“Good morning gentlemen! Morning Ms. Rotterdam! Sorry for the delay. So what is the agenda today?” he asked courteously, feigning innocence, his glance sweeping across the table to include the auditors and Cromwell across the table. He wanted them to disclose their urgency for this meeting first before defending himself. The fiercely angry glare he was receiving from Beatrix was enough to warn him that she knew about his involvement with Eva. Maybe that was what it was all about! She found out about his involvement with Eva and wanted to teach him a lesson for life!“Were you not aware of the internal audit that had been scheduled for today?” asked Mr. Strasbourg, giving Alexander a questioning look. “I’m afraid, no. I just returned from the London tour and reported today. There has been no update from the finance team regarding this audit. So what was the urgency to conduct an audit today without my knowledge?” he asked, turning to look at an uncomfortable Mr. Cromwell. “The audit

Alexander went to his penthouse to spend the night to get a grip on his mind. He had nurtured dreams about Rotterdams after promising his mentor on his deathbed. He would never have broken his promise and deserted Rotterdams unless pushed to the edge. Now, he needed some space to get a grip on himself after Beatrix's careless plans shattered his dreams forever. However, after an hour, the doorbell rang and a fiercely angry Beatrix appeared at his doorstep. “What are you doing here, Beatrix? In your condition, you should rest at home.” She barged her way inside, refusing to be discouraged that easily. “I won’t accept your decision to break off the wedding, Alexander. My baby needs a name and you have to marry me.” “I can’t marry you after the way you backstabbed me. I have resigned from Rotterdams. Now I have no wish to associate with you anymore.” Alexander stood with a grim expression on his face, unmoved by her pleas. “Then what do I do with this baby? The wedding preparations a

Eva smiled, not uttering a word of encouragement to him. He had done what Alexander hadn’t, and she was indebted to him, but all she could offer him was her genuine friendship. After Maxwell left, she closed the door and turned around to check out the room she was in. It was a spacious room decorated in white with a peach accent wall, white furniture, and furnishings that gave the room a warm glow. However, her attention was drawn towards the luxe bedding that invited her over to rest her tired body. Quickly freshening up, she sat down on the bed and switched on her mobile phone. Being busy with two surgeries and a month-end meeting with nurse Solomon, she had to keep her phone switched off and leave it at the nursing station the entire day. Not that there was anyone to call her with her friends being busy with their lives. However, her eyes widened with disbelief, noticing two messages from Alexander’s number. Her heart skipped a beat and a giddy smile lit up her face. After waiting

Alexander frowned as he stared at the announcement Beatrix made on her social media, tagging him as well. Happy to announce that my wedding has been rescheduled to the 27th of this month. With just two weeks to go, I cannot contain my excitement! His blood boiled in his veins at the fake announcement! As far as he remembered, he had severed all ties with her exactly ten days ago and gone off to Florida to see Ashton. With Stefan away on a trip and Beatrix’s threat looming over his head, he felt too claustrophobic in the city. He had to get out. His work was over at Rotterdams and they had released him from his position as CEO. With nothing to do, Alexander was too upset with his life. Apart from Stefan, Ashton was the only one who could comfort him. His phone was being tapped by a gang of specialized criminals whom Beatrix might have contacted to harm Eva. The cops retained the phone to get to the gang, since they were the ones to have installed the Spyware app on his phone. Alexan

The next day Mr. Strasbourg called Alexander since he was facing some problems. Alexander reluctantly went over to help him out but was too disturbed to do anything much. After guiding Mr. Strasbourg's PA, Marco, he drove over to his penthouse to pack himself a few essentials, eager to escape everything. With his mind in a state of unrest, he needed to be alone for a few days. However, as bad luck would have it, he met a furious Lucas and Marcus on his way out. “How dare you injure Nick? You could have just threatened him instead of attempting to kill him. Thank your lucky stars that we didn’t report you to the cops because of the childhood friendship we once shared,” gritted out Lucas. “He provoked me,” said Alexander, but Marcus wasn’t in any mood to listen. They immediately started attacking him while he fought back. Afterwards, they left, satisfied at having busted his lips, and injured him similarly to their brother. Alexander slumped into his car and drove towards the east co