Brenda sauntered into the office and met Alex who was busy with the documents he was reading. Lately Jayden was becoming more and more like Alex and it was something she was proud of. Her hard work was not going to go unnoticed.Alex didn’t even notice her enter, it was not until she cleared her throat and took a seat in front of him.“You are here?” Alex finally dropped his pen and focused his attention on her, “i didn’t know you were coming”Bianca leaned forward, “I see you are working hard to get everything in order, your PR department just released the official statement a while ago. Clarrisa is really causing more harm than good”“That’s not a big deal, I can deal with it and perhaps I was the one who brought the public’s mind back to it, I know what I am doing” The lady in front of him nodded, “you are way more sly than I thought”“The world didn’t teach me any less”He sounded so sad and Bianca could feel it, the pain of losing his family members was still fresh in his mind a
Clarrisa sauntered into the company and frantically entered her office, wbryoems was looking at her but she was past caring about that.“Ma’am” her assistant was standing by her laptop and she had a worried look on her face.“Who is the person?” Clarrisa asked immediately, “who is that bastard?” She was finding it hard to contain her anger. The thing was, she was not going to let the person go no matter what.“The IP address actually came from a cafe downtown and when I asked the owner he said he had given it to a lady who badly needed it.“Did you get to know who the lady was?” Clarrisa asked in an irritated tone, her blood was boiling and it was boiling hot.Her assistant fidgeted for a while, she didn’t know if she should tell her the truth or not.“Say something” the angry lady in front of her bellowed, “this has caused me more harm than it should and I will not have you stand there and keep mum”“Bianca ma’am” she finally dropped the bombshell, “it’s bianca”For a moment, Clarris
Clarrisa disengaged from his embrace while having an expressionless look on her face, was he actually taunting her at this point?“Really?” Her eyes rolled as she talked, “your best friend gets all the nice compliments and I get nothing? What has that girl got on you Alex?” This time she folded her hands across her chest, “why do you cherish her so much?”“I don’t cherish her more than I do you Clarrisa and you know that”“Oh please Alex” she rolled her eyes again, “I saw you hugging her when you were supposed to come with me”“Let’s just leave or if the reporters come here, I won’t be able to stop them”The smile on her face intensified and she felt like laughing her eyeballs out. Who was he kidding? Did he think that she was a fool?“You have to be on my side Alex” she said while tugging at his shirt, “I am the one whom you are about to get married to and not that bitch. This will be the last time I will not tolerate you when you take her side and not mine Alex”“As you wish my lad
“What?” Clarissa couldn’t believe her eyes, “you got me a Diamond ring?”Alex shrugged, “technically, you have been wearing the one I got your for a while now and it’s kind of old so I wanted to suprise you”Her lips curled into a smile and she pounced into his embrace, “thank you so much baby, I don’t even know what to say”“Don’t say anything baby” he whispered over her hair while an evil smirk was tugging at the edge of his lips, his manipulative skills were top notch.after a few minutes, Clarrisa disengaged from him and he could see a worried look on her face, it seemed like something was bothering her.“Are you okay, princess? What happened?”The lady sighed and walked over to one of the sofas in the room before perching on it.“The man who bought the shares came for the meeting today”Now this piqued Alex’s interest and he went to sit beside her, “and what happened?”“Can you imagine?” She blurted, “he has thirty percent of the shares to his name”“What?” Alex beamed with pret
After Alex dropped the call, the smirk on his lips intensified as he made his way towards his car, things were getting much more interesting than he thought.Before he could get to his car, a sea of reporters hovered around him and he had no option than to stand and listen to their nonsense.Be it Jayden or Alex, none of them ever interested in the public eye. They were both social nerds but at this point, being a socially active butterfly was something on Alex’s plate that he had to eat and he was doing well in eating it.“Excuse us sir” the reporters were all struggling to be heard, “why have you come all the way to your fiancés work place at noon?” One of them asked.“Is another conspiracy brewing?” Another questioned.“Tell us sir, you are treating this matter so lightly. The public may be forced to believe that you were in Cohorts with your fiancé even before this day”Alex was quiet for a while and he listened to all their rambles and from the look of things, he looked quite tir
The moment Alex got to the door, he continued to knock frantically but no one was coming to open the door and neither was Bianca answering her phone. His heart was already beating fast against his rib cage as he continued to knock. Why the hell was she not opening the door?“We should break the door sir” his driver suggested and Alex nodded, in no time he was in her apartment and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the trail of blood on the ground and a frail figure lying near the dining table in the pool of her own blood.“Bianca” Alex ran to her, “Bianca” he was shaking her vigorously but she was already unconscious. His whole life came to a standstill when he held the limp Bianca in his arms“Call the ambulance, harry”“Yes boss”He continued to shake and talk to her but the lady in his arms was not having any signs of waking up and Alex felt like his whole world came to a halt.He knew Gerald was going to make a move on her but he didn’t think it would be this soon and that was
The moment Clarissa got into her car, the tears she was struggling to contain burst out of her eyes. The fact that Alex would suspect her of being the person that attacked Bianca made her feel so sad.Yes she said she was going to pay her back for what she did but it was not like she wanted her dead.A lot was going on in her mind when the screen of her phone lit up and she saw it was her mum calling.Sighing for what seemed like the umpteenth time, Clarrisa connected the phone to her car speaker and pressed the receive button.“Mum” “What happened, baby?” Gwen asked from the other end, “why did you leave the house in such a hurry and you were not picking your calls, what happened? You got me all worried”Clarrisa sighed, she didn’t want to tell her mum that she just had an argument with Alex but the fact that she left the house meant something had happened right?“Clarissa?” Her mother called again and she jolted to reality.“Mum, Alex is in the hospital”“Why?what happened?”“No” s
