Alexander smirked and started the car as he drove heading to their destination and Katherine looked away from him.She knew he had sharp eyes. If he had observed all that in just staying a few hours in that event, then he could have caught her soon in her lies, and that thought terrified her."Don't be curious about anything!" She immediately spoke up and Alexander glanced at her."Why shouldn't I be? You are my wife." He said simply and Katherine curled her hand into fist as tears clustered in her eyes.To hear those words was awesome, but the weight that comes with those words terrifies her. "Stop saying that!" She yelled and Alexander glanced at her suddenly confused at her outburst. "I want to go back to the time when we didn't care about anything about each other." She told him."I can't help but be curious about you, Katherine---""Don't be curious, what does it change?" She asked in anger. "It changes nothing!" She said out loud, tears rolled down her cheek and Alexander was p
Marcus pulled over at the Jonas apartment and turned to Vivian who unfastened her seatbelt."Good night Marcus." Vivian told him and tried to step out of the car, but Marcus held her hand."Vivian, did I do something to offend you?" He raised the corner of his brows, fear gripped him."No, Marcus, I am just tired." She said softly."Then why can't you look into my eyes when you speak?" He asked her and she glanced at him. "The spark in your eyes is suddenly gone, tell me if I did something wrong and I will try to correct it."Vivian swallowed hard. "I am just tired Marcus, I had to prepare for a huge event and also had to face my brother and Katherine, so I just need to rest, I will call you later." She forced a smile and pulled her hand from him as she pushed the car door open and stepped out of the car, Marcus also did."It's not about Alexander, is it?" Marcus quickly asked and Vivian halted, she swallowed hard and clenched her jaw.She slowly turned her eyes to him. "What are you
Katherine swallowed hard at his closeness and quickly placed her hand on the towel and her hand touched his as she moved back, touching his hand sent a shiver down her spine."You should worry about yourself." She told him. "You are still wearing your wet clothes." She added glancing at him.He glanced at himself and then at her as he forced a smile. "You shouldn't worry about me, I don't get sick easily." He said and pointed at the dressing mirror. "I plugged in the hair dryer already, you should dry your hair and wear something warm." He told her.Katherine glanced at the hair dryer and her eyes clustered in tears, it has been a while someone did that for her, the last person to ever plug the hair dryer for her was her mom, and seeing him do it made those memories flood back.She didn't look at him, rather she walked to the hair dryer. "I will, so go take your bath, I already prepared a warm bath for you too." She informed him and picked up the dryer."Thank you." Alexander smiled,
He walked back to the chair with the glass and bottle of whiskey, he sat down and sniffled."I tried to kill myself." He told her and Katherine gasped, clasping her lips with her hand.Alexander was the last person she thought would try to commit suicide, even when she lost everything, suicide never crossed her mind, she thought her story was pitiful, but his story was worst."I cut my wrist with the thought that if I should bleed, I will be rushed out of that confinement, that I would have a chance to see the outside world before I die..." Tears rolled down his cheek as he drank again."I was stupid to think that way, I never imagined my parents would bring the best surgeon into that place to heal me before I die, she would rather save me there than send me out..." His lips trembled, the memories stabbed his heart.Katherine's eyes were blurred in tears, she had heard he was sent away as a kid, but no one knew what he had suffered.She wished to stop him from saying more, but she fel
Katherine's eyes fluttered open, wincing as the bright morning light filtered through the curtains and seared into her throbbing head. A sharp pain shot through her temples, and she groaned, placing her hand on her head, as she tried to remember the events of the previous night. The vague memory of Alexander sharing his painful story, how she raised the glass of whiskey to her lips , and the smoky aroma of whiskey lingered in her mind.Her grogginess lifted, she felt pain underneath her legs and panic set in as she realised she was lying in bed. She slowly raised the quilt and gasped, the sheets were tangled around her naked body, and the realisation hit her like a sledgehammer. Her thoughts turned back to how she had walked over to Alexander and cupped his face with her palm, and how she had initiated the first kiss.The memory of their intense kiss rushed into her mind like a wave and she knew she wasn't alone on the bed.As her bleary eyes focused on the figure beside her, her
Vivian sat in her room laying on her bed and staring at the ceiling, her mind was filled with thoughts of the previous evening.Her lips curved up into a smile when she recalled the figure that walked in through the door of her boutique, but slowly a line appeared between her brows as she recalled how the man placed his hand around Katherine's waist."Shit!" She frowned and hit her hand on the bed with a humph.She grinded her teeth and her phone rang beside her, she turned her eyes to it and then she picked the phone up only to roll her eyes at the name that flashed on her screen.It was Marcus calling for the tenth time that afternoon, she had left his calls unanswered and his messages unread.She couldn't brush away the comparison she had after seeing Alexander and him.Marcus has been the love of her life, but he was still below, his looks were nothing compared to that of Alexander's and she was envious to see Alexander see no one else on that boutique but Katherine, and that was
