Ep 2
Beaming eyes filled with awe and admiration focused on the bride who walked into the church with her arm linked with her father's as they both walked to the aisle.
Landon smiled at this bride not because he loved her but because she looked more beautiful than he pictured her to be.
‘She is so beautiful'.Lucas,his immediate younger brother marveled at the sight of his sister in-law.
He would've married Alice if having the opportunity given the chance that he has always loved her right from the start.
His brother was always the lucky one in the family.
‘Let's hope she makes a good wife more than she makes a beautiful bride'.Landon muttered under his breath with his smile dissapeared and Lucas sighed deeply.
A happy married life??.
He wasn't so sure about that.
‘You look nice'.Landon complimented Alice as they locked hands even though nice was kind of an understatement to what she really looked like.
‘Thank you, you're not so bad yourself'.She returned the compliment but added a warm smile that kind of made him feel incredibly embarrassed.
The sooner he tells her about his own side proposal the better.
‘Shall we begin'.The priest said in a croaky voice and the couple's focus rested fully on him,and then he began the ceremony.
‘Are you sure this idea is a good one?'.Lucas whispered to his favourite sibling Catherine and she sighed deeply.
‘Alice I'm pretty sure off has always had a crush on our brother but Landon is a cold brute who doesn't even want to get married'.
‘Poor Alice,I know this is all a business arrangement but she doesn't de...or he doesn't deserve her'.Lucas pointed out and he was shushed by the other members of the congregation.
‘Is there anyone who is against this holy matrimony?.Speak now or forever hold your peace!'.The priest said aloud and Catherine's mouth opened as if to object but she shut it right back.
‘Well then in absence of any objections by the power vested in me by the Lord most high I now pronounce you man and wife'.
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Night fell and Alice yanwed loudly as she glanced outside the window of the car.She wasn't really interested by the streets she was only nervous.
‘So tomorrow...'.Landon started and she quickly flinched at the sound of his voice which left a sardonic look on his face.
‘Like I was saying before,tomorrow we'll hold a shareholder meeting and then the papers would be drafted up to seal the partnership deal.The full profit and office log would be drawn up to your taste and hopefully your office would also be redecorated'.He added and she nodded.
Talking about business on their wedding night wasn't really how she envisioned the whole thing.A typical wedding night would be the bride feeling nervous of a kind but here she was listening to her husband talk about business.
‘Uhh Alice I'm talking to you?'.Landon interrupted her subconscious monologue and she flinched again.
‘Got it'.She said nervously just as the car parked in front of the hotel.
‘Jefferson what are we doing here?'.Landon asked the 34 year old cheffeur.
‘Uhh sir,Miss Catherine booked a suite for you and the young madam here for a week and she ordered me to bring you—
‘Take us home to the Mikaelson mansion! My own mansion Jefferson and don't you take orders from my sister without consulting me first'.He yelled angrily and Alice couldn't help but wonder.
Why was he so pissed off?.
It's only a goddamn good gesture?.
‘Maybe she didn't mean so bad after all'.She finally spoke up trying to ease the tension but clearly Landon wasn't in the mood for her meekness.
‘I expect you to be practical Alice this isn't something Catherine can just do and get away with it? She wasted my precious time and I am on a working timetable—Now I should be having my beauty sleep'.
‘Beauty sleep??'.Her mouth dropped.
‘Yes my beauty sleep, tomorrow I'll have to go to Limerick in Ireland for the grand opening of our new branch and wouldn't be back in a day or two...'.He ratted on endlessly about the business and all she could do was just mope at him.
So much for a wedding night.
Ep 3‘Good morning Madam'.The house keeper,Mrs Snow woke Alice up in a very soft and calm tone that was oddly soothing.‘Good morning Mrs....‘Snow'.‘Oh yeah right good morning Mrs Snow, where's your boss?'.Alice asked glancing around the bedroom.‘He's off to Limerick and soon your new personal assistant would be here to brief you up about work but first you have to eat breakfast'.Mrs Snow replied with a warm smile on her face which was endearing to Alice.She's the one person who makes her feel welcome in the house at least. °°°°°°°°°°°°°The helicopter landed very successfully on the helipad and Landon came out abruptly,and walked over to the car.The media crew took few pictures of him of which he didn't mind at all even though he was known all around.
