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PLEASE BE AWARE, THAT I TRIED TO WRITE IT TO BE LEAST TRIGGERING PLEASE BEAR WITH ME."Is this car hot?" Jeanne asked using her hand as a makeshift fan to blow away the heat she was feeling."No the temperature is quite okay" Thiago responded in confusionHe was trying his best to get to the Delgado mansion as soon as possible. He glanced at Jeanne and noticed that her face was flushed."Are you okay?" he asked looking at her."I don't feel too good" she responded. "My chest feels tight and my heart is beating fast, I am also so hot" she continued."Jeanne stay with me" Thiago said tapping his fingers in her face.Her eyes which were dropping close began to flutter as if she was getting out of it."Jeanne please," Thiago said again his hands finding hers and squeezing it with all the energy he had."I don't think I feel so good" she let out in a scream and heavy breathing."Joshua, did you see this?" Aletta had seen the image circulating the intranet and she was able to alert Joshua beforehand.Joshua had told HR to take down the post and block the source of the post. "I better call Jeanne to check on her," Joshua said.He was worried about Jeanne, the last time she was involved in petty gossip she had it tough and began to deal with panic attacks she only began to get better recently. Joshua was afraid he did not know how to approach the situation."Hello," he said as soon as she picked up.Hello Joshua," she replied. He could tell from her voice that she was sad and uncomfortable."Where are you?" he was worried about her and she knew why."Out on a date with Thiago," she told"The both of you get home this instant," Joshua said. He needed her in his sight so he could be sure she was safe."Of course" she replied as the line went dead."She is coming home why don't we m
"Is she okay?" Aletta asked standing to her feet as she saw Ross and Jessica come out of the room."I have given her some injections, she should be fine" Ross said and all of them breathed a sigh of relief."Just give her a little space and please don't put her in a situation that could trigger her again," Ross said."Thank you so much" Xavier said as he saw Ross out."Who are those who did this to my little girl?" Jessica let out a sigh and fell to the couch."I will make sure to find them" Joshua said sitting beside his mom and holding her shoulders."What did she ever do to them? She is such a sweet soul" Jessica added."I am so sorry this is all my fault" Thiago finally said a word.He has been scared all through because he had thought something might happen to Jeanne because of him."I mean if I did not ask her out for a date then she would not have been in this situation right now" He continued wi
"Aren't you going to eat? Or is my meal not to your liking?" Jessica asked when she saw Thiago picking on his meal."It's very delicious," Thiago said."You say that when you haven't had a bite," Jessica said with a sad smile."You have to eat or my mom will be mad at you" Joshua whispered to Thiago."I am sorry for putting Jeanne in danger, I had only good intentions" Thiago replied with tears lining his eyes. He sniffed so that the tears could go back in his eyes."You did not put her in danger," Jessica said. "I just wanted to know her because I liked her, there were no ulterior motives" he added."She is fine and nothing happened to her and it was nice seeing her be free with you" Joshua said.They spent the rest of the night in silence. Aletta had wanted to go home but decided against it since Joshua did not look in good shape. "It's hard to trace the source since it was posted anonymously," Aletta said taping on the laptop that Joshua had provided her."Come to bed, you have b
Jeanne sat up in the bed, she looked to her side to see her mom lying down with her legs on the ground and her body on a part of the bed. It was obvious she had slept all night in that position.She felt the wave of everything that happened yesterday flooded back to her memory. She grimaced as she remembered what happened. She had a panic attack after seeing the news about her circulating on the company's intranet.She felt disappointed in herself, she had once again disappointed her parents by successfully being the talk of the town. She felt like running away so that no one could ask her any questions.She felt naked, why did it matter to people whom she dated and why did she feel like she had created a grave sin? She heard a shuffle behind the door. It sounded like someone had been contemplating whether they should come in or not.She took the covers off herself and stood up. She walked to the door and opened it up. The first face she saw was t
"Who says you get to make that kind of decision?" Aletta did not like the situation but that doesn't mean that she wanted to break things off with him.For the first time in a long time, she had found someone who she liked and liked so much. In past times she had suppressed her crush on others because of what the public was going to say about her and her family."It is putting you at a disadvantage" Thiago replied.He wanted the relationship with her to work out more than anything. He knew of her and for him, it was like love at first sight but as much as he wanted to her be his, he wanted her to be happy."And you too," she said."What?" he asked blinking multiple times."You are also affected by it, I just could not handle the situation and that's why I fainted after a panic attack" she said casually.Thiago wondered how she was fine with the situation. "I am fine" she said softly as if she was reading his mind.
