She had been sitting on the chair for about three hours now, while staring at the wall clock as it ticked away.The time was 12: 59. In one ten more seconds, it would clock one and Liam wasn't still home. She sighed, this wasn't the first time or the second, not even the fifth as she had lost count of how many times he had repeated this. She began to think about how the past few months had gone by and how she had survived it.When it clocked one, Alexandra stood up silently from her chair and went inside the room, leaving the sumptuous dinner she had prepared on the table. It was her 25th birthday and she had dared to hope Liam would be home to celebrate it with her, afterall he was her husband. But he had not come home and she was so sure he didn't even remember.She cried for a long time till she fell asleep. It was her routine to cry and cry all over again till she felt she couldn't breath and took it as her signal to sleep off. By the time she would wake up, it would be a new d
Her words came with finality and without waiting for a reply from Eugene, she threw the papers at him and banged the door close angrily.How could Liam do this to her? How could he?Tears rolled out of her eyes in fast motions as she slid down the door, sitting on the ground finally. She buried her head in her laps and cried painfully, her chest hurting as she did. She knew Liam, he always got whatever he wanted. He had asked for a divorce and she knew he would get it, no matter how she long she tried to resist. But she wasn't going to give up either, she had invested her time, her heart, everything she had into making this relationship work.She even left her business and became a full house wife as he had wanted. She had acted according to every of his wishes. She didn't have any friends, didn't have any job, no one to talk to except her mother and his parents and yet he had the effrontery to do this to her? She wasn't going to accept this divorce no matter what. She was going to
"I won't sign it, Liam." She said."Are you dumb, Alexa? Don't you see there's nothing for us in this marriage? We just keep on tying ourselves in this shackles of misery we call a marriage, Alexa. If you are wise, you'll sign this papers immediately." He said."What's the reason?" She asked as she got up slowly, to face him. She was biting her lips inside to stop herself from shedding tears in front of him.Liam sighed slowly as he pocketed his hands in his suit trousers."I met Stella." He said and at that moment, her world broke down."What?" She gasped, blinking rapidly as tears rushed out of her eyes. Stella was his ex girlfriend who had cheated on him with another guy three years ago. She could remember clearly how Liam felt heartbroken and how she had helped him get over it which led to their relationship.She gasped again as she couldn't believe her ears, though she heard it clearly. The most painful part was that she wasn't asking him what brought about the divorce but he had
"Don't tell me you didn't know that? Didn't you get the symptoms?" Louisa asked and Alexa shook her head slowly, not being able to comprehend the words that flowed out of her mother's mouth.She seemed to forget all her pains and concentrated on this new revelation. It was only until five months ago that she stopped taking contraceptives if she and Liam had sex. When they first got married, they had agreed to not have a child too early, until they were ready. But two years later, Liam still insisted she had to take them. She pretended like she did, but then she didn't take any, instead she flushed them all down the drain without Liam noticing anything.And now...She was pregnant?"Can I see the test results mom?" She asked hurriedly.Louisa's face lit up in a smile as she handed over the test results to Alexa, which she opened and read hurriedly. The papers fell down from her hands as she got to the middle and she stared at her mother in shock."Two?" She muttered and Louisa nodded
Five Years Later It was the largest party of the year, the best among all parties ever.The crowd was massive, even when the party was the for the rich among the rich. The tickets were sold for very high amount but yet over 2000 were sold. A lot of people travelled across the country just to come for the show.The Vixens show was one of a kind to watch and as someone in the fashion industry or a model who wanted to be recognized, you had to be there to look at the lastest fashion of the year.Liam was among one of the many audience, beside him was Stella, now his fiancee."I can't wait to be one of the first persons to purchase the lavender gown." Stella squealed happily. She had almost of the collection of Velvet Vixen's products. Even Liam had a hard time have a collaboration with them. His company's request had been rejected so many times he wondered if the unknown CEO had a grudge against him.His company was one of the top five and a lot of people wou
Alexa felt a familiar scent as she placed her hands on the victim's shoulder."Are you okay?" She asked, looking at him curled up and acting so shocked. She felt him looking up and she bit her lips slowly, praying within her that he wasn't hurt, so she could just get out of here immediately."Alexa?" She heard Liam's familiar voice and she stared at him in shock. It was really him, it was really Liam, her ex husband. She had this gut feeling she would bump into him when she came into the country three days ago, but she didn't expect it would be so soon and definitely not at her gala."Liam." She muttered slowly and immediately retracted her hand, when she saw him getting up."Alexa, you....""I'm so sorry." She muttered as she reached for her purse and removed a card from it, passing it to Liam."You can contact my assistant at any time to pay for the damages." She said curtly."Alexa?" Liam muttered as she gave him the card."If you are not satisfied, you can take it to court. But t
"Don't tell her what happened. If you do, she'll kill you." Alexa muttered, right before Louisa walked in. "Why did you flop the gala?" She asked immediately. "Flop? I didn't flop it, mom. I just left the avenue." She replied, handing her mother a glass of wine. Louisa stared at her for a while and then dropped the glass on the table. "Exactly. Why'd you leave it? More than half of the people there were waiting to see the face behind Velvet Vixen and you just disappeared like that." She argued further. "I'm pretty sure they are just there for the dress." Alexa muttered as she sipped her wine, glancing at Cassidy with a knowing smile. "Yes. For you and the dress you made. I mean, Doreen did a good job and all that but no one could introduce your perfectly made work as well as you can." Louisa said further. "I agree with you, mom." Cassidy said and Alexa eyed her immediately. "I know, Cassy. You are way smarter than Alexa here." "Mom!!!" Alexa gasped and Cassy smirked at her.
