The minute they got into their car, Clarissa countanance changed. The fact that Alex always had a thing against her father always bothered her. None of them was telling her anything and even Alex was acting more creepy than usual.“Are you okay?” Alex asked when he noticed the sour expression on her face, “you look upset”“I am okay” she immediately answered while looking out of the window. Like she said, Clarissa was trying to avoid anything that will cause a fight between her and Alex but it was too hard when we had a lot to ask him.“You sure don’t look okay babe, you can talk to me”“Really?” Clarrisa finally turned her attention to him, “can I really ask?”“Of course” his forehead creased into a frown, “why are you so upset?”“What was that about in the airport?” She hesitated for a while, “I don’t want it to look like I am always nagging and all that but I want to know if you really have something against my dad. You keep saying things like what you have with my dad is unimagina
The moment Clarrisa sauntered into the house, she was surprised to see her mum already at home and having her favorite afternoon tea while watching the stocks. It has been a few days since she left and Clarissa couldn’t lie, she missed her mum.“Hey mum” she perched on the space beside her and landed in her embrace.“Hey baby” Gwen enveloped her in a bear hug, “I have missed you baby”“You even tell me you are coming back today, I would have made some arrangements”Her mum chuckled a little, “so much for not being in the city, I just got back and I didn't even tell anyone. Not even your dad”“That’s…..” the words hung in her throat when her phone began to ring and seeing it was her brother, she immediately answered the call.“Hello”“We have a problem” Dylan’s voice filtered into her ears.“What happened?”“Dad said your flight arrived a while ago, if you are not too busy you can come to the office”Clarrisa sighed, she didn’t know if it was a good idea. She had promised Alex to stay
The door pushed open and Bruno sauntered into the room looking dashing in his white suit and well parked hair that was slicked back and a few documents gracing his hand while his mobile was in the other hand.Alex who was busy on his laptop looked up and his lips curled into a little smile.“You must hate me for doing this to you, Bruno” he spoke up and Bruno’s lips stretched into a thin line.“I can’t complain boss, the paycheck is massive and I love to look good” he lowered himself on the chair before dropping the documents in front of him,“Mr Andre will be here in a few minutes, the traffic is bad”“Very well then, let’s begin without him”After talking, Alex picked up a document and threw it open while Bruno did same. It was two days to his wedding and a lot was going on, he had a lot of work to finish before he could fully focus on his upcoming wedding.“Did you talk to the accountant?”“Yes boss” Bruno immediately replied, “the money has been deposited and the bank has confirme
“What?” Clarrisa could not believe her ears, “what did you just say?”“Mr Andre works for me, is that a bad thing?” Alex asked again, he knew the game he was trying to play exactly and Clarrisa was reacting the way he wanted her too.Risa scoffed, this had to be the joke of the century,“You are the famous boss behind Andre and the one who bought the shares?”“It was all me”“But why?” She suddenly yelled, “why do you keep doing creepy things Alex?” She was truly stunned. Not in her life did she ever think Alex would do something like this, she held him in a very high esteem and now….“He is a business man after all” Bianca chipped in from where she was seated and Clarrisa spared her an evil glance before fixating her attention back on Alex who had the most careless look on his face.“Can you say something and not have that smug look on your face?” Risa half yelled, “what exactly is going on here?“What does it look like, Risa? I am a businessman and I only do business that benefits m
After leaving her father, Clarissa made her way to her mother’s room and was not suprised to see her checking out her wedding dress alongside her brother who had the happiest look on his face.“You are here already”Dylan called out to her, “we were waiting for you, your dress arrived”“Can I speak to you alone?” Clarissa asked her brother before turning to her mum, “it’s just for a few minutes mum”“Of course” she replied, “I will just put the finishing touches to this”“Okay”After that, she grabbed his hand and led him out of the room until they were both on the porch.As soon as they were both on the porch, the look on her face changed and tears welled up in her eyes.“Hey” Dylan held onto her hand gently. “What happened?”“I don’t know what to say, Dylan” her voice was quivering, “I am getting married in a few days and I don’t know if I am making the right decision, with every passing day, I feel like I am making a wrong decision”“Why?” His voice was laced with a lot of concern
Her phone beeped with a message and Clarrisa picked it up and it was a message from Alex asking her out to dinner.Rolling her eyes, she flung the phone on the bed and continued looking at the documents she was reading. Alex made her so pissed this time around and just a mere dinner was not going to suffice.Her phone continued to beep and she had no option than to answer the call and press the phone against her ear.“Hello”“Are you ignoring my calls?” Alexander’s flirty voice filtered through her ear.“Why did you call Alex?” Clarrisa asked, “I am very busy”“You sound mad”“Did you call me to tell me that?” She rolled her eyes to the back of her head, “I am not in the mood for your sweet talks…” her voice trailed off when her door creaked open and a familiar figure entered, having an expressionless smile on his face.“You actually don’t want to see me?” Alex asked from the door as he removed the phone from his ear.Clarrisa was stunned, she actually didn’t expect Alex to show up at
Aiden was already on his porch when Alex’s car drove into the driveway and in no time, he was already seated with Aiden who had a glass of whisky ready for him.“You came so fast”“You actually saved me from the clutches of Clarrisa. I was already losing my mind actually being there”“You know” Aiden gulped a mouthful of whiskey, “for a man who is hell bent on revenge, I wonder how you manage to pull this pretense off. Like how do you pretend around Clarrisa and her family? You are a bad man”His outburst made Alex to chuckle lightly, if only Aiden knew what and what he had planned to do with Gerald and his family.“Well, that’s by the way” he got serious, “what way did you come up with?”“Yes” Aiden leaned forward, “rather than going into Gerald’s house during the wedding when most of his security guards will be patrolling the place. I suggest you have your reception in his compound. That will make everyone less attentive to the fact that someone is trying to break into the house and
With a huge smile on her face, Clarissa turned in front of the mirror for the umpteenth time. The white gown looked so marvelous on her body, even her mum could not hold back her tears.“You look so beautiful, my dear” Mrs Gwendolyn couldn’t help but say, “I didn’t know I was going to see you get married, risa”“This is the happiest day of my life mum, “you don’t have to cry, okay?”The old woman gently pulled Clarrisa into her arms,“I am so proud of you, my love”The door gently pushed open and Dylan entered looking handsome and alluring In his black tailored suit. The moment his eyes met his sister’s, his jaw dropped.“Who the hell is this?” He lips curled into a smile, “you look so good risa”“Are you sure?” she was suddenly feeling nervous.“You are the most beautiful woman on earth today sis” Dylan added with a smile as her lips curled into a smile.“I am actually very nervous,” Clarissa muttered under her breath as she turned to the mirror again, a smile still lingering on her