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Till Divorce Do Us Part Irresistible Sin
IVYThis was the second time I was getting a call from Oscar after the visit he paid to me unexpectedly when I had spoken with the girl I set up with Mark.As I waited for him at the hotel room that he said he paid for us to meet, I wondered if I was doing the right thing or not. In truth, I only accepted to meet with Oscar because he was gradually becoming a pest. Fine, after the time we spent together out of Paris, I had thought that he would stay away like he did when I got together with Mark before the accident. The last thing I needed right now was a clingy ex-lover, especially as things seemed to be working our way.Thankfully, Oscar was smart enough to pick a very cheap and private hotel. Usually, I would have been disgusted by the fact that he was choosing a cheap hotel, but then again, Oscar was just being as careful and smart as I would be.No blogger would think to go anywhere close to a cheap hotel, because they knew that rich, powerful, and influential people would never
Dernière mise à jour : 2025-04-04Till Divorce Do Us Part Game Of Mischief
ALEXA“Everything is set for your party,” Noelle said, much to my relief.She had selflessly and willingly taken on the job of my personal assistant, making sure that everything was falling into place easily.“Why do I sense that there is a but in that statement?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.I could literally read Noelle’s facial expression even though her lips were not saying the words.“Your dress for the launch,” Noelle answered. “You are fashion enthusiast for men, not women,” Noelle reminded me.“I know that, but what are you trying to say?” I asked.“I am trying to say that you are in no way going to pick out your own outfit for this event,” Noelle said.“But why not?” I asked, confused. “The men who would be coming will be the center of attraction, not me. So who cares if I wear a pair of jean trousers and cotton sweater?” Noelle shook her head at me in disappointment, and I really resisted the urge to laugh at how frustrated and exasperated she was just dealing with me.“Lis
Dernière mise à jour : 2025-04-04Till Divorce Do Us Part Officially Over
IVY“Are you leaving so soon?” Oscar asked, lying lazily and stark naked on the rumpled bed.The entire room smelled of our wild and passionate lovemaking; I could feel it, smell it, and even taste it, and I wondered if someone else would also see it or feel in from me.I knew that I should have taken a shower, but the cheap hotel did not sit well with me. I did not want to use anything that would react on my skin and scar me before the day of the party; Mark would not be happy, so I would rather risk it and get back home to take a quick shower and get myself out of the smell of sex.“What do you think this is?” I asked harshly. “A girl like me shouldn’t even be in a place like this,” I added disdainfully.I tried to imagine quickly what the blogs and headlines would think if they ever caught me in a place like this, and I almost felt horrified. They would roast me alive, and everything would be destroyed in the blink of any eye.I could not afford that.“But that wasn’t what you were
Dernière mise à jour : 2025-04-05Till Divorce Do Us Part The Only Way Out
MARK I was working in my study when I heard a subtle knock on the door. I groaned in annoyance, because I really did not like anyone to be interrupting me while I worked.This was another occasion where I missed having Alexa around. When she still lived here, she knew that I hated to be disturbed when working, even though I never mentioned it outright to her, so she often ensured that no one came close to my study. Instead, she mostly handled everything until I was done and out. It wasn’t just this part; the food, routine, coffee, which she knew just how to prepare it according to the way I liked it, and of course, picking out my outfit without being asked. Then, I usually felt like she was overplaying her part, especially for a woman whom I woke up from coma only to discover that she had become my wife.“How the hell did it happen?” I had asked when I was left with just Ivy and her mother before I was moved out of the hospital. “You should have been my wife and not her, so what hap
Dernière mise à jour : 2025-04-05Till Divorce Do Us Part Time To Boost
ALEXAIt was two days to my launch party and as the day drew closer, my heart began to palpitate. I was a nervous wreck even though I tried to act brave and strong.What if this didn’t work? What if my ability to style men was just a tiny talent that should stay in the room and not out there in the open? What if it turned out being a horrible disaster and I became a laughingstock at the end of the day? Thankfully, Noelle was out visiting her family for lunch, awarding me enough time to actually stay alone and sit with my thoughts.Since my divorce from Mark and the beginning of this brand launch planning and everything, I hadn’t had time to myself, and I felt like I was drowning away. Noelle had been constantly present and also a huge part of my success so far, but I really needed this moment.This would be the only time I would have alone before the party, and I intended to make good use of it.After dwelling in my thoughts, worries, and anxiety, I decided to talk myself out of it a
Dernière mise à jour : 2025-04-07Till Divorce Do Us Part An Unusual Invitation
IVY“Are you insane?! You chose Alexa over me?!” I almost exploded.In fact, I exploded. I took a glance at my mother and she had the look of shock and anger in her facial expression. “I am so sorry, Ivy,” Eva said over the phone.“Damn it, Eva!” I barked at her. “First of all, who the heck is Alexa for you to choose her over me? I have been using your services for years now and you do know who my man, right?” I queried her.“In business, Miss Eva, it is not just about who has been patronizing for long or the kind of man you are with at the moment. Business is competition and profit, Ivy,” Eva said, sounding like a fucking greedy bitch.If she was standing right in front of me, I would have slapped her right across the face for talking to me in such a manner after everything, and worse, for my sworn enemy, Alexa. Well, maybe she knew that I could possibly be violent when enraged and so she had decided to give me this wretched information through the phone.“Really?” I asked, getting
