“GET OUT NOW!” Alana yelled and pushed away the servant girl, everything she was holding scattered on the floor, shattering the glass into pieces. The girl was scared out of her wits that she didn't dare go close to her boss.“P-please eat something…t-take your medicine,” the girl dropped to her knees and tried to gather the pills scattered all over.“M-madam please you are not well…” the girl pleaded with Alana, but she kept throwing things around. Afraid of what might happen to her boss, she ran out of the room to call for help. The girl was running down the passageway when she nearly bumped into someone. “I'm so sorry, I…” she said nervously and glanced up only to find her boss.“What is it…has she eaten?” Ricardo asked the girl she asked to give Alana something to eat. She would rather not see him. It had been five days since the incident and his wife refused to see him.“No, sir…she threw away everything… I'm afraid” the girl said and dropped to her knees. She hoped her boss did
Chloe paced back and forth by the stairs with the curiosity of wanting to know what was happening behind the closed door. She heard half of it, but Ricardo dragged Alana to the study room before she could hear more. But from what she heard, Alana asked Ricardo for a divorce. She didn't think things would escalate to such an extent, but she smiled and waited for the outcome.“Ms, the drink you asked for,” one of the servant girls said to Chloe, startling her. Turning around, her gaze was sharp and frightening that the girl lowered her head.“Pathetic," Chloe muttered and snatched the glass of water from the servant. “You can go,” she added, and turned away from her. The servant girl didn't waste any time but left right away.“What could be happening?” Chloe muttered while glancing around for those nosy helpers if they were around. When there was no one, she quickly tiptoed to the study, hoping to eavesdrop more.“You are making such a decision without considering your family,” Ricardo
“She's your wife…she said that, and you let her go,” Marcela was in disbelief as she paced back and forth in Ricardo's office. She got a call earlier, only to find out Alana and Ricardo separated.“Go now and get her back…do you think marriage is a joke,” she had worked hard to get a girl like Alana for Ricardo. She was exceptional and a good girl from a good family.“Her parents entrusted her to us…she's your wife so now go and apologize to us,” she said with a slam of her hand on the desk, Ricardo was silent as he listened carefully. Alana made her decision, he tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen. “You forced this on me… I don't want her back…she left and that's it,” he wasn't going to ask her back because she chose to leave his life. Despite everything, he wasn't willing to force any woman into his life.“You are still stubborn…do you prefer I call Armando here…maybe he can pump some sense into you,” one thing Marcela hated about Ricardo was that he was arrogant. He wasn't
Alana was listening to Julius and the director talking about the event set-up, when in actual reality she was distracted. To think she would meet the person she was avoiding at the park with another woman having a picnic. Not just her, but Ricardo had stopped what he was doing, despite looking away from Alana, she could feel his piercing gaze on her, which made her heart race. Even when they were far away from each other, the tension was even felt by Julius. He didn't like it at all.“That's fantastic… I love it,” it was Julius who exclaimed, startling Alana back to her senses. She glanced at the men, they were staring at her without blinking. “Huh?” She didn't understand a thing, curse it! Why was she distracted? “Are you okay?” Julius asked questionably, Deep down he knew exactly what had Alana so distracted. “Let's go with everything..Maya and her team know what I want,” Alana said, trying to get out of the awkward situation, the lady who was responsible for making the decoratio
Nothing beat the smile on Alana's face. As much as she had been nervous about the event. It was more spectacular and mesmerizing than she imagined. The guests turned up so well. The cold breeze gave a blissful feeling. The twinkling stars in the sky made the scenery even more beautiful. “Ha, now this is what I call a fashion show, splendid!” A man beside her said at the top of his voice, since there was loud music. Julius, who was holding a champagne flute, nodded in agreement. “Thank you, Mr. Gilbert, I was worried we would let you down,” Alana smiled shyly and watched the stage. As Maya said, the decor was breathtaking. She was worried about the set, unfortunately, the glimmering lights around by the lakeside were blissful. “This is wonderful… I checked backstage and everything was as we expected,” the man remarked in amusement. Alana was grateful to have Mr. Gilbert as the main sponsor. She was worried about this, but the man turned out to be generous. “The show will start s
Dario and Dennis were surprised to see how their boss was smiling at him. It wasn't every time Ricardo smiled but recently, he was doing it more often, which worried him.“Did you send the package? Did they do a great job?” Ricardo asked and turned around, both men before him were startled as they exchanged questionable glances.“Y-yes sir…it's sent already,” Dennis replied hesitantly and Ricardo's smile doubled even more. This was shocking, the mighty ice cube was grinning.“Do you need anything else sir?” Dario asked when Ricardo didn't utter a word after that. Glancing up, Ricardo's expression morphed into a serious one.“The question is…is everything ready…the trip…is the jet ready?” He asked while tapping his fingers on the table. It had been two days since he attended the fashion show. His wife was shocked to know he was the sponsor of her company. “Sir, you don't have to worry…we'll leave in a few minutes,” Dennis informed him, Ricardo seemed to be lost in thoughts. If he gues
It only took an hour and some minutes to arrive in the new city of Lyon. Alana was happy that Julius was already there to accompany her. Her assistant Becky was there as well. After a rough flight with Ricardo. She didn't even want to set her eyes on him for the rest of the trip.“It's good to have you…but I offered to use my villa…well…” Julius said hesitantly, he wanted Alana to stay at his visit since this was her first time in the city.“I'm sorry, Julius… I don't want to inconvenience you” It was hard to explain, but she would rather not bother anyone. And if she agreed she would send out the wrong impression. “We are friends aren't we…the resort is okay, but I don't think it's safe,” he muttered, not sure why Alana always refused his offer. He only wanted to do something nice for her.“And I appreciate it…but I was told the resort is where everything will be happening…it will be more convenient for me in terms of movement,” all she wanted was to be independent and not depend on
The entire night, Alana kept tossing and turning. This wasn't the first time she was sharing a bed with Ricardo. But the fact that she wanted nothing to do with him made her feel disgusted. As soon as morning approached, she was already up. Unfortunately, she found herself wrapped in Ricardo's arms. The blanket was big enough for two people, but she noticed it was thrown off.“Oh no,” she muttered, regaining her wits and attempting to flee. Ricardo didn't dare stir or let her go, his breathing was steady, which indicated he was fast asleep.“Mm,” the man groaned in his sleep, and to Alana's shock, he shifted around and ended up trapping her beneath him.“Oh no…move,” she mumbled through clenched teeth when the man's face connected with her neck. His hot breath fanning her ear made her feel uncomfortable. “R-Ricardo, wake up,” she struggled to push him off her, nothing seemed to be working because the man was comfortably snuggling to her.“This isn't helping,” Alana could only lie the