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Love, lies and, secrets 105. Questions
ALICE "May I ask you why you're so curious to know how Alejandro and I met?" she asked, wearing a suspecting look on her face. I could tell that she was uncomfortable with talking about Alejandro with me and I understood why she was because she knew that what she was doing was wrong and she also felt like talking about him with me could trigger my memories. "I don't think I have a very strong reason," I replied with a shrug. "Let's just say that I'm curious because I'm bored and also because anybody could be interested in hearing how two lovers met and since I don't have anything else that I'm doing with my time, I just want to listen to a story about how you met him. So, will you tell me or are you going to ask me to mind my business?" I asked. I desperately wanted her to tell me the truth but I'm not expecting her to be completely honest with me because it would make it obvious that their story wasn't exactly normal but I still wanted to hear her say something because I believe
Love, lies and, secrets 106. Getting to know her
ALEJANDRO "Who are you?" I questioned the lady who showed up in front of me earlier and suddenly fell which prompted me to help her up. I noticed that after I did help her, she didn't stop looking at me and I couldn't help but wonder why she was paying attention to me. I could tell you that there was something that she wanted from me judging by how she didn't stop staring and for some reason, I was curious to know what it is that she wanted and I was also quite attracted to the fact that she kept looking me in the eye.I would be lying if I said that she wasn't attractive because she was and I could feel myself getting attracted to her just by the way she looked at me and how attractive her eyes were. She kept biting her lower lip and smiling and I had a feeling she was trying to pass a message across with her gestures. I didn't think too much of anything when I helped her up but then after I noticed that she was looking at me, I couldn’t help but stare at her as well and I found
Love, lies and, secrets 107. Getting into their heads
ALEJANDRO"Why did you take so long in the restroom babe? I was just about to go check up on you to make sure everything was okay," Anna said as soon as I arrived back at the table. I was grateful that I returned just in time because I can't even imagine what would have happened if she had seen me talking to another woman in the restroom area. I realised that Alice was still at the table but she didn't seem to be concerned by the fact that I came back because she was still busy eating her food and minding her business. I'm satisfied that she's warming up to me now because she used to be scared of me and she used to avoid me but now, she no longer does that and I'm relieved. "It's nothing too serious babe. I was actually on a call with somebody and that is what made me take too long," I answered, hoping she would just end it there and not bother to ask any further questions. "Are you sure you were on the phone call with somebody or were you talking to somebody else?" Alice sudden
Love, lies and, secrets 108. A job well done
ALICE"I wasn't expecting too much from you but you did way beyond my expectations and I must say that I'm very impressed, Freya," I stated honestly. She did not only get him to tell her where she could find him, but she also got him to give her a personal number that she could reach him which was something that I didn't expect because I wanted to believe that Alejandro would be sensible enough to at least give it time. It's been about three days now since they met and in the last three days, Freya has done a lot better than I expected her to do. She has been able to get him to spend time with her and I know this because he didn’t return home last night and as soon as I realised that he wasn't home, immediately had a very strong feeling that he was with Freya. I couldn’t help but smile as I recalled how I’d wake up in the middle of the night looking for my husband not knowing he was in my sister's room having sex. Whenever I remembered that I was living like a fool in my own home,
Love, lies and, secrets 109. Karma
ALICE "Where in the world have you been Alejandro? Where the hell did you go to and why couldn't I reach you? And you better not give me that bullshit about being preoccupied with work cause I called your secretary and she confirmed to me that she had not a clue where you were which means you fucking lied!" Anna yelled furiously at Alejandro. I was currently eavesdropping on their conversation and saying it was fun to listen in on them would be an understatement. It’s been over two weeks since I contacted Freya and she has been doing an amazing job. In fact, she has done everything that I asked her to do perfectly and I was more than impressed by her work rate. Alejandro now spends several nights out of the house and by the time that he comes back home, he would arrive very late at night and go to bed immediately with the excuse of being tired from working. I knew Anna was going to flare up sooner or later because I noticed how she was struggling to control herself and act like s
Love, lies and, secrets 110. Sad
ANNAI slammed the door shut as soon as I entered the room with tears in my eyes. Every word that Alejandro said to me hurt me so much and I couldn't even control my emotions at the moment. How could he even say such things to me? How could he remind me that I was nothing more than his mistress? Just how could he? After everything that we've been through together and after everything that he promised me, he had the audacity to compare me to his wife claiming that I wasn't in a position to judge him for anything when his wife doesn't even bother him as much as I do. I feel so betrayed by the things that he said I couldn't help the anger and the irritation that was slowly building up in me. He has been acting out lately or maybe it’s just me and the mood swings most pregnant women face but then, I believe he should be sensible enough to know how to handle these sorts of situations instead of lashing out on me and making me feel unimportant to him. "Anna, open up the door," Alejan
