“This way, ma’am.” Elaine bowed lightly at the guard in front of her as he helped her out of the car, towards the restaurant a couple of meters away. Apparently she was to be on a date. With Frank Xavier. Alexander’s father. She felt shivers run down her spine as she recollected the day’s events. After an averagely eventful day, she had hoped to just go home with Alexander and prepare for her next day of work only for her to be approached unexpectedly by a man that claimed to be Frank’s personal chauffeur. It was more of an order than a request as he informed her of Frank’s plan to have them have a dinner date that night. Before she speak up, he confirmed Alexander knowing about the plans and from the look in his eyes, she knew he was being serious. Thus she was left with no choice but to sheepishly nod and go with him, more than thankful Rachael wasn’t in sight. They drove straight to a clothing store and on the chauffeur’s orders, Elaine was stripped off her formal office
Dressed in one of the dozens of office wears Alexander had gotten her, Elaine held onto a pretty bag also gotten from Alexander and patiently waited by his car for him to show up. She had purposely skipped breakfast after barely having an appetite and was ready to just get to work. It was a long exhausting night and she couldn’t be more glad morning had dawned already. After concluding Frank’s unexpected shower of gifts, they had dinner and then had his chauffeur drive them back home, another driver taking her new car home. They returned to the mansion late at night and already full from the dinner and the restaurant, quickly bid Frank good night and retired for the day. “What are you doing here?” She was quickly pulled out of her trance by a familiar cold voice. Immediately clutching on to her bag, she turned to face Alexander standing few inches away from her, eyebrows arched with his driver right by his side. “Mr. Xavier,” she swallowed, immediately taking a step backwards. I
Time for breakfast came and went by, Elaine refusing to step out of her room throughout. With a sigh, she got up from her bed and took a short walk around, nervously rubbing her palms together like she had been doing for the past hour. After driving her home the previous night, Alexander had made it clear to her that it would be his last time to have her ride in his car thus leaving her with no choice but to be confused on what to do next. She couldn’t drive and definitely didn’t want to ask Frank for a driver. With none of her available options seeming feasible enough, she was left with absolutely no means of getting to work. She couldn’t dare walk up to him again and try pushing her luck. If she was lucky, he was probably going to just ignore her and get into his car while leaving her behind. But if luck refused to stay on her side, she could get scolded or yelled at by Alexander. He seemed to be a natural and scolding her and making her feel terrified. He did it so effortles
It was finally the weekend and after spending the last days of the week away from work thanks to her inability to drive and get herself a driver, Elaine had decided to completely rely on Dominique to continue teaching her how to drive. Just as concluded on the previous day, they were to resume driving immediately after breakfast and Elaine was more than prepared to get back to work. It was a weekend and since she was already used to waking up early, she woke up as early as she could and quickly got herself freshened up. Changing into one of the comfy clothes Alexander had gotten her from the huge shopping spree he took her on, she tied her hair up into a ponytail and headed downstairs for breakfast. She had skipped breakfast for two good days and it seemed like Frank was barely at the table too as he didn’t call her or speak to her about it. Hoping things were going to be the same way, she walked towards the dining to see her little prayer get accepted. Though Frank was absent, t
Alexander was pissed. And even more annoyingly, he couldn’t quite place a finger on the actual reason. He was glad Elaine finally came downstairs for breakfast after skipping it for numerous days but for some reason, couldn’t seem to show it. Maybe it was how he noticed she had suddenly bonded with Dominique or it was how he recollected her skipping work and actually refusing to ride with him the day before. Truthfully, he had asked her to keep her distance but at least, she could have tried to plead with him since she pretty much had no other means to go to work that day. But instead, she decided to stay back and completely ditch work. It was all for the better anyways. He had an impromptu situation come up on his way to work and just had to turn around to head there. It’ll have been a whole hassle with her in the car so for that singular reason he was to be glad she didn’t tag along. But still for some reason, he wasn’t glad. He had watched with irritation as she and Domini