Dernière mise à jour : 2025-04-07Till Divorce Do Us Part Marry Me
IVYAs I drove down to Mark’s house, the thought of the shared invitation card lingered in my mind. How could I have been so foolish as to have left it there? Fine, I didn’t exactly leave it there, but if I wasn’t in a haste to get far away from Oscar, I would have actually taken my time with picking up the contents of my bag that had fallen.“How could you let this happen?” I berated myself.In the box Alexa sent to people she wanted to attend her launch party, she included an extra invitation, because she knew that the men might want to either come with their wives or mistresses. “Why the heck did she even invite Mark?” I asked myself angrily.Alexa was nothing but an opportunist. She had always been a sneaky girl, and the only person who knew her exactly for who she was were myself and my mum. First of all, she swindled her way into Mark’s life, knowing that we were engaged to be married. After I was able to get her to leave Mark, she goes ahead with a bloody launch party.“Men’s
Dernière mise à jour : 2025-04-07Till Divorce Do Us Part The Reserved Sister
ALEXAThe day for my fashion brand launch party was finally here!I could hardly stay still as Eva did the final fittings on the most beautiful dress I had ever seen, and even better, I was wearing it. Indeed, I argued with Noelle about being the best dressed female even though it was my own show, but now, I could see that she was right.Noelle was always right about everything.Goodness, with how beautiful I looked just staring at the mirror, and Eva wasn’t even done yet, I wanted to hug and kiss Noelle for being my stone of support, and for not letting my own thoughts get the better part of me.“Please, try and stay still,” Eva said gently and professionally.One thing I noticed about her was how much she had been in her best effort to impress me, and I wondered if it was naturally her work ethic, or she was just doing this because of my perceived new status.“How did Ivy take it when you told her that you couldn’t make her dress?” I had to ask.When Eva had told Noelle and I that s
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Till Divorce Do Us Part Slip Of The Tongue
MARKI woke up feeling a slight headache and when I looked around and found myself in a familiar hospital ward, I was not entirely shocked or confused.Just dreadful.Being here reminded me of when I was here years ago, and I did not feel good about it. Instantly, I wanted to leave. There weren’t many things fixed to my body, which meant that I wasn’t in serious condition, and that would mean that I could leave.The door opened and Doctor Jones came in just then.“I see that someone is awake,” Doctor Jones said lightly as he walked over to my bed.“I feel good,” I said quickly, because knowing how Doctor Jones could be, he might begin to insist upon keeping me here for some more days.He smiled, knowing exactly what game I was playing at and what I was trying to avoid. “You are not the one to say if you are fine or not,” Doctor Jones said.I scoffed. “You might be a doctor, but you certainly cannot know my body more than I do,” I retorted. “If you have any plans of keeping me here lo
Till Divorce Do Us Part Yes, I Will
ALEXA“I cannot believe that you agreed to do this, Alexa!” Noelle had said loudly.It had been the first time that she had agreed to come visit me at the hospital after I told her that I was staying with Mark just to ensure that he was doing okay.And for family obligations, of course.I had chipped that in to make her react less than I expected, but it hadn’t worked. Noelle had been livid and disappointed, and she hadn’t spoken to me for a month. It had been the first time that Noelle and I had stayed apart for that long, but not even her anger could prevent me from staying by Mark.He was in coma, but it felt like he was alive to me.Doctor Jones still hadn’t seen any positive changes in him aside from the fact that he was breathing fine, but I had stayed hopeful. Every single day, without fail, I talked with Mark and read him a book and told him about what was happening in the news.Blogs. Scandals. Gossips.To me, Mark Ronaldo was alive, and I hadn’t let anyone or his reports for
Till Divorce Do Us Part Willing Nursemaid
ALEXAI couldn’t have said no to my dad’s request even if I had wanted to. There was no way I could have said no.Mark needed me even though he didn’t know it, and it had been an opportunity for me to actually be close to the man I loved for the very first time. I had always seen him from afar off, even when he came to the house to either pick up Ivy or have a discussion with my dad.“I am hoping that this will not take too long,” Mr. Silver had said as I prepared to go to the hospital to take care of Mark an hour after he told me. “Hopefully, he would be back on his feet. Leaving him alone would spark dirty rumors, and it is not good for us. You will have to step in and look after Mark since Ivy has abandoned her duty, but I promise you, Alexa, that you will get rewarded for this,” Mr. Silver had said.I was almost tempted to tell my dad that I did not need to be rewarded or compensated for taking care of Mark Ronaldo at a time when he needed it most. I loved Mark Ronaldo, and I wou
Till Divorce Do Us Part Fallen Responsibility