Love, lies and, secrets 111. Taking charge
ANNA "Alejandro, I know it’s not in my place to say this but, Anna is my younger sister. You are the man in the relationship and if there is any problem between you two, you should just apologize and make things right instead of being angry. I don’t know what's happening but just so you know, Anna has quite a temper. She may not look like she can get upset but best believe that she has a very nasty temper," Alice said. I stared back at Alice with a blank expression on my face cause I didn't know how else to react to her. I felt kind of guilty that she was defending me without realizing that was his wife and I was nothing more than a mistress in his life. Alice has always been selfless and it was something I liked about her.As much as I loved her selflessness, I also envied it because was something I didn’t have in me and no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't bring myself to be as selfless as she was. She has always looked out for me and cared about me and I used to think tha
Love, lies and, secrets 112. The talk
ALICEI was feeling slightly nervous as I sat opposite Alejandro's brother, Anderson. I tried not to show that I was nervous because I didn't want him to think that I was a pushover and also because I don't want him to think that I'm afraid of him.The only reason I'm nervous is because I want our discussion to go very well because it would help my plan a lot if we could agree. "I don't like when people don't keep time and I'm very disappointed that you didn't keep to time, Miss," he remarked as soon as I was seated in front of him and for some reason, I wasn't even surprised by the rude tone that he used to speak to me."I also don't like it when people are very impatient and you seem very impatient right now which is quite disappointing," I retorted calmly, trying not to stoop to his level by being rude even though I was also returning the same energy. He chuckled. "Anyways, already here so how about we just get down to what we came here for since that's all that matters," he sta
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Love, lies and, secrets Epilogue
TWO YEARS LATERALICEI have never for once imagined getting married to Kelvin before being in a relationship with him. He has always been my friend, someone who I cherished and was grateful to have by my side. Kelvin is that friend that came to my rescue when I didn’t expect him to. After Anna died, I took Fiona as my own and began to nurture her.She looked just like my sister. Those eyes of hers were like eyes and each time I looked into her eyes, I am reminded of Anna. I have completely forgiven Anna in my heart and I will be raising Fiona as if she is my own.Fiona is indeed mine because a child or my sister is mine too. Today is my wedding day. Funny right? Yes, it is my wedding day. Something I never expected and I’m getting married to Kelvin. I did not hope to find love in anyone after my last situation and I decided to focus on myself and raise Fiona in the best possible way ever but then Kelvin happened.How it happened, I do not know but I found myself thinking of him and
Love, lies and, secrets 131. The end is just the beginning
ALICE "I am so sorry Alice. It's all my fault," my mother cried and I had to pull her back from the hug."It's none of your fault, mother. You did nothing," I told her, wiping the tears in her eyes but she shook her head."It's my fault. I caused all of this. I should have been a better mother. I should have seen the signs and known when things were wrong. I was just being stupid letting them fool me and allowing them to act like some married couple and hurting you more than ever. I'm so sorry Alice," she spoke at length with tears in her eyes and her voice croaky.“It’s not your fault, mother. If we all begin to take blame, then we all have our faults according to Anna. The truth is, maybe this was meant to do from the start. Maybe I should have never gotten married to Al. Maybe I should have never fallen for him but then I did and that’s it. It’s all fine.”I let out a small sigh. “It was difficult for my mother. Maybe I took the punishment too seriously…”I said that in regards to
Love, lies and, secrets 130. A new start
ALICE I used to hear a saying all the time that sometimes when something feels like the end, it can sometimes just be the beginning of a new start for you and all you need to do is just be ready to embrace whatever is coming to hit you. After the emotional roller coaster that I have to go through and after reaching my goal of getting back at Anna and Alejandro for everything that they did to me, I couldn't help but feel kind of empty on the inside but I was trying my best to remain hopeful and positive because I felt like I still had a lot of things that I could end up doing. Anna ended up in a psychiatric hospital where she is being looked after and as for Alejandro, I was successfully able to divorce him and since he didn't sign a prenup with me, I was compensated with half of his properties and I still had the company in my name because I refuse to give it back to him.Alejandro has been trying to get across to me for a really long time now but I refused to grant me any sort of
Love, lies and, secrets 129. Defensive