Ep 4.The next morning Alice walked into her newly furnished office and frowned just looking at the rug with her name woven on it.‘Good morning Mrs Alice my name is...'The clumsy nineteen year old intern and personal assistant rushed in and Alice's brows perked up.‘Yikes,cool it down girl'.‘Y...Yeah it's just that you're..you're legendary..I...I can't believe I'm standing in front of Landon Mikaelson's wife'.‘Uhhh first I'm not legendary,and secondly I'm a normal person'.Alice chuckled and took the coffee from the overly excited blonde.‘So what can I do for you Mrs Alice? ohhh I forgot to introduce myself.My name is Cassandra but my friends call me Cassy but you can also call me Cassandra if you want...I..I like being called Cassy anyway not that you care or anything'.The now introduced Cassandra rambled on leaving a bemused expression on her boss's face.Was s
THREE MONTHS LATERAlice and Landon did their best to avoid each other despite working in the same building,sleeping on the same bed and living in the same house.She tried her best to make the marriage work as much as possible but he clearly didn't want it as much as she wanted.She tried cooking dinner.She helped him clear his busy schedule by doing all the work so they could spend time together but something would come up and he would leave again.It became so bad that even she got tired and also decided not to make an effort and just ignore him the same way he was ignoring her.‘So what's up with you and my brother?'.Catherine asked as she walked into Alice's office with a box of chocolate cookies.‘Hey Cathy I didn't know you were coming over'.Alice smiled and Catherine sat down at he other side of the table.‘Yeah I miss
Ep 6‘Okay get up!!!'.Alice heard her sister-in-law's voice from a distance and was instantly awoken by a bright light.‘What the hell Cathy it's Saturday'.She groaned and turned around but Catherine only made it worse by dragging the sleeping bags off her body.‘Get up sleeping hag, today is a day of fun'.‘Fun??'.‘Yes, fun and when I mean fun I mean a makeover'.‘I don't want a makeover,I want to sleep,I have been working my ass off all week so please give me a break Cathy'.Alice begged in a strained voice.‘Ohh you poor thing,you're stuck in this stupid marriage cycle that you don't know what fun is anymore but not to worry I've got you covered,you need this Alice'.Catherine,in her unrelenting state dragged her sister-in-law and close friend out of bed and Alice reluctantly got up.Catherine was an impossible woman to convince when it comes to m
The next morning Alice felt like everything was going to be okay for the first time in a very long time as she rose up from her slumber.Landon's apology was something she actually wanted for a very long time and when she got it,it was one of the most satisfying thing that has ever happened to her since he helped her tie her shoelace in the ninth grade—not like he would even remember anyway.‘Good morning'.She nodded at the chef as she whose brows rose up questionably as she walked into the kitchen‘Good morning Madam,you seem to be in a pretty good mood this morning'.He smiled warmly as he poured her a cup of coffee.‘Yes I am, is my husband up yet??'.She replied and felt butterflies in her belly the moment she realized that she referred Landon as her husband.‘Yes,he left for work this morning'.The chef said and the coff
‘Mmmh'.Alice smiled warmly as she turned around only to mistakenly hit Landon on the shoulder.‘Good morning'.He murmured with his eyes still closed and she couldn't help but feel vibrant when their hands touched her skin.Last night was unlike anything she had imagined and it was like it was the perfect wedding night with how gentle he was.‘It's late,we should grab breakfast'.She whispered and tried to leave but he grasped onto her arm.‘Stay'.‘Huh?'.‘I want you to stay'.’But it's—‘Forget about the outside world a little bit, just stay'.He whispered and she crawled right back into his arms.If Landon Mikaelson wanted her to stay without caring about work then it really meant something good was happening. &nbs