"See lover birds" Thiago and Jeanne turned to face Aletta and Joshua standing a distance from them. Jeanne felt her cheeks hot and turned red. She had tried to be discreet but her brother and girlfriend caught her.Aletta and Joshua walked down hand in hand. Joshua had been the one who took up hand in his. Jeanne could not help but notice that Joshua had it for Aletta."You aren't one to speak" Jeanne countered as they reached them."Seeing you answer so fast and statistically I think I worried for nothing" Joshua said."You were worried?" Jeanne asked blinking her eyes as if she was grateful for his worry. "Why would you be worried about me?" she said frowning after a while."See Aletta? I told you she was fine" Joshua said."What?" Aletta was confused."You had insisted that we come to see her" Joshua replied."But I did no such thing, you were so worried you said we would go here to see her before we got breakfast," Aletta said."Ohhhh brother" Jeanne said tapping her brother's arm
Aletta, Joshua, Thiago and Jeanne sat down to breakfast. The table was quiet with the meal passing around and small laughter and giggles."Dad I have something to say," Jeanne said when she noticed her dad was about to get out of his chair."You do?" Xavier did not know how to approach the situation. He wanted his daughter to know he was not disappointed in her. She was a victim of the circumstances because people would rather gossip than face the real world."Yeah" Jeanne said taking a sip from her cup."What is it?" Jessica asked. She had told her husband to make sure he showed Jeanne how much he meant to her and that he was not disappointed in her."I know that both you and Mom are disappointed in me because I put the family in the spotlight again" Jeanne started.She took a sip from her cup and felt Thiago's hand on hers. For some reason, it gave her comfort. She had to tell them that both of them were dating now and that was what she wanted. "Why would you say that honey?" Jessi
Xavier left the room after Jeanne had announced that she and Thiago were going out. Everyone was happy for them but Xavier said he was going to talk with Thiago.Xavier took his phone and called Brian, if he was going to find the culprit, in this case, he needed to go to work. He had usually skipped days and stayed home instead of going to work."Hello Xavier" Brian's voice sounded like he had been crying. It was hoarse like he had a sore throat."Hello Brian, I will be going to work by noon today" "Did something urgent come up?" Brian asked."Yes, didn't you see the company's intranet?" Xavier wondered if all was well with him. Brian has always been very attentive to things. He would have been the one to let him know before anyone else."I did not" Brian sniffled."Are you fine?" Brian wondered how Xavier would take the news. His wife had her eyes on him and since she could not get him she settled for him and now she wanted to get her daughter married to his son. How could he expla
Hello Guys this is the final chapter. I want to first appreciate everyone who has read this book, who had supported, commented, voted and called me order when I did not update for such a long time. Thank you so much for being such a support in these times. As this work comes to an end I hope you support me in upcoming works. This free Chapter is for you."Joshua we would be late" Aletta screamed from the bottom of the stairs. "Honey are we using our government names now?" Joshua screamed back at her. "Joshua you know I do not like being late for any of these events" Aletta screamed back at him. Altetta paced back and forth at the bottom of the stairs. "You know you should not be screaming while you are this pregnant"Joshua said as he came down the stairs with his daughter in his hands. "If you had come down earlier then I would have had no reason to scream that much" she retorted and he smiled. "It was my little pumpkin here who kept me waiting" Joshua replied as he got to stand b
"I am so happy for you, this is finally happening," Aletta said holding the arms of Jeanne excited."I am excited but also nervous very nervous does anyone have calming pills?" Jeanne said slipping her hands off Aletta's hand and feeling the sweat on her palm."Calm down, it's just you and Thiago, everyone else is just like a rock. I promise you once you get on that altar every of that nervousness would be gone" Aletta continued. "Thank you," Jeanne said sarcastically."Are you nervous because its mu brother? I can help you run away from this right now" Nichole suggested and Alethea rolled her eyes. "Are all sisters this way? This was the same advice you gave Aletta the other day" Alethea said and Jeanne shook her head. "How can I leave, I have been dreaming of this day" Jeanne replied. "Then calm down even though I don't know why you would dream of marrying my brother but we all choose our battles I guess" Nichole shrugged as she sat down."Nichole" Aletta chastised because she k
"You have to get to work" Aletta said rubbing the hand of Joshua gently. They had arrived back from their honeymoon over the weekend and this Monday morning was the first time Joshua was going back to work after the wedding."Can't I just lay down here with you all day?" he said taking out her hand and pulling her down to his level."You kept saying that and prolonged the honeymoon by two weeks,""Call me a criminal for wanting to spend time with my wife, I am getting the feeling that you do not want to spend any time with me" Joshua said opening one eye and giving her a judging look. "Joshua, you know that is not true, so get up now""You are no longer my assistant, you are supposed to be begging me to stay a bit more with you""What makes you think I don't want to do that?" Aletta asked taking his dishevelled morning hair back from his face."Because you keep urging me to get back to work so quickly, it's like you can't wait to get rid of me" Joshua took his head back to the pillow
