“…not in a good condition…”“…her blood pressure is not stable…”“…get the oxygen tank…”“…take both women in for emergency surgery…”Alex seemed to be in a trance as he watched the paramedics rally around, trying to save Blakely’s life. They’d arrived at New York almost an hour ago and both women had been taken for surgery. Alex paced the waiting room, about to go out of his skin with worry.“Sir, you need to eat something, please.” Martins begged for the umpteenth time. “Abuela Zeya cannot be here but she sent you some food. Please eat it.” Alex shook his head and paced away once more.“I don’t have any appetite right now, Martins. I need to be sure that Blakely is okay first.”“But sir…”“Young master.” A newcomer interrupted.Alex looked up and raised one questioning brow when he saw Dominic.“Dominic, aren’t you supposed to be downstairs with the others? Is there a problem?”He shook his head.“No, sir. I came here to make sure you’ve had some food and taken some rest. You mus
Alex tried his possible best to remain calm when meanwhile, he was burning inside. There was a traitor amongst his men. He currently didn’t know who to trust. Sensing his bad mood, Melissa scooted even closer and laid a tentative hand on his arm. When he didn’t push her away, she shifted even closer.“Please don’t be upset, Alex. I’m here for you. I’m on your side. Just tell me what you need. I’ll do anything.”Alex looked up and held her gaze.“Why are you here, Melissa?” He suddenly asked. “I thought you didn’t want me anymore. You said it to my face that I am disgusting and low-class, so why are you here? Because I’m rich now? Is that it?”She squeezed his arm, her eyes shining with sincerity.“No, my love. That’s not it at all.” She took a deep breath. “Look, can we go somewhere and talk? I can book a room for us and…”Alex could not believe her audacity. He snatched his hand from hers and shot her a glare.“There’s no need to book a room. If you have anything to say to me, say i
Alex was appalled.The moment his men noticed that he was l slightly uncomfortable, they rushed over and stepped between him and the desperate woman by his side.“I think it’s time for you to go, miss.” Dominic said harshly, grabbing her arm.Her face twisted in annoyance and she tried to snatch her arm from his grip.“No! I’m not going anywhere until my husband asks me to leave.”Alex had finally had enough. He stepped in front of Martins who was trying to protect him.“I’ve had enough of this nonsense, Melissa. I’m not your husband. We’re divorced. You divorced me. Remember that? Now, leave!”“But Alex!” She cried. “It’s dark outside. It’s not safe for me to be walking about by this time. Let me just stay with you for a little while. Please…”Alex was getting angrier.“I’m sure you came with a driver so stop trying to act smart and just go home. If you’re scared of the dark, I’ll send a guard with you.”On hearing that last sentence, she paused and broke into a huge smile.“You care
Alex slowly placed Blakely back on the bed and rose to his feet. “What are you saying, Martins?” He asked, his guts tightening with apprehension. “What the hell are you talking about?”“I’m really sorry, sir. I just got news now. I’ve already sent men to start searching for them.”Alex was about to speak when he heard a strangled moan. He turned sharply and his veins turned to ice when he saw Blakely trembling on the bed, her eyes wide and vacant.“My daughter…” she whimpered. “Wh-what happened to my d-daughter?”Alex stepped forward and gave her a comforting pat. “There’s nothing wrong with Ora. She’s fine. I promise.”Blakely didn’t get any better. Her trembling got worse and the machines in the room started beeping crazily.“Get the doctor!” Alex yelled urgently. “Hurry up! Get the doctor!!”“Yes, sir.” Just as Martins pulled the door open, two nurses rushed in, their face pulled in tight expressions as they began hovering over Blakely.“I’m sorry, sir, but you need to step out
Ora pushed Jake’s wheelchair past Martins with childish glee written all over her face. Alex could not deny the burst of happiness that swelled in his chest as he got down on one knee and waited for the kids to come closer. The moment they were within close range, Jake pitched forward and buried his face in Alex’s neck while Ora pressed her little body against his chest. He wrapped both his arms around them and held them close, his guts tightening with a strange emotion.“I missed you both so much.” He murmured softly. “And I missed you, brother Alex,” Jake replied. “Where’ve you been? Why don’t you ever come home anymore?”A pang of guilt shot through Alex’s chest. Meanwhile, Ora leaned back and flipped her blond hair out of her eyes. She had so much beautiful sass for a three year old.“Well, I miss my mommy. Where is she, please?”Alex smiled and drew her back against his chest, patting her back softly.“So you didn’t miss me?” He asked jokingly.“I missed you.” A pause. “But I
“What’s your plan, Martins?” Alex asked, genuinely curious. Martins drew closer and sank into the seat beside him. “We have a mole and we need to find a way to know who he is before he completely runs your company to the ground. I think we need to divide the men into groups.”Alex narrowed his eyes. “Groups? How will that solve the problem?”“I’ll demonstrate. First of all, we’ll have a group of five comprising myself, Stephen, Rodriguez, Jacob and Peter. After the group has been established, you’ll share a fake business idea amongst us. That’s where Miss Melissa comes in.Melissa promised that she’ll inform you if Derek develops any evil plans against you or your company in future, right? If she comes to you with news that Derek is planning to implement the fake business idea which you shared amongst us, then we’ll know that the betrayer is in our group.However, if she doesn’t report any such news, we’ll keep testing the theory with a different group of five of our men until we c
