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
A few hours had quietly gone by since their last conversation. At some point in time Alexandra had almost thought that Lucien had fallen asleep, if not for the regular turn and toss her made every now and then. Lying on her couch, the blonde turned over and folded herself up. Just like she had thought, the temperature in the room had slowly begun to drop, it was a surprise to how that Lucien wasn't feeling cold.It was almost Summer so she really couldn’t wrap her head around how the room was becoming so cold. She sighed and turned over in her couch again before seating up. How Lucien stayed so still was beyond her ability to answer.“Can’t sleep?” Lucien asked, his deep voice which sounded hoarse being the first sound in hours to break the quietness in Alexandra office. As a matter of fact it was the first sound heard on the presidential floor in hours.“What do you think? Who’d be able to fall asleep in such conditions?” Alexandra said and pushed her hair back. She thought of gettin
In spite of the entire attitude she had given him earlier on, Alexandra had fallen asleep the moment she closed her eyes. It was almost too adorable for Lucien to watch. He quietly chuckled-careful not to disturb the sleeping female as he stood behind her.After a while, he reached down and soothingly adjusted a few strands of her hair out of the blonde’s face. This in turn caused her to groan and stir in her sleep a bit.Guess she wasn't so much of a heavy sleeper.Not wanting to disturb her any further, Lucien stepped back and tucked his hands into his pocket. His fingers grazed the plastic object in his pocket and he pulled it out.Tediously, he stared at the identification card smudged between his fingers tips then glanced back at his sleeping ex wife before shoving it back into his pocket.Well, it had served its use; there was no need for him to keep it around after today.** ** ** **For Alexandra who had fallen asleep easily, morning came in a blink of an eye. She stirred arou
No matter how desperate she may have been at that moment to lay out her bait for the biggest fish, Alexandra couldn't rush to see someone while still dressed in the clothes she had worn for a whole day and slept in. Her soul just wouldn’t allow her, so firstly, before anything else, she needed to rush back home and freshen up, have a change of clothes before zooming off to wherever it was she wanted to go.Or so her perfect plan had been painted out in her head. Upon arriving at her house, by the foot of her gate, Daniel stood with his arms crossed boldly over his chest. Obviously at first she had just thought of ignoring him and driving pass, but then he stepped in her way, refusing to budge even after all the screams that had been thrown his way by the security. They were just about to forcefully throw him out of the way when Alexandra stuck her arm out of her window and raised it, telling her security men to stand down.As she stepped out, Daniel shot despiteful glares at her, not
Her very being emitted aura of superiority. Stefan could feel it as he sat in her presences. He wasn’t sure whether it was the way she carried herself or just the way she had been born. Either one, Nature or nurture, she didn’t seem like one to fool around or to try and fool.“This is a fair Bargain Mr. Miller, so what do you say?” Her voice had a sweet yet intimidating tune to it and accompanied by the way she had dressed, the blonde looked like the angel of death in his eyes. Only that she wasn’t, she was herself, the real and truest version of Alexandra Grey that could ever exist.“Having your uncles arrested, doesn’t that diminish the capability of Grey Enterprise? What gain would you have then?” Stefan asked.“I stand to gain a lot. Let’s be transparent here Mr. Miller, I sent you those documents because no other person seemed suitable for this job. It’s a win-win so why don’t we stop prolonging this and be our best versions while we cooperate.”“And if I refuse?” Stefan dared to
“I’ve bought back the snacks you lent me.”Darius typed the message on his phone, read it once then clicked on the send icon.Seconds later a reply came. “I shared them with you; there was no need for you to refund me.”He read the reply and nodded his head, typing a reply of his own. “Does that mean I can eat it? You sure you don’t want it?”“Touch even one of my Mochi and I’ll make sure you never get a single job in the whole of Seattle.”Darius read her reply and snorted. Was she really being so extra over one silly snack? Without bothering to reply, the noirette placed his phone down and went back to what he had previously been doing. He ruffled his small hand towel around his hair in a bid to get out the water and then after a while, he tossed the towel away and exhaled.A cool shower after his evening workout was always the best option. It was the only thing that seemed to put his mind at ease and calm his pounding heart down.Strolling over to his fridge, Darius glanced at the
