《Married To Mr Arrogant》 Chapter One – A rude customer! ¡°Jace, you should stop running around!¡± Alexa shouted for the second time. It was 11 a. m. and after eating breakfast, the 10-year-old, Jace could not stop running around the house. ¡°Jace, stop running, it¡¯s not good for your health,¡± Alexa said, more like whispered. She was out of breath, mainly because she had been chasing after her kid bro. She bent over a little and ced her hands on her knees and rested a while. For a 10-year-old boy, he was sure agile and fast. ¡°Jace, please I¡¯m begging you, stop running¡± She pleaded onest time. ¡°I¡¯mte for my afternoon shift¡± Alexa replied breathlessly. ¡°But it¡¯s only 3 minutes after 12¡± Jace said. ¡°Yes¡­ I didn¡¯t know we had spent so much time chasing after you¡± Alexa replied. ¡°But you¡¯re only 3 minste. Mr. Judy won¡¯t be angry, right?¡± Jace asked worriedly. Alexa looked at him and smiled. What does he know? Her boss was one mean human, if not the meanest. He was always in a grumpy mood. Alexa sighed and moved towards the rusted iron rail where their scarves and Jackets were hanged on. She quickly grabbed one of each, kissed Jace¡¯s forehead, and hurried out of the house. ¡°Be good Jace!¡± She shouted and closed the door. ¡°She never says a proper goodbye¡± Jace sighed and went to lock the door. Alexa slowed down on getting to her workce, a restaurant. She looked up and smiled as she read the name of the restaurant ¡°En Lunch¡±. She had always wondered why Judy gave it a French name when he was a purely American breed. Well, it wasn¡¯t her business. She tightened her scarf, straightened her rough gown, took a deep breath to calm her nerves down, and went in¡­ getting ready for whatever fire Judy was gonna spit. She walked in and sighed in relief when all she could see after ncing through the restaurant was a few customers at their tables. She walked straight ahead, to the counter and greeted the receptionist. ¡± Hey Tina¡± ¡°Alexa! Good afternoon.¡± Tina greeted back warmly, a smile stered on her face. This was the only thing in En Lunch that awed Alexa. She could not understand the reason why Tina Michaels always smiled! It was like she had no problems at all. ¡°Good morning to you too, Tina¡± Alexa smiled back.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Judy¡­?¡± ¡°Oh, Judy?¡± Tina repeated and chuckled a little. ¡°You¡¯re afraid of being caught? Don¡¯t worry, he¡¯s in his office with one of his whores¡± Tina said, lol, more like whispered and Alexa giggled. It was a known fact within the restaurant that Judy Brown liked whoring around, but as much as he liked girls, he never harassed any of his workers. He put distance between them and kept the rtionship work-rted. That earned him a huge chunk of respect from his workers. Alexa breathed a sigh of relief and went to the kitchen to drop her bag. As she made to step out, she jumped in fright. It was Judy¡­ standing at the doorway, with a mean look smeared on his face. ¡°Are you justing in¡­ Alexa?¡± Judy scrunched his eyebrow. ¡°Ugh¡­ yes¡± ¡°By 12. 13 pm huh?¡± Judy asked. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I was so caught up in taking care of my brother, I didn¡¯t notice the time passing¡± Alexa apologized and bit her lower lip with her head bowed slightly. ¡°And that¡¯s my business how? your brother? He isn¡¯t and will never be the only one with heart disease.¡± Tears clouded Alexa¡¯s eyes. She knew he was damn right, but it hurt her so bad. ¡°But¡­¡± Alexa tried to exin and worked furiously on not letting even a drop escape from any eyeball of hers. ¡°But what?¡± Judy interrupted. ¡°Alexa, just stop all these actions of yours. I know your type already. You fucking want to reap when you¡¯ve not sown, but youngdy, listen up. Make sure you don¡¯t leave here till 4. 30 pm. That¡¯s the extra 30 mins you¡¯ve wasted already.¡± Judymanded and then stepped out. Alexa felt the tears threatening to pour out, she couldn¡¯t hold it anymore. She ran to the toilet and cried to her heart¡¯s content. ¡­ a few minutester¡­ Alexa took over from Samantha, a co-worker and while the former headed for home, she started her shift. She wore an apron and started waiting on customers. It was almost 4:30, just 5 mins more and she¡¯d go home. ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°Hey¡­ Waitress!¡± Someone called. God! She had fallen into thinking about random stuff¡­ yet again. She quickly walked over to the customer calling her. As soon as she got to his table, he shouted and asked why she had not answered him earlier. She apologized softly, but the guy didn¡¯t wanna take any of it. ¡°Why would you daydream while working? Is that how professional you are?¡± The guy asked with his hands crossed over his chest. This guy looked cute, God! What was she saying? He was damn handsome, and fucking stank of money, but boy was he damn jerky. ¡°If I remember clearly, I already apologized. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡± Alexa rolled her eyes at him. ¡°Apologize huh? That doesn¡¯t satiate the fact that you kept me in this horrible ce for 2 mins more¡± The idiot said rudely. Yeah, she wondered. What was a guy whose money stank on doing in Crevalle¡­ The most horrible ce she¡¯s been to. Well, she lived there too, so duh! ¡°Yeah dummy, since you so fucking wanna leave here fast, why¡¯d youe here in the first ce¡­ Rich prince?¡± She rudely answered and rolled her eyes at him. ¡°What? Rich prince?¡± The idiot repeated andughed, but as loud as theugh was, it ended quickly too. ¡°And wait, did you just roll your eyes at me?¡± ¡°Yes! Yes, I did. Wanna roll yours back at me?¡± Alexa challenged and flipped her hair backward. ¡°Do you know who I am?¡± The idiot asked and scrunched his eyebrow. ¡°No I don¡¯t, and I don¡¯t care¡± Alexa replied. ¡°Well bitch, I¡¯m ¡­¡± ¡°Hey! Did you just call me a bitch?¡± Alexa interrupted. ¡°Well, yeah. What are you gonna do bout it?¡± The guy challenged and leaned back in his chair with his hands at the back of his head, and legs crossed. Alexaunched forward and took his Jacket cor in her hands roughly and tried to choke him. He scoffed and said, ¡°with those malnourished fingers, you sure you wanna do that?¡± He smirked. ¡°Of course, I will¡± Alexa gritted and bent towards him so she could hold his cor more tightly, but he pulled himself down his chair, making Alexa lose bnce, and her cold nose touched his cheek with her lip only inches away from his. He could swear at that moment that he felt electricity rush through him. ¡°Ugh¡­ Sorry bout that¡± Alexa apologized and let go of him. ¡°You know, for a waitress, you¡¯re sure rude¡± ¡°See who¡¯s talking about being rude¡± Alexa snorted. ¡°We¡¯re different. We¡¯re not in the same ss youngdy.¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± Alexa hissed and started walking away. ¡°Hey! You haven¡¯t taken my order yet.¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s 4:34 pm already, my shift ended 4 mins ago. Call another waitress, Rich prince or should I say¡­ Idiot?¡± Alexa blurted and walked to the kitchen to get her bag. At that moment, Judy came out of the office and walked towards the ¡°Idiot¡± immediately he spotted him. ¡°Mr. Green, it¡¯s a pleasure to see you here¡± Mr. Judy said with an excited tone in his voice. The surprise lingering over it could not go unnoticed too. ¡°Do I know you?¡± He asked in a bored tone. ¡°No, No. I¡¯m just the owner of this restaurant.¡± Mr. Judy replied. ¡°But you know me?¡± ¡°Of course¡­ Who wouldn¡¯t?¡± Mr. Judy replied thinking something must be wrong with the young man¡¯s head. ¡°One of the mutts you hired here¡± The obnoxious human thinned his lip in frustrated anger. ¡°And¡­ Who¡¯d that be?¡± Mr. Judy asked and like De Ja Vu, Alexa walked up to him. ¡°Judy, I¡¯m taking my leave now. My shift¡¯s over¡± Alexa announced. ¡°This is the mutt I was talking about¡± the idiot, Mr. Green smirked. ¡°She?¡± Judy asked not surprised. Alexa was one hell of a local human, so he had a hunch all the while that she was the ¡°mutt¡± Mr. Green was talking about. ¡°Yes! She¡± ¡°And what did this ¡°she¡± who¡¯s me do?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°You refused to take my order!¡± Mr. Greenined. ¡°Did you seriously do that?¡± Judy asked. ¡°Well, obviously yes. My shift¡¯s ended, so I told him to call another waitress.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°Do you know who this is? Judy asked Alexa. ¡°Now, this sounds way familiar, I¡¯ve heard this somewhere. Oh yeah, the rich idiot already asked me that. Guess what I said? I said NO! ¡± Alexa smiled. ¡°Alexa!¡± Judy gritted. It was so obvious he wanted to deal with her with words, but he was holding himself back because of the person seated in front of him. He turned to face Mr. Green. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, she¡¯ll be taking your orders now¡± Judy said and forced a smile. ¡°What? No! I¡¯m not taking his damn order. My shift¡¯s over and I¡¯m heading back home.¡± Alexa protested. ¡°Alexa, take the order.¡± No way am I gonna do that¡± ¡°Alexa, fucking take the order!¡± Chapter Two – Painful memories… ¡°Alexa!¡± Judy gritted. It was so obvious he wanted to deal with her with words, but he was holding himself back because of the person seated in front of him. He turned to face Mr. Green. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, she¡¯ll be taking your orders now¡± Judy said and forced a smile. ¡°What? No! I¡¯m not taking his damn order. My shift¡¯s over and I¡¯m heading back home.¡± Alexa protested. ¡°Alexa, take the order.¡± No way am I gonna do that¡± ¡°Alexa, fucking take the order!¡± Judy yelled and ced his hand over his mouth when he noticed everyone in the restaurant was looking at him. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± He apologized and gave a courtesy bow. Alexa took this as an opportunity to leave and was about to, but Judy held her wrist and pulled her back roughly. ¡°What¡¯d you do that for?¡± Alexa yelled. Judy was passing his boundaries and she didn¡¯t like it one bit. Since he wanted to be jerky, she was gonna get all bitched up! ¡°I gave you an order.¡± ¡°And I refused it ¡± ¡°You wanna get fired?¡± Judy threatened. ¡°What the¡­ You should be supporting me, not the idiot. He called this ce horrible and I stood up to him and defended this restaurant.¡± Alexa sighed hard. She didn¡¯t understand why Judy would go to any length to disgrace her. She knew this ce was horrible, but she defended it. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t care. It¡¯s either you do what I say or get fired.¡± Judy listed.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Well, since this morning, I¡¯ve thought of nothing but leaving this ce. It¡¯s not gonna be the way you think though.¡± Alexa said and searched through her bag. ¡°Here¡± she said and pulled an envelope out. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Mr. Green asked, with Judy thinning his lip. ¡°It¡¯s a resignation letter. I drafted it on Monday, but you¡¯ve pushed me to the cliff. Mentioning my brother¡¯s sickness wasn¡¯t enough, you included my parents, and now you¡¯re disgracing me in front of an idiot I don¡¯t know. It¡¯s a pity though¡­ I¡¯ll miss Tina.¡± Alexa said, threw the envelope on the table, and walked away. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that. She¡¯s just one stupid girl.¡± Judy apologized to Mr. Green after watching Alexa leave in awe. ¡°You should be apologizing to that youngdy.¡± He replied and made to walk away. ¡°Ain¡¯t you cing your orders anymore?¡± Judy asked. ¡°I¡¯m not. I can¡¯t eat in a cranky and mean restaurant. You¡¯re very mean, and one day, one way or the other, you¡¯ll pay for what you did today. ¡± Mr. Green said and walked out of the restaurant. ¡­ Alexa¡¯s POV ¡­ Judy is so unbelievable! He¡¯s a very selfish and heartless human. Humph! Anyways, it¡¯s not his fault, he was paying me as a worker. But that does not give him the right to treat me anyhow. What am I saying? That rich guy is the bigger jerk. I wonder if he¡¯s really rich or if it¡¯s just a facade. Jace! Oh my God! I forgot about him. It¡¯s 4:32 pm now. He must be really worried¡­ I need to get home as fast as I can. I walked home as fast as I could, but when I got home, Jace was asleep already. I checked the fridge and saw that he ate lunch. I sighed in relief and brought a bowl of beef bone soup out. I checked it and thankfully, it hadn¡¯t gone sour yet. If there¡¯s something I¡¯m grateful for, is the fact that my Dad had bought this fridge two years before he met his end. I don¡¯t know how I¡¯d cope with me and Jace eating sour food if the fridge wasn¡¯t there. I snapped out of my thoughts and went to the kitchen to heat the soup up. I was so pissed off, that I forgot I hadn¡¯t eaten lunch yet. Bubbles from the pot gave me a notice that the soup was heated already and ready to be served. I dished some into one of my mom¡¯s China tes and took a soup spoon along with me. I went to the sitting room and sat down on a couch. I felt the foam give way under my buttocks. ¡°I understand you¡¯re fucking old, but don¡¯t do that to me. If my soup pours on me, I won¡¯t forgive you.¡± I cursed out loudly. ¡°Fuck! I¡¯m home. I shouldn¡¯t be using foul words around Jace¡± I reprimanded myself and moved my mind back to the soup. ¡°Mmmh¡­ This still tastes good even after being alive for 3 days.¡± I moaned after drinking a spoonful. This would have tasted better if there was a television to watch. Iughed. Here I am thinking of a TV set when there¡¯s no money to pay for the electricity bills. God, I¡¯m so funny. I finished the soup and went to do the dishes. Once I was done, I climbed up the creaking staircase to the room Jace Stays in. It¡¯s nothing great, but it¡¯s sure nicer than mine. ¡°Oh¡­ He¡¯s so cute¡± I admired and sat down beside him on the bed purring in satisfaction as my fingers ran through his thin brown silk hair. ¡°It¡¯s so soft¡± I moaned in delight. I sized him up with my eyes, he was so perfect from head to toe. As I ran my eyes from his toe-up, I stopped at his chest. Everything about him was so perfect except one thing¡­ His heart. He has a failing heart. He was first diagnosed with it when he was six. It was VSA or something like that. The doctors said he needed open-heart surgery, but I couldn¡¯t pay for it. My dad was still alive when it was first discovered that Jace had a failing heart. We went to a doctor immediately and the doctor said he had a home in his heart and it needed to be operated on. My dad seeded in collecting a loan from his boss for Jace¡¯s surgery. We paid half of it to the doctor to operate on him. After the operation, Jace came out alive and my dad paid up the rest. We thought everything was over till about two weekster. Jace started fainting if he ran for too long. Sometimes, his heart would stop beating, it is a miracle he¡¯s still alive now. We went back to the doctor to tell him what was going on, but when we got to his hospital, he was gone. The doctor was nowhere to be seen. His hospital had a seal on it and when we asked around, we were told that the authorities shut the hospital down because it did more harm than good. After that, my dad¡¯s world crashed, because the money was a loan he collected and he¡¯d been robbed of it. We took Jace to another hospitalter on, and from the X-ray, we were shown, that the hole in his heart got bigger due to the bad surgery the fake doctor had carried out on him. My dad was killed about a monthter and dumped in front of our house. My mom followed two months after from heart failure. After much findings, I discovered that my mom¡¯s heart failure was hereditary, and Jace had unfortunately inherited it from her. After they were both buried, I moved to the room they once shared and while throwing out some of their stuff, I found my dad¡¯s old diary. ¡°Strange¡± I thought then. I never knew my dad had kept a record of his life. I sat on the floor as I flipped through the pages hoping why he was killed would be on one of the pages. Chapter Three – Supportive brother ever. I flipped and flipped, his diary was more of his lifements, mistakes and sufferings. I continued flipping until I got to the page two pages away from thest day he wrote. What he wrote was shocking¡­ ¡± I found the boss¡¯s secret hideout and begged for a loan. He agreed to give it to me and he made me promise to pay it back after a month. I agreed. Well, I¡¯d do anything to repair my son¡¯s failing heart.¡± That was it. Wait! Boss¡¯s secret hideout? What does that mean? My dad was a driver for this rich man I never met before. I didn¡¯t even know anything about him, but why would a rich man have a secret hideout? From what I heard, he earned his money legally. I flipped to the next page. I checked the date. Weird, my dad wrote this the following month. ¡± He sent his men after me. It must be because of the money.¡± ¡°By HE, did he mean his boss?¡± I thought before burying my eyes in the diary in my hands and continuing reading once more. ¡± I don¡¯t know what to do. I don¡¯t have any money to pay him back. Jace isn¡¯t even healed yet. I¡¯m so worried and this weight is crushing me so bad. I can¡¯t tell Lucy though. She¡¯s keeping up with a bad heart. I better find a way to pay back the money.¡± So my dad¡¯s ex-boss sent his men after my dad huh? Who is THIS man?N?velDrama.Org owns this text. He¡¯s the person my dad borrowed Jace¡¯s surgery fee from. This page points towards that. Curious, I flipped to the next page, which was unfortunately thest page too. This one was written 5 dayster than the one I just finished reading. ¡± He sent me a letter today¡­ I mean My boss. It was an invitation to the Hideout. My debt deadline expired Four days ago, and with an invite toe over being sent to me, I don¡¯t think I¡¯m safe. I don¡¯t want to go. Today¡¯s making it three days since I started hiding from him. Due to this, I have no way of earning money for our upkeep. Dear diary, tell me what to do¡­ ¡± I paused. I checked the date and traced it back to the three days ago he was talking about. Then the realization hit me. That was the day my dad started avoiding work! And when my mom would ask him, he¡¯d always say he was off for that day. I found it strange though, even though my mom never suspected anything. My dad was on LEAVE for a whole three days. Who on earth would give his driver three days¡¯ leave? I glued my eye back on the diary and continued anyway. ¡± Anyway, what choice do I have? I have to honor his invite, at least To see if I can buy more time. I can¡¯t just stay at home and watch My family dies of hunger. I¡¯m going To honor his invitation. I know its Risky, but I¡¯m putting my lucky Charm on you dear Diary. You know so much about me, things That I can¡¯t tell Lucy because of Her heart condition. I love my wife And kids so much, I¡¯m going out To get a future for them. Till I write to you again¡­ My dearest Diary.¡± When I read thest part of the diary, I couldn¡¯t stop the tears from flowing. My dad sacrificed so much, a lot that he even risked his life for us. Worse is that he didn¡¯t even have anyone to talk with, my mom¡¯s condition made it a bad idea to tell her anything sad, she¡¯d have high blood pressure and die immediately. ¡°Poor dad, he suffered a lot¡± Remembering these, I felt my eyelid burn with tears as I stared down at Jace. ¡°Alexa?¡± Someone called gently. She looked at the person she¡¯s been staring at since. It was Jace¡­ He was awake now. Alexa quickly wiped her tears away and ced a smile on her face. ¡°Hey boy¡­ How was your nap?¡± Alexa asked softly. ¡°It was very great, I feel so rejuvenated and energized¡± Jace answered, sat up, and stretched his body. ¡°I¡¯m happy you feel good after your sleep Hunny¡± Alexa said with a smile, held Jace¡¯s face, scooted over, and kissed his hair, then his forehead. Jace smiled genuinely in response. Alexa melted on seeing his angelic smile. That smile meant everything to her, though it was not as often as before he was told to quit school and when their parents died, it was still there and it warmed Alexa¡¯s insides every single time he lit up. ¡°You were crying¡± Jace pointed out gently while staring deep into Alexa¡¯s brown eyes with his own. As siblings, they didn¡¯t look alike, but three things were sure¡­ They had the same light brown pair of eyes, Had the same silky brown hair, and Shared the same oval, heart-shaped lip. ¡°Ugh¡­ No.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°I saw tears in your eyes, when you touched my hair, I woke up. I know you didn¡¯t notice, but I saw pearly tears drop from your eye. You were staring hard at my chest and tears slid down your eye¡± Jace said. ¡°Jace¡­¡± Alexa started, but Jace interrupted her. ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me, Alexa. We¡¯re siblings, since mom and dad died, you became the only part of my life left. Am I a burden too much for you?¡± Jace asked Alexa. ¡°Nooo! How could you even think that? How could you be a burden to me? As you rightfully pointed out, we¡¯re family!¡± Alexa said. ¡°But you only started crying when you stared at my chest. Wait¡­ Am I gonna die?¡± ¡°No Jace! No. You¡¯re not gonna die. You¡¯re gonna stay alive, be alive, watch me make money, pay for your surgery and turn our lives around¡± Alexa said and smiled warmly at him. ¡°A¡­¡± Jace awed. ¡°Then why were you crying?¡± ¡°I was just thinking about stuff,¡± Alexa said. ¡°I resigned from work today¡± She sighed. ¡°What?! You resigned?¡± Jace gasped. ¡°Yes, I did¡± Alexa reconfirmed. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t just feeling it anymore. I¡¯ve worked there since mom and dad died. I want to experience something new¡± Alexa lied. Wait, she wasn¡¯t lying. That was also part of the reasons, it¡¯s not like she could tell Jace that Judy had harassed her several times. ¡°Oh¡­ So where are you gonna work now?¡± Jace asked concerned. ¡°To be honest, I don¡¯t know. I resigned without having any other thing in mind¡± ¡°It¡¯s gonna be tough to get another job¡­ Considering this is where we live¡± Jace spoke. ¡°Yes. I know, but I¡¯m gonna do something quick about getting a new job.¡± ¡°It¡¯s OK. I¡¯m just happy you¡¯re gonna stay with me at home for a few days. I¡¯ve missed ying board games with you Lexie¡± Jace said excitedly. ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to another of our great moments together too, Jace¡± Alexa said and pulled her little brother into a warm hug. Chapter Four – Evil sister? ¡È£þ-£þ¡È Meanwhile, as the happy moment was going on between the siblings, someone was not at rest. The guy at the restaurant was so disturbed, thinking he was the one who made Alexa quit her job. ¡­ Mr. Green¡¯s POV ¡­ I drove home very angry at myself. My conscience was pricking me. ¡®You pushed her to quit¡¯ ¡°No! I didn¡¯t. After all, she had drafted the letter since Monday¡± ¡®But she never submitted it till today ¡°Wait¡­ What did you expect me to do? Just let her walk away, swallow my pride, and called on another waitress?¡± ¡®Exactly!¡¯ ¡°Hey, dude! Shut up¡± ¡®You¡¯re shutting me up?¡¯ ¡°Hell yeah¡± ¡®Then you¡¯re shutting up too¡¯ ¡°And why would I?¡± ¡®Because I¡¯m you, and you¡¯re me. Whatever you do, I bear the consequence too. And whatever I push you to do, you bear the consequence¡¯ ¡°Shut the fvck up you man who*e¡± ¡®Woah! You just called yourself a man who*e. I didn¡¯t see thating¡¯ ¡°Get it out.¡± ¡®No dude. I¡¯m not gonna leave till you get the poor girl another job¡¯ ¡°How do you know she needs another job?¡± ¡®Because I do¡¯ *I¡¯m gonna get out of this awkward convo one way or another* * ¡°Oh shit! How do I even find her when I don¡¯t know her?¡± I argued. I couldn¡¯t help someone I don¡¯t know right? *You have a tracking agency in yourpany dude¡¯ *my stupid¡­ Well, wise subconsciousness tells me in a bored tone. ¡°I¡¯m still not helping¡± ¡®OK, then deal with me for the rest of your life¡¯ ¡­ If there¡¯s one thing I hate about me, it¡¯s my being smart. Now half my smartness has been transferred to my subconsciousness. We share an equal 50% to 50% intelligence, which makes it hard for him to subject to me. Except during work, I did well and that was the only time we didn¡¯t b at each other. OK, practically¡­ I b at him.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Ugh! My mind¡¯s driving me crazy¡± I yelled in my car and pulled over like a crazy baboon. I hit the steering wheel several times and when I got tired, I called June. Who¡¯s she? Yes, you guessed right. She¡¯s ONE of my f*ck buddies. I had a lot of them and plenty of girlfriends too, the figure would make you go crazy. It didn¡¯t even ring for even 10 secs, she picked. ? ¡°Hey baby¡± She said over the phone ? ¡°June, I need you¡± I said ? ¡°for what baby?¡± She asked me and I knew that at this point, she was biting a side of her lip and winking with her boo*s pushed up and jiggling like my house keys. I tried to y along with her. ? ¡°the usual baby¡± ?¡± and what¡¯s the usual?¡± She sluttily asked and I got pissed off here. ?¡±S*x June! S*x!¡± I shouted over the phone and I could tell that abated her sluttiness a little. ? ¡°you didn¡¯t have to shout at me Anderson¡± she whimpered like a rain-beaten dog. I scoffed. Who cares about this girl? She¡¯s acting all needy just because of some s*x we¡¯re gonna have. Something I¡¯ll throw her out after I¡¯m done. ? ¡°Alright. Juste over¡± I toned down a bit. ¡°I¡¯ll be there soon Hunny¡± Hunny¡­ Tsk! Funny human. I quickly cut off the call, tucked my phone back into its original position, started the car, and swerved back to the road. I got home, parked my car in the parking lot and went into my room, pulled off my clothes, and headed for the bathroom. I took a quick shower since I was expecting June anytime from now. Done with my shower, I tied a towel around my waist and used a smaller one to wipe off the water on my hair. Satisfied with my less wet hair, I draped the towel on my neck and headed for the kitchen. I was damn hungry and my stomach spoke about it. I looked in the cupboards and found some instant noodles. I picked two out and ced them on the kitchen counter before looking for vegetables. I brought out some carrots, and veggies and chopped them up. I lit the gas on, ced a pot on it, poured in a half bottle of water, and turned on a 3-minute timer. Next up, I put the chopped veggies and carrots in the now boiling water and put in the noodle seasoning. I put in the noodles next and cut up some onion and a pepper bell into it. ¡°Hmmm¡­ Something¡¯s missing¡± ¡°Oh yeah! Fat oil.¡± I opened the lower board by my side and brought out a bottle of fat oil, poured some into a big spoon, and added it to the boiling noodle. I covered up the pot and when it was about 45 seconds left for the noodle to be ready, I broke an egg in it and left it on the top without stirring it. Soon, the timer beeped, and I brought the pot down and transferred the contents into a noodle bowl. I took a fork, set the bowl on the kitchen counter, walked to the sink, washed my hands, and went to sit on the chair facing it. Y¡¯all must be wondering why I didn¡¯t cook the egg for long right? Well, I don¡¯t fancy fully cooked eggs and I didn¡¯t want to fry them because chopping up the veggies for it would take longer. I picked up my fork and started eating. The noodle tasted great. Well, I don¡¯t mean to brag, but I cook better than most people. I was halfway through my meal when the doorbell rang. I already knew who it was so I just walked toward the door and opened it without checking who was at the door. I almost screamed at seeing who it was. ¡°April! What are you doing here?¡± I tried to tone my voice. ¡°Step aside, please. Can¡¯t I visit my brother in his house?¡± She rolled her eyes at me, pushed me aside, and stepped in. I scoffed. She hasn¡¯t changed a bit. Thest time I saw her was about a month ago at a boring family get-together. We weren¡¯t close one bit and we both never tried to hide it from each other. We pretended to the media and all to save our family name but put together¡­ We were Vinegar and Water in reality. ¡°Well, you can¡¯t. At least, not without informing me you were going toe visiting beforehand.¡± I tried to shut out the part of my brain trying to scream at her. ¡°Are you expecting someone here?¡± She asked out of nowhere. ¡°And why do you care about that? Why are you even asking?¡± I scoffed and leaned on the wall behind me as she made her way into my kitchen. **¡±Because you¡¯re half-naked. If it wasn¡¯t for that flimsy white towel, I¡¯d be seeing your torso¡± she winked at me and bit her lower lip. I know it was wrong but my d*ck suddenly stood at attention. ¡°Elder brother¡± She added and scoffed at the title she so lovingly added. ¡°Stop doing that!¡± I shouted at her up tried to walk up to my room so I could hide my semi-erection. ¡°Why are you wobbling?¡± She asked me with her hands crossed on her chest. ¡°Ugh¡­ nothing?¡± How would I exin having a semi-erection because of my kid sister¡¯s words? ¡°Wait. You got an erection because of what I said?¡± She asked her cheek all puffed up in readiness tough. ¡°No!¡± I lied and immediately regretted it. I was very bad at lying because my fingers always told me off. My index finger would wrap around the middle own and April knew about it. ¡°Well, your fingers tell me something else¡± Chapter Five Viewers discretion¡­ **CONTENT NOT SUITABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 16 (16+ ONLY ) Still on Mr. Green¡¯s POV ¡°And why do you care about that? Why are you even asking?¡± I scoffed and leaned on the wall behind me as she made her way into my kitchen. **¡±Because you¡¯re half-naked. If it wasn¡¯t for that flimsy white towel, I¡¯d be seeing your torso¡± she winked at me and bit her lower lip. I know it was wrong but my d*ck suddenly stood at attention. ¡°Elder brother¡± She added and scoffed at the title she so lovingly added. ¡°Stop doing that!¡± I shouted at her up tried to walk up to my room so I could hide my semi-erection. ¡°Why are you wobbling?¡± She asked me with her hands crossed on her chest. ¡°Ugh¡­ nothing?¡± How would I exin having a semi-erection because of my kid sister¡¯s words? ¡°Wait. You got an erection because of what I said?¡± She asked her cheek all puffed up in readiness tough.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°No!¡± I lied and immediately regretted it. I was very bad at lying because my fingers always told me off. My index finger would wrap around the middle own and April knew about it. ¡°Well, your fingers tell me something else¡± She smirked and I looked down my fingers. It was wrapped true to her words. ¡°Oh goodness! June, where the fvck are you? She¡¯s supposed to be here by this time. If April came here to mock me, it is sure working for her¡± I yelled in my head. ¡°Whatever.¡± I replied to her and was about to walk away when the doorbell ding dinged. ¡°Atst!¡± I rolled my eyes and brushed past my Little sister. ¡°I knew you were expecting someone. Who¡¯s she? Your girlfriend?¡± She asked nonchntly. ¡°You¡¯re not in any position for me to answer you¡± I threw back at her. ¡°Well, whatever! I¡¯m heading back home. I came to discuss business with you, but since you have an s*x sessioning up, I¡¯m gonna leave it till tomorrow at the office.¡± She said, picked up her purse, and went out the moment I opened the door. She rolled her eyes at the girl I was about to devour and humphed. ¡°Get yourself someone who has ss¡± She threw and walked to her car. June didn¡¯t seem to like that one bit. ¡°Who was that?¡± She asked as soon as she came inside my house. ¡°Someone I have nothing with¡± I replied. ¡°But it looked like you know her¡± She counteracted. I walked to the door and opened it. ¡°Well¡­ Who do you believe? Me or your instincts?¡± I asked, still holding the door wide open. I guess she understood what I meant and walked up to me slowly while unbuttoning her sweats crop top. She finished undoing the buttons on her crop top, threw it to God knows where, walked towards me, and bit her lower lip before using her tongue on it. She got to me with only a ckce bra and nylon mini skirt on. ¡°You sure you want me to leave?¡± She asked, wrapped her hands around my waist, and used her thigh to grind against my groin. I groaned in pleasure. ¡°You¡¯re being such I tease June. I like it.¡± I smiled and let the door m shut. She turned her back to me and did what I knew she could do well. She shook her ass against my groin and I held her waist and pushed her farther down. I moaned when her little, perfect ass hit my semi-aroused d*ck and I could feel my prec*m leak the moment her ass ground on it. I grabbed her up, straddled her against my waist, and unhooked her bra but I didn¡¯t pull it off. In return, she loosened the grip my towel had around my waist and gasped when my tool hit her leg. ¡°Wow that¡¯s huge¡± she gasped. ¡°That¡¯s what you caused. Now you¡¯re gonna make it go away¡± I replied, my voice husky. She bit her lip and shrieked. Wtf! She just c*me. My dirty talk made her c*m! ¡°Let¡¯s finish this in your room¡± she whispered on my lip and I bit it. ¡°Anything you want baby¡± I replied and took her lips in mine. I kept her straddled on me and ground against her while I moved towards the staircase leading up to my room. I finally got to my room, opened the door, and pushed through it. mming the door shut, I strode to my bed and dropped June on it. I was going to pull down her mini skirt but she had other ns for me. She grabbed my neck and I fell on her. She wrapped her legs around my waist and pulled me closer to her. ¡°June¡­ What are you doing?¡± I asked confused. ¡°I¡¯m too horny. I can¡¯t wait for a perfect s*x. Just have me right now before my braines back to its senses¡± she replied pleasure drunk. ¡°As you wish. I wasn¡¯t too impressed with her request because quick s*x was one of the things I hated. But I¡¯d do it anyway because she¡¯s my girlfriend. Wait! My girlfriend? Who gave her that title? At the moment, I didn¡¯t care. I just need to nut and get this over with. ¡°But since we can¡¯t have s*x the way I want today, you¡¯re gonna have to do something for me as well.¡± She started drawing circles on my chest. ¡°And that¡¯d be¡­?¡± I took her hand, led her to the window, opened it, and put her head out. ¡°Stay this way. Bent this way while I f*ck your brains out.¡± I huskily said and she whimpered. I went behind her and held her ass cheeks in my hand. It was so perfect. Her skirt was up already so I didn¡¯t bother to remove it. I headed straight for her panty. The quickie she wants is what I¡¯m gonna give her. I let her panty fall on her knee as I slowly guided my length inside her. Feeling the cap inside, I mmed the rest of my way in. A few minutester¡­ I nutted inside her and we fell on the bed wasted. I didn¡¯t even bother to bathe. I was so tired and it felt like my energy had been milked out by an invisible person. I just closed my eyes and let tiredness take me on a journey. Chapter Six The next day¡­ ¡°Jace!¡± Alexa called out to her brother who was upstairs in his room. ¡°Yes, Lexie.¡± Jace answered from his room. ¡°I¡¯m off to get a new job¡± Alexa said. ¡°What did you say? I didn¡¯t hear you!¡± ¡°I said I¡¯m going out to get a new job!¡± Alexa repeated, but this time louder. ¡°OK. Good luck¡± Jace replied from his room. ¡°Won¡¯t youe downstairs and wish me luck here instead?¡± ¡°Oh¡­ I¡¯ming¡± Jace yelled after her and soon enough, true to his words, he came down from his room. ¡°I thought you¡¯d note¡± Alexa rolled her eyes and Jaceughed at her. ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I?¡± Jace asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ Why wouldn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Come here¡± Jace said and pulled her towards the only sofa in the living room. ¡°What?¡± Alexa asked and giggled. ¡°You¡¯ll see¡± Jace said as he guided her to stand in front of the sofa while he climbed up the arm of the sofa. ¡°Are you trying to fall from there?¡± Alexa asked and Jace chuckled. ¡°Of course not.¡± Jace answered. ¡°I just wanted to do this¡± He continued, held Alexa¡¯s head gently, and crashed his lips on her forehead. ¡°You¡¯ll get the job you want Lexie¡± He said with confidence. ¡°A¡­ You sweet, little thing.¡± Alexa awwed and smiled hard. If there was something she was sure of in this unsure, wavy world¡­ It was that her brother was the cutest and most loving pumpkin she¡¯d ever seen. ¡°Is that good luck enough or do you want more?¡± Jace smiled.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s enough. I¡¯d love to get more though¡± Alexa said and at that, Jace leaned forward and kissed her forehead again. ¡°Thank you my prince charming.¡± ¡°You¡¯re wee my Swan princess¡± Jace replied and both of them giggled. ¡°OK OK¡­ I¡¯ll be off now¡± Alexa said and Jace waved her goodbye. ¡°Make sure you eat your breakfast. It¡¯s on the table¡± ¡°OK, I will.¡± Jace replied and closed the door after her. Alexa¡¯s POV I didn¡¯t have anywhere in particr in my mind. The only important qualification I had was my Senior High School Certificate. I finished high school about a month before my dad died. I was making ns on going to college, but after my dad died, I had to drop those ns. It¡¯s not like I didn¡¯t wanna go, but financing myself through high school alongside my dad was hard as it was, how the fvck was I gonna sponsor myself through college without assistance when I had another mouth to feed and buy sustaining drugs for? Oh yeah! Today¡¯s the day I¡¯m supposed to go get Jace¡¯s drugs. The problem is I¡¯m getting low on cash, the money from the government was surely sustaining, but not enough. It¡¯d have been easier to get a job if only I had qualifying certificates. My dream job had always been working with one of the toppanies, I had a long list and the Green Empire topped my list. Well, it¡¯s indeed a dream because, with only a high school certificate, I don¡¯t see thating to reality. Alexa walked down the straight road where restaurants, cafes, and bakeries adorned its side and looked out for a # Helper needed # signboard, but found none. It was almost noon, and so far¡­ I¡¯ve found nothing impressive. Who said searching for a job was easy? That person was lying. She was tired out and sat down on a bench by the side. She was wiping her sweat away with her handkerchief when she sighted the signboard she was looking for on the other side of the road. She looked to the top of the building and quickly realized it was a bakery. ¡°Am I cut out for factory work?¡± Alexa asked herself but quickly discarded the thought building inside her. She needed money, and she was going to do whatsoever, So far it meant she¡¯d have clean money in her palms. She stood up from the bench and waited a few moments for theing vehicles to pass by. After waiting some moments, she crossed when she was sure no vehicle wasing. She was gonna make sure she got money for Jace¡¯s medics today. She walked only a few distances and found herself in front of the bakery. ¡°God, I know I don¡¯t believe in you. I don¡¯t even care much about you, but please let me get this job. If not for me, For my poor brother¡± she prayed silently before pushing the door open and walking inside. She thought she was gonna meet a smoky environment but she was proved otherwise by the clean and clear air that greeted her at the bread shop. She met a line in front of the desk she sighted afar and got in the queue. The line wasn¡¯t too long, so before five minutes, it was already her turn. ¡°How can I help you miss? What kind of bread are you looking for?¡± Thedy behind the desk asked her politely. ¡°Ugh¡­ I¡¯m here because of the sign outside.¡± Alexa replied a little bit unsure. Thedy was staring at her dress and Alexa wanted to turn back, and outside the bakery, because she realized that truly her dressing wascking. But it was toote for that as thedy behind the desk spoke. ¡°Follow me,¡± thedy told her, but before they left, she apologized to other people waiting patiently. ¡°Please, I¡¯ll be back shortly¡± Thedy told them and they grunted in disapproval, but an elderly woman smiled at her and urged her to be fast. ¡°Thank you, ma¡¯am.¡± She smiled back and left immediately with Alexa. They walked through a corridor and after thedy knocked, they went into a door by the left. ¡°Boss, someone is here concerning the job¡± Thedy informed someone behind the desk. Alexa tried to make out the man¡¯s face because it was a man, but the man was on a ck swivel chair and his back was facing them while he continued whatever he was doing on his phone. The man turned to face them. ¡°OK.¡± He dropped his phone on his desk. ¡°You can go¡± Thedy left and Alexa was about to leave too. She wasn¡¯t sure about this. ¡°I wasn¡¯t talking to you youngdy¡± The man called out and Alexa turned back to him. ¡°Have a seat miss¡± He offered and she sat down on the opposite chair. ¡°So, you¡¯re here for the job right?¡± He asked and Alexa nodded. ¡°Then why are you dressed this way?¡± He asked as he ran his eyes over Alexa and Alexa gripped the hem of her dress and bit her lower lip. If only she could get money to buy better clothes for herself. ¡°What qualifications do you hold to be a baker here?