Alexus cut his connection to Gwen's phone. Then he browsed online to see the possible effects of the foods his wife had fed him earlier. Only then did he realize why Rafaella had been extra sweet and attentive earlier while providing him primarily green leafy vegetables. Alexus frowned when he realized Rafaella's plan. "What are you frowning about?" He shook his head and grinned reluctantly as he said, "Oh, dear lord. She was aiming for me to have an upset stomach...." "Like diarrhea?" He reckoned. "Yeah. Something like that..." "Well, you've better heed then. She is plotting for you to be sick so your ex won't seduce you. Is your wife that jealous?" "No. Well, I've no idea, and I better not test that part of her." "Oh, man. That's tough, but that will stop you from being pawed by Colleen," Giovanni slowly cracked a peal of laughter. And he was stopped. "Ah. I should have known that she was aiming for something when she was attentive to me. I thought I knew the woman I married
Rafaella had fallen asleep in his arms long ago, but Alexus could not bring himself to nap even though it was past midnight. During his conversation with Rafaella, she confided about the "diarrhea plot." She planned to take him to the hospital and let Colleen visit there as long as their son Joshua was with her. So he agreed to take the diet pill that his wife mentioned. He understood his wife's mind was not thinking straight, so he couldn't get angry with her plan to save their son. And he felt that the two tablets he was given to drink had worked, as he was constantly making small farting and causing pain in his tummy. Unable to resist, Alexus carefully removed Rafaella's head from his shoulder and got off the bed. He grabbed the bath towel from the floor, draped his naked body, and went to the veranda to calm himself from the pain that somersaulted in his tummy. He shook his head impatiently and headed to the shower. He lingered in the shower room momentarily while his mind was
"OMG! You mean that Alexus was upset that you made him take diet pills so that he would get sick and be hospitalized?" Gwen's incredulous reaction. Rafaella's head barely moved in the nod. Between her cries, she told the whole story to Gwen. "Give him a breathing space, and he will realize that what you did was for your family," Giovanni advised as Gwen quietly nudged him to say something. "Of course, he could be shocked by what you were plotting, and he could not believe that you wished him to be sick...in other words, you sacrificed him to save your son. Well, I would feel the same way. I would be upset for a while, but if there is love, that is just a temporary setback. Just let him be away for a while..." Rafaella was quiet, but what Alexus did hurt her heart deeply, and she didn't know if she could forgive him when he willingly delivered himself to their son's kidnapper as a ransom demand in exchange for Joshua's release. "Hey, I thought today was fun, and he was with us her
Rafaella stared at the laptop on her desk for the hundredth time facing the window. She had been checking Colleen's latest media update but found nothing, and she considered the fugitive woman not using her real identity. But she found out that someone was also digging into her records since many articles popped up that were not there two months ago. The publications claimed that Colleen had been institutionalized at a for-profit facility. Later reports mentioned her disappearance from the public eye. She wanted a calm life without being involved in the commercial matters of her family. What the hell kind of person lives like that? Rafaella asked. She looked at the Grant Pharmaceutical company's finances while still in shock. It combined with another profitable medical business while experiencing a decline in profits. Rafaella shook her head as she processed the new information. Given the business's financial stability, making money would have been tough when she last remembered
Oh, I can't breathe. That thought quickly crossed her mind when Rafaella woke up. Her eyes widened as she struggled to get enough air into her lungs. Something covered her mouth and nose. And her heart beat faster as she glanced around the unfamiliar small room with a foul smell. She could hardly move as her hands were tied up behind her. She closed her eyes again and thought about what had happened last and how she ended up in a dark, unfamiliar place. The last thing she remembers was someone hitting her on the head when she came out of the comfort room of the cottage that belonged to Gwen. She rested her head against the bed's headboard and closed her eyes again as many images played through her mind. She remembered Alexus and their children. Oh, what's going on? Her thoughts were jumbled. I shouldn't freak out. She told herself that she needed to think clearly. as she leaned back, starting to remember what had happened. She remembered having amnesia, but now she could re
Rafaella awoke to heart-pounding panic. She finally managed to blink her eyes open as her senses slowly woke up. She realized she was in the back seat of the SUV. Suddenly, her forehead collided with the back of the driver's seat."Damn, that was close. Stupid animal crossing the road" said the man's stern voice in front of the steering wheel.She twisted wildly on her right side when she became aware of heavy breathing and found herself beside a man bent over as if he was sleeping inside the SUV.Instinctively, she grabbed for the door handle."Nice, try, but you shouldn't," snarled the voice beside her and grabbed her hair.She swallowed hard as she looked at him. Even in the dark of the backseat, she couldn't even see his eyes ultimately, but she knew. She'd seen the murder in his eyes earlier. When the time came for her to die, she knew he would kill her himself and relish the process. He would have killed her by now if it had been up to him. It wasn't up to him, though.Rafaella
With a look of fear and determination, Rafaella struggled to untie her hands. Despite her fear, she hurriedly untied the duct tape holding both hands together when Colleen screamed and threatened her husband. She's just an unbelievable freak," she shook her head and thought. How could she get Alexus's feelings if she kept threatening him? She knew it would not work with Alexus. Was she that desperate to get his attention or something else? She figured out before that she might be desperate for lack of cash. And he thought Alexus was his only hope to help him. Rafaella got off the bed and sat on the floor. She looked around the room, wondering how she could get out of the room she was in. As fear registered in her brain, she tried to figure out how many of Colleen's men were so that she could estimate and know where they were located in that farmhouse. She remembered earlier that he didn't see anyone standing outside the house when they arrived, so she guessed that Colleen's men w
Rafaella leaned her head against his shoulder and asked, "Can we just go to the woods?" He echoed in her ear, "I told you we couldn't. The woods are the worst area to flee to because doing so would be a suicide mission, and I also want her off my back. And that is to see her off to prison." Rafaella frowned at his remark, but she didn't need convincing—literally or figuratively—because she sensed she was about to enter a minefield. The area was eerie. She wanted to get back to her children to ensure no one was there to snap them away. That's why she was impatient in being in this place when she wanted to be home. She was never like this with her covert mission, but she had no idea this was how people with kidnapped family members felt in restless turmoil. Suppose there was compensation for being in this abandoned area, that was to be with Alexus. Having him beside her could make her forget her restlessness for at least a while. "Do you have a plan while we're hiding here?"