The sound of furious keyboard key clicking drowned out any sound source of sound in Alexandra’s office. She sat behind her desk, neatly dressed with her full attention focused on the project she was currently working on.Two weeks had gone by in the blink of an eye. Two whole weeks since she announced her all out war to Eleanor. The elderly woman had not done anything so far. Her engagement with Darius had been canceled as per her request, but other than that, Eleanor had been errily still sith her plans. Seeing everything going according to the way she wanted it was putting Alexandra in high spiritThe focused blonde reached beside her computer and grabbed the cup of coffee stationed there. She took a sip from it, noticed how cold it had become and placed it down. Only did she peel her attention away from her computer when Michael walked into her office. He walked towards her and placed down another cup of coffee.“Ms. Grey here is your coffee and the data analysis on the upcoming su
“One cup of iced decaf.” Alexandra said as she placed her card on the counter, sliding it towards the waitress. The female collected it and slotted it into her machine, deducting the needed amount before giving it back to her with a receipt.“One cup of iced decaf coming up.” The waitress bent to the side, trying to see around Alexandra as she asked. “And what about you Sir?”“Coffee.” The voice behind her responded and just like her usual days, Alexandra had herself looking behind at the familiar voice with confusion etched in her eyes.She huffed out a breath upon seeing Darius standing behind her. “What a coincident.”“Indeed.” Darius concurred as he stepped forward and placed his card on the counter, waiting until his bill had been deducted and his card given back to him until he turned to face the blonde.It was the first time she was seeing him in two weeks. She studied his outfit-a plain black body tight shirt, a red flannel underneath black leather jacket and a pair of causal
Alexandra did not share one, two but three of her Mochi snack. She just couldn’t get used to seeing the look on Darius face each time he stuffed a different piece in his mouth. After the third piece, they had both slurped down their beverage without even realizing it.Even she had lost track of time while sipping on her decaf and watching Darius’s expressions. He was an advanced version of her television with never ending channel choice. Some channels annoy you while the others intrigued and interest you.“Did you enjoy eating my snacks that much?” She asked with a tilt of her head right after Darius had popped the last piece of Mochi into his mouth.He chewed on it and sincerely nodded. “They were delicious. I’ll admit, I never expected you to have peculiar taste when it came to food.”Alexandra scoffed. “That’s rich coming from someone like you.” She leaned forward on her hands and questioned. “And what knowledge might you posses in the culinary department?”“Quite much if you care
Pin drop.Despite what he had thought before uttering those words, Darius instantly regretted it. It was the first time in twelve years that he had said it out loud. And the last time hadn’t ended so good, he had zero expectation for this time.Or so he thought, but the moment Alexandra chuckle and nodded her head, it felt like a tight thread had been unknotted from around his chest. He could suddenly breath so much better. And instead of staring at him obstructively, Alexandra simply turned her gaze towards the view outside once again without uttering a single word.Out of everyone he had ever met, she… Alexandra Grey was an exemption. She was weird.“That’s weird, you’re not going to try and call the mental asylum hotline?” Darius teased, but some part of his voice held what were his true feelings.Alexandra chuckled once again, and with a smile on her lips, she turned to face him. “All that just for someone’s dreams. I’m not a dream killer you know.”“Yeah, but you are weird.”“Tha
“Michael, head on out without me and send everyone home on an early leave, they’ve done well so far on the summer line up.” Alexandra said into her car’s speaker, Michael on the other line.“Are you sure Ms. Grey?” He inquired followed by the sound of shuffling. Alexandra chuckled; even though he sounded reluctant she could clearly make out the sound of him already packing to leave. She couldn’t blame him. When the sound on the other line had quieted down, Michael added. “I’m aware that they’ve done phenomenal on the summer line up but do you really want to give them time to slack off?”“They’re not slacking off, Michael. They’ve strived so far to make sure I don’t find one fault in this season’s theme the best I can do is give them some time to relax, well that and increasing their pay, but we all know the latter isn’t happening so send them all home early. I’ll stop by the company to grab my phone’s charger and you better make sure you’re all gone by the time I reach there.”“Sure t
You know that saying that goes; I know, somehow, only when its dark enough, can you see the stars. Vividly, Alexandra was starting to get a clear view of its meaning.Just as the whole room plunged into darkness- the lights outside her office going off immediately- light from a nearby billboard shone into her open window, accompanied by the glow of the moonlight, Lucien looked like the spitting image of the Greek God Zeus. Truly alluring for a woman who was trying her mightiest to say no to temptation.Her staring must have been that much obvious that it caught Lucien’s attention. He turned away from billboard outside just in time to catch her eyes glued on him. And just like he looked in her eyes, in his eyes, she looked just as bewitching and lovely. Her skin paled under the moonlight, a total contrast from her tanned lively skin complexion and her gray orbs stood in the dark. Compared to the beauty of the moon at night, Lucien found her eyes way more captivating.She, his ex wife a
Everything. At this moment in Alexandra’s life, everything seemed to be waving off course. Just when she had thought the only thing she had to worry about was her grandmother's scheming way, trouble begins to boil in her personal life. She really couldn't understand what the universe had planned out for her.Staring at the sign on the stair’s door, the blonde huffed out a breath of disbelieve through her lips. How on earth had she forgotten about the maintenance slip she had signed off two days ago? Had work been getting to her that much or was she just a natural airhead?Whichever option it was out of the three, she didn’t want to find out while standing like a complete idiot and staring at a damn door.She reached into her back pocket and pulled out her phone. Hopefully she could call Michael and he’d have something sorted out. Or so she thought because the moment she tried powering her phone, the device didn’t give any response, the screen remained blank no matter how many times sh
Alexandra felt her heart do a fluttery flip as she stared at Lucien. It wasn’t the first time he was apologizing to her, but this one out of all sounded the most genuine. Like he was now truly regretting his action and wanted nothing more than for her to forgive him, no hidden agenda.There was not a single human without flaw. Every living being on this earth has created a mistake in some way that they later lived to regret, Alexandra was no different. So if after all the apologies she had received from Lucien, she still insisted on not forgiving him, wasn’t she just being headstrong wicked?Once again, thanks to the universe’s playbook, she was looking like the villainess.What a hassle. Holding a grudge against him was too much work for her already overworked brain. And besides, if she was too focused on Lucien, she just might lose sight of her original goal and that, more than anything was the real reason she had decided to abandon everything and return to her family.She needed to