(Alexander’s POV)As I watched Leigh walking toward the living room, I stared at the ceiling, planning my way out of my promise to Zyra. If Leigh got pregnant, I knew it would be my best excuse. Tonight, I wanted Leigh and me to talk about our relationship and how serious I was about spending my life with her for the rest of our lives. If I had to speak to her parents, I would do it. That’s how desperate I am now just to be with her. “It’s George,” Leigh pointed at my cell phone. I heaved a sigh, but I climbed down from the bed, dressing up quickly, to answer her call.“George,” I said without greeting her.“Bad timing, Boss?” she asked, but my eyebrows knitted, imagining her with bad news based on the tone of her voice.I heaved a sigh, glancing at Leigh. “What’s the problem?”She cleared her throat. “We have a teeny-weeny problem, Boss.”I pursed my lips as I waited for the reason for her call. She knew I hated it when she didn’t say the full information before calling the situatio
(Leigh’s POV)“Alex!” I called him again. “We don’t want to be late.”Today is little Tatiana’s first birthday, Tina’s daughter, a new client, and Emma’s friend. I double-check, no, triple-check Callie’s things and my stuff, and the only one left is Alex. I opened the door and saw him pacing the room.“I can’t find my belt, Leigh,” he complained, looking under the bed.I opened my closet and pointed it to him. “Who told you to use this last night?” I said, turning my back on him to hide my blushing cheeks.He gave me a peck on the lips, taking and putting it on his pants. “Did I hurt you?” he asked worriedly, taking my hands to check my wrists, although it wasn’t the belt he used to tie my hands but my robe’s ribbon.I chuckled. “You didn’t, okay,” I assured him, taking my hands from him and keeping them at my back. “It was a great night! The best night ever.” I gulped and shook my head. I have to focus before we end up making love again.This man never loses energy.“Will you be spen
(Leigh’s POV)A children’s party without magic will never be complete. Of course, it was just my opinion. It was an add-on to our basic package of children’s parties. My family would always have magicians at every children’s party we held at home, and though I knew the tricks already, I was still in awe at how the rabbit would appear.We overdid a little, asked the magicians to camouflage themselves at the Mi Casa-designed venue, and when their names were called, it would be the only time they moved. I left the microphone to Elle and let her call the magicians one by one. When they appeared, getting up and walking onto the stage, it left some of the guests open-mouthed, while others clapped at their mind-blowing entrance, and others squealed in delight. I glanced at Alex, grinning from ear to ear and clapping his hands at the magic he was watching. Zyra, standing beside her, whispered in his ear, and he nodded, moving his head toward her to answer. I gasped, breathing out as I return
(Alexander’s POV) “Her again?” Zyra said sadly at me. Her eyes accused me, but she did not voice it out. She lowered her head, not letting me see the tears glistening in her eyes. “Babe, please understand. It’s an emergency at home. Something happened to her grandmother, and she has been looking for us,” I told her. I just received a call from Carlos telling me they were reaching for Leigh, but she was not answering her phone. Abuela fell in the living room, and everybody panicked because they suspected she might be suffering from stroke again. Right before she lost consciousness, she looked for Leigh and me. She heaved a sigh, glancing at Leigh, talking to someone on the phone. “Of course, babe,” she squeezed my hand, then let me go. “You need a driver? I can send-” “I’ll drive. She’ll be at ease just having Callie and me in the car,” I said and then regretted saying it. She always understood me, but now, I saw the pain in her eyes. Remembering our conversation, I glanced bac
(Leigh’s POV)I watched Alex go, and when he was gone, I closed my eyelids, freeing the tears welling in my eyes. I finally said what I wanted to tell him without him beside me.“I love you, Alex! But I’m scared you will not choose me in the end. I saw how much Zyra loves you, and you looked happy together. Who am I to break those hearts?”My hand clutched my shirt, feeling the extreme pain as I wept alone in the car. I only decided to get out of the car when I thought I was ready to face my family. After puffing out some air, I opened the door and walked in the same direction Alex walked.I found him outside the hospital, waiting for me.“Are you now feeling better?” he asked, twitching his lips as he studied my face, but I looked elsewhere.He holds and lifts my chin, but I brush his hand off my face.“Don’t lie. I saw you crying in the car, Leigh,” he sighed.“Are you stalking me?” I joked, but when he opened his arms to me, I could not help myself from walking closer and leaning m
(Leigh’s POV)“You’re pregnant?” Alex asked, still shocked by the news.Three pairs of eyes were gawking at me after they tugged me near the doorway of the room. She fell asleep again after telling them that her little Kayleigh was pregnant. It also took me a few minutes to recover from what she said, thinking about whether it was her hope, prediction, or misunderstanding my answer.“No!” I denied it right away. “Then, why did you say yes to Abuela?” Kayla raised her eyebrows, waiting for me to tell the truth about my condition.I frowned at her. “I thought you were asking me if Dyna has a boyfriend already, and I answered yes to Granny,” I explained, and then I shook my head and continued, “but I’m not pregnant,” I confirmed, then looked and grinned at Alex. “Yet!”“I’m going out. Just tell me where I’ll be going when they transfer Granny already,” Alex said, not smiling when he went out the door.I didn’t realize that all of us were watching Alex leave the room, but after he left,