The tension in the room could be sliced with a knife. Alex stared at the indecisive expressions on the faces of Derek’s employees and something told him that the war was already won. Well, most of it. “We do not have time for overthinking right now. The presentation starts in the next ten minutes and we need to set everything up before then. What have you decided?”“Everyone, stay put!” Susan ordered. “Don’t listen to him. You work for Hunters’ Technokigy. Defecting to his side will mean that you’ve decided to go against your employee contracts and that would breed very serious legal consequences against you. Think wisely.”Three long, tense seconds crawled by…then one by one, Derek’s employees slowly walked forward and stood behind Alex, silently showing their support. Alex’s heart swelled with joy and relief as he watched Susan’s face turn crimson from rage.“Where the hell are you all going, you dimwits? Come back here right this instant. If you take another step, all of you wil
“…this man deserves to be thrown behind bars.”The hall erupted in a frenzy of whispers and clicking cameras. Alex was speechless as Derek continued to speak.“This msn kidnapped me, stole my business idea and presented it to the pandel as his. He needs to be punished.”Alex could not believe the lies that currently spilled from Derek’s lips.“Did you just say that I stole your business idea? You stole from me and you know it. Lying will take you nowhere.”Derek paused to catch his breath. At the moment, it seemed like he would drop to the ground very soon. “If you don’t believe me, I have evidence.”Even though Alex knew he was innocent, he couldn’t deny the manner in which his stomach tightened with dread as he watched Derek fumble with his phone. Miss Susan stood beside her boss and took the phone from him, staring daggers at the Hunters’ Technology employees who’d stood by Alex’s side during the presentation.“I told all of you, didn’t I?” She sneered. “ I told you that this man
SIX MONTHS LATER:“Do you, Alexander Stephan, take Camilla to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health until death do you part?”Alex’s heart was filled with happiness as he replied confidently;“Yes, I do.”The priest turned to Camila and asked her the same question. She nodded eagerly as she responded;“Yes. Yes, I do.”“I now declare you man and wife. You may kiss your bride.”Camilla was glowing with happiness as Alex wrapped his arms around her waist and drew her in for a soft, slow kiss while the audience cheered them on.When he finally drew backwards, he placed his forehead against hers and whispered;“I’m so happy that I finally get to marry the love of my life.”She nodded, her eyes brimming with happy tears. “Let’s be together forever.”“Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Stephan!!” The priest announced.The screams and cheers got louder as the priest raised both their hands to the crowd. The past few months
The moment Blakely left the conference centre, Camilla watched in confusion as Alex started making a series of calls.“Yes, she just left. Get the security detail ready. I hope our bodyguards at the mansion are already on stand-by. Get someone to follow her. We’ll give her thirty minutes max before the operation begins…”When he finally ended all his calls and turned to her, Camilla was way beyond confused. “What’s going on, Alex? You sound like you’re preparing for war.”“More like preparing to catch a snake.” He replied as he lifted her hand and placed a kiss on her knuckles.Camilla frowned. “Snake? What snake?”Alex smiled. “Listen carefully. It’s about Blakely…”***Exactly thirty minutes later, Alex received a call from Peter, his chief-of-security.“Sir, they’re about to resume their operations. Should we strike?”“No. Wait for me. I’ll be there in five minutes.”“Akex, let me come with you.” Camilla begged for the umpteenth time. Alex leaned forward and pressed a kiss aga
ONE YEAR LATER…So far, Alex had completely frustrated every single one of Blakely’s plan to get him to sign any documents. He read every single document that was brought to him thoroughly before he signed them. He’d also tripled and quadrupled his security, equipping them with modern weapons to enable them to face any kind of threats.There was simply zero space for Blakely and her boyfriend to carry out their devious plans and today, he was finally ready to expose her for who she really was. Alex had left unfinished business in New York when he travelled to Spain and today was the day he finally wrapped it all up. Today the competition between Hunters Technology and Alexander Group was finally coming to an end. Exactly eight months ago, Romanov, one of the members of the Las Vegas Conglomerate had brought a competition to his doorstep. Several companies in New York City were to compete against the Xanders Group of Companies, now known as the Alexander Group of companies. The
