Alex followed Clara to Gina's office... when they got their Gina held her breath as Alex walked into... he was even more handsome than she remembered. it would make it bearable to be married to him... "You can go," She said to Clara, who was still standing in the room, Clara glanced at Alex one more time before leaving. was this man really with Gina? One of her sweetest smile immediately appeared on her face as soon as Clara was out of her office, and they were both alone... "I wasn't expecting you to show up like this," She said and gestured for him to take a seat... Alex nodded and took a seat... from her smile, he could tell already that she was a really good actress and manipulator... she knew how to act nice in front of others but was completely the opposite of that... "Did my mother tell you we are going to get engaged?" He said straight forward, and the smile on Gina's face widened... "Yes, I was going to arrange for you to meet my father..." She said, and Alex scoffed...
Juliet picked up her phone that kept ringing for the nth time... she dropped her phone and face palmed herself... She had answered the call and it was her aunt... she ended the call immediately without hearing what her aunt wanted to say, and now she kept calling her over and over again... it was getting so much on her nerves, but she knew if she answered the call, her aunt would keep asking her for money... Money that she didn't even have to give. if she did, she would have used it to move away from this neighbourhood for good, but she was tight on cash, and Claudia was only making things worse. How was it her problem if her cousin was in jail. "Please would you f*cking leave me alone!" She yelled at Claudia and ended the call... she switched off her phone and slumped on her bed... When would all her problems end for good. Maybe moving away was for the better. What of Claudia found her again... Why did it have to be her... She couldn't always rely on Alex to defend her... They were
Claudia walked into the room, and Alex turned to look at her... She smiled at him and waved her hand as she walked to the chair opposite him... if things turned out well, she would have more than enough not only to bail her son out of jail but to also pay the interest off some of her debts, maybe even more... He eyes scanned his clothes to his shoes, he looked expensive too... Did he walk for a huge conglomerate? Or was he a business owner, maybe she could set him up with her daughter? "You can order anything you want," Alex said, and a few seconds later, a waiter came into the room to take their other... Claudia saw it saw it as her chance and immediately showed the waiter what she wanted on the menu... The most expensive dish in the restaurant... She wanted to taste what this rich folks spent so much on... He didn't look concerned about what she was ordering, and Claudia was finally convinced that he was loaded... Where did her niece meet such a guy... it would have been better
Gina sat in her car, trying to calm her nerves... "Send me his f*cking location right now!" She yelled at the private investigator she had hired over the phone... The last few days had been beyond unsettling for her, and she had been scared that Alex would approach her father... She couldn't take it anymore, she was angry and frustrated now... "But ma'am..." The private investigator started, but she caught him off... "Shut the hell up, do you want your money or not! whatever I do is none of your business!" Gina yelled at him... she was going to lose it if he was anywhere around that 'Juliet!' While she was in such a state... if he was just fooling around with her she didn't care about that, what she was mad about was the fact that he didn't want to have anything to do to her after she had planned out her life in her head with him... She had to start afresh! "Why can't you just fool around with her and then be with me? I need you, " Gina muttered. Her father was never going to leave
"She can go home after the IV drop is done," the nurse said before leaving Alex and Juliet alone... "I told you I was fine," Juliet muttered under her breath. She felt better and less shaken up than before... Alex had almost carried her into the emergency room when they got to The hospital she had to persuade him not to... She still had that thought at the back of her mind. Was it really just an accident or incident? Maybe the driver lost control and panicked when they almost hit her... "Have you called the police?" She asked Alex, who was sitting beside her and had his eyes on her like she would disappear at any second... "Yes, they will find out who it was," He lied. He had asked Patrick to find out who it was instead... "I would like to go home now, since I'm not seriously done... it's almost done. " She gestured at the Iv drip... Alex glanced at it and then at her... he would prefer if she just rested a bit here... "Maybe you should rest a bit," A suggested, but she shook her h
Juliet slowly reached her hand out to his face and tried to caress his face like her heart was telling to, but Alex turned his face and moved a feet away from her... He knew he wouldn't be holding himself back if she did so. "I should get going," Alex said in a low voice and hesitantly looked away from her... Juliet sighed and wanted to face palm herself. Why was he confusing her this way... What was wrong with him. why was he acting? This way, all of a sudden, was she too fast? "Are you really going to leave again?" She asked him, eyes filled with confusion. She reached out and held his hand... Alex stared at her and had to fist his hand so hard that his knuckles started to turn white so he wouldn't kiss her... he wanted to hold her hand again and caressed her face... she was so beautiful and tempting... he knew he had fallen for her already... he fell for he the first time he saw her... he could feel his heart pumping so fast on his chest... The spark between them was mesmiring
