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
Alexandra sneezed while sorting some of her files for work and rubbed her nose. She wondered which of her enemies were busy plotting against her this time around.The sound of the television played in the background, the channel being tuned into a news station that was broadcasting the trial of some criminal she had only caught wind of his case a few times. She spared the T.v a few minutes of her time before turning it off and deciding to go back to work.Whatever happened in the outside world was none of her business.That thought, however, did not last long as the sound of her phone vibrating drew her attention away and had her reaching for the device. She picked it up and smiled once she saw the message written across the screen and who it belonged to.As she clicked it open, the first thing that greeted her eyes was a beautiful, yet expensive looking green gown and a set of astonishing petunia. Not only did the gown look beautiful, it looked exquisite and luxurious and the bouquet
~Fifteen Minutes Ago.~Alexandra stood in front of the restroom’s mirror as the feeling in her stomach continued to grow up to the point that she now felt like vomiting. She cleared her throat once again and sighed.Had she really eaten to the point of feeling queasy? The food was indeed tasty and she had eaten more than usual, but was that enough to warrant her feeling like throwing up? Definitely not. She thought and placed her hand over her mouth.Her train of thoughts was Interrupted as the toilet’s stall behind her flushed. She narrowed her eyes at the stall behind her through the reflection of the mirror.Hadn’t Darius rented out the entire restaurant? She thought. Who else could be in here with them? Staffs… or perhaps a ghost?The answer to Alexandra’s question was neither. Seconds after the wheels in her head had began to turn, the stall door unlocked and Octavia slipped out.The heck!Alexandra was shocked but quickly concealed it as she watched the noirette slyly walk out a
~Present Time.~Darius was in a frantic state. He had searched half the restaurant yet couldn’t find Alexandra.Could it be possible that she has left without telling him?But then again, that didn’t seem much like her. They were both looking forward to this event, there was no way, she’d simply up and pop.Darius knew this and so did the dreadful feeling in the pit of his stomach.“Shit.” He cursed out underneath his breath as he retraced his steps back to the ladies room and pulled out his phone from the inner pocket of his suit. “Where are you, Alexa.” He mumbled while dialing her phone number on his phone.The line rang for a while but no one answered. Darius repeated the action a few more times before tucking his phone back into his pocket and swiftly existing the ladies room.Maybe he shouldn’t have rented out the entire restaurant. At least then he would have been able to get someone to point him in a direction if they had once seen Alexandra. But this was the total opposite.A
The first thing that greeted Alexandra as she regained consciousness was a splitting headache that gnawed at her skull like it was about to be sliced in two.She raised her hand to massage her scalp but seconds after her hand had began to raise, it’s movement stopped and along with it, the sound of chains echoing rattled through the cold, dark and dissolute room Alexandra was in.She snapped her eyes open to the darkness and tried moving her arms once more. Just like her previous attempt, she was faced with the same result; the sound if rattling chains and immobility.What in heaven’s name as going on? She thought and tried to shake some more in her seat while looking around the dark room, her eyes slowly adjusting to the darkness and loneliness.The question to her answer soon came as memories of hours ago flooded back into her mind, making her shut her eyes and groan once more. But all that pain was worth it because once it subsided, she could clearly remember all that had happened.
Alexandra wasn’t sure how long had gone by- a couple of hours she guessed- when she heard the sound of the door being unlocked.Slowly, she rose her head and faced the door, half expecting to see Octavia stepping in and grinning down at her like a maniac, but caught off guard when the man from before stepped inside with a glass of water in his hand and closed the door behind him.Alexandra watched as he walked towards her, examining his every move with cautious eyes hidden below her long lashes.When he stopped in front of her, the first thing he did was to sigh. “You’re awake. Are you thirsty?”Despite indeed being thirsty, Alexandra kept silent, not bothering to reply. No matter how patched and dry her throat felt, she’d much rather remain thirsty rather than drink a water that virtually might have some kind of chemical mixed within it.Marcus didn’t catch the hint at this and shoved one of his hand into his pocket. If not for the instruction Octavia relayed to him before stepping o
Darius stepped out from the building behind him and tucked his phone into his pocket after sighing.Just how long has he wasted asking for assistance from his head strong father? Well, nevertheless, it was worth it.He had gotten the elderly man to assign a squad to look for Alexandra, and the price was considerably cheap. A dinner with him and his wife. Nothing a few gaging and fake smiles couldn’t solve.Darius thought and felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He pulled it out and was surprised to see that the squad his father had assigned had already tracked down the license plate number and was on route to the destination. A location had been sent to him along with this and Darius rushed towards his car, eager to have Alexandra back, safe and sound.No matter the price, it was all worth it as long as she came back to him safe.** ** ** **Play superman was much harder than Alexandra had anticipated. Especially when she was tied to a chair and restricted from moving in the highest
Life had flashed before Alexandra’s eyes in seconds and everything seemed to come to a stand still.Ah, so was this how it ended for her? Dying at the hands of some worthless chump who couldn’t even distinguish between right and wrong?The thought baffled her, but more than that, she felt her heart tighten and anger surge through her as her entire plan and sacrifice so far melted away into nothingness.After everything she had done, said and been through at the hands of Eleanor, she was now going to be wasted without carrying out her final wishes. Without seeing the look on Eleanor’s face when she was put behind bars for her wrong doings and crimes.If that was the case, then everything so far was useless and more than ever, she felt like a failure. Cory had died because of her recklessness and yet, she wouldn’t be able to bring the person who brought her abrupt end to justice.Those thoughts were more demoralizing than any other thing and for the first time since the whole kidnapping