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Sophia was still catching up with Alex when her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID to find out that it was Jayden who was calling her. She knows that it's because of the text message she sent to him a few minutes ago.Sophia sent that message because Alex does romantic stuff and says that it's what he would normally do for a friend, so she has to go ahead with the plan to know if he's actually being truthful that he doesn't see her in a romantic way."Um…I really enjoyed my time with you tonight. I'm happy that we got to talk. And I'm also happy that we have squashed our little beef. Now, I have to retire to bed." Sophia said, still looking at her vibrating phone. She wanted to leave the dining room immediately and answer the call."Are we back to hiding stuff from each other?" Alex asked out of the blue. He was sipping his black coffee because it helps him stay up at night and get some work done."I don't understand–what do you mean?" Sophia asked in a confused tone. She didn't
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Alex sat down for quite some time absorbing the shock of the revelation that he just discovered. He doesn't even know how to feel about the whole thing. "I guess that I should be happy for her." He voiced out his thoughts. But why does it seem like he is truly not happy about this revelation? His thoughts were just messed up, he is trying so hard to forget about the whole admirer shit but it seems to be the only thing he can think of.Just so that he would not run mad with overthinking, he stood up and made his way to the back of the house. He was going to the staff quarters to see how his latest servants were holding up. He didn't check on them when he got back because his thought was occupied by Sophia's debt and how to be of help to her.Alex got to the staff quarters to meet the four criminals outside. They are eating and casually chatting. He couldn't make out what they were saying until he got closer."I don't think I can survive a long time in this place. What's the difference
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Alex was already having breakfast the next day when Sophia hastily made her way to the door without noticing Alex's presence. She was almost at the door when Alex's voice stopped her."Hey you, where are you rushing off to this early?" Alex asked puzzled.Sophia immediately stopped and turned to meet eyes with Alex who was already looking at her. Wow, she wondered how she didn't notice him in the first place.She swiftly walked over to him and hugged him from the back, "Good morning bestie. I'm sorry that I didn't notice you. I was just in a hurry to leave. I have to be somewhere in the next few minutes." Sophia apologized.Alex tugged at her hands making her stand in front of him. He gave her a once over just to discover that she was looking exceptionally beautiful today. She made a lot of conscious attempts on her look today."You look extremely stunning today. Don't get me wrong, you always look beautiful but I can't help but notice that there is a lot of effort being put into your
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Sophia was shocked. She didn't expect to be going out with her so-called boyfriend this soon. She thought that it was going to kick off in three weeks' time because that's when Alex's birthday would take place. What was she supposed to be doing with the guy from now up until three weeks' time?"This is going way too fast. I thought that the main scheme would start three weeks from now. Why all this rush?" Sophia asked, looking puzzled."The earlier, the better. If you both start early enough, then you will know each other well enough to be able to convince Alex that you've known him for some time now. Cos how will you and your supposed boyfriend know each other if you don't communicate with each other?" Jayden explained.Sophia now understands where they are coming from and where they are going. It all makes sense to her now."Do you guys know this person well enough? I want to believe that you wouldn't make me go out with a psychopath." Sophia interjected.Jayden snorted out a laugh,
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Alex is very worried about his best friend. Ever since the news of this new admirer, Sophia's behavior has totally changed towards him. She no longer calls to check on him during working hours. She doesn't pick up his calls immediately he calls and she doesn't return them either. He was truly concerned and totally worried that he would lose his only best friend to a stranger.He has been restlessly sitting in the sitting room waiting for Sophia to walk through that door. It is 10 pm already and She is nowhere to be seen and she isn't even picking up her calls or replying to his text messages.He called Jayden about an hour ago and he said the same thing– that Sophia was ignoring his calls too. Alex still couldn't rest even after Jayden told him that Sophia was with her new love interest and that she was in safe hands. Alex doesn't like this new development at all. In his opinion, This dude she is now going out with has changed her behavior drastically. Normally, Sophia wouldn't be out
