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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
Chapter 60 Cole met Alex and Arnold at the location they had sent to him. Before long, they were all in front of an apartment they hoped to be the one they were looking for. "The both of you should check around. I've shared her location to your phone. If you see anything, just bring her back and call me. Nothing must happen to her." Alex ordered as they parked in front of the building. But he was the first to jump down from the car, ignoring Arnold's warning that told him not to go in alone. He held the phone in one hand just to be sure he did not have the wrong address. "Arnold, go with Cole, I can trust you to find her. I'll handle Logan."The tracker showed she was in the vicinity, but it had stopped reading but he knew exactly which building to check. Thanks to her old phone, he got the exact address of Logan, through their previous text messages and he needed no telling that he had found his blackmailer. Just to use courtesy, Alex knocked on the door furiously, more like poun
Chapter 61"What do you mean she's unconscious?" Alex asked with a displeased frown, his adrenaline rushing. Arnold swallowed hard and handed Hayley to Alex, who cradled her tightly against his chest and ran back with her to the car. He did not even wait to examine if she was still breathing or if she had been hit. He dreaded the thought of having to see her in a hospital bed or worse, having her die because of him, losing her was not even an option so he pushed the thought to the back of his mind. "Was she hit?" He finally asked Arnold, who had taken the driver's seat now. "No," Arnold answered with a relieving smile, "She only fainted from the shock. But I caught her in time before she crashed to the floor."Alex sighed and released a breath he did not realize he had been holding, he hugged her to his chest and held her there, savoring the feel of her warm skin against his and the sweet scent of her hair. They drove on in silence, while Cole followed closely behind them. Logan
Forbidden 62Thirty minutes after he left, Ursula sat in Alex's office, waiting patiently for his return. He was not taking her calls, nor was he replying to her texts. She had a gut feeling that there was something he was hiding from her, but when had Alex ever been accessible to her?With a sigh, she stood up and started pacing the length of the office, a series of thoughts running through her mind. He wanted her to help him. She smiled, if only Smith knew, had she not told him to trust her? She smiled again and walked back to his desk, trailing her fingers possessively across the edges. Memories of their wild sex came back to her and she smiled, it was just a matter of time before he would realize that she was still the same Ursula he had fallen in love with, even if she wasn't. But something else bothered her, Alex was too careful. He wouldn't touch her like he used to, it was almost like she didn't interest him as much as she used to, and that knowledge made her realize that s
Chapter "We don't know how she got out but…" Alex's eyes caught Hayley's, she looked so disconcerted and tired, and instantly, he forgot all about his troubles just looking at her. Lost in those opaque blue eyes and her innocence, she was biting her lips and that did things to him, things he was too stunned to admit.Arnold had driven them to one of Alex’s estates, it wasn't entirely hidden but it was safe for now. After resting all through last night, Arnold, who was still uneasy about the attack had asked for them to discuss and decide on what to do about the attack and who their attacker could possibly be. But listening to them now and watching Hayley, Alex realized he would rather be locked away with Hayley instead of watching her without being able to touch her. But he was still mad at her for running off on him like that, he just hadn't had the time to punish her for it. "Perhaps we should bring the Police in to investigate and–""No!" He cut in, glaring at Cole for even su
Chapter 64"Why are we going to your room?""No questions." He picked her up before she could ask what he meant and before she knew it, he was hurling her out of the office. He held her in his arms, making sure the shirt was covering her properly before he opened the door. "Alex! Drop me, please."Hayley tried to wriggle out of his arms to get him to drop her but he wouldn't. Her embarrassment knew no bounds when they entered the hall that led to his room only to find Arnold standing there. He gave them a knowing smile when they approached and even helped Alex open the door to his room. Alex gave Arnold a nod to show his appreciation before he entered and kicked the door shut with his leg. When he dropped her on the bed, he went back outside, closing the door behind him. Hayley had ample time to scout for the bed and recollect herself then. She pushed the shirt, his shirt which he had brought for her last night down to cover her exposed laps, but she still didn't think it covered
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