Her father?Alexandra could not understand the words of her assistant. She was totally confused and left in a state of upheaval."My father?" She finally pulled the courage to ask."Yes, certain, those were her exact words." Zion nodded his head in certainty.Alexandra glanced back at Alistair with a knowing gaze. Last she remembered and the fact was concerted in her mind, both her parents were dead, which only left that slot open for her 'biological father.'Talk about bad timing. Alexandra thought and bit the inside of her lips. She couldn't avoid anymore screw ups in her plans. If her 'biological' father showing up meant Eleanor could grab ahold of her weak point then she wanted him gone."Thank you for relaying the message, Zion. Prepare the car as quickly as possible, I'll be heading home now." She told the assistant with a calm smile and waited until he had rushed off to do his task before turning to Alistair, but the male had already read her gaze earlier and spoke up before sh
Alexandra stood on the balcony of her house facing the entrance and watched as Lucien along with his father, walked towards their car to leave. Leon casted a look at her one last time before he enter. She could see the sorrow and sadness swimming in his Blue familiar eyes and for a moment, felt sad.However, she was quick to recover and bowed her head briefly, sending him off with a professional smile as he stepped into his car and the vehicle drove off."Alexandra." Her attention was drawn by the sound of Isabella's voice.She tore her gaze away and turned to stare at the elderly woman, flashing a smile."What was that all about?" Isabella finally voiced her curiosity. Throughout the whole situation she had remained silent but this time she wanted to know.At Isabella's question, Alexandra blinked her eyes hollowly and the incidents from minutes ago flashed in her mind.After she had introduced herself to Leon and remained her composure, the man seemed dumbfounded by the sudden revel
A few days quietly went by after the whole incident with Leon and Lucien.Alexandra took the merit to busy herself- despite the warning and constant nagging she received from Darius and Isabella alike- as the business awards were lesser days away.However, in spite of the piles and piles of paper placed out on her table- several in need of her approval and several to be discarded- Alexandra found her mind wandering back to when she had met Leon, Lucien's father.It would be a lie if she were to say she didn't feel guilty for the way she treated him.Leon, back in the days, had been friendly, loving and the nearest thing she had to a father figure and his late wife, she was one to constantly sing praises about, even now that she was six feet under.Alexandra had lived with them for about two years, taking care of Leon's late wife before Lucien had sipped into the picture. She instantly recognized him without a second passing by and felt her silent love ignite.However, even now, she kn
Page turned. Her life was exactly as the name described it.Alexandra sighed as she pressed the final full stop on her word document and stared blankly at her half completed canvas. She couldn't concentrate. Not because of what Leon had said- she couldn't give one bullshit about getting back with Lucien- but because of the sadden expressions adorning his face the moment he had spoke his every words.Her mind was utter chaos between good and bad because of it.Swinging off her desktop, Alexandra walked towards her office window, staring at the space below even though she couldn't accurately see what was happening down below. Perks of having the presidential office. She thought and sighed out loud just when she happened to feel her phone vibrate from the inner pocket of her jacket. She reached for it, pulling out the device to glance at notification on her screen.It was a message from Stefan. Alexandra had almost forgotten he had existed up until now. Handiwork of being busy with both
Alexandra stared at the hotels picture with her long finger nails tapping rhythmically on her desk.Oh, what was she to do with a cousin who- despite all her good deeds- still had the guts to go behind her back and try to stab her?Throw him behind bars without a fuss? Or perhaps make him suffer to the point of kneeling in front of her and begging for mercy?Alexandra thought as she continued tapping her nails, only stopping when an idea suddenly entered her mind.None of those were fit enough for her to several as her final judgement towards Leonardo.Instead, she came up with a better plan. Rather than taking out the small fries and exhausting her resources, why doesn't she just sweep them all away at once and the perfect opportunity, happened to be upon her.** ** ** **Leo had spent the past hour walking around his hotel room trying to convince himself that he wasn't going crazy. His thoughts kept flitting away from whatever it was he needed to do and back again to every single co
As far back as Leonardo could remember, his hatred for Alexandra first started around when they both were twelve. Eleanor had just come back from a long stayed vacation and brought along with her a beautiful piece of art.Leonardo had taken fancy to it the very moment he laid eyes on it, but so had Alexandra.It was safe to say that was the start of their rivalry. Things slowly decreased between them after Alexandra had won the bidding for the art piece. Leonardo was pissed.Why did she get a higher up keep money than him? Why was her family more serene than his? Why did she have to be happy and not him?Those thoughts roamed young Leonardo’s head as he added the laxitive into Alexandra’s porridge and watched her mother feed it to her. The effects of his action, as like now, was far worse than he had expected.Alexandra had been bedridden for days, unable to move and sweating profusely all over. The whole house had been pushed into an uproar because of that and Leonardo soon began to
Alexandra couldn't help but chuckle as she last saw Eleanor brimming to the top with steaming anger.For some reason, she felt like this night was going to be far more interesting that she had thought it would be.May the games begin. She thought with a smirk, which instantly faded as she came face to face with Lucien.Ah, she has almost forgotten that he'd be hear at the business awards. But then again, now that she thought about it briefly, this was the first time Lucien bad ever attended the business awards in over six years.The last time he had attended it ended in a mess and thag marked the last of his presences at the business awards event. After that, she and him had gotten married a year later and not for once did he ever make an effort to go again.Yet here he was, standing in front of her, a changed man. Truly touching, but it was too bad, because his efforts were useless, just like how hers had once been.It looked like Lucien was about to speak, if Alexandra did not give
"Stefan, where are you?" Alexandra asked as she stepped out of the award parlour, phone pressed close to her ear."In front of the venue." Stefan voice bloomed from the other side, as he disclosed his current location before briefly adding. "Ready whenever you are."Alexandra replied with a coy smile that has leaked to her lips. "I'll be there in ten minutes."She hung up and took a deep breath, reminding herself that she had no time for anything but winning this fight against Eleanor.The sooner it was done, the better. She reminded herself as she swiftly marched towards the entrance of the establishment at a brisk pace, ignoring the occasional curious look cast her way by some passersby who caught sight of her.In seconds, Alexandra had already nearest the exit, about to step out when she felt someone harshly pull her back and slam her against the wall.She grunted painfully, shutting her eyes for a spilt second."What nasty tricks are you playing this time around."She heard Leonar