"What deal did you make with Cynthia that's taking most of your time?" Alex repeated his question after getting no reply. He looked at the trio observantly for a few seconds and it suddenly clicked. He was the only one in the dark about this so-called deal."What are you guys hiding from me?" Alex rephrases the question after reading their body language. He could tell from their awkward glances towards one another that they had an answer to his question but none of them was willing to speak up."I-It's nothing serious. I… um– I made a deal with her a few weeks ago and I have been diligently working on it, that's why I barely have anyone's time." Sophia stuttered the only thing she could come up with in the space of a few minutes.Alex didn't need to read her countenance to know that all she just spat out were all lies from the pit of hell. Why are they hiding this particular deal from him? He asked himself. The only explanation he could come up with in his head now is that the deal is

Cynthia followed Sophia to her room to get one of her spare swimsuits since she didn't come with any. If she knew that their fun activity would require them getting wet, she would have made proper preparations for it. When they got to Sophia's room, Sophia stepped into her walk-in closet and started bringing out all the swimsuits she bought for a day like this."I'm very grateful for the way you handled that situation downstairs. For a moment I panicked that you were going to rat us out. Gosh, my tongue was literally stuck in my throat." Sophia said after she walked out of her closet with four different gorgeous swimsuits. The colors were red, white, blue, and black. She laid them out on the bed signaling Cynthia to make her choice."You were not the only one who was scared. I just had to come up with something tangible– something that Mr. Alex would believe. You know how he behaves like a lie detector machine. He can literally smell a lie from a distance. I had to buy his trust first

After picking up at random the numbers folded on the piece of papers, it happened that Jayden and Cynthia were going first. Sophia kept cheering for Cynthia."You got this baby girl. You are definitely going to win this. Go and make me proud." Sophia yelled at the top of her voice to Cynthia's retreating figure. She was already making her way to the starting point at the foot of the swimming pool."Thank you, sweetheart. I will surely make you proud. I promise not to disappoint you." Cynthia yelled back.Jayden was also on his way to the starting point. He had already made up his mind to be a servant for the week because the determination he saw in Cynthia's eyes intimidated him. At this point, he wasn't even sure of himself anymore."Hi, Jayden. Get ready to lose. I'm definitely going to beat you hands down on this game." Cynthia said. They were already standing side by side waiting for the whistle to be blown. In that short moment, Cynthia took off the scarf around her waist. Jayde

They all drove in Alex's car. About 10 minutes later, they got to the Golden Spade Restaurant. They ordered their food and started eating. They were just chilling and enjoying the weekend. Just then, another figure walked into the group."Yeah!" The new person snapped his fingers, "I could have sworn that it was you. I can recognize you even in the crowd. Nice to see you here, Sophia." Sophia swiftly turned her head to see that the new visitor was Kelvin Grammer, her makeshift boyfriend or rightly put, her hired boyfriend. "Hi, Kelvin. What are you doing here?... Gosh, sorry for that question, just ignore it please– it's a public restaurant you have all the right to be here." Sophia said. She was nervous and she didn't even know why.Meanwhile, the other trio in the persons of Alex, Jayden, and Cynthia sat quietly and observed the scene playing out in front of them. Alex scrunched his face as if Kelvin was stepping on his toes.Alex cleared his throat getting the attention he wanted

Alex got home looking all disheveled. He was breathing erratically from everything that went down in the restaurant. He was still a little bit shocked by how Jayden freaking Bartels blocked him from talking to Sophia. And the icing on the cake was when Sophia hastily got into the car like she didn't want him near her, that part was what got to him the most.Alex made sure to avoid the staff quarters because he knew that the mere sight of the Kingston family would get him more riled up. He made his way to the main house in the whole estate cos he knew that the only person who could help alleviate his sore mood now was his father, Mr. Christopher Columbus.He entered the house to discover that his father wasn't in, but a servant told him where to locate his father– the golf course. Alex got to the golf course to see that his father was already done with his activities and was now resting under a shade. Alex was happy that he was done playing cos he really needed someone to talk to."Hi