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Sophia, Jayden, and Cynthia were confused about what to do next. Alex kept his unwavering focus on them. They couldn't make out his thoughts, to know if they should leave or start walking deeper into the room. "Are you guys going to stand there all day?" Alex asked with his focus now solely on Sophia. He knows that she was the only one who witnessed it when he collapsed so she must be more shaken up than the others.After Alex made the statement, they took a sigh of relief. They were grateful that he put them out of their confused state. They made their way to the cushion facing Alex's bed. He was sitting down on his bed, so when they all sat down, they were sitting directly opposite him.When they all sat down with Sophia in the middle, they started behaving awkwardly again. In their minds, they don't want to say anything that might trigger his health just like his father earlier advised.Alex cleared his throat, he arched an eyebrow signaling them to say something. He saw the skept
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After the confessions and apologies, things became smoother and the atmosphere was diffused of any tension or awkwardness. Alex chatted with his friends for quite some time before the sedatives he was given kicked in and then he bid them good night and slept off. Sophia and her friends slept on the couch in a very uncomfortable position. They slept while sitting down. Well, they couldn't complain because they would do anything to be around him and to also ensure that he was okay.The next day, after running some tests and checking Alex's vital organs, the doctor said that he was free to go home. They gave him a list of medicines to buy, and they also sounded a note of warning telling him to stay away from work at least for 1 week, which he reluctantly agreed to.After he was discharged from the hospital, Jayden drove them to the Columbus estate. Mr. Chris already called them a thousand times asking them if Alex was okay and when they were going to come back.When they got home, Sophi
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Sophia and Alex had already finished with their meal. Sophia sent for a servant who came and took out the empty plates. She tucked in Alex in bed so that he would retire for the night. She was about to leave when Alex suddenly stopped her by grabbing one of her hands."Stay with me please," Alex said, looking at Sophia.Sophia was in a bit of a dilemma. She knows that he has not completely forgiven them for what they did, so she doesn't want to overstep her boundaries. She was even thinking of leaving with Jayden and Cynthia who were still downstairs waiting for her to come and update them."Um… Fine. I will stay with you until you fall asleep and then I can leave." Sophia answered sitting down beside him on the bed. Alex lay on his side to be able to get a clearer view of her."I want you to lay with me until morning– I just need someone to cuddle with," Alex explained looking at her expectantly."Things are no longer the same Alex. If you asked this of me a few days ago, I would hav
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After Sophia and Alex left, the other duo in the sitting room took a sigh of relief. They did not expect someone to walk in on them making out. That was very embarrassing to say the least. They thought that everyone had gone to bed because it was already 10 pm. Cynthia adjusted her position on the couch now facing Jayden. "Do you know the funny thing in all of these?" Cynthia moved her two hands around in a gesturing motion.Jayden shook his head sideways signaling her that he didn't know what she was talking about. He was wondering where this particular conversation was leading, so he had to patiently wait for her to go on."The funny thing is that just like Sophia was asking us what was going on, I don't even know what to answer because I– Myself– I don't know what's going on. So, Jayden, what exactly are we doing?" Cynthia asked, folding her two hands together.This sneaky behavior of theirs started almost a week ago. The day that Alex confessed his love for Sophia and took her ho
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Sophia and Alex were having breakfast in Alex's room when a knock sounded on the door. Alex invited the person in and Cynthia put her head inside the room first to make sure that a certain person was not in the room before making her way fully into the room. She took a deep sigh of relief because she didn't even want to run into Jayden until she left the house. She guessed that he may probably still be asleep, which she doesn't mind at the moment.Cynthia just wanted to check up on Alex and quickly disappeared to her apartment. She was really grateful to Alex for allowing her to keep the apartment in which she stayed when the whole interrogation process was going on. Well, her joy will be complete when her grandma comes back next month from her 3-month surgery trip. She was outside the country with a caregiver who was taking good care of her. She spoke to her grandma once in a while and she was content that one good thing came out of doing the Kingston family's bidding– well, another
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"What exactly did you walk into last night that you said you were trying to figure out? That will go a long way in this interrogation process." Alex asked after some moments of meditation. It's probably been about 20 minutes since Cynthia left the room in a rush."Um…""Look here baby girl, if we are going to rekindle this feeling between us then we have to start by being open to each other. Remember that the fallout between us was because of this secretive side of you, but if you don't want us to work things out, then you might as well do as you wish." Alex admonished. He wasn't in any mood to cajole her into opening up to him. He had concluded in his mind that he would let her suit herself."Hey… I love the fact that you want us to work things out– I want the same too. Believe me, if this was about me, I would have opened up to you a long time ago. But this is not about me– it's not even in my place to tell. Please bear with me babe." Sophia pleaded. She grabbed his face and turned
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"Why do you both look like you are going to swallow me whole at any given opportunity?" Jayden asked with furrowed eyebrows because of the way Sophia and Alex were looking at him. He almost turned back to leave the room but he decided against it at the last minute. He gave himself a pep talk, 'They won't kill you, all they will do is talk, so just calm down your nerves.' Jayden kept talking inwardly to himself until he got to the king-sized bed where the other duo sat down and patiently waited for him to come closer.When Jayden got to where they were, he brought a lone chair closer and sat down across from them. Ever since he stepped his feet into the room, their burning gazes had been on every movement that he made. At least he was now sitting in front of them, so they didn't have to strain their necks anymore to be able to see him."When will you both tell me why you are looking at me that way? Am I safe at all?" Jayden inquired for the umpteenth time."What exactly did you do to C
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After Sophia left in anger the room became unusually quiet. Jayden momentarily held his breath waiting for when Alex would strike. He kept glancing sideways at Alex to be able to ascertain when he might decide to pounce on him so that he would at least dodge it."What should I do to you for being so heartless? I want you to be the person to decide your punishment." Alex asked after the unnecessary silence."I'm so sorry Boss. I didn't mean to hurt her feelings and…""Don't aggravate me, Jayden Bartels. That's not the question I asked. What do you want me to do to you for hurting someone I consider a kid sister? Gosh, she's just 20, why make her undergo this shitty heartbreak at such a young age?" Alex was trying so hard not to put his hand on Jayden cos he had successfully scattered the group because of his selfish gains.Jayden bent his head in shame. He didn't expect everything to escalate to this extent. Now everyone is angry at him. And truth be told, he deserves their anger. He c