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Acting Confusedly!
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THE HEAT BETWEEN US Acting Confusedly!
“You have to avoid tremendous stress for now, or better still, anything that might trigger it off again otherwise, the next reaction might be worse than this! And you have to be properly checked for one complete week”. “One whole week?" I yelled at him. "Yes, president Chester!" “But I can go to work, right?” I say, already haunted by the mere thoughts of staying at home, doing nothing. “If possible, limit your work load for just this week”“Alright, doctor! He will do just that!” My dad said, and I turned to stare at him wondering if he is joking. On seeing me staring at him, he narrowed his eyes at me with the look of ‘You've got problem with that?’ and I slowly turned my face to the mom's direction.“Alright! That will be all for now! May I take my leave Chairman Blackwood?” The medical director said, and my dad dismissed home with a wave of his right hand, he walked out. There was a brief silent in the room until my mom spoke up.“Andrus should return back to the company
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Soon, we arrived at the villa, and she helped me out. “Welcome sir!” My housekeeper hurried towards us and help Alexis with some of the bags with her. “Thank you!” Alex said with a smile. Helping me into the sitting room, we sat down on the couch, and I instructed the kitchen staff to prepare something for me. Immediately, i watch her getting close to my housekeeper, whispering something into her ears. The housekeeper nods her head, and then hurried towards the kitchen. “What did you say to her?” I ask when she sat down on the couch next to me. Her cologne fill my nosily again, and my dick slowly harden. “Something to benefit you, Boss!” She replied without looking at me. “You can go home, Miss Alexandria! I am actually fine!” I said, when my dick refuses to calm down. But she smirked instead, and it pissed me off. "Why don't you go and help a bath before the dishes are served?” She said, looking at me, and I frowned. "Is she not getting the message?" I said shifting uncomf
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LADY AVE MERIDA POV “She is such a sweet girl! I enjoy talking with her so much! And that jerk wants to ruin my plan? Nah! That Isn't gonna work!” I said while putting my phone on top the little gold chair close to the couch. I could still remember how his face looked liked when he realized neither I nor his father would side with his behaviour toward Alex, back then at the hospital. That girl is the right medicine for that jerk of a son. “Welcome, sir!” I heard Lena, the housekeeper greeting someone, and I raised my head up to see the guest. “And who asked you to come over? Have you apologized to Alex?” I said on seeing who it was. “Mom! At least, you could have allowed me to get a cup of cold chilled water first of all!” He said, frowning his face. “I thought you looked like someone who got beaten by a Mafia Lord, some hours ago. “Mom!” He said, looking shocked at my attitude towards him. “What it is, Chester?” “Please don't tell me that girl had you wrapped around her tin
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“What should I do mom?” “Tell her the truth! She might come to love you for your real self!" "I can't risk that mom, I can't!” “Alright! Suit yourself! But don't say, I did not warned you!” “I plan to get her through a contract marriage?” “Why?" I yelled at him. "Because that is the only way she would agree to marry me as the CEO!". "Chester, are you alright! You are still deceiving her even at that!” I said, wondering what as gotten into his smart brain. “Mom…I..!” He went mute on seeing my glare. “For how long?” I finally asked him after a brief silent. “Just for six months!” “Six months? You are definitely not alright, Chester! I need to call director Kim, right away!" I said already reaching for my phone. "Mom, please can you listen to me, first?” He said already making attempts to take my phone away from me. “Alright, am listening CEO Chester, or is it Mr Murphy?" I said, and he smiled. "I plan to let her go if I can't make her love me within six mon
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"What are you doing here young man? And who asked you to come over?” My mom asked on seeing me walking towards her, and I was amused at her attitude. I knew she was still angry with me because of Alex. I could have apologized to her long hours ago if she taken my calls. “Mom! At least, you could have allowed me to get a cup of cold chilled water first of all!” I said, still walking towards her, and pretending to frown my face. The sitting room is like a spacious luxurious hall. I could still remember how my friends, and I use to party hard right here when we were teenagers. Those were good memories!. “How are you doing, mom?” I asked smiling at her after taking a seat opposite her couch. “I thought you looked like someone who got beaten by a Mafia Lord some hours ago!” She said, and I frown my face for real this time. “Mom!” I said, looking shocked at her attitude towards me. Is she really taking the side of a stranger over me?. “What it is, Chester?” “Please don't tell
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“A penny for your thoughts, young man!” She snapped her fingers at my face, when I didn't say anything."She prefers Murphy to me, without knowing it's the same person!" I said. "How about letting her know about the multiple identities first?” “Mom! She might quit her job! I went through hell before I could succeed in making her agree to work with me!" "You should have thought of that before acting like the jerk you are towards her! Because seeing the kind of girl that she is, she might end up quitting on finding out that you decieved her!" She said, and instantly, I raked my hand through my hair again, but vigorously this time around. I only do this habit of mine when i am is super nervous.“What should I do mom?” I said, already feeling a strange of feeling of anxiety. A feeling of not wanting to lose her, of not wanting to let her go out of mine life.“Tell her the truth! She might come to love you for your real self!" "I can't risk that mom, I can't!”“Alright! Suit yourself!
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“You've got something to say, Murphy?” She said with a mocking smile, and I became pissed up. “Nothing, aunt!” I said laying more emphasis on the word ‘Aunt’. “I will call you when I get back home!” Alex said, and I calm down immediately. “Alright!” I said, already entering my car as they did theirs.. ********* ALEXANDRIA POV After about forty minutes of having fun at the VIP section of a luxurious restaurant, I thought of different ways of bringing up the topic for my father's medical bills. Won't she see me as a golddigger? I mean, it was Sande's Grandma medical treatment the first time I went out with her, now another one? No, I just can't tell her! It's not right to keep asking for help from her just because she is nice to me!. “ I think I will tell Murphy about it, he might be able to help me!” I said deeply in thought that I never heard when she called my name twice. “My dear! Are you alright! You look lost in thoughts?” She asked, looking sincerely concerned for me, a
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“Murphy! It's been a while since you came visiting!” A chubby woman in her early fifty years of age with fairly silver color hair, said after ushering us towards two chairs out of the four available. We were the only customers tonight. “I'm fine, Mrs Gondola! I have been busying lately, hence I couldn't come over. How are you doing?” He asked with a smile. “I'm still kicking pretty well, as you can see!" She said with a smile..I could tell she was a pretty lady in her prime. Looking at her, I suddenly had the urge to hug and reassure her. I silently wondered what, and why she is still stressing herself at this time of her life. Did her children abandoned her?. “That is good to know Mrs Gondola!” He said before, ordering two cups of tea for us. “You wanted to say something, Alexis!” He said after the third sip from his cup of tea. “Yeah! I just don't know how to say it!” I said, clearing my throat for the second time. “Hey, Alex! Calm your nerves down, okay! I'm going to
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