Vivian began her explanation and Rita listened to her."I will meet with Katherine and hear what her plan is, she never wanted the marriage as much as I didn't want it, so she would be excited that I will want to take her place, so I will have to tell them a partial truth, and if Katherine agrees, then our family would be okay, and everything about the contract will be set right, that way we won't be frightened about getting caught since we will all be at our rightful place and I would be your only daughter again and Katherine would leave our family be for!" She shrugged with a grin.Rita was tired, she knew that was an absurd plan, she wanted to tell Vivian, but then she decided to let her face her father with it.She needs Jonas' help and she knew Jonas would be angry if he heard Vivian say this, whereas, she has other things like Celeb to worry about, she was tired of having Vivian ruin the family because of her selfish desires.Rita got to her feet, exhaling softly, she looked at
Vivian took her bath and dressed up before walking down the stairs ready to speak to her father about her plans.She glanced at her mother with a smile as she made her way to the living room.Jonas was going through the latest newspaper, he was ready to reestablish his business and start the company again.He knew there were a lot of people who still remembered him as a failure in business, but he has decided to prove that he was a better man now."Dad, can I speak with you?" Vivian called out sitting on the chair across her father's.Jonas glanced at her, he saw that her expression was serious and decided to give her a chance to speak with him sensing it was a bit urgent.It has been a while Vivian asked to speak with him, that had happened when their relationship was still whole, and his company hadn't run bankrupt and Rita was also in the living room and he knew her wish was to make their family whole again.Although Celeb was not back, Celeb had come to Vivian's boutique and it se
Two months laterThe final project was concluded and lunched, Katherine had signed deals with the investors and about to take her next big step, the redevelopment of her father’s company will be concluded in a few days and everything else seemed perfect.She stood at her father’s company building, gazing at it, she can still recall how it was in the past when her parent were still alive and she had made sure the exterior design was just that way, tears brimmed in her eyes, Alexander had helped her and made it happen.“Mom, dad, it’s almost over, I even got the house back.” Tears rolled down her cheek as she thought these in her mind.Alexander who stood next to her saw the tears in her eyes and held her shoulder, whirling her to face him, he used his finger to wipe her tears and cupped her cheek.“You should be smiling not crying, CEO Katherine Edwards.” He called her by the title and it made her chuckle, she had never been called like this, but hearing him give her the title brought
Over the next few weeks, Katherine discovered she still has feelings for Alexander when they started working on the project together, meeting different directors and investor that would help her father’s company take a stand again.Alexander didn’t fail to show up for Kyle who was so happy when his mother finally revealed to him that Alexander was his father, he even asked Alexander to come have a sleep over in their house, although, Alexander usually leaves whenever Kyle falls asleep. Carlos didn’t like the fact that Katherine was meeting with Alexander, but he couldn’t stop it, Alexander played a crucial role in the project, and he was Kyle’s father, but Carlos still cling to the hope that Katherine can’t get back to Alexander since she still thought he was married to Vivian and this was also what made Katherine hold back her feelings even when Alexander shows his.Jane called Alexander over to have dinner with her and Swift, when Alexander came, they asked him when he would get ma
The taxi Katherine boarded pulled over at the entrance of Swift enterprise, she stepped out of the car and looked at the large building, it was same as she remembered it, this was the largest enterprise in the country, and from what she found out two years ago, Alexander has been the one who brought it this far, earning his father’s trust, he became the CEO of the company with a large shares.Katherine curled her hand into fist, she had worked here, but due to the lies of Vivian and her mother, she was forced out and ridiculed, now Alexander wanted her to work on a project with him and bring back hatred from the people who loathes her.She exhaled sharply and made her way to the front desk, she informed the staff there that she was here to see Mr. Alexander, since he made an appointment with her, the staff recognized her instantly, the marriage had been so huge that everyone knew about her, whereas, she had been introduced once to the company.The staff informed her that Alexander was