Gina pressed her car and broke down when she almost drove past a red light and drove right into another car... Her entire body was tensed up, and her chest heaving... She closed her eyes and tried to take a deep breath to calm herself but it wasn't working.... She started to bite her fingernails till it bled before she stopped. Her thoughts were conflicted... She was worried about Juliet and at the same time she wished she had just crushed her with her car... She felt juliet was too insignificant to be hindering her... the traffic light had changed back to green from red, and Gina didn't even notice it till the car behind her start to honk... it startled her... Gina started her engine and drove away to her boutique, her entire demeanour in shambles as she drove into the parking lot of her boutique... She came out of her car but immediately froze in her tracks when She saw her private investigator standing by his car that was parked close to her.... what the hell was he doing here! Cou
"Who is it?" Alex asked when Patrick called him again, "The car belongs to Dawson Corporation...." Patrick said and waited a few seconds before he added,"But it is driven by Gina Dawson. " Alex ended the call and immediately turned his car around... He saw red.... What right exactly did she think she had over him to try something like that... He didn't even know she existed before she came to his office uninvited and hid uncle told him about her... He was totally mad when he got to her boutique... Patrick was already there when he arrived... "Sir," Patrick said and rushed to Alex, but Alex walked right past him... "Shit." He cursed under his breath and quickly went after his boss... maybe they could handle it some other way... Clara was on her way out for a break when Alex walked in and startled her, she was about to put on a sweet smile and speak to him, but he just walked right past her and headed straight to Gina's office, Patrick following after him... She immediately went a
"Juliet!" Alex called out to Juliet, who he had been waiting for for almost an hour... "I'm almost done", Juliet answered and picked up her bag, but stopped in her tracks when she realised that she had forgotten something... she rushed back into her closet and picked up her phone before she finally came out to meet Alex. "We are going to get there late,", Alex said when she came out of the room, and Juliet leaned closer to him and planted a soft kiss on his lips as an apology... "I'm sorry, I almost forgot my phone", she said, and Alex sighed deeply... he took the bag she had packed from her hand, and they both proceeded downstairs... juliet had a lingering smile on her face as they rode the elevator down to the garage... She was super excited about the trip and was thinking about all the things they could do there and one of the things she wanted to do was go out on an evening walk...thankfully they were spending a few days there, and every night they could go on a walk... Alex gl
The days went by quickly, and soon everything started to go back to normal... Glenda's case was reopened and Michelle and Daniel were charged to court to be tried... Months had passed and Alex barely spoke about what happened... He seemed to have moved on, but Juliet knew deep down that he still thought about it from time to time... he refused to see his uncle, and she thought it was for the best... Joy had reunited with her son again and filed for divorce from Daniel, which he was forced to grant her because she had sued him in court for the pain he had inflicted on her... he was being charged, and he was facing a hefty prison sentence... Michelle, on the other hand, was going to face a lighter sentence because she had helped the police and had come clean... her sister was by her side every step of the way and even if Alex didn't show it, Juliet knew he was relieved to each that... she had heard him talking on the phone with Patrick and asking him to get his mother the best defence
"He is still at the police station, but with your mother's and a few other people's statements, we have concrete evidence against him; the police are going to conduct a thorough investigation into the case", Patrick informed Alex, and he nodded. "So my mother turned herself in?" Alex asked, and Patrick nodded. Michelle had been more cooperative than he imagined. She told the police every single detail of what happened that day and didn't leave anything out. "Why didn't you tell me you were investigating my mother?" Alex asked, and Patrick swallowed... he started to fiddle with his fingers nervously as he stared at Alex, who seemed calm even though his life was falling apart. The board had called an emergency meeting, and Alex had to show up, but he looked calm and neutral like he had accepted everything that happened and was going to move on with his life... "I wanted to be sure sir about it and I didn't want to just be suspicious..." Patrick said and Alex nodded... he buttoned the la