Over the next few days Alexandra kept to her word. She provided Stefan with more than one tangible evidence to indicate that Benjamin and Daniel had been involved in shady business.The evidence was sent to him but as per his own side of the bargain, he wasn’t really doing a superb job in keeping it up. So far he had found nothing relating to Natalie Marsh and although he had promised to check and provide her with CCTV footages, Alexandra still wasn’t pleased.She clicked the send icon on her burner phone and placed it down, ending their current conversation. In that exact moment, Michael passed her a tablet from the front seat.“Ms. Grey, please take a look at this.”The blonde collected the device and scrolled through what was on the screen.“Twenty Five thousand dollars was withdrawn from Daniel Grey’s account earlier this morning at the central bank. There is no record of what happens to the money after that.”She took one further glance at the document and discarded the tablet. “
Mazikeen blinked. The girl in front of her with lush blonde hair imitated the same action. She blinked again and so did the reflection.Finally having had enough of the stare off with her reflection, the teen turned away from the mirror and sighed.Her eyes found the luxurious clock hung above the TV and she chewed on her inner check as each passing moment reminded her of her impending torment.It was the last Saturday of the month, and as per the long existing tradition, her family had to go over to the Langer Family Vila for a wholesome picnic time.Sure, any normal person would enjoy such outing, except her situation was different. The reason why she dreaded their usual family picnic was because of a certain noirette boy that always seemed to make her life a living hell each time she encountered him.Vincent Langer, the original ruler of hell. Or so she put him, but for some reason, only she did.Even her own mother thought he was a saint.Bloody hell, the whole Seattle saw him as
~Five years Later.~Alexandra stood in front of her parent's grave- both Cory, Nova and Miguel- dressed in a fashionable black dress that draped down as far as her knee.Her hair- which had now grown back to it's full length- was packed up neatly and rolled into a bun at the end, accompanied by the black net cap she had on her hair.Alexandra stood with a bouquet of white roses in her right hand and daisies from the nearby meadow on the left. Those were not only symbols of peace, love, and hope but also reminders that life was still going on. She looked around slowly as if giving herself a moment to reflect upon how things have changed since then.Five years ago, when she had lost everyone she loved and was shattered to the core after her divorce with Lucien, Alexandra thought her life would never be same again. She had felt helpless and hopeless that time even with all the power and must accomplish goals, but now as she looked at both her adoptive mother and Biological mother grave w
Alexandra rushed off to the location on her screen as soon as she could, even though she wasn't too kin on it. On her way there, she couldn't stop herself from asking all the what ifs, re-running even those possibilities that did not exist in her head as she drove.What if something happened to Darius?What if some enemy of hers got to him?What it Eleanor had sent someone after him?By the time she turned up in front of the given location, her mind was feeling with all sort of possiblities that she didn't even know that the house she had pulled up in front of was one of Darius's.It was only after she had rushed up to the front door and found it open that she took the time to examine her surrounding and this only made her worry all the more.Whoever she was going up against now had been smart enough to bypass Darius and his security and even broke into his house.Alexandra had felt her mind begining to reel once more when she calmed herself and reminded herself that she dealt with El
The next two days after that passed by quietly. Alexandra hd released the tap of her father's black box footage to the police after turning in the driver and after a few days of searching, they found Eleanor passed out on the floor of her house in her paralysed state.Eleanor was admitted into a hospital under sever watch to take care of her and later on admitted into the prison's medical center while her trial was underway.Although she had been saved from the dehydration and over thinking that caused her to pass out, her case of paralysis couldn't be solved and even thought it could be, Alexandra made sure that that option was rendered invalid.Apart from that, the other development that had brought a smile to Alexandra's lips was when Leonardo was suddenly caught at the air port while trying to flee with Eleanor's last fortune under a fake name.He was charged with a few crimes, one of them being his illegal use of a fake identity and the other being his illegal stash of cash.Botto
