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
Alexandra watched from the distance as Octavia laughed loudly to the jokes of her bleach blonde companion with narrowed brows.No, she was not eavesdropping, simply sampling the situation from afar.With that thought in mind, she continues to keep an eye on Octavia, her curiosity getting the best of her the moment she saw that the Noirette was about to move away.For Some reason, she felt like she needed to follow her. So, without thinking much, Alexandra began to walk after her, only to feel a gentle pull on her arm, bringing her steps to a halt.She glanced back and found Darius staring at her with confusion written all over his face.“Where have you been?” The question in his eyes was clear, up to the point that he didn’t need to voice it.Alexandra scrunched up her face in self guilt. Oops, she had forgotten all about the handsome hunk waiting at their table.Bummer.“Where were you going?” Darius finally asked as he hesitantly unlatched his palm from around Alexandra’s arm.“I…”
Octavia’s eyes gravitated towards where Darius stood and she found them lingering there for seconds longer.She had remembered seeing his face a couple of times. Some on the news headlines regarding his outstanding performance in his line of career, others relating to his father, a surprisingly clean and capable assembly man.Needless to say, his face had lived up to the rumored names he had gotten over the past few years and this had Octavia staring.“Ms. Barrette, I presume?” The sound of Darius’s voice snapped Octavia out of her staring trans.She blinked her eyes and cleared her throat, placing her usual bewitching smile on her lips as she nodded.“Correct. It pleases me to know that you are aware of my presence.” She smirked at Alexandra as she walked forward and placed out her hand.Darius glanced at it for a few solid seconds before he pressed his lips into a thin line and took her hand in his. Slowly, he brought the back of her palm up to his lips and gently kissed it.This ma
Octavia froze with her eyes wide.It was like she had been struck by a lightning bolt, totally stuck to her spot, unmoving and unresponsive and all Alexandra could do is laugh.The sound sent shivers down Octavia’s spine in a fast way.Alexandra knew and it was only a matter of time before Lucien knew too. That thought made Octavia stay rooted in her spot.Oh no, if that were to happen it was game over for her.“Haha.” The sound of Alexandra laughing drew Octavia’s mind back to the situation at hand. “You look petrified. Guess I was right then.” Alexandra said and stepped back, leaving another realization to hit Octavia.Alexandra hadn’t been sure of her words, her expression had been the one to confirm Alexandra’s assumption.In other words, Octavia, because of her expression, had now set up a ticking bomb that was ready to go off at any minute.How scary.“Ah, how boring.” Alexandra stepped away, allowing Octavia wrist to lifelessly fall beside her body. “You really do have a knack
Meanwhile, back with Alexandra and Darius, the male had gotten the merit of driving Alexandra back to the company since she hadn’t come along with her car.After close to an hour of silently driving in their destination, Darius pulled to a stop in front of Alexandra’s company’s building.“About today…” Darius tentatively began while Alexandra turned her gaze to stare at him, waiting till he completed his words. “You are not mad, are you?”“Mad?” Alexandra mused and bent her head to the side, cluelessly staring on as she further asked. “What about?”Darius didn’t know whether to feel relieve that the whole gesture with Octavia didn’t bother Alexandra as much as he thought, or whether he should feel bothered that she didn’t mind the fact that he kissed another woman’s hand.Did she really not have the slightest feelings for him? After everything?Darius face visibly fell at the thought and he turned away, no longer in the mood to continue any sort of conversation.“Nothing. Never mind i
Danger!Alexandra’s nerves screamed tremendously yet she didn’t have the will to pull her hands away.Darius hazel green eyes under his long hooded lashes brought out the worse thoughts in Alexandra’s head. One second she was a blushing mess while the next she was thinking of something totally inappropriate.What the hell was up with her mind?!Thinking this, Alexandra pulled back her hand and tried to play it cool despite her red ears and cherry pink cheeks.“Whatever. Your forgiven.”Darius cracked a grin that reached his ears as he straightened up in his seat and rested his back against the comfort of his chair.He felt much more better now that the whole air had been cleared. All it had taken was that one kiss to confirm everything.Alexandra liked him, probably more so than he like her, but she just hadn’t fully come to terms with her feeling for him. At least not enough to put them into words.Probably because of all that Lucien bastard had put her through.Damn, he really disli
Lucas watched as the expression on his employees face darkened while he watched the video being displayed on the tablet in his hand. It was the security footages from Euphoric Spring.Lucas had gotten them after one call to the restaurant. When they heard that a big shot such as Lucien Albrecht was willing to invest in their newly opened restaurant, they were over the moon and as an act to show their sincerity and appreciation, they obediently sent the video tape to Lucas.The exact one that Lucien was now currently watching with a darkened expression.After some time had passed, Lucien paused the video and pulled out the Bluetooth in his ear. He gently placed the device down on the table in front of him and sighed.“Is this what took you a thousand years to come back?”Despite what he had just watched, his words sounded cold, nothing like what Lucas had expected. And just like his voice, his expression remained unwavering, very much not what Lucas expected. But then again, he is Luci