Chapter 52Sara did not talk to her after that and Hayley did not bother the girl, understanding that she must already be feeling like she was betraying her boss by talking to her outside work.But her curiosity was piqued even further by Sara's sudden change and tried to understand why the girl acted that way. Had she sworn an oath of secrecy to Alex?Hayley dragged her feet back to her room quietly, taking with her a bowl of Sara's freshly baked cookies. When she picked her phone and after talking to her mother for a few minutes, Hayley contemplated calling Logan to apologize but she decided against it. If Logan's anger for her fades, he would call her to apologize for even losing his temper her in the first place, at least that was how she remembered their friendship to beSo with that thought, Hayley dropped her phone and resolved to watch movies. But to her dismay, the first movie that came up when she turned on the television was Ursula's movie where she was playing a loyal love
Chapter 53He was angry with her, she could tell. But she couldn't understand why. He was still looking at her, his brows shot up in a tight frown and his eyes going over her like she had lost her mind, Hayley gulped to steady herself, she didn't even know what to say to him or what to think. "Alex, don't look at me like that!" She hissed under her breath. He eyed her and finished with his pants, ignoring the anger in her tone, then he stood up and walked to the dressing table where he picked a parcel and threw it on the bed. "Use that from now on." She frowned, he had worn his shirt and was working on the buttons now. She waited for that coldness to seep out of his face, for the usual warmth to appear there, for him to look at her the way he had done just a few minutes ago, but nothing. "What's this?" She asked as she nodded towards the parcel he dropped."Open it." Reluctantly, she picked it up and unwrapped it. It was a phone, an iphone, the latest one to be precise. She woul
Chapter 54"Let's go." Alex told Arnold as he reached the parlor. Arnold, who understood that his boss was angry because he had overheard their raised voices from his own room, quickly followed him outside. Gently, he snatched the car keys from his hand because well, Alex hated driving and the few times he did, it never went well. And if anything made him drive in that mood, Arnold was sure that disaster would follow. And anyone who would be unlucky enough to stand in his way would have himself to blame for it. Like the last time, when he had driven with Hayley and according to him, a man called him a spoiled brat who took his parents car and went on a road rampage. He had said nothing to the fellow at the time, only managed to snap the vehicle plate number and when he brought it to the office, he ordered that Arnold should make sure the man's license was seized and he must be made to understand who did it.Up till today, that unlucky fellow was still coming to the office to apolog
Chapter 55"He called!" Ursula yelled into the receiver in excitement, not waiting to hear if the call had even connected. "Who called?" Smith asked with a disgruntled voice, his tone void of any excitement."Alex, you stupid, stupid fellow. How could you forget something like that? It worked!"Smith shrugged like she could see him, "Aren't you there with him? Don't tell me you both are beginning to pick up the pieces where you left off before. Ah, and you had to call your boyfriend to tell him that your husband called you? What else? Did he send you flowers after a hot bout of sex?" The jealousy in his voice was unmistakable and it had Ursula hollering in laughter. But as much as she would have loved to dwell on that, there were other things that needed to be done and real quick. Sometimes she wondered how Smith could be so clueless, humph!"I'm not talking about right now, dummy. And quit sounding so jealous for fucks sake, I already told you that Alex and I are both too busy to t
Chapter 56Apart from the hurt she felt in her chest, there was also the nagging feeling in her guts that Logan was in danger. There was no way she could call him to warn him, and she had exhausted every possible means of talking to Alex. He wouldn't even pick her calls or respond to her texts. Hayley sighed and got out of the bed, she took a quick shower, hoping to feel refreshed and wishing that her head would clear just enough to let her think well. But even when she got out of the shower, her heart was skipping several beats each time she remembered Alex's words. He didn't trust her, and she honestly couldn't blame him for that. What reason had she given him? On second thoughts, she shook her head, everyone certainly had secrets, and he of all people should understand that more than anyone. He wouldn't understand that Logan was just a friend, the same reason he hadn't told Logan about him in the first place. Both men misunderstood their places in her lives.No, it was different
Chapter 57 The taxi dropped her in front of Logan's house, Hayley could not be more grateful that Alex's men had not followed her. But she knew that they had probably informed Alex by now that she had run off, and it would just be a matter of time before he showed up in front of Logan's house since he had her phone, and so the need for urgency was still very much driving her.By the third knock, Logan had still not answered the door, Hayley was frantic. She checked the spot where he usually dropped his spare key but there was nothing there. "Logan! Open up, we need to talk!" Nothing. "Logan! Open the damn door for fucks sake! It's me, Hayley!"Still nothing, she cursed silently and wondered what else to do, sad that all her attempts would have to go in vain. At this point, there was nothing else she could do, nowhere to go. Or you could probably go to a hotel, she thought, but for how long? Alex had the means to locate her wherever she went. And by trying to run from him, she had
Chapter 58Alex twirled his pen between his fingers as he stared at the papers in front of him, but he could not even make out the words there. He drummed his fingers on the table in pure agitation, his eyes occasionally glancing towards the door. When it finally opened, he was beyond relieved to see Ursula stroll into the room. She was heavily adorned with makeup, beautiful, if he was to admit. And for the first time in a long while, he had to admit he was happy to see her. "You came." He said, flashing her a welcoming smile. She did not return his smile, but she walked to the seat opposite his, "I mean, when you suddenly get an invite from your husband, who has been ghosting you for days, see if you don't get too curious to know why." "Ghost you, really?" He shook his head, "That's a big way to put it, babe." "Babe!" Her beautiful eyes rounded in surprise, "When was the last time you called me that? Hm, whatever you want must be really important to have you swooning like this."
