Watching the news and hearing Alexandra announce Alistair as the person who will be taking over Cory’s seat, Eleanor allowed the glass of water to slip between her fingers and shatter to the floor in bewilderment.What the hell had she just heard?The shattering sound of the glass cup grew Agatha’s attention. The maid who had insisted on staying by Eleanor’s side even after Alexandra had kicked them out of their house and into one of the smaller Grey residence in the country’s outer bank, rushed towards Eleanor with concern.“Mistress, are you okay?” She questioned staring from the pieces of glass on the floor and back at the elderly woman whose focus was solely on the television and the news.She watched as Alexandra said a few other things while being swarmed by reporters. Her new and surprising body guards effortlessly forced back the approaching crowd as she gently made her ways towards her company’s entrance with Alistair trailing behind her, enveloped by a totally different aura
“Cut the feed! Turn off the cameras right this instant!” Eleanor frantically barked orders at Agatha who then scrambled to get her mistress’s words done.In seconds everyone’s screens turned blank and they were left staring at nothing.“What had just happened?” Everyone began to whisper amongst themselves while hanging their heads low.Alexandra noticed this and sighed through her nostrils. She had no right to be angry at them, after all they all were just doing their job and doing their best to put food on their tables, provide a roof over their heads and meet their daily necessities. She’d be a witch if she were to suddenly go off on them for something a trivial as this one.“Let’s go.” She said to Alistair and turned away from the reporters. Alistair followed her into the company without second thoughts.As they entered, every and all the employee’s bowed their heads and greeted. “Welcome, Madam Grey. Hello Sir.”Alexandra waved them off as per usual as she walked towards the presi
After the meeting, Alistair went home along with Michael as his new assistant for the time being and Alexandra settled into the comfort of her work chair. She allowed an exhausted sigh escape her lips as she reclined back in her seat and relaxed. It had been the first time in days that she could acquire some peace and quiet. This allowed her mind to think back to all the things she had been through in a space of two weeks since she had returned from Paris.Cory’s unfortunate passing which was less than two days ago and still brought tears to her eyes each time she thought about it. The shocking truth she had discovered, learning that she had a twin brother and that the people she grew up calling her parents were in fact not her biological parents. And last but not least, she ending up in bed with Darius after his birthday party.All these things that had happened were far from her control. No matter how many times she could have planned and rerouted her life and destination, there was
Eleanor’s words were final and Vivian was sent off to a remote country till the heat of the whole thing died down. A week later, Alexandra had finished the preparations for Cory’s burial and the day of her funeral approached at a fast rate, arriving before the twins even knew it.“Oh my, Alexandra, what a beautiful dress you have on.” Isabella commented as she saw her granddaughter step out of her black SUV clothed in a black knee length gown and a black feather hat to compliment it all and the black purse Cory had gotten for her the day they both hung out. The next car that drove into the funeral home was Alistair’s car, a black jeep car and when he stepped out in a black three piece suit from head to toe, the elderly woman grinned from ear to ear. It was a sad day for them all, yet, she still found a place in her heart to be happy. “Alistair, welcome my child.”“Grandmother.” The male embraced his grandmother in a tight hug before pulling apart seconds later. When he had stepped bac
~Twelve Years Ago.~~August Eighteenth, Two Thousand and Eleven~The rainy seasons had just begun, granting the heaves permission to open up their doors and flood the earth below. People scrambled for shelter, trying to find cover from the wrath of the rain but amongst them all, there was a certain lady doing the opposite.She stood still in the rain, staring down at the black SD card she had in her hand. She had gone through thick and thin to get her hands on it, but now that she did, she saw no way in using it. How? After all, It was the key to everything. The key to ending it all, so just why couldn’t it be used?Simple. She was not the right person for the task and as she glanced both ways and tucked the SD card into her pocket, she knew the right person would come along. She was already here, all she needed was time.** ** ** **~Present Time.~~October Tenth, Twenty-Twenty Three~Alexandra watched as the rain glided down the windows of the restaurant she sat in, with an apatheti
"You are late." Alistair's voice was the first thing Alexandra heard as she stepped into the living premises of Grey Enterprise.She flinched slightly, almost forgetting for a second that today was their usual dinner night together. Despite the months that have gone by, she still wasn't used to the whole new family thing and having Isabella suggest they all eat together two Fridays in a month wasn't helping."I know." She answered him as she slipped into the chair that had already been set out for her. The maids and servants rushed to serve her food, bowing and leaving after their task was done. "Unfortunately I had some business to attend to."Alistair cocked a brow at her statement, silently telling her that he had not seen her at work for the whole of today.Alexandra dismissed his silent words and turned her attention to Isabella who was digging into her food, enjoying and relishing in the chef's cooking skills."How was your day, Isabella?" She politely asked as she picked up her
Two whole days had gone by after Alexandra’s suggestion to throw Isabella a party for her birthday. The twins were serious at work and hired the best birthday decorators and catering services to take care of the needful and before they knew it the final day had arrived and the party was thrown into motion.Alexandra stood by the entrance of the house door along with Isabella to welcome the guests. No one really knew she was Isabella’s granddaughter and would gasp or side comment something each time they walked it. Alexandra got used to it under minutes and wore an apathetic mask for the remaining for her welcoming the guest in.At some point, Isabella left to have a quick chat with some of the guest and Alexandra was left alone. She sighed after welcoming yet another guest and massaged her shoulders. They were killing her as of late, probably because she had to do so much work with how the company had skyrocketed to the first spot in the business industry. Even Ezra was calling for a
“I’m afraid that would not be possible. If you have anything to say, please say it here because I have no plans of leaving my partner for the night. Unlike you, I will not be deserting the person who’s being my escort for the night. Understood?” Alexandra’s words were firm.Darius smirked at how serious and sexy she looked in that moment, while Lucien stared on speechless, his face not for once displaying the emotions he was feeling deep within his heart.She had just plain out rejected him again, but Lucien didn’t feel like giving up. There were so many things he needed to smoothen out with her and so many apologies he needed to get across. He needed to talk to her no matter what.But just as he opened his mouth to speak, one of Alexandra’s several servants rushed towards her and whispered some words in her ear. She rolled her eyes and sighed before sending the servant off with a wave.“I have to go real quick.” She informed Darius with yet another sigh as she turned her head in his
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