and Mr. Devon were startled when they saw me tripping down the stairs.Mr. Devon, who was healthier, hurried over to me to help me up when I got to the foot of the stairs. I could have died from humiliation almost at that point, but it was the same humiliation that got me up on my feet before Mr. Devon could do it for me.It was even a miracle that I didn’t hurt myself.“Good heavens, Alexa, are you okay?” Mr. Devon asked worriedly.“Yes, I am fine,” I answered, nodding.It was as though the ground should open up and swallow me up completely. I didn’t think I had felt this shameful in my life before.“What happened?” Mark’s gruff voice drifted to where Mr. Devon and I were standing.And it was obvious that he was speaking to me.When I raised my head up, I saw that Mark had stood up and was now staring at me with cold eyes. His hands were in his pocket, and aside from the coldness in his eyes, it was as though he was already suspecting something.“Um, I was
ALEXAFive years ago…“What’s the shock for?” Mark asked me when he saw my reaction to his so-called paid services. “Is the money not enough?” He asked me further.He was sounding harsher now.“No, it’s not that,” I managed to say.“Then it’s what?” He asked me.“I…it’s…I…” I tried to answer, but I just kept stuttering because I was still in shock, and stuttering infuriated Mark.And it made him more impatient.“Take the damn money and get out!” Mark said, barking at me, and at the same time threw the money at me.It landed with a thud on the floor.I stood there, unable to breathe or move. Mark Ronaldo was treating me like a common housekeeper and not someone who stayed by his side because of love, and that only meant that he would never see me as anything other than a nurse.Me, Alexa Silver, a nurse…“You know I hate it when you just stand there, right?” Mark asked me through gritted teeth. “Pick up the money and leave. If the pay is not enough, let me know and I will add to it, o