The next morning, Alexandra woke up with a banging headache. She turned slowly to see Cassidy all sprawled on the bed beside her. She sighed slowly as she got up from the bed, wondering how she and Cassidy got into the room. After washing her face, Alexandra walked to the counter to pick up her phone. "Oh my God. It's 10am." She gasped as she saw the time and rushed out of her room. Jade and Jace were already late for school since a long time."Jace!" She called as she rushed into their room, only to meet the bed empty."Jace?""Jade?" She called out but no response, then her eyes suddenly caught the note on the bed."We weren't late, mommy. We actually called aunt Doreen with your phone and she'll take us to school. So you can rest assured and go on a date with aunt Cassidy." She read out aloud and chuckled."Go on a date with Cassidy? Seriously?" She muttered as she smiled, arranging their bed slowly. She then remembered that they wouldn't have anything to eat at school and she si
"I also feel like he is into bribery and corruption. SH Apparels also have deals with smuggling." Alexa muttered."How did you find out all these?" Liam asked."He took the money from my account without a trace of where it went. He must have been into it for a very long time. As for the smuggling, it was Blue's mother, Grace. She'd been working with SH Apparels for a long time. I believe she was paid off a lot of money that would last her a long time.""Why would Grace do that? Stella fired her, didn't she?""She feels like the reason why Blue was sent to France is because I want to drop him." She said."Is she being a loving mother or she is dumb?" Liam muttered slowly."All parents love in their own way. I can't really blame her, all she wants is a better life for her son and that's what I plan to give Blue. So I want her name to be blotted out if things come to light." She announced. Liam sighed, "Why are you working so hard?" He asked."I don't want to be the way I was few years
Alexandra glanced at the time on her watch, it was time to pick her kids. She looked behind her and Ryder was no where to be seen. Maybe he'd gone out to take a smile after being unable to work for more than six hours of her screams and distractions. She walked out of the office, only to hear some murmuring in the adjoining room,"Nothing would go wrong. Just make sure all documents of the paper company are hidden properly. No one.... absolutely no one must find them." The call ended and the smell of cigarette got into Alexa's nose.She covered her mouth with her hand before she could sneeze and he caught her. When he turned, she quickly moved backwards to her office door, three steps and then she let out the sneeze"Who the h*ll is smoking in-" Her head hit his chest and she raised her head, feigning ignorance, "Are you blind? Didn't you see me coming out?" She missed arrogantly.Ryder narrowed his eyes at her, a small smirk on his face. Alexa bit her inner lips slowly, he hadn't se
"Alright. Thank you so much. I have been really stressed for the past few days and have not been paying attention to the kids. I'm really sorry." She apologized."I watched the news. You are passing through a lot. It's amazing how you still manage to keep everything together this way." The kids teacher responded and Alexa smiled."I guess that's what being a mom means." She muttered. After talking on the phone, Alexa was relieved. She had woken up late this morning, only to see that the kids had left. She had panicked, calling Doreen and Cassidy but the both of them hadn't picked the kids up.After thinking for a while, she called their teacher. Though the kids had been very late, they had still made it to school. Turns out, they left themselves.She'd have to talk about the meaning of danger with them, though she still had a fault by not properly paying attention to the kids.An hour later and Alexa walked into the company with her red heels. Doreen immediately met her by the door in
Alexandra took a deep breath as she got into her room, sitting on the bed. Stella's last words replayed in her brains. She knew she shouldn't think about it but it couldn't stop getting in. She couldn't handle someone else betraying her. She sighed deeply, as she curled on the bed, falling into a deep sleep.The next morning, Jade and Jace rushed into the room while Alexa still slept, looking very exhausted. She hadn't even changed from her wear last night. Jade pursed her lips, staring at Alexa carefully. She looked at Jace who nodded his head once and they hit each other's palms before walking out of the room.****Jade tapped her feet impatiently as she waited for Jace to pay off the cab man."Are you little kids sure that this is where you are going? Instead of school?" The driver asked and shook his hand, holding the cash in it."We come here everyday. We know our way." He replied in his small baby voice. The driver shook his head uncomfortably but still collected his payment an
