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ALEXANDER'S POV After my driver had dropped Rubby at the hospital, I called my mother to inform her of the recent developments.I stood by the window with my phone pressed to my ear as my mother spoke."You've got nothing to fear, even if the board is already divided, I'm sure there are still good board members with with conscience. "Your father's hands are tied, or so it seems, but I trust you would do well."I exhaled deeply, rubbing the bridge of my nose, while my heart pounded violently inside my chest."Mom, faith won't count votes; Josh has been pulling strings I didn't even know existed; he's been working behind the scenes for God knows how long; I don't even know what I'm up against; I don't even know what battle I'm fighting. I wouldn't even be surprised if half the board was in his hands already,""Then focus and fight for the half that isn't in his hands. Just don't let him win.""But why am I fighting for this mother?" "That's the only thing to your name, fight for it. T
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ALEXANDER'S POV "Cheap!" I muttered to myself.Boarding a taxi to trail me?That's cowardice!I switched lanes again; it did, too. Without thinking, I did a sudden swerve and cut across two lanes, then slammed my brakes, thereby bringing my car to an abrupt stop right in front of the taxi.Other drivers yelled in frustration, and horns blared around me, but I ignored them; I needed to deal with the coward in that taxi.The taxi came to a halt, barely avoiding a collision. As expected, Adrenaline surged through my veins as I stepped out.I rushed towards the taxi with my fist folded, ready for confrontation of any kind. I kept wondering who it was? Josh? One of his men? A journalist? Or who?Finally, the driver's door creaked open, and an elderly man stepped out. He was the opposite of what I had expected. No suit, no polished shoes, nothing. It was just his frail figure in a simple coat. He looked familiar, I could swear that I had seen him a few times."Is this some sort of joke? W
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RUBBY'S POV The drive to the hospital was somewhat quiet. I sat beside Alex's driver, humming my favourite song while thinking of the best way to strike up a conversation. The driver had been quiet, which was so unusual of him."How is your sister?" I asked. It was the only way to strike up a conversation with him, though I had asked him that question a thousand times."You are really concerned," he replied, so focused on the road before him. "Yeah, I know what it means to have someone close to you that sick," I muttered a response."Mhmm," he muttered something meaningless as though my question irritated him.Moments later we got to the hospital and headed for my father's ward. Mom was still asleep; I looked at my wristwatch; it was minutes past twelve, afternoon already. I had wasted so much time at home, and Mom, I'm sure she had laid close to him all night in case he needed something."Time to go home, Mom", I whispered, tapping her gently.She stretched dreamily, dragging her f
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RUBBY'S POV "What's happening?" I repeated, staring at the two cups of ice cream in his hands."Where were you?" I asked, my voice shaking with both confusion and suspicion. "You were here before I stepped out with the nurse.""I am so confused please," he said, his eyes darting from me to Alex, then to my father, and back to me."I told you I needed some fresh air; you probably didn't hear me; you did, didn't you?" He said to the nurse who nodded in response."I heard him, thought you did too," she answered."And suddenly you are back with ice cream?" Alex asked."I figured she needed something sweet after all the stress, I....""It's okay," I cut him short. "He started convulsing the moment you stepped out, but he is fine now," I added."What! Why?" His jaw dropped. "I'm so sorry, I had no idea..." "It's okay," I interrupted him again. "He is fine now.""We need to watch Mr Cavillton closely for the next twenty-four hours. Whatever triggered this shouldn't happen again; it might t
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ALEXANDER'S POV We looked at the screen together, yet I made no move to pick it up. The week and the one before had been a hell of a ride, I couldn't afford to hear another terrible news."Pick it up," Rubby whispered, running her finger over my arms.I hesitated for a moment, then answered. "Yes?"His voice came through, gently and a little hesitant. "Alexander, it's me, I wasn't sure you would pick up.""I did, and who, please?""Mr Andrew."Rubby, who had been listening, leaned closer. "It's him.""Oh," I managed to form a word.There was a short silence before he continued. "I made steak. I don't know if it's late, but if you are not busy, maybe you could come over please.""Shit", I murmured and ran my hand through my hair, not sure of how and what to respond. He had reached out too soon; I had expected him to give me a little time."You should go," Rubby whispered."You think so?" I whispered too in response.She nodded. "Say yes, you are coming, just go and eat, talk and see h
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NOLAN'S POV"Why demote me? What have I....""Get out," he said gently, much to my annoyance. Who the hell does he think he is? An arranged boyfriend of Rubby? Anything more than that?"Bastard!" I muttered the moment I stepped out of his office I tightened my grip on the letter of demotion, crumpling it as I fought the urge to go back into his office and hurl every kind of insult I could mutter.I had anticipated something terrible from him, but for Christ's sake, why a demotion? It was quite humiliating.I exhaled deeply, running my hand through my hair. I needed a drink to cool off, or else I stood at high risk of exploding.My car looked uglier than it did on a normal day, adding to my already existing embarrassment and frustration.Slipping into the old rickety car, I sped off, making sure to drive past the speed limit. The only thing that could help drown my frustration was alcohol, plenty of it.Within minutes, I pulled into a bar just on the outskirts of the town. It was Rubby
