Game over wasn't a word that existed in Eleanor's dictionary, it didn't from the beginning and wouldn't start now. She'd rather give it her all rather than backing out half way. It was either go big or go home that was a motto she was raised with throughout her childhood and live by up till this very moment. And obviously it was not a hard motto to live up to. With all the power and authority she had after marrying into the Grey family and establishing her authority, making people bend to her will had been easy and effortless, or so she thought until she encountered Alexandra.The first day she met the blonde after twelve years of her fateful disappearance, she looked like a radiant sun that shone in every corner, bringing those in the dark out and casting those who chose the darkness away. It was like her very own unspoken and unofficial motto.She was going to be a problem. Eleanor had thought after her first failed attempt of bending Alexandra to her will. After that day, the elder
Alexandra watched as her grandmother walked away with an expressionless face. Despite all the older woman had said she allowed none bother her, at least none except for her very last words."When you wake the sleeping dragon, get ready to suffer the consequences. If you believe you've seen all my trick then boy would you be surprised to know I have a few extra up my sleeves."Eleanor had turned on her heels and stomped away after saying this, leaving Alexandra in the wondering state she currently was.She hadn't seen all of Eleanor's tricks? What else could the elderly woman could have been hiding that she knew nothing of?"Whatever." She muttered and quickly brushed the thought aside. Who knew, maybe that was just some baseless threat Eleanor threw her way in other to scare her.Well, if it indeed was, she wasn't going to fall for it and she sure as hell wasn't shaking in her heels.Prying her eyes off Eleanor's leaving vehicle, Alexandra turned around to head into the building but s
"Yes. I won't be coming into the office today so just arrange everything for the meeting tomorrow and clock out. Yes, thank you, Michael." Alexandra said, speaking into her phone and hanging up right after her conversation with Michael was over.She glanced back at the boutique behind her, and through the transparent window, she watched as Cory laughed and chatted with Madam William while they both picked out dresses.She smiled, happy that her Aunt now looked somewhat lively compared to how she had looked earlier in the day. Even during the ride here, she had looked as if she had a thousand things to ponder and as if a certain one was eating away at her mind. But now, that expression was gone and Alexandra was glad.Tucking her phone into her purse, she turned around and entered back into the store.At the counter, she met Quinn who was diligently doing her work after having returned from her short stayed vacation."Hey Quinn." She waved at the red head who waved back with a smile an
For the first time in the longest time, Alexandra felt fear.Looking down at Cory's pale face, her entire being trembled with fear of the unforeseen future.It had only been ten minutes after her frantic call to her company's medical center when the ambulance arrived. The doctors and nurses alike were shocked when they came upon the scene, not just because Alexandra had looked to be in a panic state, but also because one of their very own VIP shareholder had gotten attacked in broad daylight."Madam Grey, please step in." The nurse who was attending to Cory instructed that Alexandra step into the waiting ambulance if she wanted to come along.Her words were like a light tap on the wrist, it snapped her out of whatever world her mind had flown to. She turned her head from the speaking nurse to her Aunt lying on the stretcher in the ambulance.Seeing Cory laying there brought a new wave of trembles to wash over her body along with a certain thought.That attack had been meant for her, C
Her words were far from a bluff. James Winfred knew this... he understood this without there needing to be any sign that said so.Feeling on the edge, he swallowed whatever lump had unconsciously formed in his throat in the short length of their conversation. His Adam's apple made a huge movement as he did so, while Alexandra stared down at him for a final moment before attempting to leave, but before she could do so, James stopped her."Threatening the chief of police that way, are you not aware of the power I hold over this city. If I want it to be, you can be locked up in a cell for the next month, but as the bigger person I'll take pity on you and send you off with a simple warning." He announced with arrogance despite the tremors running amuck in his head and warning him to keep his tap mouth shut. But sadly he didn't heed to their warnings and Alexandra could only snicker at this."I can see my grandmother feeds her dogs well." She spoke in a condescending tone and James instant
"Didn't I warn you Grandmother, I have come to take back what rightfully belongs to me." After saying this, Alexandra turned towards the bodyguards beside her and waved her hands, signaling them to carry about the job she had hired them to do.The bodyguards glanced at themselves before nodding their way. Seconds later they were fast at work, escorting everyone and thing out of the house’s premises as gently as they could.“What is this? The insolence!” Eleanor crackled, bewildered by the scene unfolding before her eyes. She casted a look at Alexandra and found the girl staring back at her with darkened gaze.She really meant what she was doing and there was no turning back!“Alexandra, stop this nonsense right this instance.” Eleanor commanded as she matched up to Alexandra with a fuming gaze. “This is absolute debauchery.”Alexandra scoffed at her words while folding her arms across her chest. “You are one to speak of wickedness after all you’ve done.” She spat. “Tell me one thing,
