"Are you all set for school, baby?" Anita walked in on Angie to get Austin dressed for school. Angie was sitting on the bed while Austin stood in front of her as she buttoned his clothes."Almost," Angie replied, combing Austin's hair.Amelia was asleep on the bed close to Angie. Anita had put her to sleep that morning so she could have time to tend to cook breakfast.Austin grabbed his backpack as soon as Angie was done with him and followed Anita to the car while Angie waved at them. The plan was that Anita would drop Austin off at school and then drive to her agency.It had been five months already since Anita gave birth, and she was all ready to go back to work. Anita was back in shape just like she used to be, and if one was not told, one would not be able to tell that her flat-looking stomach had housed a baby a few months ago.She had earlier contacted her agency and informed them that she would like to come back, but just for product promotions, and they accepted wholeheartedl
Anita stopped on her track and listened to Angie and Lawrence's discussion over the phone; they seemed to be talking about Alexander, her heart thumping on hearing Alexander's name."Do you really think Alexander betrayed Anita? Of course not; he didn't." She heard Lawrence's voice ring out from the other side of the phone that was placed on the speaker."But he is engaged, isn't he? He is about to get married to someone else." Angie replied as she used the napkin to clean Amelia's mouth."Look, Angie, you should understand the kind of family Alexander comes from," Lawrence pressed on. "It was not his intention at all to get engaged to Victoria; he had to do it because of Emily; that is the only way he can get her to do her surgery, and you know how much Alexander loves his grandmother.""What do you mean forced?" Angie asked."Alexander is being forced to engage Victoria; he has no feelings for her at all, and they don't even sleep in the same room. Alex has even offered her money so
Alexander was in a hurry to get down as the plane landed at the airport in London.Victoria had been all over him as they were on the plane, resting her head on his shoulder and even forcing him to entwine his fingers with hers. No matter how much Alex tried to gently push her away, she would not move. And because he did not want to create a scene on the plane, he just let her be. As soon as the plane landed, Alex quickly alighted from the plane, but just like he expected, Victoria joined him immediately and held his hand."You should smile, Alexander; there are cameras everywhere." She whispered into his ear as she entwined their hands.Alexander managed a smile but tried not to push her away.He had a business meeting to attend in London, and Emily had insisted he let Victoria go with him since they were engaged.Alexander did not like the idea; he stopped himself from objecting because his grandmother was just recovering from her surgery and he didn't want to hurt her.They both wa
Anita walked out of the hall swiftly with her brow furrowed, then forced out a smile when she noticed reporters taking pictures of her. It wasn't as if she had the intention of using the restroom, but seeing the celebrant lingering his eyes over her body made her suffocate in there, and she really needed to take in some air to calm her nerves before she could do what she would regret.Immediately she got outside, the cold breeze hit her face. Anita let out a long breath, then started to take some fresh air in, and then she noticed some reporters still taking her pictures."Fuck this. Haven't they taken enough pictures?" She murmured, rolling her eyes as she walked away to the back of the hall.Anita hand traced the flowers with a smile, admiring the beauty of them, then picked some and brought them to her nose, inhaling the smell, their fragrance momentarily soothing. "Hmmm, this smells nice," she said to herself and then brought it to her nose again. Her nose caught a rather famili
Austin stared at Alexander darting his eyes while standing at a spot for a few seconds, wondering if his eyes were deceiving him. But when he noticed he was smiling at him, he jumped on him with his hands wrapped tightly around his neck."Dad!" He exclaimed into Alexander's neck as he lifted him. "I missed you so much, dad."Anita, who was standing in the corner, had tears gushing out of her eyes as she watched father and son bond together.Austin quickly guided Alexander's hand and him to the bed where Amelia was sitting and playing."Dad, this is my sister, Amelia." Austin introduced her.Alex swallowed hard with his jaw dropped, and his heartbeat raced as he looked at his daughter, who was all grown up. Even though he was sad that, just like Austin, he did not watch her grow up, at least he was able to meet her as a toddler.A smile graced his lips as he gently lifted her off the bed and onto his body.Alexander held Amelia to himself and stared into her eyes. "Grey eyes, my nose,
Alexander was all smiles as he got dressed for his meeting the next morning in his hotel room. Even though he had been heartbroken by what Anita had told him earlier, he still had reasons to be hopeful. He knew Anita missed him as much as he did, and he believed that in no time she would come around.Soon the door was pushed open, and Victoria came into his room, her eyes furrowed as she faced Alex, who gashed his teeth as he looked up at her."You should learn the decency to at least knock before coming into someone else's room." He groaned, adjusting his tie, and Victoria smirked at him."Oh! I'm so sorry. I will make corrections immediately." Victoria said sarcastically and walked out of the room.Soon, she knocked softly on the door and walked inside the room."Happy now?" Alex shook his head."I came here to find you last night, but you were not in your room, and you obviously didn't spend the night in this hotel. Where were you last night?" Victoria inquired with her eyes narrow