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NOLAN'S POV "Look what we have here," I muttered as I lifted the lid of the box. Inside the box were different photographs, an SD card, and a phone, one that seemed oddly familiar.Though I couldn't remember where and when I had seen that phone, I was sure I had seen it somewhere.My breath hitched the moment I picked one of the photographs and flipped it over. In the picture, Mirabelle stood on a rooftop, and standing next to her, was Josh, looking so furious with a gun in his hand. Mirabelle was wearing the exact same dress she had on the day she died."It was him all along? What the hell?"A strange chill ran down my spine. The rumours surrounding Mirabelle's death had always been unclear to me. I didn't know her that much, but at least, I knew she was the rude, sassy and loud type, one that would never commit suicide. And if Josh was up there with her, why did the media not carry it? Why was the photo hidden away? Why did the theory not arise?"Wait!" Someone must have seen him
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NOLAN'S POV There were two documents in the folder named "That night." I opened the first one, and let out a dry laugh. It was the video of Rubby and Alexander that night in China. "You snake!" I spat. Look how excellently he had handled it, and made someone else take the fall. It wasn't Mirabelle after all, neither was it Trisha.For a split second, I felt bad for having betrayed Trisha; Josh was even the deadlier snake here; I shouldn't have started with him at all.I tapped on the other video, and it started playing.At first, it was shaky, as though the person recording had been hiding or was trying to gain balance where he or she stood.For the first fifteen to twenty seconds, it felt as though he or she was recording the sky, but when the camera became steady, I could see two figures on the rooftop. Josh and Mirabelle.I couldn't hear what they said, because of how the wind howled through the speakers, but I didn't need to hear them to understand what was going on.Josh had a
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RUBBY'S POV It seemed as though the world had stopped.At first, I didn't know who it was; they both froze, shock written on their faces and then slowly, Josh fell to the ground."Josh!" The maid screamed and rushed out. Suddenly, Alex's face changed; he was no longer staring at Josh; he was now staring at the woman as though he had seen a ghost."You, you've been here?" He asked the lady.She didn't give him any response; rather, she fell on Josh's body, screaming for help."You monster!" I screamed while hitting Alex all over his body."What have you done? I hate you so much!""Help me," the maid screamed, jolting me back to reality.I rushed to Josh, who was now bleeding profusely; the bullet had hit him in his stomach. We painstakingly dragged him to the car, while I got ready to leave."Aren't you coming with me?" I asked when the maid stepped backwards.She shook her head in response, and I drove off; I had no time to waste.The moment I pulled out of the driveway, I noticed a
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RUBBY'S POV The words rolled out of my mouth. "Yes kiss me."Slowly Josh lowered his face, but just before his lips met mine, the maid rushed in.Quickly, we disengaged, acting like nothing had happened or was about to happen.Josh gave her a questioning stare, and she blurted, "he is here and he is coming upstairs.""Who?" I asked. I suspected Alex, and of course, my suspicion was confirmed.Josh left hurriedly, and I went after him."Josh! Josh!" Alex screamed. He was still downstairs, he was still smart enough to know he had no right whatsoever to barge into someone's house."Josh! Bring your fucking self out here."Josh stood on the porch shaking his head. "If you got the balls, come down you swine."The word swine triggered Josh, and he rushed downstairs while I followed."Why are you here? Get out, or I will release the dogs on you!""Rubby," Alex's eyes darted to me."You can't trust him, baby I swear on my life it's not what you think. Let's talk please."I turned my face.
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RUBBY'S POV Josh had offered to drive me to Alex's house to return the car key. According to him, it was for safety purposes.Now as I walked back to his car, I was grateful that he had come with me.I had been such a big fool to think Alex was different. Even after confronting him a few minutes ago, he still had the guts to make out with her in his house. Absolutely no regard for me.My heart throbbed violently against my chest as though it was about to explode. My eyes, on the other hand, burned as though I hadn't slept a wink for weeks.I held my tears so tight that Josh shouldn't see me cry. But the more I tried to ignore it for the time being, the more the tears clouded my vision."Let it out," Josh whisperedAs though the words were a remote, I broke down in tears that instant. How could he? How could he toy with my heart like that? Why didn't he come out clean? Isn't he worse than Nolan? Why am I so unlucky with relationships? These questions and more caused my head to spin.
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ALEXANDER'S POV "Shit! That sly snake."I looked around for any weapon, but couldn't find any. I heaved a deep sigh and returned to my car. I had a pistol there.After I had retrieved the gun from my car, I walked in slowly, careful not to make any sound.I froze when I got to the sitting room. Annie again, unclad!Slowly I dropped my gun and ran my hand through my hair."The little drama was you?" "Yes, you haven't changed, still lousy."I gritted my teeth."Why are you here? And where are your clothes?""We didn't reach an agreement last night, so I came to see if we could rub minds." She stood up and started walking towards me."Stop right there, or I will be forced to hit you."She smiled, one that didn't reach her eyes."Why did you suddenly show up? What else do you want? What other conclusion are you talking about?""Common, drop the act already. After everything last night, you should want me now; at least Mirabelle isn't a barrier any more.""Respect the dead, and get out!