(Alexander’s POV) When I open my eyelids, the sight of my gorgeous wife is the first person I see. She was sitting on the edge of the couch, and my feet were resting comfortably on her lap. She was leaning on the backrest of the sofa and sleeping. I could see her long lashes with her eyes closed, making her eyes more beautiful.“Leigh,” I whispered as I called her, hoping not to wake up Victor and Royce sitting on the single sofas. She opened her eyes, but she lay beside me instead of answering. I lay sideways so we could fit on the couch. She rolled to her side, mirroring my position as she lay sideways and leaned her body to me comfortably. Leigh moaned softly as I placed her head on my upper arm, using me as her pillow, and my other arm held her closer to me.“My poor sister must be very tired,” Ellen walked to us. “I found her in the restroom crying,” she whispered.I followed Ellen as she sat on the carpet, pulling the throw pillow from Victor’s arms, and when he woke up, start
(Leigh’s POV)“I’ll just make a call,” I lied to Kayla, padding toward the door.I was almost in the doorway when Dyna called me. “Leigh, why do you look suspicious?”“Huh?” I blink at her, unsure if she is joking or if she notices I am lying to them. I shook my head. “I just don’t want Abuela to wake up,” My lips curve a forced smile.“Let her go,” Kayla said, shaking her head, breathing out. “At least, her excuse now is much better than before,” she stopped typing. “Do you remember when she said she’ll just pee, but she just came from the restroom?”Dyna chuckled softly, not wanting to wake up Victor and Ellen, now snoring. I frowned at them but continued to go out of the room. I breathed when I got out and saw that Royce and Alex were no longer in the hallway. Instead of taking the elevator, I used the stairs. The presidential suite, where Abuela is confined, is on the tenth floor, while Dr. Facer’s clinic is on the fifth floor.I was panting when I reached the fifth floor. I have
(Alexander’s POV) “You may kiss your wife,” the officiant said, but my lips molded Leigh’s lips before he could finish his line. Leigh and I laughed as we watched Alfie’s video that he had sent us. I saw myself as tears rolled down my cheeks as I claimed her mouth, tasting the sweetness of my wife’s lips and feeling the overflowing happiness that we had finally renewed our vows. We were seated on the couch, facing the king-sized bed where the twins slept soundly. “Renewal of vows,” Leigh whispered as she leaned her head on my shoulder. “When I saw you and Chase talking this morning -” I cut him. “He was telling me the big problem I’d face if I continued my plan of marrying Zyra.” Her almond-shaped eyes gaped at me, looking at me with wonder. “Why didn’t you sign the divorce papers, Alex?” I planted a kiss on her hair. “Because I always hoped we will have our chance, Leigh.” “Me, too,” She smiled, but her eyes squinted and asked me, “When they said that the groom was missing, I
(Leigh’s POV)The groom is missing.How dare Alex ruins his multi-million-dollar wedding? I was puffing out air, thinking about what came to his crazy mind running away on this special day.When Ellen and Kayla came to my room, they were quiet. They seemed to have known the problem, but they chose not to talk. Kayla placed little Alexander in his stroller while Ellen approached me, taking baby Amanda from me.Elle opened the door and helped me fix the skirt of my wedding gown.“An update, Elle?” I asked her.“Alfie’s fixing the problem,” she said, glancing at my sisters, who padded out of the room. She laughs nervously when she notices I am worrying and don’t know what to pick first. “Focus, Leigh. This is your wedding. You’re not the one who loses the groom, so give that beautiful smile and have a blast,” she said, picking up my bouquet and giving it to me.“I just saw him a while ago -” My voice trailed off, realizing it was nonsense to talk about him now. “And why are you here? You
(Leigh’s POV)So much for my plan of beauty rest!I hardly had a wink last night because baby Amanda was crying almost all night that I wanted to rush her to the hospital, but whenever I danced her in my arms, she would stop crying and go to sleep. George brought Maxine yesterday to our house, and since she couldn’t come to our bedroom, she has been howling and crying until midnight. Only when Kayla got Callie out of my room that she stops whimpering.“What happened to you?” Elle blinked, looking at me as she entered my room.I climbed down from the bed lazily, went to my dresser, and saw my hair worse than a haystack. I groaned, looking at my eyes.She rolled her eyes, tugging me back to the bed.“What time are we leaving?” I asked, lying again on the bed. I need sleep—more of it.She chuckled. “We’re actually leaving. Just sleep in the car,” she suggested. “You need to have your hair done, makeup, and everything.”I groaned, going under the covers of my blanket. “Why is it that it d