ALICE "As for you Alejandro, you are a sick and disgusting bastard not just for lying to me but for putting me in this condition and without considering the fact that I'm here because of you, you did so many horrible things that even led you to losing so much. You are a disgusting piece of shit and I hope you rot in hell," she hissed at him, with an upset look on her face. She grabbed the nearest chair in front of her and threw it toward Alejandro and the way she was acting was so creepy and crazy at the same time. I was honestly quite amused that I was successfully able to drive her crazy and make her seem crazy but I kind of felt bad for her that she was this way when she had so much potential but anytime I remember everything that she did to me, I end up being happy about my actions and laughing at her for finding herself in this situation. "I'm going to advise you to remember the condition that you're in and get a hold of yourself because I'm definitely not in the mood to deal
Love, lies and, secrets 128. It’s mine
ALICE"I honestly don't care about whatever it is that you just said right now because as far as I'm concerned, this company is mine and there is nothing that you can say or do to take it away from me no matter how hard you try," he said in a stern and confident manner and I laughed. "Are you trying to prove to yourself that you're not a good listener or what? What other proof do you need to realise that this is no longer yours anymore because it's now in my name and the official document says it all?" I retorted, finding his confidence quite amusing. I had every intention of playing with his emotions and making him feel frustrated for every time that he made me feel less of myself and for making me feel like I wasn't good enough because of his habit of being unfaithful. Alejandro glanced at Freya. "How could you have done something like this to me even after I trusted you so much? So your only objective for approaching me was to just set up a trap for me and watch me fall into it?
Love, lies and, secrets 127. Fishy
ALEJANDROThe minute I heard Anderson mention something about what I did to Alice, I couldn't help but question if he already knew about the situation that was between Alice, Anna and myself and I couldn't help but also question what he knew and how he found out. I was starting to wonder if the relationship between Anna and I wasn't as discreet as I told you I was because even Freya mentioned something earlier and it kind of bothered me. "It is exactly what I just said and you can freely take it however you want to," he answered."The both of you hurt Alice and you expect her to want to see you both happy? Why would she? And you think the papers are forged? Do you not recognize your own signature again or you need someone to confirm that you indeed signed those papers?" he asked."You need to be more direct with whatever you're trying to say because I don't understand what you're trying to say," I demanded. I couldn't understand what he was going on concerning Alice not being happy
Love, lies and, secrets 126. The truth hurts
ANNAThe fact that Alejandro just stood there and kept listening to all the nonsense that this stupid girl was saying to me without defending me or telling her to shut her damn mouth up was very upsetting to me and I found it very disrespectful that he didn't even have the balls to just stop this. The only thing that I could think of was that he probably told her everything that happened between us because absolutely nobody knows the whole story and judging by the way she's talking, it seemed as though she knows quite a lot and Alejandro telling her everything was definitely the only way she could have known all this. I hated him for saying things about us to a total stranger that didn't even understand the basis of our relationship and I also hated her for having the audacity to say all this nonsense to my face when she doesn't even know the whole story or understand my relationship with Alejandro. "You have absolutely no right to talk to me however you please I'm going to have to
Love, lies and, secrets 125. Caught
ALEJANDROI had no intention of going to work today but I got a call from my secretary that a woman was waiting for me and I asked for her description only for the description to match Freya's. I was confused as to why she would show up in my office without informing me first because it's unusual for her to just go there without telling me and I couldn't help but wonder what she wanted by going there.Since I already told Anna that I was going to spend the day at home, I had to quickly lie to her that something came up and I had an important job to finish up so that she wouldn't find it weird that I suddenly had to leave the house. Thankfully, she didn’t ask what it was that I was going to do and I was able to leave without getting questioned unnecessarily.I called Freya on my way to the office because I needed to know why she went there with her telling me first but she simply told me to show up first and I would talk when I arrived.When I arrived at the office, I saw her standing
Love, lies and, secrets 124. It’s about to go down
ANNAFROM ALEJANDRO: Come to my office. I want to see you. I have something to discuss with you in person. I was really surprised to see this text message from Alejandro because he just left the house not too long ago and I didn't understand why he couldn't tell me what he needed to tell me while he was around. He also knows that I've been trying to avoid coming to his office because of my pregnancy. I don't want people to ask me questions on who the father of my baby is and he and I agreed that I wasn't going to show up at the office until I gave birth. I tiredly made the decision to get changed, take a bath and head to the office even though I haven't a clue why I needed to go there. I didn't feel the need to take a driver so I drove myself to his office while thinking of what he could possibly want to say to me and why he made emphasis on my presence being important. I arrived shortly and got out of the car. I made my way to the company building and thankfully, I was allowed i
