The following morning, as Alexandrine woke up, she didn’t find Johnson right next to her and thought, “ He must have left already, it seems.”She smelled something sweet coming from the kitchen and walked out of the room to go check it out. “ Who’s the one cooking in the kitchen and why does it smell so good?”As she reached the kitchen, she saw a blur of Johnson being the one cooking in the kitchen. “ What am I imagining right now? Johnson is no longer here, so why am I suddenly thinking about him?”“ Alexandrine, I can see that you’ve finally awoken. How was your sleep? Did you have a pleasant sleep?” Hearing the voice she knew so well, Alexandrine came out of her daze and looked in front of her and saw Johnson at last without any sort of hallucination blurring her mind.“ Johnson, it’s you. I thought you had already left.” She muttered and Johnson left what he was doing and came close to her and asked, “ Why? Are you disappointed that it’s me here and not another man, like that Nat
Alexandrine spotted Johnson’s reaction from afar and accepted the stranger’s offer. “ Why not? I don’t mind going with you wherever you want.” The man was happy by Alexandrine’s response and said perversely, “ I can’t wait to have you in my arms tonight. Let’s go, beautiful!”The man put his arms around Alexandrine’s shoulders and led her out of the bar. Johnson strode over angrily before they could go anywhere together. “ What the hell are you doing, Alexandrine? Who’s that man and why are you with him?” Johnson shouted in frustration to Alexandrine who smirked.The man interrupted Johnson and assertively told him, “ Hey, man, don’t ruin my fun—-------- She’s mine tonight.”Hearing the perverted thoughts the man had toward Alexandrine, Johnson angrily swung his fist at him and knocked him out with one punch. Alexandrine watched the spectacle in amusement.“ Alexandrine, we’re leaving.” Johnson pulled Alexandrine away, leaving the bar. As they got inside his car, Johnson pressed again
“ Would you be so kind as to take me home?” Alexandrine suggestively asked him with a suave voice. Johnson started off the car engine and drove her to her destination.Right after getting out of the car, she playfully told Johnson, “ I can’t wait to start living together with you; I love you so much, Johnson.”She waved goodbye to him as she unlocked her door and walked right into it. Johnson left after making sure she was safe.Alexandrine thought about the tumultuous day she had with Johnson. Nathaniel came over for a few minutes before Alexandrine headed to bed as he wanted to know the details of how things went with Johnson.“ He fell into the trap and finally accepted me as his mistress. He went as far as giving me a villa plus a million dollars every month.” Alexandrine was happy to reach her second aim in her revenge.Nathaniel was happy for her but he couldn’t help but worry regardless. “ What now? When will you be moving in?”“ I’ll be moving in tomorrow and while I’m there,
“ Why is he behaving like a good guy all of a sudden telling me he won’t hate me for whatever plan I’m putting on against him or whatever?” Alexandrine was confused as to why her ex-husband was behaving so differently from usual and was reminding her of the past, a past she wished to forget.“ I know you’re angry due to what Tina did to you and everything in between. You have every right to want to make us pay for how cruel we’ve been to you but please, I’d like to bear the full responsibility for it if you’ll allow me.” Alexandrine didn’t know at that moment whether she was pissed at her ex-husband for loving his fiance more than himself or if she pitied him for being so blindly in love that he was unable to differentiate right from wrong.“ Please, forgive Tina as it wasn’t her intention to harm you. It was an accident and Tina is very sorry for it.” When she heard that, it took a lot out of Alexandrine to refrain from lashing at Johnson. She was gripping her fists to get her anger
“ If you’d allow me, Alexandrine, may I put the ring on for you?” Johnson was anticipating Alexandrine’s answer eagerly as were the guests and participants at the nightclub. Alexandrine was in a bind, so she gladly accepted that Johnson put the ruby ring around her finger.She extended her hand toward Johnson and within a few seconds, the ring was put around her finger. Looking at the ring, Alexandrine was reminded of her marriage with Johnson that didn’t come to fruition and felt saddened by it but she didn’t allow her emotions to get the best of her.“ Thanks for the ring, Johnson, I love it.” She genuinely thanked Johnson for the ring. The people inside the nightclub were happy for the beautiful couple and gave them their blessing. Alexandrine was feeling awkward in this situation knowing perfectly that none of this was real. Being in that kind of atmosphere reminded her more of her failed marriage, so she left without a word.Johnson followed right behind her and managed to catch
Tina came to see Johnson at the company as she had something crucial to share with him. " Johnson, be ready because today itself I'm going to unveil Alexandrine's true veil in front of you." She shared with Johnson who didn't say a word back to her in response as he was more than certain of her innocence and also of the fair point that she could never harm him as that wasn't part of her character.At the villa, Alexandrine was drawing designs in her notebook when her phone rang right next to her. As she looked at the screen to check the one calling her, her face darkened." Tina? What does she want with me? I won't answer her call. Her calling me can't lead to anything good." Alexandrine was adamant not to answer Tina's phone call but she kept insisting until Alexandrine had no other alternative but to attend the call." What do you want, Tina?" Alexandrine shouted at her as she attended her call. " Can't you see that I don't want to talk to you?" Johnson was with Tina at the time of
Alexandrine fell to the ground, crying over her misfortune. Just then, Nathaniel called her to comfort her. Alexandrine felt slightly better after talking with Nathaniel and when she hung up the call, she returned to the villa." Has Johnson returned yet?" Alexandrine asked the staff who didn't give any favorable response. She went to her room to think about the day she had; how she was unmasked in front of Johnson and how much he was hurt afterward upon discovering her true colors." No matter how others may view me from here on out, I know I did the right thing." Alexandrine convinced herself she was a justiciar who was only seeking justice for her lost child.In the days that followed, there was turmoil in Johnson's company in regard to its future. " At this point, only the CEO's ex-wife could save the company from going bankrupt." The shareholders were all implying the same thing, how only Alexandrine could prevent the company from going bankrupt.While the shareholders were discu
Alexandrine returned to her apartment and tried to forget everything but couldn't. She kept thinking how her actions had hurt Johnson terribly and she was starting to wonder whether her child would be happy with her upon learning what she had done in order to avenge him." Now that I have accomplished my revenge, I should try to turn a new leaf and forget all the bad memories." With Alexandrine's new insights on life, she looked at the news and realized how the whole affair was already making the headlines." This is your redemption, Johnson. Whatever happens to you now has nothing to do with me." She closed her computer and tried to rest for a little while.Moments later, Nathaniel came to see her, asking about her state of being. " How are you faring, Alexandrine?" Alexandrine stumbled and Nathaniel caught her in the nick of time before she could hit the ground." Be careful, Miss Alexandrine!" He showed concern for her, however, Alexandrine's expression was blank and expressionless