"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
"Do you think Alex would ever forgive me?" Michelle said to her sister as they sat in Caroline's courtyard for some tea... "What are you talking about? Are you worried now that he might marry that girl? I heard she moved into his penthouse. Do you think she is taking your son away from you? The two of you were never close in the first place, " Caroline said, her mind trailing to Charles and Gina... He had finally moved out of her house, and though they had spoken on the phone a few times. She barely saw him anymore. It broke her heart to know that her son, who she was always close to was slowly starting to drift away. She didn't want her and Charles's relationship to end up like Alex and Michelle. They were like an estranged mother and son, and if she hadn't been there and seen when Michelle was pregnant, one would have mistaken Michelle for an evil stepmother who disliked her stepchild. But she had been at the hospital when Alex was born, and Michelle had been elated... It made Carol
Alex held Juliet's hand as they sat in the private visitation room of the detention centre, waiting for Gerald to be brought into the room... Gerald stopped in his tracks when he walked in, and his eyes fell on Alex, and then the young lady that was sitting beside him... his heart immediately dropped, and even though he hadn't seen her in a year, he immediately recognised her... it was Juliet, his little girl. His heart felt heavy as he continued walking and then he took a seat, his hand still in cuffs... he hated that she had to see him this way... Juliet's eyes were on the man who walked in. Though he looked a lot older now, she could tell he was the one she had seen in the pictures that Gladys had shown her. he was her father, the man that she had vague memories of and couldn't even remember his face.... her grip on Alex's hand tightened A bit as they both stared at each other in silence. No one knew what to say to the other till Alex broke the silence... "How have you been"
"I have something important to tell you", Alex said as they both lay in bed. Juliet tilted her head to look at her. Her eyes filled with curiosity, and her heart raced. Did he finally find her father? A part of her feared to hear what he had to say... Alex turned so he could face Juliet. "I found your father", he said, and Juliet's heart dropped; for a moment, she stared at him, completely frozen, unsure of how to react or what to say, even though she had dozens of questions she wanted to ask... where had he been all these years? Did he even try looking for her? Or didn't he want anything to do with her? She had so many questions to ask him. "Where has he been all these years?" Juliet asked in a low voice, and Alex took her hand in his. "He has been in jail", He answered, and Juliet felt her heart drop even further. Was that why he couldn't see her? Alex went on to tell Juliet everything about where he had gone and what her father had told him about his relationship with Her mother
Juliet got back home from Gladys house late at night and walked into the dark and empty house... she turned on the light switch and sat in the living room, her eyes staring into nothingness... she missed Alex's presence... everything felt odd without him... juliet brought out her phone and called him up, but his phone was switched off... it made her even more sad that she couldn't hear his voice. Her stomach growled and reminded her she hadn't had anything to eat throughout the entire day. She sighed deeply and hesitantly stood up and walked to the kitchen to make herself some dinner. When she was done, she ate in silence... the whole house was quiet, and she wished Alex would just walk in through the front door or something or perhaps call her. She wanted to hear his voice. She called him once again, but this time his phone wasn't switched off... the phone rang and rang but she didn't get an answer. It made Juliet a little worried, so she called him once again, and the same thing hap
"your mother has been searching for you also", Alex said, so Gerald could feel a bit of guilt for not reaching out to his mother for so long. his intentions might not have been to make her worried, but not seeing or hearing from him for so long made her even more worried. She had no idea if her son was dead or Alive... it was heart-wrenching... "She must be old now..." Gerald had a sad smile appearing on his face as he thought about his mother and the last time he had spoken to her...they had had a huge fight and he had left without looking back and when he had ended up back in jail, he felt like he had failed her once again... he felt like he would only bring her pain by trying to meet her... Alex stood up, ready to leave, and Patrick stood up also "Who are you?" Gerald asked the first question he had when he saw Alex and Patrick... "I'm your daughter's fiance, I'm Alex Graham" Alex stretched out his hand and shook Gerald's hand that was handcuffed... Gerald was a bit stunned to kn
" What happened to her?" Gerald asked when he finally calmed down, the pain still in his eyes as he stared at her picture... "She was ill," Alex answered and sighed deeply, thinking of a good way to approach what he had come to say... "What about Juliet... how is she," he asked,,and Patrick and Alex immediately exchanged looks. "I should have called sooner. I should have called even though she told me she didn't want to speak to me any longer. I should have known something was up," Gerald said and face palmed himself... "Do you mind explaining to us what happened, " Patrick chimed in, and Gerald sighed deeply. He still had no idea who the men who came to see him were, but he didn't care about that any longer... his heart felt like a spear had been run through it over and over again, and he felt like breaking out of prison to see his daughter. "Juliet.i Ineed to see jJuliet," He said,,and Alex saw this as an opportunity. "Juliet is fine, but she has no idea you are in here. She has no
Patrick parked the car in the parking lot of a detention centre that was on the outskirts of another city. Alex had told him that they had to go on a short business trip, and he was surprised when they landed in another city that had nothing affiliated with Alex's business. He too was curious to meet Juliet's father... he wanted to know what he did and why he was in such a high-security prison, but Alex had not told him... he came out of the car and opened the door for Alex... the place gave Patrick and eerie vibe that made a cold shiver run down his spine... two men who were dressed in a type of uniform which Patrick assumed belong to prison guards were waiting and approached them when Alex came out of his car. "Mr Graham," one of the men said, with a welcoming smile on his face. "This way sir," he said and gestured to Alex to follow. Alex nodded and followed the man, Patrick behind him, as they walked into the prison... Patrick wished he could be anywhere else but there, but curiosi
"Have you found him?" Alex asked, and his P.I. nodded. "I found him, sir, but there is a problem," Collins said and handed Alex a document. Alex's eyes trailed from him to the document he was holding out. Alex took it from him and sighed deeply as he read through it, which contained a full background check on Gerald. "How long has this been?" He asked. "About ten years now, sir.. he had been in and out jail for the past twenty years, " Collins explained, and Alex dropped the document on his table and ran his hand through his hair. That explains why Gladys couldn't find him easily. he had not for once even tried to reach out to his mother or anyone while he was in jail. "When will he be out?" "In a few months, sir," Collins answered, and Alex nodded. "Can you arrange for me to meet him?" Alex wanted to know the kind of person he was before he met Juliet. He didn't want to upset her more than she already... "I will try to do that, sir," "Thank you," Alex said, and Collins left;
"Charles," Gina called out to Charles in a low voice when a few minutes had passed, and he still hadn't spoken to her. Even if she was afraid of what he was going to say and his reactions, she still wanted to hear it... Charles stood up and turned to look at her. His eyes filled with emotions that he couldn't explain. He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out. Gina tried to hold his hand, but she was afraid he would let go of her hand... never in her life had she been so scared of losing someone. She didn't want to lose him. She stood up also, her eyes watering up as she stared at him, and the tears she tried her best to hold back fell freely... Charles felt his heart break as soon as he saw the tears in her eyes. Yes, he was angry, but seeing her looking genuinely heartbroken and remorseful about what she had done made his anger slowly start to dissipate. He had no idea what had occurred back then because he had not met her, but he knew that the Gina that was standi