¡± The man asked when Alexa didn¡¯t say anything to his first question. ¡°I finished high school about 2 years ago,¡± Alexa answered. ¡°So the highest qualification you hold is a high school cert?¡± The man asked and Alexa nodded. ¡°Well, I¡¯m sorry. This job isn¡¯t yours then¡± The man dropped. ¡°Sir, please let me have the job. I can bake well. You won¡¯t regret ever hiring me here, I promise you¡± Alexa begged. ¡°There¡¯s nothing I can do for you. Please do make sure you see yourself out¡± ¡°Please, I need to get my brother his drugs. He needs to take it since he hasn¡¯t gone in for surgery yet¡± Alexa tried to make him reason with her, but it was all in vain. ¡°Do well to close the door behind you when you leave¡± He said and turned his chair back around, the way it was before Alexa came in. Alexa looked back at the bakery when she got out. Thedy behind the desk disapproved of her dress and when she was leaving, she didn¡¯t bother to hide the ¡®I knew you¡¯d never get the job with that dressing of yours¡¯ eyes of hers. It wasn¡¯t thedy¡¯s fault but it hurt her so bad. It hurt that she couldn¡¯t finance her brother¡¯s medications. It hurt that not being able to go to college hit her hard today. It hurt her that for once, she couldn¡¯t be presentable. She looked at the bus station to see if she could get a bus back home, but suddenly she changed her mind. She couldn¡¯t go home yet. At least not now. She wasn¡¯t going to give up. She broke down after being rejected by three more people and she decided it was enough. She had never been this tired. Suddenly she decided to go back to her ex-job. The abuse there was much, but at least she got paid. She took a bus and was dropped off at a bus stop near her home. She walked the rest of the way to En Lunch. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door open. She put a smile on as soon as she saw Tina. ¡°Hey Tina¡± she greeted. ¡°Alexa!¡± Tina screeched and went away from her desk to hug her. ¡°How¡¯ve you been?¡± Tina asked. ¡°I¡¯ve been fine¡± Alexa replied ¡°I heard about what happened. I couldn¡¯te to visit because my mom got sick and all¡± Tina said. ¡°It¡¯s OK. How¡¯s your mom now?¡± ¡°She¡¯s getting better. Thank you.¡± Tina smiled sweetly. ¡°So what are you doing here?¡± ¡°I came to see Judy¡± ¡°Judy? What for?¡± Tina asked. ¡°I want to take back my job¡± Alexa said and widened her jaw in a fake and tired smile. ¡°Things are not working out fine with you?¡± ¡°Yes, and I need to get Jace his drugs¡± Alexa replied and Tina¡¯s smile left her face. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry about that Alexa. Judy¡¯s in his office¡± Tina said. ¡°Thanks¡± Alexa gave her one more hug before going to see Judy. After knocking and being ushered in, she was finally standing in front of Judy who was on the phone cing orders for what sounded like ingredients for meals. ¡°Well, well, well¡­ If it isn¡¯t the fiery Alexa¡± Judy passed hisment as soon as his phone hit the desk. ¡°Hi Judy¡± Alexa greeted trying to be as courteous as possible. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Judy asked not wanting to waste any time. ¡°I just came to ask if I can have my job back¡± ¡°I thought you mmed a resignation letter in my face in front of a known man. Why the hell do you want the job back if I¡¯m as abusive as you said?¡± Judy asked with an evil smirk on his face. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I just need money for my brother¡¯s medics¡± ¡°Well well, you still got all those problems your wicked parents happily heaped on you¡± Judy wickedly smiled. Alexa¡¯s emotions flooded her. She hadn¡¯t taken the job yet here he was insulting her family. Why did shee here? Oh yeah! The money. ¡°Well¡± Judy continued ¡°your space has been filled in. It didn¡¯t even take more than three hours¡± Judy announced. ¡°Can I be an extra then?¡± Alexa asked hoping Judy Would said yes. Chapter Seven- Be my maid. ¡°Well, No¡± Judy replied. ¡°If you need a job so badly, go to the pig sty. You fit there perfectly. As for a restaurant as perfect as this one, you don¡¯t fit. What am I even saying? I meant to say you¡¯ll run down this restaurant with your bad luck.¡± ¡°But I used to work here. You never told me I didn¡¯t fit here. You always said I was ill-luck though.¡± Alexa said with her eyes teary, thest parting out as a mere whisper. ¡°Well, now I did. Take a look at yourself andpare yourself with thosedies serving when you came here. Did you notice anything?¡± Judy asked and Alexa looked down at her dress for the fifth time today. It was true. She didn¡¯t fit here. ¡°I understand. I don¡¯t fit here as you said.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°Then get the fvck outta here idiot!¡± Judy shouted at her and that hurt her. She didn¡¯t know why she always felt like an ant every time she was with him. She always felt he could crush her anytime he wished and he sure did whenever it pleased him. He knew the strings to pull to get her tears and emotions running endlessly. Alexa turned her back against him and left his office. Before she shut his door, she heard him mutter ¡®Such a fool¡¯. She ran out of the restaurant. She didn¡¯t even bother answering Tina¡¯s calls. She never felt so humiliated as she did today. She decided to go somewhereforting¡­ Somewhere she could scream and pour her eyes out. Her feet started moving on their own ord. Meanwhile¡­ At Anderson¡¯s Home¡­ The s*x Anderson had with June earlier was short, but fulfilling. They woke and Anderson told her to go shower in the bathroom downstairs while he showered in his. After that, she wore her clothes and Anderson gave her some money before she left. He took a leave from his work and decided to go visit his mom. He was the Acting CEO, but he still took leaves from his father. He wasn¡¯t the CEO yet, so he still had to report to his dad. After dressing up, he went out, into his car and drove off to the Cemetery. At the Cemetery. Anderson parked his car some meters away and came down from it. The Cemetery was located in an Estate, they were two¡­ One on the right and one on the left. The one on the right was used to bury the very rich personalities, while the one on the left was for the burial of the masses. Anderson headed for the one on the right and walked into the Cemetery gate. He went to his mother¡¯s tombstone and sat by it. He ran his fingers on the name engraved on it. ELSA GREEN. That was his mom¡¯s name, Elsa. He looked around her tomb space and noticed the flowers on it were still fresh. His dad had made sure her tombstone was adorned with flowers every week and that made it look a bit different from the others around. Alexa walked into the Cemetery gate on the left side, the ones the government had so gratefully given to people like her. It wasn¡¯t hard to locate her parents, they were buried side by side after all. Since she was visiting two tombstones, she sat in between and cried her eyes out. ¡°Why¡¯d you both leave me alone?¡± ¡°Why¡¯d you fucking leave Jace in the state he is in now?¡± ¡°Oh, so you guys thought it great to die and leave your responsibilities to me?¡± ¡°Take a look at me¡± So saying, she stood up. ¡°Do I look good to the both of you? I got rejected five times because of the way I look now.¡± ¡°You could have at least left Jace and me in a better condition. He doesn¡¯t have what kids his age has. He does nothing but sleep, wake up, eat and stay scooped up in his room. He doesn¡¯t even have a TV to watch. He doesn¡¯t go to school like other normal kids. I want to buy him books, but I can¡¯t.¡±This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. 1111 ¡°Now he needs his drugs, I can¡¯t find the cash to get them for him¡± ¡­ Alexa walked out of the Cemetery with a faraway look on her face. Where the heck would she get money for Jace¡¯s drugs? She wasn¡¯t even focused on where she was going due to all the thoughts she was thinking about. ¡°I wish I could get him his drugs¡­ Ow¡± Alexa groaned in pain as she rubbed her forehead. ¡°Wtf!¡± Alexa cursed out loud. She had bumped into someone, and for some reason, she didn¡¯t know, the chest was too hard. ¡°Hey watch your step!¡± Alexa yelled while rubbing her aching forehead. ¡°I should be saying that you bumped into me!¡± ¡°What do you mean I bumped into you?¡± Alexa asked and raised her head to look at the person. ¡°You!¡± They both yelled together. ¡°Hey, what are you doing here?¡± Alexa shouted at him. ¡°I should be asking you that question¡± ¡°I came here to visit my parents. So now answer me, what are you doing here? Wait, are you stalking me?¡± ¡°Me? Stalk you? Because I¡¯m that jobless or what?¡± ¡°I refuse to believe this is a coincidence¡± Alexa argued and squinted her eyes. ¡°Whatever. I came here to visit someone important to me as well¡± ¡°So¡­ Wait a moment. Did youe from over there?¡± Alexa asked and pointed towards the Cemetery at the right. ¡°Yes. So¡­?¡± ¡°You¡¯re as rich as I thought you were!¡± Alexa hhmped. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m happily not poor like you.¡± Anderson replied and Alexa bit her lip to keep her emotions in check. Anderson noticed this. ¡°Hey, are you okay?¡± Alexa widened her jaw in a smile. ¡°Yes, I am. Why wouldn¡¯t I be?¡± She said, but her hurt eyes said otherwise. ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I touched a soft spot. I didn¡¯t mean it that way¡± Anderson apologized. ¡°It¡¯s Alright. I¡¯m used to it.¡± ¡°So, how¡¯ve you been?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been very great¡± Alexa lied. ¡°You got a new job yet?¡± ¡°Yes¡± She lied once more. ¡°Your dressing tells me otherwise.¡± Anderson pointed out and once again, Alexa felt embarrassed. What kind ofdy has her dressing condemned by six different people in one day? ¡°And from what I can see, you¡¯ve been crying¡± Anderson finished. ¡°Crying? I don¡¯t cry¡± Alexa tried to hide. ¡°Your eye gets all puffed up when you cry¡± Anderson pointed out. ¡°And how do you know that? It¡¯s not true!¡± ¡°The other day at the restaurant, and now. Two incidents are enough proof¡± Alexa decided it was no use lying to him about crying or not anymore. ¡°Whatever. I cried and so?¡± Alexa rolled her eyes at him. ¡°You haven¡¯t gotten a new job yet.¡± ¡°I have.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me. I¡¯m way more intelligent than you can know.¡± Anderson said and Alexa decided toe clean. ¡°OK fine! I haven¡¯t been employed yet.¡± She revealed. Anderson got happy. He so wanted to employ her after the fight with his inner self, but at the same time, he knew she was not fit to work in hispany. Judging from her looks, she didn¡¯t have the qualifications. ¡°Be my maid¡± Chapter Eight ¡°Be my maid¡± Anderson dropped the bombshell. ¡°What? Your maid?!¡± Alexa yelled, unable to agree with her ears ¡°Yes. Anything wrong?¡± He saw nothing wrong with his offer. ¡°How dare you reduce me to the status of a maid?¡± Alexa red up. ¡°No! It¡¯s not that way, I promise¡± ¡°Then what were you implying?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°I mean¡­ You don¡¯t have a job. You¡¯re searching for one now. I don¡¯t have a maid or helper in my house, I live alone. Normally, I¡¯m ok with living alone, but since you need a job, you can help me do my house chores¡± Anderson exined. ¡°That¡¯s the same thing as being a maid¡± ¡°Maybe?¡± ¡°So out of all the jobs in this world, you searched and searched, and being a maid fitted me?¡± Alexa rolled her eyes. ¡°Well, truthfully yes.¡± ¡°Wow. Just wow¡± ¡°What do you want me to do? Give you an office work and employ you in mypany?¡± Anderson asked sarcastically. ¡°Well¡­ Yes!¡± ¡°I see.¡± Andersonughed. ¡°With what qualifications miss?¡± ¡°With a high school certificate¡± Alexa boldly replied. ¡°Impressive. I should employ a high school certificate holder in mypany? That¡¯s ridiculous. The thought alone is crazy.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Well, whatever. I¡¯m not going to be a maid for anyone, most especially not you!¡± Alexa said and rolled her eyes. ¡°Do whatever pleases you, miss.¡± Anderson said. ¡°I¡¯m heading to my office. If you change your mind, you can contact me through this¡± Anderson brought out his card and handed it to her. He walked down the path, got into his car, and drove away. ¡°Stupid idiot¡± Alexa muttered and started to walk away as well. ¡¥\_(¥Ä)_/¡¥ ¡°Hey Lexie¡± Jace greeted immediately he opened the door and saw his sister. ¡°Jace. How¡¯ve you been?¡± Alexa asked tiredly. I¡¯ve been in great condition. Wee¡± Jace beamed a smile at her. Alexa smiled back at him as she made her way to the worn-out sofa in the living room. ¡°So how was your job hunt? You came back quitete. It¡¯s almost 6¡± Jace said. ¡°Well, it didn¡¯t go exactly as good as I nned.¡± Alexa replied. What the f was she saying? It went totally bad. From searching to no avail to thedy at the bakery, the man at the bakery, Judy, and then that stupid jerk who reduced her to the status of a maid. Remembering his job offer, her blood did nothing but boil. But she couldn¡¯t tell all these to Jace. He was too little to handle everything going on in her social life. ¡°So, did you get a job?¡± Jace asked grinning from ear to ear, Alexa feared his lips would tear. ¡°I¡­ Ugh, I didn¡¯t¡± Alexa replied. ¡°What? Why?¡± Jace asked, his grin leaving his jaw. ¡°I couldn¡¯t get one.¡± Alexa put simply. ¡°Oh¡­ You¡¯ll sure get one, won¡¯t you? ¡°Oh Jace, don¡¯t worry. I will.¡± Alexa gave him a small smile and he moved closer to hug her. ¡°Alright. Did you eat lunch at the right time?¡± Alexa asked him. ¡°Yes, I did. I finished the casserole dish you made for yesterday¡¯s dinner.¡± Jace answered. ¡°OK¡­ I¡¯m relieved¡± Alexa said and stood up. ¡°Did you eat your lunch?¡± Jace asked and Alexa knew she was done. She hated lying, especially to her brother. She was damn bad at it and it usually showed. ¡°Ughh¡­ Yes, Jace. I ate lunch already¡± She lied and her fingers wrapped around each other. Jace looked at them and frowned. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you eat?¡± He thinned his lip. He hated the way his sister always skipped her meals to save money for his drugs. It hurt him so much he¡¯d wish every time to wake up with the hole in his heart closed. ¡°What are you saying, Jace? I did eat¡± Alexa defended. ¡°What did you eat?¡± ¡°Ugh¡­ I had some biscuits and a soda.¡± ¡°You may lie, but your fingers don¡¯t.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡±This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Alexa asked. ¡°Take a look for yourself.¡± Alexa looked at her fingers and realized that indeed, she¡¯d been sold out. ¡°Alright. I¡¯m busted.¡± Alexa put her hands up and fell back on the sofa. ¡°I didn¡¯t eat yet¡± ¡°Trying to save money again?¡± Jace asked with hands crossed. ¡°Yeah. Your drugs, you remember? I was supposed to get it for you today, but I didn¡¯t get a job and I needed transport back here, so I chose a bus over my food¡± Alexa exined and Jace sighed and sat beside her. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be skipping your meals, Lexie. Even if you¡¯ll eatter, meals taken at the wrong time do a lot of damage.¡± Jace said. ¡°Wow¡­ Where¡¯d you learn this from? Not that I don¡¯t know it, but you¡¯re not up to Grade 8 yet. I learned that in Grade 8.¡± ¡°Actually¡­ I went out today¡± Jace gave a nervous smile with his hand on the back of his head, ying with his hair nervously. ¡°You went out?¡± Alexa popped and Jace nodded a yes. ¡°But you know that¡¯s too risky for you. Something could have happened to you¡± Alexa said worriedly. ¡°But it didn¡¯t. Did it?¡± ¡°Jace, it doesn¡¯t matter if it did or not. The important thing is that you should obey me. You disobeyed me, Jace.¡± Alexa frowned, disappointed. ¡°I learned a lot of things, so I¡¯m soooo not sorry¡± Jace smirked. ¡°You¡¯re 10. You should be doing things I tell you, not stuff you feel like doing.¡± Alexa said disappointment and anger all over her face. ¡°If you¡¯re waiting to hear an *I¡¯m sorry* from me, sorry, that¡¯s so not happening.¡± Jace replied nonchntly and stood up from the sofa. ¡°Jcceeeeee!¡± ¡°Lexieeeeeee¡± Jace ran up the stairs and locked his door the moment he stepped into his room. Heid down on the bed and chuckled. Alexa was so damn funny when she was angry. He had a greatugh, picked up one of the books he borrowed from a new friend, and plopped down on his bed. Chapter Nine- Meeting her? A bad way to start the day ¡°Good evening sir¡± Anderson was greeted as he passed by different workers in hispany¡­ Well, specifically, it was his dad¡¯s. ¡°Good morning.¡± He replied and when he got tired at some point, he took to nodding instead of replying. He walked towards the private elevator and when he pushed the button, it opened up revealing someone already in it. The elevator was holding his sister in it. ¡°Hello Andy¡± April greeted with a smirk on her face. ¡°Wipe off that smirk from your face, And wait¡­ Andy?¡± He scrunched his eyebrow. ¡°Yes. Andy¡± April replied. ¡°Why are you suddenly calling me Andy?¡± ¡°Because I want to, Andy¡± ¡°Look here. I don¡¯t want you calling me that. The only person authorized to call me that is mom, and bless us, she graces us with her presence in the spirit.¡± Anderson stated firmly. ¡°And fvck! we¡¯re not even close to April. Wtf is wrong with you?¡± Anderson asked in annoyance. ¡°Look behind you¡± April ordered calmly. ¡°And what¡¯s behind me?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°Just look¡± April replied. Anderson looked behind him and saw some workers standing with their mouths open in a surprised state. Then it slowly dawned on him that he spoke in a rather loud voice. ¡°I pay y¡¯all to stare bunkers at me right?¡± Anderson asked and folded his hands on his chest. ¡°No sir.¡± With that, they scurried back to what they were doing. They were getting on Anderson¡¯s nerves. If they could stare at him when he was there, then it meant they could also discuss him as a gossip topic if he wasn¡¯t around. ¡°I need to go somewhere. You step in or not?¡± April asked from behind him. Anderson looked back at the person in the elevator and sighed. He wished he could take another elevator, but the other ones avable were the public ones for his employees, and for all he knew, they could all be swamped right at the moment. He needed to go see his father immediately. He reluctantly stepped into the elevator and braced himself up for whatever was gonna happen. His sister was mean to the extent that if she was given the chance, she¡¯d get rid of him. The elevator door dinged and closed behind him and he went on to stay at the far end of the elevator. If he was going to stay here with April, he¡¯d better mind his pick. ¡°Staying far away huh? I like that you know what I can do.¡± April smiled but Anderson didn¡¯t respond. He wasn¡¯t going to let her words get to him, he decided. April looked at him when he didn¡¯t reply and smirked. Toughening up huh? She decided to just ask him a casual question to lift the tension there. ¡°What floor are you stopping at?¡± She asked. ¡°I¡¯ll get down when I get there.¡± Anderson replied and swiped through his phone. ¡°Whatever. Suit yourself.¡± April answered and clutched the tiny cosmetic bag in her hand a little bit firmer. The movement and sound of this made Anderson look up from his phone and toward her. He looked down at the bag. GREEN COSMETICS was boldly written on it. That was a subdivision of Green Empire and it was gifted to April to manage on her 19th birthday. She had loved beauty care, cosmetic work, and makeup since she was Thirteen and had usually visited Green cosmetics to learn how to make some beauty products. She loved working on beauty stuff and their father decided letting her be the CEO would be a good birthday gift for her when she clocked 19. ¡®What was she doing here with that bag and the files he just noticed?¡¯ He thought. Then suddenly it clicked that maybe she was here to see his Dad. OK, ¡®Their¡¯ dad. ¡°But what for?¡± He asked in his head.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. The elevator dinged and Anderson noticed they were on the 5th floor which held his office and Dad¡¯s own. April pushed one of the buttons and the elevator door opened up. She stepped out and Anderson followed suit. ¡°Hi, Mr. Green¡± April greeted with a smile as soon as she entered her dad¡¯s office and saw him. ¡°April Green. How¡¯re you?¡± Her dad asked. ¡°I¡¯ve been fine, what about you sir?¡± ¡°I¡¯m good. Take a seat.¡± Simon Green offered and April sat. ¡°So what brings you here?¡± He asked. ¡°I came to show you some samples of the new products I¡¯m releasing this weekend. I believe it¡¯s gonna shake the world of cosmetics around the industry and you¡¯re the first person I¡¯m showing it to. Well, publicly, because a few of my workers have seen it already¡± ¡°That¡¯s great. Show me the samples April.¡± ¡°Alright, Sir.¡± April answered and dipped her hand into the bag. One by one, she brought out the contents and when everything was on the table, she exined the uses to him and tried it out on her face in front of him. Meanwhile¡­ Anderson went to the coffee machine beside his own office, made a cup, and decided to have it there. After drinking it up, he made another one and started walking toward his Dad¡¯s office. ¡°Take over the clothing line¡± He heard his dad say. He couldn¡¯t believe his ears. Did he just hear that or were his ears ying pranks on him? He pushed the door to his dad¡¯s office and one look on April¡¯s face told it all. Her face was filled with satisfaction written all over it. She had a satisfied smirk sitting on her lips and Anderson realized what just happened. She had coerced their dad into handing her the clothing line that was under him, and it had happened so suddenly! ¡°What just happened here?¡± Anderson asked, feigning an initial ignorance of whatever he heard. ¡°Oh Anderson, you¡¯re here¡± Mr. Green said. ¡°Yes, I am.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°And I asked what just happened here, Dad.¡± ¡°Are you directing your question to me?¡± His father asked with an eyebrow raised and Anderson huffed. ¡°Well.¡± Anderson said, mped his hands on his chest, and leaned against the wall after closing the door behind him. ¡°Who¡¯d I be talking to otherwise?¡± Chapter Ten- Unsettled scores?? ¡°What just happened here?¡± Anderson asked, feigning an initial ignorance of whatever he heard. ¡°Oh Anderson, you¡¯re here¡± Mr. Green said. ¡°Yes, I am.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°And I asked what just happened here, Dad.¡± ¡°Are you directing your question to me?¡± His father asked with an eyebrow raised and Anderson huffed. ¡°Well.¡± Anderson said, mped his hands on his chest, and leaned against the wall after closing the door behind him. ¡°Who¡¯d I be talking to otherwise?¡± ¡°Did you suddenly forget we¡¯re at work, and you shouldn¡¯t address me as ¡®Dad¡¯ ?¡± Mr. Green threw at Anderson and April smiled evilly. She knew the heck what was gonnae next. ¡°Oh, That? I forgot.¡± Anderson simply replied. ¡°You don¡¯t have manners, Anderson. You should learn from your younger sister. She¡¯s more respectful than you are.¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ Whatever¡± Anderson huffed. ¡°You don¡¯tmand respect dad. Oh sorry, I forgot¡­ MR. GREEN.¡± Anderson added sarcastically. ¡°You earn respect! Oh, I also forgot, April¡¯s your favorite. She does everything you ask her to do and you also expected that from mom which eventually pushed her to her death.¡± ¡°Anderson!¡± His dad shouted and got up from his seat and April seized this as an opportunity for her to get more and more into her Dad¡¯s good book. ¡°Dad, calm down. The doctor said you need to watch your Blood pressure. You need to ignore this pimp of a son and cool down, or do you want to leave me all alone in this world?¡± April asked with fake teary eyes and her hands on her Dad. ¡°Mr. Green¡± Anderson answered his dad¡¯s call in a bored tone. ¡°Hand over the documents for the Clothing Line to April¡± Simon said as he slowly sat down. April wiped her fake tears and then beamed a smile at him because he was sitting down showing that he listened to her. ¡°And why would I do that?¡±Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. ¡°Because she¡¯s going to be the one handling it from today.¡± Mr. Green replied. ¡°Well, NO.¡± Anderson said and took a sip from his coffee. He almost puked when his tongue tasted it. It was already cold. ¡°Anderson, do what I asked you to.¡± ¡°Why would you suddenly want April to handle the clothing line? Am I simply not capable enough?!¡± Anderson asked while trying so hard to hide his emotion. ¡°Because she¡¯s proved herself worthy, yes, you¡¯re not capable enough.¡± His dad replied. ¡°But Green Wears has been flourishing under me, how does that make me ¡®not capable¡¯ like you said?¡± Anderson put in a sarcastic tone at the end. ¡°Green cosmetics is doing much better than Green wears, and that¡¯s because you don¡¯t work as hard as April does.¡± Mr. Green said and at that, Anderson lunged towards his father. How dare he imply he was impotent as a brand CEO? Comparing him to April wasn¡¯t enough, he had topare his work with April¡¯s all because she was his pet daughter. He was almost near his dad when April stood up and held him back. ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? Are you trying to walk up to dad¡¯s face?¡± April asked, amusement written all over her face. ¡°Stay away from me you Jezebel. You caused all these!¡± Anderson screamed at April and for this, April pped him on the cheek. For a total of 5 seconds, everything froze for Anderson. Was he dreaming, or did the sister he saw the world 3 years before she was born hit him on his cheek? Realization hit him and everything came alive once more. ¡°Did you just hit me?¡± Anderson held his cheek. ¡°Yes¡­ Yes, I did. What¡¯re you gonna do about it?¡± April asked and faced him. Anderson forgot his No. 5 rule (Never hit a woman no matter what happens) in rage and raised his hand and was about to hit her back when someone held his hand. He looked at the person and saw that his father had left his desk and was the one holding his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t. You. Dare.¡± His father warned and the look in his eyes held so much power. Anderson struggled between morals and anger in his mind. His morals were tugging at him, telling him to put his hand down, apologize to his father and do what he asked, but his anger was telling him to remove his hand from his dad¡¯s grip even if it meant putting his father on the floor and hit his sister to a nk unconsciousness. He finally decided. He put his hand down, pulled a chair forward, and pushed his sister down on it. He pulled the chair to face him and looked at April. ¡°Listen here, youngdy. Just because you have dad whipped around your finger doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯ll use that against me and do whatever you want.¡± Anderson started. ¡°I¡¯m your elder brother, and you¡¯ll give me the respect I deserve.¡± Aprilughed hysterically and ended it with a giggle. ¡°Elder brother my foot. You ruined everything for me. You sent him away. You¡¯re the cause of it all¡± April said and when tears started to form in her eyes, she held them shut to keep off the tears. She¡¯d never show her weakness in front of anyone. ¡°I did what?¡± Anderson asked but it was toote. The evil April was back and the emotional one that could have told him what she felt he did wrong to her was gone. ¡°What did you do?¡± April asked. ¡°I¡¯m asking you that April. What exactly did I do?¡± Anderson asked and he felt frustration setting in. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about Anderson. Just let me be.¡± April red at him. When Anderson realized she wasn¡¯t going to speak, he let his grip on the chair¡¯s arms loose and stood up straight, therefore releasing April from his chair prison. ¡°It¡¯s Alright then.¡± Anderson said in an *I give up* manner. ¡°I¡¯ll be in my office. Sorting out the documents for the clothing line would take some time, so I¡¯ll have it sent to you by one of the office workers. It was nice being the manager, so if I enjoyed it¡­ You will too¡± Anderson beamed a hurt smile at her and his dad and walked out of his dad¡¯s office. ¡°Anderson¡­ Wait!¡± His dad called, but he never looked back. Chapter Eleven Anderson¡¯s POV When I realized Alexa wasn¡¯t going to speak, he let his grip on the chair¡¯s arms loose and stood up straight, therefore releasing April from his chair prison. ¡°It¡¯s Alright then.¡± I spoke in an ¡®I give up¡¯ manner. ¡°I¡¯ll be in my office. Sorting out the documents for the clothing line would take some time, so I¡¯ll have it sent to you by one of the office workers. It was nice being the manager, so if I enjoyed it¡­ You will too¡±N?velDrama.Org owns this text. I beamed a hurt smile at her and my dad and walked out of his office. ¡°Anderson¡­ Wait!¡± I heard my dad call to me, but I never looked back. April is so unbelievable and dad is always supporting her. I still find it shocking that she¡¯d hit me and dad didn¡¯t do anything to reprimand her actions. He just sat and watched. But when it was my turn to take any action, he became protective of her. She¡¯s getting under my skin and is slowly bing an infection I have to treat at its early stage because if I don¡¯t, the little infected patch would be a huge blown disease. Walking into my office, I plopped down on my chair and telephoned my PA. >Becky: Hello sir. > Anderson: Where are you? > Becky: Right in front of you sir. When I heard that, I looked straight ahead and saw her outside my office sitting at her desk right on the opposite side. How could I have forgotten she was there? See what thinking about April has caused me, it wasn¡¯t like I was forgetful or something. I smiled nervously at Becky. She must be thinking I¡¯m stupid asking where she was when in fact I had walked past her and sat down facing her in my own office. > Anderson: I need you to find some files for me. > Becky: Alright sir. Should I get a coffee for you beforeing? She knows I like coffee a lot, but I had taken two already, taking one more would be too much caffeine, so I decided against it. > Anderson: No. Juste here.¡± > Becky: Alright sir. I watched as she dropped the phone, straightened her skirt and when she got to her shirt I looked away and picked up a copy of a contract I was to sign tomorrow. I studied it carefully and jotted down some offers that weren¡¯t a benefit for mypany. ¡°This contract would have to go through correction and be remade¡­ That is if Empire Corp was interested in making a deal with us.¡± I thought. This contract favored them more and I wondered who the heck made it. It was so amateur! ¡°Oh¡­ I forgot.¡± The founder had recently handed down thepany to his son. If only my father would do the same. ¡°Sir.¡± I looked up and I saw Becky staring at me and I realized I was thinking once more. ¡°Hey¡± ¡°You needed my presence for some files.¡± She said in her professional tone and shed a smile my way. Was it my imagination, di or did she unbutton two of her buttons? And that smile¡­ Wait. Was thisdy tryna seduce me or what? Funny Very funny She was not my type ¡°You¡¯re not my type of woman Becky¡± I spoke out. ¡°Huh?¡± She asked feigning ignorance. Pretender! I hated these types of women¡­ Tsk. ¡°Button up your shirt, I¡¯m working,¡± I said glumly. ¡°Oh.¡± She let out and when she put her hand on her shirt, I told her to go to a side of my office and do whatever there. ¡°Sir, I¡¯m done.¡± She said and I looked back at her. ¡°Find the files for Green Wears,¡± I told her. ¡°Which one sir?¡± She asked. ¡°All of them,¡± I replied and my face turned glum when I remembered I was gonna hand everything to April. She was practically one of my business enemies now, I don¡¯t care if she¡¯s my sibling anymore. To me, concerning business matters, we were now rivals. ¡°If I may ask, why sir?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to know,¡± I replied to her. ¡°Um, sir officially I need to know. I¡¯m your PA.¡± Becky stated. Oh yes! She did have a point. ¡°I¡¯m giving it to April.¡± ¡°You mean your junior sister?¡± She asked and I got annoyed. Annoyed at the fact that she pointed out the fact that April was my sister. It made me remember that no matter how much I wanted to hate her, she would still and always be my sibling. ¡°Yes. My younger sister¡± I replied dryly. ¡°But why? I mean we were doing so well.¡± Becky said. ¡°Yes. Indeed we were doing so well, but someone quite disagreed with that and it¡¯s hers now¡± I yed with my pen in anger. ¡°Oh. I¡¯ll go get the files now.¡± Becky said and went to the shelf on the farther end of my office. Apart from her beauty and outstanding curves, her efficiency and dedication to work were one of the reasons I chose her out of 57 individuals to be my PA. She knew when and when not to cross past the boundary in our professional rtionship. ??? About 15 minster ??? Becky walked up to Anderson with a mini trolley being dragged behind her. The files were much and gathering them had taken a lot of time than she had expected. ¡°Here are the files Sir.¡± Anderson dropped what he was doing and stood up from his seat. He walked over to Becky and took the trolley from her. He inspected the files in it. She had indeed done a good job. She took it upon herself to arrange the files alphabetically. Anderson gave her a small smile tomend her and she smiled back in satisfaction. ¡°Find a way to send these files to Green Wears. Specifically, to April.¡± Anderson said with sadness lingering at the end of his voice. Becky noticed this and she felt sorry for him. She put a hand on his shoulder and whispered an ¡°It¡¯s going to be alright sir.¡± Anderson looked at her and smiled a little and Becky walked out of his office while dragging the trolley behind her. Chapter Twelve | Alexa¡¯s home| Alexa was sleeping in her room after everything between her and Jace. She was so tired from the job hunt that she forgot to make dinner. Jace came down from his room and went straight to the kitchen. He was hungry and he didn¡¯t try to hide it. ¡°Strange!¡± He thought. There was no food there. All the pots were empty. ¡°Oh, maybe she put it in the fridge,¡± He thought and hurried to the fridge. He got disappointed when he didn¡¯t see any container holding solid, cooked food in it. No matter what section of the fridge he opened, they were all fruits and vegetables yet to be used. He picked banana and hungrily swallowed and ate it in one bite. He picked up an apple and dug into it. ¡°These should be able to hold my tummy for some while.¡± He said. ¡°But where on earth would Lexie go without making dinner?¡± He asked and took a nce at the clock. It was almost 8 pm. ¡°Alexa! Lexie!¡± He called out as he peered into their bathroom and toilet before deciding to head to her room. He knocked and when there was no reply, he went in. ¡°Alexa?¡± He asked as he took a peek. When he saw something that looked like someone on her bed, he entered fully and walked towards her bed.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. ¡°Oh, she¡¯s sleeping.¡± He said when the realization hit him. Her hair was loose and on the bed in a *hairy mess* (if yunno what I mean that is ) with her limbs flung across the bed. Jaceughed at her sleeping position. She formed a starfish posture and it looked funny as hell. Jace tucked her in bed well and made sure he tied her hair. It was still a little bit lose, but it was better than having her hair all over the bed and some of it breaking off due to her sleeping posture. He knew how much Alexa loved her hair and how much she freaked whenever her hair started thinning. She didn¡¯t have money to take care of it, but it didn¡¯t thin unless she braided it too tightly or used the wrong soap (she couldn¡¯t afford to waste money on hair wash) on it. Thinking about this, he remembered one of Alexa¡¯s funny hair moments. (shback)? She had been in a hurry to catch the bus to her restaurant ex-work. When she wanted to take her bath, she didn¡¯t find any soap in the bathroom. Turned out Jace had told her to buy some the previous day, but she forgot and came home without the soap. She went into panic mode that particr day. The heck! She couldn¡¯t go to work with her hair smelling all sweaty. If only she had a hair oil or perfume. She quickly dashed into the kitchen not wanting to lose the next bus and grabbed the dish soap. She had put it as a reminder not to use the soap on her hair, but when she started bathing and singing n Walker¡¯s FADED, she got carried away and forgot. She already formed a habit of washing her hair during weekdays and trying to not do it in a day was hard¡­ Of course. Alexa used the soap on her hair without knowing and after she was done bathing, the results came out to y. Each time she thrust ab in her hair, it came out with a handful of hair. She didn¡¯t notice till the third time when she felt unusual hairy activity on her palms. ¡®Why the fvck does my palm feels hairy or did I be a Big (or pig) foot overnight?¡¯ Then she looked at her palm and behold¡­ Her precious hair¡­ She had stage 1 fright by now. She took a slow look at theb and was at stage 2 fright. Her eyes darted to the floor quickly and she hit the peak! ¡°Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh¡± Alexa screamed in horror. She bent down and started picking her broken hair from the floor. Jace rushed at the moment he heard her scream. ¡°What happened Alexa?¡± He asked and hovered over her. Alexa couldn¡¯t find the right word to say. She only picked a handful of her hair and cried. ¡°Holy moly. What happened to your hair?¡± Jace asked half worried, half amused. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ I don¡¯t.¡± Alexa replied and sat on the floor with tears dropping down her cheeks and her hair in her hand. She was mourning her hair. ¡°What did you use on your hair?¡± Jace asked and Alexa sobbed the more. ¡°Soap¡­ I used a damn soap¡± Alexa said in between her tears. ¡°Which soap? I thought I told you the bathing soap had finished, and you forgot to buy some. Where did you get the soap you used?¡± Jace asked critically like an adult. Then it dawned on Alexa that she had indeed used the wrong soap on her hair. She ran to the bathroom and grabbed the soap she used. Jace came in momentster. ¡°Isn¡¯t that the dish soap?¡± Jace asked confusion written all over his face. ¡°No. No. No!¡± Alexa screamed and sat on the floor with her face in her palms. ¡°It¡¯s alright Alexa. Your hair always grows.¡± Jace patted her shoulder. Alexa turned and looked at him before grabbing the rest of her hair from her head. ¡°Is my hair thin?¡± She asked. Jace looked at her hair and no matter how much he felt for her, he was going to say the truth. ¡°It¡¯s thin. But don¡¯t worry. It¡¯ll grow thick again.¡± Jace encouragingly said. ¡°Oh, my poor, poor hair.¡± Alexa sobbed. (End of shback) Jace smiled and made his way towards the door. After using it, he closed it behind him softly. He was hungry and though Alexa had forbidden him to go near the stove, he had no choice but to use it. If Alexa didn¡¯t eat dinner, her ulcer woulde back, and not wanting that¡­ He was going to cook and made sure she ate. Going close to a lit stove could cause more damage for him, but he quickly discarded the thought and ced Alexa¡¯s health as a priority before his (I so want to a here ). He grabbed a stool, ced it in front of the stove, got on it, and when he could reach the stove properly, he lit it and ced a pot over it. He wasn¡¯t gonna make much. He¡¯d just make noodles and some pickle soup (I know y¡¯all may think this is absurd, but try it and tell me how it is, because it¡¯s pure fiction) as a side dish. He made the soup first. He put in some pickles from the pickle jar and put in some onion, red bell pepper, and a slice of beef (diced into tiny pieces). Then he went for the noodles. After making the two, he put them on 4 different tes¡­ Two for Alexa and two for him. He set the food on the table and went to wake Alexa up. ¡°Lexie. Alexa!¡± He shook her vigorously, but she only stirred. He understood she was tired and had fallen into a deep sleep because, under normal circumstances, she was a light sleeper. If she wasn¡¯t gonna wake up shaking, he knew what to do. ¡°Cockroaches, Alexa there are cockroaches everywhere.¡± He said in panic mode and Alexa jumped out of her bed. ¡°Where are they? Where are they?¡± She asked as she looked around in fear. Her hands were fisted to show toughness, but all that was a charade. Left to her, she¡¯d run out of the room and leave her younger brother behind. Jace startedughing so hard, that his ribs started to hurt and he had to cower and hold his tummy. Though his ribs were hurting, he couldn¡¯t stopughing and Alexa knew what just happened. The 10-year-old fvcking tricked her! ¡°Jace!!!¡± Alexa shouted in frustration and humiliation mixed and Jace took this as a cue to run for his dear life. ¡°If I get you, I¡¯m gonna kill you!¡± Alexa threatened and ran after him. ¡°Come get me then!¡± Jace challenged. Alexa ran after him and soon, she caught him and pinned him on the floor before getting on him. ¡°What¡¯d you do that for?¡± Alexa asked amidst pants. ¡°That!¡± Jaceughed-said and pointed up the table. ¡°Omg Jace! You cooked.