The Ceo's Shadow

"It's time!" Cynthia screamed and entered the roomI sighed and looked at Judith who was smiling at me. She became my parents involuntarily when our parents died some years back and I wondered what my mom would say if she was here today"Judith" I called and my sister looked at me "I missed our parents" her mood changed instantly "I'm thinking about how everything might have been different if our parents are still alive" I said and tried not to cry"I missed them too. Everyday" Judith confession came as a shock to me. Judith have never talked about how she felt about our parents before, at least, not in my presence"I'm not supporting this" Cynthia who was watching both of us said "Today is an happy day and I'm sure that your parents are happy for you. Get up it's time to go in"Judith came back to herself after Cynthia's words and got up "Let's go"I handed Maxwell to Judith and got up"There is the bride!" One of the paparazzi screa

The next morning, I walked into Jason office and said "Jason, the candidates are here""Okay" he replied nonchalantly and continued with what he was working on on his laptop"Jason?""Give me thirty minutes. I'm working on something very important right now""Okay" I said and went back to my officeTwenty five minutes later, my office phone rang and I picked it up"They can start coming in""Okay" I said"And Lexi...""Yes?""Let them in through my door""Okay" I replied and got out of my seatI walked to the waiting room where the candidates were seated and wondered how Jason was going to interview all of them in a day"Mrs Stokes nice meeting you" a young lady said and reached out her hand for an handshake"Nice meeting you too" I said as I shook her handI had became quite famous since the day I married Jason and to some extent, I loved itBefore the other ladies could

 I walked into the bar and saw Cynthia at our usual seat. She waved at me when she saw me and I waved back"I thought you wouldn't come" she said sadly and ordered  Bailey's matini"And you?" The barman asked me"Tom Collins""It's nice to finally have you all to myself" she said "how are you doing?""I'm doing great and you?""I don't know" she said, shook her head and took a sip out of her drink"What's going on Cynthia? You don't seem happy""I don't know. I don't know if I should tell you this is not""Are we keeping secrets from each other now?" I asked and raised an eyebrow"You don't get it Lexi. It's wrong. I don't know what is wrong with me""What are friends for if not to bear each other's pain. I'm here for you" She gulped down are drink and said "I'm falling in love for a man that is wrong for him. I don't want to become a bad person but I can't help my feelings towards hi

I and Jason woke up late the next  morning and even though we later slept together in the same room last night, something wasn't right this morning. There was something like an invisible wall between us and we treated ourselves like strangers.Jason opened the car door for me as usual but there was nothing like the usual smooching and teasing.I sat down like a robot and picked up my phone which I had forgotten inside the car yesternoonThere were several calls and messages on it, most of it from Cynthia. And when I went through Cynthia messages, all of them meant the same thing 'I didn't do it".I put down my phone as Jason started the car and headed to the office.Later in the day, someone walked into my office and I looked up from the file that I was going through, it was Cynthia. Her eyes were red and she didn't use her usual makeover"Lexi" she called slowly as she stood in front of my table"You can see that I'm busy"

We slept in separate rooms that night and on the next day which was a Monday, I decided not to go to work because the paparazzi were lurking around our buildingJason headed to his home office when he got back home and I sat in front of the TV to see if any new information was going to come out but none did.Later that night, I was reading through people's comments about our relationship when I came across another information. I clicked the link and saw The unknown girl's identity has been revealed: Her name is Lexi Ryan, who was one of the candidates that was interviewed for the position of Mr Stokes personal assistant about a month ago. Lexi Stokes and Lexi Ryan had fought on that day but no one knew that it was personal."Lexi Ryan!" I growled, got out of my bed and ran to the sitting room where Jason was sleeping. He sat up when he saw me coming and wondered what was going on"You said that you didn't know who the girl is! That was a lie!""Lexi, I'm alr