Chapter 59 Hayley had barely gone three blocks away from Logan’s house when her phone rang, she had to wipe the tears that were streaming freely down her cheeks several times before she was able to check the caller. It was a strange number, and that made her frown. Alex told her that no one else had this new number except the few people whose numbers he saved there. So she didn't waste time in dismissing it as his ploy to know where she was, or even Perhaps it was Cole trying to reach her. She still wanted Logan safe, even though they were no longer friends. She knew that Alex had probably found out where he lived by now, but she made up her mind to walk several blocks away from his apartment as quick as she could so that Alex or any of his men would not find her there or have reasons to suspect that she had come to see Logan.In her recklessness and with her eyes all blurry from the tears, she didn't know when she aimlessly crossed the road, earning her several angry curses from t
FOUR YEARS LATER~~~~00~~~~~(Had to give y’all an epilogue because I’m missing Alex and Hayley already.) "Come on, Klaus! Your dad is going to be late if you keep doing that!" Hayley chided her son as he ran into the bedroom."Dada!" Young Klaus called as he ran into his father's embrace. "Huh huh. That's not fair. You are supposed to say Mama." Hayley scoffed and crossed her arms over her chest as she eyed her husband and son. "Someone is jealous." Alex grinned as he kissed his son's forehead dottingly, "But you have to try to get in Mama's good books if you want her to feed you today until I'm back."As if understanding his father, Klaus clapped his tiny hands and said some baby words which ended in, "Maama!" "Yes! He finally said it!" She shrieked with joy and collected him from Alex, "He finally called me!" Alex watched both mother and son with amusement until a soft knock on the door interrupted them. As she handed the boy back to Alex and walked towards the door to open it,
Chapter 100"That was cold, telling them about me like that." Hayley chided Alex later that night as they lay in his room. Alex frowned, "Why?" She sighed, "Because you just lost your wife, Alex. And announcing that you are expecting a child with another woman and confirming that you have been cheating on your wife with her for the six months prior to her death is not cool at all." He rolled his eyes, "My wife was an ass. Everyone knows now.""Yes. But they didn't know she was an ass six months ago." She reminded, "You realize her people might try to use this as evidence against you in the court of law?" With a sigh, he held her face close to his, "I'm expecting that. I have a pretty good lawyer and he knows just how to handle things like this." He propped himself on one elbow and sat up, "You know, actually, I'm anticipating just how much money this court case will fetch me when I eventually win." "Pretty confident, huh?" "Yep. And I actually think suing me is a very foolish thi
Chapter 99The police came in on time to find Smith holding the gun while Hayley was retching all over the place from all that sight of blood and splattered brain. Smith was instantly handcuffed, even though he kept screaming like a mad man that he should be allowed to see his one true love. Alex was trying to hold Hayley, who didn't look like she could handle everything that was going on because he was sure that there was nothing left in her stomach that she could throw up. Smith had shot Sandy, and she was lying there dead with her brains scattered all over the floor. Everything happened in a flash, to think that the woman had narrated how he had used her for ten years and even confessed her feelings for him all those years only for him to end her life in a split second with a second thought. That only went to show how obsessed Smith had been with Ursula. The family had witnessed two murders in one day, heard the chilling confessions from two people they just didn't expect to be
Chapter 98It was only Hayley who was still herself among all of them. Alex had sunk into a nearby seat and was currently holding his head in his hands, silently staring into space. Claire herself was leaning against the wall and looking so downcast. Allan and Arnold looked like their tongues were tied and the doctor was only waiting for a go ahead from Alex to do what Smith had just said. "You have strong reasons to believe that Finn is your son?" Hayley asked Smith with an inquisitive frown. "I believe so.""And if you are wrong?" "The test will prove that." The confidence with which he spoke was that of a man who knew absolutely what he was saying. The doctor looked at Hayley and then to Alex, who looked like he was currently questioning all his life decisions. She gave the doctor a nod of approval to carry out the test, "I guess the result will have the answers." She stepped back as the doctor nodded and went into the ward, he returned with the necessary things needed to dr