The ride back home alone was as silent as a graveyard.Alice looked at her phone countless times waiting for a call from Landon but he never did.A short sigh escaped her lips as she got out of the car and slammed the door very hard,she didn't bother answering the staffs who were ecstatic of her return and just went to bed.It was supposed to be exhilarating,she thought as a tear escaped it's duct but was quick enough to wipe it off.She wasn't going to cry.She just wasn't going to cry,she told herself and after some minutes a text came in—but it wasn't from Landon.🅷︎🅾︎🅿︎🅴︎ 🆈︎🅾︎🆄︎ 🅷︎🅰︎🅳︎ 🅰︎ 🅶︎🆁︎🅴︎🅰︎🆃︎ 🆅︎🅰︎🆈︎🅲︎🅰︎🆈︎!!🅲︎🅰︎🅻︎🅻︎ 🅼︎🅴︎ 🅾︎🆁︎ 🆃︎🅴︎🆇︎🆃︎ 🅼︎🅴︎🅸︎🅼︎ 🆂︎🅾︎ 🅴︎🆇︎🅲︎🅸︎🆃︎🅴︎🅳︎ 🆃︎🅾︎ 🅷︎🅴︎🅰︎🆁︎ 🅵︎🆁︎🅾︎🅼︎ 🆈︎🅾︎🆄︎ 🅻︎🅾︎🅻︎.Catherine.She just didn't want to break her Catherine's hea
The divorce papers were just right on the bed the moment Landon got home and he saw the tear drop mark next to Alice's signature on it.A short sigh escaped his lips as he slumped on the bed and wriggle his tie down a notch.He looked up at the ceiling and a memory of him staring at her playing the white piano crossed his mind all over again.‘She left sir'.The maid muttered as she walked into the room with the glass of water he ordered earlier.‘Did I ask for the piece of information? Get out of my sight'.He snapped and she walked away leaving the glass by the lampshade.Someone knocked on the door and when he opened it Catherine walked in and slapped him hard across the face.‘Hey what gives?!!'.He yelled at the top of his voice and she scoffed loudly.‘I'm even ashamed to be standing next to you righ
Lucas frowned deeply as Catherine forced him out of the car even though he just wanted to sleep,the weather was burning hot and they both received a message from Alice saying it was urgent.He shut the car door and kept on grumbling under his breath as Catherine opened her door with a key card only for them to meet Landon in the living room.‘What the f—'.‘Guess who's getting married......for the second time'.Alice said excitedly as she exposed the beautiful ring with a huge glistening diamond on it.Catherine shrieked for joy and launched herself at Landon who was lucky enough to catch her before she fell to the ground.She apologized about the Christmas dinner ordeal and he forgave her in a heartbeat.The doorbell rang and the rest of the family came in shortly,they also received the emergency message but seeing Landon paved way for the obvious c
TWO MONTHS LATERIt was a tough battle and since it was a long time the case of Madison O'Brien's murder was opened,the court battle was fierce and Luther's lawyer was one of the best people at his job in the country.However, Stacey's testimony pushed the investigators to look more into the case and they found more than enough evidence to put him behind bars for a long time.Other women who were victims of his abuse began to speak up and this led to another further investigation,his numerous clubs and hotels were just business cover-ups for his underground drug scale business where he dealt with cocaine.He was given a 25-year prison sentence and the rest of the O'Brien family were more than happy to see their son put behind bars when they heard about his crimes.Alice knew he was an addict and an abuser but she never really expected her ex-boyfriend, who she almos
A few minutes later Alice wakes up after Lucas Isplashed a little bit of water on her face, disheveled,still in denial of the truth revealed to minutes earlier,angry at how naive she had grown to be and afraid of what was to become.A little part of her still wanted to doubt Stacey's accusations towards her step-sister but it was all coming to place now—the bursts of anger,the coldness passing between the both of them,the huge amounts of money missing from the company's account that she didn't tell anyone else about except Kayla.It was all coming to place now.How did Kayla know she was doubting Landon about the whole secret admirer issue when she didn't even say anything??.‘Are you okay?'.Catherine asked as Alice rubbed a sore part of her neck in frustration.‘Y...yeah..uhhh...where... where is Stacey?'.Alice responded as she glanced around the room only to find Stac
Alice pretended to be asleep when she heard her door slowly creak open and heaved a sigh of relief when Catherine walked in with a perturbed look on her face.‘Is everything okay??'.She asked and Catherine gulped hard.‘I uhhhh....I uhhh....I think you should.....i think you should come outside someone wants to see you'.The quiver in her voice was enough proof to Alice that something was definitely wrong—she was tired—Landon was out of her life already and now there's another problem in her life to deal with.She reluctantly got out of the bed and went down the stairs only to find Stacey at the foot of it with her body shaking vigorously like she had the fever.‘Stacey??'.She called softly and Stacey flinched sharply as she turned around.‘Wh...what is...'’You have to help me,he's
