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Love, lies and, secrets 66. Make a choice
ANNAI wasn't able to get any sleep. I kept tossing and turning on my bed restlessly cause anytime I closed my eyes, I'm reminded of the pictures I had seen earlier today of Alejandro and me at the beach. I still couldn't believe that someone saw us and decided to take a picture and the mere thought of what the person could do with that picture scared me. Who could it be? How did they see us and what could this person want from me? Holly Andrew and I were very cautious because we didn't want to get caught so I didn't understand how we ended up getting caught and I also didn't understand what this person wanted and why they had sent me that picture. I couldn't help but be nervous and sleeping didn't even seem like an option to me right now because my thoughts were all over the place and I needed to clear my mind and put myself at ease before I'm able to get any sleep. I started to wonder what would happen should this person send the pictures to Alice. I was shaking until it dawned o
Love, lies and, secrets 67. I love you
ANNA "Why are you suddenly asking such a question?" he replied with a question. "I'm just asking because neither one of us has spoken about it. You mentioned that we'll keep doing this until one of us gets bored and the truth is, I don't see myself getting bored anytime soon," I told him honestly."The same way you don't see yourself getting bored anytime soon is the same way I don't see myself getting bored as well so, I don't think that it's something you have to worry about and I only said that because you kind of suggested that's what's going to happen eventually," he replied.I heaved a tired sigh. "I'm not saying that I don't trust you Alejandro but the truth is that even if you don't get bored, everything that we share is still going to come to an end and we're both going to go our separate ways. At the end of the day, all of this is only going to seem like a waste of time," I told him."I don't understand what you mean by that so, I'm going to have to ask you to elaborate o
Love, lies and, secrets 68. Unknown
ANNA"Welcome home, honey," Alice greeted Alejandro excitedly before running towards him and hugging him. I had returned home last night but Alejandro had stayed back and he chose to return home this morning instead. "Thanks, babe," he replied to her, hugging her back. "Darcy!" She called for the attention of the maid and quickly instructed her to take Alejandro's bags to their bedroom."I've missed you so much, sweetheart," she said in a childlike voice that made me roll my eyes mentally. Alejandro's eyes and I met for a few seconds but he quickly looked away and reverted his attention to his wife. After he had suddenly confessed to me that he loved me, things had become even more intense between us. The tension that we had between us before he said it completely disappeared and we ended up making love all through the night until the very next day. I also made him repeat himself quite a few times cause I couldn't get enough of it. "Well babe, it's a good thing that you're back
Love, lies and, secrets 69. The news
ANNA I had so many thoughts running through my mind right now but if there's one thing that I'm certain about, it's that I need to speak to Alejandro about this as soon as possible because I can't possibly keep it away from him for much longer. TO UNKNOWN NUMBER: you have no right to tell me what I can and can't do and if you wanted to expose me, you would have done it immediately without having to send me pictures first and threaten me like this. I know you want something, so you should tell me what it is you want. FROM UNKNOWN NUMBER: If I wanted something, I would have gone to Alejandro instead but it's fine. If by the end of today, you don't assure me that you'll stop messing around with your sister's husband, then, put in mind that I gave you a chance to do the right thing but you refused to take it. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't bothered by his message cause I didn't even want to imagine these pictures getting to Alice. I can already envision the way she would react
Love, lies and, secrets 70.Hurt
ANNAAlejandro and I haven't spoken to each other in the last three days and at first, I was wondering why we haven't been able to interact like we usually do and I was starting to think that he may have found out that somebody knew our secret but about two days I go, I finally independent why he hasn't been spending any time with me. Alice finally told me her big secret and it turns out that she's pregnant. When I found out, I didn't know how to react to the news because it occurred to me that her happiness was to my detriment. I was genuinely happy for Alice because I know that she has wanted to be a mum for a very long time now but, I was also quite sad because now that Alice was pregnant, Alejandro was going to have an excuse not to see me and it's not like I'm upset because I think he's going to try to avoid me on purpose but knowing the kind of person he is, he was going to give all of his attention to Alice.I had once complained to him that I didn't like the fact that he wou
Love, lies and, secrets 71. Done with him
ANNA "I don't know what's going through your mind sweetie but you might want to slow down for a bit so that you don't end up choking," Alice said and I scoffed. "I'm not going to choke, so you don't have to worry about me," I told her quickly with my eyes still focused on my food.I had the urge to cry because I was fuming on the inside but I knew that I couldn't cry since I didn't want Alice to start questioning me and I also didn't want Alejandro to see me in such a state. I have never felt so betrayed in my life and for the first time in a very long time, I was feeling rather used and dumped. I can't believe that he had used me and now that he no longer needed me, he was willing to discard me completely and not even acknowledge my presence. "You must be really hungry, Anna," Alice pointed out with a chuckle. In no time, I emptied my plate. "Thanks for breakfast. I'll be on my way to work now," I informed them before getting up from the table. "Why don't you go with Alejandro'
Love, lies and, secrets 72. Intentions to leave
ANNAIt's been a whole week since I last had a proper conversation with Alejandro and believe me, this week has been one of the hardest weeks of my entire life. I'm trying to learn how to move on from him and also ignore him but it's been very hard having to see him every day and yet, not having any excuse to speak to him because he doesn't give me any. Things between us got much worse after the situation with the text he sent and ever since I responded the way I did, he didn't bother to text me again since then and he has also made sure to avoid any interaction with me as much as he can.I was very upset about the entire situation and the only thing I could think about was leaving that house and leaving his life permanently because I could no longer stand having to see him. Whenever I ran into him by chance, I'm always filled with regret because it feels like he just used me to satisfy himself and I allowed myself to be driven by my stupid emotions and got used. I couldn't exactly
Love, lies and, secrets 73. What happened
ANNA A sudden knock on the door woke me up from sleep and I wondered who it was that would come to my room by this time of the night. The first thing I did was check my alarm clock to confirm the time and I let out a frustrated sigh. I walked toward the door and pulled it open and my eyes widened when I saw Alejandro standing in front of my door. He wasted no time before entering my room and closing the door and I stared at him as if he was senile."What do you think you're doing Alejandro? Why are you here by this time of the night?" I asked, folding my arms across my chest."Why did you lock your door?" he asked and I rolled my eyes at his question. "Are you asking me such a foolish question?" I retorted, wondering what had gotten into him. I was already pissed enough at the moment and I didn't need him to upset me even more, so I could only hope that he leaves just the same way he came because I didn't have the energy to argue with him at the moment. "What is with you now, Al
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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