Elaine stared at her reflection in the mirror for a while, checking out her entire outfit over and over to make sure she was looking decent enough. She was dressed in a black gown reaching her lower thigh. Figuring out it was a work dinner, she had resorted to the internet for ideas on what to wear and thankfully, was able to spot a similar looking outfit among the dresses Alexander had gotten her. Paired with matching black flats, she had her hair tied up in a ponytail to show off her flawless shoulders in the off shoulder gown. Having absolutely no idea on how to get herself made up, she went with nothing but light lipgloss and was all ready for the dinner. Clicking her tongue, Elaine glanced at the wall clock in her room. Alexander had told her they were going to be leaving at 7pm and It was finally almost 7pm already. With an exhale, she contemplated stepping out of her room to meet up with him in the corridor or living room or just remain in her room until he showed up himse
A sigh escaped Alexander’s lips as he swiped to pick the call from his mum. “Son,” her voice was averagely cheerful as she spoke. “I’ve been calling you for a while now. Why weren’t you taking my calls?” “I’m sorry, mum,” he breathed out in response. “I was busy at- Work. Just work.“ “You still overwork yourself, do you not?” He heard her click her tongue. “Alex-“ “You can say I take that from you,” he replied her then sighed again. “You are also a workaholic yourself.” “Oh, please,” she chuckled. “At least I’m on a vacation myself.” He nodded like she could see her. She was on a vacation. The break she needed from her family and the never ending drama it contained. He could only imagine the shock she was going to go through on getting back. Loads of things had happened in her absence, the fact that her husband was about to take in a new wife topping the list. “Anyways,” he quickly said before she could read meaning to his silence over the phone. “Why did you call? Are you e
EIGHTEEN:It was to be a regular morning with Frank and Mya breaking their fast sitting miles apart from each other but it was not. Rather than her mentally marvelling on the tenderness of the beef on her plate, something else was on Mya’s mind.And it had been on her mind for weeks now, ever since she heard the news of her husband taking a new wife while she was on her trip.After taking longer than usual, she finally swallowed the freshly chewed beef in her mouth and immediately turned to face Frank. She had returned home after months of being away the previous night and all her husband had to say to her was, “Oh, you’re back.”It was no surprise to her though. Her reply to him was also mumbled. But now that they were at the table after spending their nights in different rooms, she had a bit more to say to him.“So, I heard you would be getting married soon.”“Don’t give me that, Mya,” he replied. “You heard about it because I wanted the message to be passed across to you. don’t mak
For reasons unknown to Elaine but known to Alexander, she had to return home with Frank’s driver personally driving her. It didn’t take long for her to know all of the reasons though as instead of driving her straight home, she was taken to a boutique where she was plopped into chair and dolled up to look pretty, her opinion being the least of things that mattered. She did look pretty. Dressed in a gold long gown that looked like what she should have worn to the company’s dinner a couple of days ago with her hair styled up nicely. Tiny jewels littered her neck and wrists and her green eyes were nicely enlightened. All it took was a short trip down memory lane for her to quickly remember what it was all about. What the whole fuss was about and why they were so bothered about her looking presentable and pretty. Alexander’s wife to be’s family was coming over. She chuckled lightly as she mentally compared her old life to the one she now had. Only a couple of months ago, if such an
Elaine never had much experience consoling people. Growing up alone, if there was anyone that constantly needed consoling it was her and barely having anyone to do it for her, she took up that task herself but that was it. She never had to actually console anyone else making her totally clueless on how to console people. Or at least, so she thought. Cause apparently, all she needed to do was stare at Alexander for a couple of seconds to know what she needed to do. It was like it came so naturally. Like it was the right thing to do. The only expected thing for her to do. He froze in her embrace for what seemed like a couple of seconds before she finally felt him softening. He didn’t hug her back though, simply remaining in her arms while she wrapped them around him tighter, offering him comfort and companionship in ways he had no idea he needed. They remained in that position for a while and not even for a second, did any of them realize how weird and unusual what was going on was.
