Chapter 47"He lied about his whereabouts last night." Ursula said calmly, her eyes staring blankly into space."I told you." Smith said with a satisfied grin, "Dude has finally gone back to default settings. "I could be wrong.” She said skeptically. “Alex loves me with his life, I trust him.” His eyes snapped in her direction as quick as he heard, "The fuck do you mean, you could be wrong? He already lied about his location, babe. While your kid was out there struggling for dear life. What other excuse do you need to leave such a man?""I don't think Alex can cheat on me, Smith." He scoffed as they pulled up in front of the big mansion, "He did it before, babe. He can do it again." "And we have been doing it everyday." She said, ignoring his obvious glare “ And you did it before and yet here we are so seal your fucking lips."“You keep looking for reasons to remain with that man every fucking day.” Smith mumbled as he opened the car door and stepped out, then he walked to her si
Chapter 48There was no time to waste, Hayley grabbed her phone and ran up the stairs but only to find something decent to wear and to find her purse. There was nobody to drive her, and even though Alex had given her the permission to take any of his cars whenever she wanted, she couldn't bring herself to do it, not with the nagging feeling of insecurity growing inside her. "Xander Medical Groups" she told the first cab she flagged down. But the man looked at her like she had lost her head and sped off, Hayley stared after him, puzzled. But then she shrugged and continued walking away from the villa. It took her several attempts before she was finally able to flag down a cabbie who decided to carry her. "You know that will be a lot, Ma." The driver told him, "The hospital is pretty far and with the way paparazzi are swimming in and out of that place, I don't know if we would even be allowed to get an inch close." Her brows went up in a frown, "Is it a normal thing for paparazzi t
Chapter 49"Alex! What am I doing here?"His eyes narrowed on hers, "Shouldn't I be asking you that?" "I asked you first. My mother is sick and I had to be here. What I don't understand is why I ended up in this room with you.”"Why didn't you tell me your mother was sick? I thought we already had a conversation about this, Hayley?"She scoffed, "About what? That I can't move around freely anymore because I'm working for you?"Alex watched her for a few seconds as her chest went up and down, her breath hitching. He was too tired himself to indulge her, so he nodded towards a seat and motioned for her to sit down. She eyed him, then the seat, but she didn't sit, she walked closer to him and crossed her hand above her chest, her face red with rage. "Is there something I must know?" "Yes. That I cannot lose you."The way he said it made her frown, and she could feel her heart flutter. Hayley told herself to not be flattered by his sly remarks, so she tapped her feet loudly on the tile
Chapter 50 "Where is he?" She asked as she stormed into the hall where Arnold was leading her to Alex, "Where is my husband?" Ursula asked again, looking into every ward with an open door. "Where is who?" Alex asked, coming out of a ward, his hands safely ticket in his pocket. "Alex Xander Jr." Ursula drawled his name with venom, "Leave us." She commanded Arnold and the rest of her security. Alex frowned, "Why do they have to leave us?""Because we need to talk!""This is not the right place." He said in a warning tone, understanding that she was angry and her anger was never good. "We are in the midst of a crisis, and your son, our son is fighting for his life as we speak. So whatever it is that you have to say, it has to wait." "Tsk tsk tsk," she shook her head, "Whatever it is j have to say cannot wait, Alex. Cole, Arnold, leave us!"This time, the guards did not wait for Alex to tell them whether to leave or stay, they left with a curt nod. It was not strange for them to wit
Chapter 51The days slipped by slowly for Hayley, she spent each day tucked away in the art room at the villa, which was good because she had time to work on the Angel Art and by now, she was becoming better and better at replicating the art and each sample she sent to Allan came back with little or no corrections from the man.But she had not seen or heard from Alex in five days, and she didn't know how that made her feel. Not even calls or texts from him, even Arnold no longer came. After sneaking her out of the hospital that day by making her leave first under the watchful eyes of the rest of Alex's men. Arnold later picked her on the road a few blocks from the hospital and drove her through a short tunnel back to the villa. "Alex will be busy from now on, especially now that Ma'am Ursula is around. He wouldn't want you to leave the villa, and don't call or text him until he calls you." Arnold had told her after dropping her off. "What if something happens here that requires his
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
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