Lahat ng Kabanata ng Till Divorce Do Us Part: Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

ALEXA“I am glad that you are taking the apartment,” Gina said with so much relief and excitement.“Why?” I couldn’t help but ask.“Are you kidding me? The one and only Alexa Silver is pleased with the choice I selected for her, why wouldn’t I be very excited?” Gina asked.“It’s because it suits my preference. Everything I told you I wanted is here, and the neighborhood seems safe,” I stated.“I paid attention to you, Alexa, and I am happy that I could meet your requirement. As for safety part, yes, the neighborhood is serene. There has never been a case of robbery or breaking in or an attack, I can assure you. There are officers delegated to this neighborhood every hour of the day and night. They are always on patrol, so it’s quite easy for them to either sight what’s amiss, or hear a resident’s call for help. Also, your security alarms are fixed and they will be enabled once you pay for the house. It will make you aware of anyone coming to your apartment even when you are not at hom

MARK“Are you two ready?” Brent asked Vector and I before we stepped into the court.As explained, there were no reporters or paparazzi or bloggers. The only persons present were Detective Kent, Brent, Ivy, Vector, and I. Even Donald, as much as he might have wanted to, couldn’t come because it was a private hearing.“Yes, we are,” I answered for both of us.The detective already led Ivy into the courtroom.“That’s good,” Brent said.His voice was tighter and more professional than usual, and I understood that it was because we were seeing him at court now.This was our first time.“Brent?” I called.“Yes,” he responded.“I just want to really thank you for this,” I said, my voice thick with emotion. “You have no idea how much this means to me,” I added.If I hadn’t been a Ronaldo, I probably would have had tears in my eyes by now, because truly, I doubted he even knew how much he was being helpful. Never would I have imagined that anyone could have a court case devoid of the media wh

MARK“My client, Mark Ronaldo, has been unjustly accused of conspiring with Oscar when he was alive, while his friend, Vector, has been accused of murdering Oscar,” Brent started.“Accused?” The attorney asked in a sneer.“Is there an issue with what Brent just said?” The judge asked the attorney.“Yes,” the attorney said.“What is it?” The judge asked.My eyes turned at that moment, and it met with Ivy’s. She definitely wanted me to get nailed for this; I could see it clearly in her eyes.“The person accused here was Mark Ronaldo, not Vector. A witness attested to seeing Mark run out of the apartment, but somehow, Vector jumped in and claimed that he was the one who was seen. The report is here, my lord,” the attorney said.He sounded really smart. I realized that Brent knew exactly what he was saying when he said that the state picked the absolute best to fight against me.And I knew without a doubt that this had all of Donald Shell’s involvement in it.“I know that this is an enclo

ALEXA“What’s that?” Noelle asked me worriedly.“It’s an email from my dad’s lawyer,” I said.Noelle was trying so hard not to encroach, especially now that I had made it clear that I wanted to start handling things on my own, but I knew that deep down, she wanted to know. Knowing her, she would have grabbed the phone by now, read out the email, and even begun to analyze it and tell me what she felt I should do.“Is there a problem? Is your dad okay?” Noelle asked worriedly and carefully.“I think he is fine,” I stated, but I was still confused about the email.“Is it anything troubling?” Noelle asked.“It’s just something about…it’s not quite clear,” I responded. Then abruptly, I dumped my phone inside my handbag where it had earlier been. “You know what, I don’t want to rack my head over it right now. It might have been a mistake anyway,” I stated.“Your father’s lawyer would mistakenly send you an email?” Noelle asked.She didn’t believe what I just said, and neither did I. I only

IVY“Am I that easily recognizable?” Donald Shell asked with a tough smile on his lips.“You have been hanging around my stepsister lately,” I grumbled.Donald scoffed. “Just sit down,” he ordered me.I listened to him and sat down, the same time that the detective also took his seat.“Did anyone see you both come in?” Donald asked the detective.“No one,” Detective Kent responded, making Donald relaxed.I didn’t realize that Detective Kent and Donald Shell knew each other, so after recognizing Donald, then settled in the confusion.Then I turned to the detective and asked, “You two know each other?”Donald Shell scoffed again. “I heard that you ask too many dumb questions, and barely five minutes here you are already proving that it is true,” Donald sneered. “Isn’t it obvious?” He asked rhetorically.He was mean and rude, and I wondered what Alexa was doing around him.The Alexa I knew and grew up with was too soft to be with a man like Donald who didn’t know the right way to speak t