“Hey, hey that’s my win!” The middle aged drunkard at the table burped loudly and rejoiced as he had just scored his first win in ages. Anybody seeing him would have thought he had just hit the jackpot, but all he was rejoicing over were a couple of thousands, not even near hundred thousand.It was officially Christmas for him!“Sir, please kindly keep your voice down.” The croupier at the table politely gave him a warning but the man did not heed. He continued laughing wildly and even going to the extent of hitting his fist against the gambling table.“I’m fucking rich!” He exclaimed and grabbed his ticket to go and cash out at the main desk. “Fifteen fucking thousand.” He said and slammed down his ticket, watching with hazy drunk eyes as the cashier picked up his ticket and scanned through it for authentication. After she had confirmed it was indeed real, she went below and gathered the small amount of cash.“Please enjoy your day, Sir.” She said with a smile after she had bagged th
She hadn’t pushed him, yet his death was on her hand.Alexandra stood at the edge of the cliff, staring down with a blank expression on her face.How exactly had things spiraled out of control so quickly? One moment she had control over everything and then the next someone was dead.How?“Madam Grey.” Michael’s voice called out from behind, but unlike usual, it sounded far away like she was in a totally other universe than he was.Slowly, she turned around and looked at him. He held out a damp napkin for her and it was only until her eyes glanced at her hand that she realized blood had gotten on them when she sliced David’s cheek.“Thank you.” She said and collected the napkin, swiping her hand and disposing of it down the cliff. The moment her hands were cleaned up, she no longer felt like there was any need to dwell on what had just happened.She was no killer, David Smith had jumped by himself and she didn’t need to torment herself with possibilities that just might have never work
Mazikeen blinked. The girl in front of her with lush blonde hair imitated the same action. She blinked again and so did the reflection.Finally having had enough of the stare off with her reflection, the teen turned away from the mirror and sighed.Her eyes found the luxurious clock hung above the TV and she chewed on her inner check as each passing moment reminded her of her impending torment.It was the last Saturday of the month, and as per the long existing tradition, her family had to go over to the Langer Family Vila for a wholesome picnic time.Sure, any normal person would enjoy such outing, except her situation was different. The reason why she dreaded their usual family picnic was because of a certain noirette boy that always seemed to make her life a living hell each time she encountered him.Vincent Langer, the original ruler of hell. Or so she put him, but for some reason, only she did.Even her own mother thought he was a saint.Bloody hell, the whole Seattle saw him as
~Five years Later.~Alexandra stood in front of her parent's grave- both Cory, Nova and Miguel- dressed in a fashionable black dress that draped down as far as her knee.Her hair- which had now grown back to it's full length- was packed up neatly and rolled into a bun at the end, accompanied by the black net cap she had on her hair.Alexandra stood with a bouquet of white roses in her right hand and daisies from the nearby meadow on the left. Those were not only symbols of peace, love, and hope but also reminders that life was still going on. She looked around slowly as if giving herself a moment to reflect upon how things have changed since then.Five years ago, when she had lost everyone she loved and was shattered to the core after her divorce with Lucien, Alexandra thought her life would never be same again. She had felt helpless and hopeless that time even with all the power and must accomplish goals, but now as she looked at both her adoptive mother and Biological mother grave w
Alexandra rushed off to the location on her screen as soon as she could, even though she wasn't too kin on it. On her way there, she couldn't stop herself from asking all the what ifs, re-running even those possibilities that did not exist in her head as she drove.What if something happened to Darius?What if some enemy of hers got to him?What it Eleanor had sent someone after him?By the time she turned up in front of the given location, her mind was feeling with all sort of possiblities that she didn't even know that the house she had pulled up in front of was one of Darius's.It was only after she had rushed up to the front door and found it open that she took the time to examine her surrounding and this only made her worry all the more.Whoever she was going up against now had been smart enough to bypass Darius and his security and even broke into his house.Alexandra had felt her mind begining to reel once more when she calmed herself and reminded herself that she dealt with El
