"Your brother seems to be spending a lot of time out of the city," Thiago said to Jeanne."And we should be happy about it, at least he is not here to bully me or nitpick at my relationship," Jeanne said with a smile on her face."You sound so much like someone who is missing him" "Oh my god, how dare you say that?" Jeanne shrieked like she had been given terrible news. "You know siblings are more alike than they think" Thiago started."So you are like your sister Nichole" "Oh no, that rule does not apply to us," "Hmm" Jeanne said nodding her head mockingly. "Come closer let me tell you a secret" he said beckoning to her. Jeanne bent her head a bit so she could hear what he could possibly have to say."She was adopted so there is no way we are alike" he said and Jeanne shook her head."I believe that it's so true" Jeanne's tone was sarcastic enough that anyone could hear it from a mile away. "Enough about my brother, when do I get to meet your sister?" "You still want to meet he
"I can't believe we are already going back" Joshua whined as they made their way to the airport."You are the CEO of the company and you gave duties to attend to" "Hey, what did you do to my girlfriend," Joshua said glancing at her from the driver's seat."Hmm?" Aletta was confused. What was he saying?"My fun girlfriend, who had been the life of the entire trip, what did you do to her?" Joshua asked again.Aletta saw that he was joking about the situation so she laughed. "I am sorry but your assistant has to step in and your girlfriend takes the back seat" Aletta said playing along with his jokes."Yeah, I don't want that, our trip is not over until we get back to Chiachester City" "So you want me to be fun?" She asked and he nodded."Our flight leaves in three hours what fun thing can we do?" She asked looking out the window."I know," he said causing him to look at him. He tapped his mouth and then pouted."Joshua" she called in surprise. "You are driving" she added in a scolding
"Hello Jeanne""I know you are in the arrival hall and my brother seems to be all over you like a child" Jeanne replied.Aletta looked around wondering how she knew that, her eyes landed on Jeanne and Thiago walking towards them. Aletta had enjoyed her trip so much that she did not want to leave but now that she was seeing familiar faces she could not help but be grateful to be back. "What are you doing here?" she screamed jumping on her."Here to pick you," Jeanne said patting her back and giving her brother a weird look before sticking out her tongue. "I will take you while Joshua has to learn a lesson by taking public transport" Jeanne added and both of them began a stare down."Really? You both are going to do this right here in the middle of the airport arrival terminal?" Thiago asked when neither of them moved. "Joshua" Aletta said shaking him. He looked at her and Jeanne clapped her hands in the air."I won" she sang triumphantly. Joshua gave Aletta a hard look and she threw
"So I thought I was meeting my brother and his girlfriend. I did not expect to see him with three other people" Nichole said as they sat at the table in the restaurant of the hotel that she was staying at.Ever since they sat down Jeanne could not hide her surprise. She sat on her hand to avoid anyone from seeing how nervous she was."Be nice" Thiago cautioned and Nichole rolled her eyes."I haven't even said anything yet. I prepared to meet two people but here I am meeting two more. What is this a fan meeting?" "Not everyone is your fan, I don't even think they have the liberty to know who you are" "I know who you are" Jeanne blurted and then her face went up in fear. She was not supposed to be all over her that way. She was supposed to be cool, composed and oh no she was freaking out. "Oh you do see that brother, your girlfriend knows me," Nichole said flashing her smile."You know me?" "Of course" Nichole leaned in and whispered. "I have seen your pictures and heard so much abo
"How do you know us well?" Joshua was curious as to how she knew their business so well. it would have been understandable that Thiago showed her pictures of Jeanne but why would he share his rumour with her?"The Delgado is much more popular than you think, the news of your girlfriend spread like wildfire" Nichole said."That makes sense" Aletta murmured with a nod.The news had so surrounded Delgado that the scandal still popped up once in a while and even showed on related news whenever there was a search. "And since Thiago told me his girlfriend was a Delgado I had to find out more about her" Nichole explained.The waiter came to their table a few moments later to take their orders, after a serious contemplation and back and forth between Thiago and Nichole they finally settled.They ordered and had the waiter bring out their meals. They spoke lightly over dinner and Aletta yawned a few times."I have never thought anyone would yawn while I speak" Nichole said with her mouth hang
"I feel so exhausted," Aletta said as she stood at her door."Why did you agree to go for dinner if you knew how you felt?" Joshua asked."I don't know, Jeanne has not really asked me for anything before so I thought it would be a good opportunity to do something for her" Aletta replied."Now you feel so exhausted you can barely keep your eyes open, let me be on my way so you can rest up" He went in for a hug and planted kisses on her hair. He was going to miss waking up to her every morning like he had done for the past few days. "I miss you already" "But I am still here" Aletta replied."Do you want to go to my house" "As much as I'd love to, I need to go home now, my mom and sister must be waiting for me. Maybe next time" she said and he frowned but he understood. "Okay then, I would only let you go if I got a kiss" he pouted and she did not hesitate before she planted a kiss on it. He kissed back and only pulled away when she did."I better get in before it's too late" she sai
TIME LEAP: TWO WEEKS Anette woke up with a pain in her guts, she had the same recurring pain for a week now and she had just about enough of it and gone ahead to book an appointment.She maybe thought she had contacted something for Richard. After the news broke of her and him she still somehow found herself going back to him time and time again.Her mother had been so worried but there was nothing she was doing about it. Leslie could not believe that her daughter was so fickle minded that she could easily give up her dream just because of one man."You should see a doctor" "I already made an appointment" Anette responded coldly.Since the news broke out and Anette had decided to go back and forth with Richard the relationship between her and her mother became strained. Anette always believed that her mom was just a big supporter of her goals but it turned out that all she wanted was to get into the Delgado family by all means.It seemed as though she was trying to recover the lost
"Congratulations, you are pregnant" Those words by her doctor kept replaying in he mind as she walked down to the place where her cab was waiting.Her phone buzzed in her hands, it was Richard, she had told him she was visiting the hospital to see what was wrong with her and that the sickness she felt kept recurring even after treating herself. He had been calling non stop to see what was wrong with her.She firmed her lips together and tried to draw back her tears. She could not tell if the tears were of joy or if she was not pleased to hear the news but she decided to give Richard the news in person. She answered the call and pressed the phone to her ears."Where are you?" she asked as soon as she picked up."I am at the office" "Can you spare a few minutes?" she asked him."Let's meet at the penthouse," he said. She cut off the call and redirected the cab to the new location. She did not know how her parents would take it even though she had not seen her father in such a long tim
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