CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENALEXANDER I scoffed. It was unbelievable that my dad would do such a thing. Why would he want to kill Sally. I turned to her, and from the way she kept blinking in shock, it seemed as though she already believed that my dad truly hired assassins to get rid of her. I held Sally's hands and looked straight into her eyes. A drop of tears escaped her left eyes, and she wiped it away immediately, lowering her face to her shoulder. "Tell me you don't believe what he just said."Her hands gradually slipped away from mine. I shook my head continuously before turning to the truck driver. "Please tell her the truth," I pleaded with him. "Tell us the truth.""I am telling the truth," he insisted. "I swear it. He was so scared that Sally would sue him and bring him down. That was why he wanted to get rid of her."I placed my hand on my head and ran my hands through my hair. It was now making sense to me. I recalled that the court case between my dad and Sally happ
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTALEXANDER Tears dropped freely down my cheeks, and I found myself not minding about the tears anymore. I found myself not minding about the fact that I was in a public space and anyone could see me. It hurt so much to see that my dad would go to jail and I wouldn't be able to do anything to help. If i tried to save him, then I would only wrong Sally. "Are you okay?" I heard a familiar female voice. I lifted my head to look at her, and I was shocked to see Diana standing there with pity written all over her face."What are you doing here?" I asked her. She had this confused expression on her face as she stared at me. "Why are you here? What's going on?" She asked. I wiped my face quickly and sniffled in. I didn't want to talk to her, I wanted her to just leave me the fuck alone so that I could have some peace in my life."I saw the news about your father online today," she told me as she placed her hands on my shoulder. "You shouldn't do this here. L
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINESALLYI stretched on my bed and yawned loudly. I turned around, only to see that it was already day break. My head was aching really bad, and I only realised that when I sat up, and bent slightly to pick up my shoes. I had stayed up all night crying, and now I am facing the consequence of not sleeping at night. I placed my right hand on my forehead and massaged my head a little. I stood up from the bed and walked towards the fridge for a bottle of milk. I opened the fridge, and it was empty of what I needed. I shut it and decided to get something from the kitchen instead. I moved my eyes to the wall clock and was a little surprised to see that it was almost ten in the morning. I overslept. I walked downstairs and met Beverly seated on the couch, watching the news being displayed on the large screen. It was the news about Alex's father's arrest. My eyes widened. I wasn't expecting the arrest to be this quick, seeing how difficult it was to get hold of h
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TEN SALLYI walked into the courthouse with my fingers tightly locked with Alex's fingers. I was nervous for a whole lot of reasons. We have been here before, and the outcome wasn't pleasant at all. I didn't want a repetition of that. I was also nervous because I knew that Alex was not okay, and he wouldn't be after the case came to an end. "You know that you don't have to be here if you don't want to, right?" Alex told me.I smiled. I should be the one telling him that he could choose not to be here because he was the one who would get more hurt in the end. "You don't have to bother about me," I told Alex. "I'd be fine."The matter of the defamation of my company and my name was brought up again during the court hearing. The prosecutor requited the forger voice note that was provided by Mr Grande. I wouldn't have been happier. I was staring at Alex the whole time. He didn't look at me once. His eyes were fixed on the judge, but I knew he was lost in thoug
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENALEXANDER I felt the presence of my dad immediately when he was led out of the courtroom, and my heart sank into my stomach when I turned around and saw him. I wasn't used to living without him around and free. He would be there for a long time, and I couldn't do it alone. I suddenly realised that I hadn't made any effort to find out who my mom was, and it was time to know the truth. I rushed towards my father and hugged him tightly, ignoring the multiple cops who tried to separate us. "I love you so much, Dad," I confessed. He chuckled lightly. "I know that," he told me. "I know you're going to realise that someday. "I pulled away from the hug gently and turned to the cops. People had gathered around to watch the drama unfold between my dad and me. "Please, I need to know my mom," I pleaded with him. He giggled. He didn't seem surprised that I asked. Instead, he seemed amused. I wondered what was amusing about the fact that I wanted to know who
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE SALLYThe cab was still in motion when Alicia's call came in, and I quickly picked it up. "I'm so sorry, ma'am," she began with an apology. "I can't make it to the meeting, as I'll be representing you in a meeting at the office."I sighed deeply. "It's fine."I leaned backwards and closed my eyes. It didn't take too long for the cab to finally get to its destination. The cab pulled up in front of one of the most famous restaurants around. I opened my eyes immediately when I noticed the cab stop.I thanked the cab driver after I walked down and went straight into the restaurant. It wasn't much of a stress searching for James as I saw him immediately after I walked in. He was seated alone on a table with a bottle of water and an empty glass in front of him. He was on his phone. I looked around for his guards, his colleagues, or even his assistant. I didn't see anyone around, so I just walked ahead. "Hello," I greeted James immediately as I took my sea
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENSALLYAlexander's pictures when he was a kid were inside the documents. There were a few other things there, but I quickly packed up and let the office. When I got home, I freshened up before going to Alex's room. I forgot completely about the documents and went to stay with Alex in his room. I tried to be by his side and also to give him a shoulder to cry on."I tried to ask my dad about my mom, and she said he's close to me," Alex informed me. I narrowed my eyes as I quickly considered the thoughts of Diana being Alex's mom. I killed the thoughts immediately. It was probably just a coincidence. Alex nagged about Diana being a pest and how he wasn't sure about what she was up to and why she was acting the way she was. "You have to calm down, love," I told him. Alex lay on my shoulders as he tabled one issue after the other. I made him feel relaxed in my arms. "You know she's not that bad," I told Alex. "You should give her audience. ""I would ne
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENALEXANDER I was mad at James. The snarl on his face when he walked down the stairs. He walked towards me and stood very close to me with a fake smile. "Hello, Mr Grande," he greeted, stretching his hands towards me. I opened my thirty-two wide, letting out a sarcastic smile as I stretched my hands to take his. He pulled his hands away before mine could touch it. Snickered, and walked away. I turned to Sally, who immediately took my hands in hers, and gave it a gentle squeeze. I forced out a smile, and we walked to the dining together. Everyone else began to eat almost immediately after settling. Sally seemed a bit comfortable around there. I noticed the eye signal between Diana and Sally.Diana seemed a bit tense. Her husband held her hand and kissed it gently before excusing himself. I decided to ignore everyone else and just eat. "Alex," Diana suddenly called after clearing her throat. I was beginning to enjoy the meal, and she wanted to ruin