*** ***After his meeting, Alex booked a hotel to stay the night, making immediate plans to work on Mrs Bruce idea to man up. "What are you going to do?" Devin asks, slicing an apple for Alex. "What else? Go and meet Alina. Have a talk with her.""Okay... Nice idea.""I know right. I won't go back to the hospital until I've spoken to her and won the silent battle between me and that other guy.""Your life is important.""Alina is more important, my life with her is more important.", "Oh.." Devin pursed his lips, If Alex continued this way, no doubt he is going to lay dead in days."Hand over my phone, let me send her a message to meet me up or wherever she wants me to pick her up." Alex said, collecting his phone. "From what I've seen, it won't work that way with her.""Well a man got to try, yeah?"He sends a message to Alina requesting for a meet up. "She's read it!" He squealed, "and she's typing too." "Oh.." Devin muttered in surprise, "I didn't see that coming.""Maybe sh
*** *** ****"You are beautiful!!" Alex breathed out as Alina walked out of the dressing room in black stilettos, a clutch and an off white fitted gown. "You look like an angel." He added."Thank you." Alex picks a jewelry he had gotten earlier and put it around her neck.Alina beamed at the necklace, it is the exact kind she would opt for if she wanted to get a jewelry. "Now, your outfit is complete.""Thank you." She glanced at him, caressing the necklace, "Now, shall we?" Alex asks, hooking his arm. Alina nods with a smile, feeling confident in herself than she has in the past few days. "Sure!" Together they head back to the car, with Alex driving them to the restaurant."No one is here!" Alina exclaimed as she walked into one of the biggest and fanciest restaurant in California."I rented the whole building, so we can enjoy our date.""Hmmm.... Cool.""Let's eat " Alex clapped twice and seconds later, waiter walked towards them with trolley, she set the table, a smile plas
*** *** ***Devin stood outside the restaurant, wondering of he should enter or not. He had tracked the address after Alex ditched him in the hotel this morning. According to his phone, they had checked in two hours ago but if things were going well, he wouldn't want to mess it up. But still, he could peep.Deciding he wants to just check out how it's going on, he enters the restaurant stealthily and finds Alex struggling to get up, bleeding profusely from his head.Devin rushed to his side worriedly."What happened?" He asks."That fvcking b!tch!" Alex swore under his breath."She did this to you?" "Who else if not her and her crazy husband!!!! They ganged up and used me. I should have known but they played their cards well!!""Let's get you to the hospital." Devin said, trying to get him up.Alex pushed him away angrily, "no!! Leave me alone. They must pay for what they did.""But you love Alina, will you hurt her?""I can't hurt her, I'll never hurt her, but she'll be punished
*** *** *** "Hello Tricia." Asher greeted as in entered the restaurant they agreed to meet, his devilish smile in place."Oh, please call me Trish." Trish waved with a big smile on her face. She didn't believe someone would finally show interest in the company after so many years. Her and the family had always wanted to sell the company, almost practically begging the buyers to buy, but they usually back out at the last minute. All of them. So someone reaching out to her when the company is now dead is a miracle."Trish it is then.""I already like you.,""Omg!" Asher feigned shock, causing Trish to worry instantly. "I feel the same way too." He finished.Trish sighed in relief, "That's nice, please have a seat.""Sure, thank you. Can we get down to business.""Of course, Mr...""Just call me Asher.""Okay Mr Asher, are you the one interested in buying our company.""Unfortunately, I am not the one. The CEO of Nolvani is.""CEO of Nolvani? The company that's rumoured to go bankrupt
*** *** ***Ryan's phone kept ringing non stop, it was Alex. "It's must be pretty urgent for whoever it is to keep calling.""It's nothing."The phone starts ringing again."You're sure you don't want to answer that?"Ryan doesn't say anything, instead he answers the call. "What is it?" "Are you okay? Maybe internal bleeding? Although my Intel said you look fine, I want to be sure you are fine." "Ice cream, an hour time." Ryan said crisply and hung up.Ryan made sure to escort Alina back come and made a cup of warm tea before heading out..."How was your meeting with Trish?" "Went well as expected. She's really hoping you would buy the company and not disappoint. I think she has a history of people disappointing her at the ends."Ryan stared away smugly, putting a spoon of ice cream in his mouth. They were outside the ice cream parlor, by the side of the road"Hmmm... So she bought everything?""Yes.""Have you told her yet that she'll be helping you with money?""No, I only
*** *** *** Ryan and Asher stood outside, by a park."They are protecting someone." Asher stated. "Can you check into her friends,one she is most closest to.""What if they are not close friends with the person and just want to help whoever it is.""We will widen our search then. Check whoever they've ever been in touch with.""Well...."Asher shrugged, "That could work."Remembering Olivia gave him her email and password, Ryan gave Asher a once over."Give me your second phone.""S... Second phone?"Ryan stretched his palm out in response, "Oh... Okay." Asher fumbled a bit before giving Ryan his latest Samsung phone. He just got it last week and hadn't had the chance to even play with it. Ryan connected the phone to his phone's data and inserted Olivia's details to the phone.True to her words, most of her things were backed up to the mail, including photos and messages.Ryan went through the messages first.Olivia was saying the truth, Doctor Thomas had invited her over and she
*** *** ****Alex knelt down before his father, in pain.His head was bandaged and there was a newspaper on the floor between them."Are you going to tell me the truth now?" Mr Morbian boomed, "How you were so careless.""I'm sorry dad!!""Sorry is not going to cut it Alex!! I want the truth."Alex kept mute, fidgeting on his knees. It doesn't matter how old he is, his father always make him feel like a baby and doesn't fail to treat him as one."I don't believe you left the hospital to pick up a fight. How the heck did the media found out you were in a fight?"Alex swallowed but doesn't say anything. He had read the news. It came out that night on that day. There was a video and it didn't quite catch Ryan's face, only his which makes it all annoying.He didn't need anyone to tell him it was one of those waitresses that made the video.It made him wonder, if they had a video on how he insisted himself on Alina and if whoever it was, was keeping it to blackmail him. He's gonna have to
*** *** ***Zara stood outside Alina's home, her eyes darting everywhere as if a rat or any kind of rodent was going to jump at her anytime soon. She knocked tentatively, looking back and forth.Alina was in the room, on her phone when she heard the knock. She knows Ryan never knocks and the only people that know where they are living is Eleanor and her grandfather. For a second, she decided against answering the door, so she continued searching for job opportunities on her phone..Since they were kicked out suddenly, she wasn't able to take anything from her house except from the spare that was already with her in her car. She's had to resort to thrifts and cheap clothes.Deep down, she hoped her grandmother and mother would relent and be the first one to close this bridge of fight between them. The knock came again, more quickly and the first two.Alina rolled her eyes and climbed out of the bed, a bored expression on her face.She opens the door, "What do you wa...." The word