~Day One Out Of Seven.~Alexandra returned to the Grey Manor that night after her conversation with Eleanor over the phone had ended.The first thing, or rather, the first person she saw as she stepped into the house was Darius. He was pacing around the living room for a while until he noticed Alexandra and quickly rushed to meet her."Alexa... Where were you?" He asked, his voice dripping with concern and worry.Alexandra softly sighed out. "Calm down, Darius." She said while gently stroking his hair. "I'm fine. I just had to take care of something little.""What?""I found out how Eleanor knew about my pregnancy. The waiter back at the cafe was a spy for her and he must have reported our conversation to her that day." Alexandra informed."What?" Darius was angry, but then seconds later, his face crumbled and a tinge of guilt set in.I'd the waiter had only reported their conversation that day and Eleanor found out about their unborn child, then it was his fault. He couldn't stop his
Eleanor pressed the button and imagine in that moment how it all played out.The best part of it all being that Alexandra was finally out of the way and she had emerged victorious after the long battle.No other thought could have made her smile the way she did.Eleanor's train of thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. She frowned, not taking too lightly to the fact that one of her useless henchmen or sons were distrubing her moment of celebration.She reached for her phone and picked it up, ready to lash out brutally in whoever's name was written on her phone screen, but to her utter dismay, it was an unsaved number.Eleanor stared at the digits of numbers across her screen with creased brows.'Who is it this time?' She thought after a while as she answered the call and placed her phone to her ear."Who is this?" She asked sternly.The other end of the line was silent for a while. Eleanor could make out the sound of someone mumbling in the background and then th
Six out of seven of those days bad gone by. Eleanor had been unusually quiet. One would have almost thought that she bailed and ran away.But Alexandra knew better than that. She knew that the woman who had raised her in disguise as the perfect grandmother was more of a deadly predator than her sins gave her credit for.In other words, she isn't one to tuck her tail between her legs and run away. It was just a matter of time until she acted.'A matter of time...' Alexandra pondered those last few words as she watched as the last fragments of oranges, reds and yellows faded into a dark gray. The sunset had gone, and the blanket of night began to cover the world in the darkness of its shadow.After a while, she pulled her gaze away and sighed, focusing on the pile of work that was on her table.Because of Darius's over protectiveness, she had worked less in the last few days and barely ever came to the company. Today, she had escaped by miracle- miracle meaning that she had made more th
For the first time in a long while, Alexandra felt panic shot through her as she read the letter in her hands. She allowed the paper drop to the floor after awhile as her thoughts became more loud than the sound of her heart beat.How was it possible? How could Eleanor have found out that she was pregnant?Alexandra thought, after all she had done everything in her power to make sure that Eleanor did not find out. To make sure that the news of her being pregnant did not reach the ears of any of her foe. Yet, here she was, hyperventilating over the fact that Eleanor had learnt of her child's existence while breathing like some dying cow.'Calm down, Alexandra.' she tried to calm herself as soon as she noticed how ragged her breathing was becoming.She found her way back to her bed and sag down, controlling her breathing and thoughts together. After a while, she picked up her phone and dailed Darius's number. The line rang for a few seconds as usual before Darius picked up."Alexei? Wha
Alexandra arrived at Albrecht Manor an hour later. She was welcomed nice and warmly, remembering her of the days when she once used to be their mistress and was looked down on, snickered at and even laughed at.Memories of the olden days flooding in made the blonde clench her teeth together. She bo longer wanted to think of those days. Her Chapter with the Albrecht family was over and sincerely speaking, she was happy with her life with Darius.Sure, she did get sad at times while thinking of all the grief she has had to endure and all the pain Eleanor has out her through, but Isabella's wonderful food and care, Alistair's headstrong way of supporting her, Darius's unlimited love and affection that grew by each day and her unborn baby made up for all that sadness.So now, she wanted to finally close things with the Albrecht family and return to her content life as soon as possible.Drawing in her breath, Alexandra prepared herself, carrying her shoulders well, before she stepped into