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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