¡± Alexa said and rolled off him before standing up. She was surprised and it showed on her face. ¡°Yes. I did.¡± Jace said while dusting his clothes. ¡°But I thought I told you not to use the stove because of¡­ You know what.¡± ¡°Well, I couldn¡¯t let you skip dinner. You didn¡¯t make any.¡± Jace replied. ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°No buts sis. Let¡¯s eat before the noodles go soggy.¡± Jace interrupted and Alexa smiled. ¡°Thanks, Jace ¡± Alexa thanked. ¡°For?¡± Jace asked. ¡°For everything. For being the best little brother in the world. For taking care of me, not just any type of care. For taking very good care of me and always being there for me. I love you Kiddo ¡± ¡°A ¡± Jace awwed. ¡°I love you lots big sis,¡± Jace said and melted willingly into her warm embrace. Chapter Thirteen written by : marvy hyacinth after they ate, they both sat down to discuss about different stuff. ¡°that was deliciously great.¡± alexaplimented jace and he smiled as she made good remarks about his cooking. jace stood to clear the tes from the table and take them to the kitchen, and alexa offered him some help. ¡°let me help you with that.¡± alexa offered and held a te. ¡°no. don¡¯t worry. i can handle this.¡± jace refused. ¡°i want to help, whether you can handle it or not.¡± alexa said firmly. ¡°i said i¡­¡± ¡°whatever you said about this doesn¡¯t matter.¡± alexa interrupted him. ¡°i¡¯m helping and that¡¯s final.¡± she chipped. ¡°alright¡­ you won, but next time you¡¯re not gonna win so easy .¡± jace said with a hint of seriousness around his tone. alexa smiled. ¡°let that timee and we¡¯ll see.¡± she smirked to which jace rolled his eyes at her. ¡°ugh! you¡¯re annoying.¡± jace muttered. ¡°i heard that.¡± alexa shot at him with a re and she slowly smiled. ¡°not that i don¡¯t know though.¡± she smirked and jace ran into the kitchen frustrated. he dropped the dishes in the sink and started washing them. alexa helped out by cleaning the dishes dry and cing them in the cupboard. soon, they were through. jace used one of the dish towels to wipe his hands dry and walked out of the kitchen. he was almost at the door when he sighted the trash can. it was full, not really full but it could be taken out. ¡°lexie, should i go throw this out or you have something else to trash?¡± jace asked his sister. ¡°i don¡¯t have anything to trash. you can go throw it out.¡± alexa answered. ¡°ok then.¡± jace replied. he picked up the trash can, a pair of hand gloves and exited the house. he walked a few meters before getting to the dump truck. he wore the hand gloves and started emptying the contents of the trash can into the dump truck. as he raised up the trash can over the truck, some piece of trash fell out. he emptied the ones in the can and after cing it down, he bent down to pick up the ones that had fallen out. he picked some trash up and tossed it into the dump truck before bending down again to pick the rest. ¡°what¡¯s this?¡± he thought as his gaze stuck to a piece of paper on the floor. he picked it up and studied it. it was no ordinary paper. this looked a lot like the business cards he usually saw on his books. he turned the other side of the card to find out who or what owned it. ¡°green empire. greenpany. anderson green. managing director. +01 5214 096115.¡± jace read out and stood. ¡°what the! this is a business card really. and not any business card, its for one of the top fivepanies in new york. to top it all, this is a business card for the heir on green co! omg! i¡¯m so excited.¡± jace jumped out of excitement. ¡°but wait.¡± he stopped jumping. ¡°why would this card be in our trashcan? who the heck doesn¡¯t know the importance and rarity of this precious item to usmoners? is the person insane or what?¡± jace questioned. ¡°if this was in our trashcan, then someone from my family must have put it inside. we don¡¯t get visitors, and i didn¡¯t trash the card, so it must be¡­ alexa?¡± jace was shocked and confused at the same time. ¡°why would alexa trash this? it could change our lives forever. maybe i¡¯m mistaken. i¡¯ll go ask her.¡± he said. jace threw out the rest of the trash, went to a nearby tap, washed the trashcan and headed for home, after slipping the card safely into his shorts pocket that is. ¡°hey lexie.¡± he greeted alexa who was on the couch circling job ads on a newspaper. ¡°hey jace. you¡¯re back.¡± alexa said without looking up from what she was doing.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. ¡°yeah. i am.¡± jace replied, went into the kitchen to drop the trashcan and came right out. ¡°i see you¡¯re busy.¡± jace said as he walked towards her and alexa hmmed in agreement. ¡°can i talk to you about something?¡± jace asked. ¡°go on jace.¡± ¡°ok. so i was disposing the trash in our trash can and i found this.¡± jace said, slipped his hand in his pocket and pulled out the business card. ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± Alexa asked and raised up her head to look at what he was referring to. and when her gaze locked on the piece of paper in jace¡¯s hand, she froze. Alexa froze. ¡°Why ain¡¯t you speaking Alexa?¡± Jace asked and rested on the wall. ¡°Ughm¡­ Jace, where¡¯d you get that from?¡± Alexa asked in a dumbfounded state. ¡°Like I said, it was in our trashcan and I picked it.¡± Jace replied. ¡°Are you sure you didn¡¯t pick it up from the floor, because I¡¯m sure I didn¡¯t put that in the trashcan.¡± Alexa lied. If Jace found out she had gotten a way to contact the heir to a business mogul and she trashed it, he sure won¡¯t be happy. But there was something she forgot. She may lie, but her fingers don¡¯t. Jace contemted on whether to believe her or not and decided to do one thing. Finding out if Alexa was lying or not was easy for those who closely knew her. ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± Jace bluntly said. ¡°No. No I¡¯m not!¡± Alexa tried to deny, but it was futile. ¡°Why do you lie when you know your fingers don¡¯t.¡± Jace asked. He was clearly getting angry. She may be older than him with 9 years, but that didn¡¯t mean she¡¯d take him for a senseless fool. He was 10, yes, but he was smart. He remembered his teacher at the school he used to attend telling him that almost all the time, at some point he got bored of it. Chapter Fourteen written by : Marvy Hyacinth Alexa realized what he was talking about. ¡°Damn it! Stupid fingers¡± Alexa cursed and put them behind her. ¡°You can curse all u want but that won¡¯t change the fact that you lied to me.¡± Jace said. ¡°Alright. Yeah, I lied¡­ So what?¡± Alexa rolled her eyes and asked nonchntly. ¡°Seriously? You asked me so what? Alexa, you had something that could change our lives for the better and you trashed it?¡± Jace asked amused. ¡°Yes I did. I did Jace.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°Why¡¯d you do that?¡± ¡°Because I had to.¡± ¡°You had to? Why on earth would you have to throw out this and where¡¯d you get it from?¡± He asked holding the card up. ¡°Should I be honest with you Jace?¡± Alexa asked. She was prepared to surrender ande out clean. ¡°Of course! That¡¯s what I want.¡± ¡°OK. I actually met the owner of that business card in your hand.¡± ¡°You mean Anderson Green?¡± Jace asked in surprise and Alexa nodded. ¡°Where did you meet him?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve actually met him twice.¡± Alexa said. ¡°OMG! That¡¯s awesome!¡± ¡°Maybe¡­¡± ¡°So, how¡¯d you both meet?¡± Jace asked extremely awed. ¡°Well, we first met at the restaurant I worked in before. He was so jerky and poppy then, and I gave him back the jerky side he gave me.¡±This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Wait. By that you mean in your normal, domineering, big sis way?¡± Jace asked. ¡°Yeah, something of the sort. Why do you ask though?¡± ¡°Oh no! I hope you didn¡¯t do anything that got you on his bad side.¡± ¡°None that I remember. Although he does have a good space in my bad side.¡± Alexa snorted. ¡°And why¡¯s that?¡± ¡°Well, like I said¡­ He¡¯s extremely jerky, bossy, arrogant and too proud of his rich status. To sum it all, he¡¯s horrible.¡± Alexa answered in utter disdain. ¡°Its normal.¡± Jace said. Alexa eyed him. ¡°What is?¡± ¡°He¡¯s rich, why wouldn¡¯t he be proud of it? Even I would be. Duh!¡± Jace stuck out his tongue at Alexa. ¡°Jace! You should be supporting me, not him. I¡¯m your sister. ¡± Alexa said and shot him an angry look. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t see any reason why I shouldn¡¯t support him. From everything I¡¯ve read in the newspapers, he¡¯s awesomely cool. I want to be like him someday ¡± ¡°So you choose him over me?¡± Alexa asked distraught. ¡°Yes Yes.¡± Jace answered. ¡°Geez. You¡¯ve never even met him. You practically know nothing about him.¡± ¡°So do you.¡± Jace said without fearing any consequence from Alexa for what he said. ¡°What?!¡± ¡°Yeah. I mean, you im to know him and you threw his card away.¡± ¡°Because I didn¡¯t need it.¡± Alexa replied and Jace looked at her fingers. He had a feeling she was lying, but her fingers pointed that she was telling the truth out. ¡°Wow¡­ You didn¡¯t really need it.¡± Jace mumbled. ¡°Huh?¡± Alexa asked confused. She was sure Jace was addressing her, but she didn¡¯t quite make out his words. ¡°Ughm, nothing.¡± ¡°But you said something.¡± Alexa pressed. ¡°Forget it. Its not of any importance.¡± ¡°OK. If you say so.¡± Alexa gave up. ¡°Yeah. So, he must have told you something before giving you his business card. I don¡¯t mind hearing it.¡± ¡°He actually offered me a job.¡± Alexa thinned her lips together and at that moment, Jace felt like their conversation was all a dream. ¡°He offered you a job?¡± Jace asked and Alexa nodded. His jaw dropped. ¡°Omg. So what did you tell him?¡± ¡°I declined.¡± Alexa casually said. ¡°Wait¡­ Isn¡¯t decline NO?¡± Jace scrunched his brow. It wasn¡¯t like he didn¡¯t know the meaning of decline, in fact, he knew but hearing ite from Alexa at the moment he expected her to say yes crumbled his brain. He felt like either the meaning of decline changed overnight to YES, or what Alexa meant to say was delight¡­ As in, she was delighted. ¡°Yes. Delight means NO.¡± Alexa confirmed what he feared. ¡°What do you mean by that? Why¡¯d you decline?¡± ¡°Because he trampled on my being.¡± Alexa rolled her eyes. ¡°Trampled on your being? He trampled on your being by offering you a job?¡± Jace was utterly confused by now. ¡°Yes.¡± Alexa replied smugly. ¡°What the heck is wrong with you Lexie? Few days ago you were crying asking for a job. You went out to job hunt, you forgot to eat, you came back home your eyes all puffed up and told me you didn¡¯t find a job yet. You couldn¡¯t even tell me someone I admired a lot and looked up to as a role model from afar offered you a job. Do you think of yourself alone? I thought you needed to get me my drugs, or all those things you did in the past was all a facade? So you don¡¯t care about me?¡± Jace asked in annoyance and Alexa walked over to him, knelt in front of him and held his hands in hers. ¡°Jace, its not like that I promise you. Its true I didn¡¯t get a job. I didn¡¯t know Anderson Green was your role model till today. If I knew, I¡¯d have told you about my encounters with him.¡± Alexa said with her eyes teary. She never meant to hurt Jace. What was she saying? She¡¯d never hurt him intentionally. ¡°And you didn¡¯t ept a multi billionaire¡¯s job offer?¡± Jace huffed. ¡°I couldn¡¯t. He told me to be his maid.¡± Alexa shouted. ¡°Maid?¡± Jace quizzically asked. ¡°Yes. Now you realize why I said he trampled on my being.¡± Alexa looked down thinking her brother had finally understood her and was on her side now. But what he said next shocked her. ¡°You should have epted it then.¡± Jace spitted. ¡°huh?¡± ¡°Think about this. When you worked with Judy, he only paid you $50 per month. With Anderson, he¡¯d pay way better. You always wanted to earn more. We need the money here. Being his maid is not so bad, you can quit anytime.¡± Jace tried to reason with his sister and shifted his gaze to meet hers, but he immediately regretted it. Alexa¡¯s palm locked on his left cheek and for a split second, everything froze for Jace. When everything unfroze, he felt the impact of what happened earlier, His cheek started hurting. Jace threw his gaze towards Alexa¡¯s and ran upstairs to his room and locked the door behind him. ¡°Oh my God! What did I just do?¡± Alexa asked as she sat on the floor and buried her face in her hands. Chapter Fifteen Written by : Marvy Hyacinth |?Alexa¡¯s POV?| ¡°Oh my God, what did I just do?¡± I buried my face in my palms while sitting on the floor. I can¡¯t believe I hit Jace. I know he wasn¡¯t right about what he said, but at the same time, he was right. I¡¯d certainly earn more if I worked with that rich jerk. If I had known he was Jace¡¯s role model, I¡¯d have certainly told Jace about him and maybe ept his job offer. Working as a maid was definitely not what I want, but at the same time I can¡¯t work in an office like I¡¯ve always wanted. Like duh, who¡¯d want to hire a Neen year old high school certificate holder? I certainly loved daydreaming . I raised up my head from my palms and wiped my tear away. I darted my eyes here and there and finally let it stare at the thing I was looking for. It was only a few meters in front of me. I crawled nearer to it and picked it up. I let my index finger run across the name inscribed on it. Anderson Green. The name was written on the card with a golden color, while the rest of the words on it were written in White. The card¡¯s background was dark, and it looked beautiful. The card was made well, what am I saying? It was perfect. Anyone who held it would spot the name first, because it was the only word written in gold and that made it stand out among the others. I must have been such an idiot to throw it out at first, because holding it right now, I realized how beautiful and wonderful it was. I looked towards the stairs and up above it. Jace must be hurt, really hurt. I¡¯ve never hit him before, apart from the rare times I squeezed his shoulder, arm or feet. I can¡¯t do anything about that now. I¡¯ve done what I did already and there was no clock that I could turn back its hand to go back to the past and stop myself from doing what I did. The mirror was scratched, but I¡¯d do everything in my power to make sure that crack didn¡¯t turn into a big one and eventually break. I went to my piggy bank and picked out three coins out of it, and zoomed off with the card in my hand. I¡¯ve decided that I¡¯m going to take that jerk¡¯s job offer if its still open, because like Jace said, I only thought of myself when I trashed the card.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. I walked to the next street not very far from ours to get a telephone stand. It¡¯d have been easier to do this if only I had a cell phone. (Authoress: why don¡¯t you just take a loan then?) ¡°A loan?¡± I huffed. Taking a loan ain¡¯t easy as it sounds. Even if I did want a loan, what property do I have to give as liability? Who¡¯s gonna stand in between me and the loan shark? Its not like I have anybody apart from Jace, that is. I cleared my thoughts away from all those stuff as I saw the telephone stand some strides away from me. I walked faster, because like they say, ¡°the earlier the better¡± though¡­ I think I might be somehowte. I put in a coin and dialed the number on the card¡­ > ¡°Hello, you¡¯re now connected to Mr. Green¡¯s officendline.¡± I heard someone speak at the other end. > ¡°Hi, please may I speak to Mr. Anderson please? He gave me his business card and asked me to call him.¡± I said slowly. I needed to speak with him, so I¡¯d have to be polite with whoever was at the other end. > ¡°Your name please.¡± > ¡°Alexa Banks.¡± I bit my dry lips. > ¡°Please hold on.¡± Anderson¡¯s POV ? ¡°Oh my God. Oh my God.¡± The girl under me writhed as she came and as much as I didn¡¯t want to release yet, her tight p**sy mped on my d**k and I came with her. ¡°Use the bathroom downstairs.¡± I rolled her off me and went to the bathroom in my room to wash off. The s*x I just had was nothing to write home about. Who am I kidding? I can¡¯t write my s*x experience to anyone back home. It would be embarrassing. Sure, my family knew I already started drilling holes, I started since I was 16 actually, but writing to them about it would be stupid. Back to the stuff I had just now. The girl¡¯s p**sy was loose already. Like tf! How many niggas did she f*ck already? I was practically swimming. I helped her get an org*sm with my finger and d*ck, but I didn¡¯t get any till she c**med. I know I¡¯m a man whore¡­ I had no particr spec when ites to my bedroom issue, but one thing I¡¯d never do was take an ugly girl, or a red head to bed. Red heads could kill, I¡¯m talking from experience. They were so wild during sex. If I had a red head on my first s*x experience, I¡¯d have hated sex and never ventured into it again. Virgins were also on my forbidden list. Having s*x with a virgin was a no no for me because from what I heard and watched in movies, they were too clingy and I couldn¡¯t have a one night stand tying me down just because I broke her blood. Again, it was much easier with non virgins. They knew how to get down I¡¯ve never used my tongue on any girl, I¡¯ve probably had too many s*x escapades, but I had promised myself I¡¯d save my tongue for the girl I¡¯d call mine someday. Stepping out of the bathroom with a bathrobe around me, I went to get a was of dors in my drawer and went downstairs looking for the girl. I found her on my sofa in the living room all dressed up. I threw the money at her. I couldn¡¯t care less. She was a wh*re by the way. ¡°There¡¯s your money. Now leave.¡± I stared at her with an icy expression and she picked up the notes and left. I went back up to my room (after locking the door) and at that moment, my phone rang. ¡°Who the heck could it be?¡± I groaned in frustration as I picked up the phone. > ¡°Hello sir.¡± I heard a sweet voice on the other line and immediately, I realized it was Becky, my secretary cum PA. > ¡°Yes Becky? Speak up.¡± > ¡°There¡¯s a certain Alexa Banks trying to get on the line with you.¡± > ¡°Wait, did you say Alexa?¡± I asked trying to make sure. > ¡°Yes sir, she said you gave her your business card and asked her to call you. > ¡± That¡¯s right. I did. Forward her call to me.¡± > ¡°Alright sir.¡± Becky replied and soon enough, she forwarded Alexa¡¯s call to me. ¡­ > ¡°Meet me at the address I¡¯ll send to my secretary, Becky.¡± > ¡°How am I going to get the address from your secretary?¡± Alexa bit her lower lip. > ¡°Go to mypany and ask of my secretary.¡± > ¡°Won¡¯t they chase me away? I mean not just anybody can walk into yourpany. > ¡± Oh yeah, that¡¯s true. I¡¯ll send Becky a message through a mail and make her stand in front of thepany to receive you herself. ¡± > ¡°Won¡¯t that be stressing her?¡± Alexa asked out of concern. > ¡°That¡¯s what I fvcking pay her for.¡± > ¡°Alright then.¡± Alexa said and hung up. She looked at her clothes. She couldn¡¯t go to Green Company looking like this. Anderson may have asked his secretary to escort her, but it¡¯d be embarrassing still. She slowly made her way back home. Chapter Sixteen Alexa got home and went upstairs to her room. She didn¡¯t have a closet full of clothes, shoes, and jewelry, but she sure had some set of fine, decent clothes she once picked from the ¡®used clothes¡¯ store. She picked a white shirt and a red and ck striped skirt out. ¡°This should be decent enough.¡± She thought out loud. She made sure the door to her room was locked, removed her clothes, went down the stairs to the bathroom, and took a shower. She went back up and dried her body and hair before adorning her body with the clothes she picked out. She wanted to leave her hair down, but knowing it wasn¡¯t dry enough and she didn¡¯t have time to let it dry, she packed it in a ponytail and turned it into a bun above her. Perfect, now her shirt wouldn¡¯t get wet because of her hair. She applied just a little makeup. She didn¡¯t know what to expect and she didn¡¯t wanna look like she was going out to seduce someone with rosy, red lips, she decided to put on nude lipstick. Next, she picked the perfume she didn¡¯t remember when she bought it and wore just a little. The bottle was halfway already, and not knowing when next she¡¯d have enough money to spare for another, she decided she was going to manage it as much as possible. She picked out an old pair of white, clean sneakers and slipped them on her feet. Slinging her purse over her shoulder, she walked out of the room. She was about to go down the stairs when her brain reminded her of something. Her eyes darted to Jace¡¯s room door. She promised herself she was gonna make up for hurting him. With that thought, she jogged down the stairs and outside the door. The first thing she noticed was that it wasn¡¯t freezingly cold like before¡­ Today it was a little bit sunny. Then it hit her. Spring wasing soon. Just about a week or two away. But today was warm and it was still Winter. She shrugged. ¡°It must be my lucky day.¡± She decided and ran to the bus station. Anderson didn¡¯t specify when she should arrive, but she knew it was rude to keep someone waiting and she decided she wasn¡¯t going to spill her punctuality secret (beingte no matter how hard she tries) to Anderson on the day she was to get employed¡­ Ughm, supposedly? She was yet to know whether she was going to get the job or not, so yeah it was on probability. She got to the bus station, sat down on a bench, and bent over to catch her breath. She was out of breath from all that running and when she recovered a bit, she checked her Analog wristwatch. ¡°The bus will be here in about one minute¡­¡± She was interrupted by a sound and looked up. ¡°Oh! The bus is here.¡± She said loudly and ran to get a seat inside. She knew how important it was to get on as fast as possible because once it was filled¡­ You¡¯d have to wait for another five minutes. ¡°Finally!¡± She sighed. Getting on this bus after lining up was a huge miracle. In just a few seconds, the line had tripled up before she could get into it. She¡¯d even though she wasn¡¯t gonna get on this one, but as if on Cue, God miraculously made her thest passenger on that particr bus. ¡­ 7 minutester ¡­ Alexa came down from the bus station where she had dropped off and took a couple of strides. ¡°Green Company has got to be somewhere around here. It¡¯s huge, I should be able to see it by now, or everything they wrote about it was fak¡­¡± Alexa didn¡¯t get the chance toplete her words because her mouth was wide open like a goldfish¡¯s own.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Standing across her was a gigantic skyscraper. Her eyes darted up, and in the middle, she managed to see the ¡®Green Co.¡¯ Sign hung on top. The sign was so high up she had to bend her head to the down of her neck to be able to read it. ¡°O. M. G! Tell me I¡¯m dreaming please (sorry babe, you¡¯re not ). How can this all belong to ¡®A¡¯ soul alone? It¡¯s so huge!¡± Alexa eximed. Being invited here was a huge honor indeed. She never realized it until now. She waited till the road was clear of any oing vehicles before crossing to the other side and when she did find herself on the other side, she found herself beside the hugepany and she grinned from ear to ear. As she got closer to thepany¡¯s ¡®Wee¡¯ door, she got nervous. ¡°I hope I¡¯m dressed well. I don¡¯t want to look like aplete knockout! Why am I even worried? I¡¯m only meeting the secretary.¡± I thought and calmed down. ¡®After which you¡¯re going to meet with Anderson .¡¯ My mind reminded me and I started to fret again. I tried to pull myself together by inhaling sharply, but when that didn¡¯t work, I decided I was going to turn back. But s! It was toote. I was already in front of the door and more stupid was the fact that I was staring into the ss door with my teeth chattering and my hands visibly shaking. ¡°Hey! Are you OK?¡± A man I didn¡¯t know asked me and I couldn¡¯t process the words I¡¯d tell him, so I just stared nkly. ¡°Are you cold?¡± He asked again and this time, I nodded in the negative. ¡°But you¡¯re chattering and shaking. Gosh! You¡¯re so weird. I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t even work here.¡± He said in what seemed and sounded like disgust to me and went in. From what he was wearing, he sure worked here. ¡°Hey. Hi.¡± Someone, precisely ady opened the door from inside and stood in front of me. Her voice sounded like¡­ Like that of the person, I talked to on the phone. Without replying, I just stood in front of her staring nkly¡­ And stupidly. ¡°You¡¯re Alexa Banks right?¡± She asked again and I nodded a ¡®Yes¡¯. ¡°Here. Mr. Green told me to give you this.¡± She said and handed a piece of paper to me. ¡°It¡¯s his home address.¡± She added when she saw my hesitation to collect it from her. I collected it from her and peered into it. ¡°Thank you.¡± I smiled at her. ¡°He also said to give you this.¡± She brought out a small amount of money from her breast pocket and handed it to me. ¡°Thanks. Tell him I said thank you.¡± I told her after collecting the dor bills. Normally, I¡¯d have declined, but I had not cash enough to transport me to Anderson¡¯s house, so I dly collected it. ¡­.. ¡°Who is she and why¡¯s Becky handing her cash?¡± Someone who had been watching them from inside thepany asked her secretary who was standing just right beside her. Chapter Seventeen ¡°I don¡¯t know, should I find that out?¡±Her assistant asked. ¡°No. If she¡¯s important, we¡¯ll see her again.¡± ¡®She¡¯ finalized. ¡°OK, ma¡¯am.¡± Her PA said and they left. ?¡ãAnderson¡ã? I sat quietly in my house waiting for the ¡®Alexa¡¯ of a girl to arrive. ¡°How¡¯ll I host her when she arrives here?¡± It¡¯s been a long since I invited and hosted anyone, talk more of a girl. ¡°Wait! I¡¯m Anderson, I¡¯m a Green. Why should I be worried about hosting a girl that¡¯s going to be my maid?¡± I chastised myself. ¡°I¡¯m going to be paying her arge amount of money when she starts working, so why bother anyway?¡± I rolled my eyes at ¡®myself¡¯. ¡®Well, she wouldn¡¯t be on her way here if you didn¡¯t offer her a maid job.¡¯ Something tugged at the back of my mind. ¡°Well, well, well, if it isn¡¯t you!¡± I replied. ¡®Who? Me?¡¯ ¡®it¡¯ asked stupidly. ¡°No¡­ The devil behind you.¡± I said sarcastically. ¡®I¡¯m clean, so I¡¯m not afraid of any devil.¡¯ ¡°Whatever.¡± I huffed and cleared my thoughts off my conscience. My mind drifted to thepany I had to hand over to my sister the other day. Pain and anger clouded my mind as I thought about how much I invested in that clothing line that had ended up in someone else¡¯s achievement records. Everything I invested¡­ The four good years I invested to make sure the clothing line was among the top five. People, top renowned fashion criticsmended my skill and how I was able to make the clothing line stand in a matter of some months, and for the rest of three years, I seeded in keeping it in its position.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. Yet, my dad couldn¡¯t see all these, all it took for April was to open her mouth and he gave it all to April in a mere whim. I¡¯ll never forget that I promise! Just then, the doorbell rang, and it joggled Anderson¡¯s mind. ¡°Who could that be?¡± Anderson asked as he stood up from his bed. ¡°Why would a person choose the time when I was thinking about all the unfairness I faced these few days that passed to show up at my house and ring up my bell?¡± Anderson growled silently in anger and what also seemed like frustration as he walked towards the door in fast, long strides. ¡°Yes!¡± Anderson growled at the person standing outside while his hand was still on the doorknob trying to open up the door. ¡°What do you want you fuc¡­¡± Anderson couldn¡¯tplete his words as his gaze fell on the person standing right in front of him. ¡°Huh?¡± The person asked confused. ¡°Huh??¡± Anderson asked back as his mind was too joggled to think of anything to say. ¡°You were saying something. What was thest thing you were going to say?¡± ¡°Ughm¡­¡± Anderson couldn¡¯t think of words to reply with when he realized that yeah, he was going to say ¡®you fucking idiot¡¯ to the person standing in front of his porch without even knowing who it was. ¡°Yes¡­ Go on Mr¡­ Anderson.¡± ¡®She¡¯ folded her arms just beneath her chest, and that action alone almost drove Anderson mad. She had unknowingly pushed up her b**bs and that was enough to cause Anderson some unwanted ¡®stuff¡¯ he didn¡¯t want at that moment. ¡°I was going to say ¡®you fuchsia (a small bush with pretty flowers) beauty¡¯.¡± Anderson lied. Well, not really. He did find her beautiful by the way. Alexa looked at him in an unsure way. She knew he was lying. Though she had no proof, her wits screamed ¡®he¡¯s lying!!!¡¯. ¡°Are you sure?¡± ¡°Of course yes. It¡¯s not like I¡¯d have any reason to say ¡®you fucking idiot¡¯ right?¡± Andersonughed nervously, his hand at the back of his hair ruffling it vigorously. Alexa looked at him and just thinned her lip. So that was the original thing he was going to say to her right? ¡®He probably didn¡¯t know it was you.¡¯ Her mind tugged at her and she decided to go with ¡®her¡¯ since Anderson did stop talking when he saw her. ¡°Am I wee in your house or I should stand here all day while we discuss the reason I came here outside?¡± She spitted and the sarcastic note she added didn¡¯t fail to go unnoticed. Anderson¡¯s wits failed for a moment. He did use sarcasm most of the time, but thisdy¡¯s way in a more bitter, experienced way. However, he wasn¡¯t going to lose to her. He felt like hepeted with her¡­ Some sorta attitudepetition which he started mentally the first day he met her. ¡°Well, if you so wish to! I¡¯ll be inside. In thefort of ¡®my home¡¯ like you called it dimwit!¡± Anderson replied, just as sarcastic. Alexa¡¯s blood boiled. He had dared call her a dimwit! ¡°Why am I here anyway?¡± She huffed angrily. ¡®You¡¯re here for a job, remember? So calm down!¡¯ Her mind told her. ¡°Yeah. I remember now. If it wasn¡¯t for Jace I would never havee here!¡± ¡°Dimwit, youing or we should talk a few distances away from each other?¡± Anderson called from the sofa he was sitting on. He was inside, But he was loud enough for her to hear him and Alexa growled lowly. The growling was bing a bit loud and hard to control, so she just mped her teeth on one side of her lower lip and pushed through the door. The door closed automatically behind her and she rested her back on it. ¡°So I¡¯m here, what do you want?¡± She heaved and cupped her arms under her chest in a folding manner. Anderson found it hard to control himself as he growled and Alexa flinched a little. ¡°Goddammit!¡± He muttered and walked closer to Alexa. ¡°Did youe here to seduce me? Cause I¡¯d willingly throw you on my bed.¡± His eyes were dark now, and Alexa would have moved back if only she hasn¡¯t rested on the door. Suddenly, she started hating why she chose this position to stand out from all the other positions. ¡°Wh. What. What do you mean by that?¡± She asked frightened. ¡°What do you want with me?¡± She had heard and read of females being invited over and being raped, but she never thought she¡¯d face it. Wait! Why the heck was she afraid? Anderson was a man of integrity (ording to the news and all), he¡¯d never hurt her. But his eyes were darn now and ed with lust. Lust?! Why would he lust over her? It wasn¡¯t like her makeup or lipstick was shy enough to turn a man on. ¡°You¡¯re asking? Like you don¡¯t know you¡¯re standing in front of me with your arms pushing up your b**bs and your teeth mped on your lower lip like a fvcken b*tch!¡± Anderson rasped in one long, h*rny line. ¡°Bitch?¡± Alexa repeated, in a question-like way and Anderson smiled. ¡°Yeah, thank Goodness you are finally understanding what I¡¯m saying.¡± Alexa pped him for his rude statement. ¡°I¡¯m not like those bitches you fvck with so cheap,¡± Alexa spoke her point loud and clear. (OK Alexa¡­ What¡¯s up with the ps? First, it was Jace, and now Anderson? OK! Anderson surely deserved that though!) Anderson¡¯s lust haze cleared due to the effect of Alexa¡¯s p and he realized what he did. But to him, it wasn¡¯t anything. He flirted his way into the girls he liked beds. ¡°Did you just p me?¡± ¡°Yeah and I¡¯ll do it over and over again if you don¡¯t stop using inappropriate words with me!¡± Alexa replied whilst ring back at him as hard as he was ring hard at her. Anderson would have taken the issue far, but he decided to y cool. He was in the wrong anyway. ¡°Come have a seat let¡¯s discuss the work I¡¯m going to be employing you for.¡± He said and acted cool Like something hadn¡¯t gone down in thest 7 ¨C 10st minutes. Anderson walked towards the nearest sofa and plopped down on it. Alexa finally gathering and regaining herself, clutched her purse tightly and walked towards the door. She had opened it already and was about to leave when she heard something that froze her like ice. ¡°What about your brother?¡± Alexa turned to look at the person those words came out from. She turned, and there he was¡­ His white shirt was already glued to his body and his fearfully handsome face held an evil smirk on it. ¡°What did you just say?¡± Alexa asked in disbelief. ¡°How¡¯d your little brother feel if you disappointed him?¡± Anderson asked with a look on his face that said ¡®I know e. v. e. r. y. t. h. I. n. g¡¯. ¡°How the heck do you know I have a little brother?¡± Alexa asked with confusion, fear, and a crack of sadness going on within her. ¡°Why the question? Is your brother a secret hidden from the whole world?¡± Anderson asked with sarcasm. Alexa rolled her eyes and stomped her left foot on the floor. ¡°He¡¯s not a secret. I just don¡¯t remember telling you I have a junior brother.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Anderson. Not just any Anderson. I¡¯m Anderson Green¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t exin what I asked.¡± ¡°Well, if you ain¡¯t a dimwit, you should get it by now.¡± Anderson started and if you nced at Alexa, you¡¯d see she was boiling in a hot rage. But that wasn¡¯t her fear. Her main problem was the fact that the man standing in front of her knew about her brother, and probably other things she was yet to find out. ¡°Well, as you said, I¡¯m a dimwit.¡± Alexa gritted. ¡°So could you kindly exin how you found out about my brother?¡± ¡°Well, a background check wasn¡¯t hard to carry out.¡± Anderson dryly said. ¡°So, you stalked me? Like you fvcking stalked me?¡± ¡°Not that, but you can take it as that.¡± Anderson shrugged. ¡°For heaven¡¯s sake¡­ Why¡¯d you run a background check on me?¡± ¡°So I¡¯d know the type of person I¡¯m going to employ.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a breach of privacy rights. You can¡¯t just run a check on me whenever you want!¡± ¡°Well, what are you going to do? Sue me?¡± Anderson faked surprise. He was indirectly mocking her. ¡°Exactly! I¡¯m going to sue you.¡± ¡°With what money? The huge stack in your house?¡± Anderson smirked and suddenly Alexa felt naked. He also knew she didn¡¯t have money. Just like her thoughts told her, Jace wasn¡¯t the only thing he found out about. What else did he know that he was hiding? Chapter Eighteen ¡°You know about the fact that I¡¯m broke too?¡± ¡°Of course dimwit. I know everything about you.¡± Anderson smiled. ¡°What do you want from me?¡± Alexa seethed. ¡°Nothing. I just want to help your brother, but to do that¡­ I need you.¡± ¡°You need me?¡± Alexa asked and Anderson nodded after which Alexa chuckled in some sort of mockery. ¡°You see, I want you to be my maid, that¡¯s all. You¡¯re not exactly my spec, so I don¡¯t want anything else.¡± ¡°You sure, cause some minutes back, you were ready to ravage me like a dog without training.¡± Alexaughed and Anderson huffed. ¡°I was in some sort of heat.¡± He seethed. ¡°Now I can see you¡¯re a male bitch.¡± Alexaughed. ¡°Stop it.¡± ¡°And what if I don¡¯t?¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll reduce your pay from $1000 to $500,¡± Anderson said and at that, Alexa¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°You don¡¯t mean that, do you?¡± ¡°Of course I do.¡± ¡°You¡¯re going to pay me Ten hundred dors per month for working as a maid?¡± ¡°Yes. And point of correction, per week, not per month.¡± Anderson corrected and at that moment Alexa felt her blood turn to blue. ¡°Per¡­ Per week?¡± Alexa stammered. ¡°Yes. Is it too small?¡± ¡°When should I start working?¡± ¡°Next week Monday, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t.¡± ¡°OK then. See you then.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Wait¡­ Isn¡¯t there a form or something I need to fill out before I¡¯ll officially start work?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°Not really. I didn¡¯t think of that.¡± ¡°But I need something to show my brother that I finally got employed¡­ Under you.¡± Alexa said. ¡°Why? Why do you need proof to show to your brother?¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s a long story.¡± ¡°Then just summarize it!¡± Anderson rolled his eyes. ¡°Well, I kind of lost my temper when he was talking me into epting your job offer and I hit him,¡± Alexa exined. ¡°Wow! That¡¯s huge.¡± ¡°I know! I haven¡¯t apologized to him yet, so I was thinking if I showed him something that states that I finally got the job he wanted me to have under the person he admires then¡­¡± Anderson interrupted before she could finish. ¡°Wait. Your brother admires me?¡± ¡°Well, yes. He sees you as a role model, but I¡¯ll make sure he doesn¡¯t model your character when ites to your bedroom.¡± ¡°OMG.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure this isn¡¯t the first time you¡¯re hearing of someone choosing you as a role model. No need to be too dramatic about it.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me before?¡± ¡°Because I didn¡¯t deem it necessary,¡± Alexa replied bluntly. ¡°Your paycheck is increased to Fifteen hundred dors thereof,¡± Anderson muttered, but just loud enough Alexa heard. ¡°Huh?¡± She asked confused. She sure heard fifteen hundred, but she wasn¡¯t sure. ¡°I¡¯m increasing your paycheck to fifteen hundred dors.¡± Anderson thinned his lips. Alexa¡¯s blood froze. ¡°You alright?¡± Anderson stared at her. He wasn¡¯t sure she was anyways. She was staring nkly at him and stood frozen. ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°Hey,¡± Anderson called again, but she didn¡¯t reply still. ¡°Please don¡¯t die in my house,¡± Anderson begged and shook her shoulder. ¡°Huh? Huh? What happened?¡± Alexa asked as soon as she gathered herself back. ¡°Holy shit! Thank goodness. I thought you were going to die.¡± Anderson breathed a sigh of relief and at that moment, tears started running down Alexa¡¯s cheeks. Anderson looked up at her and he frowned in concern. ¡°Hey. Dimwit, what¡¯s wrong?¡± He asked solely out of concern. ¡°Thank you,¡± Alexa muttered. ¡°What for?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just since my parents died, no one has cared about me or my brother. This is the first time I¡¯m hearing fifteen hundred dors in years.¡± Alexa sniffed and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. ¡°It¡¯s the first time someone¡¯s saying he¡¯s going to give me that.¡± Alexa continued. Anderson bit his lip gently. ¡°Oh, I understand. It¡¯s alright though.¡± Anderson said and his instincts kicked in. He walked over to Alexa and wrapped her in his arms. Alexa¡¯s eyes opened wide in surprise. What was this? A whole Anderson Green hugging her? ¡®Was he trying to get her on his bed?¡¯ She thought. ¡®No idiot! It¡¯s genuine. And I¡¯d appreciate it if you hug him back.¡¯ The tiny voice inside her said and she growled at it. When Anderson hugged her tighter, she got her mind off the little voice, and unsure¡­ She wrapped her arms around him too. After about a minute of absolute pure emotions, Anderson broke away from the hug. Now, they realized¡­ They were in an awkward position and they both mped down on their lower teeth in anxiousness. Alexa spoke first. ¡°I don¡¯t know what that was for, but thank you.¡± Anderson didn¡¯t reply.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. He only gave her the sweetest smile she¡¯d ever seen. || Alexa|| I got to the bus station and stared hard at the piece of paper in my hand. Anderson gave it to me right before I left his house. It was a piece of paper with his best poem written on it and his signature on the back. After staring, admiring, and re-feasting my eyes on his awesome signature, I turned the paper to the front and started reading the poem. Still, on the first line and about to move to the second, I heard a familiar honk. The bus was here. I hurriedly got inside before I lost a seat. Finally seated, I turned to the piece of paper again and started reading the poem. It wasprised ofplicated English-coded words, but I tried my best to decode their meaning. After about 10 minutes into the drive, I got to my stop and came down. Looking at the piece of paper, I knew Jace would be more than happy. I got home and everywhere was silent. ¡°Where¡¯s Jace?¡± I muttered. I ran up the stairs and held the knob on his room door and pushed through it, but it was locked. ¡°Jace.¡± ¡°Jace!¡± ¡°I know I wronged you and I¡¯m sorry, but please open up.