(Leigh’s POV)“For you… For you, I will…” I breathed out, clutching my shirt, wondering why I couldn’t memorize my wedding vow.I inhaled… and then exhaled, looking at the perfect blue sky. It was a miracle that the weather today cooperated with us. Since Alex left that night, the sky has been crying with me, and though my family and friends saw me smiling, my heart was aching from the deep wound of the hard decision we had made.As long as we are together, every step or decision we make will be a mistake.“The flowers are soooo beautiful, Leigh,” Alfie uttered, admiringly looking at the different flowers, from roses of different colors to other flowers that we hardly recognize unless they would tell us what they were.I smirked at him. “When you get married, and the budget is sky is the limit, this is the result.”“But the couples would go to hell after,” he sighed.“Don’t say that,” I said, looking at the large and open meadow.It was last week when Mr. Hearst, the older Mr. Hearst,
(Alexander’s POV)After dinner, George went to Aunt Ida’s house, her temporary place to stay while we were here. Even if I don’t ask her, I know how she likes staying here because of the homey feeling we are experiencing.I heaved a deep sigh as I looked at the dark sky, trying to gather my senses together, thinking of what happened today and what I would do after this. For a honeymoon idea, I knew how much Leigh wanted to go back to the farm. We could spend our time there as one family, and when the twins are one or two, maybe we could all travel together.“Beer?” Royce asked, giving me a bottle of beer.I smiled, taking the bottle.“Reconsidering?” He sat on the wooden bench, gazing at the sky.“About Leigh or the twins?” I smirked, causing him to chuckle.He drank his beer, giving me a silent answer to tell him my plans for them.“As much as I hated Leigh for lying to me, I still love her, Royce,” It was easier to be honest to him than tell Leigh my feelings. She is one complicated
(Leigh’s POV)Was it the warm sprinkle from the shower? Perhaps Zyra’s fingernails have poison causing me to feel like this.Before he stepped into the shower area, my body was burning with desire, and there was a need inside me that wanted him to touch me… and kiss me.“Leigh,” His voice trailed off because as soon as he was in front of me, my hands grabbed his head, curling my fingers to his hair, never wanting to let him go. My heels have their own mind, raising my body to reach his soft lips, making my tongue do its work, exploring his mouth, taunting him into an adventure that I didn’t care if we would regret in the end.I must have turned on something in him, too. He pinned me to the wall, and his hands excitedly touched every part of me, feverishly arousing my heart, body, and soul. We were on fire, kissing intensely, touching passionately, caressing our bodies like we have hungry for a long time.He brought me into a new world when he thrust his manhood to my core, rocking and
(Leigh’s POV)Before I went to the kitchen to drink water, I brought the three babies to the porch and continued working there. Being a single mother, I had to work, but I mostly handled special editing projects, so I could still work from home. I asked Dyna to watch them for a while as I went inside, but as soon as I returned to the porch, she left in a hurry to go to her bakeshop. If only I could pull the days to our wedding day so that this would be over. Yet I also wished to stop the time, hoping that Alex would not get my children from me. I was in the middle of editing a picture when a familiar car stopped in front of our house.I rose to my feet, walking in the direction of the white vehicle because I was not sure at first who could our unexpected visitor be, but when the passenger door at the back of the car opened, I was surprised to see Zyra.She dashed to me, looking furious as she approached me. “You bitch!” She screamed angrily as she pulled my hair toward her.I could n
(Alexander’s POV)With a crib in Kayleigh’s bedroom, it was impossible to add another bed, and despite everyone’s disapproval of letting me stay in her bedroom, they didn’t have the choice when Carlito spoke up, explaining the reason why. I received sullen looks, especially from her brothers, but no one shared their disagreement.I have been staring at her ceiling for an hour now, listening to her even breathing. I felt guilty for taking our children on the day of her birthday, but I didn’t know, and I was already consumed by much anger that I didn’t think much.When I heard baby Amanda cry, I closed my eyes immediately when I felt Leigh move. She got up, still yawning, when she climbed down from the bed, taking our daughter from the crib. She sat on the chair next to the bed and pulled off her sleepwear to expose her breast to her. When I heard her even breathing as she breastfed our baby, I opened my eyes to check on them, watching her look like she was sleeping.As my little girl w
(Alexander’s POV)Kayla and Eloisa came into the room with little Alexander and baby Amanda. When the twins cried, it was like something snapped inside Leigh’s mind, making her blink. She scrambled to her feet, ignoring me in front of her and seeing only her two children.“Alex…” She cried.Eloisa, her eyes puffy from crying, nodded. “Yes. Alex came back and returned them.”“Are they hungry? Is Alex…” Leigh said, pressing her breasts and shaking her head. “Never mind.”“You have to eat and clean up first, Leigh,” Kayla told her.“Of course,” she said, pacing around the room, not knowing what to do first. “Is Alex -”She stopped again, perhaps she still didn’t know how to ask it, but couldn’t she see me? Kayla placed Amanda in the crib and approached her sister, putting her hands on her shoulder and holding her in place.“Alex is fine. He’s very much okay. You don’t have to worry about him. Listen to me, Kayleigh, gather yourself together because the twins are hungry. Eloisa will help