She made the wrong decision.As soon as Lucien and Alexandra had finished their business Lunch, the skies opened up their impatient gates and just like the nights before, they allowed a heavy down pour onto the earth.The sky was grey and surroundings windy when Alexandra stepped out. Raindrops pattered against the hard concrete below with no sign of letting up anytime soon.Not that she cared, Michael would drive through the rain the moment she called him.Adjusting her coat, she turned around to Lucien who was on a business call behind her.It was so like him, always busy twenty four seven.She examined his facial structure while he busied himself with whatever business was none of her concern. As he spoke in a foreign language she quickly identified as Russian, he nodded accordingly, his auburn smooth locks following his every movement and later settling just around his eyes, momentarily obstructing his view.Alexandra had the sudden urge to reach up and adjust his hair, but at las
Lucien never seemed to like his presence. For some reason, the male in front of him always caused his facial expression to darken.He was a plague to Lucien’s always peaceful live.Theodore Langer.As Alexandra saw her friend approaching, her smile grew and she stepped forward, forgetting her and Lucien’s little conversation.This, as usual, didn’t seat right with him.“Theodore, what are you doing here?”“Had some quick work to finish up on.” The blonde male was still dressed in his gym clothes, a leather jacket thrown on top to give his attire some swag.All in all his dressing was appropriate.“And what are you doing here?” He asked, his eyes traveling from the blonde in front of him to the male standing a distance away. When his eyes met hers again, she could clearly read the question written in them.“Were you seriously with him?” His ruby red eyes questioned.“I also had some work to take care of.” She clarified to which Theodore nodded and turned his attention towards Lucien.“
“Did you get home safe?” Theodore asked, seated leg crossed in the back seat of his vehicle, Bluetooth ear piece plugged in and tablet held within his grasp.He finalized an order of his as he waited for the female on the other side to respond.The beeping sound of a microwave went off from the other line as the timer had expired.Alexandra slurped on her cup of coffee before responding. “Sure did, and I’m exhausted as hell. How about you?”“I’m headed out to see my old man. The meeting held in Rose garden needs a little bit of his insight.”Alexandra nodded. She had know Mr. Langer since her teenage years and the man was nothing more than honest and humble, a total contrast to his son’s personality.“Is that so?” She mused as she fished out her plate of left over pizza and plopped down on her couch, tuning to the day’s news as she munched on it. “You sure are a busy bee, it’s almost pitiable.”Theodore chuckled. “It’s not like you have it any different.”“True that.” She mused then s
Alexandra stared at the blank screen of her phone, a content smile adorning her crescent moon lip.If Lucien was her was her kryptonite, then Theodore was her lucky charm. The best she could come across in the whole vast universe.Without him, her life just wouldn’t be the same.Placing her slice of pizza in the trashcan, she once again settled down on her couch. After watching TV for a while, she turned it off and approached her study, about to scheme through some work when loud voices came from outside.Particularly that of Daniel and Vivian, her least favorite people in this world.“Alexandra open this gate right this instance! Tell these incompetent gatemen to let us in!” Daniel roared.She frowned.Those two had impeccable timing.Turning around in her step, she approached the door. The first thing she saw after she stepped outside was the sight of her uncle and Cousin being restrained by a pair of her new security.Her face creased up in annoyance. Out of all the days, these two
~A few days later~A few days had gone by since Alexandra’s discovery.It wasn’t even Friday yet and the whole working week had left her feeling exhausted.After signing last document for her morning schedule, she sighed and gently massaged her aching shoulder. Her whole life had become overly busy over night.But she didn’t mind it, rather, she was thankful. The business kept her mind from thinking of a lot of things. Her failed marriage and recent discovery included.With another sigh, she turned her attention towards the window.The third party who had been involved in the extortion of company funds was… Eleanor Grey.The name felt like soured sweets mixed with baking soda, not a good combination, as it lingered in the mind.There wasn’t enough evidence to prove it, but she had once thought that her uncle’s way of operating was far too smart for their kind.The means they had used to hire hit men against her. The way they had strategically transferred large amount of money from eac
Consider his offer? Alexandra found those words almost laughable as they taunted her mind, playing over and over like some broken track record.But like hell she was going to put his offer of friendship into consideration. Did she look so much like someone who needed to be placed in a mental asylum for Lucien to suggest such a bizarre offer?She hoped her rejection earlier was enough to smack Lucien back into his right mind frame, because if that didn’t stop him now, without a doubt she was going to take drastic measures to distance that man from herself.His presence- much like the rest of everyone- irked her.** ** ** **Octavia’s week had been nothing short of a nightmare. She rarely slept and when she did, she’d have the awful-est of dreams.Today, like the previous days, her dreams had repeated, and she woke up soaked in beads of sweat. Just as she broke down and buried her face into the center of her palm- pouring out her misery and devastation over her recent break up- she had
Octavia’s quiet acceptance to the whole situation had surprised Lucien. He had expected her to throw a fit, cause a scene or act like a toddler who’s lost her precious candy. She did none of those.Well, he couldn’t really care less.Walking half way across his suite, Lucien picked up his glass of wine from where he had previously sat and proceeded to his room. His steps only came to a stop when he caught a reflection of himself on a full view mirror hung on the wall.He stared at the reflection, blinking a couple of times as his mind seemed to whirl.Octavia was now out of his life, permanently, thus he could focus more on work. But for some reason, that wasn’t the case. In fact, his dedicated amount of time for work had reduced because of certain thoughts that he frequently found himself having.Some days they’d go into overdrive and he’d be forced to sleep it out or dull those thoughts with drinks.Slowly- even he noticed- it was turning into an unhealthy habit. He couldn’t really
“Achoo!” Alexandra wiped her nose with a new tissue paper.She was falling sick, probably a cold she caught from standing under the shower all night and then falling asleep with a damp hair. Theodore would give her hell if he knew that she was taking such poor care of her health. So it was best if she kept it away from him.Nodding her head to her inner thought, she disposed of her used tissue paper and turned her attention back to work. She was only half way done when the alarm on her phone began to ring.The alarm’s title stated ‘Death anniversary.’She looked at it and sighed, her whole face completely falling.With all that has been going on, she failed to remember that tomorrow was her parent’s death anniversary. She felt disappointed with herself.Some daughter she is.Turning off the alarm, she made a mental not to miss the anniversary tomorrow, pay them a visit and with her free time rest. She slid open her drawer and chugged down her cold medicine, not like it was of any help