"Good morning everyone!" Gina greeted as she walked into her boutique, causing all her employees to stop what they were doing... one of the employees Gina had seen outside walked in with her and carried a few boxes with her. "Good morning, ma'am" They all greeted in unison, and Gina nodded... "Gina, please share it with everyone. They are such delicious pastries, and I hope you all enjoy them,", Gina said and smiled warmly at her employees, who looked completely surprised at her sudden nice gesture. It made them feel weird and a bit uncomfortable because they were used to her being in a foul mood and always had to avoid anything that would get on her nerves.. but staring at her right then, she seemed like a completely different person and not the Gina they had been working for... Did something really good happen to her... they were all curious to know the good thing that had happened to Gina and hoped this new mood wasn't temporary but permanent... "Thank you, ma'am,", Clara said to
"Good morning," Alex said and wrapped his hand around Juliet's waist and pulled her closer to him... he rested his head on her shoulder and sighed deeply. "When did you get out of bed?" he asked; he had woken up to an empty bed and had gotten up Immediately to find her, but just before he could leave the room. He saw that the balcony door was open and there she was standing in silence... she hadn't even noticed his presence till he touched her and it made Alex wonder what she had been standing there thinking intently about... "A few minutes ago, I didn't want to wake you; you came in front of work late last night; you should get some more sleep. It's still early. I will wake you up later" Juliet said and turned to look at Alex... he was staring at her like he had something to ask, but he was contemplating if he should ask or not. "Is something going on with you?" Alex asked and Juliet knew she would be lying if she told him she was fine... she was far from fine and the letter her moth
"Your mother," She muttered, and juliet nodded. for a short moment, silence reigned between the three of them as they let her recover from her dazed state... "Please come in," She said in a low voice and made way for them to enter her house... juliet and Alex were a bit surprised at the turn the woman had taken. a moment ago, she had been rude to them, but now she acted calm. Alex took juliet hand in his and intertwined it as they walked into the woman's house... the house looked very neat but old as they walked in. it made juliet wonder how long she had been living there. Also, did she live alone? who was she ? she wanted to know. "Are you sure she is your mother?" the woman asked after she closed the door and walked to their front. her eyes were filled with curiosity and uncertainty as she stared at juliet. "Yes, she is. she gave me this address, " Juliet said, and the woman sighed deeply. "Why didn't she come with you then. I need to speak with her. after all this years and she dec
"When did they meet?" Juliet asked as she took out another picture and stared at it.. they looked inseparable like Gladys had said, and this picture was taken outside the very same house that she and Alex were in. "They met when they were seventeen. Your mother had just moved here with her mother and father, with her sister Claudia, I can't forget her because Claudia was a menace always causing trouble wherever she went, but your mother was different" Gladys reached into the box and picked out another picture from the dozens of pictures that were in the box and a warm smile appeared on her face as she stared at this particular picture. "Your mother was very calm and introverted, unlike Gerald. he was much more hyper and outgoing, and it didn't take long for him to fall for her. I don't blame him. She was stunning..." "And then it was time for them to go off to college, but Gerald got into some trouble... he had to go to jail for a while and this broke your mother... but she waited fo
"Do you mind if I take this with us?" Alex asked after both julirt had calmed down a bit. Thankfully, Gladys had kept her son's things well and still had a comb that had hair in it... they could use it as a DNA sample to find out if Juliet was Gerald's daughter... "Of course," Gladys said, knowing what Alex intended to do with it. She, too, wanted to know and wished Juliet was her granddaughter. She could tell Juliet was a nice person just like her mother had been... "Thank you", He said, and Gladys smiled Warmly at him..... "Are you two married?" Gladys couldn't help but ask the question that had been on the back of her mind since she opened her front door and saw them. They looked really good together and reminded her of Gerald and Juliet's mother when they were younger and so much in love... Juliet's face became completely flushed at Gladys's question, and before she could say that they weren't married Alex bit her to it and said "We will be soon" her heart skipped a bit and she
They arrived back home a few hours later, and Juliet went upstairs while Alex went to his office to make a few calls... he wanted to get things done as soon as possible... "I need you to come and take get this tomorrow morning" Alex instructed and told the person that he needed the result back as soon as possible, he also said that he didn't want any mistakes whatsoever... he ended the call and was about to call Patrick but decided not to... he wanted Patrick to concentrate on what he was doing. He didn't want to overload him with so much work, so Alex contemplated for a while before he called up a number... "I need to speak with you... I need you to find someone for me as soon as possible, " he said... __________________________ ___________________________ Juliet walked up to Alex room and sat on his bed. the box still in her hands... she opened it and started to go through the pictures. each picture had a date at the back, and she could immediately tell the dates weren't
Patrick walked out of the company and walked over to the parking lot across the road, where Adam was seated in his car, waiting for him to arrive... he got into the car and was a bit startled when he saw Adam sitting in the driver's seat with his sunglasses still on... he let out a deep sigh and shook his head. "Did you find out anything?" he asked, deciding not to comment on it. "Yes I did, but I'm not sure it Is Important to this case" He said "what did you find out" Patrick asked, curious to know, that was the only way he could decide if it was important or not. "A few days ago, I followed Mrs Graham because you asked me to keep an eye on her, and something strange happened. she asked her driver to stop the car and left his and drove off, " Adam informed . This seemed to be a shocking new piece of information to Patrick. for as soon as he had known Michelle, she never drove. never in any situation. Even though the situation was an emergency and she needed to be there, she always wa
"I had no idea you were coming to work today," Patrick said when he was in Alex office... Alex sat down and sighed deeply. "I'm trying to find someone, but you don't have to worry, just focus on your work and what you are doing" Alex said and squinted his eyes at Patrick, who looked a little bit nervous. Patrick had not reported anything to him yet, which he found a bit odd, but only thought it was because he didn't find anything, but now he wasn't so sure anymore... "Do you have anything to tell me?" Alex asked, and Patrick shook his head... his eyes darted across the room, and Alex knew he always acted like that anytime he was nervous... He was either hiding something from him or was contemplating if he should tell him or not. "Patrick, are you hiding something from me. is it about my mother?" Alex asked, but before Patrick could talk, there was a soft knock on Alex door... The door was pushed open slowly, and Olivia walked into his office. her eyes darting from Alex to Patrick who
"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