After making sure that the Guerreros’ vacated all the properties that belonged to him, it was finally time for Alex to depart for Spain.Camila still refused to see him and despite his insistence, she claimed that she never wanted to see him again. Despite the fact that he’d achieved his goals, his shoulders hung with disappointment and his eyes were downcast as he boarded the private jet that would take him to New York… away from Camila.Ten minutes later, while he was waiting for take off, his phone rang. A quick glance at the caller ID revealed that it was Tony. His detective. “Hello, Tony.”“Hello, sir. I hear you’ll be returning today.”Alex frowned. Only few people knew that information because he wanted to keep his return as under the radar as possible. Few people being him and Tariq.“How did you know that?”“I’m a private Investigstor, sir. How else would I know?”“Have you been watching me?”“For your own safety, yes.”Alex sat up immediately. His interest was piqued.“Wha
Tariq’s words settled around the room like dust on a dark, gloomy night.No one said anything for the next few seconds. The room was as quiet as a graveyard… until Mendez broke the silence.“What’s your evidence that you’re really Alexander’s son? You could just be a scam trying to get money from us.”Tariq tried to argue but Alex hurriedly cut in;“There’s no need to enagage them in a fruitless argument when we can just show them prove.”He lifted a finger and one of his guards, Peter, came forward with a briefcase. He retrieved a few papers from the briefcase and handed them to Alex who in turn gave the papers to Mendez.“In case you’re wondering, that’s the DNA test result. It was conducted by Alexander himself before he passed as evidence that I’m really his biological grandson. If you check the date, that test was conducted almost twenty four years ago. Do you believe me now?”Mendez ran his eyes through the papers, his heartbeat tripling with shock. “It can’t be. It can’t fuck
Suddenly, the television which hung in the conference room came on, displaying footage from the CCTV cameras outside. Everyone turned in its direction and watched in surprise as several tinted, bullet proof cars drove into the premises.“Mr. Alvaro, those cars do not belong to you, do they?”Hugo shook his head. “They don’t. All the cars we came with are already safely parked in the garage. I don’t know who these people are.”Mendez swung into action immediately. He picked up his phone and called the security personnel downstairs.“Seal the building. Nobody comes in and no one goes out. It appears that we have a new set of visitors and I have no idea who they are.”When he was done with the phone call, Mendez put down his phone and forced a smile.“I’m sure everything is perfectly fine. Maybe they missed their way.” He turned to Camila.“Weren’t you about to sign the documents? What are you waiting for?”Camila picked up the pen but once again, they were interrupted by the sounds of
After waiting for another fifteen and staring at the door longingly, Camila finally accepted the fact that Alex just wasn’t going to show up. He’d abandoned her. Her heart was breaking into pieces deep within her chest but she’d already vowed not to shed another tear for a man.She glanced at her Rolex, her eyes widening in shock when she saw how much time had gone.“Shit! It’s already two minutes to ten o’clock?”All her sorrows forgotten, she hurriedly slipped on the shoes she’d abandoned and made her way towards the conference room.Thankfully, when she finally made it, the Alvaro’s hadn’t arrived yet. Mrs. Maria’s lips curled in a frown when she saw her.“Oh, thank God you’re here. Where were you and what were you doing?”Camila lowered her head.“I’m sorry, aunt.”Mrs. Maria gave her narrow-eyed, suspicious look.“What the heck happened to your make-up? Were you crying?”Alarmed, Camila’s head snapped upwards.“Crying? No, of course not.”“Then why is your makeup looking all sm
Alex was standing at the balcony of his new apartment when his phone suddenly rang. He fished it out if his pocket and glanced at the caller ID. Tariq.He pressed the phone against his ear. “Tariq.”“Alex.” He sounded upset. “What is this I hear about speeding up the plan?”“Oh. I guess Alejo called you.”“Start explaining yourself, boy.”“Everything he told you is true. I asked him to invite the Guerreros to sign the documents tomorrow. What’s the use of waiting till next week when we could just get everything done this week?”Tariq sighed.“Don’t you think you’re going too fast? What if Maria or Mendez gets suspicious and decide to investigate?”“There will be no such investigations, Tariq. Calm down. In fact, Maria had been requesting that Alejo fix this meeting since two weeks ago. Calling them right now will not be suspicious at all.”Tariq calmed down a notch. “Okay, then.I hope so. What’s the plan?”Alex was alone in his house, but he lowered his voice cautiously like someone
Alex was speechless. He stared at Camila, momentarily conflicted.“Isn’t this what you wanted?” He asked calmly. “You asked me to stay out of your personal life. You asked me not to pry… and that’s exactly what I’m doing. What’s the problem?”Camila heaved a sigh, leaned back against her seat and shut her eyes for the next few seconds. When she opened them, she looked spent… exhausted.“I miss you.” She whispered. “I miss you so much, David. I really wish I didn’t have to marry Hugo but I have no choice. What should I do? Help me.”More tears slithered down her smooth cheeks and Alex’s self control nearly snapped. He dropped his cleaning supplies and came closer, pausing just beside her table.“If you need my help, you’re gonna have to tell me what’s going on. Everything.”She blinked at him. “Won’t you hug me first? Won’t you comfort me?”Alex nearly leapt forward and wrapped her in his arms but he physically forced himself to stay put.“The fact that I’ve decided to help you doesn’t