"I had so much fun today, let us do this some other time soon," Jeanne said as she gave Alethea a hug before moving to Aletta.They were standing by the door and Joshua had announced that they better go before his mom called. Joshua had said that she was not calling because she missed them but rather because they had not come with her."Of course," Alethea said squeezing her hand fondly."Bye," Joshua said."Bye," Aletta responded."Wait what was that?" Alethea asked."I meant to say that too" Jeanne followed up."What was what?" Aletta asked turning around them to see if there was something wrong."You don't see it?" Jeanne asked turning to Alethea. "You see it though?" "Of course I see it," Alethea responded with an eye roll. "They almost made me puke at lunch but now that it's time to say good bye they are acting all formal" Aletta rolled her eyes and hissed when she understood what they were both yapping about."Or maybe they are feeling shy?" Jeanne asked trying to make an excu
"What about that?" Aletta asked. She was trying to act nonchalant but the expression on her face gave her away."I would tell you but promise you won't be mad" "I already have a bad feeling about this" Aletta said as she saw her sister make herself comfortable on the couch."I don't want you to get mad at all," Alethea said. She knew her sister could throw a fury party when she heard what happened and she did not want that. "Okay I promise I won't get angry" Aletta replied."Are you sure?" Alethea asked. Aletta smiled and nodded her head."Of course," Aletta said."Okay so you know this morning when I was out for so long and I told you it was a stranger who had missed his way?" Alethea began and Aletta nodded."Well it was Paul, he had come to see you" she said and gave pause to see how she would react.Aletta gulped and nodded her head. "He was here? but what for?" "He wanted to see you, he claimed to miss you but don't worry I chased him away" Alethea said trying to assure her."
"Don't worry, Joshua seemed to understand and was willing to help you out" Alethea said.Aletta was about to speak when the door opened and Eunice walked in."Where have you been all day?" Aletta asked walking to meet her at the door."Out" Eunice said taking off her jacket and holding it in her hand."Out where? You have no friends in this city to visit so where have you been?" Aletta followed up."Out," Eunice said simply again."You always nagged us about where we went when you knew we had to go out to work" Alethea said coming to stand beside Aletta."But you never told me what you did outside so why should I tell you what I did?" Eunice asked."Because I don't want you falling for any lies and falling in love and having your heart broken again" Aletta said with concern in her voice."Don't bother about me, I am not a little child?" Eunice said dismissing them."But you act like one, how could we not bother?" Alethea cried."I did not know you bothered about me, Alethea?" Eunice a
Anette sat on her bed biting her fingers. She was unable to sleep all night and she turned in the bed in annoyance.So Aletta was making fun of her all this while even when she had declared she was going to have Joshua to herself. Anette let out a strange scream as she shook violently in the bed.She felt her eyes heavy with tears but she did not want to cry. She hated that the reason she would cry was because of a lowly person like Aletta. She was not with the tears. Joshua should have chosen someone who was actually a worthy opponent. maybe she would have felt better about it."Anette honey," Leslie said as she knocked on the door.Anette has not stepped out of the room since they got back from the party on Saturday night. It was Monday morning and she was still not out of the room.Leslie had tried to understand that the news she heard was so grievous that she might be unable to get herself together. but it had been two whole days and she had not eaten a single thing."Angel" Lesli
"What do you mean by that?" Brian asked."I don't know, you are not dumb so give it any interpretation you want to," she said in a tired voice.He should not be interrogating her like she was a criminal instead he should use that energy to bother about their daughter who was heartbroken after hearing that Joshua was in a relationship with his secretary.She wondered if Joshua was realistic enough or if he was even smart. Did he think this was a book or movie where the relationship between a secretary and boss works out so well and they end up happily ever after? "Did you just say you settled for me?""Oh my gosh, Brian why are you so hung up on what I said? You should use that energy to get your daughter out instead" she screamed."Why are you the one screaming? I should be screaming. You married me but you settled down?" "Yes I did" she shouted turning to him. "When I saw that Xavier was not ready to settle and it seemed like he was not going to settle down I just chose you instead
"Nothing, I guess he is late for work" Leslie lied."Okay, but he had this expression that I had never seen before" Andrew replied. He looked at Anette's door. "Should I call a handyman to help us pick the lock?" he asked wondering why his sister was throwing such a tantrum and troubling his mom so much."Your dad said he called one so let's wait to see if he would come" Leslie said and then shook her head. What if Brian calls him to not bother about it again? "On second thought why don't you just call him?" she said and Andrew nodded.He took out his phone and dialled the number of the handyman, he promised to be there in a few minutes."Mom, don't you think that Anette is overreacting?" Andrew asked."What do you mean overreacting? We all have ways of dealing with heartbreaks" Leslie said."Mom she is overreacting and you should not be supporting her. Joshua does not belong to her so she does not have the right to behave this way" "Like father like son," Leslie said with a hiss."W
"Fancy seeing you here Thiago" Jeanne said as she saw him walk toward her table."I work here," he said with a small confused laugh."Oh you do, that's right" she said rolling her eyes and playfully hitting her head like she had forgotten. "But not in this room" she added."Yeah," he trailed off."What are you doing here? Do you need help from the marketing team?" she asked and he shook his head."I am here to see you" he said and she pointed to herself with wide eyes."Me?" "Yes you" he said and she dropped her hands to the table, intertwining her fingers between themselves as she waited for him to speak."What's this about?" she asked when he stood there quietly while shifting his body weight from one foot to another."Can we see outside?" he asked pointing to the door."Outside?" she asked pointing to the same door. She looked around herself to see the stares of everyone around her as the h
"So what's this about?" Jeanne asked when they had stood for a few minutes and Thiago had not said anything.He cleared his throat and turned to her murmuring under his breath. "Do I have to do this?" "Yes," she said her eyes twinkling. "I mean you brought me out here and now I have to hear what you have to say or else I will be distracted the whole day" He cleared his throat again and she frowned. "Do you have an itchy throat? Have you gotten anything for it?" she said stretching her hand to him."I don't have an itchy throat" he replied."But you keep clearing your throat, I thought you had something itchy there" she replied her voice fading."No I'm fine," he said and she nodded."So you wanted to speak with me" she reminded him and she shuffled in his feet again. "The way you keep stalling keeps making me afraid, is something wrong?" "No no no," he said startling her, "Nothing is wrong it's just that I do