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Sophia turned around slowly cos the voice she heard came from behind her. After she turned, she beheld the angry face of Alex. His eyes were burning into her soul which made Sophia wonder if this was truly about her coming home late or was it because she was with a man. "I'm so sorry for getting you worried, that was never my intention. I was just having fun to the extent that I lost track of time." Sophia apologized, making a cute puppy face."Hmph…" Alex shook his head in disbelief. That face won't make this go away in a blink of an eye. "I can't believe that that's the best explanation you could come up with right now. Which responsible guy allows a woman to stay out this late? I think that you should cut off anything you have going on with him." Alex fired, still very pissed at the whole situation. He was at least a little bit relieved that she was back home now safe and well.Sophia arched an eyebrow. She seemed to be finding it hard to comprehend what Alex was vomiting from his
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Sophia sat on her bed pouting. She was so pissed right now. "Like– how could he?" She asked herself for the umpteenth time. Just before she could stand up and go to the bathroom, her phone started vibrating. She looked at it to see that it was already 11: 45 pm and that it was Jayden who was calling her.Sophia picked up her phone, "Yeah, why aren't you sleeping?" Sophia asked immediately in a clipped tone. She wasn't in the mood to exchange words with another person tonight.Jayden didn't need any soothsayer to tell him that the fight went bad. "I just wanted to check up on you. Have you trashed your differences with Alex? Are you both cool with each other now?" Jayden asked even when he already had an inkling what the answer would be."Well, I should really thank you for bringing me back to this hellhole to come and receive the greatest insults of my life. Alex is just so mean. I don't even want to see him right now." Sophia said, confirming Jayden's suspicions."What happened exact
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"The rules of the game are that youhave the option of drinking when you don't feel like answering a particular question or when you don't want to do a dare. And again, it's only going to be three truths and then the others will be dares." Sophia explained already with a bottle of vodka and two glasses for shots."Wow, I've never played such a game before. Please try to be a little bit nice to me." Alex pleaded with an amused smile on his face."I'm very sorry buddy, but that won't be happening. I know that you won't be nice to me either, so why should I go easy on you?" Sophia clapped back.Alex looked to be a little bit nervous but ready. To him, this game feels like a trap set to catch him. As far as it was Sophia, he didn't mind at all. "Okay, let's begin," Alex said.Sophia clapped her hands enthusiastically, "I will go first. Truth or dare." Sophia asked Alex."Um…I think that I will go with the truth." He answered after thinking for a few seconds."Urgh… You are boring." Sophia
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“Please explain what you mean,” Jayden said, still looking a bit taken off guard by her response.“I knew that I was pregnant. Well… I didn't know for a fact because I didn’t do any tests in the hospital but I did a urine test with a pregnancy test kit and it came out positive. I didn't know how to tell my boyfriend because I didn't know how he would take it. I also knew that I would lose the child when I started bleeding out.” She was a bit sceptical about telling him because they had only been intimate just once and that was on the night after his birthday. They had already been aroused even before they went to the party venue, it was only natural that they completed what they started earlier.“I can't believe that you are saying this. Why would you keep something like that away from me? Have I ever given you any reasons to doubt my love for you? It takes two to tangle, have you forgotten?” Alex asked a series of questions. He was bothered that Sophia would think that he would by an
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Sophia woke up to see her boyfriend and her friends surrounding her in their various positions. There was this happiness that filled her soul to know that they slept in the same room with her without considering the uncomfortable position they slept in. The closest person to her right now is Cynthia who was sleeping an inch beside her. She gently tapped Cynthia which made Cynthia open her eyes almost immediately she was touched because she thought that Sophia might be in any form of discomfort.“Sophia, is everything okay? Do you want me to call the doctor?” Cynthia rushed out.Sophia shook her head sideways, “No, I'm fine. Just help me and touch the men.” Sophia requested.Cynthia walked over to them and tapped them. They both woke up with a startle, just like Cynthia, they thought that something was wrong with Sophia. When they looked around, they saw Sophia who already sat up on her bed. In a split second, Alex swiftly rushed to where she was sitting down and engulfed her in a hug.
