Alexandra sat in her car with her head hung low.Ah, why had she panicked that way? Now Darius was feeling guilty for something he had not caused. And she… well she was left wondering what was so scary about liking someone.Probably the wounds caused by Lucien’s constant torment and neglect when they had been married. But even still, she had no right to stereotype people according to that experience. For all she knew, Darius might be different. No, he was different, Alexandra knew this and that was why her heart had unconsciously slipped even when she had reminded herself number of times that she had no room for romance.His annoying yet caring way of life. His humor and heartwarming characteristics. Darius was far way different from the man Lucien had been when she was married to him. Yet her heart still shrank away at the slightest thought of romance.That was something ironic being heard from the mouth of Alexandra Grey, a powerful business woman like herself, but it was only natur
Vivian had cried until her heart was content. Alexandra had felt kind of bad of her s she held Vivian in her arms and listened to her cry, but in an instant, she wiped away such a felting emotion and instructed that the head doctor from Grey’s medical center be summoned immediately.After the medical checkup was completed, Vivian, along with Leonardo was sent back to their place while Alexandra stayed behind to clean up the final mess.As she was about closing the strategy meeting Zion, she felt her phone vibrate once again. When she pulled it out and saw it was Lucien, she sighed.Out of everybody present on the earth right now, she was not in the mood to deal with his bullshit. If the world could grant it, she’d instantly block his contact, but as fate has it, she had entered cooperation with him, that she was now regretting. Maybe the land in Paris-which was the only thing tying her to Lucien- wasn’t as important as she had evaluated it.Her company stocks had gone up twice the mar
The grabby and touching hands, Vivian could still feel them each time she closed her eyes to sleep and this time, she woke up with a start, screaming and struggling with the blankets draped over her body.Leonardo was quick to find his position beside her as he rushed in from the living room and tried comforting her.“Sh. It’s okay now.” He cooed softly beside her ears after successfully getting her in his arms.She felt so fragile… almost too breakable for Leonardo’s sake and each time he thought back to all the doctor said, his insides burned with anger. Vivian had not been assaulted sexually, but yet, all the bruise and trauma inflicted on her was enough to break her.And the master minds behind the whole thing were his very own grandmother and her minion. Leonardo felt rage surge up inside him. He wanted to make them pay for their actions so badly. And that was why he was not hesitating to help Alexandra one bit.She wanted dirt of Agatha Grace and his grandmother, and then she ca
“One chance? What exactly does that mean?” Darius asked after they had settled comfortably in the sand and began watching the waters. It was dark but the scene in front was still worth it. “Does that mean I get unlimited time with you?”Alexandra chuckled at his question. She found it funny that someone like him was asking such a question. She turned to him and shook her head with a tight smile on her lips. “No. My time is worth money.” She added the last part in when Darius’s face sulked. “But, it does mean you get exclusive privileges.”Her words brightened Darius up once more and in a bid to get the answer out of her faster, he leaned closer and hastily asked. “Privileges like what?”Alexandra quickly took notice of how close his face lingered near hers and dressed her face back. Darius didn’t give up despite that and leaned in all the more.“Privileges like what, Alexandra?”Instead of answering his question, Alexandra used her palm and pushed his face away. Muttering words as she
The remaining few hours of the night was spent by Darius and Alexandra watching the ocean’s waves. It was a pleasant feeling yet Darius couldn’t quite shake off his conversation with Cain Michelson and found himself peeping over his shoulder every now and then and although Alexandra had noticed this, she chose to remain silent and not question him, after all, she already had too much on her plate to dish more problems out for herself.But after some time the direction of his gaze had changed and he began stealing glances at her. Alexandra noticed this and after sighing out, she asked.“What are you doing?”The reply to her question came shortly after as Darius confidently replied. “Stealing glances at my future girl friend, is something wrong with that? Or are you by any chance against that idea?”Perhaps not. Alexandra had thought later that night as he walked her back to her car and waited by her side until she had gotten in and driven away.She collapsed tired on her bed when she g
Eleanor was quietly sited in her study, tactically planning out another one of her schemes while playing chess all by herself when a servant of hers rushed in.“Madam, there’s trouble.” The servant announced while looking frantic.Eleanor who was about to place down one of her chess pawn stopped her movement and raised her head to meet that of her servant. The female servant had been panting when she gazed upon her and her disheveled figure almost made Eleanor believe that the female had run a hundred meter race.“Trouble?” She inquired with a tilt of her head. “How so?”The servant looked like she was about to open her mouth and relay the situation when a commotion from beyond the door caught Eleanor’s attention. The elderly woman glanced at the door in confusion and then returned her gaze to the servant in front.“What was that?” She asked while gently rising from her chair and seeing to it that she discover the source of the noise by herself.When she stepped out of her study and i
After Eleanor had returned to her study- dismissing the rest of the house workers and giving clear instructions that she wanted no visitors until said otherwise, she collapsed into her chair and with a burning ache in her heart, stared hard at the chess board on her table.How could her life be falling apart so easily? She had used all of her tricks and even treats and Alexandra was still standing strong, meddling in her life’s plan and annoying her all the more.Oh, how she wished she could just kill Alexandra at any given moment.Before Eleanor could go to deep in her thought, she shook her head and pulled herself back to reality. She already had enough blood on her hands to be thinking of spilling more, she reminded herself. Get a grip!Adjusting to the edge of her chair, she moved to complete her chess game; however her movements halted when she realized that the Queen on the chess board was lying on its side.“A chess game doesn’t end when you lose your king; it’s over the moment
The door bell above Euphoric Spring chimed quietly as Alexandra pulled the door open and stepped into the luxurious restaurant.She looked around and before long, spotted the person she was looking for. As she approached, she couldn’t hide the smile that crept up the corners of her lips.“Last I remember, today’s Wednesday, not Friday.” She said to Darius as she slowly approached him and stopped right in front of the table he had been sitting at.Darius quietly chuckled and ever so lightly shrugged his shoulder. “It happened to be a good occasion.” He told her with his usual daunting smile. Alexandra couldn’t help but chuckle as she slipped into her seat, right in front of him. “And besides, a friend of mine just opened this place up. We are one of the elite few given the honors of doing taste tasting before it goes viral.”This new news had Alexandra checking out the interior of the restaurant which she had just noticed was empty.Decorated to look chic yet moderate and elegant, the