The Day It All Came Down

Ella Swiss Pov

" Just in... Flamboyant CEO Alex Black has once again managed to cover yet another successful financial quarter, the young CEO has been compared to tech giant Elon Musk as he has managed to once again reach the number one spot on the Forbes list. " The reporter on the TV said. As a business woman I like to keep up with the current business news. I took the remote and changed the channel.

" Flamboyant playboy and CEO Alex Black has allegedly broken up with his young girlfriend only a couple months after they made their relationship public..." I took the remote and switched off the TV. I was on the treadmill for my morning run. I usually enjoy running in the park but since it's raining, I didn't feel like going out. I switched off the TV and got off the treadmill.

" Jesus, I can't even watch the TV without seeing his face..." I said. Look I have nothing against the guy, or atleast that is what I would like to tell myself, the fact is that this guy is a douche and despite him being a good business man, he is a player. I mean I have seen him with atleast three girls in the last twelve months. I don't know but something about this guy rubs me off the wrong way.

Today is a special day for me and I am not going to let my day be ruined by someone who absolutely had no idea that I even existed. Today is a special day because it marks six months since I have been with Alex and I have a special day planned for us. I told him that I have a business trip coming up and that I won't be around because I wanted it to be a surprise. I went to take a shower and got myself ready. I was putting on make up when the door bell rang.

" I'm coming..." I said and ran downstairs. I opened the door and saw my best friend Isabella with cake in her hands.

" It's a party yol..." She said with a smile, by the way Isabella is my business partner. We own a bakery and it is doing very well, she gets to deal with the day to day runnings and I deal with the business side of things. I also work for my father. So yeah... I admire Alex Black because like me, he runs his own tech company and his family business. Despite the fact that his family business has always been successful, he has managed to make a name for himself and I hope to be like him someday.

" Thanks for this..." I said with a smile and hugged her. I took the cake from her hands in put it on the counter.

" So can I get you anything to drink?" I asked her.

" I'll take a mimosa or Irish coffee..." She said with a smile. Oh by the way, my friend likes to drink.

" Isn't it too early for alcohol?" I asked her as I made my way to the fridge.

" Well we are planning a party in a day so I am definitely going to need something to get me through the day. " She said.

" Fine..." I said and poured her champagne and a splash of orange juice. I was having a smoothie. I took the drink and gave it to her.

" So is everything set?" I asked her. I had a lot work to do so I asked Renee to ask me out, she loves parties and she loves planning them so this was a no brainer for me.

" Everything is going great." She said.

" So how is your cousin doing? I saw him on the news again." I said to her.

" Distant cousin, and since when do you care about what Alex does, not unless if you forgave him, have you forgiven him?" She asked me.

" We don't talk about what happened, you know that. " I said to her.

I can't exactly say that Alex and I have history, he probably doesn't even remember me but I remember him. It was six years ago and Alexander's parents threw him a graduation party. It was a big deal. Isabella being his cousin invited me to the party. I was young and I was foolish. So was Alex back then. I was eighteen and he was twenty three. Back then Alex Black was every girl's dream come true, well all but me. I didn't drool for him like the other girls did. I knew that he was no good and I wanted nothing to do with him.

Then I got drunk and only God knows what happened because I woke up naked in his bed. I had no doubts that we had sex. I was mortified considering that it was my first time. He was so drunk that he didn't even hear me get out bed, I was so ashamed so I snuck out. Until that time, I always thought that my first time would be special and not some night I couldn't even remember, so when Renee asked me what happened, I told her that I don't want to talk about it. That was the day I started to dislike Alex Black. I was young and I was drunk, he was older so he should have known better. I was sure that he didn't even remember my name, I didn't even know if I even told him my name. Today is a special day and I don't have to worry about Alex Black.

" You know that I could always ask him what happened right?" Renee said.

" Good luck, I doubt if he even remembered his name that night. " I said.

" Fine then don't tell me. Today we get to celebrate the love of your life so, let's go." Renee said and we left. My boyfriend Chad doesn't know this but I stole his spare keys. I wanted to make this a very special day for him. We got to Chad's apartment and we started to set up for the party. The caterers came with the food. I made sure to get favourite food. They set out the place.

