MasukMARKSpeaking to Vector had made me more relieved than I actually thought that it would, all thanks to Alexa.Gosh, I felt like I had fallen in love with her all over again.Vector and I spoke for hours even after making love to Alexa and putting him to sleep.We talked about everything that had been happening in the last couple of weeks that we hadn’t spoken to each other.I told Vector about everything that had been going on in Versailles and how things were not just good, but also beautiful. Unfortunately, he had to find out from the media that I had left the city, but then again, we weren’t in talking terms.Every other single detail, I had told Vector without leaving anything out.And of course, he had told me everything that had been going on with him.The wedding would hold in Keisha’s country home right there in Paris. It was a family tradition and every single member of the family had wedded there.Vector had been preoccupied with making wedding plans and trying to make sure
IVYI sat down in the living room cabin, strategizing. Ever since my conversation with Lina Barry, I hadn’t been able to stop thinking.“This would work,” I kept telling myself.And deep down, I knew it would work.I had done enough of sitting in this damn cabin and waiting for something to happen. It was time to take what rightfully belonged to me...what my mum sold her loyalty to get.Anyway, she was dead now, and so there was nothing tying me to this bloody city...not that I would have stayed back if she was still alive. Nevertheless, a part of me would have thought of her from wherever I went.Thinking of Jack and Drew, I knew that I wouldn’t miss them.Jack never welcomed me as his daughter. He never wanted me, and if I wasn’t brought to his doorstep through deceit, and even stayed stubbornly, he would not have made any attempt to look for me.His one and only child was Drew.I was merely a crowd that needed to get out of the way and I couldn’t wait.As for Drew, he had been noth
MARK“Welcome home, honey.”Using an endearment for me was strange, but what I didn’t see coming was the sweetness that came with it, and also, that mischievous smile playing on her lips.Something was up with Alexa and I was curious to know, but before then, I moved closer to her, hugged her, touched her stomach, and kissed her as I usually would.“I am happy to be back here with you,” I told Alexa.Alexa looked at me and smiled, and I could still see the coyness in it.“What’s going on?” I asked her.“What do you mean?” Alexa asked, feigning ignorance.“There is something about your demeanor and I need to know why,” I said.Alexa looked away for a second and I caught a blush stain on her cheeks. Okay, now she was making me more curious than I had ever been.“I was in our baby’s nursery when I heard you come in,” Alexa responded.I paused for a moment to let that sink in.Indeed, being in that room would naturally make Alexa excited, but that wasn’t exactly what she was feeling right
ALEXAI decided to spend the beginning of the evening in our baby’s nursery. Goodness, I couldn’t get over how beautiful it was.Finally, Mark and I got to decorate it.It only made sense now why I just couldn’t bring myself to decorate it back then in Paris. It was one of the most beautiful memories between Mark and I.“Hmm, I will never get used to being in this room,” I said, caressing my big bump. “And I can’t wait for you to get here, honey. You are going to love this room,” I added.I felt the baby kick and I laughed.Oh, I wish Mark was here right now.In a short while, he would get here, and I could rarely wait to see him.I had wanted to get away from Paris and have this baby without Mark’s knowledge. Truly, if I had had the money, I would have done it. By now, Mark would never have known that he was going to be a father to my child.No one in Paris would have even known that I had a child; that was one thing I had wanted to keep private.The city of Paris had taken a lot awa
IVYI called Lina Barry and waited for her to pick up. I wasn’t going to wait around until she called me. Besides, it was noon and Donald Shell should be out of the house.Fortunately, she picked up.“Ivy, I wasn’t expecting your call,” Lina Barry said the moment she picked up the call.There was something about Lina Barry’s voice that didn’t sit right with my gut.Yes, she was working undercover for me and sometimes, she would have to sound in a certain way because she was being careful, but this particular sound just felt off. I could feel it deep in my bones.“Has he called back the domestic servants he asked to leave?” I asked her.“No, he hasn’t. It is still just the two of us here,” Lina Barry told me.She didn’t understand why I needed to ask that question.I wanted to know if she was sounding like that because she was now surrounded with Donald Shell’s workers, but since she wasn’t, why did she sound like that?After the first statement, her voice changed, but then again, I st
MARKThe moment I got to work the next day, I called Gina. I already made provisions for a new cell phone to be given to her with a new cell number because she trashed the one she was using when she fled.She didn’t want Donald Shell to get in touch with her.I always had a few minutes before I started working with the other businessmen for the day, and I always tried to use it judiciously.“Good morning, Mr. Mark,” Gina greeted.She picked up almost immediately and she didn’t sound as scared as she had sounded the day before.“Did you have a good night?” I asked her.“Yes, sir, I did,” she responded.Now that I had told Alexa everything, I felt relieved doing this. I knew that I wouldn’t have to deal with an angry and jealous Alexa because she would always be aware of my moves.Choosing to be open and honest with Alexa was the best decision I had made recently.“Listen, Gina, I know that we have talked about this, but I want to reassure you again that I am making sure you are heavily
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.
ALEXAFor a couple of seconds, I was rendered speechless.“What?” I said through rasped breath when I was eventually able to say something, but it came out in a whisper that I didn’t even think that Noelle would have heard me.“Yes, Alexa, I am engaged,” Noelle said.Her excitement was even realer
MARK“You are going to regret this, Mark Ronaldo. Don’t ever think that the battle between us is over,” Donald Shell eventually said.If he was trying to threaten me, he didn’t succeed.“I think we now know that you don’t hold anything over me,” I told him confidently and with a smirk.“But I do ha
MARK“I am not here because of you, Mark, and I have been given right to come here,” Clara said firmly.“Don’t move an inch,” I said to the cops warningly as I brought out my cell phone.They were obviously the ones leading Clara, and they would be the ones to stop her from proceeded further into t