Still holding on to the tray of coffee, Elaine suddenly became conflicted. She had been too busy eavesdropping to remember to drop the coffee in and now that she was gone, what exactly was she supposed to do?Walk in and pretend to not have noticed Mya’s departure or return to the office and risk Rachael wondering why she didn’t give them their coffee ages ago.The latter seemed like the least feasible one of her choices especially since she couldn’t deny, was curious about what Alexander was still doing in the meeting room. He should have stepped out few seconds after his mother took her leave but instead, he was still indoors, locked.Summoning the courage, she tightened her grip around the tray and returned to the meeting room, immediately placing a knock on the door. One Alexander surprisingly replied to immediately.“Come in.”“Mr. Xavier,” her voice was soft as she stepped in. “I brought you coffee.”He was standing by the farthest end of the office, hands tucked in his pocket,
Having guests at work wasn’t something that happened rarely but definitely having guests that were members of the Xavier family was.Work started on a good note with Alexander remaining in his office almost the whole time while Elaine and Rachael worked from their own side. It was all going rather smoothly until the doors burst open to reveal Mya Xavier strolling into the office, overflowing with glamour.“Ma-ma’am,” Elaine immediately rose to her feet as she spotted her, Rachael doing the same. “You’re here.”Clothed in the latest designer jumpsuit the stores had to offer that just seemed to make her warm skin glow, she walked in. Her brown hair was styled up and she looked as beautiful as ever. Her eyes, a dark shade of brown and her lips painted a subtle shade of red highlighted her well defined features. She was getting older but Elaine could swear she looked younger every single time she laid his eyes on her and for someone she saw regularly, it was a lot.“Mrs. Xavier,” Rachael s
Alexander stared at his reflection in the mirror as he had been doing for over ten minutes.He held onto his tie, refusing to fasten the final knot and then move to what next he needed to do to get ready for work. Instead, he kept on staring at himself wondering if he was really going to have to be dressed in a similar suit in a couple of weeks from now but instead of going to work, would be walking down an isle in it.Marriage.He could feel a headache come up at just the thought of it. The thoughts of how his father had dismissed all of his preferences and all the promises they made and proceeded with his wedding arrangements like he wasn’t a major part of the whole event.He wasn’t ready to get married. He wasn’t going to be ready in a few weeks. Or a few months. Or forever, in fact.Especially not to a total stranger.All he knew about his wife to be was her name alongside her father’s name. Vanessa Constantine, they said. He had no idea what she even looked like and genuinely was
Elaine’s stomach let out a rumble and she was immediately reminded of Alexander’s words. It was annoying this time though as she was also reminded of how rude and grumpy he was just a couple of hours ago. What had she done that was so wrong? All she did was ask if he was headed somewhere and then try to show her care by telling him he didn’t need to worry about driving her home first. But in response, what had she gotten? Nothing but the usual cold and grumpy Alexander. She knew she wasn’t supposed to be surprised or disappointed but she was. She had slowly gotten used to him being oddly nice to her and now, his default cold self had become one she was taking offense to. Her stomach grumbled again and she immediately let out a groan. She didn’t want to eat just yet but knowing every second she tried to starve herself was simply going to result in her thinking about Alexander, she quickly rose to her feet and stepped out of her room. Was he back from wherever he went to, she w
After a long exhausting weekend that felt like it was going to last forever, it was finally Monday.Both Elaine and Alexander's day started on a awkward note as they were forced to sit at the table for breakfast. A very awkward breakfast with everyone including Mya barely having an appetite.After taking a number of forced bites, Alexander could no longer stand it and got on his feet, having Elaine scurry behind him to get to ride with it to work. Not of course without glances of disapproval from Mya. "Mr Xavier," Elaine spoke up the second they got into his car. "About your jacket from the other day-" "I asked you not to worry," he quickly cut her off to say. "I'll come fetch it when I'm ready." She nodded then pressed her lips together, proceeding to remain silent throughout the rest of the ride. The decision to remain silent was apparently mutual as neither of them uttered a single word to each other throughout the ride until they finally got to the office. Immediately stepping
“Oh, it is you.”Mya looked at Elaine from head to toe, staring at every single visible inch of her body in curiosity about what the girl that managed to catch the eyes of her husband looked like.She was quite the beauty, even Mya couldn’t deny, making her quickly come to the conclusion her husband, like any other man, had fallen for her looks.She clicked her tongue as she watched her take a nervous step backwards, away from her. Compared to what she had expected, the Elaine girl seemed timid. A bit too timid to be Frank’s wife and her new rival.She was expecting a bold looking girl. One who was gorgeous, knew it and sure knew how to use it as her strength. Not one who looked like she would shrink at even the slightest yell from her.“M-Madam Mya,” Elaine stuttered as she stared at Mya. “You are back, ma’am.”Mya could almost tell what she was thinking and in response rolled her eyes. What was she expecting? To show her gold digging ways and just get away with it easily because she
EIGHTEEN:It was to be a regular morning with Frank and Mya breaking their fast sitting miles apart from each other but it was not. Rather than her mentally marvelling on the tenderness of the beef on her plate, something else was on Mya’s mind.And it had been on her mind for weeks now, ever since she heard the news of her husband taking a new wife while she was on her trip.After taking longer than usual, she finally swallowed the freshly chewed beef in her mouth and immediately turned to face Frank. She had returned home after months of being away the previous night and all her husband had to say to her was, “Oh, you’re back.”It was no surprise to her though. Her reply to him was also mumbled. But now that they were at the table after spending their nights in different rooms, she had a bit more to say to him.“So, I heard you would be getting married soon.”“Don’t give me that, Mya,” he replied. “You heard about it because I wanted the message to be passed across to you. don’t mak