"When is Mr Wilson arriving?" Patrick asked over the phone during his lunch break... He picked up his sandwich and sighed deeply when he ended the call... Mr. wilson had cancelled his trip... Was someone else really trying to steal their supplier... Who the hell could it be, Alex didn't have any enemies, and at the same time, he didn't have supporters... He just mostly kept to himself, and that seemed to be the cause of his problem... He had gone to find out yesterday if Mr Wilson would be arriving today, but now he had cancelled... He quickly finished his lunch and made sure to get takeout of Olivia, who had been following Alex around since he came back from God knows where, after his mother left yesterday... Alex mood has been really good since then, and Olivia even told him about what happened at the meeting... He decided to take a walk back to the office, and just as he was about to cross the road to the other side, a car stopped right in front of him, blocking his way... The
"Here," Patrck handed Olivia the takeout he had bought for her... "Thank you... what took you so long I almost called, " She said. He sat down and sighed deeply... his mind was beyond conflicted... "Someone came to visit me, so I didn't realise my lunch break was over," He said to Olivia, and it immediately piqued her interest... Someone? no one ever came to visit Patrick... did he perhaps have a girlfriend? her face cheeks immediately became red with jealousy... She glanced at Patrick and took a bite out of her sandwich.... did he really have a girlfriend... she glanced at her purse, where she had two tickets to the movies on Saturday... it had taken her more than a year to summon the courage to ask him out, but now... he might have a girlfriend... she turned to look and his mind seemed to be far away... What if he didn't like her back? She felt her courage immediately diminish... And she pouted.... she was about to ask him who it was that came to look for him when Patrick stood
"Alex Graham," Juliet muttered as she walked to the bus stop to wait for her bus... The name kept ringing in her head for some reason and she brought out her phone...Maybe if she just saw his face then, she was about to search the name out when her bus arrived, so she decided not to till she got in the bus, but a call from Florence distracted her again... "Florence," Juliet said as she answered the call. probably her only friend... They talked on the phone till the bus stopped and she came down... A smile lingered on her face as she walked to her house... One of these days, she would visit her in the new state she was in with her husband... Her smile widened as she unlocked her front door and walked to her kitchen... Her subconsciously travelled to her lips as soon as she dropped her keys... Her heart started to beat uncontrollably in her chest, and her cheeks became flushed, her lips slightly apart... As she reminiscences that moment, the way he carries her and places her on top o
"I ordered takeout for you, it should be here any minute now," Juliet said nervously when Alex broke the hug... "Breath." She kept telling herself over and over again in her mind... She couldn't hold her eyes contact with him, and she looked away and swallowed when the kiss they shared yesterday kept replaying in her head... Oh, this was bad! she looked at him, and her eyes slowly darted to his lips... she wanted him to kiss her again, but this time not so short... She wanted him to hold her close... Juliet swallowed when her body started to feel hot... She could still feel his lips on hers.... thoughts like this made her unsettled... "We should go to the living room," She said and almost darted to the living room when Alex loved closer... A slight smile appeared on Alex's face, and he followed her into the living room... She was searching for something when he walked in... "What are you searching for?" Alex asked he... Juliet turned away from him and fisted her hand beside her... Sh
Juliet eyes were on Alex as he walked up to her and captured her lips... her breath uneven as his lips touched hers... The spark came once again as Their lips touched... Her entire body became heated up as she opened up to him and kissed him back... Her eyes closed as she felt the beautiful feeling started to overwhelm her entire body... it was euphoric... Her hand slowly travelled to his shoulders, and Alex hand snaked around her waist and drew her closer to his warm body as his tongue started to explore her mouth... The kiss slowly became heated that Juliet had to break it to catch her breath.... Both their Breaths were uneven as their eyes fluttered open... Their breath carassing each other's skin... Everything else in the world seemed to stand still at that moment, only the both of them mattered to each other.... Juliet had never felt that way in her entire life. The feeling was so precious that it overwhelmed her... Her heart raced so frantically as she looked into his beautifu
"Would you like to go on a date with me this weekend?" Alex asked when he was done with his food... Juliet had been fiddling with her fingers under the table the whole time, her heart kept racing as she watched him eat, and now he was asking her out on a date... "If you have a prior engagement, you don't have to go with me..." Alex added when she didn't answer him within a few seconds.... Was he going too fast... "No! I don't have any prior engagements I'm free during the weekends, " Juliet quickly added, and Alex nodded. "So it's a date," He said, and she nodded... The silence returned, both their hearts still racing... "I will pick you up at five," Alex said and broke the silence... "Okay," She said, and their eyes locked... that tensions rose again when Alex eyes trailed to her lips... He fisted his hand and swallowed. this was going to be harder than he had thought... How was he going to make it through his business trip without seeing her... He almost cursed under his breat
"This tastes nice," Caroline muttered to herself as she took a sip out of her late morning coffee... She heard footsteps approaching and saw her son, trying to walk past the living room... She dropped the cup of coffee her hand and also closed the book she had been reading... "Where are you off to again? to Alex office?" Caroline said to her, soon causing him to stop in his tracks and turn to look at her... "Is there a problem?" Charles said, and Caroline shook her head and sighed deeply... "Do you know about him lurking around a girl... Michelle seemed really upset about it," She asked, and Charles shook his head. "I was not aware," he lied even though he was fully aware of it. "Can you ask him about it? Maybe it could help Caroline if she gets some information about the girl... You know she wants Alex to get engaged to Dawson's daughter. " Caroline stood up and walked to where her son was standing... "You know we have to be on their good sides that way they can keep helping our com
"Ma'am" Clara called out to Gina who was in her office, even though her mind had travelled to another realm. "Ma'am!" Gina said again, and tapped her boss arm, and this finally gained Gina's attention... "What do you want!" Gina spat out and Clara almost scoffed. "You called for me Ma'am" Clara answered.... internally she hated seeing Gina's face and wished she wouldn't show up everyday at the boutique... it wasn't like she did anything than sit down in her office all day and be in a bad mood... Making all of them walk on egg shells "Did i" Gina said trying to remember the reason why she had called Clara in the first place, but she couldn't remember so she made something up... "I'm leaving Take care of everything till I'm back" She picked up her designer bag and put on her heels that she had taken off when she came to her office... Clara watched as Gina walked off and wondered what the problem was. Did she have another fight with that handsome man from before... She scoffed, Clara
"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