The next two days after that passed by quietly. Alexandra hd released the tap of her father's black box footage to the police after turning in the driver and after a few days of searching, they found Eleanor passed out on the floor of her house in her paralysed state.Eleanor was admitted into a hospital under sever watch to take care of her and later on admitted into the prison's medical center while her trial was underway.Although she had been saved from the dehydration and over thinking that caused her to pass out, her case of paralysis couldn't be solved and even thought it could be, Alexandra made sure that that option was rendered invalid.Apart from that, the other development that had brought a smile to Alexandra's lips was when Leonardo was suddenly caught at the air port while trying to flee with Eleanor's last fortune under a fake name.He was charged with a few crimes, one of them being his illegal use of a fake identity and the other being his illegal stash of cash.Botto
~Day One Out Of Seven.~Alexandra returned to the Grey Manor that night after her conversation with Eleanor over the phone had ended.The first thing, or rather, the first person she saw as she stepped into the house was Darius. He was pacing around the living room for a while until he noticed Alexandra and quickly rushed to meet her."Alexa... Where were you?" He asked, his voice dripping with concern and worry.Alexandra softly sighed out. "Calm down, Darius." She said while gently stroking his hair. "I'm fine. I just had to take care of something little.""What?""I found out how Eleanor knew about my pregnancy. The waiter back at the cafe was a spy for her and he must have reported our conversation to her that day." Alexandra informed."What?" Darius was angry, but then seconds later, his face crumbled and a tinge of guilt set in.I'd the waiter had only reported their conversation that day and Eleanor found out about their unborn child, then it was his fault. He couldn't stop his
Eleanor pressed the button and imagine in that moment how it all played out.The best part of it all being that Alexandra was finally out of the way and she had emerged victorious after the long battle.No other thought could have made her smile the way she did.Eleanor's train of thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. She frowned, not taking too lightly to the fact that one of her useless henchmen or sons were distrubing her moment of celebration.She reached for her phone and picked it up, ready to lash out brutally in whoever's name was written on her phone screen, but to her utter dismay, it was an unsaved number.Eleanor stared at the digits of numbers across her screen with creased brows.'Who is it this time?' She thought after a while as she answered the call and placed her phone to her ear."Who is this?" She asked sternly.The other end of the line was silent for a while. Eleanor could make out the sound of someone mumbling in the background and then th
Six out of seven of those days bad gone by. Eleanor had been unusually quiet. One would have almost thought that she bailed and ran away.But Alexandra knew better than that. She knew that the woman who had raised her in disguise as the perfect grandmother was more of a deadly predator than her sins gave her credit for.In other words, she isn't one to tuck her tail between her legs and run away. It was just a matter of time until she acted.'A matter of time...' Alexandra pondered those last few words as she watched as the last fragments of oranges, reds and yellows faded into a dark gray. The sunset had gone, and the blanket of night began to cover the world in the darkness of its shadow.After a while, she pulled her gaze away and sighed, focusing on the pile of work that was on her table.Because of Darius's over protectiveness, she had worked less in the last few days and barely ever came to the company. Today, she had escaped by miracle- miracle meaning that she had made more th
For the first time in a long while, Alexandra felt panic shot through her as she read the letter in her hands. She allowed the paper drop to the floor after awhile as her thoughts became more loud than the sound of her heart beat.How was it possible? How could Eleanor have found out that she was pregnant?Alexandra thought, after all she had done everything in her power to make sure that Eleanor did not find out. To make sure that the news of her being pregnant did not reach the ears of any of her foe. Yet, here she was, hyperventilating over the fact that Eleanor had learnt of her child's existence while breathing like some dying cow.'Calm down, Alexandra.' she tried to calm herself as soon as she noticed how ragged her breathing was becoming.She found her way back to her bed and sag down, controlling her breathing and thoughts together. After a while, she picked up her phone and dailed Darius's number. The line rang for a few seconds as usual before Darius picked up."Alexei? Wha
Alexandra arrived at Albrecht Manor an hour later. She was welcomed nice and warmly, remembering her of the days when she once used to be their mistress and was looked down on, snickered at and even laughed at.Memories of the olden days flooding in made the blonde clench her teeth together. She bo longer wanted to think of those days. Her Chapter with the Albrecht family was over and sincerely speaking, she was happy with her life with Darius.Sure, she did get sad at times while thinking of all the grief she has had to endure and all the pain Eleanor has out her through, but Isabella's wonderful food and care, Alistair's headstrong way of supporting her, Darius's unlimited love and affection that grew by each day and her unborn baby made up for all that sadness.So now, she wanted to finally close things with the Albrecht family and return to her content life as soon as possible.Drawing in her breath, Alexandra prepared herself, carrying her shoulders well, before she stepped into