¡± Still no reply. Then I remembered I could look through the keyhole, and when I did¡­ I almost died. There was Jace on the floor whilst foaming in his mouth. Rushing down to the old attic, I picked up a hoe and went back up. Slicing the door with the hoe, I finally gained entrance and Jace was looking too white and pale. ¡°Jace!!!¡± I screamed in horror. Chapter Nineteen Alexa rushed Jace to the nearest hospital and because Jace was a patient there, he was rushed into the Emergency room (ER) without bothering Alexa for money first. Alexa was asked to wait outside. While waiting outside the room, she sat on one of the waiting chairs and bit her lip continuously. She was nervous as fvck and her countenance didn¡¯t fail to show it to everyone who looked at her face. She started a silent prayer in her heart. This was one of the rare situations where she sincerely prayed with all her heart. She wasn¡¯t that much of a religious person, what am I saying? She wasn¡¯t a religious person, but she believed that there was someone above who controlled everything that happened. She bit her lips while praying to the extent her lips started bleeding. Her eyes started ncing at the ER every time. She was a nervous wreck. Finally, the door to the ER opened and the Doctor came out. Momentster, the two nurses that followed her in came out drawing a trolley behind them. Alexa didn¡¯t notice that the Doctor hade out of the Emergency room until the Doctor walked toward her. The Doctor was just a few steps away from Alexa when she raised her head and saw her. Alexa quickly stood up from her seat and ran toward the Doctor. ¡°Dr. Stephanie, how¡¯s my brother?¡± She asked her nerves on their ends. ¡°He¡¯s doing better than how he was the time you brought him here.¡± The Doctor said and Alexa sighed in relief. ¡°We¡¯ll need to discuss more though. See me in my office.¡± Dr. Stephanie said and Alexa¡¯s breath hitched. Dr. Stephanie walked to her office while Alexa followed closely behind. Finally, they got to Stephanie¡¯s office. ¡°Please sit.¡± Dr. Stephanie hung her white coat, and offered Alexa a seat and Alexa sat. Stephanie walked to her seat, and when she sat, she faced Alexa to address the issue at hand. ¡°So Doctor, is everything alright with my brother?¡± Alexa asked, worry visible on her face. ¡°He¡¯s better, but he¡¯s not fine at all. He¡¯s very far away from being fine¡­ Though, he¡¯s still alive.¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with him? Why did he suddenly foam in his mouth and faint?¡± ¡°Well from the tests conducted, Jace got too emotional today, and it was a huge stress for his holed heart.¡± The Doctor said and heard that Alexa broke down. She was the reason why her brother faced death. She was the reason why Jace became too emotionally stressed. ¡°I caused it all,¡± Alexa muttered through her tears. ¡°You caused what?¡± ¡°He was only saying the truth. He only said those words to make me see what he was seeing¡­ But I, selfishly¡­ I hit him.¡± Alexa broke into another bout of tears. ¡°Don¡¯t be too hard on yourself dear. His emotional breakdown wasn¡¯t the only thing that caused what happened.¡± Dr. Stephanie revealed. ¡°Don¡¯t try to make me feel better. I¡¯m to me for everything.¡± Alexa said dejectedly. ¡°His drugs. Did youe to get his drugs the day I told you to?¡± ¡°Oh no! I forgot about that.¡± ¡°How could you forget about your brother¡¯s medics?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t like I forgot actually. The day I was toe to get his drugs, I went job hunting because I lost my previous job. I couldn¡¯t get a job that day and the only thing on me wasn¡¯t enough for his drugs.¡± Alexa exined. ¡°How about the next day? You could havee to get it the next day.¡± ¡°A lot went on in my life. My mind didn¡¯t go towards the drugs since he was doing so well.¡± ¡°What kind of a guardian are you? You should worry about your brother¡¯s health and medics. Putting your brother¡¯s life on ¡®Maybe¡¯ wouldn¡¯t be such a good idea.¡± The Doctor bashed Alexa. ¡°I¡¯m a bad sister, I know. That¡¯s why I said it was all my fault. Only if I had money, maybe Jace wouldn¡¯t be at this point.¡± ¡°Well, the only thing left for me to say to you is Jace¡¯s heart is holed some more.¡± The Doctor said. ¡°Holed some more? You don¡¯t mean¡­?¡± Alexa¡¯s mouth opened. ¡°That¡¯s exactly what I mean. Your brother¡¯s heart widened a bit due to emotional stress overload and he needs surgery before next month.¡± ¡°What if his surgery extends next month?¡± Alexa thought out loud. ¡°Then, he dies.¡± Dr. Stephanie said bluntly and at this, Alexa hated thedy. She was too blunt. Alexa knew professional doctors were always blunt, but thisdy telling her Jace would die right to her face was far too blunt! She wondered how she and Jace (actually, only Jace. She¡¯s just his guardian) ended up being her patient. If only she could switch Jace¡¯s doctor! Alexa was about to reply when a male nurse came inside the office.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Yourst worked on the patient is awake now Ms.¡± The nurse announced. ¡°Alright Jamie, you can leave now. Thanks for the info.¡± Dr. Stephanie replied to him. ¡°Your brother is awake now, You can go meet him.¡± ¡°How do I know his ward?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°Go out, Jamie should be standing right in front of my door. If he¡¯s not, then check the hallway. He¡¯ll take you to Jace.¡± ¡°Alright. Thanks.¡± Alexa said and was almost at the door when Dr. Stephanie spoke. ¡°If you want Jace tost even if you can¡¯t afford his drugs, avoid things that¡¯d get him upset.¡± ¡°Leave your phone number with the nurse on the desk so I¡¯d forward you the bills for all Jace¡¯s treatment. Including the bill, you¡¯re going to be asked to pay for hising surgery.¡± Dr. Stephanie said. Alexa stared nkly at her. How would she tell this doctor that she didn¡¯t have a phone? She thought. That¡¯d be too embarrassing, so Alexa only nodded and left the office. Chapter Twenty ¡°Hey buddy,¡± Alexa called out to Jace as soon as she opened the door to his room and saw his eyes open. Jace fixed his eyes on the ce the voice that called him wasing from, sighed, and looked away. Alexa¡¯s heart fell at what he did. He was still angry at her and she couldn¡¯t me him for that. She caused it. Alexa walked toward him and sat on his bed. It was then she noticed another presence in the room. She looked up and her gaze locked with that of a little girl. Alexa quickly sized her up. Judging from her small, round oval face, tiny pointed nose, small cherry lips, and how long her legs were on the bed, Alexa concluded she¡¯d not be more than 9-10 years old. There was something else she noticed about the little girl. She was thin. Like, not the normal thin stature. She looked slightly underweight. The girl started squirming in difort and soon, Alexa realized it was because of her. She¡¯d been staring at the girl too long and she calcted, that if she was in the girl¡¯s position, she¡¯d not befortable too. ¡°Hey.¡± Alexa gave her a small smile and the little girl smiled back. ¡°Hi.¡± ¡°How¡¯re your cherry lips?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m not feeling great though.¡± The little girl replied and Alexa¡¯s face fell. ¡°Why are you not feeling great?¡± Alexa asked her. ¡°I¡¯m sick.¡± ¡°What¡¯re you sick from?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ It¡¯s something concerning my stomach and underweight though.¡± The girl replied. ¡°Oh. I¡¯m sorry about that.¡± Alexa said. ¡°You¡¯ll be fine soon.¡± She added and smiled. ¡°Thanks.¡± The girl smiled back at her, then turned to Jace. ¡°Jace, who¡¯s she?¡± She asked Jace and he bit his lip. ¡°She¡¯s my¡­ She¡¯s my¡­¡± Jace stammered and Alexa felt bad. Jace didn¡¯t want to tell the little girl about their rtionship. It wasn¡¯t his fault though, she caused it, but she¡¯d like it better if he forgave her and not make her feel bad all the time. ¡°She¡¯s your what?¡± The girl asked, urging Jace toplete his sentence. ¡°She¡¯s my¡­ Ugh¡­¡± Jace couldn¡¯t still bring himself to talk, so Alexa decided toe in between before it got more awkward than it was now. ¡°I¡¯m Alexa. I¡¯m his elder sister.¡± Alexa helped out. ¡°Oh¡­ I¡¯m Blossom.¡± ¡°Your name is cute. It suits you perfectly. Your lips are in a cute cherry shape, so Blossom perfectly fits you.¡± ¡°Thank you, Alexa. By the way, I love your name too¡± Blossomplimented. Alexa¡¯s cheek flushed slightly red. ¡°Thank you, Hunny¡± ¡°Anyway, Jace.¡± Blossom started and Jace turned to her. ¡°Why couldn¡¯t you tell me she was your sister?¡± ¡°Because I didn¡¯t think I had one!¡± Jace blurted out and Alexa opened her mouth but quickly closed it before Blossom turned to her. ¡°Huh?¡± Blossom asked in utter confusion. ¡°Ugh Blossom, what Jace means is¡­¡± Alexa started but she couldn¡¯t find suitable words toplete the sentence she started. ¡°Is what?¡± Blossom asked inquisitively. This little girl was a little bit too poky and Alexa didn¡¯t like it one bit. I mean¡­ Couldn¡¯t she just let the topic die naturally? ¡°Jace is a little forgetful sometimes. You see, he fainted when I wasn¡¯t home, so there¡¯s a possibility that he hit his head on the floor when he fainted.¡± Alexa lied and by now, her fingers were at the point of breaking. She¡¯d squeezed and twisted them to the extent they began to hurt. ¡°Oh¡­¡± Blossom made a little ¡®O¡¯ with her lips to signify she now understood and Alexa sighed in relief. She didn¡¯t usually lie well and go unnoticed, but thanks to this little girl not knowing her, she¡¯d lied and was getting away from it. Jace huffed.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. He couldn¡¯t believe Alexa. So now she¡¯d be a professional liar? He had almost believed her, but when he remembered she was referring to him and calling him forgetful when he was not, he realized she was lying. If not that and the continuous twisting of her fingers, he hadpletely believed her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about your forgetful habits Jace. You should take more vitamin, zinc, and calcium supplements to make your brain more enhanced.¡± Blossom advised. Jace chuckled. If only this girl knew what happened. He was surely not forgetful at all. ¡°I sure will. Thank you, Blossom.¡± Jace replied very amusedly at what just went down. A nurse walked in at that very moment and walked to Blossom¡¯s bed. ¡°Hey, girlie¡­ How¡¯re you doing?¡± The nurse asked while injecting a liquid substance into the syringe in her hand. ¡°I¡¯m a fine nurse. Just a little bit weak.¡± Blossom answered. ¡°That¡¯s good news. About feeling weak, don¡¯t worry. You¡¯ll get better.¡± The nurse threw a smile at her. ¡°Are you going to give me that?¡± Blossom asked pointing to the syringe in the nurse¡¯s hand. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Is it going to hurt?¡± She asked the nurse. ¡°Yes¡­ A little. But it¡¯s to make you feel better. You do want to get better right?¡± The nurse asked. ¡°Yes¡­ Of course.¡± ¡°Then turn around and give me your butt.¡± The nurse said. ¡°Isn¡¯t it wrong if he sees it?¡± Blossom whispered and asked pointing towards Jace. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He won¡¯t.¡± The nurse whispered back and Blossom smiled. ¡°Alright then.¡± She said. The nurse gave Blossom a shot and soon, she was fast asleep. When Alexa was sure the little girl was sleeping, she sighed and turned to Jace. That girl was someone you wouldn¡¯t want to be interrogated by. ¡°Hey¡­ Guess what I brought.¡± Alexa said to Jace in an excited tone. ¡°I don¡¯t want to see,¡± Jace replied dryly. ¡°I know you don¡¯t¡­ But you¡¯d surely love it if it was¡­¡± Alexa said and trailed off as she dipped her hand inside her purse. ¡°¡­ This!¡± Shepleted and put her hand in front of Jace. ¡°What¡¯s this? A paper?¡± Jaceughed hysterically. ¡°So what you got me was a paper?¡± Alexa thinned her lip. Jace was being rude, and she hated it. She didn¡¯t care if she hit him. He was sure going to stop speaking so rudely to her. ¡°Just look into it first.¡± Alexa bit her lip, but Jace didn¡¯t budge. ¡°My arm¡¯s starting to hurt kiddo!¡± She red at him and Jace reluctantly collected it from her. ¡°So what¡¯s this? A poem?¡± ¡°Turn to the back and stop getting on my nerves¡± Alexa scolded. ¡°So¡­ A signature. Wait!¡± Jace looked closely into the paper. ¡°Isn¡¯t this Anderson I see inside this signature?¡± Jace asked. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why¡¯s his name inside this signature? It can¡¯t be¡­?¡± ¡°It¡¯s what it is,¡± Alexa said. ¡°But wait¡­ How¡¯d you get this? Did you both meet?¡± ¡°Yes. And now I¡¯m employed under him.¡± Alexa smiled. ¡°OMG!!!¡± Jace screamed. Chapter Twenty One Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Tell me it¡¯s a lie, Alexa. It¡¯s not true!¡± Jace screamed in excitement. Alexa just smiled uncontrobly, her cheeks hurting as a result. ¡°But it is true. Why should I tell you otherwise?¡± Alexa questioned amidst giggles. ¡°It feels so unreal.¡± Jace smiled. ¡°I know! I feel like I¡¯m dreaming myself ¡± Alexa returned. ¡°So how did it happen?¡± Jace asked. ¡°I just used his business card, called up his officendline, got directed to his home, and when I met him, boom! I got the job ¡± Alexa exined. ¡°Wow. So how much is he gonna pay you?¡± Jace asked. ¡°Twenty hundred dors,¡± Alexa said and Jace shrieked in extreme surprise. A nurse passing by their (Jace and Blossom¡¯s) wardroom took some steps backward and stepped in. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but you¡¯re not allowed to scream like that in a hospital. Especially when you¡¯re in a two patients¡¯ room, and the other patient is asleep.¡± The nurse cautioned. Jace bit down his lip to cause the excitement blowing inside him to remain a little bit more bottled up. ¡°We¡¯re sorry about that. He was just excited, that¡¯s all.¡± Alexa exined and apologized. ¡°I understand that, but you should know better. Shouting takes a lot of energy, and during this action, a lot of air leaves the lungs¡­ And since your brother has a bad heart, air leaving his lungs for more than 7 seconds would cause more damage.¡± The nurse said. ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t know. Thanks so much¡­ What would society do without Medical practitioners like you nurses and doctors?¡± Alexa praised. ¡°It¡¯s OK. Just be careful with your brother. If you want him to live a fulfilled and long life, that is.¡± The nurse advised. ¡°Thank you. I will.¡± Alexa replied and gave the nurse a small smile. The nurse smiled back politely and left. ¡°Actually¡­¡± Alexa started. ¡°He initially fixed fifteen hundred as my pay fee, but when he found out you¡¯re a big fan of his, he increased it to twenty hundred.¡± Alexapleted. ¡°So basically, five hundred is mine?¡± Jace asked. ¡°Not really, but yeah. I¡¯m going to be keeping it though.¡± Alexa said firmly. ¡°OM¡­¡± Jace started, but Alexa ced her hand over his mouth. ¡°You heard the nurse Jace, no more screaming. We don¡¯t want to wake Blossom up, so let¡¯s quiet down.¡± Alexa said and when Jace nodded, she gently unced her hand from Jace¡¯s mouth. ¡°Wow¡­ I¡¯m so happy Lexie.¡± Jace eximed. ¡°Does that mean you¡¯re no longer angry at me?¡± Alexa asked teary-eyed. ¡°I don¡¯t know Alexa. I mean¡­ I¡¯m happy you heeded my advice atst, but I¡¯m still mad at the fact that you hit me.¡± Jace said. It still hurts anytime I relive it over and over in my head.¡± He said again, but this time sadly. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry about that Jace. Believe me, I am.¡± Alexa apologized. Then she did something shocking. She knelt! Alexa fucking knelt beside Jace! Jace couldn¡¯t believe his eyes.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. He knew she was caring and would stop at nothing to make him feel good always, but her kneeling and apologizing to him was a first. Jace decided if not for anything, that the fact she knelt was enough for him to forgive her for what happened and move on together. ¡°Lexie¡­ You don¡¯t have to kneel for me.¡± ¡°No Jace. I do.¡± Alexa said and tears started running down her cheeks. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I hit you. I don¡¯t know what came over me then, but I promise I won¡¯t do it again.¡± Alexa said amidst tears. Jace tried to get to her where she was on the floor, but he remembered he was tied to a drip fixed into his wrist vein. Even as the realization hit him, he reached over as far as he could and ced his hand on Alexa¡¯s face. Alexa looked up at him. Slowly, he dabbed her tears away with his fingers and gave her a huge grin. ¡°Gosh! You cry so damn hard. Now I have no choice but to forgive you.¡± Jace pouted faking a sulk. Alexa felt like giggling. She knew it wasn¡¯t good that Jace knew how to change her emotions anytime he wanted because he could use it against her someday. So, she suppressed the feeling of having a goodugh, but just one more look at Jace¡¯s face was all it took. She burst outughing, but as loud as it was, it got cut off. ¡°Jace¡­ This is not the time for jokes.¡± She frowned after making sure her face was ridden of any sign of wanting tough or anything. ¡°I know you want tough though,¡± Jace mentioned and Alexa couldn¡¯t help it anymore. She crouched, threw cautions to the wind, andughed all she wanted. ¡°There we are,¡± Jace said and both of them giggled. ¡°That was awesome. Thanks, Hun.¡± Alexa thanked. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Jace smiled. After what seemed like 5 seconds of thinking, Jace spoke up again. ¡°I forgive you, Sis .¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Of course. You¡¯re too cute for me to stay angry at you forever .¡± Jaceplimented. ¡°Thanks, babe.¡± ¡°It¡¯s OK. I¡¯m sorry for making you mad. If you hit me, that means you were extremely mad, and I caused that. So I¡¯m sorry for that.¡± Jace apologized. ¡°It¡¯s OK. I¡¯m just d you realized that I¡¯m not a bad person.¡± Alexa said and both of themughed loudly. The door to the room opened and it was the nurse that warned them about being loud earlier. She shot them a re and Jace and Alexa nodded. ¡°Alexa, I think we have to learn tough quietly as well.¡± Jace bit his lip. ¡°I guess so,¡± Alexa replied. As soon as the nurse left, they startedughing. And this time¡­ Much more loudly! ¡­. Anderson sighed as he walked back to his bedroom after Alexa left and let himself down on the bed. He reyed the incidents that happened in his head and couldn¡¯t help but smile. Wait! He was smiling? What the actual fvck?! Why would he smile just at the thought of a girl? Chapter Twenty Two Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ?Anderson? Sighing as I walked back to my bedroom after Alexa left, I let myself down on my bed. I reyed the incidents that happened in my head and couldn¡¯t help but smile. Wait! I¡¯m smiling? What is the actual fvck? Why would I smile just at the thought of a girl? Well, she wasn¡¯t ¡®just¡¯ anyone. For a girl to refuse my touch, she was sure something to reckon. For one, I haven¡¯t met a girl I¡¯d invite to my bed and she refused because¡­ You know what! Well to those that don¡¯t, it¡¯s because I¡¯m Anderson Green. Some that I meet throw themselves at me, but this particr girl didn¡¯t. Even after standing just a kiss away from her, she refused my seduction and pped my face. It wasn¡¯t because I was a sucker at seducing girls, but because she loved her dignity and prided in it. I love dignifieddies and the ones who prided in themselves and do not throw themselves at guys. This Alexa had to be special. I couldn¡¯t treat her the same way I treated other girls. ¡­ The next day ¡­ ¡°Jace, what would you like to eat?¡± Alexa asked her little brother who was sitting on the sofa in the sitting room. ¡°Ramen would be nice,¡± Jace answered. ¡°Jace, that¡¯s not much good for a healthy diet,¡± Alexa said. ¡°When it¡¯s taken every time.¡± Jacepleted, or should I say¡­ Added? ¡°You eat noodles almost all the time ¡± Alexa stated. ¡°Well, that was before.¡± Jace returned. ¡°Now, you won¡¯t even have me look at the nylon wrap,¡± Jace mumbled in an attempt to not let Alexa hear, but deep down¡­ He was hoping she¡¯d hear. ¡°I heard that,¡± Alexa growled. ¡°Well, I hoped you would! You¡¯re legit denying me the feel of relishing my favorite food.¡± Jace replied sarcastically. Alexa wished she could spank his butt, but his heart condition held her in check. ¡°Stop being rude Jace .¡± Alexa seethed. ¡°Oh am I? Am I?¡± Jace asked rhetorically. ¡°Stop it.¡± Alexa bit her lip. ¡°Stop what? I¡¯m not doing anything yet.¡± Jace rolled his eyes. ¡°Alright stop!¡± Alexa said firmly and everywhere went silent. ¡°I¡¯ll make you your favorite meal! Noodles right? I¡¯ll make your noodles.¡± Alexa groaned. ¡°Yaay ¡­¡± Jace rejoiced and followed Alexa to the kitchen.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. After taking just eight steps from the sitting room, they both turned sharply to their left and pushed the door in front of them open. That was the kitchen. Alexa brought out a small pot and ced it on a lit stove. Next, she went to the cupboards and when she started looking inside, Jace spoke up. ¡°Anything I can help you with?¡± ¡°Yes¡­ But I don¡¯t want you to.¡± Alexa brought up her head, holding a bowl in her hand, and turned to face Jace before walking to the sink pump. ¡°Why don¡¯t you want me to help you?¡± Jace asked confused. ¡°I can¡¯t have you overstressing yourself. I can¡¯t get you money for your surgery yet, but I need you to stay rxed at all times so you¡¯d be stronger.¡± Alexa exined and she turned off the sink water pump and carried the water she¡¯d pumped into a bowl back to the pot on the stove. ¡°Oh¡­¡± ¡°Yeah. So just sit down on that chair under that counter.¡± Alexa said as soon as she ced the pot¡¯s lid over the pot. Jace walked towards the counter and sat on the chair on the left. The one on the right was for Alexa. Not that she owned it, but that was her fave ce. He liked that spot, but because she loved it a lot too, he made sure he adapted to the one on the left. It wasn¡¯t like his sister was a bad person, he just didn¡¯t make her realize or notice that he also loved that spot. As far as she¡¯de back home tired and she sank her butt into the chair, and the feel made her happy¡­ He was going to keep it that way. Sacrificing a thing didn¡¯t hurt or mean a lot to him. After all, Alexa had sacrificed even more for his sake. A te was ced in front of him jolting him back to reality. ¡°The food¡­ You made it already.¡± Jace asked startled. Alexa¡¯s face frowned in confusion. ¡°Yes. Don¡¯t you like it?¡± ¡°No¡­ It¡¯s not that. I mean, I just left your side and sat here just now. How could the noodles be made in just less than a minute?¡± Jace asked confusion masking his face. Alexa chuckled. ¡°Oh, Jace. This is one of your tricks to make meugh right? I mean, it¡¯s been three minutes already.¡± Alexa stated. ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°At least, that¡¯s what the cooking timer said,¡± Alexa said and pointed to the timer ticking away. Jace looked and sighed. ¡°Oh.¡± He said and Alexa nodded. ¡°I better start eating then.¡± ¡°Yes. Eat your meal Hun¡± Alexa replied and he dug into his food. ¡è Alexa ¡è After Jace finished eating, I tucked him in bed after making sure he wasfortable enough and left. I retired to my room andid down on the bed for a rest too. My bones were damn tired and rusty. I had slept with Jace in the hospital yesterday night. Waking up today, Dr. Stephanie came, checked up on Jace, and said I was free to check him out after three hours. ording to her and I quote¡­ ¡°Jace¡¯s emotional condition is more stable and healthy now. I don¡¯t know how it happened, because ording to the results we got from the oral test we carried out on him, he wasn¡¯t supposed to heal emotionally till tomorrow. But since it¡¯s done, you both can check out by 10 o¡¯clock.¡± And yes¡­ When it clicked 10, we both bade goodbye to Blossom, and I in particr gave her a bunch of kisses and promised to visit her son with gifts. We left the hospital afterward, with a promise I scribbled on my mind. ¡®Heed to all the advice from Dr. Stephanie and the nurse I didn¡¯t get to know her name¡¯. Well, I¡¯m going to heed them all. But I unted one immediately I stepped out of the hospital¡¯s premises with Jace. I didn¡¯t drop my phone number. Chapter Twenty Three Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Location: Green Cosmetics¡­ ¡°Good morning boss.¡± The receptionist greeted as April walked by. April didn¡¯t nod or do anything to show she was the one being addressed and it was fine with the employees. They were used to her cold and snobby attitude. Truth be told, she was very beautiful, but she was overly pampered by her Dad and that made her a pure snub. She considered less privileged individuals as pure filth. April was about to pass her secretary¡¯s desk before she remembered something and turned to look at her. ¡°Is Justin here yet?¡± April asked. ¡°Yes, miss.¡± The receptionist replied. ¡°Where¡¯s he at?¡± ¡°He¡¯s at the cafeteria making your coffee.¡± The receptionist answered politely. ¡°OK. Tell him to see me in my office as soon as possible.¡± April instructed. ¡°Yes, miss.¡± The receptionist answered and Alexa trotted on. ¡°Good morning Miss Green.¡± Some people greeted together and April looked at where that wasing from. The greetings wereing from the department where they mixed materials used to make lipsticks, lip glosses, and lip balms that wouldter go to the ¡®makeup department¡¯ where they¡¯d be refined and made into the lip products we all know of. April smiled. It was a smile of satisfaction. They were already in their makeup coats and had started mixing the new color materials they were set tounch in a few weeks. She walked to her private elevator and got in. She walked to the seat and sat on it. cing her bag on the makeup desk in front of the seat, she faced the mirror. Why would an elevator have a seat and makeup desk? Well, it was a cosmeticpany, and April loved makeup. So whenever she forgot to apply makeup (which was rare), or her makeup thinned already, all she had to do was get in her elevator, and ding! Her makeup would be taken care of. April noticed her lipstick wasn¡¯t as much as before, so she picked a matching matte lipstick with the matte color on her lips from the makeup desk and applied it gently to her lips. ¡°Muah.¡± She said. ¡°It¡¯s indeed perfect.¡± Sheplimented the color on her lips. Next up, she picked up a makeup powder and dabbed it on her already made-up face to make it thicker. In case you didn¡¯t know, April loved thick makeup. Ding! The elevator dinged. Alexa looked at the door and noticed she had gotten to her floor. She closed the makeup powder and dropped it on the desk. Standing up, she walked to the door, pushed the ¡®open¡¯ button, and walked out. As soon as April got out of the elevator, she walked straight ahead and by her right, there was her secretary¡¯s desk and her secretary on it. April¡¯s office was on the left, right opposite her secretary¡¯s desk and she walked towards it. Her secretary, Sharon stood up from her desk seat and waited till April got nearer before greeting her. ¡°Good morning miss.¡± Sharon greeted April. ¡°What time is it?¡± April asked and turned to the left, verifying her thumb fingerprint, her eyes, and her voice. After verifying these three things, her office unlocked and she went in. When Sharon was sure speaking wouldn¡¯t make the unlocking process denied, she spoke following April closely behind. ¡°It¡¯s 15 minutes after 11 am Miss.¡± ¡°Great.¡± April said, handed Sharon her purse and thetter hung it on her ¡®private stuff¡¯ shelf. ¡°So anything to do today?¡± April asked once more as she took her seat on the ck swivel chair behind her big giant oak desk. Bringing out the pear pad (like an iPad, Just that this one was a pear, not an apple.), Sharon clicked on the NOTES app and checked the list of things April was to do. ¡°You have an appointment with Mr. Lee from Lee Enterprises concerning a partnership with Green wears, which you¡¯re currently managing by 11:35 am, which is 18 minutes from now.¡± At the hearing of Green wears, April¡¯s lips curved in a smile. She had gotten that subdivision of Greenpany under her and it felt good. ¡°Anything else?¡± April asked as she shook her earlier thoughts away. ¡°After that, you have a meeting with Mrs. Parker to check out the wrappings for the cosmetics we¡¯re set tounch in about two weeks,¡± Sharon said again. ¡°This afternoon by 12:40.¡± She added. ¡°OK¡­ OK. What next?¡± April asked. ¡°After that is the public function you and Mr. Williams are to attend together as a couple in the evening by 6 pm,¡± Sharon replied. April¡¯s mood changed and her lips twitched. She didn¡¯t fancy the idea of going to a function with Williams as her date. He wasn¡¯t a bad person, she just didn¡¯t fancy him.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. He wasn¡¯t her type. No! Don¡¯t get me wrong. He was rich, and from her ss, but he wasn¡¯t her choice of a man. Williams was all her dad¡¯s idea and she didn¡¯t like it one bit. ¡°Miss, are you OK?¡± Sharon asked in concern. ¡°Yeah, I am,¡± April replied. ¡°Why would you ask that anyway?¡± April asked. ¡°You suddenly nked out,¡± Sharon said. ¡°Oh¡­¡± April made her lips into a small O. ¡°If that¡¯s all, you can return to your desk.¡± ¡°OK miss,¡± Sharon replied and she was about to take a step towards the door when the door opened. A figure walked in with a smile and April looked at him in disgust. ¡°Where have you been?¡± April shot at him. Sharon took this as a cue to leave, and she did. ¡°Downstairs, making your coffee.¡± The guy replied. ¡°For over half an hour. I see you don¡¯t like your job again.¡± ¡°Come on, I do.¡± The guy answered. ¡°Wow, Justin. Wow.¡± ¡°What¡¯s it?¡± Justin asked. ¡°Me being benevolent and giving you a job as my PA doesn¡¯t give you the right to talk to me casually,¡± April stated. ¡°What about¡­ You know?¡± Justin said and winked at her. ¡°Last night?¡± Hepleted. Chapter Twenty Four Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Miss, are you OK?¡± Sharon asked in concern. ¡°Yeah, I am,¡± April replied. ¡°Why would you ask that anyway?¡± April asked. ¡°You suddenly nked out,¡± Sharon said. ¡°Oh¡­¡± April made her lips into a small O. ¡°If that¡¯s all, you can return to your desk.¡± ¡°OK miss,¡± Sharon replied and she was about to take a step towards the door when the door opened. A figure walked in with a smile and April looked at him in disgust. ¡°Where have you been?¡± April shot at him. Sharon took this as a cue to leave, and she did. ¡°Downstairs, making your coffee.¡± The guy replied. ¡°For over half an hour. I see you don¡¯t like your job again.¡± ¡°Come on, I do.¡± The guy answered. ¡°Wow, Justin. Wow.¡± ¡°What¡¯s it?¡± Justin asked. ¡°Me being benevolent and giving you a job as my PA doesn¡¯t give you the right to talk to me casually,¡± April stated. ¡°What about¡­ You know?¡± Justin said and winked at her. ¡°Last night?¡± Hepleted. ¡°What?¡± April asked shocked. ¡°Last night. The way you were writhing under me on the bed. Have you forgotten so soon?¡± Justin smirked as he dropped the cup of coffee on April¡¯s desk. April stood up and before he could say, Jack! April pped him. ¡°What¡¯d you do that for?¡± Justin asked. ¡°I told you what happenedst night was nothing but a mistake. And for the records, nothing ever happened between us.¡± April red. ¡°If you want to keep denying it, fine. I don¡¯t know why you regret what happenedst night, but I don¡¯t.¡± Justin said with glints of sincerity in his eyes. ¡°Why would you? You fvcking seduced me fool.¡± April shouted. Sharon¡¯s eyes were glued to April¡¯s office door. From outside, she could see they were something tense they were discussion and If not for soundproof, she¡¯d have heard everything. ¡°I admit I did, but it was something you wanted too,¡± Justin said. ¡°I didn¡¯t. I was intoxicated.¡± April replied. ¡°Well, the way your nails dogged into my back didn¡¯t show you didn¡¯t enjoy it.¡± ¡°Stop it,¡± April warned. ¡°I already told you how I felt about youst night. Why won¡¯t you admit yours to me?¡± ¡°That¡¯s because I feel nothing for you .¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± Justin used. ¡°Get out of my office,¡± April said. ¡°Apr¡­¡± Justin was cut off. ¡°Get out of my office¡­ Now!!!¡± April screamed. ¡°Alright. Fine.¡± Justin said and walked away. ¡°I¡¯ll be one call away if you need me back.¡± He said before closing the door behind him. April plopped down on the chair and massaged her forehead lightly. Slowly, she shed back tost night. ¡­ shback ? ¡¤?¡¤ April ¡¤?¡¤ I was to go see a VVIP about business at 8 pm in a five-star hotel. You may be asking¡­ Why is a hotel? Well, the thing is the person was very private, and she wanted to buy, rebrand some of my restocked goods, and sell them as hers. Well, I had no problem with that. It was just a one sales thing, and the money I¡¯d gain was very much. I also knew the public would still love to buy mypany¡¯s products because it was trusted and branded. Thedy on the other hand was just a mistress whose baby¡¯s daddy gave her some cash and she wanted to venture into cosmetics under her ¡®unknown¡¯ brand. So, the gains were at my side, and it wasn¡¯t like I was going to do this twice. So why not? I was toe with a secretary, but since I had a PA unlike Anderson who employed Becky as both a secretary and PA, I decided I¡¯d go with my PA. Mainly because I trusted him more and he was closer. We went together from work to the hotel in my car. My driver drove both of us to the Hotel where I was to meet with the VIP. We got there, and after exchanging goods with cash, thedy left. I was too tired to go home, so I checked into a hotel room and went up for the night while Justin went to his. Right after I showered, my phone beeped and I realized it was a message from Justin. ¡°Why would he text me? It¡¯s alreadyte.¡± I thought. I unlocked my phone and read his text. Are you sleepy yet? ? Not really. Why are you texting? ? Just because¡­ ? OK. ? Did you shower? ? Just did. You? ? Came out about 10 minutes ago. ? And you couldn¡¯t sleep? ? Yeah. ? Why? It was at this point I fvcked up because things went extreme from here. In a boss-employee way, it was OK¡­ I mean, the welfare of my employees is important to me, because anything affecting them indirectly affected me. But Justin didn¡¯t reason this way and took advantage of the situation. ? I was thinking of you ¡°Wtf!¡± I screamed in my head. ¡°Why¡¯d he be thinking of me?¡± I thought. ? About¡­? ? About how beautiful you are. ? I don¡¯t mean to sound dumb, but what do you mean? ? Why don¡¯t you meet me downstairs at the bar let¡¯s pick up a few drinks? ? it¡¯ste already. ? You¡¯re not refusing me right? It¡¯s just a bottle. ? OK then. I guess one bottle won¡¯t hurt. ? Waiting¡­Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. I stared at hisst text in confusion. ¡°Should I go or not?¡± I debated inside me. I finally decided to go and pulled a casual shirt over my head and wore shorts stopping just at the end of my butt. ¡°Hey¡­¡± I said as I slipped onto a seat in front of the bar counter. ¡°Hey¡­¡± He replied. ¡°Red or white wine?¡± He asked. ¡°Red.¡± ¡°A bottle of red wine please.¡± He had said to the barman. ¡°So what did you want to talk about?¡± I asked him as I took a sip from my wine ss. ¡°So¡­¡± He went on and on. He made it clear to me that he admired and loved me. I didn¡¯t know what went down, but I remembered him thrusting deep inside me in my hotel room. I woke up in the morning with him beside me on my bed. Seeing myself naked, I realized what happened the other night, and thinking of how I fell so cheaply for a guy not from my ss, I remembered I had a low tolerance for alcohol and red wine. So¡­ That¡¯s all that happened. I even told him to think of it as a one-night stand and not say a word of it to anyone. I freshened up and before leaving for my house for a fresh set of clothes, I dropped some money on the bed as his payment before finally leaving.? Chapter Twenty Five Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ?April? So that was all that happenedst night. It wasn¡¯t like I have feelings for him or anything. Well, I asked him to leave, and he¡¯s left already. Though it wasn¡¯t necessary, I separated my secretary from the post of being my PA, unlike Anderson. Carrying out jobs considering this was a cosmeticpany cum factory wasn¡¯t easy and I made sure nobody worked too heavily. I even increased the lunch break to an hour, and the productivity increased, unlike when the lunch break was just 40 minutes. If others are surviving with a secretary cum PA, I¡¯ll survive too. My gaze shifted when I noticed movement outside in front of me. I looked and saw Sharon already up from her desk seat and walking towards my office. As formality demanded, she rang up the bell fixed beside the door on the wall and when I pushed a small remote control, the door opened and she came in. ¡°Anything up?¡± I asked before she could even reach my desk. ¡°Yes. Your meeting with Mr. Lee is in about 8 minutes.¡± Sharon reminded. ¡°Oh yeah¡­ That! I forgot.¡± I twitched my lips. ¡°I¡¯ll go get dressed up. If Mr. Lee arrives before I¡¯m done, entertain him for a while.¡± I ordered. ¡°Yes miss,¡± Sharon replied and walked back out to her desk. April walked into her office toilet and went through another door inside it. Closing the door behind her, she stood awhile to admire the sight she¡¯s seen over thousand times ¨C her office walk-in closet. She took some steps forward and faced the clothes she had brought from Green wears and stocked inside. Some of them were gifts from her Dad, some were the ones she¡¯d bought with her own money from other popr brands. But ever since the day she started running Green wears, she made sure her office walk-in closet was 67% made up of Green Clothes. April walked to the vanity at the side of the closet, sat down on the chair, picked up a face wipe, and cleaned her makeup off. ording to her, ¡®A change of clothes deserves a change of makeup.¡¯ April looked at the clothes she was putting on now and sighed. ¡°Time to change you Hunny.¡± She quickly pulled the clothes off, and t blue jeans, a ck thin singlet, and a sea blue coat jacket off their hangers to match. Her dress sense was high, so it wasn¡¯t a shock to people when she was spotted on their TV screens, billboards, and magazines modeling for her brand on several asions when need be. She modeled for other different brands too, but it was seldom. She couldn¡¯t have other brands make money using her face more than her brand. April nced at her wristwatch. ¡°Only four more minutes to spare. I can¡¯t do thick makeup.¡± She muttered bitterly. Quickly grabbing her makeup brushes and powder, she applied makeup to her face, and soon she was done. It was light makeup anyway. April traced her fingertips over the long line of lipsticks in their stacks. She settled for a light pink one and applied it gently to her lips. Looking at herself in the vanity¡¯s mirror, she smiled and her dimples came into sight. She was so wonderful at making up, well¡­ She ran a cosmeticpany, she should know how to apply makeup well. She looked so beautiful, even without thick makeup and she couldn¡¯t stop staring at herself in the mirror. She admired herself far too much, and she could stay looking at herself in a mirror for the entire day, but she¡¯s got a client to deal with. Throwing one more nce at herself in the mirror, she walked out of the closet with a pair of ck velvet stiletto heels on her clinking as she trotted away. She spotted Sharon leading Mr. Lee to her office and she smiled. ¡°I¡¯m right on time¡± April smirked. Sharon rang up the bell and I let her, well practically the both of them in. April started walking toward Mr. Lee and met him halfway. ¡°Wee to Green cosmetics, Mr. Lee.¡± April greeted and managed to ce a smile on her lips. She wished she wouldn¡¯t have to treat this old man sweetly, but as a CEO of a flourishingpany, she had no choice but to. ¡°Thank you, Miss Green. You¡¯re doing a great job here, It¡¯d be depressing if I don¡¯t say you¡¯ve transformed this ce.¡± Mr. Leeplimented as he sat down on one of the sofas arranged in a box shape in the middle of April¡¯s office. April chuckled and ced her palms in front of her mouth to hide the blush that wasn¡¯t even there. ¡°You tter me, sir.¡± ¡°tter? I¡¯m now an old man, surely I don¡¯t know how to tter young beautifuldies like you. I¡¯m simply telling the truth.¡± ¡°Who told you you¡¯ve aged?¡± April asked with a fake shock on her face. ¡°You don¡¯t think I am?¡± Mr. Lee grinned. ¡°Surely I don¡¯t. In reality, you¡¯re still young and vibrant¡± April lied. One of her jobs was to flirt a little with her male big investors or buyers (goods). Inside her, she was screaming. ¡®Yes man, you¡¯re old. You should be fucking dead by now idiot¡¯ ¡°Would you marry me if I asked then?¡± Mr. Lee flirted. April huffed. This man was sickly unbelievable. She? gets married to an old wasted fool like him in the middle of her career? Never! ¡°I think we¡¯ve joked enough sir,¡± April stated her lips thinned tightly together. ¡°Aw¡­ Already?¡± the old geezer asked. ¡°Yes. And I think we should go to why you¡¯re here.