Anita suddenly felt emotional once again as the cab pulled up in front of their house; it was her former house where she used to stay before she went back to London. They packed their bags into the house, and they all settled perfectly in. So just a few months ago, she lived here, and now she is back one more time. As soon as they finished cleaning the house up, Anita and Angie were sitting on the bed in her room. "I have to visit my grandfather quickly; he is mainly the reason I came back here." "You really should. Don't worry, I will take care of the kids." Angie said, placing her hand gently on her shoulder. Later that day, Anita got dressed and drove to Fredrick's mansion. She was led to Grandpa Fredrick, who had been expecting her. He stood up from the couch he was sitting on and hugged her immediately. "I'm finally gett
"Mum, look, I found one of my toys that was here before we moved," Austin announced with lit eyes as he walked toward Anita, holding a stuffed toy."That's good; you can go ahead and play with Anna," Anita mentioned. She sat on the couch, across from Angie, who had Amelia in her hand.The young lad hurriedly hopped away and ran towards Anna.There was a small welcome party happening at Anita's house. Laura, Anna, and Kelvin had all gathered at Anita's house to celebrate their welcome. They were eating and drinking and even playing some soft music in the background."It's so good to have all of you back; I almost thought that was going to be the end of this little four friendship," Kelvin announced, laughing."But we could still have continued the friendship if we were not here; we talked on the phone literally every day," Anita noted, and they all laughed."But no matter how many times we talk, it's still not the same as having you here and visiting you whenever we want," Laura mentio
Anita became her father's heiress; she took charge of the company and became president effortlessly.She took care of the company even more than Sandra did, and it blossomed under her care using the knowledge she had studied in school and also with the help of her husband.Anita had always heard Jessica, her manager, talk about how much she missed her ex-husband and needed a man in her life, stylishly matched her with her father during one of her visits to the set, and they were a perfect match. They even started going on several dates after their first date, which was orchestrated by Anita."How was your date, dad?" Anita asked her father one day, when she visited him, to discuss the company's stock."What date?" Michael asked, looking clueless, and Anita laughed."Don't play that game with me, Dad; you think I don't know you have been going on dates with Jessica behind my back?""I have no idea what you are talking about." Michael joked, palming his face.Anita laughed once more. "Y
Two weeks after Alexander proposed to Anita, the preparation for the wedding had started.Anita, Lauren, and Angie were at Warren Mansion, preparing for the big day that would happen tomorrow.The three women were lying on the bed, facing the ceiling, and talking happily about one another."By this time tomorrow, you will have become Mrs. Scot," Angie said to Anita, playfully nudging her shoulder.The three women laughed."I can't wait to also be like you," Lauren exclaimed, smiling."Very soon." Anita nudged her. "And you too." She nudged Angie, who laughed.Soon, Lauren became sober. "Caleb lied to me; he just wanted to come back into my life to deceive me. all over again." She scoffed, darting her glassy eyes."What are you talking about?" Anita asked her."After I decided to give him a chance to right his wrongs like he claimed, I caught him sleeping with a girl in his house. After he had promised me that he loved me and had really come back for me and Anna, I was a bit heartbroke
After Michael got better, he was discharged from the hospital, and Anita made sure to always visit him and sometimes sleep in the house so he could recover fully.Sandra was arrested and later released because she did not commit any major offenses. Margaret, on the other hand, was left behind bars because she was found guilty of so many charges. She confessed willingly just to save Sandra; she even confessed to Gerald's role in all her crimes."He helped me do most of my dirty jobs; he was even the one who helped me get the poison I used on Michael." Margaret had said this at the police station.Michael was disappointed when he found out about Gerald's involvement in what happened to him."I was nothing but good to him; he worked as my assistant for so many years, and I never gave him any reason to be uncomfortable. But then why did he turn around to pay for my good deeds with evil?" Michael had complained to Anita as they drove back to his house. "Even Margaret, I treated her so wel
Anita was sitting by Michael's bed at the hospital, massaging his hand and crying. Alexander was sitting on a chair close to them.Michael woke up a few hours later to see Anita hovering over him with tears in her eyes. His eyes moved around the hospital room, trying to recognize where he was."Dad?" Anita quickly called as soon as she noticed her father had moved his fingers."My dear..." Michael spoke, looking at Anita tenderly. His lips stretched into a small smile as he saw her sitting close to him. "Anita."Anita's eyes were fixed on Michael worriedly, and her hands took his hand in hers. "Thank God you are awake, Dad. For a moment, I was. I was scared that I lost you too.""I'm here, my dear," Michael whispered, trying to sit up, and Anita leaned forward to hug her father for the first time in the last few years."What happened to me? Why am I here?" he asked.Alexander quickly went out to call the doctor to come and take a look at Michael. He arrived together with the doctor."
