Alex just arrived at the office. He was walking around each department looking and supervising what they were doing.He had also been thinking of what Clara wanted to discuss with him but decided not to bother himself so much about that.As he was supervising, he received a message from Clara saying he needed him home. All his efforts to contact her weren't possible as she wasn't to pick up and her number went off.So he considered it urgent and ordered his driver to drive him to the house.“Where is Clara?” He asked one of the maids.“She stepped out for a while, Sir but Miss Annie and Selene are here.”Alex itched his scalp not getting it. If Clara isn't in the house, why then did she ask him to come over?He decided to go upstairs to Clara’s room and that was where he found Selene.“I will leave right now, make sure you delay till the door opens,” Annie warned Selene immediately after she heard Alex’s footsteps and left.“And what are you doing here? In my house?” Alex fired at Sel
After Clara opened the door, her gaze met with that of Selene; she lay under facing upwards while Alex lay on top of her facing downwards.Alex was too angry to notice that someone entered. He was lost for a minute thinking of how to kill Selene.Then after Selene saw that Clara was standing, she held the back of Alex’s head and pushed it closer to hers like she was going to kiss him.Immediately Clara saw that, she ran, she didn't know where she was going to, she just kept running.It was the speed of the person who left that Alex knew that someone was there. He then pushed Selene out with so much force that she almost broke her spinal cord.“Who’s there?” Alex called but he didn't get any reply, he only heard footsteps of someone running and went after the person.Then he saw her back, it was the back of Clara.“Clara, Clara, Sweet,” he called out but her eyes were filled with tears. She was gasping for breath, sobbing but not crying out loud.“Clara, wait,” Alex called out again.B
Clara would also love to see the cameras.Selene began to feel the heat and uncomfortable. She wished her mum was here. Now she might open her mouth and begin to confess.But Annie was not shaken. She had never been involved in anything and it became a failure. Beforehand, when she was leaving, she knew that Alex was not an ordinary personality so she made sure to deal with the camera room.“Show us then,” Alex went through his phone but something wasn't right. Something was faulty. He then walked up to the room. Shortly after, he came down again.His expression wasn't bright so Clara knew something was wrong.“It was dealt with,” Alex pronounced to his mum.Selene’s heart calmed and she began crying all over. “He is really trying to deny me. He told me to come as usual as Clara wasn’t home and I did. Ma, please believe me. I know it’s my fault but it’s not entirely my fault, your son is at fault too.”Mrs. Peters had surely heard enough. “Enough.” She told Selene and she stopped ta
“Mum!” Alex screamed. It was true that Alex had been betrayed but he never wanted his mum to make decisions for him. Whatever happened was left for the both of them to sort out. If all of these were for him to marry Annie, he would never do that. What he and Clara have was not a real marriage so it didn't matter. “Son, I am afraid you do not have a say in this matter.” Mrs. Peters told her son. “Ma, I don't know who took this photo but this couldn't be used as evidence.” Clara tried to explain. That doesn't mean she was sleeping with Henry, I mean, she wasn't sleeping with him. “Slut, keep shut. Are you more concerned with who took the photo? Does your husband know that you have a job, Does he?” Annie cut her in. Alex then turned to Clara when Annie was saying all that but she began to shake her head. If she knew this would happen soon, she would have told him all this. Now, she doesn't even have an excuse. Elizabeth also had her plans. The reason for calling Clara to bring any
“She is not leaving, Mum,” Alex said.Mrs. Peters’s indications wrinkled. They had just celebrated their victory and they were going to start this again?“But Alex, remember that she cheated on you. This will bring shame to the Peters'. Think about your family.” Annie softly said to him, trying to remind him that Clara isn’t who he thinks.“Alex, this is true. This woman has failed you and betrayed you. Why do you still want to keep her by your side?”The more Alex kept listening to them, the more provoked he might become and might be tempted to chase her out. They were right and he can only come up with another strategy. There was no way he could tell them that the marriage was a contract one.“Mum, Annie can still stay here, okay? At least until I properly divorce Clara that is when she can leave.”Mrs. Peters kept mute and thought about it for a while. It wasn't that bad if that was what he wanted to do, so he agreed.In Alex’s mind, he would make sure to investigate this matter.
