“Argh!” Octavia cried out in pain as she gripped her struck nose. The bone felt totally out of place and this caused her to wail all the more.Vivian, who didn’t want her fate to be the same, tried to desperately scram, but tripped over her own legs and landed on her butt. One could almost say she had two left feet.This earned Alexandra’s attention of only a split second before it was reclaimed by Lucien’s voice, however, he did not sound as angry as Octavia had expected.“Alexandra, this is crossing the line.”The said girl scoffed, already tired of correcting his use of informalities. “Crossing the line? When your fiancée tried slandering my name, that wasn’t crossing the line?”Lucien pressed his line into a thin line and kept silent. This time around, he didn’t know how to defend Octavia… was there even any reason to defend her? She had been caught in red handed.“Lucien…” Octavia cried out, still trying to keep her act of innocence. “Please don’t believe her. I’m innocent. She’s
Meanwhile, inside the hospital VIP wing, Octavia laid comfortably on the queen sized bed, scrolling through her phone and searching for the post she had made, only to find out it had been deleted.After a while, she sucked on her teeth in discontent and was about to fling her phone away when the hospital door slid open in a harsh manner and in walked Lucien.The noirette jumped off from the bed, a wide smile across her lips as she failed to notice the look on Lucien’s face.“Have all the bills been settled? Let me just pack my things and we can get-” Her speech was cut short when Lucien interrupted her, his words bringing her feet to a halt.“I think it’s best if you stay in the hospital for a few days and recover.”“What? There’s obviously no need for that, I’m fine. Let me just get this thing and-”“Octavia I said it’s best for you to stay here. Don’t make me repeat myself a second time.”Octavia turned around in her step and found that Lucien’s once warm expression towards her was
Alexandra slept soundly that night and woke up feeling the best she had in years. When she stood in front of the bathroom mirror to do her morning routine, the blonde beauty could swear she had aged backwards, visibly.This caused her smile to broaden.Her life was finally backed on the right track.And now, all she needed to do was find the perfect happiness.However, her perfect morning was ruined the moment she stepped foot outside her manor and was ambushed by a deranged Octavia.It all happened too quickly for the blonde to process. The first thing she knew before the pain settled in was an extremely pissed Octavia charging at her, and before she could react, the left of her cheek stung painfully as the sound of fist colliding with skin rang out in the open compound space.Everyone stood, stunned at the events outcome.Alexandra remained unmoving, actually surprised by the sudden attack.“You man stealing whore!” Octavia blared, about to launch yet another attack when Alexandra c
When Alexandra arrived at the conference room, Lucien was already sited in one of the chairs, legs crossed and fingers entwined. His whole being eluded a completely different aura than regular men while his assistant stood firmly behind him.Alexandra had to admit, no matter how long it had been since their marriage and separation, Lucien still remained as charming as she found him all those years ago.His lush auburn lock, ocean blue eyes and well defined jaw line, those were several of the factors that swooned the young girl that had fallen head over heels for him all those years ago.Gently shutting her eyes, she shook away every thought about her ex husband as she sank into the seat opposite facing him.“Mr. Albrecht, I didn’t expect you to come in person.”“I only saw it fit that I be the one to finish what I had started.” Lucien’s voice was on a medium tone. It wasn’t too high or low, and the tint of gentleness mixed in it made Alexandra doubt her ears.Laughing this off, she sa
Lucien knew it was shameless of him to ask such from a woman whom he had neglected for five whole year, yet his lips kept on moving in spite of his brain objecting.When he saw Alexandra’s unmoving facial expression, he quickly added. “As an apology. It is clear that my… Octavia caused your face great injury. Let me at least apologize in an appropriate way.”“No.” Alexandra didn’t waste a second to ponder her answer. Her stone cold voice made it clear that she wanted nothing to do with Lucien. Putting on a professional smile, she informed. “My afternoon is a booked out. Goodbye Mr. Albrecht.”As she turned around to leave, once again, Lucien called out. “Then you must be free for dinner.”Alexandra sucked on the inside of her cheek then exhaled.What exactly was her ex husband trying to achieve? Had he magically decided to pursue her after they had divorced? She did remember that trash spilling hound saying something about Lucien leaving her.So was he really…The thought of it alone
Alexandra had almost forgotten the thrill of being in a racing rink.Sited on her red Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter bike, all dressed in a black body hug racing suit, Alexandra raved the engine twice and heard the spectators in the background cheer on.To her right was a black Ecosse ES1 Spirit bike who was consistently raving his engine like some big shot. More people cheered for him so she assumed that he must be some pro racer.Well, not like she cared. Tonight, she was the only person who was going to cross the line first.With an arrogant smirk on her lip, Alexandra got in her perfect position and watched the referee state out rules that she already knew all too well. And then the countdown began and with every number that passed by, her heart pounded wildly with expectation.The moment the green light was given to all racers, she pressed hard on her accelerator and left the other competitors in the dust.The spectators watched in awe. Her bike movements were smooth and s
Silence floated in the air like a thick veil. People stared with their mouth agape.A beauty, a biker and a fierce beast. What else was their mystery biker woman hiding up her sleeves?Darius could almost feel the mocking stares passing right through him and tried wriggling out of Alexandra’s lock. Unfortunately for him, her several years of martial art practice made that impossible for him.“I advice you stay still. If you fret around too much I just might accidentally dislocate your arm.” After saying this, she leaned in closer to Darius’s ear with an arrogant leer of her plump lips. This caused the pinned down male to seize his movement and shivers passed down his spine as she spoke into his ear, but sadly, they we’re pleasant words.“On second thoughts, I think I should, maybe then it would shut that trash talking mouth of yours up.”*****Concomitantly, In front of Albrecht Empire, Lucas held the car door open for his employer, whom after a long day at work; slipped into the back
Thump! Thump!Lucien could hear his own heart beat in his ear.It was a rather strange feeling for a man who had not held his wife throughout their five years of marriage, but now, here they were, pressed against each other like a pair of sandwiches.The softness of Alexandra’s chest and her frail figure in his hold sent Lucien’s mind sprawling. It sent currents of unstable emotion, which Lucien had never felt, through his entire body.Blinking his eyes, the redhead asked out in concern. “Are you okay?”Alexandra, who was still on top of him-frozen, blinked her eyes multiple times.In her whole time of knowing Lucien, this was the closest she had ever gotten to him. For a married couple this degree of intimacy would have been nothing, but for Alexandra who was now a divorcee, this amount of intimacy sent her heart drumming against her ribcages.Throughout their time of being married, she had always wondered what it would be like being in the arms of the one she loved.Cared for. Excit