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
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
"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
"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
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
The security guards stood and watched the brutal exchange between the Kingston family. It seemed like they allowed them to fight without trying to separate them. Maybe they were entertaining themselves with the fight that was going on. But what they didn't know was that as they were feeding their enjoyment, one of the servants ran off to go and inform the boss of what was going on.It didn't take up to 5 minutes after Alex left his room for him to arrive at the war zone. He was so mad at what he saw. Victor and Marcus were at loggerheads with each other while Clare and Cassandra were at each other's throats. Alex looked around to see the security guards he put in charge of them laughing and cheering at the scene being displayed in front of them."What the hell is going on here?" Alex's loud voice boomed around the open space. This got everyone's attention. The fights stopped immediately. "Are you guys deaf now? I f*cking asked a question. Why are you disturbing the serenity of this en
Alex could hear the gasps coming from everyone that came out to know what was going on. Everyone was shocked to hear his final verdict on the fight that ensued a few minutes ago. Victor looked surprised but unfazed so did the security guard. In fact, the security guard is even happy that he has been given the go-ahead order to deal with the uncouth bastard who has no regard for anyone.Victor Mancini was the only one among the four new servants who kept giving them tough times. The dude always has to be forced to do what he was supposed to do. Their excitement can't be contained because the opportunity they had been waiting for has presented itself."I will not disappoint you, boss. I will show this rascal how to never talk back at you in a disrespectful manner ever again." The pinpointed security guard pledged before stepping forward.Everyone in the crowd was eager to see what would happen next. They were made to form a circle so that the contestants would stand in the middle. Sophi
It has been more than a week since Alex fainted in his room. Now he has fully recovered and has gone back to work. His relationship with Sophia has been going smoothly. It hasn't been a bed of roses but they seem to be in a better place now. They discovered that most of the problems they do have are always due to communication and they have decided to work on that aspect of their relationship. Ever since Alex made Victor Mancini fight with one of his trained security guards, there hadn't been any ruckus in their quarters. They have been behaving themselves, they no longer fight or argue unnecessarily. I guess that it took the embarrassment of their lives to get their brains to order. Victor's arrogant attitude has been put in check. Well, we can say that it took the beating of his life to reset his brain.It's a few days to Alex's 30th birthday and Sophia has been trying her best to make it a memorable one for him. Cynthia still hasn't been seen with any member of the group ever sinc