"Mom don't cry again, you might get a serious headache at this rate," Aletta said rubbing the back of her mother while in a hug. The entire wedding was over already and the whole family was seeing the couple off as they were going directly to the airport for their honeymoon. "Come on, at this rate they might miss their flight" Leon said trying to pull Eunice off her daughter. She had been bawling the entire ceremony, if someone saw her they would think it was a sad occasion. "My daughter," Eunice said as she finally pulled away and took a step back. "I am so happy and so proud of you because you managed or find love for yourself even after everything" Eunice sniffled and smiled. "Thank you, Mom," Aletta said with a smile. "You better get going now" Jessica said stepping forward."We are on our way now" Joshua said pulling open the door and gesturing for Aletta to get in."Call us when you get there" Jessica called after the shut door."Do not call us" Xavier said as if he was giv
"I was always unsure about how I felt about you, You were always around me, taking care of me and I felt anxious whenever you were out of sight. A little secret that was the reason I always made you work overtime even when it was not necessary" Joshua said and there was a burst of small laughter across the room.They were both standing in from of the priest and altar but they had decided to take their custom written vows there. Joshua cleared his throat and looked up from his paper to stare at Aletta whose eyes never left his face. He flashed a small warm mile to her and she returned it."I never realized my feelings for you until you made that drunken confession that night that caused us to go into a relationship. I had always thought about marriage but for me, it was the only way for me to make children that would take over the company one day, being with you makes me so excited to think of waking up every morning with you by my side, I think of planting kisses on your lips and spend
"Are you feeling nervous?" Alethea asked Aletta who was sitting in the waiting room with her shaky hands. "Yes I am, who wouldn't be?" Aletta asked as she closed her eyes to steady her breath. "I mean you are very right, who would like to marry my annoying brother, as much as I would like to call you my sister in law I can help you escape if you wish to" Jeanne chimed in. "Thank you so much for the suggestion, I am nervous about this and not rethinking my decision. I can't wait to be married to him" Aletta said as her eyes shot open. "Ew" Jeanne said as she gaged. " What do you see in him?" she added as she picked at her nails. "Everything I want to see" Aletta added. "Jeanne stop trying to put ideas in her head" Jessica cautioned coming towards them. "What did I do?" Jeanne whined."I heard what you said" Jessica replied giving Jeanne a warning look. Jesica knew that her daughter was playing around but she did not want Aletta taking any of the words to heart. "I know I have s
"Mom's boyfriend would be here soon," Alethea said as she dropped the dish in her hand to the table. "I can not believe that I am being made to meet my mom's boyfriend at her age" "What I can not believe is that she can't order out but is making us to make food for him"Alethea whined as she moved back to the kitchen."What is even more crazy is that she is in a relationship again" Aletta exclaimed as she moved behind Alethea. "Don't get me wrong I guess I am glad she is finding love again" "Same here, if she is happy then there is no issue. Love is in the air" Aleteha added coming back to the table "So why don't you have anyone to share the love with?" Aletta asked. They were making the last trip from the kitchen to the table. "Says you? Who told you that I do not have someone to share this love with?" Alethea said dragging out her sentence and a weird smile climbing her face."Alethea you are hiding something from me" Aletta said going to clutch her sister's hand. "Spill now" sh
Aletta and Joshua tried to reach Anette and Richard but it was as if they had fallen off the radar. "At least we tried" Aletta said as she set down the phone to the table. "Happy now?" Joshua asked and she nodded. "I guess I have to get going now" she said taking up her phone from the table."Where to? You just got here" Joshua was sad because they had finalized her resignation and she had not been around him like he wanted her to be. He was happy regardless that she was doing what she loved. "I have to go finalize things with HR on hiring your new assistant and then I have to go shopping with your mom and sister" Aletta explained. "Can we at least have dinner together?" Joshua asked and started expressing shock when he saw the expression on her face. "We can not? I barely see you anymore these days" he whined like a child who was cheated of having any ice cream. "I am having dinner with my family, mom is introducing her boyfriend to us today and honestly, I love spending time wi
"Did you hear about Anette?" Aletta asked as she pushed the jar of pickles into the hands of Joshua. They had picked a date for the wedding and it was in three weeks. They were having one of the date nights where they stayed back home and cooked for each other. "What happened to her?" Joshua asked. Anette shook her head in bewilderment, how could this man be so oblivious to everything happening around him?"Have you seen her in a while?" Aletta asked. She wanted to know how much he did not know. "Well, since that day she came to our house, I did not think much of it when I did not see her again," Joshua said truthfully before taking off the lid of the jar. "But you know she called off her wedding and left the country so abruptly with Richard?" Aletta asked hoping that he at least knew about that fact. Yes, Anette did hurt them all but it would be too mean to not care about her when she had sincerely apologized."Maybe they did not want the wedding again?" Joshua asked shrugging. Al