Margaret watched Sandra's face as she slept after she dropped the call with Gerald. She knew she needed to protect her no matter what happened. Things were starting to get out of hand with each passing day, and she knew she needed to do something bad as soon as possible; she needed to act fast.Margaret started pacing around the room; she could not sleep that night because it was hard for her to even get her eyes closed.She had gone too far to back out now; she had to do something to secure herself and her daughter's future. And there was no way they would have a bright future if they didn't take over the company.Margaret paced around the room even more with her head searching for ideas. She was thinking of ways to convince Michael to make Sandra his successor, but she knew the chances of that happening were very slim; it appeared like he had already chosen Anita over her.Should they attack Anita again and make her get involved in a scandal that would cause Michael to rethink his d
Michael was sitting in his office with his head bent towards his table.He couldn't do anything in his office, and at the same time, he could not go home.His home now felt like hell, especially since he had started to feel like he no longer knew his wife and daughter anymore.Had he been living with strangers all along? Could it be that he never really paid attention to their real nature? Or was there some sort of misunderstanding there?He could not help but wonder if it was really the truth that Sandra tried to hurt Anita's child. Was she responsible for his disappearance?And also what Anita said about Sandra setting her up years ago to sleep with a stranger. Did she really do that? But why would she do that? Was it because of money? Power?Michael's hand occasionally moved to brush his hair. Deep down, he knew he had screwed up; he had created a big mess, and he had absolutely no idea how to fix it. Even Anita was mad at him and wouldn't even talk to him, no matter how he tried t
After the doctor had attended to her, Anita was dozing off in the bedroom. Alexander was sitting close to her and looking at her face while brushing her hair backward with his fingers.Emily was also sitting by the side and watching her."Is she getting stable?" Emily asked him, watching Anita's face worriedly, and Alex nodded his head in response.Just then, Angie ran into the room holding an iPad and scrolling through it."I have been able to get the location," she announced."That's good news, right?" Emily asked, looking at Alex and Angie, and Alex nodded his head again."We just need to hurry there to be sure we can find him there," Alex said and stood up.He was about to rush out, then his eyes moved to Anita, who was still sleeping."It's fine," Emily assured. "I will take care of her.""Thank you," Alexander muttered and rushed off with Angie.They all got into Lawrence's car and drove off to the location.Alexander sat in front of Lawrence while Angie sat at the back as they
Victoria and Sandra are in an abandoned building somewhere on the outskirts of the city.They both looked restless as they paced around the room, looking distressed.Sandra kept casting angry glares at Victoria, who was biting her fingers."We are both finished. Victoria, what have you done?" Sandra barked; her voice had a shaky tone to it."Why didn't you tell me earlier that Alexander is the father of Anita's kids? If I had known that, I would never have made a move to touch the child." Victim admitted.Sandra was scattering her hair with her hands."You have just finished my life, Victoria; you have ruined what is left of my sorry life." She paced around the room some more, scattering her hair. Tears were beginning to gather in her eyes, and she thought of what would become of her life if Alexander happened to catch up with her."And... and the fact that you made me get involved in all of these acts when I clearly didn't want to..." She stuttered. "The boy's picture is everywhere,
"I'm finding it difficult that she could do all those atrocities; she looked and acted so innocent," Patricia spoke with her arms folded around her body, sitting across Emily."She fooled me with her innocent face and good looks." Grandmother's low voice responded, staring into space absentmindedly."We should count ourselves lucky that Alexander rejected her just before she was able to find her way into this family as a daughter-in-law, I wonder what she would have done to us.""You would have probably been worse than Alexander's mother, someone who is capable of murdering her innocent friend just so she could take her place and take over all her family's fortune." Emily retorted sadly.After the police declared Victoria wanted, it appears that her behavior toward Bella went viral.Emily heard of it, and since then she has been in disbelief. To think that she had almost forced Alexander to get married to her.Emily and Patricia were sitting in the garden, discussing the news.Even Pa