*Alejandro*Anger surged through me as I stared at Nora, who had a smile plastered on her face. “What are you doing here?” I asked. She had called me earlier, but little did I know that it was because she had a plan at hand.“I wanted to be here with you. We're married so I thought we should go everywhere together. Isn't that what married couples do?” I glared at her; she was still as manipulative as she had always been.“Don't let this marriage get in your head,” I said, staring towards the sliding glass door. A ray of sun hit my face as I stood outside, and Nora stood a few feet away from me.She was bent on going home with me, and I wanted to be alone—alone from all of them.A black SUV pulled in front of me, and a man in a black suit. The driver opened the door for me. Nora was about to enter, but I stopped her and asked the driver to drive away. She should find her way home herself; after all, she didn't come here with me. A penthouse has been prepared for me. I walked into the
*Andrea*Alison would be staying for a few months, and this brought me more joy than it should. Now, I had someone who would take Austin to school and bring him back. Unlike the past few days, I got to work early. I clutched a pack of lunch that Alison had made sure I took. I went over to my cubicle and sat. Harper stepped into the office at that moment. “Who would have thought you'd come before me?” she asked, and I smiled. “You better be prepared, the next few months, I'll always be the first to be here.” I joked back as Harper pulled out her chair and sat. Soon, others started pouring into the office. I had a lot of things to do. First, there was a design I was on. I had tried to finish it yesterday, but I couldn't. Maybe it was because I was overjoyed at Alison's return, or maybe it was because my emotions became a mess when Alison mentioned Alejandro.My hand moved to my neck, and I touched the necklace. Last night (10 pm)After running away from the conversation about Aleja
*Andrea*I walked out of the room, my heart filled with relief that it was nothing serious. When I walked out of the hospital, I wasn't sure of the ice cream shop's location, so I asked for directions. There were a few people in the shop. A waiter with an apron drafted around his waist welcomed me with a smile as I stepped forward. There were three waiters behind the table; each had a queue with people waiting to get an ice cream. I stood behind a girl.When it was just one person before it got to me, someone stepped in, and immediately, the air in the shop shifted. I was about to turn when the waiter in front of me asked, “What flavor do you want?” “Chocolate,” I said and paused, wondering if Alison would want some, “and strawberry.” She handed the ice cream to me, “Thanks for your patronage.” Immediately I stepped out of the shop, my phone rang. I paused a few feet away from the entrance, “How is he?” Harper asked. I had completely forgotten about her. My mind is now clouded w
*Alejandro*“Four designers have decided to work for us. While we took three from Nexus, the other one is from Lorexto Ltd,” Jane said, standing in front of me in my office. She placed four files on my table. “These are all the information about them,” she said.“What about the others who were reached out as well?” I asked, scanning through the Chinese man's file.“We reached out to ten designs from Nexus in total. Five outrightly rejected our offer, while three accepted. The other two are yet to get back to us.”I wasn't pleased that they rejected my offer. Since the offer was mouth-watering, I had expected that they would jump at it. “Why did they reject it? Were they not satisfied with the money?” I asked.“I'm not quite sure.” I doubted that it was because they were being loyal to their company. “I'll get back to you on the response of the other two, probably at the end of today,” Jane said, then she bowed slightly in respect before stepping out of the office.I bit the inside
*Andrea*That night, Dave left early and didn't raise the issue anymore.I sat on my bed, looking straight at the ceiling. Now, things were going to get awkward between us.“What did you do?” Alison asked; I didn't even realize she was inside my room. I adjusted on my bed, “what did you say to Dave?” She asked again, stepping further in.“Where's Austin?” I asked.“He is fine.” She replied and sat on one edge of the bed.“He ate a lot of ice cream; I hope his stomach is fine.”“Austin is fine, Andrea; stop trying to run from this conversation.” I inhaled sharply.“Can't we just talk about it tomorrow?” I pleaded. She shook her head. “No,” she said.“Okay.” That was my reply.“So tell me. What did you do? Why did Dave suddenly leave?”“Why are you so convinced that I did something?” I squinted at her, pulling the blanket over my body.“It’s obvious,” she said.I rested my back on the wooden frame. “Is it?” I inhaled a scent of breath, trying to steady my emotions.“You know how Dave fe
*Andrea*I ran out of the restaurant, heading out. I wanted to be far from it. Our car was parked on the side. I walked to the car and placed a hand on it, and the other one was on my chest. My heart plummeted fastly within my ribcage. I tried to steady my breath. I still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that I had just seen Alejandro. He was right in front of me a few minutes back. I closed my eyes and opened them, hoping this was a bad dream and that I would likely wake up, but it wasn’t, and I wasn't waking up. I stood straight and inhaled sharply. I was suddenly aware of my surroundings. People didn't stare at me, but though my heart was still a bit heavy, I couldn't help the thought that Alejandro was inside the restaurant. I was glad he didn't run after me, I'd have been surprised if he did. But that didn't change the fact that the father of my child was inside the restaurant.Maybe I shouldn't have run away like that. A part of me started feeling stupid for running. A
*Andrea*I couldn't concentrate for the rest of the day. My mind kept going back to the meeting with him. Alejandro. I couldn't stop thinking about him. The Iron lady called me into her office and asked about the meeting, and all I could say was that it was fine.“Are you okay?” Harper asked immediately. I took my seat, and I just nodded. I regretted not taking Dave's offer to drive me home. I sat in front of my computer, my hands running across the keyboard, but nothing was working. I couldn't finish my design or start anything new.My mind was filled with various thoughts. Was Alejandro thinking about me? Why did he come to meet me then and hold me back? What did he want to say?When I couldn't keep it in for long anymore, I decided to leave.But how was I going to tell the iron lady? She would not agree. Dave came in at that moment and asked me to accompany him. We went out to have dinner at a very fancy restaurant.“Ugh! I can't remember the last time I ate something so nice.”
*Alejandro*I had all I needed on her. I sat behind my table in my study, and pictures of Andrea littered the table. I stared at the pictures one after the other.There were various pictures of her, and I could only marvel at her beauty. At first, I could swear she had shaken a bit when she saw me, but I was so wrong; she came back looking more professional than she had ever been.She didn't spare me a look, and as I reminisced about how she worked with Dave, my chest heaved up and down in anger. That should be me.That has always been me. That was how she used to stay by my side during business meetings. It was me she would speak to and try to get things done. From what I have gathered from the private investigator I spoke to over the phone yesterday, she worked for Dave as a designer.I am not sure yet why she was with him yesterday, but I wish I had known. But I was glad she wasn't his p.a. At least she didn't get to see him every day at work.I had called her earlier today but