“What do you mean?” She had to ask, “you want to go on a date when Bianca is literally still in the hospital? I mean you don’t want…..”Her voice trailed off when Alex placed his index finger on her lips.“Shhhh” his lips stretched into a smile, “you are talking way to much baby”“But…” He interrupted her again, “don’t you want to spend some time with me? Would you rather I go to Bianca than spend some time with the woman of my dreams?”The way the insides of his stomach churned when he made that statement made him almost want to throw up.“You have natural lover lines Alex, it makes me wonder how well you have been hiding it”“So will you go on a date with me, Mrs Clarissa chase?”Her breath hitched, did he just call her chase? Was he kidding with her right now because her insides were about to burst with happiness.“Did you just call me Mrs chase?”Alex drew her closer and playfully pinched the tip of of her nose.“Aren’t you Mrs chase?”“Stop it” Clarrisa was blushing so hard, “yo
Clarrisa’s eyes opened wide in surprise, she thought Alex and here he was, she didn’t even know what to say or do. The emotions were overwhelming for her and she just kept smiling, it was the only thing she could do at the moment.“I will give you two love birds some alone time” after talking, Esperanza kissed Risa gently on her head and patted Alexander’s back before walking out of the room leaving the two of them.“You thought I had left?” Alex asked when he set cake on the bedside table.“I woke up and didn’t see you” she shrugged, “that was the first thing that came to my mind, I don’t……..” her voice trailed off when he pulled her closer and snaked his hand around her waist.“I am sorry I left last night, okay? I just had something to take care of and it couldn’t wait but for the whole weekend I am yours okay?”“For real?” Her expression was priceless, “like are you being serious?”“Of course baby, you should get dressed okay?”“Why?” Her forehead creased into a slight frown, “are
It was already past midnight when Alex sauntered into the house, Clarrisa was still awake and the moment she heard the door open, she immediately sat up.“You are still awake?” Alex asked while removing his shirt, “it is so late and you haven’t gone to bed”“Where did you go, Alex?” Clarrisa purposely ignored his question, “tonight is supposed to be our wedding night but you left me, why? What exactly was so important that you had to leave just a few hours after our wedding?”“I told you it was something important” he hissed, “don’t you get it?” Alex was struggling to contain his anger, he didn’t want to make it look like she was irritating but her questions were annoying.Clarrisa dragged her body out of bed and made her way to where he was standing and encircled his waist.“I know you have a lot of business going on and I am not trying to stop you, I just thought it would be appropriate for us to spend the day together. We got married today and we have not even had the time to ce
“How are you related to Baxter, Alex?” Gerald had to ask, “you have been mentioning my friend for a while now, I am not sure if I quite understand you at this point. Do you have something on me?”With a smirk hovering across his lips, Alexander walked back to the chair and lowered himself on it,“What do you think Gerald! I may be someone related to him. I may be someone who knows all of your evil deeds, wanna try me?”Gerald’s mind wandered off, he was trying to remember if Baxter had any son that was somewhere. The Baxter he knew didn’t have any other family members aside from the ones he massacred years ago and now….“Look Gerald” he leaned forward, “I don’t want to hurt your precious daughter so you will do as I say”Gerald balled his hand into a fist as the look in his eyes intensified, he felt like strangulating Alex with his bare hands.“Fine” he finally answered, “I will let them go but on one condition”Alex’s forehead creased into a frown, “for a man who’s daughters life is
It was already past ten when the black Bentley made a stop in front of the house and the newly wedded couple alighted. The smile on Clarissa’s face continued to widen as she saw how decorated the house was and how all his workers from the old house decided to welcome her with flowers and gifts. It was a sweet gesture and she couldn’t help but enjoy it, even Alex had a huge smile on his face.“Congratulations on your wedding” some of them began to say.“Congratulations on your wedding” Esperanza walked up to them and pulled Clarrisa into her embrace, “I am so happy for you, my princess”“Thank you so much aunt” the now married Clarrisa answered with an excited glee on her face“Why don’t we go in?” Alex suggested as he threw his hand over her shoulder and Clarrisa couldn’t help but blush, “you have been in those heels for hours now, your leg must hurt a lot”Before she could even answer him, Alex picked her up princess style and made his way into the house which made her blush even har
“Why do you look so restless, babe?” Clarrisa asked when she saw the expressionless look on his face, “are you okay?”“I am fine” Alex answered as she stood up, “I will make a call and come back” with that he sauntered out of the reception hall and made his way towards the garage while greeting some people on the way.The phone kept ringing and ringing but no one was answering which was already making Alex all hyper. He wasn’t aware of when Gerald left the reception venue and now Bianca nor Aiden was not answering their call. The phone in his hand began to ring again and Alex quickly pressed the receive button before pressing the phone against his ears.“Hey, you haven’t been picking my calls. What happened?” His voice was laced with a lot of concern, “are you okay?”“So you are the brain behind this?” A familiar voice filtered through his ear and Alex froze, he understood that voice perfectly and he knew who it belonged to.“Gerald?” Alex allowed the name to roll out of his lips, “w
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
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
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
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