"I'm fine... I should be," Alex said in a low voice, and Caroline turned to look out the window,w, too... his room had a great view, but she couldn't even admire the view. "I don't know what to say to you right now... I don't even know where to begin" Caroline started... she sighed deeply and glanced at Alex who was slowly been drawn into a daze once again.... his face was neutral and one would only think he had a fever or something, but what was happening was far worse than a fever... it was depleting and could ruin someone... it was a deep feeling of betrayal by one's family and that was the worse thing ever that she didn't wish on anyone... like Michelle, she wished there was a way she could fix everything... "Your mother is here to see you" She told Alex, but didn't get any reaction from him... he sat there in silence and stared at the bird that had landed close to the window... "She regrets what she did...she was terrified of your uncle and was afraid of what he was going to do t
Coralline walked hurriedly into her sister's house, her heart racing and her mind railing. She had heard something from someone and had to confirm if it was true. Michelle was on her way out of her house when she almost bumped into her sister, who was at her front door. Caroline immediately took a step back... "Michelle, is everything I heard true... please tell me it isn't," Caroline said to her sister, who walked right past her and headed to her garage. "Michelle, please say something!" Caroline said in a a raised voice that caused Michelle to to stop in her tracks. "Yes, it is; everything you heard is true, it's all true!" Michelle snapped and turned to look at their sister, who stood there completely shocked and dumbfounded. "it's all true; I hurt Alex. I hurt My son," Michelle muttered, and Caroline stumbled a bit... she couldn't believe what she was hearing. She walked up to her sister and held her arm, and Michelle's eyes started to blur with tears. "Tell me everything that hap
Juliet sat beside Alex who lay on the hospital bed in his private room in his hospital. he had been unconscious for hours and his doctor had assured her that he was fine and would wake up soon, but why wouldn't he wake up... she sighed deeply as she held his hand that was no longer cold thankfully... Joy had stayed with her for a while. But she had left to call her soon and take care of some other things that needed her attention. Patrick was busy with Daniel's case and was working hard to make sure everything worked out well. But she hadn't heard from Michelle. she had been expecting Michelle to show up for a while, but she hadn't called or showed up... Juliet eyes were on Alex face as she watched his features. he looked like he was in a deep sleep and she wondered if she was dreaming about something. She hoped that it wasn't a nightmare and that whatever he was dreaming about was nice and warm and not filled with betrayal and pain... maybe there he could be free before he returned t
Michelle watched in silence as Alex was being led out of her house by the paramedics. Juliet glanced at her for a few seconds before she followed Alex out and before Patrick could follow, she stopped him. "wait. I have something to tell you," Michelle said to him, and he stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her... She started to walk away, and Patrick followed her towards the stairs, when they got to her room, he stopped by the door and watched as Michelle disappeared into her room. She came back about a minute late and handed something to him. It was in a zip lock bag, and Patrick's eyes immediately grew wide when he saw what it was. "he thought he disposed of it, but it was just a replica. I kept it with me all these years," Michelle explained as Patrick took it from her. A knife was in there, and there could still be a bit of blood on it. "I will go to the police myself you don't have to worry. Just make sure Alex is fine," Michelle said, and Patrick nodded. He couldn't say
Alex closed his eyes and opened them as he drove his car at high speed... the pain in his chest kept increasing with each passing second. His phone started to ring and he answered the call when he saw that it was Patrick calling. "Sir, I need to speak to you; there is something you need to know about your uncle..." Patrick said, and Alex let out a shaky breath... "I know it already, get the police and come to my mother's house", Alex said and ended the call before Patrick could say anything else... He tried to catch his breath... After hearing what Joy said to Juliet, Alex knew immediately who his uncle had been speaking with. It was the person who hated his uncle the most... his mother. The whole time, she didn't want him to get close to his uncle because she was scared of the type of person he was. He had been suspicious the whole time, but he didn't want his suspicions to be true... he didn't want his mother to be involved because even though he hated her, he still cared for her..
Alex stood there, frozen in his tracks as he stood behind Joy and Juliet, listening to everything that Joy was telling Juliet, and for some reason, he didn't think it was real. He didn't think he was hearing right... everything was at a standstill for him... He couldn't breathe... he couldn't move. He wanted this all to be a bad dream but he knew it was real and not a bad dream... Everything Joy was saying was real... "How...how could that be..." Alex finally found his voice, and Juliet turned and gasped when she saw Alex standing behind them. Her eyes were filled with tears as she stared at Alex... Juliet and Joy immediately stood up, and Juliet rushed to Alex's side... she wanted to tell him that it wasn't true and it was all a lie, but she couldn't. How could she when it was the whole truth... the truth that he had been searching for for so long... he was finally hearing it, but he wanted it to be a lie... "Alex!" Juliet muttered his name softly as tears left her eyes. She didn't e