¡± April firmly said. ¡°OK then.¡± Mr. Lee replied. ¡°Coffee or tea?¡± April asked. ¡°Tea please.¡± Mr. Lee answered and April picked up the telephone by her side and rang up Sharon¡¯s desk. ¡°Make us a cup of tea and coffee each.¡±Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°OK miss.¡± Chapter Twenty Six Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Alexa yawned, sat up on her bed, and stretched. She nced at the wall clock in her room. 1:43 pm. Wow! She fucking slept for a whole two hours. She massaged her knees, they ached so bad, but not as bad as her neck. She was a bad and restless sleeper and that always showed out whenever she woke. ¡°At least my back¡¯s better now.¡± She muttered. Her back was painfully aching when she hit her bed, but now she was awake, it seemed as though her bed helped her massage it and now it was all better. Alexa stood up from her bed and made her way toward the door. It was noon already. She wasn¡¯t sure if Jace was awake already, but she needed to make lunch. Jace¡¯s room was some strides away from hers, and soon she was in front of it. She turned the doorknob and went in. Like she suspected, he was still sleeping. She ran her hands through his hair and smiled uncontrobly. He was very cute and was going to make a perfect English gentleman that girls would unknowingly drool for. She exited his room and went down the stairs to the kitchen. ¡°What am I going to prepare?¡± She wondered and sat down on the chair by the counter.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Jace didn¡¯t have a decent meal before going to bed. By the time he wakes, he¡¯d be so hungry.¡± She said in her thoughts. ¡°I can¡¯t seem toe up with something. Guess the fridge will have to decide then.¡± Alexa muttered and walked out of the kitchen to the fridge in the living room. ¡°Hmm¡­ strawberries, cream, yogurt, a pineapple, apples, cucumbers¡­ Oh, wait! I could make a fruit sd and serve it with some yogurt.¡± Alexa eximed. ¡°Well, the doctor did say he needed to eat healthily. I¡¯m going with a fruit sd!¡± She Yipped. Alexa went to the kitchen, brought out a bowl, went back to the fridge, put her hand in it, and put in all the fruits she needed. After the washing, peeling, slicing, and pouring cream on the fruits, she purred just at the sight. Not able to resist the temptation to eat some, she grabbed a fork and dipped it inside the bowl. ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± Alexa moaned immediately her tongue got a good taste of what she prepared. ¡°It¡¯s delicious.¡± She praised her cooking skills. Alexa divided the sd into two tes, poured out someyyogurt, and ced them on the table. ¡°Jace!¡± She screamed out as she raced up the stairs. It was rare for her to wake her brother up that way, but the fruit sd was way too good and she didn¡¯t want to waste any more time than she¡¯d already spent before running everything down her stomach. Alexa tore off the duvet cover from Jace¡¯s body and shook him vigorously. Jace wasn¡¯t that much of a deep sleeper, so what Alexa did was enough to startle him out of bed. ¡°What¡¯s it?¡± He asked bewildered. ¡®Was the house owner here?¡¯ He thought too shocked to speak out. ¡°Come down for lunch,¡± Alexa yelled as she made her way out the door. Jace rubbed his eyes with the back of his hands, stretched, and went downstairs. By the time he got to the living room and sat on the couch beside Alexa, she had eaten about three mouthfuls of the fruit sd on her te. Jace watched in awe as she gobbled up her meal. At a point, he got scared, She was eating at a very abnormal speed. ¡°You¡¯re eating too fast Lexie,¡± Jace spoke out in fear. Alexa turned to look at him. She was holding a fork in her hand, showing she just fed her mouth some fruits. ¡°Really?¡± She asked with her mouth full. Impressive! For a person who warned her junior one not to eat with his mouth full, and here she was forgetting her own rules. Very impressive! ¡°Yes. Really!¡± Jace said a little bit firm. Sometimes, it¡¯s not all about being corrected by an elder one. Sometimes, it¡¯s correcting your elder ones when you feel they ain¡¯t doing something right. ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t notice, I mean¡­ The sd¡¯s so great and all.¡± Alexa tried to exin. ¡°Well, try eating it slowly. That way you¡¯ll get to savor the greatness well.¡± Jace frowned. ¡°It¡¯s easy for you to say because you haven¡¯t dug into your food yet.¡± ¡°Well yeah. Like a meal could be that great.¡± Jace rolled his eyes at Alexa and raised his fork to his mouth. ¡°Omg! Lexie what did you do? How¡¯d you make this¡± Jace asked half screaming immediately the food went down his throat. ¡°What¡¯s it? Is something wrong with the meal?¡± Alexa asked concerned. Jace blushed. ¡°No! It¡¯s just that¡­ That¡­ It tastes so good.¡± Jace replied and with that, he started digging into his food as fast as a dog digs a hole for its bone. ¡°Oh, God Jace. Now you¡¯re the one eating too fast¡± Alexa sighed and massaged her forehead. ¡°I don¡¯t care!¡± Jace said, more like shouting since he had his mouth full. ¡°I don¡¯t too!¡± Alexa shouted back and she turned her attention back the sd¡¯s way. ¡­ Together, they broke their eating etiquettes! ¡°Oh jeez¡­ That was great. Now I¡¯m bloated.¡± Jace sighed as he rubbed his stomach. Alexay on the couch¡¯s body with her arms flung up. She had the same tale as Jace. They were both bloated from eating too much. Jace picked up his ss of yogurt and put it in his mouth to drink it, but Alexa stopped him. ¡°Wait!¡± Alexa screamed and groaned. ¡°Ow, my stomach.¡± Chapter Twenty Seven Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Oh jeez¡­ That was great. Now I¡¯m bloated.¡± Jace sighed as he rubbed his stomach. Alexay on the couch¡¯s body with her arms flung up. She had the same tale as Jace. They were both bloated from eating too much. Jace picked up his ss of yogurt and put it in his mouth to drink it, but Alexa stopped him. ¡°Wait!¡± Alexa screamed and groaned. ¡°Ow, my stomach.¡± ¡°What?¡± Jace asked.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°My stomach hurts so bad,¡± Alexa replied. ¡°No, I¡¯m not talking about that.¡± Jace snorted. ¡°What then¡± ¡°You stopped me from drinking up thest of my yogurt. Remember?¡± Jace rolled his eyes. ¡°Oh yeah.¡± Alexa heaved. ¡°Yeah, so¡­?¡± ¡°You wanted to drink up your yogurt, are you sure you want to do that?¡± ¡°Yes¡­ It¡¯s thest of it.¡± Jace replied. ¡°Ain¡¯t you full already? feeding yourself isn¡¯t good advice. I¡¯m sure your body¡¯s grumbling at how much you¡¯ve fed it¡± ¡°I¡¯m overfed already. That sd was sure deli, I was so gobsmacked.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m saying. You¡¯re already bloated, taking more yogurt¡¯s gonna hurt.¡± Alexa pointed out. ¡°Well, you should have told me when I was still dealing with the fruit sd. I¡¯m bloated already, some yogurt isn¡¯t gonna hurt more than it already does.¡± Jace responded. ¡°You know yogurt isn¡¯t ice cream. Yogurt¡¯s sour, you may puke.¡± Alexa warned. ¡°Duh¡­ I¡¯m still drinking it.¡± Jace rolled his eyes at Alexa. ¡°But¡­¡± Alexa tried to speak, but Jace interrupted. ¡°But what?¡± Jace sarcastically asked with a re, and that was enough to tell Alexa ¡®let him do what he wants to and face the consequence¡¯. Well¡­ Alexa decided, she wasn¡¯t gonna try to stop him again. He was grown, she¡¯d let him decide whatever he wants to do. ¡°Well¡­ You know nothing. Just do whatever you want to.¡± Alexa said. Throwing one final look at Alexa, Jace picked up the ss of yogurt he had dropped down before and put it near his mouth. In a gulp, he drank up the yogurt. ¡°Are you OK?¡± Alexa asked with a worried look stered on her face. ¡°I don¡¯t think so. I feel like I¡¯m going to vomit.¡± Jace answered with his face looking all nauseous. ¡°I told you not to take more than your body can, now you¡­¡± Alexa didn¡¯t get toplete her statement before Jace rushed off. Alexa ran after Jace and found him crouched over the toilet seat vomiting. ¡°Oh, Jace¡­ This is exactly what I was warning you about.¡± Alexa sighed. Meanwhile¡­ ?? Anderson ?? I sat in my office scrolling through my phone texting my fvck buddies and some business associates my age. I had no real friends I had no friends. I only had business associates and people I met on one asion or another. Then suddenly, my mind drifted off to that Alexa of a girl. ¡®Since you¡¯re scrolling through your Facebook now, why don¡¯t you check if she¡¯s here?¡¯ My subconscious mind advised. ¡°What for? It¡¯s not like I¡¯m gonna text her or something.¡± I replied. ¡®Well, you do. If not your pride, you so like her dude!¡¯ ¡°No! No, I don¡¯t. What makes you think I like her?¡± ¡®Well, the fact that you keep on showing off how curved your lips can be whenever you think about her¡¯ ¡°That¡¯s because ugh¡­ I¡­ Ugh¡­¡± ¡®Ugh, what?¡¯ My subconscious asked me sarcastically. ¡°Nothing. I owe you no exnation!¡± ¡®Serve yourself whatever you want.¡¯ ¡°I don¡¯t care¡± ¡®Whatever¡¯ It said and rolled off to the back of my mind. But seriously though, my subconsciousness just spiked up my curiosity. I quickly click on the ¡®Search¡¯ button and input Alexa¡­ Wait! What was herst name again? Green? Ohe on Anderson, she¡¯s not your dad¡¯s daughter. I think it was something starting from B¡­ Yeah! Its Banks. I quickly typed in the word Banks after the word Alexa and waited a second. Thepany¡¯s WiFi connection is really fast, so¡­ Different profiles popped up on my screen, and I started scrolling and clicking on the ones without a profile picture. After scrolling for what seemed like forever, and not finding the ¡®Alexa Banks¡¯ I was looking for¡­ I gave up. I switched off my WiFi and dropped my phone on the desk angrily. Loosening up my necktie a bit, I sighed. ¡°Guess she isn¡¯t on Facebook then,¡± I muttered bitterly. ¡°But who the fvck ain¡¯t on Facebook?¡± I asked breathlessly. ¡®Not everyone is on Facebook rich prince¡¯ ¡°Ugh!¡± I gritted in frustration. It was my damn mind once again. It was back! ¡°Well, she¡¯s an adult,¡± I argued. ¡®Not all adults are privileged like you idiot¡¯ I groaned when I heard this but suddenly I stopped. Wait! It may be true. Thest time she came to visit, she had called from a pay phone. ¡°Does that mean I¡¯ll have to get her a phone?¡± I gritted. ¡®Well, yeah. You¡¯re a perfect gentleman.¡¯ ¡°Towards her only, that is!¡± ¡®It¡¯s a weed change buddy¡¯ ¡°Oh shut up!¡± I groaned. ¡®Anderson, you¡¯re a gentleman¡­ You have feelings for Alexa¡­ Anderson, you¡¯re a gentleman, You have feelings for Alexa¡­¡¯ My damn mind mockingly sang to annoy me, and it worked. I got worked up, picked up my phone, and flung it towards the door. ¡°Hey fool, you¡¯re trying to kill me?¡± I looked up at the voice shocked. ¡°April? what in the barnacles are you doing here?¡± ¡°I know you hate me, but throwing your phone at me is attempted murder stupid.¡± She red at me fiercely, and I red back at her. ¡°That doesn¡¯t answer my question. Who let you in here?¡± I asked as anger shot up my veins. Just then, Becky came in. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Mr. Green, I couldn¡¯t stop her.¡± She apologized. ¡°You¡¯re fired!¡± I shouted and she looked at me shocked. At once, Becky got on her knees and groveled before me. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry sir, please give me another chance.¡± ¡°Get out of here!¡± I screamed and was not able to control my anger, I kicked my feet at her, and she got pushed back. Slowly, she stood up and left. I turned to look at April and I noticed, that a smirk adorned her face. ¡°Unbelievable! You¡¯re bing as ruthless as I am¡± ¡°For thest time April, what are you doing here?¡± I asked, my head smoking in anger. ¡°I met with phoebe¡± she responded, and at that, my blood froze. Chapter Twenty Eight Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Thank you,¡± Phoebe said as she took her seat. ¡°It¡¯s alright,¡± April said. Just then, Linda walked toward April¡¯s table with a smoothie in her hand. It was what April had asked for, and after what had happened earlier, April had made sure Linda served it herself. ¡°Here¡¯s the smoothie you asked for. The deep-fries and tomato sauce will be ready in about 5 minutes.¡± Linda informed and April nodded. Linda gently ced the smoothie on the table and walked away. April grabbed the smoothie and drew it closer to herself. Soon, she was sipping it slowly. ring at the female in front of her, April¡¯s lips curved in a smile. She was Anderson¡¯s ex. ording to what she heard, Phoebe dumped Anderson the day she was leaving for Britain. The funny thing about it was she didn¡¯t break the news of the split up to Anderson, till it was time for her to go into the lounge and take her flight. Curious about the person sitting across from her, April decided to ask a question. ¡°I heard from Anderson that you left for Georgia, Britain.¡± April started and Phoebe nodded in the affirmative. ¡°Yeah, yeah I did,¡± Phoebe answered. ¡°When did youe back?¡± April asked. ¡°Yesterday. I stepped on American soil by 10 am.¡± Phoebe replied with a smile. April took a long sip from her smoothie. ¡°Wow, does Anderson know?¡± She asked cunningly. Phoebe gave a nervous smile and yed with the hair at the back of her head. ¡°No, I don¡¯t think he does.¡± ¡°Why? You didn¡¯t tell him?¡± April gave a faraway eye look with her lips still on the smoothie straw. ¡°Yeah, I didn¡¯t,¡± Phoebe answered. She was sure April knew she split up with Anderson three years ago, why was she asking all these questions then? Oh yeah! Shepletely forgot! April was one cunning human. April wanted to taunt thedy sitting in front of her. ¡°But isn¡¯t Anderson your fiance? Why didn¡¯t you tell him you wereing back?¡± April asked. Phoebe¡¯s countenance changed, and her lips twitched. ¡°April¡­¡± She called out gently and April smirked. ¡°Yes, phoebe?¡± April answered in a way too polite than usual. Her sudden politeness surprised Phoebe, but soon she regained her posture. ¡°Anderson and I split up don¡¯t you remember?¡± Phoebe asked quietly. ¡°Oh did you guys split? I didn¡¯t remember.¡± April lied. ¡°Well, now you do,¡± Phoebe replied. ¡°I¡¯m curious. Who asked for the breakup?¡± April asked once more. She was determined to make Phoebe regret meeting her, and it was working. Phoebe understood what April was trying to do. April was trying to make her feel bad, but honestly¡­ She wasn¡¯t worried about that, because she had something yed out in her mind ¡°I did.¡± Phoebe gave her answer with a slight smile. ¡°So literally, you dumped a Green?¡± April gave off a sly smile. ¡°You can say that. You Greens are not so untouchable after all.¡± Phoebe smirked. Before April could reply, Linda showed up with April¡¯s order. ¡°Here are your fries.¡± ¡°Drop it,¡± April ordered and Lindaplied. ¡°Good, you can go now,¡± April said and Linda left. ¡°Why¡¯s she serving you in the stead of a waitress or waiter?¡± Phoebe asked in surprise as soon as Linda had left. ¡°She¡¯s getting punished as a result of what her employee did,¡± April replied dryly and dug into her fries. ¡°OK¡­¡± ¡°So, you were talking about my family not being untouchable huh?¡± April asked dryly. ¡°Yeah¡­ I dumped a Green, that¡¯s proof.¡± Phoebe replied fearlessly. ¡®This girl has got some guts .¡¯ April thought. ¡°Maybe¡­ But we¡¯re still like gods.¡± April proudly said. ¡°Well, small gods. They¡¯re other known families yunno¡± Phoebe smirked. ¡°We¡¯re No. 1,¡± April said pride dripping from her every word. ¡°Your family is only known when they list out the top fifteen¡­ Am I right?¡± April asked slyly. (Ouch! That hurt a lot.) ¡°What? Are you trying to insult my family?¡± Phoebe asked. ¡°Take it however you want hun.¡± April cooed and took a sip from her smoothie again. ¡°I¡¯m not here to argue with you.¡± Phoebe started.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Oh, Hun¡­ You don¡¯t know I wished you died on the ne.¡± April rolled her eyes. ¡°Why? We¡¯re supposed to be friends. You hate Anderson, and I dumped him.¡± Phoebe stated confused. ¡°That¡¯s why I hate you. It doesn¡¯t matter if I hate my brother or not. The thing is that you toyed with my father¡¯s name.¡± April said. ¡°I don¡¯t care. I came back to New York for one thing¡­ To get Anderson back. And you can¡¯t stop that from happening.¡± Phoebe stated. ¡°Are you sure babe? Because I can kill you right now if I so wish.¡± ¡°Then try,¡± Phoebe smirked. ¡°Trying to make me as evil as you are? Oh please!¡± April sarcastically said. ¡°As evil as I am? It should be the other way around. Everyone knows you for the evil you do.¡± Phoebe said. ¡°I¡¯m known as the Evil fairy, showing how beautiful and well-known I am. What are you known as?¡± April asked, but just as phoebe was about to reply, she spoke again. ¡°Oh, I forgot. Your family¡¯s only known when listing the top fifteen. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re not known.¡± April smirked. ¡°You bitch!¡± Phoebe yelled, picked up a few fries, and threw them at April. With a smile sitting triumphantly on her face, she smirked. ¡°Now how does that feel?¡± ¡°That¡¯s all you got?¡± April smiled too sweetly at her as she fixed her ruined hair. Before Phoebe could reply, April stood up, picked up her tray of fries, and dumped the content on Phoebe¡¯s head. Too shocked to speak or do anything, Phoebe sat down and watched as April continued with dealing with her. Picking up the cup of smoothie, she removed the lid and spilled the drink on Phoebe¡¯s hair. The pink, thick liquid stuck to Phoebe¡¯s hair and dripped down her neck to her yellow shirt. April looked down at Phoebe and smiled evilly. ¡°Suck it up loser.¡± She muttered, picked up her purse, and left. She turned back to look at Phoebe after taking only three steps. ¡°One more thing¡­ Stay. Away. From. My. Family. Especially Anderson!¡± She spoke before leaving Phoebe to deal with the nosy and amused customers who were taking pictures of her humiliated self. Linda quickly ran up to their table and picked up the sticky note on Phoebe¡¯s hair that April had left her. ¡°I¡¯ll send someone from mypany toe to pay you up.¡± The note read. ¡°So, that¡¯s all that happened,¡± April said to Anderson. ¡°So you mean Phoebe is back?¡± Anderson asked surprised. ¡°Yes. I better get going.¡± April said as she stood up from the chair. ¡°Wait¡­ Thanks.¡± Anderson muttered. ¡°For¡­?¡± ¡°For fighting for me,¡± Anderson replied. ¡°I didn¡¯t fight for you. I fought because she insulted the name I share with you.¡± April corrected. ¡°Whatever.¡± Anderson gritted. ¡°Catch youter,¡± April said and walked out. Chapter Twenty Nine Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ? Jace ? Alexa will be starting her work with Anderson tomorrow, being a Sunday. I¡¯m so happy Working as a maid to my role model is a dreame true. I¡¯m going to be sad a little though. I¡¯m going to be staying home alone from tomorrow. No more big sis to y around and be stubborn with¡­ ¡®You know she¡¯s always going to be around though .¡¯ A voice spoke at the back of my mind. ¡°Yeah, she is¡­ But it won¡¯t be like before. She¡¯ll probably sleep over at times.¡± I mumbled back. Soon, Alexa¡¯s voice boomed. ¡°Jace!¡± ¡°Here we go again.¡± I mumbled and rolled my eyes. ¡°I¡¯ming.¡± I replied as loud as I could, bolted out the door, and ran down the stairs. ¡°Hey, buddy.¡± Alexa called out as soon as I stepped into the living room. ¡°Hey, Lex.¡± I replied and walked towards the chair to sit. ¡°Guess what?¡± Alexa asked looking all excited. ¡°What? You know I¡¯m bad at guess games.¡± ¡°I brought you something.¡± Alexa said. I looked at her hands, and that was when I realized that she had folded her hands behind her. I ducked my head a little to the left and caught sight of whatever she was hoping to give me as a surprise. I smirked visibly. Too visibly, Alexa noticed. ¡°What?¡± She asked. ¡°Huh?¡± I asked, confusion setting in at first. ¡°You¡¯ve got a huge smirk on your face.¡± Alexa said. I ¡®O¡¯eed a bit before processing unto the next step ¨C talking back. ¡°So?¡± I asked and bit my lip when I realized I gave her that reply rudely. I¡¯m seen as rude. Well, I wouldn¡¯t say I¡¯m not, but most times, my wordse off as rude¡­ Even when I do not intend for it too! ¡°Jace! When will you stop being rude? I¡¯m older than you for crying out loud!¡± Alexa cautioned. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± I apologized. ¡°It¡¯s alright, but it ain¡¯t gonna stay that way if you don¡¯t tell me why you were smirking.¡± Alexa threatened with her brows furrowed funnily and Iughed. Did Iugh? Oh yes! I did. Alexa¡¯s threats were equal to a feather whenever she furrowed her brows the way she did. One minute it could beying rigid in one position, and in another, it could be tossed around helplessly by a wind. ¡°Why the heck are youughing Jace?!¡± She questioned in a firm tone. That was a cue to set me straight or I was gonna get it¡­ And I did! I took the cue from her and stoppedughing immediately. ¡°Nothing. Just that furrowing your brows were damn funny.¡± I answered. ¡°So, you ready to yell why you were smirking back then?¡± She asked. ¡°Yeah, yeah,¡± I answered. ¡°So what¡¯s stopping you? Go on!.¡± ¡°Well, the thing¡¯s that your surprise won¡¯t be much of a surprise again.¡± I said bluntly. ¡°Why do you say that? OMG, no Jace, no.¡± Alexa muttered and clutched her hands tightly on whatever she was holding. ¡°Yes Lexie, Yes. I saw the book you¡¯re holding behind you.¡± ¡°No. Dang, it! It was supposed to be a surprise, but since you¡¯ve seen it¡­¡± She paused awhile before losing her tight grip on the book and bringing her arms forward. ¡°Here, have it.¡± Shepleted and I collected it from her. ¡°OMG, Elena¡¯stest edition on the SHADOWS BAN.¡± I screamed extremely excited and wowed. ¡°You like it huh?¡± Alexa asked. My eyes darted to her and met her gaze. ¡°Like? I love it.¡± I replied my excitement on the highest level. ¡°I figured you would.¡± She replied in that girly and excited voice. I looked at her and she was blushing. Wait, I¡¯m the one who got a gift. Shouldn¡¯t I be the one doing the blushing stuff? Well, whatever. ¡°You don¡¯t know how happy I am. I¡¯ve been waiting so long for the day I¡¯d have one of Elena¡¯s books on my hands. I can¡¯t believe you got me the best.¡± I said teary-eyed. ¡°It¡¯s OK. I just wanted you to have and engage with it during the times I¡¯d be at work.¡± Alexa smiled sweetly at me. ¡°Thank you, Lex.¡± ¡°You¡¯re always wee Hunny.¡± Alexa replied. The Next Day¡­ 6 AM. ¡®Wake up sleepy head, it¡¯s 6 o¡¯clock. Wake up sleepy head, it¡¯s 6 o¡¯clock.¡¯ Alexa woke up and cursed silently. ¡°Fvck it.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe it¡¯s 6 am already. I¡¯m still tired and sleepy.¡± She muttered. She reached out her hand and buzzed off the rm clock ringing out. Alexa got up from her bed and tried to make her way out of her bedroom, but after taking two steps, she plopped down to the floor hopelessly. ¡°Gawd, I¡¯m fucking tired.¡± She yawned still on the floor. Alexa tried to stand up again and walk out of her bedroom, but her attempt was a failure. No sooner had she stood up, than the same thing that happened before, repeated. Now on the floor, she sighed. ¡°I guess I¡¯ll just have to go back to sleep then. Just twenty minutes more, that won¡¯t hurt¡­ Right?¡± She muttered before dragging her tired ass to her bed. ¡°Yasss.¡± Alexa moaned softly and sighed in pure Ecstasy when her tired bones hit the soft, cold bed. She drifted off to sleep again¡­ 8:12 Am¡­ ¡°Alexa¡­ Alexa.¡± Jace called as he shook the human sleeping like a log of wood. ¡°Mmh?¡­¡± ¡°Alexa, wake up. It¡¯s 8 o¡¯clock already.¡± Jace called out again and gave her a nug. He was going to nug her onest time, If he gave her thatst nug, he decided, and she didn¡¯t wake¡­ He was going to leave her. Jace yelled and gave his sister what he had determined as thest nug he was going to use to wake her up. ¡°What in the barnacles?¡±This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Alexa woke up with a start. ¡°Jace, what the heck are you doing?¡± ¡°Weren¡¯t you supposed to start work today¡± Jace questioned. ¡°Oh, Jace! It¡¯s just 6 am.¡± Alexa sighed. ¡°Your rm clock says otherwise. It¡¯s 8:15 am!¡± Jace yelled gently. ¡°Geez¡­ I¡¯m damnte.¡± Alexa muttered. ¡°What I was tryna tell you¡± Jace said in response. Alexa huddled out of bed and rushed downstairs to the bathroom to take a bath. ¡°Since Alexa¡¯ste for work and she hasn¡¯t prepared breakfast yet, I¡¯ll go make some eggs for breakfast.¡± Jace thought and ran down to the living room, opened up the fridge, and brought out some eggs. ¡°Jace, where are you?¡± Alexa called out as soon as she was out of the bathroom. ¡°Over here.¡± Jace answered from the living room. ¡°You made breakfast?¡± Alexa asked, wowed. ¡°Yeah, I did. I figured you didn¡¯t have enough time to make breakfast, so I did.¡± Jace replied. ¡°But I told¡­¡± ¡°Forget about what you told me. Just go and get some clothes, put it on, dress up ande down for breakie.¡± Jace interrupted. ¡°I love you, Jace.¡± ¡°I know that already. Just go prepare for work.¡± Jace replied. After dressing up in a ck gown and red coat, Alexa ate breakfast with Jace, only that her pace was faster before leaving. ¡°Don¡¯t do anything that¡¯d harm you or your health¡­ Okay?¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Jace answered. ¡°Promise me¡± Alexa demanded. ¡°Huh!¡± ¡°Jace!¡± ¡°Alright. I promise.¡± Jace responded. ¡°Good!¡± Alexa muttered and dashed off. ?20 minutester ? Location: Anderson¡¯s house. Alexa sighed as she stood on Anderson¡¯s porch. Pulling her nervous self together, she knocked on the door. ? Anderson ? June and I were in the middle of a hot wake-up morning s*x when a knock came on the door. I don¡¯t know if June heard it, but I did. ¡°Did you hear something?¡± I asked the girl writhing underneath me and she shook her head NO. ¡®Maybe it¡¯s just in my head.¡¯ I thought and continued pounding inside June. The knock came again, and this time I knew it wasn¡¯t in my head. Whoever was at the door would have to wait till I was done with June. ?Alexa? After knocking on the door with no response, I decided to sit down on the bench outside. After waiting another five minutes, I decided to go and knock again. This time, luck was on my side because the moment I knocked on the door, someone opened it from within. Chapter Thirty Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Hi.¡± April greeted dryly. ¡°Alexa?¡± ¡°Yes¡­?¡± April asked. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°Ughm¡­ I¡¯m to start work here today?¡± Alexa replied and rolled her eyes at him. ¡°Really? Geez, I didn¡¯t even remember.¡± Anderson said holding his head. ¡°Well, I can go home and start tomorrow¡± Alexa offered. ¡®Please say yes. Say yes. I want to go back home.¡¯ Alexa screamed inside. ¡°No. You¡¯ll start today. Just give me some time.¡± Anderson said and closed the door at her face without giving her room to say anything more. Alexa huffed. ¡°Talk about being rude!¡± Alexa breathed forcefully to show how pissed off she was. ¡®Well, it is his house¡¯ ¡°Oh shut up!¡± Alexa shut off the voice speaking. After standing for about a minute and the door wasn¡¯t showing any sign of a personing, she decided it was best if she went back to the bench she was sitting on. ? Inside ? Anderson walked upstairs to his bedroom and saw the cheap human still on his bed, undressed. ¡°Hey.¡± Anderson called roughly. ¡°Who was that?¡± June asked a bit too possessive. Anderson huffed. ¡°You have no right to question me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m your girlfriend bitch! I have every right to.¡± June replied. ¡°Thank goodness you said, girlfriend. That means we¡¯re not married yet.¡± Anderson pointed out. ¡°So¡­?¡± June asked trying to know what Anderson was driving at. ¡°So, leave.¡± Anderson said nkly. ¡°What?!¡± June asked shocked. ¡°You heard me.¡± ¡°Did you just ask me to leave, Anderson?¡± ¡°I ain¡¯t repeating myself twice.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°Fine! Don¡¯t ever call me back.¡± June said, trying to threaten Anderson in the hope that he¡¯d beg her. One thing she didn¡¯t know was that Anderson was already tired of her whims and her eating his money each time they had s*x. She unknowingly just offered Anderson a chance to get rid of her. ¡°Girl you¡¯re so oblivious. I ain¡¯t calling you back.¡± Anderson brought his face closer to hers still on the bed. ¡°Anderson!¡± June yelled. ¡°Just get dressed and get your filthy self outta here.¡± Anderson said firmly and walked out to give her some room to get dressed. Soon, June was done dressing and she went downstairs with the purse she brought with her when she visited the night that passed. ¡°I¡¯ll make you pay Anderson!¡± She yelled still on the stairs. Andersonughed hard, but he stopped as quickly as he had started. ¡°As if! Get the fvck out.¡± Anderson pursed his lips tightly. ¡°Oh! Don¡¯t forget to take the money on that table over there.¡± Anderson added. ¡°What for?¡± ¡°It¡¯s payment forst night and this morning.¡± Anderson winked. ¡°Wait¡­ Are you tryna call me an sl*t?¡± June asked. ¡°Well, you¡¯ve been acting like it all this while, why is it a problem now?¡± Anderson asked. June didn¡¯t fail to notice the hint of sarcasm dripping from his words. I¡¯m not gonna take that money. He fucking called me an SL*t. ¡®I¡¯d advise you to take it. You need it to take care of your expensive wants .¡¯ Her mind advised. Well, that is indeed true. I need to buy new clothes and shoes. ¡®Yeah, babe. Go take the money and walk out of his life proudly.¡¯ ¡°You¡¯ll call me back. I know you will.¡± June yelled as she picked up the money and left. ¡°Only in your dreams Hun.¡± Anderson muttered. He turned his back to the door and was about to go back to his room when he remembered why he came inside in the first ce. ¡°Alexa!¡± He muttered and ran to the door. ¡°Well, well, well. See who decided to remember I was here¡­ Waiting!¡± Alexa said half yelling. ¡°Youing in or not?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°Are you asking me that?¡± Alexa asked getting angry. ¡°No¡­ Not you. I¡¯m talking to the air behind you. Stupid!¡± Anderson yelled. ¡°You¡¯re calling me stupid?¡± ¡°No Hunny. I was talking to the air behind you.¡± Anderson replied sarcastically. ¡°Ain¡¯t you supposed to be apologizing to me or something?¡±This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. Alexa asked. ¡°For ¡­?¡± ¡°You wasted a whole 45 minutes of my time!¡± Alexa answered already in a mood to punch him. ¡°Oh¡­ That.¡± Anderson sighed. Alexa thinking he had realized what he did and was now going to apologize breathed away some of her anger, but it returned as soon as she heard what Anderson said next. ¡°I don¡¯t apologize to no fucking body.¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°You heard me!¡± Anderson said. ¡°You¡¯re sure rude.¡± Alexa huffed. ¡°Suits my name¡­ Don¡¯t you think?¡± ¡°Argh! I¡¯m leaving!¡± Alexa said and so saying, tried to walk away. ¡°Uh oh.¡± Anderson said as hended a grip on her wrist. ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Hepleted. Alexa looked up at him, and seeing how his eyes had darkened, she couldn¡¯t help but get frightened. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Alexa asked scared. When no response wasing from Anderson, she tried to wiggle her hand away from his. ¡°Leave me alone!¡± Anderson¡¯s eyes darkened the more and he tightened his grip on her hand and dragged her inside his house. ¡°Leave me the fvck alone !¡± Alexa yelled as fear gripped her. Anderson dragged her into his house and locked the door behind them. Alexa¡¯s heart jumped in her mouth and chills ran down her spine. Was he going to rape her? ¡®No dimwit! If he wanted ady on his bed, he has enough money to go get one.¡¯ The voice in her head spoke. ¡°Shut the fvck up stupid! What do you know? You¡¯re always siding this bitch every time!¡± ¡®Well, because he¡¯d never hurt you!¡¯ ¡°What do you know? You don¡¯t even know him!¡± Alexa said inside. Before the voice in her head could speak again, she blocked it away and focused on where Anderson was taking her. They were climbing up a spiral staircase now and from the looks of everything, it seemed like the door a few steps away was his room. She tried to free her hand from his, but it only angered Anderson the more. He held her on tightly, it began to hurt. ¡°Stop it, my wrist is hurting.¡± Alexa cried out in pain, but it looked like Anderson hadpletely gone deaf to her pleas. Soon, they stood in front of a door, and as soon as he unbolted it, Anderson pushed Alexa in. She was about to fall, but Anderson held her on cue. Tears burned at the back of Alexa¡¯s eyelids, but she decided she wasn¡¯t gonna let the monster standing in front of her see how weak she was. No matter how much it hurt, she was going to make sure she didn¡¯t shed even a tear! Alexa suddenly realized she was in what seemed like his room and started breathing heavily. ¡°So this is going to be the end of me.¡± She thought. ¡®No, it¡¯s not.¡¯ The same voice came, and Alexa could swear she¡¯d have stabbed it if it were human. ¡°He¡¯s going to take what¡¯s precious to me as a female, don¡¯t you see?¡± ¡®I can feel that¡¯s how things look like right now, but I¡¯m putting it to you that he isn¡¯t gonna do that. He isn¡¯t even thinking towards the direction you¡¯re speaking of.¡¯ The voice assured Alexa. ¡°Why do you fvcking take his side all the time?¡± Alexa asked confused. ¡®I don¡¯t know. Shouldn¡¯t you be asking yourself that question?¡¯ The voice asked back. ¡°Why would¡­¡± Alexa didn¡¯t get to ask the voice in her head the question she wanted to¡­ Because her hand was free now, she realized. She came back to reality and saw that true to what she had felt, Anderson had decided to let his grip on her wrist loose. Alexa massaged her hurting wrist and raised her head to look at the figure standing in front of her. Anderson looked at her face and their gazes locked. Tearing his eyes away from hers, Anderson walked towards a cupboard adjacent to his bed and opened one of its drawers. Alexa decided to seize the opportunity, run away and nevere back. She ran gently on her heels, but as soon as she reached the door and was about to turn the knob, Anderson¡¯s voice stopped her. ¡°Come back here.¡± Hemanded gruffly. Alexa turned back and discovered his eyes had be more darkened. Seeing him like that scared the shit out of her, but she decided to disobey anyway. She twisted the knob on the door and opened the door before dashing the door down the stairs. ¡°Alexa!¡± Anderson thundered. Alexa looked back and saw Anderson standing in front of the room she was in a while ago. She read the look on his face and decided it was best if she left instead of going back to him. Alexa walked to the door and discovered much to her displeasure that the door was locked, and nobody apart from the owner of the house and whoever he wanted could unlock the door. She knew Anderson wouldn¡¯t open the door for her, and she was sure not a person he wanted to be able to unlock the door. She tried to open the door severally but was denied ess. ¡°You do know it ain¡¯t opening without my thumbprint on it right?¡± A voice came from behind her and she shuddered. Slowly, she turned to look at her ¡®New Boss¡¯. Chapter Thirty One Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Slowly, Alexa turned to look at her ¡®New Boss¡¯. ¡°Are you scared?¡± Anderson squinted his left eye and asked. ¡°No. No, I¡¯m not.¡± Alexa lied. ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± Anderson pointed out bluntly. ¡°I¡¯m not like you!¡± Alexa said. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡±This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. Anderson asked. ¡°You said I was toe here and work, but you¡¯re scaring the shit out of me!¡± Alexa blurted out. ¡°You. will. work.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t want to anymore.¡± Alexa said nkly. ¡°You will.¡± Anderson smiled. ¡°Follow me.¡± Andersonmanded, Stepped away from her, turned his back, and started walking away. A few meters away from the staircase, Anderson turned his back and saw Alexa still rooted in the same spot he had left her in. ¡°Ain¡¯t you supposed to follow me?¡± Anderson squinted his eyes. ¡°I¡¯m not going with you, idiot!¡± Alexa firmly said. ¡°Your wrist hurts right?¡± ¡°And what¡¯s your business with that?¡± Alexa fired back. ¡°Should I drag you by that same hand?¡± Anderson asked with his hand on his chin. ¡°I think I should. It¡¯ll teach you a lesson.¡± Anderson added and walked back to Alexa. Gripping the same spot on her left wrist tightly, Anderson turned to walk away dragging Alexa along the same way he had done earlier on. One thing he didn¡¯t know was that Alexa¡¯s already had enough of him bossing her around. She ced her right palm on the hand holding her left wrist and started pinching it. ¡°Ow! Stop that.¡± Anderson frowned. Seizing this as an opportunity, as painful as it was¡­ She yanked her wrist away from Anderson¡¯s grip. ¡°You bit¡­¡± Anderson said but stopped himself frompleting his statement. ¡°Go on. Complete it, you bastard.¡± Alexa yelled and her tears burned behind her eyelids. She was frustratingly angry. She¡¯d been bottling it up for a while now, but she wasn¡¯t gonna take it anymore. Lifting her right hand and fisting her palm, Alexa started hitting Anderson on his chest. ¡°Stop it.¡± Anderson muttered. What she was doing was hurting him, but what he didn¡¯t realize was that he¡¯d been the one hurting her these past minutes. ¡°I didn¡¯t fvcking ask for you to employ me. I don¡¯t even want to work for you anymore. Keep your fvcking money to yourself, I don¡¯t want it again!¡± Alexa yelled as she continued hitting him and the tears she¡¯d been trying so hard to conceal from him rushed down in torrents. ¡°Enough! I¡¯ve had enough of your whims.¡± Anderson spoke harshly and caught hold of her hand the moment she wanted to hit him again. Alexa huffed angrily. ¡°Whims? Did you just say whims?¡± Alexa asked not able to believe what he just said. Anderson didn¡¯t bother to reply. He bent down a little, picked her up, and slung her over his shoulder. ¡°Hey! Put me down!¡± Alexa yelled at the top of her voice. Anderson didn¡¯t budge. Instead, he bnced her well on his shoulder and started moving towards the staircase. ¡°Anderson!¡± Alexa screamed again and started kicking her legs every which way in a bid to get Anderson to stop and put her down. When that proved abortive, Alexa started punching his shoulder with her ¡®not hurting hand¡¯ and continued kicking her legs every which way. ¡°This is gonna be damn hard!¡± Anderson groaned as he continued up the stairs. Soon, they were in front of the same room they were in before, and with one push in by Anderson, the door creaked open. Locking the door behind him, Anderson walked to his bed and dropped Alexa down on it. After putting her down, Anderson plopped down in front of her and started crawling toward her on the bed with a smirk on his face. Alexa¡¯s heart started beating so fast, she was sure Anderson heard it beating too. She started shifting backward to avoid Anderson from reaching her. This was the moment. She knew it. She was on his bed, him crawling towards her slowly with what looked like an evil smirk¡­ He was surely gonna r*pe her. ¡°Hey, what are you doing?¡± Alexa asked her heart literally in her mouth as she continued to shift back. Soon, her back hit the head of the bed and with Anderson sitting in front of her with his smirk gone, she knew her game was up. Chapter Thirty Two Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Don¡¯te close to me.¡± Alexa said gently. Anderson nced at her and put a hand behind him. ¡°What¡¯s that? What¡¯s your hand doing behind you?¡± Alexa half yelled in panic. ¡°Do I scare you?¡± Anderson squinted his eye. ¡°Are you scared??¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m not.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°It looks like you are.¡± Anderson sighed and raised his left hand to her face, but Alexa flinched when his fingers touched her face. Anderson paused awhile before bringing his hand down on the hair on her face and brushing it away. She was all sweaty and some of her hair had stuck to her face, so he helped her brush it behind her ear. ¡°I don¡¯t know why you¡¯re scared of me, It¡¯s not like I bite.¡± Andersonmented, put his hand behind him again, and pulled it forward. Alexa noticed, there was a box in the hand he pulled forward. She watched as Anderson utched the lock on the white box, and so on¡­ She realized it was a first aid box. ¡°Give me your wrist.¡± Anderson demanded as he focused on getting the necessary tools he needed out of the box. ¡°Why? What do you need my wrist for?¡± Alexa asked sounding like a three-year-old. ¡°What¡­?¡± ¡°You heard me.¡± Alexa said. ¡°You sound immature and stupid right now. I hope you know.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Alexa pursed her lips. ¡°Now, give me your wrist.