"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
Jayden touched Cynthia's leg under the table. This was his way of trying to signal her not to do something stupid. Jayden knew that if Cynthia opened up about their little scheme they were all doomed. None of them would be free of Alex's wrath.Cynthia ignored the constant tapping of Jayden's leg with her own. She continued with what she was about to say even when the duo looked like they could snuff the life out of her at any moment."Mr. Alex, before I go on with the deal, I would like you to know that you are someone I look up to. I would never intentionally do anything at all to hurt you. I've done that once and I don't intend on trailing that part ever again. So, in order to fulfill my promise of not letting you down, I will go ahead and tell you all you need to know about the deal." Cynthia said.When Cynthia saw that Alex's tensed shoulders relaxed, she took in a sigh of relief. That singular act made her understand that she had gotten back a little bit of the trust that he los
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
"Wait…what! Who is going to pay for the shopping spree?" Jayden asked, taken aback. He knows that he can't swim very well but he is ready to take his chances with Cynthia. But with this suggestion, he was rethinking bringing up fun activity today. Maybe he should have just stayed back in his villa watching boring shows for the whole day."The losers will pay for their opponent's shopping spree," Cynthia replied in an overly excited voice. She was confident in her skills as a swimmer."It's your confidence for me, baby girl. You are so sure of yourself that you will win, but let's be rational for a moment, what if you lose, can you be able to pay for Jayden's shopping spree? Male wear is quite very expensive. Are you sure that you can afford to pay for that?" Sophia asked, skeptical about this shopping spree of a thing. She was unstable financially at the moment and she can't comfortably pay for a shopping spree now. It's definitely going to wreck her and her plans of paying off her fa
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
Alex was still battling himself in his head when the whistle went off. Sophia dived into the water and started swimming as fast as she could. A few seconds later, Alex entered the pool but he couldn't even concentrate on the competition. The images of Sophia's body were already embedded in his mind, and it was already messing with his composure.Alex and Sophia could hear the cheering from the other duo. But Alex was already far behind. At this point, he didn't even care anymore if he lost to Sophia. Inside the water, so many questions were going through his mind. Why is he so attracted to and even attached to Sophia? Why does she have so much effect on him? Why is he always seeking her attention? Why can't his heart bear to see her hurt? He kept asking himself this series of questions that he was really desperate for an answer to. He wanted to confide in Jayden cos what he felt today when he saw Sophia for the first time in a swimsuit, he had never felt for anyone before. He had the
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
"You know you are an a*shole right? Why the hell would you even behave like that towards someone you are just meeting for the first time? If you ask me I would say that the attitude you exhibited earlier was totally uncalled for. Permit me to ask what came over you." Jayden bombarded Alex immediately after Sophia rushed out and Cynthia went after her."Haven't you heard anything about minding your business?" Alex asked nonchalantly.Jayden was shocked at his response. He was wondering what the hell was going on with Alex to warrant such unruly behavior and coldness from him."In other words, am I permitted to conclude that you don't care about Sophia's feelings? I'm sure that she is crying right now because of your shitty attitude. I thought she was your best friend?" Jayden asked incredulously. This was actually the first time he had seen Alex behave so nonchalantly towards Sophia's pain."I care about Sophia and you guys know that." Alex shot back. There was a permanent frown etched