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Love, lies and, secrets 52. Surprise at work
ALEJANDRO "Surprise!" I heard a familiar voice squeal and I looked up with a surprised look on my face when I heard Alice's familiar voice. She had an excited look on her face and I couldn't help but smile as well since Alice had very contagious energy. "Well, it's a surprise babe. What brings you here?" I asked, getting up from my seat to meet her halfway and hugging her as soon as I did. "I came here to sneak up on Anna," she responded with a light giggle and as soon as I heard her mention Anna's name, my heart skipped a beat. I'm just suddenly reminded of the situation I was in with Anna and how Anna had been torturing me by avoiding me and making things between us very awkward. As much as Anna tried to hide it, I could tell that she was fighting hard to avoid me and the more she ran away from me, the more I realised that she felt the same way that I felt but was only scared of admitting her feelings for me and allowed things between us to just work out. "I can understand tha
Love, lies and, secrets 53. Disturbed
ALICEI was currently at an art gallery with my best friend, Summer Hathaway. Summer and I have been best friends since I could remember and she was the only person that I could confide in whenever anything was bothering me. The reason I decided to visit an art gallery with her was that I needed to talk to her and I felt like she was the only person that could make me say the things that I felt on the inside. "I don't know if I'm wrong, but I'm starting to feel like something weird is going on with you and you're not looking like the Alice that I know. Is there a problem or am I mistaken?" Summer asked, and I'm glad that she did because I wouldn't have had the courage to speak up first if she hadn't asked me. I have been quite bothered about a lot of things in the last few weeks and I haven't been able to act like my usual self because of how stressed out and how upset I've been. Usually, I enjoyed being around art and I loved interpreting artworks according to how I perceived them
Love, lies and, secrets 54. Relieved
ALICE "I don't know what to tell you right now but you do realise that's a very bold accusation, right? If it turns out that you're wrong, this accusation could lead to a misunderstanding between both of you, you know that right?" she asked. "I know that Summer but it's just how I feel and I can't help it. I'm starting to feel alone in my own home because my husband doesn't do anything with me anymore. He barely ever touches me or makes out with me anymore and whenever I try to talk, he uses work as an excuse not to talk to me. He just nods his head to whatever I say and I just have a very strong feeling that he's no longer excited to be around me and that I bore him," I told her honestly as tears started to stream down my face. I honestly hated the way I was feeling right now because it was so frustrating. The fact that I could end up losing Alejandro, who I considered my world and the most important thing in my life, scared me to no end and I was feeling so frustrated, confused a
Love, lies and, secrets 55. Reprimand
ANNAI watched as Alice and Alejandro stood side-by-side with wide smiles on their faces. They kept whispering to each other and I couldn't help but stare at them since watching them made me feel slightly jealous and uncomfortable. Today, the company was celebrating its anniversary and people from different parts of the country were here to celebrate with them. Since Alejandro's family is quite famous and renowned, there were so many prestigious people at the party and it was kind of intimidating and I felt slightly out of place. I was also feeling jealous of the fact that Alejandro and Alice were together and I hated the fact that people around recognised them as a couple and I had to watch everyone else praise them and admire them. I was also upset because of the last conversation that Alejandro and I had and how we haven't been able to complete our conversation since Alice interrupted us the last time. We haven't spoken to each other since then and earlier today, we were finally
Love, lies and, secrets 56. Unexpected guest
ANNA "Anna?" I heard someone call out my name and I had a feeling the person wasn't too sure it was me because of the tone the person used. I turned around to see who it was that had called out my name and when I did, it turned out to be none other than Kelvin, who was dressed in a two-piece wine-coloured suit that made him look as dashing as ever. I haven't seen Kelvin in over 6 months now but before I came back here, I used to see him once in a while especially since he would always come to find me even after I had told him not to bother. Unlike Alice and Alejandro that didn't bother coming to see me since I asked them not to, Kelvin was very persistent and he didn't stop showing up around me unexpectedly. "Hey, Kelvin!" I greeted excitedly as I was genuinely happy to see him again. He opened his arms for a hug and I chuckled a little before hugging him. In the last two years, he and I had grown close enough to be this casual with each other although, I wouldn't exactly sa
Love, lies and, secrets 57. His mistress
ANNA I unconsciously stared into Alejandro's eyes with his hands still wrapped firmly around my waist. I knew that we needed to leave here as soon as possible so that we don't end up getting caught but neither one of us was willing to look away. "How long do you plan on staying here and hiding away from your guests?" I asked. I had no problem being here with him cause if I was being honest with myself, I didn't want to leave the position I was in right now because I enjoyed being this close to him but at the same time, I didn't like the fact that I had to worry about getting caught because it was very nerve-racking for me. I wished that Alejandro and I could be in a position where we were genuinely comfortable around each other without having to fear that someone was going to catch us but unfortunately for us, we couldn't be like that because he was married, I was his sister-in-law and getting caught was only going to be detrimental to both of us. "I honestly don't feel like lea
Love, lies and, secrets 58. Acceptance
ANNA My question seemed to have taken him by surprise and I could tell that he wanted to say something but he didn't have anything to say cause he just kept closing and opening his mouth. "That explains it. This...," I pointed at myself and then at him while creating a little distance between us."Between us doesn't have a future. It's just going to be for a while and that's it. And that's why I told you what you feel is just sexual attraction even though what I feel for you is more than that. For this reason, I can't afford to take the risk of being with you so that you don't end up toying with my emotions" I clarified, running my finger through my hair."This is exactly my problem with you, Anna. You keep insisting that what I feel for you is just sexual attraction and I've told you times without number that your assumption is wrong but you refuse to believe me and you only believe in whatever it is that you want to believe which is frustrating," he hissed and I rolled my eyes. "
Love, lies and, secrets 59. Jealousy
ANNAI was seated in the passengers' seat with my head resting on the window whilst Alejandro and Alice were seated in the back seat. Alice was leaning into Alejandro and cuddling him like a child and she also didn't stop giggling like a child at whatever he was whispering to her. I could see everything that they were doing from the mirror in front of me and I could also tell that Alejandro was glancing toward me cause my eyes met with his quite a few times. Each time I locked gaze with him, he’d stop whatever he was saying to Alice and I would mentally scoff at how foolish he was. I already agreed to be his woman but that doesn’t mean I’d let him treat me this way.I had no issues with him being all lovey-dovey with his wife but I found it very disrespectful that he didn't seem to remember that I was sitting right in front of them and he couldn't even think to consider my feelings. I knew that I was wrong to feel this way especially since I have no one else to blame but myself for
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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
