The drive towards the hospital felt slow and almost excruciating. It was around three in the morning but yet there still seemed to be an amount of traffic on the road. It took him quite some time, but successfully, Darius arrived at Grey Enterprise’s medical center.He rushed in almost immediately and walked to the counter.“Alexandra Grey, where is she?”“Hello, may I ask how you are related to the chairwoman?” The receptionist politely asked, making sure to remain in character despite of his sudden apperance.“I’m a friend of hers.” Darius informed with urgency.“Okay. If you could please sign here.” She placed forth a clipboard. Darius collected it and quickly drew down his signature. “Okay, the chairwoman was just moved out of the ICU and is currently resting in room six twenty. Doctor Eliot is currently running some final check ups on her so if you have any question, please ask him.”Room six twenty. Darius kept the number in his mind as he jogged forward, rushing towards the des
He was always there. Everywhere she went, Lucien had always been there, and that was one thing that baffled Alexandra about his existence. Lucien was unaware of this, and the more he tried putting his presence back into her life, the more she shrank away, scared to be hurt by the man she had once loved but broken by.She wanted to minimize contact with him as much as possible, but Lucien wanted the opposite. Staring at the redhead standing at the door, her face slowly fell and all the relief and assurance she had felt seconds ago while speaking with Darius slowly began to dissipate.Staring at her emotionless face, Lucien felt like he wasn’t welcome at the moment, but despite that, he pushed forward and asked. “Mind if I come in.”Alexandra swallowed as her eyes fluttered. Weakly, she nodded her head. “Suit yourself.”After her words, Lucien took his time stepping in. He gently closed the door behind him before proceeding towards her hospital bed. He stopped at the foot of the bed and
Not long after Lucien had left, the night sky opened their door and it began to rain down, as if the universe was rubbing Alexandra’s ordeal in her face. The blonde stayed quiet and blankly stared at the empty flower vase, planning her next moves out.The door to her hospital wing pulled open, distracting her from whatever plan she had been brewing in the past five minute of silence. Darius stepped in with his hands half full of snack bars and a can of coke. After he had closed the door, he stood in his spot and looked around the room, sensing something was definitely off from when he had first left.“Did something happen while I was away?” He questioned with narrowed eyes.Alexandra chuckled. Once again he had read the room with she even needing to tell him. He was weird; his presence annoyed her and at time made her feel safe. It was like he was this sort of protection bubble that she so desperately wanted to get rid of, but each time she remembered how it has comforted and kept her
Listening to the sound of the hospital monitoring machines beep loudly, Alexandra stared down at Michael as he laid unconscious in his hospital bed, dressed in a patient gown and covered with small bruises all over. The assistant’s face looked nearly drained of any color it usually held during their working hours, and along with the bruises, scratches and oxygen mask placed over his nose, it proved to be the worst state Alexandra had ever seen him in.Her heart clenched and her jaws along with it. Harming her was one thing, but harming the people close to her was another. If after this Eleanor still bore a wild dream that she was going to go easy on them, then she was the biggest dreamer Alexandra had ever met, because she was going to put them through whatever hell Michael was going through.Sure, murder was illegal, but no one said anything about assault. Maybe just a few beatings here and there. This time around, she was ready to play their game their way.“Following the examinatio
Several days had gone by since that main incident. Four days if Alexandra was to be precise. In those four days it had nearly been like hell for the blonde. Theodore had made it his duty to monitor her every move in those days. He stuck around, did work while in her room and only ever left after getting important calls from his company and father, Darius on the other hand only popped in once in a while. Never the less, she appreciated their concerns and the free time Alexandra got to herself she’d spend it in the hospital’s green house which she had just installed recently. Although it wasn’t as glorious as Bianchi medical center’s green house, the garden still held some worth of its own.Today being one of those days, Alexandra had decided to spend it in the comfort of the hospital’s garden again. She sat on the stationed bench there and glanced at the flowers, especially enjoying the ones that were finally in blooming season. The scent and pleasant aromas really did calm her mind an
“You’re just going to let her go?” Darius asked as he sat down on Alexandra’s hospital bed and watched as she watch the fired nurse through the blinds of her window, index finger pushing the curtain to the side.“Yeah.” She answered with her gaze still trained on outside, head tilted to the side.“Don’t you want her arrested for invasion of privacy or something like that?”Alexandra scoffed as she stepped away from the window, fixing her gaze on the male seated on her bed. “What’s the fun then?” She questioned, earning a look of scrutiny from Darius, but before he could question her intent, she spoke up again. “That reminds me, weren’t you meant to be somewhere? Why were you at the green house after you had left?”To answer her question, Darius reached into the pocket of his summer coat and fetched out a small slender object. He tossed it to her just as she sat down on the chair facing her hospital bed.The blonde caught it with easy and opened her palm. There, in the center of her pa
From the comfort of the back seat of her car, Alexandra surveyed the venue for Eleanor’s birthday celebration and watched as people flocked in. The party was already in full swing and bustling with well wishers for Eleanor. Alexandra had no such intention. Unlike the rest of the guests attending today, she didn’t come here to smile and utter fake words, her purpose was different and set in stone, nothing was going to change her mind.Her gaze was pulled away from the venue by the vibration of her phone. She glanced at the device laying beside her and reached for it. On, turning the screen on, it was a message from Theodore.The words simply read. “Found him.”Alexandra smiled. Perfect. The pieces of her plan were finally complete. How easy was her life being right now?Without further a due, she swiped the message away and reached for her burner phone. She texted Stefan a location and tucked the burner phone away in the secure hold of her glove compartment. When she was sure that ever
The amount of anxiousness Eleanor felt but kept hidden, Alexandra could feel. No matter how much she tried to bury the emotion, some part of her still gave it off.Taking a sip from the wine she had just picked up, Alexandra scanned the room for a certain person, her smile broadening when her eyes landed on the approaching figure. Stefan walked his way up to her, weaving through the small amount of crowd that blocked his way every now and then. When he arrived in front of her, the brunette gave her a cut nod and bowed his head to which she responded with a nod of her own.“Did you receive my little present well?” Alexandra asked with a subtle smile on her lips. Stefan nodded his head. “Good, le talk on the balcony, it’d be more convenient there.” She suggested and began leading the way towards the designated location, only stopping once when she felt Eleanor’s piercing gaze on the back of her head.She looked over her shoulder and allowed her smile expanded. Raising her wine glass, sh
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