Clara slightly nodded her head. There was no way she could say no to Alex’s request.“Do you have anything to say?” Alex urged her.Clara didn't know which angle he was coming from. Did he mean he wanted to know what really happened or should she go ahead and apologise to him?“You were meeting Henry?” He began since she didn't know how to start.“Honestly, I wanted to tell you…” Clara tried to narrate to him.“You also worked for him?”She could feel the disappointment in his eyes but he should at least let her talk.“I am being extorted, I needed money, they kept extorting me.”“I gave you money.” Alex shot.“I know but they weren't enough. They kept asking for more.”“Did you tell me?” he asked again.Then Clara kept mute, she held her breath. She Knew Alex was telling the truth. She never told him but that was because she didn't want to bother him. He already gave her enough.“I am sorry.” Clara finally said. At first, she thought her reasons were valid but looking at it now, it's
Clara was in her room wondering what it was Elizabeth and Selene had to expose about Annie.She decided to stretch her ears and listen to every conversation they were going to have.“Sit,” Annie ordered them with a hateful look.Selene wanted to react but Elizabeth tapped her thigh and sat, making Selene sit also.“Why were you denying us access to see you?” Elizabeth asked. She wanted to handle this matter by herself.“Why do you people want to see me? We have got everything sorted out, so why?” Annie thought she could use her position to frighten them but Elizabeth wasn't intimidated at all.“Are you asking us why we want to see you? We helped you get to this place but Clara is still in this house.” “It's not my fault okay, Alex said he would divorce her before she would move out but she is also as good as irrelevant,” Annie explained, seeing how Elizabeth wasn't intimidated by her, made her now Intimidated by Elizabeth’s courage.“So what should we do then?”Being smart, Annie kne
When Alex came home that day, he didn't bother calling Clara to eat. He didn't even care about who was at the dining table with him.Though Annie was still in the house, she was able to act like the credit union and would still be disturbing Clara to pay up the money before they would publish a story on that.After thinking for a while, Clara knew she had no other option than to go to Alex for the money.“Hi.” She greeted him.“Hi.”But the response didn't affect her. She had prepared her mind for it and didn't expect him to still call her Sweet.A lot of things ran through Alex’s mind. Did she want to tell him about Henry or what?Then he asked her to proceed and say whatever she wanted to say.“Those people who are extorting from me are still disturbing me. I don't have any means of giving them the amount of money they require.”While she narrated it to him, she couldn't look at his face. So as she was talking, Alex had stood up and left but she continued to talk thinking he was aro
Alex put a call to Andrew. He told him a wedding was happening today and he should start sending out cards to people. If possible, to all the guests invited yesterday.“Are you sure this would work out, let's do proper planning,” Clara said, afraid it might turn out a flop.“Today is the day and we don't have a dress yet, even Sophie as the maid of honor doesn't.” Clara expressed more worry.“Have you forgotten who your husband is? You don't have to worry. Everything will be ready in minutes. Let’s go home.”Alex managed to convince Clara that it was possible and the three left for Alex’s mansion to get prepared.“There is an important person I would love to invite,” Clara declared in the car.“And who's that?”“My Dad.”Without much questioning, Alex instructed Andrew to send an invite to Mr. Roberts too. The wedding was strictly on invitation.The wedding was already flying around the whole city. How CEO Alex canceled a wedding yesterday and is having another day.Elizabeth also ma
As Alex stepped out, he began to call Clara’s line but she wasn't picking up.He had called more than twenty times now and there was no answer. He knows this was too sudden and the only thing he can do is to send a message.Maybe if she received a text from him, it would give a clue of what the call was about.Alex composed a few messages, deeply apologizing and telling Clara how he loves and cares about her.“Clara, your phone has been ringing for a while.” Sophia, who was bothered tried to wake Clara, but this time, she was truly asleep.Sophia made a turn to head back to the living room, but when Clara’s phone rang again. She decided to see who it was.“Alex?” Sophia mumbled to herself.Curious to know more, Sophia picked up the phone and read all that Alex said, she was so touched. She tried to wake Clara one more time but she was deep asleep.So the next time the phone rang, Sophia picked it up.“Sweet, you need to forgive me. I will explain in person. Where are you?” Alex asked,
Alex was speeding on the highway. He only needed to get to the location as fast as possible to stop whatever was going on there.His mind was occupied with thoughts of Clara. He was fine, he had been okay. Could it be that Clara never cheated?It was his baby! He got Clara pregnant. It was his Child. Clara never betrayed him. Why didn't it occur to him to run a test all along?He couldn't concentrate and drive well. Where would he start from? How was he going to apologize? Where would he even find Clara?But he knows the first step to take, which was to stop whatever marriage between him and Jane.While driving, Alex got out his result and stared at it one more time, this time he increased his acceleration.Jane’s parents were worried, yet they tried to be there for their daughter.After hearing that Jane was getting married to Alex, a relationship that failed years back for some unknown reason, which also contributed to their relocation, they took the nearest flight to New York.“Cal
