Alexandrine returned to her room, sat on the bed, and subconsciously thought, “ Why won’t some people let the past stay in the past? Why is it that every time I try to get over the past, it comes rushing back as if to remind me that I can’t set myself apart from it?”Alexandrine tried to sleep but instead of that happening, she recalled the past, that past that hurt her tremendously over the years. Waking up in horror, she went to the kitchen to get some water as she was feeling quite thirsty. As she was drinking her water, she subconsciously thought, “ Should I go check outside whether Johnson is still lingering there or not?”Recalling his pathetic act from earlier, she exited before finally deciding to go outside and check up on him. “ If he’s still there, I’ll call the police on him and they'll deal with him.” She muttered silently before heading toward the door and opening it.She closed her eyes for a moment and by the time she opened them to check whether Johnson was there, he
“ Did Johnson orchestrate all of this? Could he have done this?” Alexandrine subconsciously thought for a while. She recalled the times Nathaniel had lent her his support and assistance when she was going through a difficult time and thought about how she couldn’t let him down now that he was the one in need of help and assistance.“ First thing first, I need to make sure Johnson is truly the one behind this orchestration before anything.” Picking up her phone right next to her, she dialed Johnson’s phone number and set the call.Johnson, who was at the company at the time, picked up her call when he saw her name flashing through the screen. “ Yes, Alexandrine, what’s up!” He greeted with joy over the phone line to which Alexandrine responded straight away, “ There’s something I must discuss with you right away. When will you be back?”“ I’ll be at the villa in half an hour, so wait for me to get back and we’ll discuss everything then.” Johnson hung up the call right after terminating
As morning rose, Alexandrine slowly opened her eyes and stumbled upon Johnson holding her in his arms. “ I should get out of bed before he wakes up.” Alexandrine subconsciously thought but by the time she was about to attempt that, Johbnson awakened and joyfully muttered to her, “ Good morning, love! How was your night?”Johnson was grinning joyfully at her but Alexandrine kept silent instead of responding to him. The next time Johnson opened his mouth, he said to her, “ Our wedding date has been set and you won’t believe what day it is.” Johnson said jokingly, thinking Alexandrine might play along with him but he didn’t quite get the reaction he expected.Continuing from where he left off, he said, “ Our wedding will be taking place on your birthday which happens to be half a month away. Isn’t that exciting?” Looking at Johnson’s tender smile, her body involuntarily stiffened and she looked away from him without uttering a single word.Not taking Alexandrine’s ignorance as being an i
“ You—----, how dare you treat me like this? Release me immediately!” Tina screamed in pain. Alexandrine looked amused at the situation she was currently in and looked at her with a smug expression.“ Why are you looking at me like that?” Tina kept spreading her venom at Alexandrine and said, still smiling at her, “ Why are you screaming like that in my house?” Tina cringed when she heard her statement and said almost immediately, “ What did you just say? Did you imply just now that it was your house?”Alexandrine laughed at her question as she found it quite amusing. “ Tina, why are you so hilarious today, of all days?” “ You’re asking the stupidest questions today. Have you always been like that, or am I just finding out now?”Tina reacted even more strongly to her assertions. “ How dare you call me stupid and whatnot?” “ Just because Johnson took pity on you and decided to take you back, don’t you think you’re better than me?” Alexandrine smirked at her as her last sentence ended a
“ Alexandrine, what happened to you?” Johnson tried to wake her up by spilling water over her eyes, but nothing occurred. She remained unconscious and wouldn’t open her eyes. Concerned over her state, he picked her up and brought her to the room.Tina, having followed them, kept spreading her venom to Alexandrine although she was unconscious. “ What do you even find in her? What’s so special about her?” She asked Johnson who looked her way and said lovingly, “ She doesn’t have a wicked heart like you and treasures her relationships, unlike you.”Feeling quite offended by Johnson’s words, Tina provoked him by saying, “ Johnson, stop being so delusional! Alexandrine Claire isn’t as innocent and pure as you think. She wouldn’t have left you for that hot guy, Nathaniel Frost and she wouldn’t have left you all these years ago if she truly treasured her relationships as you said she does.”Being enraged at what Tina had just speculated about Alexandrine, “ Need I remind you thanks to whom m
“ Johnson, I cannot breathe. Could you please let go?” Out of breath, Alexandrine complained to Johnson, and realizing they had been hugging for quite some time, he released her, and looking at her with brightening eyes, he asked, “ Could I ask you something, Alexandrine?”“ Yes, what is it?” Alexandrine wondered before the question came what question Johnson could have for her. “ Why did you faint earlier?” Johnson forwarded the question to her but for some strange reason, she was unable to comprehend its meaning.“ What’s wrong, Alexandrine? Why are you staring at me like that?” Alexandrine looked as if she was staring into space. Johnson wanted to understand why she was being like that so when he confronted her, she muttered in response, “ I can’t quite remember the details but when I saw Tina’s necklace earlier, it looked kind of familiar to me. It looked as if I had seen it somewhere before. I cannot remember anything else past that, I’m sorry.”Her head started throbbing for som
“ I know you have a hard time believing my claims, given the thought that he had done so much for you, but believe me when I say he approached you with a purpose in mind.” Johnson’s words gave an end to Alexandrine’s reflections and as she stared at him confusingly, Johnson muttered, “ We shall be on our way now or we might get there late.”Johnson started the engine and drove off the villa while Alexandrine looked at the flier of the invitation to pass the time. According to what the flier implied, the cruise party was hosted by a wealthy British businessman. After reading the note, Alexandrine subconsciously wondered, “ As I have no choice but to attend this cruise party anyway, I hope I'll get to enjoy myself at least.”As her reflections ended, Johnson thought about how the atmosphere inside the car was so calm and thought of striking up a conversation. “ You are awfully quiet, Alexandrine. Are you thinking about something?” Alexandrine glanced toward him and asked, “ What do you
“ Alexandrine, come back here! I haven’t yet done talking to you.” Nathaniel chased Alexandrine around like a maniac. Alexandrine ran as fast as she could to escape from Nathaniel.As she continued running, she stumbled upon a path leading to a hallway and took it straight away. " I should be safe here." She subconsciously muttered as she hid somewhere in that location.Nathaniel, on the other hand, has lost her track. “ Where did she run off to?” Nathan ran to the opposite location from where Alexandrine had hidden.Alone, Alexandrine let her thoughts wander around in the breeze. “ How can someone change so drastically? Nathaniel, who used to be so sweet, has turned into a totally different person, and Johnson, who used to be a jerk, is becoming somewhat human. Is this what people call reverse psychology?” Alexandrine thought of the two various memories of her life. She first thought of Johnson’s unreasonable behavior in the past and how his indifference toward her led to her misery