ALEXAI remember pacing around, worried sick at the hallway while waiting for my dad to give me answers.He had only informed me about Mark’s accident without giving me details of his condition, so I had been deeply worried. Even though he was dating Ivy and already engaged to her, I was still in love with him. It was crazy, I knew, but I could not kill my feelings for him no matter how much I tried.So the thought of Mark Ronaldo being dead crumbled my heart already, and as I paced about, waiting impatiently for my dad to come out of his bedroom, I prayed fervently in my heart that he would not be dead.“How could you be so insensitive, Clara?!” It had been my dad’s scolding voice coming from his bedroom. His room door was ajar, so it gave me the liberty to eavesdrop. I had tried to peep in, but from the angle that they stood, I could not see them, so I merely listened. I hadn’t even known that Clara had gone into his bedroom.“How am I being insensitive?” Clara had asked angrily.“
Till Divorce Do Us Part Daddy's Girl
ALEXA“Alexa, you need to slow down or you will pass out yourself,” Noelle said as I paced around the hallway on Mark’s private ward.I couldn’t slow down, as Noelle was asking me to, because there was so much at stake.“How can you expect me to be calm, Noelle?” I asked, almost barking at her and transferring my aggression to her. “He is not dead, Alexa, and we brought him here discreetly. All we have to do is hold on for a few more minutes to hear the doctor’s report, that’s all, but with the way you are going, you will destroy the floor in no time,” Noelle cautioned.“You have no idea what is at stake, that’s why,” I said, looking at Noelle who was sitting unbothered for a brief moment. I knew she did not like Mark at all, so maybe she shouldn’t have come with me when Mark passed out right in front of all of us without warning, because she looked so relaxed and unbothered, and it infuriated me. “If anything happens to Mark Ronaldo, I am doomed,” I told Noelle.“Stop sounding lik
Till Divorce Do Us Part Unexpected Reception
MARKI hadn’t expected to meet Alexa the mood with which I met her, considering how our last meeting had ended, and more so, with Noelle, her best friend and the one person I knew could not stand the sight of me. The first time I had met Alexa was at Mr. Silver’s birthday party, fully organized by Alexa whom I wasn’t even talking to at that time. Ivy and I had recently gotten engaged, so aside from the relationship I had with Mr. Silver, it only seemed right that I attended.I hadn’t even paid much to Alexa, because frankly, all I had wanted to do was get married to Ivy and have a good life. Her stepsister was not really a concern to me, especially as Ivy had been so bitter against her the one and only time that she had spoken about her.“Oh gosh, I can’t stand her either; always doing the most,” Ivy had hissed and rolled her eyes in disgust.I had thought that she was referring to her stepsister again, but when I looked, it had been someone else who was at the other corner of the li
Till Divorce Do Us Part Threat To Success
ALEXAI had been devastated since I read the news. I could not believe that this could be happening after I had helped Mark to get what he wanted.I sat in my desk and tried to fight the impending tears.“It is just one customer, Alexa; do not beat yourself up about it. You still have other customers who wouldn’t be moved by what they read in the news,” I told myself, but the encouragement was not working.I was feeling so sad and dejected, and unsure of what to do. Should I call the client who pulled out personally to explain things or what should I do? I couldn’t even begin to decipher how I would be able to manage the situation. Being a woman who knew exactly how the business world worked from my years of working with my dad, I should have known that scandals are not palatable for businesses, especially ones like mine which was just starting out.My phone rang, and I thought it was Noelle, so I picked up instantly without checking who the caller was.“Thank goodness you called,” I
Till Divorce Do Us Part A Shameless Act
ALEXAThe day was already filled with a lot of work as I went through new designs and arranged my fashion catalogue. I already had a personal assistant who took care of taking bookings from my clients, so I did not need to worry about my schedule. I had a client coming in at mid noon, so while I arranged my wardrobe, I patiently waited for him.Noelle called at almost twelve; she had been at her parent’s all day. Since our argument the other day, she had simply gone over to her parent’s, because the tension had been too high. I appreciated the space, but I also felt horrible. The only thing that had kept my mind off it was work, but seeing her call now almost devastated me all over again.“Noelle,” I said into the phone. “I want to apologize for…” I started but Noelle interrupted me.“Don’t be silly, Alexa, there is no reason for you to be apologizing!” Noelle said. She sounded happy and bright, and I wondered what had changed. “Really?” I asked.“Of course,” Noelle said. “I shouldn
Till Divorce Do Us Part No Better Client
MARKI had an agreement with Alexa, which she stuck to, and it would only be right to do the same for her, but deep down, I knew that I wanted to stick to the agreement because I wanted to get close to her. If I did something that mattered deeply to Alexa by getting her one of the topmost clients in the city, she might feel indebted to me.So as I sat in my office, I began to make a list of wealthy and powerful men who owed me one or two favors, just for Alexa. However, Mr. Devon’s presence interrupted me.“Are we supposed to be meeting right now?” I asked him. He seemed somewhat taking aback by my question, especially with how it came out. “I just wanted to know, because I am surprised that you are here at my office,” I explained.In truth, I did not like the fact that I had been interrupted, especially at a time like this, so I wanted to know if it was important. My explanation made Mr. Devon at ease as he took his seat.“I have been thinking about our last conversation,” Mr. Devon
