Lahat ng Kabanata ng Till Divorce Do Us Part: Kabanata 351 - Kabanata 360

ALEXAMark and I looked at each other, the anticipation mingled with dread filling the atmosphere.“I am going to pick up now before it ends and put it on speaker,” Mark told me, his voice thick.I simply nodded because I couldn’t find my voice.Then, Mark picked up, and I held my breath, hoping for the best and expecting the worst.“Mark Ronaldo, I have gone through the documents and ruminated on everything you have said, including Alexa’s pitch as well,” he started, getting right to it.“Okay,” Mark said, nodding as though Mr. Gregory could see him.But I realized that he was also as agitated as I was.“And, I have decided that it is a good pitch. The company holds great potential, and I would be a fool not to invest in it,” Mr. Gregory stated.Mark and I looked at each other again, almost as though we could no longer understand what he was saying. We had suddenly lost the will to comprehend simple statement, and I was still holding my breath. Never did I imagine that I could hold m

ALEXASeeing Donald came as a shock to me, and I wondered how he knew that I would be back in Paris today, and at this time, but then I recalled that after I left Mark, I called my secretary and informed her.She must have told Noelle, being that I didn’t ask her not to, and Noelle in turn, must have told Donald.My mistake.“Hi, Alexa, welcome back,” Donald said with a charming smile and the flowers he always got me.Expensive with a good scent to go with it.“Thank…thank you,” I responded.“I came to pick you up so you wouldn’t have to use a cab,” he said, maintaining his smile and acting like Mark wasn’t standing right there.“My convoy is here already, and we are headed to her new company,” Mark stated firmly.The sound of his voice reminded me of the message I saw in his cell phone.Mark had fooled me yet again. He had gotten himself entangled with another woman while still trying to get into bed with me. That wasn’t something I could forgive easily, or even forever.In my entir

ALEXAWas Mark’s reaction meant to humiliate me? I was so pissed off that he had completely ignored me that I couldn’t even hold back.All of a sudden, he was now acting cold?No, he didn’t get to do that!I was the angry one here because I found out that he was also having a fling with a woman in Toronto at the same time I was giving my body to him.Gosh, the thought of it made my heart to squeeze in pain.“Alexa, it’s your turn for your brief,” my dad said, drawing my attention to him.The moment I looked at him, the anger I had with Mark was transferred to him.“That’s all?” I asked him angrily.“What else am I supposed to say?” My dad asked, sounding innocently confused.“Mark, I really want to say thank you for not just introducing this investor to us, but also ensuring that he came on board. Without you, I would have lost this company,” I mimicked him. “How about you also appreciate your own daughter too, dad?!” I demanded, my voice hitting the roof.“Who says I wasn’t going to

IVYToday was my doctor’s appointment, and I was eager for it.Even though Lina Barry did try to convince me that there was no getting out, I knew that I would find one. She gave up easily, but I wasn’t like her. I would die before I let a man like Donald Shell put me away forever.Staying as long as ten years like Lina Barry was not an option for me. I wasn’t even sure I could stay up to five years. I was barely a year here and I was already frustrated. Gosh, I knew that I would find my way out.“Are you getting ready?” Lina asked lightly.We had been spending more time together since the last time. She already had her section with her doctor, and just like everyone else, she hated it.“Yes, I am,” I said, glancing at the clock again and again.“You seem to be desperate for your appointment,” Lina observed. “You have got to be the only one I know who is around here even though most of them are crazy,” Lina added.“I just want to get it over and done with,” I responded.Lina and I h

ALEXAGina’s firm reaction towards me threw me off balance, and the excitement I had regarding my car almost disappeared.By the time I got to my apartment, I was feeling sour and confused.That wasn’t Gina. She was quite different from the girl I met and liked almost immediately, and she seemed to have also liked me. Something did happen, and there was no convincing me otherwise.My living room was filled with wrapped gifts, all from Donald, but I didn’t feel any ounce of excitement, or the curiosity to even check them out. I called my dad.“You left me not too long ago, honey,” he teased.“I know, dad, but I was wondering if you could ask the cleaning company in charge of cleaning the house to come and clean up mine. It’s a little dusty,” I requested.“Of course,” my dad responded without delay. “They will be there shortly,” he added.“But you didn’t ask for my address,” I reminded him.“Oh, uh, yes, you can send it to me,” he said before ending the call.I knew my dad like the ba