I helped Isabella and we decorated the place. A few hours later people started to arrive. Renee and I went to change and we waited for Chad to arrived. I had asked the door man to let me know as soon as his car arrived so that we could hide, plus I think that the hundred dollar tip helped out. A text came in, the door man was letting me know that Chad was on his way.

" Everyone, He is on his way up. Take your spot and hide." I said. The room scrumbled up as they looked for places to hide. A few minutes later I heard keys on the door, the door opened and we all came out to surprise him.

" SURPRISE!!!" We jumped out. He was definitely surprised and so was the girl he was locking lips with.

" What the hell?" Isabella said.

" Ella? I thought that you were out of town." Chad said with a mortified face.

" Oh S**t! " His friend Bernard said.

" Chad what's going on?" The girl he was with asked him.

" Yes Chad what the hell is going on? Who is that?" I asked him.

" I can explain..." He said. The whole room was quiet. They were starring at us. This was meant to be a surprise for him but as it turns out, I am the one who got surprised.

" I am his girlfriend, who are you?" The girl said with an attitude.

" Baby I can explain..." Chad said as his made his way to me.

" Baby?" The girl asked.

" Don't touch me..." I said with venom in my voice as he tried to put his hands on me.

" Ella it's not what you think, I promise you. She doesn't mean anything, you are the one I love." He said. I was so mad at him and seeing him like that only made me even more worse. I tend to be passive aggressive when I am pissed and sometimes I can't control myself, just like right now. I lifted my fist and punched him across the face.

" Go to hell Chad, let's go Bella." I said in an angry voice.

" You are a douche..." Isabella said and kicked him in the balls.

" Jesus..." He said in pain as he went down on his knees .

" Everyone listen up, the party is over!" Isabella yelled. " I am taking these." She said and took the bottle of champagne and a bottle of whiskey.

I went out and Isabella followed me outside. I got in the lift and it opened up, we went in and when it was about to close, Chad came running and when he got to the door, the lift closed.

" I am such a fool." I said as tears came running down my face.

" I am so sorry my friend, I know that this can't be easy. " Isabella said and hugged me.

" Why didn't I see this coming? I should have known that he was lying..." I said.

"I am so sorry friend, he doesn't deserve you, you are too good for him." she said and hugged me tightly. This was not the way I thought that things would turn out, I didn't think that Chad was cheating on me. He did it so well. The lift opened up and I went out. Chad came running down the stairs.

" Ella wait... please baby let me explain." He said as he ran to me.

" There is nothing to explain, I saw you kissing that girl, so tell me again, what part of that do I need you to explain to me?" I said to him. He has hurt me and I didn't even know what to do.

" Leave her alone. " Isabella said.

" You stay out of this, you never even liked me." He said. He was right. Isabella always thought that he was too good to be true and now I know why, he really was too perfect.

" Yes because I knew that you were a no good cheating douche bag." She said.

" Guys you are making a scene. " I said as people were starting to look at us.

" I'll send for my things..." I said to him and I turned to walk away.

" No! you can't do this, don't throw away what we have for one stupid mistake, she doesn't mean anything. Ella I love you and only you." He said.

I didn't want to hear what he had to say after that. I was hurt. I left with Isabella and went back to my place. We popped the bottle of champagne and we drank the whiskey, after a few drinks and a bit of trash talking Chad, I finally fell asleep. When I woke up, I thought that I would be better but it only got worse. I went to the kitchen only to find a bunch of red roses on the counter with a card. I knew who they were from and I knew what the card had to say. I took the flowers and the note and threw them in the bin. I know that I loved this man and I was afraid that if I read the card then I would probably end up forgiving him, that is why I had to cut him off completely.

My phone vibrated on the kitchen counter. I took it and it had twenty missed calls and twenty messages. I didn't read the messages instead I switched off the phone. My landline rang and for a minute, I debated in wether I should answer it or not. I thought that it might be Chad so I let it ring. I switched on the TV and got another shock of my life. My day had suddenly just went from bad to worse.

" Just yesterday the flamboyant playboy CEO just announced his breakup and now his father has given a press release and has announced that the young CEO will be officially off the market as he is set out to marry the young and beautiful Ella Swiss who herself has managed to do so well with her new position as the CEO of her family business, According to Brian Black his son is ecstatic to start a life with the new love of his life. " The reporter said. My heart stopped beating for a minute. I mean I know that the reporters are known to make up stories but this was too much, even for them.