¡± Anderson demanded again. This time, Alexaplied and ced her hand in his. ??? Alexa ??? Looking at the person dabbing cotton wool gently over my wrist, I got embarrassed. Why the heck did I even think that such a gentleman like him would wanna hurt me when all he¡¯s trying to do is take care of me? I flinched the moment I felt something cold on my wrist. Looking down at what Anderson was doing, I discovered that he had just poured a capful of menthted spirit over my wrist and it hurt as fvck. ¡°Ow!¡± I gritted my teeth in pain and withdrew my wrist from his hand. Anderson looked up at me in disapproval. ¡°You¡¯re such a crybaby.¡± He told me. I red at him and gave him a once-over. ¡°It hurts you know.¡± ¡°How old are you?¡± He asked me my wrist on his palm once more. ¡°Twenty.¡± ¡°And you still grit when the menthted spirit hits your skin?¡± He asked sarcastically. ¡°As if you don¡¯t too¡± I used. ¡°I don¡¯t ¡± He answered. ¡°Does it hurt you if you say sorry and feel sympathy or apologetic?¡± ¡°Nope.¡± He replied glumly as his attention went back to my wrist, now dabbing it with fresh cotton wool again. ¡°Then why don¡¯t you just say sorry and stop being all jerky?¡± ¡°Because I¡¯m indeed jerky.¡± He returned. ¡°I hate you.¡± I seethed annoyed. What I said seemed to get to him, because he stopped dabbing the cotton wool gently for some seconds. The next thing I know is that he¡¯s back at it again, but this time¡­ He uses the cotton wool on my wrist roughly and I gasped. ¡°You¡¯re hurting me.¡± I groaned in pain in a bid to get him to go gentle as he was a few moments back, but instead¡­ He mped down his thumb on my wrist making my eyes water. It seemed like he got angry anytime I spoke I¡¯ll of him, but why? Breathing hard, he removed his thumb from my wrist and grabbed a bandage from the first aid box. Gripping my palm a little bit firmly, he ced some new cotton wool over my wrist and enclosed it with the bandage. Finally done, he let go of my wrist, re-equips the materials be removed from the ox, and ced them back in, and aftertching the box, he strode towards the same cupboard he was dealing with before sneaking out. He came back to my side, picked up all the used cotton wools with a hand glove, and tossed them in a waste bin beside the door leading outside. ¡°Get up.¡± I heard him say and I quickly climbed down from his bed.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Remove the sheets.¡± Hemanded. ¡°Why?¡± I questioned him. ¡°Did you forget so soon that you¡¯re now my maid?¡± He stated in a question ner. ¡°I said I quit.¡± I thinned my lips. ¡°Oh no, little bird. You can¡¯t.¡± ¡°What? What do you mean?¡± I asked utterly confused. ¡°Because I already bought you.¡± He dropped. ¡°Sorry¡­ Did I hear you well?¡± Alexa asked and blinked rapidly to make sure she¡¯d heard well. ¡°Yeah, you heard well.¡± Anderson said and sank into the soft embrace of a chair right opposite Alexa on the bed. ¡°What do you mean by¡­ ¡®You bought me?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°You see¡­ I have a lot to do with you and your inability to get work beforehand.¡± Anderson said. ¡°What the!¡­ Wait, my inability to get a job?¡± Alexa asked half confused, half amused. ¡°Yes.¡± Anderson glumly replied. ¡°How?¡± ¡°Well, since the day we met at that restaurant you used to work in, I think I like¡­ Ughm, I decided to punish you for being rude to me.¡± Anderson exined. ¡°By making almost everyone I went to turn me down?¡± Alexa asked wrought in despair. ¡°That sums it up.¡± Anderson folded his arms on his chest and rxed more on the chair. ¡°No wonder. I always wondered why a bakery owner wouldn¡¯t hire me. His stupid excuse was my outfit. Come to think of it¡­ All of them didn¡¯t have a really good reason why I wasn¡¯t gonna be hired.¡± Alexa thought aloud. ¡°Thank goodness, your brain wasn¡¯t for fancy ?after all¡± Anderson yfully said. ¡°So we meeting at the cemetery wasn¡¯t a coincidence?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°That was a coincidence¡­ I could never stage visiting my mum.¡± Anderson replied coldly and a nce at him told Alexa she needed to apologize. ¡°As if¡± Alexa replied to her conscience which was by now pricking her real bad. ¡®You need to apologize for bringing up such a sensitive matter¡¯ Her conscience pricked her the more. ¡°He doesn¡¯t apologize¡­ So, I won¡¯t too.¡± Alexa replied with conviction. ¡®Alexa!!!¡¯ ¡°Alright, alright. Before you eat my peace¡± Alexa frowned. ¡®Now go apologize¡¯ Alexa¡¯s conscience said sternly and she rolled her eyes at it. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about what I said.¡± Alexa apologized to Anderson. ¡°Nah¡­ It¡¯s it.¡± Anderson pouted his lips in such a cute way. ¡°Back to what we were saying¡± ¡°Ha! Can¡¯t you leave that topic alone?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°Stupid¡± ¡°How¡¯s what you im even possible? I mean¡­ All the people I turned to for a job rejected me working for them. How¡¯s it possible that you talked to all of them?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°Who am I?¡± Anderson asked with his brow scrunched. ¡°Ughm, a stupid selfish dude who destroyed my ability to take care of my brother medically ?¡± Alexa sarcastically said like that what do you think of me?¡± ¡°Duh! Yes.¡± Alexa replied nonchntly. ¡°Anyway, I wasn¡¯t asking about what you thought of me. I was asking about what the public knows me as.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Lol¡­ A selfish billionaire?¡± ¡°Again, wrong. I¡¯m not selfish.¡± ¡°How much do you give to charity In a year?¡± ¡°Not to brag, but¡­¡± Anderson said and paused a while to run his hair backward to prove the point that he was indeed handsome. ¡°I spend over $50, 000 per month at charity events.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ Howe it didn¡¯t get to people in mymunity?¡± Alexa asked sarcasm dripping down her every word. ¡°You should be asking yourmunity head that¡± Anderson answered. ¡°And what¡¯s that supposed to mean?¡± Alexa asked utterly confused. ¡°I mean, it¡¯s the only exnation to give. He took everything meant for yourmunity¡± ¡°Mr. McDonald wouldn¡¯t do such a thing.¡± ¡°Duh¡­ Believe whatever.¡± Anderson replied smugly. ¡°So back to my actual question¡­ You said you bought me, what does that mean? It¡¯s not like I¡¯m amodity you can walk up to in a store, pay for it and im it as yours.¡± Alexa said. Anderson raised his left hand and curved it in a ? shape. ¡°It should be arriving at your house about¡­ Right now.¡± Anderson mumbled while checking the time on his phone. ¡°What should?¡± Alexa scrunched one of her eyebrows. ¡°Drugs for your little brother.¡± ¡°Huh?!¡± ¡°I ain¡¯t repeating myself.¡± Anderson folded his hands back on his chest and said. ¡°Why would you get my brother drugs?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know too¡­ Why did I do that?¡± Anderson put a hand on his chin to show he was thinking about it too, but actually¡­ He wasn¡¯t. ¡°Oh, I remember¡­ Because you¡¯re mine now and everything concerning you, concerns me too.¡± Anderson stated. ¡°I¡¯m not yours. Why the fvck would you even think that?¡± Alexa asked distraughtly. ¡°Because I already paid for Jace¡¯s surgery.¡± Anderson replied dryly. Chapter Thirty Three Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°What?! Why would you do that?¡± Alexa yelped. ¡°Because like I stated earlier¡­ You are mine now¡± Anderson replied. ¡°Dude, I did not fvcking ask you to pay for my brother¡¯s surgery.¡± ¡°But I already did.¡± ¡°Which is what I do not understand.¡± Alexa thinned her lips. ¡°You will soon.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Whatever, I¡¯m leaving.¡± Alexa announced and started walking towards the door. ¡°Wait.¡± Anderson walked over to where she was. ¡°What is it?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°You have not done what you came here for yet.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you I quit already?¡± Alexa red at him sternly. ¡°You did.¡± ¡°Then what else is your problem?¡± Alexa asked and paused a little. Before Anderson could reply, she spoke up again. ¡°Or you suddenly don¡¯t understand the meaning of ¡®quit¡¯? Well, if you don¡¯t¡­ it simply means I¡¯m no longer interested in working for you no matter how much you¡¯re going to pay.¡± Alexa rolled her eyes at him. ¡°You seem to not understand the fact that you owe me.¡± Anderson stated just as rude as Alexa was. ¡°I owe you nothing.¡± ¡°Oh, but you do.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you to pay for my brother¡¯s surgery.¡± Alexa half yelled. ¡°Toote for that now.¡± Anderson stated. ¡°Then consider it a charity case.¡± Alexa said. ¡°Charity case?¡± Anderson scrunched his brows. ¡°Yes. Since you¡¯ve given a lot to charity already, what¡¯s this one that you can¡¯t add to the already long list?¡± Alexa asked mischievously. ¡°You don¡¯t understand¡­ Do you?¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to understand?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°I do not go to charity events without gaining anything from it.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Are you trying to say¡­?¡± ¡°Exactly! I can¡¯t treat your brother as a charity case knowing I¡¯m not getting anything in return.¡± Anderson exined. ¡°Then go collect your money back.¡± ¡°Alright then.¡± Anderson replied and walked to a table Alexa hadn¡¯t noticed was there till then. Anderson bent over the table, picked up something from it, and walked back to Alexa. ¡°You see this?¡± Anderson asked wadding a phone in the air. ¡°Yes¡­ So?¡± Alexa asked sarcastically. ¡°Just you wait¡­ I¡¯m gonna get my money back after just one phone call.¡± ¡°Whatever. Just hurry with it. I need to get back home.¡± Alexa said, bored with everything and not in the least bothered. Anderson dialed the hospital¡¯s Number line on his phone, and after speaking with the nurse that picked up, he hung up. ¡°So what did they say?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°It¡¯s impossible for me to get back money paid already for a surgery.¡± Anderson thinned his lips to show he was not delighted about what the nurse said¡­ But he was very delighted actually. ¡°You could have used your Anderson Green¡¯s tone on whoever¡¯s in charge, why didn¡¯t you?¡± Alexa asked pissed. ¡®Oh honey, I could have. In fact¡­ I can, but I won¡¯t .¡¯ ¡°Abusing my power every time isn¡¯t good for my reputation.¡± Anderson lied. ¡°Oh wow! And here you are trying to get me to do things against my wish.¡± ¡®That¡¯s because it¡¯s you, dimwit!¡¯ ¡°Well, because I did something and you don¡¯t want to.¡±This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. Anderson stated. ¡°So what do you wanna do now? How¡¯re you gonna get your money back?¡± Alexa asked halfughing. ¡°I guess you have to pay for it.¡± ¡°And why would I?¡± Alexa asked amused. ¡°Because I¡¯ll make sure you lose everything you have if you don¡¯t.¡± Anderson threatened and paused a little. ¡°¡­ Including your brother.¡± ¡°What the¡­ You can¡¯t threaten me.¡± Alexa said bewildered. ¡°Oh, I can¡¯t?¡± Anderson mockingly asked. ¡°I just did Hun.¡± Hepleted. ¡°Who do you think you are to threaten me?!¡± Alexa yelled at the top of her voice. Anderson leaned towards her ear and whispered¡­ ¡°I¡¯m ANDERSON GREEN!¡± Alexa felt chills down her spine and she shivered. ¡°When you¡¯re done cleaning this room and the bathroom, of course, let me know, I¡¯ll be downstairs.¡± Anderson ordered strictly and moved closer to the door. Alexa seeing he was moving towards her shifted away and allowed him to use the door. Just as he was about to bolt the door behind his back, Anderson turned to face Alexa from where he was standing outside and spoke. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to change the sheets. I used it to run a great marathon race just before you came.¡± With that, he closed the door behind him leaving Alexa alone in the room to figure out what she was going to do. ¡ñ Alexa ¡ñ I stared down at the sheets and remembering what Anderson said before leaving, I puked. I ced a hand over my mouth and held my stomach with the other. Standing quickly from the bed, I rushed to one of the doors in the room looking for the toilet¡­ I couldn¡¯t have myself puking all over someone¡¯s bedroom. Finding a door, I pushed in, and thanks to should I call ¡®luck¡¯? It was the toilet. I ran in and knelt over the toilet seat to pour out the contents of my stomach into it. Done, I flushed the toilet and turned to the sink, rinsed my mouth, and washed my hands clean. ¡°I can¡¯t believe I was sitting on the bed he used to make love to the girl I sawing out of his house earlier.¡± I muttered overly disgusted. I mean, he probably hates him and I hate him too¡­ But he could have kindly told me he made love on his bed before pushing me down on it. This means¡­ Wait! His sex and that of the girl were on the bed! Disgusting!!! Feeling my stomach churn seriously with a warning, I quickly ran back into his toilet for the second time and vomited again. Returning to the bedroom, specifically in front of Anderson¡¯s bed, I contemted what to do. I certainly do not want to touch those disgusting sheets, but at the same time, that son of a bitch already threatened me with the most valuable thing in my life¡­ Jace! Chapter Thirty Four Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡ñ Alexa ¡ñ I stared down at the sheets and remembering what Anderson said before leaving, I puked. I ced a hand over my mouth and held my stomach with the other. Standing quickly from the bed, I rushed to one of the doors in the room looking for the toilet¡­ I couldn¡¯t have myself puking all over someone¡¯s bedroom. Finding a door, I pushed in, and thanks to should I call ¡®luck¡¯? It was the toilet. I ran in and knelt over the toilet seat to pour out the contents of my stomach into it. Done, I flushed the toilet and turned to the sink, rinsed my mouth, and washed my hands clean. ¡°I can¡¯t believe I was sitting on the bed he used to make love to the girl I sawing out of his house earlier,¡± I muttered overly disgusted.Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. I mean, he probably hates him and I hate him too¡­ But he could have kindly told me he made love on his bed before pushing me down on it. This means¡­ Wait! His s*x and that of the girl were on the bed! Disgusting!!! Feeling my stomach churn seriously with a warning, I quickly ran back into his toilet for the second time and vomited again. Returning to the bedroom, specifically in front of Anderson¡¯s bed, I contemted what to do. I certainly don¡¯t want to touch those disgusting sheets, but at the same time, that son of a bitch already threatened me with the most valuable thing in my life¡­ Jace! ¡®Run Alexa, Run!¡¯ My mental side whispered. ¡°No. How am I even supposed to pass his stupid thumbprint-locked door?¡± ¡®Simple¡­ You just make him go get something for you outside and when he¡¯s gone, you escape.¡¯ She whispered again. ¡°And risk Jace? No way!¡± I muttered firmly. ¡®But¡­¡¯ Before she could say anymore, I shook her off my head. ¡°If I¡¯m going to remove these sheets, I won¡¯t allow my bare hands on them.¡± I said determination surging through me. Marching towards the room¡¯s door, I opened it and got out as soon as I could. I needed some gloves and only Mr. Stupid, the selfish prince could get me one. ¡­ Well, as far as I¡¯m still locked up in this cozy,fortable hell hole. I stood at the top of the stairs and not wanting to go down the spiral staircase, I yelled out his name. ¡°Anderson!¡± I waited a few moments and when he didn¡¯t reply, I rolled my eyes into my head and decided to call him again. He didn¡¯t answer! Great! I yelled out his name for the third time and when he didn¡¯t reply still¡­ I decided I¡¯d better go down the stairs before I lost my voice. Finally down, I bent over a little, held my knee, es, and panted for some seconds. Looking up and standing straight back up to go check where in his damn house Anderson could be, I saw him sittingfortably in a small room I had never noticed by the side of his living room. I could see him because the room was bounded by ss walls and a ss door. ¡°How the heck was he going to be able to pull or push through a ss door? It¡¯d shatter.¡± My shallow mind thought. Pissed, I walked briskly towards the small ss room and stood in front of the door in confusion. This door had no bolt, nor did it have any button or hole on it to press. I was confused about how to open it and get to Anderson. Suddenly, I got an idea. I ced my hand on the ss door, and it slid open. Only then did I realize there was a sliding iron under it. I stepped into the room before the door slid closed and turned my attention to the figure sitting in the room. He was ying a goddamn y station with a headset on! He fucking ignored me because of a y station! ¡®And why exactly are you worked up?¡¯ My mind asked. ¡°Because he chose a y station over me!¡± I screamed in my head. ¡®Hold on baby girl¡­ You¡¯re not even his girlfriend.¡¯ My mind reminded me. I went cold right away. ¡°Yeah right! Thanks for the reminder.¡± I sighed. ¡®Yeah¡­ You better set yourself straight. You¡¯re bing possessive of him these days.¡¯ ¡°Shut the fvck up!¡± ¡®Alright girl.¡¯ She replied and I blocked her off my mind for the moment. I walked to where Anderson was sitting with his back facing me and tapped on his shoulders. He turned to me looking all frightened and I saw him breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that it was I, or so I thought because he was yelling at me the next second. ¡°What are you doing here?!¡± His yelling took me aback, but I soon gathered myself and yelled at him just as hard as he had at me. ¡°Give me a fucking glove!¡± ¡°For?¡± He asked in what I describe as a rude tone. ¡°To remove your bedspread with.¡± I replied just as rudely. I don¡¯t know why, but anytime I¡¯m with him¡­ I make sure there¡¯s a mentalpetition going on between us and I never want to lose. ¡°And why do you need gloves to do a simple duty?¡± Anderson asked me. ¡°Because like how disgusting the bedspread is, you did disgusting things on it.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ You mean s*ex?¡± He asked as though nothing was wrong with it. ¡°Yes, mister!¡± I rolled my eyes at him and he chuckled slightly. ¡°What was so funny, you had to chuckle?¡± I asked irritated. ¡°The fact that you are so innocent you fail to call s*x sex ¡± He replied. ¡°At least I¡¯m not irritating like you!¡± ¡°Whatever. I don¡¯t have gloves.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Then what am I supposed to do?¡± ¡°Use your hands.¡± He said again and sat back down on his seat plugging in his headset and turning to his y station once more. ¡°Son of a b*tch.¡± I muttered as hard as I could banking on the safe harbor that he had his headset plugged in now. He removed one ear, turned to me, and with a dry look on his face muttered ¡°I haven¡¯t started the game yet.¡± ¡°Oh shit!¡± I cursed. He turned to his y station once more and I sighed in relief. ¡°I hate guys who yed video games. I always feel they don¡¯t pay much attention to their partners.¡± I muttered as gently as I could. ¡°Well, I also hate innocent girls.¡± Someone replied. Jeez! I didn¡¯t notice I¡¯d said that out. I made my way towards the door and when I was almost out, I heard something that scared me and made me happy at the same time. ¡°But I¡¯m gonna wife you soon¡­¡± Chapter Thirty Five Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Alexa walked back to Anderson¡¯s room with her heart thumping loudly and started working. Preupied with the sheets, her mind drifted off to what Anderson had muttered before she waspletely out of earshot.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡­ ¡°But I¡¯m gonna wife you soon¡± ¡­ ¡°What the heck did he mean by that?¡± Alexa thought as she dropped the bedspread in the hamper she found in the bathroom. Taking a bucket in her hand and filling it halfway with water and powdered soap, Alexa drifted back to her thoughts. After hearing what she was sure Anderson hadn¡¯t intended her to hear, she was scared but happy at the same time. She could understand why she was scared, but why the fvck did she feel happy partly? ¡®Oh, Lexie¡­ You¡¯re falling for him.¡¯ That familiar voice erupted from within her, but this time excited. ¡°Shut up! I don¡¯t.¡± Alexa said in defense as she washed the sink in the toilet and poured clean water on it to rinse thether away. ¡®But the fast thumping of your heart says otherwise.¡¯ Her mind argued with full conviction. ¡°Keep quiet!¡± Alexa mumbled firmly. ¡®No, I won¡¯t.¡¯ ¡°Why¡¯s it at moments like this you keep popping in my head and saying stuff?¡± Alexa bitterly asked. ¡®Because I¡¯m that part of your heart that deals with your emotional life and the one that¡¯s taking a huge chunk of your emotional life currently is your love life.¡¯ That voice replied. ¡°Ha! Love life? You don¡¯t know what you¡¯re saying.¡± Alexa huffed trying to convince herself with all her wits that she wasn¡¯t falling for any damn person. ¡®Yes, my dear¡­ Yes. You¡¯re at a stage in life when your hormones begin to attract a person, and I¡¯m here to guide you through it.¡¯ ¡°And what makes you believe confidently that Anderson is the one I¡¯m to be attracted to?¡± ¡®To be? Oh no Hunny, you¡¯ve been attracted to him already. Just that you don¡¯t see it yet.¡¯ ¡°Thanks for realizing¡­ I don¡¯t!¡± Alexa said as fast as she could. ¡®Don¡¯t forget¡­ I¡¯m you, and you¡¯re me.¡¯ ¡°Hush! Get off my mind.¡± Alexamanded and removed her mind from that voice, before focusing it on something else. Holding a soft sponge soaked withther water in her hand, Alexa turned to one of the walls to scrub it, but she¡¯d cleaned the whole bathroom¡­ Including the bathtub without realizing it. ¡°Wow¡­ I¡¯m done with this.¡± Alexa muttered amazed. Looking back at the interior design of the bathroom, Alexa realized the bathroom was big and wide. How she¡¯d finished it up without realizing it was surprising and she didn¡¯t fail to show it. ¡°Wow!¡± Then she realized suddenly¡­ She owed this fast spirit to the voice that had kept herpany. ¡°Thank you!¡± Alexa muttered and smiled before going back into the bedroom to arrange it. ??Anderson ?? Noting when Alexa left my y station room, I removed my headset, turned the chair I was seating around, and sat¡­ Facing the door she¡¯d left from. A smirk settled on my face as I allowed my mind to drift back to when she first arrived here this morning. I was happy when I saw her standing in front of my house, but when she said she was going to leave and turned her back to me, making her way towards the exit door¡­ I got mad. Remembering that particr incident, my smirk disappeared and a frown reced it. I certainly don¡¯t know why, but I hated the thought of her leaving, I don¡¯t even want her to leave my house ever again¡­ But then again, there¡¯s her sick brother. You may be asking how I knew about her Junior brother right? Well, since the time we met in that restaurant, I had the urge to meet her again, and coincidentally, we bumped each other in the cemetery. After that meeting in the cemetery estate, I took it as a sign that fate had given me the chance to right my wrongs, and I so wanted her, I got one of my men to start stalking and reporting everything she does. So that day she¡¯de to my house telling me she¡¯d epted to work for me, I already knew she wasing. Everything that happenedter on that day, I got the info from the guy I ced in charge of stalking her. I went to the hospital the next day and went to meet with the doctor in charge of Jace. She told me Alexa hadn¡¯t dropped any phone number when leaving, so I dropped mine, paid for his surgery which was scheduled for next week, and left. Yesterday evening, I rang the hospital up and told the nurse to deliver Jace¡¯s drugs to their house today. But things aren¡¯t turning out quite as I thought. ? Unknown ? I stood facing the big ss window in my room and a smile crept up my face as I gazed at the beautiful scenery in front of me. My house was built on an ind, and the scenery here was so wonderful. ¡°Hey, my little munchkin.¡± Someone called out to me and startled I turned in the direction of the voice. Seeing it was my dad, I breathed out in relief and stered a smile on my lips. ¡°Hey, dad.¡± ¡°What¡¯re you doing here alone?¡± My dad asked dressed up in a blue tuxedo, which pointed out that he was leaving for work. Oh did I forget to tell you? This isn¡¯t my house per se. It¡¯s my Dad¡¯s. ¡°This is my room, dad.¡± I rolled my eyes at him yfully andughter erupted from him, it was so infectious¡­ I had no other choice but to join him. ¡°I always forget that. I¡¯m not used to having my little munchkin around looking so grown up.¡± He said. ¡°I know dad. You¡¯ll get used to it.¡± I replied him. ¡°How¡¯s your mom doing over there in Britain?¡± My dad asked. ¡°She¡¯s doing well Dad. She sent her greetings.¡± I said and the smile on my dad¡¯s face faded, but he reced it fast¡­ Though this time, the smile was hurt. My dad and mom got divorced over five years ago, and my mom being a Britishdy went back to her country and settled there. Dad was still obviously hurt from it all, but I¡¯d suggest he move on because mom was already dating another man before I came back to America. ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be leaving now.¡± My dad fixed his sses on his eyes and smiled at me. ¡°Be well at work Dad.¡± I wished him sincerely, then crossed over to him and kissed him on his cheek. Just as he turned to leave, he turned back at me. ¡°Oh, I forgot to tell you. I¡¯m meeting with Simon Green today.¡± ¡°You mean Anderson¡¯s father?¡± I asked surprised. ¡°Yes. See youter.¡± Dad said and with that, he was out. ¡°Well, since Dad is meeting with my soon-to-be dad, the daughter shall also meet the son.¡± I said with a triumphant smirk on my face. Hurriedly, I went to take a shower. ¡­ The story just started. Chapter Thirty Six Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Unknown Dad¡¯s POV) I had gone to my Company to take care of some paperwork I¡¯d kept pending overtime. Today was a free day for me, but I knew if I didn¡¯t do it today, I wouldn¡¯t get the chance to because my schedules were usually packed. Why couldn¡¯t I work at home? The thing is, being divorced¡­ Everything in my home reminded me of my ex wife Christine. The memories were stuck in my head like glue and that¡¯d distract me from finishing up my work on time, thus I preferred doing them in my office at P&P printing CO. As a Paper printingpany with a good reputation and a lot of investors, I had to work every time to make sure the investors were satisfied with the ie they were receiving. Finally done with the paperwork, I headed toward Simon¡¯s house. Simon was a very good friend of mine, we were such good friends we both invested in each other¡¯spany. Though he was doing better. Being NO. 1 isn¡¯t a measly thing. Even when his son and my princess split, we remained great friends. That¡¯s how close we are. He¡¯s older than me though. ¡ÑSimon Green¡ÑThis belongs to N?velDrama.Org. I was home ying an indoor golf game since it was a Sunday and this was the only day I could officially not go to work. Not like if I wanted to be absent from work for about a day or two, I¡¯d be questioned but I took it as a challenge to work daily to make sure I still controlled most of mypany shares. After all, I couldn¡¯t have another person snatching what I worked hard to build for years, could I? Anyway, I was home now, enjoying the golf I was ying. Smiling, I stood up straight from the halfway bending position I was in when I kicked the golf ball with the golf stick and groaned. My waist! ¡°Amish!¡± The woman who I employed to take care of me in times like this came running to my side. I had no family staying with me, so I got someone who would. My wife? I don¡¯t want to talk about her ¡­ ¡°What is it, sir?¡± She asked and held my arm as I couldn¡¯t stop myself from leaning on her. I¡¯m Old after all. ¡°It¡¯s nothing Barb. It¡¯s just a twitch.¡± I replied to her as I tried to stop myself from leaning toward her. I think my reply must have convinced her a bit because she loosened her grip on me. I saw that the golf ball had returned to me, so I shifted my attention back to it. ¡°I better go back to ying.¡± I said and gave her a small smile to which she smiled back at. ¡®Why was she still standing beside me?¡¯ I thought confused. She wasn¡¯t allowed to stand beside me unless I asked her to or she was helping me. I stared at her and I guess she noticed the disdain in my eyes because she stepped five feet away and stayed still with her head bowed and her hands folded in front of her. She was posed as a maid to a king. Well, I am a king after all. I bent to continue my game, but soon I was shrieking in pain again. My waist bone had cracked again, and this time it was worse than thest. The 38-year-old Barb ran to my side immediately. ¡°Sir I think you should rest.¡± Came her voice. ¡°No, I¡¯m fine.¡± I counteracted and tried to stand straight up to prove my point, but instead, I winced in pain. It hurt asf. ¡°You are certainly not fine sir.¡± Barb replied, collected the golf stick from my hand, and gently ced it on the small golfwn patch I had made. Slowly, she led me to my bedroom with my hand over her shoulders and her arm gripping my back and waist. Yeah. It was surely challenging with a broken waist and all, but we got to my bedroom atst. Just as she¡¯d helped me get in bed, the doorbell rang out. Barb stared at me uncertain of leaving me alone to go get the door or staying with me. ¡°Go get the door.¡± I told her and relieved, she went to get the door. Some momentster, she was back up in my room. ¡°Who was that?¡± I asked her. ¡°Sir, it¡¯s Mr. Greg Patterson.¡± She answered. ¡°Greg?¡± I asked her to be sure and she nodded. ¡°Yes sir. He¡¯s downstairs waiting for you.¡± Barb answered. ¡°OK. Help me up then.¡± Simon demanded. Barb helped Simon up from his bed and led him down the stairs to the living room below. ¡°Greg.¡± Simon called out as soon as his feet got off the stairs and were now leading him towards the figure sitting down on one of the couches. Greg stood up from where he was sitting down and walked toward Simon in respect. ¡°Simon¡­ How have you been?¡± Greg asked when he met Simon halfway. ¡°I¡¯ve been fine.¡± Simon replied. Greg looked at his friend¡¯s side and saw Barb holding him up. ¡°Why¡¯s she holding you up?¡± Greg asked as he eyed the maid. ¡°I had a little problem with my waist while ying indoor golf.¡± Simon answered and chuckled slightly at the end of his statement before moving towards the center of the living room where the couches were, with Greg trailing behind. ¡°If only you stille out to y golf at the golf course¡­ I told you toe, but as always you¡¯re stubborn.¡± Greg chuckled with him. Simon settled on his seat andughed hard at Greg¡¯s remark. Greg sat opposite him and joined in theugh. ¡°Can I get you something?¡± Barb asked politely. ¡°Yes. A cup of coffee.¡± Greg answered. Barb turned to face Simon and asked him the same thing. ¡°I¡¯ll just have tea. Make it thick and strong, no milk added.¡± Simon ordered specifically. ¡°Alright, sir.¡± Barb replied and took her to leave. ¡°But seriously, you used toe golfing before. Why¡¯d you stop?¡± Greg turned to Simon and asked with his lips thinned. ¡°I¡¯ve been busytely, that¡¯s why.¡± Simon answered. ¡°So busy you now skip healthy sports?¡± Greg asked sarcastically. ¡°Oh Greg, don¡¯t be sarcastic with me. I still sport, just indoors¡­¡± Simon stated. ¡°Simon¡­ You know what I mean. you don¡¯t sport with us¡­ Outdoors.¡± Greg used. ¡°Managing mypany and overseeing the subpanies ain¡¯t a piece of cake Greg. I¡¯ll make time toe sport with you oldies one day¡± Simon said and Gregughed. ¡°Like you ain¡¯t an oldie too.¡± He said and they bothughed. That moment, Barb came in with a tray in her hands. In the tray were two China mugs with their respective drinks in them. ¡°Here¡¯s your Tea¡­ No milk added.¡± Barb announced while picking a mug from the tray and cing it on the table in front of Simon. Simon nodded in reply and Barb turned to Greg. ¡°And here¡¯s your sir.¡± ¡°You can leave now.¡± Greg said in reply she obeyed. ¡­ She left. ¡°That reminds me¡­ What brings you here?¡± Simon asked Greg as soon as Barb had left with the tray. ¡°I came to see my friend.¡± Greg stated inly. ¡°We both know that ain¡¯t true Greg. You only visit when you have something to say or request for.¡± Simon bluntly replied, picked up his cup of tea and took a sip from it, and dropped it right back on the table. ¡°Wow¡­ That was harsh.¡± Greg adjusted his sses. ¡°It¡¯s the truth though.¡± Simon replied, raised his Tea mug, and smirked. Chapter Thirty Seven Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°It¡¯s the truth though.¡± Simon smirked and brought his tea mug closer to his lips. ¡°Alright, I can¡¯t lie. You know me too well.¡± Greg raised his hands in surrender. ¡°Then spill the beans.¡± Simon took another sip from his mug. ¡°Alright, I came here because of mypany.¡± ¡°What about P&P printing Co?¡± Simon asked calmly. ¡°I need a promotion¡­¡± ¡°You mean ¡®another¡¯ ?¡± Simon interrupted and said rudely. ¡°Yes. Another.¡± ¡°OK. What exactly do you want me to promote this time?¡± Simon ced a hand on his chin. ¡°You know I¡¯ll be creating a subpany soon for Phoebe since she¡¯s back from Britain now.¡± ¡°Oh yeah. Phoebe! How¡¯s she doing now? Hope she¡¯s getting reused to American soil?¡± Simon asked concerned. ¡°She¡¯s very fine Simon. She sends her greetings.¡± Greg replied and took a sip from his mug. ¡°OK. Continue with what you were saying earlier.¡± Simon said with that familiar air of authority and Greg took one more sip before setting his mug down on the table. ¡°I¡¯d love it if Green cosmetics partner with Phoebe¡¯s subp.¡± Greg finalized. ¡°Do I look like I handle April¡¯s cosmeticpany?¡± Simon asked in respite. ¡°No. I know¡­¡± Greg started, but he was cut off. ¡°You know very well April handles thatpany. Why did youe to me?¡± ¡°As they say, the road to the heart is through the stomach¡­¡± Greg said and paused waiting for Simon toment, but since he didn¡¯t¡­ He decided to go on. ¡°¡­ Knowing April well, I felt as her Dad, you¡¯d be in a better position to talk to her about this.¡± Gregpleted. ¡°Hmm¡­ Through the stomach huh? Alright. I¡¯ll talk to April, but¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± ¡°I ain¡¯t guaranteeing you nothing. I¡¯ll talk to her, but April¡¯s the CEO, so the decisions are totally up to her.¡± Simon warned. ¡°I know.¡± ¡°Alright. That already said, are you leaving now?¡± Simon asked with his eyebrows cocked. ¡°No actually, I have something else to say.¡± ¡°Get on with it as fast as you can.¡± Simon took his mug, took a long drink from it, ced it back down, and leaned into the couch. ¡°Is Anderson home?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± ¡°Went somewhere?¡± Greg asked dumbly. ¡°No. Anderson moved into his own house when your daughter dumped him.¡± Simon spat bitterly. Greg felt stupid at this point. ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t know.¡± ¡°A lot has changed since three years, Greg.¡± Simon said with his eyes hiding a lot of emotions. Oh yeah! I forgot to tell you. About a month after Phoebe and Anderson split, their fathers¡¯ rtionship wasn¡¯t as good and strong as before. What am I saying? It wasn¡¯t strong as before at all. It became damn weak. Greg stopped visiting unless he had requests to make or deals to sign with Green Co. That¡¯s clearly what gave Simon the right to use that against him in his sentence. Although he could have easily cut off ties with Greg, for the sake of old times¡­ Simon kept the rtionship going and continued granting Greg¡¯s wishes. ¡°I understand you being angry about that Simon, but that¡¯s part of the reason I¡¯m here.¡± Greg spoke up. ¡°Keep speaking.¡± Simon said and took one sip from his tea mug, which unfortunately was thest. ¡°I know you want Phoebe and Anderson together, and I think it¡¯s possible. What am I saying? I KNOW it is possible.¡± Greg said. Simon gave him a deep look. ¡°And how¡¯s that possible? They split up years ago.¡± ¡°I know that, but every time I see Phoebe, she¡¯s always staring at the scenery in front of the ss wall window in her room.¡± Greg exined. ¡°So what does that count as?¡± Simon asked bored. ¡°Phoebe only stands staring at that ss wall when there¡¯s something on her mind¡­ And there¡¯s usually only one thing on her mind during that time.¡± Greg exined further. ¡°And what¡¯s that?¡± ¡°Anderson!¡± Greg replied. ¡°How do you know that?¡± Simon asked. ¡°Common Simon, I¡¯m her Dad. I¡¯ve been watching and raising her for Twenty Two years.¡± Greg said. Simon sighed. ¡°I guess that¡¯s true. So what do we do now?¡± Greg smiled and signaled to Simon to inch closer. ¡­ Then he whispered into his ear. ¡°That¡¯ll work.¡± Simonmented. ¡°Of course, it will!¡± Greg replied. ? Anderson¡¯s Home ? Ding dong! The doorbell chimed. Anderson was already out of his y station room and now upied with his favorite movie ying on the TV screen in his sitting room. Ding dong! The doorbell chimed again and Anderson growled. ¡°Alexa,e get the door!¡±This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Anderson screamed at the top of his voice unwilling to move a muscle out of the couch he was sitting onfortably. Alexa rolled her eyes and breathed hard. ¡°Idiot¡­ He can¡¯t even get his door.¡± Alexa sighed and walked out of his room. Anderson cocked his head to the side and saw her descending the stairszily. ¡°Be fast stupid!¡± Anderson cursed. ¡°I¡¯m already fast as it is!¡± Alexa breathed back at him just as rudely. ¡°You¡¯re walking like a slug. That¡¯s not fast.¡± ¡°I never asked to be pushed to work too hard, dork!¡± Alexa cursed back as her right footnded on the floorboard with the left still on thest step. ¡°Whatever. Just hurry up, Lazy.¡± Anderson said and returned to the movie he had watched over a hundred times. ¡°I should be calling you that.¡± Alexa muttered as she passed right in front of him hoping he wouldn¡¯t hear. No¡­ She wanted him to hear her, but looking at him, she knew he didn¡¯t after all. ¡°Gosh! I wish I had said it a little bit louder.¡± Alexa said inwardly. Alexa got to the door after taking a few steps and grunted in frustration. Anderson had made her climb down the staircase for nothing. The door was thumb locked! She crossed over to Anderson and stood behind him, making sure she did all this without making any noise. ¡°Hey b?tch! This door needs your fvcking thumb!¡± Alexa yelled, startling Anderson. Anderson jumped out of his seat in fright, his countenance changing when he realized Alexa did that shit. ¡°Why¡¯d you fvcking do that?!¡± Anderson yelled annoyed as he rose. ¡°Your door is thumb locked. Go open it.¡± ¡°Did you have to shout that and make me jump?¡± Anderson cocked his brow in anger. ¡°No. But it was fun doing it You made me climb down here for nothing.¡± ¡°Fun huh?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll get back at you for this.¡± ¡°Wish you the best of luck¡± Alexa replied half sarcastic. ¡°You¡¯re such a case.¡± Anderson muttered and punched his way through the air, to the door. ¡°I know dork.¡± Alexa muttered in reply and made to walk away. ¡­ But Anderson¡¯s next word froze her to the ground. ¡°Phoebe?¡± ¡®Phoebe? Who¡¯s phoebe?¡¯ Alexa thought. ¡®I¡¯m certainly not Phoebe¡­ Maybe he forgot my name or something.¡¯ Alexa turned swiftly. ¡°Anderson, I¡¯m not¡­¡± Alexa started, but when she saw that Anderson was standing in front of the open door, she realized he was referring to someone else. ¡­ But who? ¡°Hi, Andy.¡± Phoebe greeted expecting Anderson to show her in, but when Anderson continued standing in front of the door, his mouth wide open, she giggled and gently pushed her way in. The smile resting on Phoebe¡¯s face disappeared when her eyes fell on Alexa. Anderson recovered from his haze, closed the door, and walked toward Phoebe, but her next question threw him off guard. ¡°Who¡¯s she Anderson?¡± £ß£ß£ß£ß£ß£ß£ß£ß£ß Chapter Thirty Eight Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Who the heck is she?!¡± Phoebe asked while turning to her side to face the person she initially set her attention on ¨C Anderson. When he didn¡¯t reply but only stared at her, ying dumb and deaf with his mouth open a little, looking all cute, Phoebe had no choice but to yell her words again. ¡°I asked who the fvck she is, Anderson!!¡± Phoebe screamed. Anderson jerked confused and shocked at the same time. ¡°Ugh¡­ She is ugh¡­¡± Anderson stammered helplessly confused and not knowing what to say. Alexa stared at the drama going on, shocked and short of words. A girl she didn¡¯t know fvck about came in and started yelling asking about who she was, and Anderson didn¡¯t even seem to know. ¡®What was I thinking? That he¡¯d say I¡¯m his girlfriend?¡¯ She reprimanded herself, quickly remembering her position and putting herself in ce. ¡®God, what¡¯s wrong with me? Why am I feeling sad about this situation? She may be his girlfriend for all I care¡¯ ¡°Oh so now you¡¯re a stammerer?¡± Phoebe asked with a scornfulugh apanying her question. ¡°Ugh, Phoebe, I¡­¡± Anderson tried to talk as he inched his hands closer to Phoebe and feel her in his arms. Phoebe moved backward sharply away from his hands right before they couldnd on hers. ¡°Don¡¯t call my name. And don¡¯t you dare try to touch me?