Chapter 97Even though the shock of hearing Alex say he didn't want anything to happen to his child was still making Hayley's mouth hang open, she realized that seeing him being overprotective of her was better than any feeling in the world. But before she recovered from the shock, Alex was out the front door and was half running the rest of the way to his car. She ran after him and caught up with him, only to have him roll his eyes at her. He opened his mouth to tell her to go back but she shook her head, dragged the car keys from his hand and opened the car door, where she sat comfortably in the front and waited for him to join her. He did join her after sulking for three minutes, "You are too stubborn, Hayley. This is not good." "You said your son was in a critical condition, would you rather we remain here and argue than go to find out what is wrong?"He nodded his agreement and started the car, they drove out and covered the rest of the journey in an awkward silence, with Alex
Chapter 96The room she was out in had all the comfort, any other thing including food and water was brought in for her by a rather burly man who never smiled for once. There was a comfortable bed, a small seat and table with notebooks and a biro for her to write with, probably to keep her from losing her mind. But any gadget like mobile phone, laptop or even telephone was not allowed in her custody room. After the day he had caught and held her hostage, Claire had only seen Larry once after that and that was the evening of that day when he had come to tell her she should be comfortable but that he couldn't let her out. But she was losing her mind, not used to being locked up like this and certainly not used to being idle for so long. How did Larry expect her to remain locked up here and for how long? Surely he knew that the only way to keep her from talking was to kill her, and at this point, she didn't know if he would kill her. If he had managed to lock her up here for three da
❗️Trigger Warning❗️❗️This chapter talks about possible harm to a child and some other things that some might find upsetting! ❗️Chapter 95It didn't take up to a day for Sandy to find the paternity of Finn Xander. She sat in the car staring at the hospital she had just come out from, it was the same hospital in the paper that Smith had sent her, and she had been lucky enough to meet the same doctor who had attended to Ursula still working there. The bitch, she thought idly. She had managed to fool everyone all these years, thinking that no one would find out about all her evil schemes, she had smartly managed to get away with all that. But certainly, nothing is hidden under the sun, not even her stupid schemes. Fortunately, that doctor who had attended to her all those years ago knew too much, being that she had actually helped her carry out all her previous abortions and given her medical advice, Finn was her last hope for a child.Thanks to all that, even if Alex wanted to try fo
Chapter 94Smith stalked down the hotel hall with a very neutral mood. Ursula was away, which was one reason his mood was not so nice, he could already imagine all the things she would be doing with Alex while she was with him and none of that made him happy. But he was consoled by the fact that she had left a good portion of her belongings here, which was a clear indication that she would be back soon enough. So feeling bored himself, he decided to go to her room and make the most of the beautiful scent of her cologne which was still lingering there. The first thing his eyes caught was the pile of clothes on the bed which she had scattered in her haste to leave. With a sigh, Smith started folding and arranging the clothes into her traveling boxes all while humming a beautiful tune to cheer his mode. With Elizabeth this close to finding all the evidence that was needed to complete their plan, the thought of what would happen to Alex when all his plans fell into pleasant places was
Chapter 93Ghost That was all that kept ringing in Hayley's ears as she lay there on the cold floor, feeling the chill seep deep into her ribs. She had seen a ghost because she wanted to do something bad. How did she think she would attempt to destroy another person's home and get away with it? She could only hope that she was not dead at the moment. The irony of it, who would have thought that hell was this chilly? As she felt the sudden stab of pain in her abdomen, she winced, so she still had emotions too.Wow, hell was much more real than we thought. She managed to sit up, ignoring the thousand pains shooting up her body. By the time she was finally leaning her back against what felt like a cold metal, she shook her head and groaned. So she did finally end up in hell, Huh? Well, at least the punishment was better than damnation in eternal fire. "You are awake."That voice, Hayley's eyes shot open immediately, her vision was blurry but she waited until they adjusted to the blind