Caroline knocked on Alexander’s office door, and made her way. “Mr. Alexander, there is a parcel here for you.” She told him and handed him an envelope.Alexander quickly reached for it and tore it open, he glanced at the DNA test result of Kyle and him and he scoffed when he saw that it didn’t match, he glanced up at Caroline. “Who sent this?” He asked.“It was an unknown sender.” Caroline replied. “But it said you urgently needed to see it.”Alexander clenched his jaw. “Manipulating a DNA test now, Katherine?” He soliloquized and threw it into the trash can.Then he glanced at his opened computer screen at the test result the doctor in charge had forward to him, it was a 99% match, he had already received this a few minutes before Caroline walked into that door.He glanced at Caroline. “I want to you find out who sent this parcel, trace it down to the person behind it!” Alexander said with a frown on his face and Caroline nodded and walked out to carry out his order.Alexander picke
“Kyle, you are running late, what are you doing in your room?” Katherine called out, she had finished dressing for work and had also dressed Kyle for daycare too, she glanced around and couldn’t find him in the living room.“I am coming mom, just want to grab my bag!” Kyle called out, Kyle who was in the room put his hair brush into a nylon and put it into his bag pack.“Hurry up!” She adjusted her hair and just then, she saw Kyle running out of the room to her. “Let’s go.” She stretched her hand and he took her hand as they made their way out of the door only to hear a car horn and turned in the direction to see Alexander step out of the car.“Hop in, I will give you a ride.” Alexander told Katherine, his eyes fell on Kyle who waved at him with a smile, Alexander smiled back.It’s been a week since he last picked Kyle from school, after that day, Kyle didn’t go with him whenever he showed up at school because he did not want his mother to be angry anymore, although, he usually smiled
Katherine shut her eyes, all her effort to hide her son, all the effort she had put up to make sure Alexander didn’t see them, didn’t find out about Kyle, she won’t let those effort come to waste, whereas, she doubts Alexander knew the truth.“Don’t make me laugh, Alexander, this child isn’t yours, we never had a child, remember?” She tightened her grip on Kyle.“He said he doesn’t have a father,” Alexander told her and Katherine looked at Kyle wondering how much he had told this man. “We have to talk, Katherine…”“We have nothing to talk about.” Katherine told him and turned to Kyle. “Let’s go home, Kyle.” She quickly walked out of the restaurant with Kyle, Alexander didn’t follow, he knew he has to discuss what he has to say privately from Kyle’s hearing, and there was no way he would ever let the matter go, if Kyle was his son, he won’t give up.Katherine walked into the apartment with Kyle and shut the door, locking the door as if there was someone after her, then Kyle watched thi
Alexander and Kyle sat down in a table reserved in a classy restaurant as they both ate, Alexander had skipped lunch because he knew he would eat with Kyle once he picked him up from school, he watched Kyle eat and couldn’t stop smiling when he watched how well Kyle ate.After getting his full, Kyle looked up at Alexander and exhaled sharply. “Now tell me, Mr. what do you mean when you say you were my father?” His question were so direct that it surprised Alexander.No one around him had ever had the courage to ask him questions without lowering their gaze when they spoke, but Kyle had said this while staring into his eyes.“Um…” Alexander slowly scratched the corner of his brows. “You look so much like me, I couldn’t help calling you son.” He leaned close and then looked at Celeb.“That doesn’t mean you should claim to be my father, there are lot of people who look alike around the world, and I have often hear people say I look like Ruben, Gary, Ben, Asher, Cory, and many others, so
Celeb and Katherine meet at the restaurant they had set up for lunch, they both sat across each other after ordering a meal, Celeb didn’t stop staring at Katherine, and Katherine who noticed it, glanced up at him with raised brows.“Why do yo keep staring?” She asked, tucking her hair behind her ear.“You won’t blame me, you left for three years and I couldn’t see you at all, so let me stare at you in peace.” His brows were together and lowered, his anger at her was clear.“Come on, Celeb, I have apologized, and I am eating lunch with you now.” She pointed and Celeb nodded his head, his eyebrows slowly relaxed.“Fine, I will let you get away with it,” He sipped his juice. “So, tell me, how has three years being, you just left, where did you go?” He asked.“I was at Italy, studying to be précised.” She informed him and Celeb paused his lips.“You graduated from the best university from what I heard, what else were you studying for?” He leaned closed to the table, wanting to catch up on
Katherine took Kyle to the daycare, after processing his papers, the teacher stood aside while she squatted next to him, she adjusted his clothe and slowly smoothen his hair, then he looked at his face. “You will be alright, right?” She asked and he nodded.“Yes, mom, I will be alright.” He said, then tilted his head when he saw the worried line on is mother’s brows. “Come on mom, I am serious, I will be alright, you don’t have to worry.”“It’s just that I feel so bad sending you to a daycare immediately we arrived here, I should let you familiarize yourself with this city first…”“Mom, you have to work, and I also want to make friends quickly, and you should stop worrying about me, I will be fine, whereas I will see you later today when you come to pick me up.” He flashed her a smile and Katherine smiled.“How did you get so big?” She still thinks of him as the small kid she always nurse around, but now, he looked so matured.Kyle embraced his mother and kissed her cheek. “You should