Rafaella asked him in confusion, "What do you mean by contracted bed spacer?"As his eyes fixed on her, Alexus grinned, clearly amused, but it quickly disappeared. “Oh..." Sadness lingered in the corner of his eyes as he murmured, "I wish you could completely regain your memory.""Yeah. Me, too. I'm interested in past events. Did you say that I seduced you?”Alexus feigned sneezing. "Well... not entirely, but with those moments, we might have another child."“Moments…”As Alexus struggled to contain his laughter, his eyes rolled. "Well, we did it more than once."“Hmm. You're fortunate, huh?" She made fun of me."More than fortunate, he said, "that intermission happened just when I promised to leave you breathing space. I over boarded it, giving the appearance that we were in a relationship before the disaster because I was so afraid you would want to be alone while attempting to feel at ease. Initially, you were so edgy with me, and I invented those lies to bond with you."Since Alex
Alexus was shocked that Rafaella had planned a private celebration for the family and no outsiders. Her eyes sparkled with anticipation as she pointed to the large rectangular chocolate cake, boxes of his favorite pizza, two of his favorite entrées, and a bottle of champagne. With tears in his eyes, Alexus laughed. "They're meant to report everything to me, he teased, "I still don't know how you convince everyone to have it quietly prepared." His hands lingered lustfully on her waist. Her three agents were exchanging glances with one another. When Gwen had a chance to catch Rafaella's gaze on her, she winked at her. "Well, it's your birthday, and technically I live here now too... so I'm not sure I need your permission to throw a party for my ridiculously hot husband's 35th birthday." Simply put, Alexus was too delighted to say anything but to give her a bear embrace. Having his wife finally by his side, together with their twins, must be the happiest day of his life. At that poin
After taking a few deep breaths, Rafaella turned to look at Alexus' ex-girlfriend, who kept a sharp gaze on him. She felt terrible for the woman.She was aware that Colleen shouldn't have any expectations for Alexus' feelings, given that she had been the focus of her husband's attention ever since she returned as his wife and the mother of his children.Rafaella overheard Gwen say, "It's obvious from her profile." Despite appearing a little older, she is still stunning and seductive."Rafaella was forced to admit that she was. "She was pretty gorgeous at an early age and is about the same age as Alexus.""I wonder if Alexus noticed and if he's paying attention," Gwen stated. "How come they didn't stay together?""Colleen's family is rich, and she is the sole heiress of the Grant Pharmaceutical Company, just like the Latimer family. Our parents are friends. Alex and I became close when I was eight because of our pets. He had a male Leon Berger as a pet, which made my St Bernard dog pre
She immediately turned to check behind her when she heard that familiar voice.Oh, Alexus, nothing's wrong. He merely assisted me when I felt a mighty wind and sand blow into my eyes.""Oh, it must hurt," he remarked. His hand moved to her chin as he looked at her face. "It seems to be fine."She turned to face the newcomer and responded, "I guess so," as her eyes followed the man's gaze to the newcomer's hand around her waist. "Anyway, thanks for the help," she said with a little smile.Alexus gave the man a subdued nod, and then he let Rafaella take them back to the gathering."Wait, you purposely struck his head with your knee, right?"She replied, laughing, to which Marla chimed in. "It's not that strong," she said. However, I could have fallen for what I did if he hadn't grabbed me at once."However, have you seen how attractive he is?""Absolutely. Of course." Rafaella agreed.Alexus butted in, "Is that true? Does he look better than I do?"Marla smiled sarcastically and said, "
"We're all going to die, Rafael, so it's not the end of the world. The only thing that hurts is that someone needs to be left behind to grieve." "Alexus, this is the hardest one. I-I can't handle what happened," Rafaella mumbled as she tried to stop the tears from running down her cheeks…." "I have faith in your abilities, Rafa. Don't let hardships like these overtake you. Consider what would happen to your mom and Cindy if you willfully gave up on these trials." She ceased talking. Fresh tears welled in her eyes as she said, "I hope I'm as strong as you believe, Alexus, because if I'm not, I might lose my mind." Instead, she was confined in his arms, staring at the face of his dead buddy. Oh my God, I had no idea Mr. Jones would behave in such a way. That he brought it up when saying goodbye surprised me because I was unaware of it when he approached me. And what transpired in my room—I'm sure that was a hint—shows that God, wherever he is, you will make up for his absence. Plea
Rafaella took a moment to study the final letter her father had written to her before he died. She inhaled deeply, opened the letter with shaky hands, and allowed the air back into her constricted chest before concentrating on her father's carefully written what she believed to be his last will. She opened it and began reading. To Rafaella, my cherished daughter: My life has been up to this point because I decided to leave rather than witness how my failure would affect everyone else's future. My dear daughter, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for what I have done as your father. What I did was for the good of all of you, even if it's hard what fate I selected. I'm done, my daughter. Please don't see it as my failure but rather as a chance for me to be free while freeing everyone else from my wrongdoings. And finally, I want to let you know that I've given our family friend Alexus charge of you. Although it's challenging to express, you will eventually comprehend
Rafaella gasped as she turned to face the brave owner of the hand that had gripped hers, and in amazement, she let go of the umbrella she was clutching. Her eyes widened due to what she unintentionally ran into in those seconds. She said just one syllable, "A-Alexus. What are you doing here?" "Stopping you from your erratic action. Let's go," he said after he gave her a stern look as he stared back before turning around. He hurriedly moved out of the villa's front gate with her and placed his hand around her waist. When they were in the man's automobile, Alexus asked her angrily, "How can you be so impulsive as going to his house?" She took a deep breath, her voice dried from the shock before and raised her hand to tell the man to stop talking. She received a bottle of mineral water from Alexus in silence. After that, he removed his black coat. Rafaella took the bottle and hurriedly drank, staring at the man's dark figure. She eventually experienced calmness. She was startled wh
Rafaella didn't talk to him until they reached the Jones' residence. And Alexus deliberately parked his car in front of the gate of Rafaella's house."Don't go out," Rafaella stopped him as she left the vehicle. "There's no need for you to leave your car...""I know," he replied with a blank façade. "But I need to talk to your Mom..."Rafaella gasped as she felt alarmed by the man's statement. She looked at his face and shook her head."Alex, we're friends, aren't we?" She tried to be amiable. "Let's not make an issue of what I did today."Alexus just grinned."Please. Don't tell my Mom what I did today. You know my mother has a blood pressure issue."Alexus raised an eyebrow at what he heard. "You should have considered that before you planned to rush into Lombardi's home. You did the wrong action, Rafa."The corner of her lips twitched."Promise me that your audacity will never happen again, Rafaella." Once again, he reminded her.She felt disgusted with the man. "If you speak, you