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131. Agony down Memory lane
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Until she met him 132. Memories
The room was like a grave yard after the call ended between Alexander and Jane Li. The phone was still sitting pretty on the center table with Alexander staring at it blankly. Since the call ended, he had been mute whilst cuddling at the equally dumbfounded Alice who had a blank look on her pretty face.“Why didn’t you do anything about what she was going through in the past? You had knowledge of it and it seems she told you immediately the abuse started. You knew what she was going through in the hands of her protector and yet for years you did nothing. You did nothing to help her, nor did the adults around them. In natural fact, you all failed her as a child. You failed her by sitting down and doing nothing when her own biological father sexual abused her for years.” Alice stated after a while. They were both seated in an awkward silence after the call. Alexander closed his eyes in agony and he threw his head back in regret. What Alice just said had been something that has hunted hi
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Alexander paused and gathered his inner strength, he needed all the strength and courage he can get. He sighed deeply and started talking. “I remember visiting the Li’s mansion just weeks after the scene George and I walked into, the atmosphere was so intense that everyone was uncomfortable at the dining table. George wasn’t in talking terms with either his mother nor father, he blamed his mother for knowing about the pain and abuse his baby sister was going through in the hands of their father but kept mute because she didn’t want to destroy her home or should I say marriage. She was too in love with Ken Li, she was blinded by love.” Alexander muttered sarcastically with a finger quote when he mentioned marriage with a funny expression.“That is sick! That is fucking sick! She doesn’t deserve to be a mother at all. I never thought this badly of a follow woman till now. Gosh I’m so so angry right now!”, Alice exclaimed in disgust making Alexander giggle darkly because he wasn’t even a
Until she met him 134. The Crash
After the emotional story telling by Alexander, the couple stayed in the balcony cuddling and listening to each others breathing. They used that time to reflecting on their own lives and how they can be great parent to their kids. Staring at the city ahead something clicked in Alice mind and she turned sharply in Alexander’s arms to face him with a bewildered expression.“What is it babe? You are looking at me strangely. What is going on in that pretty head of yours?”, Alexander asked Alice in a tough voice with his voice is still scratchy and hoarse from all that crying.“Are you so over protective of Alexia even when the guys come over, well I will say you are more protective of her when the guys are around. You even suggested the installation a hidden camera in their rooms. Are you scared of their safety when the guys are around?”, Alice questioned him in a small and uneven voice whilst turning to face him squarely. Alexander cleared his throat and turned to look at every where but
Until she met him 135. Prayers
Alexander couldn’t move his limbs after the black Benz crashed into the passenger’s seat of Alice rose pink lamborghini aventador. He was frozen in his spot with his mouth gaping as he witnessed the horrific accident. He felt his heart stop beating, his mind was shut and his pulse running wild like a beast. He tried to make sounds but his lips were seemingly just moving but no sounds was heard. His limbs felt so heavy for him to move and hands stretched out desperately to reach out to his wife but his search came out empty. He couldn’t even feel his legs, he stood completely appalled and his breathe became heavy. He could only watch as Alice screamed in horror before her car got crashed resulting in her car somersaulting. The car continuously somersaulted until it was left upside down on the drivers side. The driver of the Benz reversed his car professionally in high speed, he drove pass the aghast looking Alexander.Alexander fingers automatically balled in a hard fist when he saw th
Until she met him 136. War
Alexander’s mind was blank as he stared at Alice motionlessly on the stretcher in the ambulance. Her face was still as beautiful as ever but her eyes were shut together hiding her beautiful eyes and her face full of bruises.Whilst in the car, Jake knew they will need all the support they could get hence he took the phone and called the guys in a conference call. He called all of their friends and waited till they all picked before connecting them in a conference call. “Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring…..”“Hello Jakey”, Richard answered the call in a bored voice, he was seated casually on a movie set for his upcoming movie before the call came in. Jake didn’t bother giving him a reply. He went right ahead to call the next person on the call Saul. “Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring…..”“Hello”, Philip who was in a meeting picked up the call in a agitated voice. The bargaining of the new contracts was going wrong and he was in no mood to play. Another Jake ignored him, placed him on hold
Until she met him 137. New Dawn
They were all outside with the hospital with Alexander pacing up and down the corridor with a heavy heart. All the other guys arrived to show their support to Alexander, they sat quietly on the bench provided. They all saw his appearance but none of them commented on it, his appearance gave them a fair idea of how bad the accident was. They showed their support to him emotional, they all surrounding him in the waiting room just in front of the theater.They were currently seated but were all quiet in their own thoughts. It was late into the night and Alice had been in the theater for hours without a word from the numerous doctors and nurses that dashed in and out of the theater repeatedly. They were all staring at Alexander sadly, he hasn’t sat down nor uttered a word since they got to the hallway. All lost in their respective thoughts, Jake’s phone rang in the quiet hallway, startling all of them with the exception of Alexander because had shut himself out of the happenings around him
Until she met him 138. Takeout and Dreams
William burst out laughing despite the seriousness of the situation at hand making Jake and Richard glare heatedly at him whilst his colleagues turned to look at him strangely. “He does this all the damn time! Hahahaha he collapses every damn time he hears that Alice is pregnant. He collapsed the first time I told him Alice was pregnant with the twins and he did again this time. Come on guys! Let’s take the soon to be new father in town to my office, he will wake up soon. I think the stress and the emotional ordeal we all went through had a greater impact on him than he felt.” He explained the reason why he was laughing hysterically earlier making those glaring at him relax their facial expression, a little smile overtaking their heated glare as they helped him carry the unconscious Alexander to William’s office which was just a few steps from the theatre.The other colleagues of William wouldn’t help but be amazed by the behavioral patterns of Alexander whenever he finds out he’s goi
Until she met him 139. Little Magic
Alexander didn’t even know when he fell asleep the previous night, he was so lost in thought and he shedded tears silently whilst hearing the soft snoring of his friends. At a time in the night, he turned the see them all coiled up in William’s luxurious office whilst the owner of the office slept in his executive chair. Jake was coiled up in the one seated couch as Philip and Richard were coiled up on the carpeted floor with Richard’s mouth wide open snoring the loudest amongst all of them.“Alex? Alex? It’s morning….. you have to go see Alice before it gets hectic and busy at the unit”, William tapped him softly as he whispered into his ears.Alexander groaned softly by still continued to sleep, swiftly he turned his back away from the noise that was interrupting his sleep.William hissed softly and cussed under his breathe, he was able to get the new nurse on duty to smuggle Alexander in for a few seconds to see Alice but Alexander just found today to be the perfect day to sleep dee
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