FEW HOURS LATER....Alice blew her nose into the handkerchief handed over to her by Kayla,who was tired of keeping up with the supportive sister act.Landon was finally out of the way and Alice wasn't in the right state of mind which was a perfect opportunity to milk off her.‘I love that man Kayla and I....I can't believe I still do love him'.Alice cried out as she blew her nose again.‘He hurt you multiple times before Alice and he acted like he was a changed man......he isn't a changed man sis and it's time you move on from him'.Kayla muttered and then Willow started crying all of a sudden.Alice wasn't really in the mood but she picked her baby up anyway and patted her on the back so as to make her stop.The crying didn't stop and Kayla decided to take Willow outside for some fresh air just as Catherine walked in.‘Are you—'.‘
It probably wasn't a big deal but Alice still couldn't understand why Landon would hide the letter from his secret admirer—maybe she was overthinking it—maybe she wasn't—maybe she was having a hard time trusting the man she loved—maybe she was just scared of losing him.Well she why wouldn't she trust Landon.He did spend a lot of time redeeming himself and having fears over him cheating on her was beyond dumb.....it was also unacceptable as well.‘Don't ruin this Alice,don't f**king ruin this,you are finally with the man of your dreams and you are going to spend Christmas with him'.She whispered and took a deep breath before going outside.Landon was already asleep and she kissed him on the forehead right after she placed the card right back under his bed,he stirred a little bit but thankfully didn't wake up which was a relief.‘You know you could've
FEW DAYS LATER...The whole family arrived in Corazo valley to spend Christmas with Landon who managed to convince them to bring him along,it was also an excuse to get out of the hospital and spend time together with his family.His ribs were still sore so Alice helped him into the wheelchair and wheeled him into Grandma Lena's house with Willow enjoying the ride on his thighs.The house still remained the same,he noticed as he took a quick glance,the only person missing was his grandmother seated on her beautiful rocking chair and very expensive chinaware stacked in front of her.She would always clean the teacups with a full blue rag while whistling her favorite song, sometimes she would tear a piece of her rag and handed it over to him to join her in the cleaning.A tear mistakenly streamed down Landon's cheek and Alice brushed it off when she saw h
‘Over my dead body will I allow you to do that?!'.Emily rose to her feet in anger as she couldn't believe what her daughter was planning on doing.Giving out her inheritance wasn't only reckless,it was stupid and foolish at the same time and until Alice realises that,she wasn't going to let her make that mistake.‘Think about it Mom,she might kill herself and it'll all be my fault, it hurts so bad know—'.‘This isn't up for discussion,Kayla is an adult and she is her mother's responsibility, it's not your fault that she is so jealous and insecure of your success,you worked hard for it and you earned it all on your own'.Emily cut her off as she cupped her cheeks with her hands,Alice opened her mouth to protest a little but shut it right back knowing it would be pointless.Her mind was made up and she was going to do all she could so Kayla could live
‘What are you doing here Luther?'.Alice's voice was hoarse when she saw Luther standing in front of her.He looked so lean—too lean—almost anorexic,his pupils were dilated,and the dark circles under his eyes were so wrinkled like he had squeezed duffel bags under them.It was hard just looking at him.The once handsome Luther she met was now looking like someone whose AIDS are in the final stages and it scared her to death.‘I....I was at your place but they said you were here...I....I called you,you know??'.He was stuttering and she held her breath for a little moment.They weren't together but even his worst enemy would have a little bit of compassion for the way he looked which was downright pitiful.‘Sorry but I can't....I can't do this right now Luther....Landon was shot last night and I..'.’Oh I heard ab