“Hey, let go of me!” Alexa shot as she pulled her hand away from Liam's hand. He was gripping it tight.“I'm sorry.” He muttered, realizing that. She sighed, twitching her lips.“Thanks for that.” She said calmly. “I wouldn't have known what to do if you hadn't helped me.” She muttered.“Scream for help.” He said.“Who would come?” She scoffed loudly.“I will. I will come whenever you need help, no matter what.” He said and she pressed her lips tight together, staring at him blankly.“Why did you dance with Ryder when you hate him so much?” He asked and she shrugged lightly.“It was the best way to talk. Besides, I don't hate him so much.” She said and he raised his brow.“The level of how much hate depends on the level of how much love you've had for the person before.” She explained and he smirked.“You've hated me for five years.” He said and she blinked, biting her lower lips.“Why did you ask?” She changed the topic not wishing to dwell on her own emotions.“I hated it. Seeing yo
The dark glow of light in the hall made Alexa feel warm the moment she stepped in a stunning red. Her dress caught the attention of many, forcing them to spin their heads when they saw her. She smiled, knowing the impact she would make. Besides have fun right now, it could also be easier if she could get some connection. The reason for the party was to get connects actually and she was determined to make the best use of that.“We are the only one without dates.” Doreen whispered to her.“Yeah and that's what make heads spin more. The two beautiful ladies without dates tonight.” Alexa clinked her glass with Doreen, making the other lady give an amusing smile. Alexa was really in top of the cloud this time.Her eyes scanned through the crowd and suddenly, the spot light shined briefly on it, illuminating her better for everyone to see. Her eyes met Liam's. He was sitting down calmly, somewhere opposite her, a drink in his hand. He seemed to be shocked finding her here because he had no
Her heels resounded as she walked into the bubbling hall and everyone turned as she got in, Doreen behind her. The girl had bags under her eyes which make-up had failed to cover while Alexa had feiry red lipstick on, something that warned everyone possible to stay clear of her. It was a warning, especially to the guy who came forward to check up on her in front of the press.“Alexandra…” he called softly as he pulled her into a tight hug, “I'm so sorry for what happened last night.” Alexandra smiled, softly as she hugged him tight, “Ryder, get your fvcking hands away from me.” She muttered in his eyes and he smiled, moving backwards politely.“I wanted to help her company from going under. Shares were plummeting, so I thought it would be wise to put it under my company and stabilize it.” He said and Alexandra smiled.“You thought you were doing a wonderful job, weren't you?” She asked, knowing the press was getting all of their conversations. Ryder nodded with a cocky smile and she g
Alexandra's eyes opened slowly, her head banging as it did. A duvet was laid over her, the soft material almost making her groan. Where was she? She looked around the house, it felt overly familiar. She blinked, it was her room. The room she shared with Liam few years back. Why was she here? She got up from the bed. Last thing she remembered, was falling in the prison when Liam confessed the truth to her. She blinked, he had been threatened with her life? By who? Who would want their divorce so bad? Stella? But she wasn't sure Stella could do all those threatening? Unless Ryder had been helping her at that moment too.She walked towards the drawer, her hands slightly touching the drawers, it was so clean. Evidence Liam lived here. She walked into the walk-in wardrobe, staring in shock. All of her things were intact. She was sure during those five years she left, Stella had been here. How had he kept all of her things safe? Something hit the ground lightly beside her and she turned t
“It's just to help the dignity of Velvet Vixen. As the second highest shareholder, I would stand up and save the company.” Liam gritted his teeth hardly as he hit his hand on the glass table in his office, gripping it tight till his knuckles bled. Ryder was an idiot motherfvcker. How could he do this to Alexandra? A shareholder? When did that start? How would Alexa feel after watching this? She was loosing everything. It was so meticulously planned,….Liam gasped lightly, “It was you, Ryder. You and Stella” Had they always worked together? Or had it been recently? Would anyone have known about that? He needed to get to Alexa as soon as possible. When all of her things were crumbling he knew how easy she could be. She might cry if she sees the news.He walked downstairs and into the parking lot. At that time, a car stopped at his front and Stella came out, flaunting her hair and her dress. She seemed to be superly excited but it won't be for long. Not until he crushed her and her fam