¡± She spat. ¡°Phoebe, I¡­¡± Anderson tried to talk again, but Phoebe cut him off and he shut up.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. He was too weak whenever she was near him, she had this sort of energy that weakened him like butter against heat. She was his weakness¡­ ¡°So you started dating someone else?¡± Phoebe asked with furrowed brows. ¡°No Phoebe¡­ It¡¯s nothing like that¡­¡± Anderson tried to exin with his hands inched towards hers, but Phoebe yanked her hands away from his and once more she took the wheel. ¡°¡­ I promise.¡± He added, that when he saw she wasn¡¯t convinced in the least. ¡°So what¡¯s it? Tell me what anotherdy is doing in your house with you behind closed doors?!¡± Phoebe yelled and this got Anderson angry. She was insinuating something that didn¡¯t happen, not that it did not cross his mind to do it, but it NEVER happened. Still, he couldn¡¯t bring himself to speak. ¡°Oh, I forgot¡­ When I left, it was mentioned on the media that you started whoring about. Is she one of your whores?¡± Phoebe asked with a scornfulugh and Anderson¡¯s eyes darkened in anger. Alexa¡¯s jaw flew open. Thisdy, whom she didn¡¯t know anything about was saying she was a whore and Anderson could not speak still?! ¡°You slept with her like you did the others right?¡± Phoebe asked, but still not getting any reply from Anderson, she moved to his side. ¡°Right Anderson?¡± She asked again, and again and before anyone could say jack, Phoebe started hitting him on his chest. Anderson¡¯s eyes darkened the more. ¡°It was just three years Anderson, three years.¡± She started exining what no one asked her to with tears in her eyes, the two of them threatening to release torrents upon torrents of salted water. ¡°I was supposed to stay two more years, but because of you I decided toe back early.¡± She continued her ¡®no one asked for it¡¯ exnation with her fist still flying on Anderson¡¯s chest. ¡°Ie back because of you and you¡¯ve be a full-blown man whore? I understand you have needs, but you could not find someone else? Look at her, she is a low ss¡­ if you need to whore around, do it with someone above or on my level!¡± ¡°And how do you know she¡¯s a low ss?¡± Anderson asked her his eyes getting more darker and on her. ¡°Don¡¯t you see what she¡¯s putting on? She¡¯s supposed to be your maid with that kind of poor clothes she¡¯s putting on!¡± ¡°She. Is. My Maid!¡± Anderson yelled aloud, drawing out every single syble. Alexa gave in to her feelings and soon, torrents of rain in form of TEARS streamed down her cheeks. ¡­ To him, she was nothing more than a maid, and there she¡¯s been, giving herself hopes. Though she tried to hide it¡­ The little voice in her head was right. ¡­ She¡¯d fallen for him, and like an idiot, she¡¯d forgotten to take a parachute with her. ¡°What did you say?¡± Phoebe asked surprised to be sure she didn¡¯t hear things. ¡°I said she is my maid.¡± Anderson repeated and Phoebe jumped on him. ¡°I love you so much, Anderson. You know that, don¡¯t you? Don¡¯t mind me.¡± Phoebe confessed all happy with her hands sped tightly behind Anderson¡¯s back. Alexa felt her tears be hotter and too much, the scene ying before her was so unbelievable, so she ran away. Anderson looked up at her fast disappearing figure and frowned. He pushed away from Phoebe¡¯s hug and spoke painfully, but inly to her. ¡°I don¡¯t LOVE you, not one bit, not ever, and never again will I ever. We ended three years ago, never forget that¡± With that, he whooshed after Alexa. Anderson trailed after Alexa and found her cupped up in the toilet crying. ¡°Why¡¯s she crying?¡± He thought. He¡¯d never felt as dumb as he felt in thest one hour. Firstly, he forgot to check who was knocking on his door before opening it. Secondly, he let his mouth fly open in awe and surprise when he saw her, which was a side to him that he hated. Like¡­ A whole Anderson, arrogant, pompous, and rich hung his mouth open at the sight of an unworthy b! tch? Phoebe still had that same effect she had on him three years ago, but the hurt of it all was killing his insides. ? shback ? ? Three years ago ? ¡°Please don¡¯t do this to me, please. I¡¯m begging you.¡± Anderson begged aloud. Chapter Thirty Nine Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Anderson trailed after Alexa and found her cupped up in the toilet crying. ¡°Why¡¯s she crying?¡± He thought. He¡¯d never felt as dumb as he felt in thest one hour. Firstly, he forgot to check who was knocking on his door before opening it. Secondly, he let his mouth fly open in awe and surprise when he saw her, which was a side to him that he hated. Like¡­ A whole Anderson, arrogant, pompous, and rich hung his mouth open at the sight of an unworthy b! tch? Phoebe still had that same effect she had on him three years ago, but the hurt of it all was killing his insides. ? shback ? ? Three years ago ? ¡°Please don¡¯t do this to me, please.¡± Anderson begged aloud. Phoebe looked down at the guy almost down on his knees begging. ¡°I need to go Andy. My career is at stake here.¡± Phoebe replied with disgust in her eyes. Why would he be begging her not to go on his knees? He was wrapped up around her little finger, and she made sure she seized every opportunity to show that. He could go through seven high seas to get her a simple, but a rare gold flower. ¡°Please, consider me¡­ I¡¯ll give you a good ce in mypany. I know you love cosmetics and modeling, but I can¡¯t offer you a ce in Green cosmetics.¡± Anderson exined. ¡°And why¡¯s that?¡± Phoebe rolled her eyes at him. ¡°Because it¡¯s April¡¯s and she¡¯s damn obnoxious.¡± Anderson breathed. ¡°Then I have no choice but to leave.¡± Phoebe rolled her eyes and pouted her lips. ¡°Please¡­ I¡¯ll get you into any modeling agency you want. Starlight? Street Meg? Cherry? Motion? Mention the agency, and I¡¯ll get you into it.¡± Anderson offered broken. ¡°I¡¯m leaving Anderson. I have to go.¡± Phoebe rolled her eyes and replied. ¡°Why exactly do you have to leave?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just 19, Anderson¡­ I have to go sign up in the modeling agency my mom has made provision for in Britain.¡± Phoebe answered. ¡°Is that all? I¡¯ll wait for you till you return.¡± Anderson said hoping she¡¯d ept. ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll ever return to New York Andy.¡± Phoebe broke. ¡°So does this mean there¡¯ll be no us again?¡± Anderson asked rising slowly. ¡°I think so, Anderson.¡± Phoebe replied with no hint of sadness in her eyes, voice, or bodynguage. It was obvious she wasn¡¯t gonna miss him as he would her. ¡°Alright then.¡± Anderson said to her. ¡°Do whatever you want.¡± ¡°My flight¡¯s scheduled for tomorrow morning. I¡¯ll make sure to contact you once in a while.¡± Phoebe told me and left. But that was it. She never called or texted and whenever Anderson did, she never replied to any of them. ¡­ And here she was telling him she still loved him? How cheap?! Back to the present ? ¡ã Anderson¡¯s POV ¡ã I stood watching Alexa. She was still bent over her legs, I had no idea if she stopped crying already, but she wasn¡¯t making those sniffling noises she was making earlier. Meaning she had probably stopped. I was still looking at her when she stood up, went to the sink, washed her face, and turned to me. ? Alexa¡¯s POV ? I stopped crying after about three-five minutes of crying and just bent over sniffling, trying to control my eyes from not releasing any more tears and after some minutes I seeded. Thinking everything through, I stood up having decided not to allow what happened earlier to affect me anymore and walked towards the sink. Washing my face, I sighed and looked into the mirror. My eyes were bloodshot and I was feeling dizzy due to the ache in my head trying to get rid of my senses. ¡°I¡¯m going to forget any of this ever happened.¡± I whispered silently as I ran a hand through my hair. This was going to be hard though. ¡°I have no other business with Anderson Green, except officially¡­ Of course.¡± I whispered over and over again. Turning off the running sink tap, I turned to walk out of the door and instead saw Anderson standing in front of it. Has he been watching me all this time? I asked inwardly. His eyes were focused on me, and I couldn¡¯t peel mine off him either. He was staring directly into my eye¡­ Making me feel awkward, so I just switched my gaze to something else. Suddenly it clicked that I was in his room. God! Why did Ie up here? I just hope he didn¡¯t see me cry. I have to leave. I made to walk past him, and everything was going great till he called my name. ¡°Alexa.¡± Gosh. Now I can¡¯t just up and leave. I turned to him. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Hey¡­ About everything that happened downstairs, I¡¯m sorry.¡± He apologized his hand at the back of his hair. ¡°It wasn¡¯t your fault. I hoped too much.¡± I told him. ¡°Hoped too much?¡± He asked statement and paused a bit. ¡°What did you hope for?¡± ¡°Ugh¡­ Nothing.¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± He said and walked towards me slowly. ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± I lied. ¡°OK then. I just want to let you know that girl you saw down there¡¯s my ex¡­ From three years ago. I have nothing with her, I didn¡¯t even know she wasing.¡± Anderson exined. ¡°And you¡¯re telling me this, because¡­?¡± Alexa asked confused. ¡°Because you ran out when she hugged me and I followed you only to find out you were crying while squatting in my toilet.¡± Anderson said. ¡°That doesn¡¯t mean anything ¡± Alexa tried to deny it. ¡°Oh really?¡± ¡°Yeah!¡± ¡°Why do I get a feeling you like me huh?¡± Anderson put his hand on his chin. Alexa¡¯s heart froze. ¡®He can never find out I¡¯m in love with him.¡¯ She said within herself. ¡°Ugh, sorry to disappoint you mister, but I don¡¯t in any way like you.¡± Alexa lied. ¡°Oh really?¡± Anderson asked with a smirk. ¡°Yes¡± ¡°But I like you¡± Anderson said to her and winked after. ¡°Really? Are you being honest right now?¡± Alexa asked with a dreamy look on her face. ¡°Of course not.¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°I just said that to confirm if you liked me or not¡­ And I was right You do like me.¡± Anderson said andughed mildly. ¡°Eikk!¡± Alexa muttered. ¡®How much longer are you gonna be stupid Lexie?¡¯ She asked herself. ¡°I¡¯ll catch youter.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Are you going out?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°Yeah. I have to go take care of a business.¡± Anderson announced and thinned his lips. ¡°Alright.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll see you tomorrow then.¡±This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Yeah.¡± Alexa replied. She¡¯d decided she wouldn¡¯t let Jace suffer because of someone she didn¡¯t know. She wouldn¡¯t quit her job. Anderson gave her a small smile before turning his back on her and leaving. ¡°Things are going to get tough.¡± Alexa muttered before following after Anderson. He was leaving, so she had to leave with him. His door was locked and could only be unlocked by him. Chapter Forty Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ? ? Phoebe¡¯s POV ? ? I sat in my car, my head trying to warp around the situation I experienced earlier on. Anderson? With another girl? He said she was his maid, but would a rich arrogant jerk run after a crying maid? It was a NO! There was something fishy about those two. Could it be that Anderson loves that low life? It looked like it¡­ ¡­ But I¡¯m not sure if he realized it yet. Oh Gawd¡­ How the heck was Anderson able to find another girl to love? He may not know yet, but the girl looked hurt when I was insulting her, which meant one thing. She likes him. Oh, that b! tch! I must seize this opportunity to get rid of that b! tch! Anderson doesn¡¯t realize he has feelings for that simpleton, so I¡¯ll do something before he realizes it. Nothing! I repeat nothing! Nothing at all will stand in between me and getting Anderson back. The next day ¡­> Anderson got up from his bed and walked into the bathroom to start his day. Stepping out of the bathroom and into his room with a towel tied around his waist, he walked into his closet. Grabbing his underwear, he put it on, picked up his body lotion, and rubbed it on his body. Picking out a ck shirt with a red Velvet suit to go with, Anderson put it on, put on some cologne, and wore his expensive wristwatch. Then he turned to face the mirror, took a hair gel in his hand, and applied it to his hair. Using ab, he styled his hair into the style he wanted and winked at his reflection the more, knowing he was now ready to leave for work. Anderson picked up his briefcase and jogged down the stairs whilst checking the time on his wristwatch. It was after 8 in the morning. Alexa should have arrived by now, but she hasn¡¯t shown up yet. He couldn¡¯t wait for her, so he unlocked his door and walked out. Locking the door, he walked to his car, threw open his passenger seat, and ced his briefcase on it before crossing to the driver¡¯s seat. Anderson had just sat in his car and was about to start the engine when he sighted Alexa. He alighted from his car and walked towards Alexa who had her hair bowed. ¡°Hey¡­¡± Anderson spoke first making Alexa look up. ¡°Hey¡­ Good morning.¡± Alexa greeted and lowered her head back down. ¡°So I¡¯m going to work right now. Come with me to the door.¡± Anderson said and Alexa stared at him weirdly. ¡°Oh no, not that. I mean the door¡¯s locked.¡± Anderson exined which made Alexa *O*eed. Anderson walked to the door with Alexa trailing behind him, with her head still bowed. Wow! Very weird. Like earlier, her head was bowed with her fingers trying to outdo each other in front of her skirt. He wasn¡¯t sure of what was wrong with her, but he was sure of one thing¡­ ¡­ It was about yesterday. Ordinarily, Alexa would be full of energy and trying to get him into arguments, but she wasn¡¯t active. She was suddenly too gentle. It looked like she had no confidence or courage in her again. Anderson suddenly missed the confident Alexa.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. Anderson unlocked the door and held it open. ¡°So you¡¯ll be here till I¡¯m back from work, OK?¡± Anderson questioned her with information. Alexa nodded in the positive and walked in. ¡°Everything you¡¯ll need is in here, feel at home, and feel free to use anything. My yroom excluded, though.¡± Anderson told her and she nodded. Anderson closed the door behind him and walked to his car, zooming off right after he started the car. Green Co. ¡ú~ Anderson walked in and went straight for the private elevator. He wasn¡¯t in such a great mood, so hepletely ignored all the greetings he received from the staff. Anderson got to his office floor and stepped out of the elevator. Walking straight ahead and turning sharply to the door on the left, he entered his office and sat on his chair. ¡°Good morning sir.¡± Becky greeted whilst Anderson loosened his necktie. ¡°Appointments?¡­¡± Anderson asked, prompting Becky to bring out her pear pad. ¡°You have an appointment with¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Becky listed. ¡°Is that all?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°Yes, but there¡¯s a board meeting today sir, ten minutes into a Lunch break.¡± Becky informed. ¡°OK¡­ Known. Any other thing?¡± ¡°That¡¯ll be all sir.¡± Becky replied bowing slightly. ¡°Alright. Get me five cups of coffee.¡± Anderson demanded. ¡°Five?¡± Becky asked shocked. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°But sir¡­ That¡¯s not¡­¡± ¡°Healthy. I know it isn¡¯t, so shut the fvck up and go get me what I want!¡± Anderson fired. Becky bowed slightly and turned to leave. Her boss was certainly not in a good mood, and each time he was in this type of mood¡­ She was the one who bared the brunt of it all. ¡­ Always! At times like this, she wanted to do nothing but resign. She started wishing she¡¯d not gone back to be re-employed after Anderson had someone email her. Anderson on the other hand was suffering from ack of concentration. Alexa wasn¡¯t her normal self when he left her earlier, so he couldn¡¯t be fine. ¡®Lover boy, having a bad day because of your love?¡¯ His subconscious teased. ¡°Oh please! She¡¯s not my love.¡± ¡®Then why are you in a foul mood this beautiful day?¡¯ His Subcon asked. ¡°Just one of those moods I get.¡± Anderson lied. To be honest, he didn¡¯t know if his subconscious was right or he was. ? Fast forward ? ¡°Sir, it¡¯s time for the board meeting.¡± Becky announced immediately after she got to Anderson¡¯s desk. ¡°OK¡­ I¡¯ll be out in a minute.¡± Anderson replied to which Becky exited. He checked his wristwatch and saw it was seven minutes into the lunch break already¡­ Meaning he had just three minutes to take the elevator to the floor above his Dad¡¯s own. He grabbed his jacket on the coat stand, grabbed a file, and walked out of his office. ¡°Just in time!¡± Anderson muttered looking at his wristwatch as the elevator dinged open. He was about to look up from his wristwatch when he bumped into something¡­ Or rather, someone. ¡°Hey, watch your step!¡± April yelled at him. ¡°Sorry, um¡­ Wait! April?!¡± Anderson asked shocked. ¡°Why do you look shocked?¡± April asked him. ¡°What are doing here?¡± Anderson questioned. ¡°Hello? I¡¯m the CEO of Green cosmetics, a subpany under this one.¡± ¡°So?¡± ¡°Of course, I¡¯m supposed to be here!¡± April yelled. ¡°Calm your little ass down. I forgot¡± ¡°This is not the first time I¡¯ming here, dimwit!¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± Anderson rolled his eyes and walked towards the conference room. ¡°Out of my way fool.¡± April muttered as she pushed Anderson aside and walked past him. ¡°B! tch!¡± Anderson sighed as he pushed his hands down his pocket and continued his walk to the conference room, letting April ahead of him. April pushed the door to the conference room open and everywhere went silent. Anderson soon appeared right behind her and the way the board of directors was staring at them, made them recheck their clothes to make sure nothing was wrong with them. April got tired of standing at the door, rolled her eyes, and walked into the room. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with y¡¯all?¡± She asked boldly. ¡°You¡¯re five minuteste.¡± The man standing in front of the big screen said. April turned to Anderson. ¡°Thank you very much.¡± ¡°As if!¡± Anderson muttered. ? After a lot of boring stuff even I don¡¯t know¡­? ¡°That¡¯s all for this week.¡± One of the directors announced and they all nodded. Turning off the mic in front of them and taking along the files they brought, all of them filed out. Anderson turned off his mic and followed behind the other board members, but his father stopped him. ¡°Not you Anderson.¡± Simon spoke. Anderson turned back. ¡°Why? Anything wrong?¡± He asked. ¡°Not really. We just need to talk.¡± Simon said and then, Anderson noticed they were not the only ones in the room. Seated in a close cluster were Simon, Mr. Greg, and April. ¡°Am Ite?¡± A female voice rang out after the sound of the door opening came first. Anderson turned towards the direction of the voice and shock overrode him. ¡°Phoebe?!¡± Chapter Forty One Subtitle: My Contract Marriage Written by : Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Phoebe?!¡± Anderson yelled shock evident in his voice tone. He turned to face the three people behind him. ¡°What¡¯s going on here? Isn¡¯t this room supposed to be for staffs only?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°Ughm, son you see¡­ Like your dad said earlier on, we have something important to discuss, that¡¯s why we decided on letting my daughter in here.¡± Mr. Greg spoke. ¡°And what¡¯s that?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°Come sit dear.¡± Mr. Patterson told Anderson. ¡°I¡¯m not sitting, Just tell me what¡¯s going on!¡± Anderson demanded half screaming. Simon quickly took an initiative to shut his son up and make him obey. ¡°Shut up Anderson! You do realize you¡¯re talking to your father inw, right?¡± Simon snapped at his son. April smiled, crossed her hands on her chest, changed her smile into a smirk and rxed into the chair she was seating on¡­ Enjoying the drama ying out in front of her. Phoebe meanwhile, was still standing behind Anderson confused. ¡°What?! Father inw?¡± Anderson questioned wrought with confusion. ¡°You heard me right.¡± Simon replied from his seat. ¡°What father inw?¡± Anderson asked with his eyebrow raised. ¡°The one sitting beside me.¡± Simon said. ¡°You mean Mr. Greg Patterson?¡± ¡°Exactly son.¡± ¡°What? No. Last time I checked, Mr. Greg was just a business partner.¡± Anderson said. ¡°You see son¡­ I¡¯m too old to go on working. I¡¯ve decided to transfer 45% of my shares to you while I hold onto 5%.¡± ¡°But if you do that, you¡¯ll be kicked out as CEO and I¡¯ll be the CEO instead.¡± Anderson said. ¡°That¡¯s the point of it all son. I¡¯m stepping down from my position and is going to hand it over to you.¡± Simon exined. ¡°Wow Dad¡­ That¡¯s great, I¡¯ve been waiting for this day since forever.¡± Anderson exposed all happy. Simon smiled, but his face soon changed into a serious one. ¡°I know son. That¡¯s why I want you to get married within a week before I can trust you to be matured enough to handle thepany as CEO.¡± ¡°Married?¡± Anderson¡¯s jaw fell open and his dad nodded. ¡°In a week?¡± Anderson asked and his dad nodded again. ¡°But dad, you know very well I¡¯m not seeing anyone right now.¡± ¡°I know¡­ That¡¯s why I¡¯ve found the perfect girl for you.¡± Simon said and with a smile on his face, he started walking towards Anderson. ¡°A perfect girl?¡± Anderson quizzed and trailed his eyes on his Dad as he got past him. ¡°Come, my jewel.¡± Simon said with a bright smile and Anderson turned to look at who his father was referring to. Anderson froze in horror as his father led the person he was referring to to Anderson. ¡°She, my son, is your wife to be.¡± Simon said with Phoebe¡¯s palm locked around his arm. Phoebe bit her lip. How did Anderson feel about this? She didn¡¯t have to wait long, because Anderson¡¯s reaction came ringing loudly in their ears. ¡°What?!!!¡± He screamed. Simon and Greg frowned. ¡°What¡¯s it?¡± Simon asked. ¡°You expect me to marry phoebe?¡± Anderson asked with shock. He was surprised. Who wouldn¡¯t be? Phoebe was surprised too. Her father never mentioned any of this to her. Wait, but he did. ? shback, YESTERDAY ? ¡°How¡¯d you feel if you got married to Anderson sweetheart?¡± Greg, her father had asked her the evening before. ¡°Oh dad, that¡¯d be my dreame true.¡± Phoebe had replied, her eyes dreamy. ¡°And what¡¯s wrong with marrying my daughter?¡± Greg, who¡¯d been silent for a while now, asked bringing Phoebe back to the real world. ¡°Everything. Like literally everything in the world.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Could you state them?¡± Greg challenged.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Well first of all, your daughter broke my heart three years ago. She dumped me!¡± ¡°¡­ so?¡± ¡°So? Are you really asking me that Mr. Greg?¡± ¡°Of course I am. What¡¯s wrong with phoebe leaving you for some years to pursue her career and thening back to you?¡± Greg asked. ¡°Now you¡¯re twisting the whole story. What you¡¯re saying right now is a simr situation to your ex wife who already divorced you years agoing back to say she¡¯s done ying with the men she wanted and she wants you back.¡± Anderson said and paused a little before continuing, leaving no space for interruptions. ¡°Now tell me you¡¯d ept her with open arms, kiss her and then go make some nasty love to her.¡± Anderson folded his hands on his chest and rested on the nearest wall, waiting for a reply from Greg. ¡°Now this is exactly what I dressed up toe see from the front row.¡± April said to herself as she smirked more, dipped her hand into her purse, brought out a gum and threw it in her mouth. ¡°Anderson¡­ Ughm¡­¡± ¡°No ughms, Mr Patterson. Just give me a straight answer.¡± Looking at his friend and seeing he had no reasonable answer in his head to reply to Anderson¡¯s question, Simon decided to step in. ¡°Stop it Anderson! You will not disgrace your father inw before me.¡± Simon rebuked sternly. ¡°Oh really? But you watched him rebuke your son.¡± ¡°Because I¡¯m standing with him on this matter.¡± Simon answered. ¡°I WILL NOT MARRY PHOEBE OR ANYONE ELSE YOU CHOOSE FOR ME.¡± Anderson said firmly. Thinking his son would do nothing but surrender since he wasn¡¯t dating anyone and wanted to be CEO, Simon spoke. This time to Anderson¡¯s favour, unknowingly! ¡°I give you five days¡­ Five days Anderson to present to me a suitable wife¡­ If not, your sister bes CEO.¡± Simon threatened. ¡°Five days you say? Oh wait here father.¡± Anderson said and dashed out of the conference room. ¡°Where¡¯s he going to?¡± Greg asked no one in particr and his daughter answered. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± But in fact, she knew¡­ ¡°No. Anderson wouldn¡¯t do that right?¡± She questioned inwardly. Anderson got into his car and hit the road, at TOP SPEED! His father was trying to corner him, but today he¡¯d show him that he was now wiser and more experienced than he was before. Pulling his car into the driveway, Anderson got out of his car, walked towards his house door and unlocked it. Alexa who¡¯d been watching TV since about forty five minutes ago after finishing up her work was startled, thinking a robber had broken in. Grabbing the nearest thing, a remote, she threw it at the door¡¯s direction. ¡°Oh, its you sir.¡± Alexa said in realization. ¡°Yes its me. You just ruined that remote. Now I have to buy another TV.¡± Anderson stated, obviously infuriated. ¡°You could just buy another remote control, you know?¡± Alexa quizzed. ¡°Yes, I do. But do you also know the control of this particr TV is rare?!¡± Anderson yelled and Alexa flinched. ¡°How could he yell at her like that?¡± Alexa thought and soon enough, tears dropped down her cheeks. God! How she hated this weak side of her. Anderson immediately felt bad. ¡°Heyyy¡­ I¡¯m sorry. I just had the worst day I think I¡¯ll ever have at work.¡± He exined. ¡°Its OK.¡± Alexa replied and wiped her tears away. Anderson moved towards her. ¡°Are you OK?¡± He asked. Alexa nodded in the affirmative and Anderson grabbed her wrist and dragged her. ¡°Good. Now let¡¯s go¡± Anderson said as he dragged her out of his house. Alexa managed to stop him from running. ¡°Where are you taking me to?¡± ¡°Just get into the car first.¡± Anderson said, opened the passenger seat, closed it and went over to the driver¡¯s seat. Alexa sped her hands tightly on herps, showing she was a bit scared. Anderson noticed this and thinned his lips. ¡°I¡¯m not gonna hurt you.¡± He assured her, and with that, he hit the road again with top speed. ¡°Where¡¯s Anderson?¡± April asked obnoxiously, but no one replied to her. No one knew where in the goddamn world Anderson took off to. ¡°Its been ten minutes already. I¡¯m leaving, got some work to do.¡± April announced. Truth was that, she was lying. She had no work to take care of over at Green cosmetics. She just didn¡¯t want to stay here anymore since the fun was gone. She stood up from Her seat and when she was almost close to the door, the door flung open. ¡°Anderson!¡± Phoebe yelped in excitement thinking he¡¯de back for her. ¡°I knew you¡¯de back for me baby.¡± Phoebe said and was already wrapping her hands around Anderson, but thetter stopped her. ¡°Get your filthy hands off me.¡± Andersonmanded in a cold tone. ¡°So son, where did you go to?¡± Simon asked. ¡°Dad, everyone¡­ Meet my bride to be.¡± Anderson announced and walked out of the conference room. ¡°Huh?¡± Everyone said confused. The confusion on Phoebe¡¯s face wiped off when she saw who Anderson led back inside. ¡°Dad, meet my soon to be wife, Alexa.¡± ¡­ Chapter Forty Two Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Anderson, where are we going?¡± Alexa asked, her voice low. She was fretting right now, so she was speaking slowly and made sure her voice wasn¡¯t raised. She was trying to calm herself down, but Anderson not replying to her was making it so difficult. Breathing in and breathing out, Alexa asked again. ¡°Where are you taking me?¡± But once again, Anderson ignored herpletely and instead focused on driving fast. When Alexa saw him hit the elerator gear and drive speedily, she lost control. ¡°I asked where the fvck are you taking me to you stupid mutt!!!¡±This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Alexa yelled. ¡°Stop yelling at me! We¡¯re there already.¡± Anderson smirked. Looking away from Anderson and her eyes now focused ahead of her, Alexa saw hispany ahead. ¡°He isn¡¯t taking me there right?¡± She asked herself, but s! He proved her wrong. He drove the car sleekly into the car garage and parked right in a nice, warm ce. ¡°Come down from the car and follow me.¡± Anderson ordered immediately as he stepped out of the car. ¡°Why are we at yourpany Anderson?¡± Alexa asked confused. ¡°Because I have some things to tell.¡± Anderson replied smugly and walked ahead. After walking some meters, Anderson turned back and saw Alexa was still standing where she was standing. Going back briskly, he got to Alexa, held her closely, and edged her on, into thepany, through the corridors, onto the elevator, and to his Father¡¯s office. ? ? ¡°Dad, everyone, meet my soon-to-be wife, Alexa.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Simon, Greg, and Phoebe eximed at the same time. April didn¡¯t speak. She was enjoying the drama. ¡°Wait, I¡¯ve seen this girl before¡­ Somewhere.¡± April mumbled to herself. She then tried to recall where she¡¯d seen Alexa. ¡°Becky¡­ Oh yes! She was the one with Becky the other day.¡± April muttered in realization. ¡°So she¡¯s the one Anderson wants to get married to? Funny!¡± She added. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me¡­¡± Phoebe muttered in shock. ¡°Anderson, what are you doing?¡± Alexa asked more shocked than anyone in that room could and would ever be. Anderson never briefed her on this. He never replied to her when she asked him where he was taking her while they were still in the car. ¡°What I want to.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°You can¡¯t just drag me from your home, bring me to yourpany and tell people I¡¯ve never met before that I¡¯m your wife!¡± Alexa said sternly¡­ But in a low tone. She was just holding herself because she was in the midst of ¡®Only God Knows¡¯ people. Within, she wanted nothing but to scream loudly and if possible, hit Anderson too! ¡°Because you are going to be.¡± Anderson smirked. ¡°Excuse me, that¡¯d only happen in your dreams!¡± Alexa sharply replied. ¡°Really?¡± Anderson asked amused. Alexa was about to reply, but Simon stopped their conversation abruptly. ¡°Sorry, what¡¯s going on here?¡± Simon asked, breaking the moment. At that moment, Alexa and Anderson realized that they were still in the presence of people. They were always arguing, they were so used to arguing with each other, that a short exchange of words had soaked them into a different world entirely. ¡°Excuse us, Dad.¡± Anderson said, before taking hold of Alexa¡¯s hand in his forcefully and then walking out. ¡°Dad? That was your Dad?¡± Alexa asked dumbfounded as soon as they were out and in a safe corner by the hallway. ¡°Yes. What¡¯s the matter?¡± Anderson asked looking up at her. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me that was your Dad earlier?¡± ¡°Because I didn¡¯t deem it necessary.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°I was raised to always respect elders, you should have told me. Now to him, I¡¯m a mannerless girl¡­ All thanks to you!!!¡± Alexa gritted. ¡°It¡¯s alright. You¡¯ll get all the time to greet and show him respect when we go over for family dinners.¡± ¡°And why would I be at any of your family dinners?¡± Alexa asked, her eyes darted at Anderson. ¡°Because you¡¯re going to be my wife soon?¡± Anderson questioned back. ¡°And why would I be your wife?¡± Alexa asked confusion written all over her face. ¡°Because you MUST be.¡± ¡°Dude, this is the 21st century. If you¡¯re thinking you can force me into marrying you, I think you should pinch yourself and wake up from your dream.¡± Alexa shot rudely, making Anderson chuckle. ¡°Ready to risk up your brother?¡± Anderson quizzed with a huge grin on his face. ¡°Wtf do you mean?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°I paid for his ¡®yet to have surgery, asked you to pay¡­ You couldn¡¯t.¡± ¡°So¡­?¡± Alexa asked, not still getting the point he was trying to make. ¡°I have every right to sell him off and get my money back,¡± Anderson said and smiled, getting satisfaction from the look that was forming on Alexa¡¯s face. ¡°What?¡­ Why would you do that? For what reason??¡± Alexa stuttered. ¡°To simply put it¡­ He owes me his life.¡± ¡°This is pure ckmail!¡± Alexa said, tears already dropping from her eyes. ¡°Call it whatever you want. The next two minutes determine your brother¡¯s future.¡± Anderson said, checking his wristwatch before walking away, back to the people awaiting them. ¡°Hold yourself together, Lex. You¡¯re doing it for your parents, you¡¯re doing it for JACE.¡± Alexa breathed and wiped the tears away from her eyes. Adjusting her wear, she walked to the room Anderson had disappeared into earlier. Putting on a smile, she walked in. The closest person to the door was Anderson, so with that smile still on her face¡­ She walked toward him and whispered ¡°I hate you.¡± In his ear. ¡°I love you too.¡± Anderson smirked. Her smile fast turning into a frown, Alexa switched it back up, summoned the courage, and went closer to those people. ¡°Hi. I¡¯m Alexa Banks and as Anderson said earlier, I¡¯m his fiancee.¡± Alexa lied with a smile that was hard to keep on her face. ¡°She¡¯s lying!!!¡± Chapter Forty Three Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°She¡¯s fvcking lying! You lying bitch!!¡± Phoebe yelled, cussing at the same time. ¡°What do you mean by she¡¯s lying, dear?¡± Simon asked her. ¡°That girl you see there is nothing but Anderson¡¯s maid!¡± ¡°Maid?!¡± April questioned, quite taken aback. ¡°Yes. I went over to spend some time with Andy yesterday and he told me she is his maid.¡± Phoebe confessed. ¡°This is getting more interesting.¡± April muttered silently and glued a smile on her face. ¡°Anderson told you that?¡± Greg asked. ¡°Yes, Dad. He did.¡± Phoebe replied. ¡°Is this true Anderson?¡± Simon asked his son, his brows raised.Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Ughm¡­ No father¡­ I¡­¡± Anderson stuttered, not finding the right thing to say. ¡®Seems like Anderson doesn¡¯t know what to say.¡¯ Alexa¡¯s subconsciousness slipped. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ve always known he¡¯s a coward¡­ Tch!¡± Alexa replied, rolling her eyes inwardly. ¡®Yes. Yes, he is but his fate is now in your hands, and in his hands is your brother¡¯s.¡¯ Gathering up enough courage, Alexa spoke with such energy she didn¡¯t know where she got it from. ¡°Yes¡­ I was his maid.¡± Alexa dropped and instantly, everyone went silent. Anderson turned to her side and looked at her in shock. ¡°You said what?!¡± Simon asked, to be sure his ears didn¡¯t y tricks on him at that moment. ¡°I said I was his maid.¡± ¡°And you came here, telling us that you are his fianc¨¦e?¡± Greg asked spitefully. ¡°I¡¯m sure you weren¡¯t deaf when I mentioned WAS¡­¡± Alexa said and paused a little. ¡°¡­ Or are you?¡± ¡°How dare you good for nothing bitch?!¡± Phoebe yelled, lunged at Alexa, and hit her on her left cheek. ¡°You don¡¯t insult my father in my presence!¡± She fired on, standing in Alexa¡¯s face. ¡°Oh¡­ He is your father?¡± Alexa asked in mock realization. ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Oh sorry. I guess your Dad is just as bitchy then.¡± Alexa said, her face glum and the tension in the room increased. Everyone¡¯s eyes were now on her¡­ Shocked to the core at such an outburst from her. ¡°Huh?!¡± Phoebe said trying to wrap her head around what Alexa said. Did she just call her Dad a bitch? She questioned inwardly. ¡°I mean¡­ You called me a b! tch earlier, and as we all know, it takes a thief to know a thief, so calling me a b! tch made you one automatically. And since you have the appearance of your Dad physically, then the father of a b! tch¡¯s a b! tch also.¡± Alexa exined. ¡°You don¡¯t insult my father in front of me twice!¡± Phoebe gritted, venom gracing her every word. Immediately after she said that Phoebe lunged at Alexa again and tried to hit her cheek once more. But Alexa caught her wrist midway. ¡°You do not try that twice, and you shouldn¡¯t.¡± Alexa warned sternly. Anderson stared at Alexa like she was a different person. He didn¡¯t understand where her courage came from. Yeah¡­ She was always like this with him, but she was the same person Jude tackled always in the past. Phoebe dragged her wrist away from Alexa¡¯s grip and hmmped. ¡°As I was saying earlier¡­ Before this wild dog interrupted, I may have been Anderson¡¯s maid before, but I¡¯m nothing less than his fianc¨¦e now.¡± Alexa addressed them once again. Anderson smiled and nodded. This side of Alexa was what he liked. ¡°If you think my son¡¯s gonna marry you, I¡¯m sorry to burst your bubble.¡± Simon spoke. ¡°I the¡­¡± Alexa tried to speak, but Simon interrupted her. ¡°Before saying anything, what position does your family hold in this city?¡± ¡°My Dad¡¯s¡­ Dead.¡± ¡°What position did he hold before dying?¡± ¡°None.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°And you expect me to give you a hug and ept you?¡± Simon asked scorn filled. Before Alexa replied, he asked her yet another question. ¡°What was your Dad¡¯s name?¡± ¡°Paul. Paul Banks.¡± Alexa said and Simon cracked at that. ¡°Did you just say, Paul Banks?¡± Simon asked, trying to reconfirm what Alexa had said. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Do you have a younger brother with heart disease?¡± Simon asked, his heart thumping loudly. ¡°How¡¯d you¡­ How¡¯d you know that?¡± Alexa asked shocked. ¡°You¡¯re not getting married to my son!!!¡± Simon yelled, guilt taking a tight hold of him. ¡°Ughm Dad¡­ Sorry to interrupt, but I¡¯m the one who holds the key to that decision!¡± Anderson said sternly. ¡°Sorry to tell you to think, but you¡¯ll get married to her only if I¡¯m dead!¡± Simon thundered. ¡°Why do you hate her so much when you don¡¯t even know her?¡± Anderson asked annoyed now. ¡°Oh, I do know her son. I know her more than you could ever imagine.¡± Simon replied, beads of sweat forming on his forehead despite the Air conditioned room. ¡°But Dad¡­¡± ¡°No buts Anderson! This discussion is over. Take that trash with you and leave.¡± ¡°What trash?¡± ¡°I meant that nobody you brought here with you!¡± Simon yelled. Tears threatened to drop down Alexa¡¯s eyes. Her courageous side was gone and she was left with nothing but her weak self. Hardening her heart, she wiped the tears that were still in her eyes and toughened up. Turning to face them once more, Alexa spoke again. ¡°I knew rich people considered their opposites as trash, but I assure you¡­ You¡¯ll regret calling me that one day. I¡¯ll make it happen.¡± ¡­ And with that, she left. ¡°Alexa, wait.¡± Anderson called as he chased after Alexa. ¡°What do you want?¡± Alexa asked in a tired tone. ¡°I just wanted to apologize on behalf of my Dad.¡± ¡°Oh really?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°You brought me here without telling me the reason why, ckmailed me into epting to marry you, pushed me to stand and give a speech in front of people I¡¯ve never met in my life¡­¡± Alexa gasped and paused a bit to catch her breath. ¡°¡­ Not only that, I got insulted by your Dad and you didn¡¯t say a single word to him. Here you are now, standing in my face and telling me what? Sorry?!¡± Alexa asked sarcasm resounding in her voice. ¡°Look, I couldn¡¯t do anything because I don¡¯t have the power to.¡± Anderson said. ¡°No wonder I saw some of your posters in a trashcan once. I guess the people who threw it there and I have one thing inmon ¨C seeing you as trash!¡± Chapter Forty Four Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Alexa, wait.¡± Anderson called as he chased after Alexa. ¡°What do you want?¡± Alexa asked in a tired tone. ¡°I just wanted to apologize on behalf of my Dad.¡± ¡°Oh really?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°You brought me here without telling me the reason why, ckmailed me into epting to marry you, pushed me to stand and give a speech in front of people I¡¯ve never met in my life¡­¡± Alexa gasped and paused a bit to catch her breath. ¡°¡­ Not only that, I got insulted by your Dad and you didn¡¯t say a single word to him. Here you are now, standing in my face and telling me what? Sorry?!¡± Alexa asked sarcasm resounding in her voice. ¡°Look, I couldn¡¯t do anything because I don¡¯t have the power to.¡± Anderson said. ¡°No wonder I saw some of your posters in a trashcan once. I guess the people who threw it there and I have one thing inmon ¨C seeing you as trash! Though they saw it before I did, huh! I¡¯m with them now.¡± Alexa coolly said. ¡°Look, that¡¯s enough.¡± Anderson sighed. ¡°I wonder what you are. Daddy¡¯s little puppy? The puppy that wags its tail when daddy bids it wags?