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The ladies knew that they were in for a lot. They trembled in fear and strikes of tears ran down their faces, “Please spare us.” Cassandra pleaded in a shaky voice. She was against this whole arrangement at first because she knew that there would be no easy way out if they were caught, but they had to emotionally blackmail her into taking part in it, now look where that had gotten them.Cassandra’s answer caused Alex to chuckle in amusement, “I just lost my child because of you guys and for some shitty reason you think that I would want to let you go?” He asked in his newly adapted mild voice. This particular tone of his feared them more than the loud and snappy tone.“We didn't know that she was pregnant, and the poison wasn't even for her,” Clare replied.Alex huffed in disbelief, “Should that make me feel better? If it wasn't the baby who died, it would have been Sophia. And… would it have been better if you guys succeeded in your plans to kill me? There's one particular question t
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‘Kaboom’ Alex's fist lands on Victor Mancini's face.“You had the nerve to try to kill my girlfriend. You must really be fearless.” Alex spat. Over the past 10 minutes after Sophia's call, he had been with the Kingston family, or better put– the notorious four. They were tied up in circles with their backs to each other on the floor. He had the urge to just end them completely, but he knew that the law would take its course no matter his status in society. He had to come home after hearing the news of Sophia's miscarriage. He had to look for where to let out his anger and the only place that came to his mind was the perpetrator's body. He wanted them to feel half of what he was feeling right now. This is very much unlike him but they have done more than enough, whom much is given, much is expected also.“As I said earlier, your girlfriend was not the target. We wanted you to be the one to take the drink but no! Sophia had to get in the way of our revenge. Well, I guess that half-bread
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“Please can you repeat what you said earlier?” Alex reiterated, still shocked by the news.“I said that my team and I are so sorry to announce to you that she lost the baby. We did our best to save her but the poison in her system would have succeeded in killing her if it didn't kill the baby.” The doctor repeated while he thought that they didn't hear him the first time.“Shit!” Alex cussed out and punched the closest wall. This motion startled both the doctor and Cynthia who was too dumbstruck to say anything. “Um… we didn't know that she was pregnant.” Cynthia finally speaks.The doctor looked surprised at this. It was then that he realised that they asked him to recap what he said earlier not because they didn't hear him but because they were hearing it for the first time– they were shocked at the news.“She was a few weeks gone from the scan we carried out on her earlier… precisely 4 weeks gone.” The doctor answered. He saw how the news disoriented Alex– how he was going around
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“Cynthia, please ask my baby to wake up.” Alex strained out from the driver's seat. He looked between the road and at his girlfriend through the rearview mirror. He frustratedly hit his hands on the driving wheel when the traffic light turned red. If he were to be the one in front, he wouldn’t have minded the traffic light at all.At the back of the car, Cynthia was shaking profusely. Her lips trembled and her eyes kept overflowing with tears. They were all to be blamed for Sophia's current condition. If anything happens to Sophia, they will all be doomed.“Is there no other way for you to get to the hospital? Sophia is bleeding profusely– Alex, she's losing a lot of blood.” Cynthia was able to get out of her jittery nerves.Alex looked to his right to see that the cars were moving to the right side, but he was supposed to take the straight road cos that's the road leading to the hospital. It was about 30 seconds remaining for the traffic light to turn to green but that felt like an e
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Sophia picks up a gift card from the list of items lying on the floor, “Oh… this is not for me.” She hands it over to Alex, “This card has your name on it.”Alex took it and looked at it. It didn't go beyond his notice that his girlfriend totally avoided what he said to her earlier, but he would just let it go.They ended up exchanging their gifts. At some point during the process, they all got emotional about the thoughtful gifts they all got. Sophia got a box of diamond pieces of jewellery, a Christmas card, a big teddy bear– that got her cackling though, and a MacBook.Alex got a Christmas card too, some sports attire– he had an inkling that it would be from Cynthia cos that girl wanted him to go boxing on his birthday, he got a headset too because he likes music a lot and he finally got a Rolex designer wristwatch.Cynthia was the only one who didn't get a Christmas card. This made them conclude that the lovely cards were from her. Well, She got some cake equipment like an oven, a
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“Merry Christmas.” That has been what has been exchanged so many times since daybreak. Alex invited all his staff to have Christmas dinner with them. The dinner was to start by 7 pm while the exchange of gifts between him and his friends was to happen by 5 pm. It was half past 4 pm already and they were all now surrounding the Christmas tree. It happened that every one of them sneaked in their Christmas gifts for one another before daybreak. They did it in such a way that the recipient of the gift wouldn't know the giver– the only way to know that the gift is for you is from the name written on it.As for what they had been doing since morning, Well, they all woke up quite late and when they did, they had their brunch and drove to the cemetery where they stayed with Mr Christopher for quite some time. On their way back, they dropped by the orphanage and celebrated Christmas with the children there. They took pictures and played around with the babies. When they were about to leave, th
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It's Christmas Eve and Alex, his girlfriend and his friends went to the movie theater to spend it. They had been outside the whole day, going from one fun place to the other. They already mounted a Christmas tree earlier in the day before leaving the house. They were going to place their gifts on the tree after they got home from the theatre. “This is like the hundredth time I'm seeing this movie and it still ended up making me emotional as always,” Cynthia said dabbing her eyes and wiping the snot running down her nose. “Yeah… Romeo and Juliet always have a way of penetrating someone's heart. Every time I watched the movie, I kept praying that they would live happily ever after while still knowing that they would still die.” Sophia chipped in. They were done watching their movie and they were on their way home. As the women conversed about the movie, the men sat down quietly and listened to them. They don't want to say anything that would make them call any of them inconsiderate or