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ALEXANDER'S POV His hands suddenly started shaking. "Hey calm down. You don't need to be afraid. Let me know who it is; I will fly Maggie out, and we can tackle the rest from here, can't we?"He shook his head in response, and I let out a frustrated groan."Is he watching you now? Can he hear you as we speak? Does he have eyes here in the prison?"He stayed emotionless this time, without blinking even."I've got less than forty seconds; talk to me. You want somewhere private?" In response, he blinked his eyes. My eyes darted to the prison warden by the left. "Ok, him?"He blinked in response again."Mr Wolfe, your time is up." I didn't resist; I stood up gently and reached for his hand."I will come back okay."I watched the warden escort him back to his cell."Shit!" I adjusted my tie and headed for the chief's office. He better be calling me for a tangible reason."Alex, been a minute," he stretched his hand for a handshake, which I reluctantly collected."Please sit.""He is y
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ALEXANDER'S POV My legs trembled. No, not just my leg, my whole body. What had I done? How had I been so careless? How had she found out! "Oh fuck!" I ran my hand through my hair.At first, I thought, do I run after her?No, what do I say? After I had lied."No!" I slammed my hand on the wall, over and over and over again."Nooo!"I quickly composed myself before entering the hospital, careful to avoid Rubby's parent seeing me.I quietly knocked on the doctor's door but got no response.Just when I turned to leave, he walked in."Hey, Mr Alexander, I was asking about you earlier. What happened."I swallowed hard. "Good morning, doctor. I had quite a rough day yesterday; I'm so sorry.""Come in, please sit."I didn't have time to sit, but I couldn't allow the doctor to see how terrified I was."Rubby briefed me just now, what really happened? What division was he taken to?""Four. Someone sent him. He kept on apologising, and willingly surrendered to the police."I kissed my teeth. "
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RUBBY'S POV I dropped the call immediately, but he called back almost immediately."Good riddance!" I muttered."What's going on Rubby?" Mom asked, and gently dragged me outside."Mom! You're hurting me.""That's good," mom said, and pinched me."Oouch! Mom!""What's going on with you and Alex? Why did you inform him like that?"I scoffed. "Is that why you dragged me out? Have you forgotten that Dad shouldn't be left alone?" "He isn't, the doctor and police are there, and.....""Mrs Cavillton?" The doctor called from inside.I shrugged my shoulders. "You see, go stay with your husband."She made to go, but came back and dragged me alongside her. "Mom, you are embarrassing me.""We will watch him for a few more days, after which he will be discharged. For now, still, keep a close eye on him."I nodded in response, while mom muttered a half hearted thank you, she was just interested in spanking my ass and dragging me by my ears.As soon as they were out of earshot, Mom made me sit dow
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RUBBY'S POV Daddy, how are you doing?" My heart felt as though it was floating and sinking inside water at the same time, I just didn't know how to feel."Sweetheart," his voice was weak, though steady."I just wanted to be sure you are okay, it's past your visiting time."Tears burned my eyes. "I'm fine dad, it's just a hangover. How are you feeling?""I'm strong darling," he said with a chuckle. "Really strong.""Thank goodness," A wave of relief washed over me, I had never been so grateful my entire life."Rubby," Mom's rough voice rang out. Here she goes again."The stuff?" I knew what she meant, and I couldn't afford to talk about it in Josh's presence.It was about Alex's driver."Yes, Mom, sure." With that, she hung up."I will drive you to the hospital if you want," Josh offered."No, you've done a lot already; I would prefer you drive me home. I need a change of clothes, for my mom too. After which I would prepare lunch, so don't worry, I can sort it out.""If you insist,"
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RUBBY'S POV I woke up to a throbbing headache, my mouth felt dry and my body ached as though I had been hit by a truck.Groaning, I shifted under the thick yet unfamiliar duvet."What? Where am I?" I muttered.My head kept banging; it even had to involve my eyes; for some minutes, I shut my eyes, allowing the pain to subside before I spoke again.Panic surged through me when I opened my eyes and still noticed that I was in an unfamiliar building. The ceiling had no Rapunzel drawing on it, and the open balcony leading to the breathtaking view of the city wasn't mine, either.I struggled to sit up, but the heavy pounding in my head and eyes forced me to lean back against the pillow."You are finally awake," My eyes moved to the doorway where Josh stood, in his hand was a cup of steaming hot coffee.He had no shirt on, and his hair was a complete mess. To crown it all, a smug smile played on his lips."Good morning.""What am I doing here?" I shot "You don't remember anything do you?"
