When Alex got home that night, he had a visitor waiting for him in his living room, looking completely anxious... "Sir!" Patrick said immediately he saw Alex walk into the living room... He was beyond anxious and had been waiting for almost an hour for Alex to get home... he needed to get everything he had spoken to Michelle out of his system... he had spent a while living every day in complete guilt, and it didn't help that he had to work closely with Alex every day... he kept like he had betrayed his boss and didn't want to leave any room for misunderstandings..."Patrick... you should have called me. how long have you been here? " Alex said when he saw his P.A. and secretary sitting in his living room looking anxious like something had happened... "Is something the matter. let's talk in my study, " He said, and Patrick nodded and followed Alex to his study... the whole time his heart was racing in guilty..."Now, you can start talking." Alex took a seat and looked at patrick, who
"That would be all for today, we should all grab lunch it's my treat," Sonia said after a meeting with her employees and everyone's face immediately lit up... "What should we have for lunch?" Lana asked, all smiles, and Johnny shook his head... "My aunt told me about a really great restaurant at uptown... she even gave me a guest invite. " Sonai responded, and everyone couldn't be happier they decided to meet again in ten minutes... Johnny's eyes travelled from lana to juliet as they all walked out of the meeting room, except for a brief greeting early that day. Both ladies weren't really on speaking terms... and he could tell that lana was purposely trying to avoid juliet, while juliet looked like she didn't want to avoid her... it just made the atmosphere weird, and he wasn't the only one who seemed to notice it... "Are you going to keep avoiding juliet?" He whispered to lana as they walked back, lana stopped in her tracks and tilted her head to glare at her coworker. "I'm
"Maybe lana was mistaken," Juliet muttered to herself as she walked away from the bus stop after getting down from the bus.... It was late already and dark outside, but she couldn't stop thinking about Gina... she knew she wasn't mistaken. It was definitely the woman she saw at the boutique. The question was, how was this woman related to Alex? was she perhaps like a friend of his or maybe just an acquaintance of Michelle, his mother... she sighed deeply and ran her hand through her hair... "Or maybe a ex girlfriend" she muttered under Her breath and felt a small pang of jealously in her heart, but juliet immediately stomped on it... if she was an ex girlfriend them she had no reason to be jealous they were no longer together... But his mother definitely liked her for son, if they still hanged out together... "Gina's place," She said in a low voice. The boutique had been exceptional... Someone who shopped at such a place would be definitely well off like Alex... Juliet was so engros
"I can't leave you all alone here juliet come with me," Alex said when he got back to where juliet was waiting for him... "Alex, we have talked about this already," Juliet said, trying to decline, but Alex didn't agree... He would have someone install an iron bar and a new security system the next morning, but her safety was the main priority to him at that moment... "Please don't be stubborn, I can't keep thinking about what would have happened if I was here tonight... someone can easily get into your house. please come with me, " Alex persuaded... Juliet felt fear creep into her... what if after he left, someone really tried to break into her house... "I can stay at a hotel or something," She said to him, not wanting to follow him to his house... and Alex immediately saw through her... he nodded and decided not to argue with her anymore... He instead knew where he would take her... Alex followed juliet inside her house and waited for her to take a few things before they left toge
Alex stopped in his tracks when he was in the living room of his Penthouse... he walked to the glass walls and stood there staring at the night sky... his eyes were filled with sadness and worry... the sadness juliet had seen a glint of and which he hid from everyone... his heart felt heavy, and he couldn't shake off the feeling that something bad was going to happen... it didn't help that he kept remembering the time when he was little... The time when he had seen her in that room, laying there in her own pool of blood... he closed his eyes and gave his head a little shake, trying to shake off and push to the back of the mind the imagine that had disturbed him for over twenty years... He slowly started to feel that raw pain in his chest... a pain that made it hard for him to breathe... Alex turned and started to walk towards the couch... he sat by the floor close to the couch and closed his eyes, trying his best to steady his breath like his psychiatrist had told him to do... stea
Juliet's eyes slowly fluttered open, shs groaned and turned and closed her eyes again... it took her brain a few seconds to fully register that she wasn't in her room and then the memory of the everything came back to her... Her eyes flew open and she said "Alex!" he became fully awake when she realised she was in the room of Alex apartment and not in the living room like she had last remembered and not with Alex... she immediately got up from the bed and rushed to the door but as soon as she opened the door she saw Alex standing in front of her door... He was about to knock in her door... A bright smile appeared on his face "Good morning" He greeted and Juliet's eyes started to scan him... he looked well thankfully in contrast to the previous night... "How was your night" He asked... "it was okay... how did I..." She trailed off and Alex knew she was asking about how she got to the room... "I brought you here" Alex answer... he had woken up in the middle of the night, his he
"Have a great day," Juliet said to Alex when it was time for him to leave for work... Alex leaned closer and planted a brief kiss on her lips that left a pleased smile on her face... He didn't want to go to work and had almost stayed behind, but Juliet had completely been against it, stating that if he wanted their agreement to he valid, then he couldn't skip work... Alex had reluctantly agreed, and now that it was time for him to go, he didn't want to... He turned to leave and sighed deeply... "You are running late, Alex," Juliet said to him when he turned to look at her... "No one can complain if I'm late," Alex replied, and juliet playfully glared at him... She opened her arms for him, and he gave her a warm hug and planted a kiss on her temple... "Do you remember what I told you?" He said to her after breaking the hug... Alex took her hand in his "Yes, I remember Alex, this is the third time you are asking me... if I need anything, I just need to call Marc, and he will get i
"Why does he have to make things so awkward my confessing" Gina muttered and bit her lips as she she stood in front of Charles bar... Over a week has passed and every single time off she could think about was him. she turned away and had the feeling of dejavu... Everything with him had being hectic since the first day they met. "He is such a strange person" She muttered... "I wonder who this stranger person is" a voice broke through Gina's reverie causing Gina to almost yelp... "Charles" She said his name and swallowed... "I was told that someone was standing outside for a long time and I knew immediately who it was. Are you going to keep standing here or are you going to come in... you shouldn't have come here if you were going to keep avoiding me" Charles said to Gina and sighed deeply... He walked away into the bar and Gina hesitated a bit before following after him... she kept following in to they got to his private room in the bar... it was then that Charlie finally turned t
"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