It’s been three days since Clara started staying with Sophia. Life has been a bit fair.Sophia treated her so well that she was beginning to forget all she had been through. She paid zero attention to Alex and Jane’s wedding also.For someone who had just lost her baby, it was safe to say that Sophia was a wonderful friend.Mr. Roberts has been trying to contact his daughter too. When he heard about the wedding ceremony between Alex and Jane, he was shocked.No wonder Alex refused to further the case of his wife, what must have happened between him and Clara?So at that moment, he got out his phone and called Clara again. Surprisingly, it rang.“Clara, where have you been? Are you well? What happened” Mr. Roberts asked at the same time.“Dad?” Clara questioned.Clara and her father are seated at a restaurant nearby. Mr. Jackson Roberts could not stop apologizing, telling her how he got Annie arrested and how he had divorced Elizabeth, how he believes his wife must have forgiven him al
Alex finally opened up to his mother in front of Jane after much confrontation. She was his mum and there was nothing more to hide.“Why did you hide this from me? I am your mother, Alex. Imagine we did not have someone like Jane. What would have happened to our family’s image?” Mrs. Peters calmly questioned her son.Jane hadn't said a word, she was just so happy that everything was working in her favor. So she continued to act naive.“Mrs. Peters, you don't have to blame Alex, I guess he didn't want you to be hurt.” Jane feigned and Mrs. Peters replied to her.“And what about now? Do you know how hurt I am now?”“I’m sorry, mum. It's okay.” Jane embraced Mrs. Peters and that calmed her down a bit.“Son, your father must not know of this. This should be between the three of us. Annie is out of the way and you have seen how slutty that girl you choose was. You have to marry Jane as soon as possible.”Immediately Mrs. Peters said the last word, Alex looked at his mum and she nodded at h
Mandy had thought about everything she wanted to carry out. Watching Clara take all the glory makes her sick.At first, she genuinely wanted to get close to Clara and learn some secrets, but now that she has the power to destroy her, she would!“I will be right back,” Mandy sounded off to Clara. It was a less busy day so Mandy just left for the manager's office without Clara knowing why.Having everything planned out, she spent more than thirty minutes explaining things which got the manager hooked.“Are you sure about this?” The manager asked, failing to believe all that was just said about Clara.“Sir, you can find out for yourself if you wish to.” Mandy guaranteed.“You may leave now.”After Mandy left his office, she came back to Clara like nothing had happened.“What took you so long? Did something happen?” Clara questioned genuinely but Mandy cunningly changed the discussion without Clara figuring it out.“Today is a bit boring.”“Yeah, I guess because the evening just started.”
Mrs. Peters didn't need any driver or escort to follow them around. She did the driving while Jane stayed beside her in the passenger's seat.Jane truly wondered what they were going to do and how Alex was going to react to this. “I'm sorry, Alex. I had to do this for us.” Jane prayed silently in her heart.They arrived at Alex’s mansion and learned that he wasn't at home but at work. Mrs. Peters was prepared for wherever he might be, so they started heading to his office.In the office, the only person Alex practically spoke to was Andrew. He would listen to anyone speak, and acknowledge any information, but would never say a word unless it was Andrew.When Mrs. Peters and Jane arrived at the office, Jane wanted to stay behind, but Alex’s mum insisted she follow.Unfortunately, Alex’s secretary recognized Jane as the lady Alex warned her never to let in. But seeing her with Mrs. Peters, there was nothing she could do to stop her.She was not even able to notify Alex. Before she coul
Jane slightly nodded in affirmation. However, when Mrs. Peters asked her what sickness Alex had, she couldn't say a word.There was no way she would tell them that Alex was impotent, what if Alex ended up hating her the more?But Mrs. Peters rather surprised her. Alex was her son and her emotions were justified.“I order you to begin to speak now! What is wrong with my son? Tell me all you know right now!” she roared and that truly scared Jane.Her desperation has put her in a tight corner. But No matter how long they hid it, Mrs. Peters is Alex’s mum and eventually, she would find out one day.“Speak Jane!” The order came again.Now, Since Jane was shooting her shot also. She would come off as emotional and also behave in all those traits they thought she never had.“Mum, I and Alex had gone our separate ways then, but the truth was that I couldn’t move on. We were so tender to make the right choice and proffer solutions.” Jane began off.Mrs. Peters was losing patience, this wasn’t
After Mrs Peters recognized it was Jane. She was elated, though she didn’t let that reflect in her voice.Soon, they already planned to meet up. Mrs. Peters invited Jane to come over to the house. It wasn’t her first time, it used to be a typical thing then.“Ok, Mrs. Peters. I will just get prepared right away.” Jane replied.“Expecting you soon,” Mrs. Peters replied before ending the call. It was kind of off the way Jane was at her beck and call, but it was a good thing anyway.Back in those days, Mrs. Peters didn’t hate Jane, but she didn’t love her so much either. If she was to choose between Jane and Annie, she would go for Annie.Maybe because she can be able to control Annie and not Jane. Jane always stood out and tried not to impress them or seek their validation of her relationship with Alex.Although both Jane and Annie ticked the boxes and came from prestigious homes, Annie still displayed a little low self-esteem which made Mrs. Peters like her a lot.The call had disconnec