¡± ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough!!!¡± Anderson yelled sternly. ¡°What? You afraid of some little truth?¡± Alexa taunted. ¡°See, it¡¯s not my fault. I¡¯m treading lightly on this issue because my inheritance depends on it.¡± Andersonmely exined. ¡°Oh¡­ That means I¡¯m right then. Daddy¡¯s little puppy. C¡¯mon, wag your tail for me now¡­ I¡¯m your new daddy. Oh, I¡¯m female! I mean new mom¡­¡± Alexa spoke halfway before Anderson mmed her on the wall and put his lips on hers. ? Alexa ? I was really mad when I walked out of that hell they called a conference room. I had no intention of waiting on Anderson whatsoever, but when he started calling after me while chasing my heels ¡­ ¡­ I decided to y smart. I figured during the little while I was in that room that Anderson barely spoke up and termed it his weakness, so ¡®I might as well use it against him.¡¯ I thought. And it worked. Taunting him using his weakness and watching him struggle to stay sane was so delicious. Not until he roughly held me and mmed me on a wall. That hurt! I thought he was gonna talk the living daylight outta me, but instead, he kissed me. I was shocked, my eyes widened till they could widen no more. Using that, you could imagine how big my eyes must have looked. Gosh! This fool was taking my first kiss away from me. Gross! I quickly pushed him off me when my head wrapped around the whole situation. Sure, I¡¯ve kissed and received lots of kisses from Jace and some little pecks here and there from my ex, but this idiot went full on me. Realizing he stole my first kiss (I didn¡¯t give him a permit), I raised my right hand and swatted my palm right on his face. ¡°Hey b! tch!¡± Someone screamed and I turned to know who it was, when s, he/she¡¯s palm hit my face. Looking up, I saw it was nothing but the human that didn¡¯t know her ce. ¡°That¡¯s for hitting my Anderson!¡± She yelled out. Like I ever cared¡­ Duh! ¡°You have no right to hit me.¡± I looked her in the eyes and said to her sternly. ¡°Well duh, I do. Anderson¡¯s mine.¡± ¡°Like I¡¯d ever drag a man who can¡¯t stand up for himself.¡± I rolled my eyes at her and that made her furious. She pushed forward her arms and immediately they got to me, I staggered backward and almost fell if not for¡­ Wait! Who the fvck was holding me right now? I turned and my eyes beheld the most handsome face ever. It was Anderson! I quickly brushed him off and settled on my legs. This b! tch just crossed the damn line. She fucking pushed me! I lunged towards her but was surprised when Anderson lunged after her at such a speed I¡¯d never seen before. ¡°You dare push my fianc¨¦e?¡± He asked with such rage I had never seen in his eyes before. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Anderson. I was just trying to protect you.¡± She whimpered. I stood still watching everything going on. The b! tch was whimpering and begging while Anderson¡¯s hands were around her neck, giving it a tight grip and choking the life out of her. The b! tch darted her eyes towards me and held out her hand, which was supposed to call out to me to intervene, because from the look of things¡­ Anderson would kill her. But I refused to help her. Let her suffer! I said inwardly and stered a huge smile of sess on my face. ¡°What¡¯s going on here?!¡± Someone yelled and Anderson let go of Phoebe¡¯s neck¡­ Out of fright, I guess. I looked up to meet a guilt-panged and angry pair of eyes which I recognized immediately. ¡­ Simon! ¡°Let her go!¡± Alexa looked up and met Simon¡¯s eyes. Instantly, Anderson let go of Phoebe and thetter ran to her father¡¯s side, gasping for air and trying to breathe. ¡°What were you trying to do? Kill my daughter?!¡± Greg asked while shielding his daughter, making Anderson and Alexa turn to him. ¡°Oh, Mr. Patterson¡­ If only you have the slightest idea of how badly I want to kill your worthless daughter!¡± Anderson yelled, his eyes bloodshot. Everyone gasped, save April. She was still amused by everything going on. What she was yet to understand was whom to stand tall with. The b! tch she never liked, or the b! tch, who was nothing but a simplemoner? ¡°Anderson, how dare you?!¡± Simon yelled after his son. ¡°What? I only said the truth, or am I not allowed to say what¡¯s on my mind anymore?¡± Anderson asked weakly. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to!¡± Simon yelled. Gosh, this family sure takes delight in yelling at each other. I wonder if this floor was soundproof, because if it wasn¡¯t¡­ Their private issue was already known to their employees. They yell way too much! ¡°Well sorry to break through your walls, but I¡¯m not a puppy you canmand anytime you wish to.¡± Anderson said rudely, but coolly. What happened next ced a pin drop silence and tension in the hallway. Anderson was holding one of his cheeks. Did his¡­ Did his Dad just imprint his palm on Anderson¡¯s cheek? ¡°Did you just hit me?¡± Anderson asked, anger resounding in his every word. ¡°Yes, I did. Wanna hit me back?¡± Simon challenged. ¡°What¡¯d you do that for?!¡± Anderson yelled, very angry, the heat radiating from him could warm a small-bodied man for about half an hour. ¡°You were rude! You were never rude! But since this tramp came along¡­ You lost it!¡± Greg answered on behalf of Simon. ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you old geezer. I was talking to my Dad and you had no right to interrupt or call Alexa a tramp. The real tramp is the one beside you!¡± Anderson fired at Greg, making him shudder a little. ¡°Shut it, Anderson. Just shut it!¡± Simon shut Anderson. ¡°You know what? Coming to think of it, I quite agree with Greg. You were always obedient, but since that good-for-nothing girl behind you showed up today, you turned opposite.¡± ¡°Yeah, I did. If what you want me to do is continually wagging my tail to your every whim like April is doing and what Mom did whichter pushed her to her death¡­ Sorry old man. Forget I¡¯m your son!¡± Anderson talked back boldly. He spoke with boldness, and Alexa¡¯s eyes widened in surprise. April was surprised too, but immediately she ran over what Anderson had said in her head once again, her face knotted in anger. ¡°Hey!¡± April yelled, to no one in particr, which made everyone turn their faces to her, their brows raised. ¡°I mean you, Anderson!¡± April yelled once more. ¡°Yes? Sis¡­!¡± Anderson said sarcastically. ¡°I kept quiet throughout, trying to avoid mentions and stay on my own, but you¡­¡± April said, taking slow dramatic steps toward Anderson. Stopping right just an inch away from his toes, April rasped on. ¡°But you always look for a way to get me involved and make me mad.¡± ¡°Oh does that bother herdy?¡± Anderson mocked on. ¡°Of course it does.¡± ¡°And you didn¡¯t realize it when it was my turn and you were pissing me off?¡± Anderson rolled his eyes and chuckled. ¡°Then, it was fun.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fun to me too.¡± Anderson said with a huge grin stered on his face.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. Irritated by his grin, April edged closer to Anderson, stood on her toes, ced a hand on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear ¡°It wasn¡¯t fun when you pushed Peter off that cliff.¡± And with that, she let go of him and watched satisfactorily the pain he tried to hide on his face. Fasten your seatbelts¡­ Secrets are about to be revealed. Chapter Forty Five Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Let¡¯s not bring up the past.¡± Anderson muttered lowly. ¡°Why? Because it¡¯s not fun to you?!¡± ¡°Because it wasn¡¯t my fault. It was a mistake.¡± Anderson replied low, but loud enough for April only to hear. ¡°A mistake you say?¡±This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. April asked before leaning unto Anderson to say the rest. ¡°A mistake that you covered up.¡± Before Anderson got a chance to reply, Simon interrupted. ¡°What the hell are two of you rambling on about that the rest of us can¡¯t hear?¡± April looked at her Dad, looked back at Anderson, and smiled. ¡°Nothing Dad. Nothing.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s so¡­ Anderson, meet me in my office when the day is over.¡± ¡°What for?¡± Anderson asked obnoxiously. ¡°Your wedding with Phoebe of course. We need to decide on the part of thispany she¡¯d take over when she bes officially married to you.¡± Simon said casually as if Anderson had already agreed to his whims. Greg on the other hand wore an ted look on his face. What he was striving for was finally paying off. He was finally a step closer to taking over thispany. ¡°Did I ever agree on me getting married to Phoebe?¡± Anderson asked amused. ¡°Why that trash talk?¡± Simon asked. ¡°Because I don¡¯t remember ever saying I¡¯ll get married to Phoebe.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°Oh, you will get married to her.¡± Simon said. ¡°And I said¡­ I have a fianc¨¦e.¡± ¡°I know¡­ Phoebe.¡± ¡°No! My fianc¨¦e is standing right over there.¡± Anderson said and so saying, pointed at Alexa. ¡°That nobody?¡± Greg asked spitefully ¡°Yeah, that nobody is where my heart lies.¡± Anderson smiled and walked to Alexa. ¡°Her dad¡­¡± Simon started but trailed off eventually. ¡°Her dad what?¡± Anderson asked confused. ¡°You don¡¯t understand.¡± Simon sighed. ¡°What did my dad do?¡± Alexa demanded. ¡°And why do you want to know that?¡± Simon barked at her. ¡°Because, duh! He¡¯s my Dad.¡± Alexa rolled her eyes. ¡°I have every right to withhold any information about him. He was my emplo¡­¡± Simon trailed off when he realized he was spilling out what he¡¯d hidden for so long. ¡°Emplo¡­ Employee?¡± Alexa asked confused. ¡°No. I mean employment seeker.¡± Simon tried to cover up. ¡°You mean my Dad came to seek employment from you?¡± ¡°Yes. But that was a long time ago.¡± ¡°How long has it been?¡± Alexa asked, now suspicious. ¡°That¡¯s none of your business youngdies.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Alexa tried to say, but Simon cut her off. ¡°Just shut your trap up! Anderson, get this filth outta here!¡± ¡°She¡¯s my FIANCEE dad, and you must ord to her the same respect you do to me.¡± ¡°You lie. Phoebe¡¯s my choice for you, and you will obey me.¡± ¡°If not¡­?¡± Anderson challenged. ¡°Forget about being my son.¡± ¡°OK.¡± Anderson smiled and answered, a lot simpler than what Simon thought he¡¯d answer. ¡°You ept it?¡± ¡°Yes. But do know I know a lot of secrets about you¡­ Including BBG.¡± Anderson smiled evilly. ¡°Are you trying to threaten me?¡± Simon asked, trying to hold hisposure. ¡°Take it however you want Lord BB.¡± Anderson said and smirked when he saw his Dad shudder. ¡°Au revoir.¡± Anderson smiled at the trio staring at him before walking quickly to Alexa. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Anderson grinned at her and Alexa followed him¡­ Not still understanding the reason why he was doing all these. Before they walked on, Anderson slipped his hand around Alexa¡¯s and gripped her tightly. This family surely holds a lot of secrets against each other. After dropping Alexa at her home, Anderson drove down to his. Locking the door behind him, Anderson went up to his room, took off his clothes, and went into the shower. ¡°Today was hectic.¡± Anderson breathed. Suddenly, his mind drifted to what had happened in the supposed ¡®Family¡¯ meeting. ¡ã? Anderson ?¡ã Dad¡¯s starting to get on my nerves. Like it! Who¡¯s he to decide who I end up with? Alexa revealed a side of me I never knew I had towards my Dad. Throughout all my Twenty three years of life, I never spoke against my Dad or refuse to do his biddings¡­ Even when I knew I should have. Take, for instance, the time he made me hand over Green wears to April. I knew deep down I should speak up, but I didn¡¯t. I was arrogant, rude¡­ Name them. But not to my side. I enjoyed exhibiting that part of me to My Dad and Mr. Greg¡­ It was very fun. I had fun to the extent I mentioned April during one of the replies I gave my Dad in our ¡®Talk Off¡¯. She wasn¡¯t too pleased and wasted no time saying it, she even brought up Peter. I know you¡¯d be asking (Who tf is peter?) right now, so I¡¯ll tell you. Peter and April used to date during high school. He was a poor kid. How he entered the school was a mystery to other students. He was unlike April and I but still, April went on with dating him, not caring about his social status and all unlike what she does nowadays. Then, she was a cute, perfect munchkin ¡­ ¡­ Unlike now. After about a year into their rtionship, Aprilined to me suddenly one day about Peter not treating her right. As the big bro I was, all caring and protective, I promised to talk some sense into Peter. I took Peter to the back of school during lunch break to talk to him about the way he was treating April, but we ended up fighting. Oh did I forget to say this? Our Dad was very strict while we were growing up, so he sent us to a boarding school on the top of a faraway hill. So the back of the school was like a death trap if you fell. Wanting to be cool and all, I avoided exchanging words with Peter, I didn¡¯t engage in a talk-off with him, but when he insulted April and called her a b! tch, I got so mad I forgot we were on a hill and gave him a light push. But that light push was all it took to end his embarrassing life. I edged closer to take a look at what I mistakenly did and grew goosebumps all over. I turned to run to my hostel, but April was standing right at my back all this while. I needed not to ask her ¡°Did you see what happened?¡± Because of her expression and the way she covered her mouth with both palms trying to stifle her whole emotions, I knew she saw everything. ¡°April I¡­¡± I tried to exin, but she cut me off painfully. ¡°¡­ You killed him.¡± She spoke immediately her palms left her mouth. I walked toward April slowly so she wouldn¡¯t get the wrong idea and run off without letting me exin what happened. ¡°April, it¡¯s not what you think.¡± I said taking slow steps towards her. She shook her head, walking backward as her tears adorned her cheeks. ¡°April, wait¡­¡± I walked to her faster this time, but that only worsened the situation, making her run away. ¡°April!¡± I yelled, but it was futile anyway. She was gone! The school authorities found out about what I did through the CCTV camera situated at the back of the school and summoned my Dad. He covered up my crime with his money, brought us back home, and had our school here in New York. That was all that happened, and about Dad¡­ I¡¯ve got him under my control now. I know a very big secret about him I stumbled upon by mistake. He won¡¯t be able to dare bug me about my choice of woman ever. Chapter Forty Six Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ? Alexa ? I came down from Anderson¡¯s car and watched him drive off. The ride was so awkward. It was disturbingly silent. Normally, the Anderson I¡¯vee to know would spare no chance he had to bug me. He¡¯d disturb me with something that¡¯d in one way or another lead to an argument, no matter how I tried to not let it go. But this time was different. He barely spoke five words to me apart from ¡°You¡¯re my wife.¡± I tried to argue with him but he didn¡¯t even reply. He was thinking of something, but I wasn¡¯t too sure. ¡­ Not until he didn¡¯t notice a truck in front of us and continued driving speedily. That was when I realized he was truly thinking about something. And not just thinking¡­ He was absentmindedly driving the car. A quick shock wave my brain received was all it took for my hand¡¯s reflex action toe alive. I quickly turned the steering and got us into anotherne before lowering the speed of the car.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. He looked at me strangely and I stared at him, trying to get him to thank me, but it was like he was hypnotized. I got pissed. ¡°A ¡®thank you¡¯ would be polite!¡± I yelled at him. But the only thing he did was take his eyes off me and back on the road. I hissed and started sulking, but the idiot never said anything again till he dropped me off in front of my home. ¡°Make sure youe to work tomorrow.¡± He said before throwing a key at me. ¡°That¡¯s the key to my house.¡± ¡°I thought your door was¡­¡± I tried to say, but he cut me off. ¡°Automatic?¡± He helped me say and I nodded. ¡°It is, but ites with a key too. Since your fingerprint isn¡¯t registered on my door yet, use the door manually.¡± He said and with that, he drove off. Staring at the car till it vanished from sight, I turned my back and into my house, I went. Meanwhile¡­ ? April ? I arrived home earlier than I thought I would. Walking to the front door, I pushed a small button on the side and the door was opened from within. ¡°Wee back home miss.¡± A young girl in herte teens, who was my maid, Maria greeted, her head bowed. Nodding, I walked past her and into my house. I had left Dad¡¯spany almost immediately after Anderson and that maid of a girl was gone. I didn¡¯t know why, but I suddenly felt the urge to go and soak in a bath. ¡°Maria.¡± I called out to the maid standing a few feet away from me. She scurried towards me and bowed. ¡°Yes, miss?¡± ¡°Prepare a warm Lavender bath.¡± I ordered. She shook her head, bowed slightly, and left. I walked to the ba and picked out a ss of wine and wine ss before sitting down on one of the stools. Pouring a drink into the wine ss, I ran my index finger on the ss rim as I thought of what had happened earlier today. To be honest, I don¡¯t even know who to support between that two b! itches in case the time for thates up. I¡¯ll need to support those who¡¯ll be beneficial to me. I picked up the wine ss and put it on my lips and after taking a sip, I shook it in my hand, trying to rx my jumbled thoughts and think thoroughly. Phoebe on one hand is an aspiring cosmetic business mogul, and since I deal with cosmetics too, it¡¯d be beneficial to support her right? But I need to acquire thepanies under Anderson to be able to exert my long-awaited revenge on him. I still can¡¯t believe he killed Peter till today. Just the thought of it alone irks me and wants to make me rip his head off his body¡­ ¡­ But he¡¯s my only sibling, right? I can¡¯t do that to family. So instead, I¡¯ll take over thepanies under him one by one, and makes sure his failure bites him in the face. Watching him lose his sanity would be refreshing until I get to watch him cry out in agony and so doing, revenge Peter¡­ I¡¯m not done! So since Phoebe is not on good terms with Anderson¡­ Nah. I think I¡¯ll go with the other girl. They say the enemy of your enemy is your friend but to me¡­ The friend of your enemy is your enemy, but beneficial still. I¡¯ll need to support and get close with the b! tch, Anderson likes to get information about Anderson¡­ Unknowingly to the both of them and then strike. Yeah¡­ That b! tch¡¯s my enemy too, but in this case¡­ I consider her more beneficial. cing a huge smirk on my face, I took two short sips from my wine ss. At that moment, Maria showed up from April¡¯s room. ¡°Your Lavender bath is a ready miss.¡± She announced trying to get April¡¯s attention. April turned to her and nodded, signaling she could leave. Maria bowed slightly and exited. April took a long sip of the wine, dropped the ss on the bar table, and climbed up the stairs to her room. ¡­ The next day ?? Anderson hurried off to work quitete than usual. He¡¯d stayed up all night thinking of what he had to do to avoid April ckmailing him or anything and ended up sleepingte. One thing he hated in his life was ckmail and he had sessfully avoided it all 23 years of his life, but it seemed like April had made up her mind to ckmail him using the past. If what he was guessing was correct, she was gonna ckmail her way into all the subpanies and so doing, push him out. He won¡¯t allow that! April was very businesspetitive, but the remaining subpanies should, would, will, and must stay under hismand alone! Chapter Forty Seven Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth The next day ?? Anderson hurried off to work quitete than usual. He¡¯d stayed up all night thinking of what he had to do to avoid April ckmailing him or anything and ended up sleepingte. One thing he hated in his life was ckmail and he had sessfully avoided it all 23 years of his life, but it seemed like April had made up her mind to ckmail him using the past. If what he was guessing was correct, she was gonna ckmail her way into all the subpanies and so doing, push him out. He won¡¯t allow that! April was very businesspetitive, but the remaining subpanies should, would, will, and must stay under hismand alone! Anderson went into his bathroom, showered, and put on his clothes. Though he was a bit afraid of whatever scheme he ¡®knew¡¯ April was nning, he¡¯d made up his mind to prevent her from ckmailing him. (If only he knew she wasn¡¯t nning on ckmailing him at all) Putting a final touch on his necktie, he brushed his way past the door and walked to his car. Before driving off, he realized Alexa hadn¡¯t shown up yet, but he wasn¡¯t bothered. She now had the key to his house. With that on his mind calming his fretting ass down, he drove away. | Alexa¡¯s home | ¡°Alexa!¡± Jace yelled. ¡°Hmm?¡± Alexa moaned out, obviously tired. ¡°Alexa, you have to get up.¡± Jace yelled again. ¡°What for? Leave me alone Jace.¡± Alexa said drained before rolling to another side of the bed and drawing the nket over her head. Jace shook his head and rolled his eyes. Alexa was such a sleep head. ¡°You have to go to work¡­ Remember?¡± Jace reminded. ¡°Fvck that job. I ain¡¯t going anywhere.¡± Alexa cussed. ¡°Huh?¡± Jace¡¯s eyes popped out in surprise. Alexa was cussing in his presence! Alexa realizing what she said in her brother¡¯s presence was inappropriate got up immediately. ¡°You cussed in front of me.¡± Jacemented. ¡°I know. Sorry.¡± Alexa apologized. ¡°What happened?¡± Jace asked concerned. ¡°Huh? What do you mean?¡± Alexa asked lost for a minute. ¡°You never cuss unless you¡¯re angry, irritated, or sad.¡± Jace mentioned. ¡°Yeah¡­ That¡¯s right.¡± Alexa agreed. ¡°So tell me. What¡¯s up?¡± Jace asked gently. ¡°Oh, Jace.¡± Alexa started before letting herself down the bed with a loud plop. ¡°You won¡¯t believe what happened yesterday.¡± Alexa breathed. ¡°What happened yesterday?¡± Jace asked before letting himself down beside her on the bed. ¡°You know Anderson¡­ My boss?¡± Alexa asked looking at him.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. Jace nodded, signaling her to continue. ¡°He took me to hispany and made me meet all his family members.¡± Alexa sighed. ¡°Without telling you anything?¡± ¡°Not even a hint!¡± Alexa replied getting angry just at the thought of all that transpired. ¡°Oui. That¡¯s bad.¡± ¡°Very! You needed to see me standing before them. I looked and sounded like an outcastpared to them.¡± Alexa puffed a hot breath through her mouth and up her face. ¡°So what reason did he have for taking you there?¡± Jace asked and thoughtfully added, ¡°I mean your boss.¡± ¡°Well, ording to him¡­ He¡¯s going to marry me, so now he practically calls me his fiancee.¡± Alexa exined and hit a palm on her forehead¡­ Showing she was disappointed. ¡°But¡­ Isn¡¯t that a good thing?¡± Jace asked a finger on his chin ¡°You fool, it¡¯s not.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t see the reason why it¡¯s not.¡± Jace said and raised his shoulders before bringing them down almost immediately. ¡°I don¡¯t see the reason why it is.¡± Alexa talked back. ¡°Left for me, it¡¯s a good thing cause it practically means that our days of suffering will be over and we¡¯ll get to pay for my surgery.¡± Jace smiled. Without realizing it, Alexa spilled the secret she had been hiding from Jace for a while now. ¡°The fool already paid for your surgery.¡± Alexa huffed painlessly. ¡°What?!¡± Jace asked, his eyes wide open and Alexa realized she¡¯d said more than she should. ¡°Uh oh.¡± ¡°Who paid for my surgery?¡± Jace asked. ¡°Anderson.¡± ¡°Since¡­?¡± ¡°Since aboutst week or thereabout.¡± Alexa confessed. ¡°And you never bothered to tell me? To at least thank him?¡± Jace asked, disappointment dripping down his tone. ¡°To be honest, I never thought it important to tell you because I¡¯m paying back his money.¡± ¡°Paying back his money? How do you mean?¡± The now confused Jace asked. ¡°He tried ckmailing me with your surgery fee when I tried to resign, so I decided to work for him in exchange for his already made payment for your surgery.¡± ¡°Wow¡­ I never knew.¡± ¡°I know you didn¡¯t.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°Howe you never told me?¡± Jace asked slightly annoyed. ¡°Because you¡¯re just eight. This is bigger than you.¡± Alexa sighed. ¡°Yeah¡­ The more reason I want my surgery done so I¡¯d grow up and be a shoulder you could lean on, anytime.¡± Jace remarked. ¡°A¡­ That¡¯s sweet.¡± Alexa said blushing hard. ¡°But why you? Didn¡¯t he see other girls?¡± Jace asked. ¡°I¡¯m as confused as you are, and tired too.¡± ¡°So what are you gonna do now?¡± ¡°About¡­?¡± ¡°You know. Anderson.¡± Jace said. ¡°I¡¯m just gonna avoid him and watch him leave me alone.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯d be that easy.¡± Alexa turned to look at her brother. ¡°Why do you say so, Jace?¡± She asked. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that.¡± Jace said. ¡°Then who did?¡± Alexa asked slightly panicking. ¡°I did.¡± Someone spoke from behind and the two siblings turned to look at the person. ¡°Anderson!¡± Alexa yelled shocked. ¡°This is your boss?¡± Jace asked and Alexa nodded in the affirmative. ¡°Surprised are we?¡± Anderson smirked. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Alexa asked her panic level rising by the minute. ¡°Toe to see why my wife didn¡¯t go to work as Imanded her to do yesterday.¡± Anderson said, removing his shades and helping himself to a single stic chair across the room. ¡°I quit.¡± What did you say, wife?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°I said I quit!¡± Alexa yelled. ¡°And stop calling me your wife when I clearly won¡¯t ept that position from you.¡± I was afraid it¡¯d lead to this¡­ But you leave me no choice.¡± Anderson said smugly. ¡°Huh?¡± Alexa asked confused. ¡°Come in!¡± Anderson yelled at no one in particr. Before anyone could say ¡®Hot¡¯, two men came into the room and one of them went straight for Jace. ¡°What are you doing? Leave my brother alone!¡± Alexa yelled biting and scratching at the man who¡¯d helplessly knocked out Jace and was now lifting him. At Anderson¡¯smand, the second one went to Alexa¡¯s side and leeched her off the first man. While he held her, the other one slung Jace on his shoulder and carried him out. ¡°Come back here you bastard!¡± Alexa yelled at the guy. If anything was to happen to her fragile brother, she wasn¡¯t ever gonna forgive herself. He was her ¡®only¡¯ family! ¡°See youter munchkin.¡± Anderson said as he wore his shades back on. ¡°Where the hell did you take my brother to?!¡± Alexa asked. ¡°Somewhere you¡¯ll probably never see him again if you don¡¯t submit to me.¡± Anderson said with so much power and authority. ¡°You bastard!!!¡± Alexa yelled, tears falling down her eyes. Anderson leaving her thest image of him smirking left the room and the man holding Alexa let her go and walked after Anderson. ¡°I¡¯m ruined.¡± Alexa muttered immediately as she plopped down on the floor. Chapter Forty Eight Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ? Anderson ¡Ì I know y¡¯all would be wondering howe I showed up at Alexa¡¯s house. I know¡­ It¡¯s a bit confusing. But I¡¯ll exin now. Actually ??¡­ I got to work and what I saw sitting on my secretary¡¯s desk was infuriating. On Becky¡¯s desk was Phoebe! ¡°Wtf!¡± I breathed lowly. I gained myposure and walked toward my office with a frown on my face. Seeing the b! tch, first thing in the morning wasn¡¯t exactly the kinda boost I was expecting on a Tuesday morning. I wanted nothing but to so ignore her, but the disgusting smile on her face and the fact that I¡¯d need to get past her, into my office proved that this moment, that¡¯d be damn impossible! I brushed past her and turned sharply to the left and into my office. Like I suspected earlier, she hurried off her desk and trailed behind me like a lost puppy. ¡°Good more¡­¡± She tried to get it, but I wasn¡¯t interested and cut her off. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± I asked, my mood all messed up because of her, and sat down on my swivel office chair. ¡°Being your secretary.¡± She answered simply like her being my secretary was the mostmon and normal thing on earth. ¡°And why are you here being my secretary?¡± I asked checking the arranged files on my table one after the other. ¡°I told Becky to go off today while I work for you.¡± Phoebe replied. ¡°And why would you do that? You have no right to decide on which of my employees go on leave and which one fills in!¡± I yelled mming the table as lightly as I could. ¡°I told Dad and he gave his permit.¡± ¡°Who¡¯s ¡®Dad¡¯? Dad as in a mine or what?¡± I asked her awestruck. ¡°Dad as in your Dad.¡± She replied. ¡°When did my dad turn to your Dad?¡± I was irritated, but instead of answering my question, she decided to go on and on about what was in her mind. ¡°And he gave me his permission. Isn¡¯t that cute and sweet?¡± She asked like that was the best thing that ever happened to me. ¡°Sorry to pull down your walls. It isn¡¯t.¡± I replied harshly. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Leave my office this instant and wherever Becky is¡­ Send her back up.¡± I ordered. I expected her to leave right away, but she didn¡¯t. Instead, she stood rooted like she had backup. ¡°I¡¯m going nowhere!¡± She said defiantly. ¡°What did you just say?¡± I scrunched my brows. ¡°I¡¯m going nowhere.¡± She repeated. ¡°When did you start defying me?¡± ¡°Since now.¡± She said with a smile on her face. The smile irritated me so much, that I dragged her out of my office by the arm to the floor above which was clearly where my Dad¡¯s office was. His secretary stood up from her desk immediately she sighted me approaching. ¡°Sorry, you can¡¯t go in sir. Mr. Green has instructed me to be left alone for some time.¡± She said, but I cared less about whatever shit she was saying. I pushed her aside aggressively and flung the door to my Dad¡¯s office open not minding whatever was going in there. I walked in, dragging Phoebe after me. ¡°What¡¯s the meaning of this Dad?¡± I yelled immediately we both were in already and pushed Phoebe towards him. ¡°I thought it nice for you both to get closer before your wedding.¡± ¡°What part of ¡®I¡¯m not getting married to her¡¯ do you not fvcking understand?!¡± I mmed his table. ¡°This is my office. Stop mming the table stupid.¡± My Dad said sternly. ¡°If you don¡¯t remember¡­ I¡¯m sure I hold one of your secrets.¡± I said to him trying to scare him like I did yesterday, but this man didn¡¯t fret. Instead, he smiled. ¡°What the actual fvck!¡± I yelled in my head. ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you to show up today to tell you something.¡± He said and crouched a little to bring out something from one of the drawers. It was a white handkerchief stained with splotches of blood. ¡°I coughed up this morning.¡± My Dad said before dropping the handkerchief on his desk. When he saw I didn¡¯t do or say anything but stare at him, he spoke again. ¡°It¡¯s time Anderson.¡± ¡°Time for what?¡± I asked. He smiled, turned to Phoebe, and asked her to leave the office. When she left, he turned back to me. ¡°It¡¯s time for you to take over as head of BBG.¡± ¡°What?! You know I won¡¯t do that!¡± I said surprised. ¡°You¡¯ll have to, if not you¡¯re dead meat.¡± He said. ¡°No. You don¡¯t expect me to head one of the deadliest underground gangs!¡± I whispered so no one but him would hear. ¡°You¡¯ll have to. ck Bee Gang is what will protect you against those flesh-seekingpany suckers. My Dad headed it when it was his time, your Uncle headed it when it was his time and I did¡­ Alongside your uncle before he died.¡± He rasped and paused a bit to catch his breath. ¡°And you must!¡± ¡°But Dad¡­¡± I whined, but before I could say anymore, he shut me up. ¡°Do you want to lose your head? How do you think we managed to keep Green empire stayed at Number one even though we¡¯ve got haters and otherpaniespeting thoroughly to gain our position?¡± ¡°So the gang isn¡¯t evil? Just for protection right?¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s for protection¡­ And for evil too, if need there be it.¡± My Dad said. ¡°So remind me why exactly you¡¯re telling me to seed you when you¡¯re still alive again.¡± ¡°I¡¯m barely alive. I¡¯m not as healthy as I used to be. That¡¯s why I need you to seed me and lead the gang, keeping it alive for generations toe.¡± My dad said, and an idea crept up my mind. Since my Dad needed me to seed him so badly, why not make him a deal?! ¡°Hey, Dad.¡± I said, calking up his attention. ¡°Let me make you a deal.¡± I started when he looked up at me, signifying I now had his full attention.Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. His brows arched in evident confusion. ¡°What do you mean by a deal?¡± ¡°Since you want me to get married and also need me to seed as a leader in your stead, I¡¯ll ept to lead thepany gang if only you allow me to marry who I want to.¡± I saw him scratch his beard in frustration. I held him in a tight corner! After what seemed like ages of him thinking, he muttered a simple, but important stuff. ¡°OK.¡± ¡°Really? You ept it?¡± I asked surprised. I didn¡¯t expect him to agree so easily. ¡°Why not? I just need to make sure you head that gang for real.¡± My Dad said. ¡°Oh Dad, I will.¡± I said enthusiastically. After that, he took me to the hideout (the ce where the gang stay)and did an introduction of the sort. I swore to protect the gang members against all odds, and in return, they pledged toy down their life for me and thepany anytime needed. I made some friends, but I rode along more with rk. rk was a gang member too (BBG), but I rode with him more than I rode with the others. We may even be best of friends if I wasn¡¯t careful¡­ We had a lot of damn things inmon! After all that was done, I drove down to the phone store in a happy mood to get a phone for Alexa. She needed it! Driving to my house with high expectations that she¡¯d be there¡­ I got disappointed and decided to head to hers. The house was easy to break into because it was wooden and had a wooden handle, and went in. But before I went in, I texted rk and Billy the address and asked them toe to meet me. Quick enough, they came and we stepped into the house, finding no one in the sitting room. I noticed a small flight of stairsstairsside and knew that¡¯d lead to probably Alexa¡¯s or Jace¡¯s room. We trio climbed up the stairs together and I heard Jace and Alexa discussing how unfair I was. I asked the boys to wait for my call and busted in on the siblings, giving them probably the shock of their lives. ¡°Anderson!¡± Came Alexa¡¯s shrill, feminine voice. I ended up taking Jace away, knowing Alex would surely trail me to my home. That was what I wanted! I got into the car and watched rk get into the driver¡¯s seat, and Billy beside rk in the passenger seat. ¡°Where to boss?¡± Came rk¡¯s voice. ¡°The Green Estate.¡± ¡°What are you going to do with the sleeping boy?¡± Billy asked. ¡°Trade him for something I want so dearly.¡± I smirked. Chapter Forty Nine Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ?? Alexa ?? I was seated on the floor crying tears out, which messed my look, before realizing something. I was sitting like I didn¡¯t have any power or right to do something about what happened moments ago. ¡°I won¡¯t sit crying my eyes out while that fool of a bastard takes away my brother from me!¡± I said to myself with determination and rose. I rushed out of the room down the stairs and outside to get my brother back from those heartless idiots, but when I got to where they were inside the car, they whooshed away. ¡°Bastards!¡± I yelled out, hoping they¡¯d hear me and turn back to face me. But instead¡­ The car drove on and stopped for a while. Seizing this as an opportunity, I started running towards where the car was and smiled when I was almost near thinking I¡¯d have victory atst. Well, the fools inside the car had other ns. Something was thrown out the back seat window before they drives the car away. ¡°Cowards!!!¡± I yelled again, but this time harder and louder¡­ Making some people on the streets look at me as they moved on their way. I don¡¯t know why¡­ But I¡¯m guessing it¡¯s the cause of my appearance. My night dress still on, my body unwashed, my face tear-caked, my hair ubed, and eyes as red and puffy as popcorn, who wouldn¡¯t look at such a miserable sight? Ignoring all the stares from them, I ran back to my house to get some cash to get on a bus. I don¡¯t care about how I looked right now. I just know wasting even a minute could be dangerous for Jace. I had not even a second to spare. Grabbing my purse, I ran back outside and towards the Bus station to catch a bus. ¡°Fvck! Why are they so many people here today?¡± I cussed under my breath as I waited for a bus to arrive. The next three minutes saw me waiting for a bus and when it finally Id, I struggled to get onto the bus with other people. The bus stopped at the destination I wanted it to in no time and I went down. I trekked the remainder of the way and finally, I was standing in front of Anderson¡¯s door. ¡°Let me go in.¡± I said for the second time. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, you can¡¯t.¡± The strange guy standing guard in front of Anderson¡¯s door said. ¡°OK. I¡¯m leaving now.¡± I said lowly and turned my back on him, pretending I was leaving already. I think my action eased up the strange guy because I caught sight of him exhaling by my side-eye. I quickly used this as an opportunity and turned on my heels as fast and swiftly as I could as I dashed towards the door dramatically once again. I was almost there when the guy caught me in his sweaty smelly embrace and pulled me off the door. ¡°Let me go, you bastard! I need to know where Anderson kept my brother!¡± I yelled at the top of my voice. ¡°You¡¯re such a stubborndy. What part of you¡¯re not wee in here anymore don¡¯t you understand?!¡± He yelled back at me. But instead of yelling back and exchanging words with him, I decided it better to face Anderson than waste my time with the sweat-stained guy. ¡°Anderson!!!¡± I yelled at the top of my lungs. ¡°Come out here you bastard! I know you can hear me!!!¡± I yelled louder and felt my throat parch dryly. I¡¯d lose my voice at this rate. ¡°Stop yelling and go back home.¡± The sweaty guy said to me, consistently blocking me from getting to the door each time I made a move. ¡°Anderson!!!¡± I yelled, this time louder than before, and felt something burn in my throat. I fell to the floor and crouched there. Suddenly, I couldn¡¯t feel my throat any longer. It was too dry. I could yell no more, but I guess thest effort paid off because the door soon swung open and when I looked up to see who it was, it was the bastard idiot. ¡°Well, well, well¡­¡± The fool started as he climbed down the little stairs like he was some Greek god. ¡°What do we have here?¡± He smirked as he walked toward me. ¡°I thought you were done with ¡®this fvcking job¡¯ like you ced it?¡± He asked sarcastically, to which I tookookas getting almost close to me, so I decided to stand. I wasn¡¯t gonna sit and watch him stand taller than me while I sat on the floor. I believed in GENDER EQUALITY! I stood briskly the moment he stood right in front of me. ¡°Where¡¯s my brother?¡± I asked, trying to calm my nerves down but the idiot moved back.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. He fvcking moved back¡­ And ced a palm over his nose. ¡°Still with that morning breath. You didn¡¯t even deem it fit to take care of your basic morning hygiene beforeing to look for your brother?¡± ¡°It¡¯s none of your business!¡± I breathed back harshly. ¡°It is. You¡¯re my fiancee¡­ And you looking this haggard is a dent to my image and reputation.¡± He frowned. ¡°I¡¯m not, was not, and will never be your Fiancee. Just get me, my brother.¡± ¡°Determined to leave with your brother aye?¡± He asked annoyingly. ¡°Yes! So go get him for me.¡± He smiled so sweetly at me, which I found very irritating before turning and pping twice. The door pushed open and the guy that held me down before at my house pushed a small bed on tiny wheels out. On the bed was my brother, sleeping peacefully with a blindfold on his eyes. I know it sounds weird, but I know my brother is sleeping even though he had a blindfold on because I had studied him severally when sleeping. When you have a little brother so sick that could die at any moment or slight thing, studying his sleeping habit and pattern was important to differentiate his sleeping from being (God forbid) dead. The guy stopped just in front of the door and stood beside the bed. ¡°Marry me, Alexa.¡± Anderson said, more likemanded as he brought out a ring from his pocket. ¡°I¡¯m not marrying you bastard!¡± I yelled at him. He gave me this weird smile and looked back, making me trace his eyes to see his gaze rested on my brother. I watched shockingly as the guy beside my brother pulled a pocket knife out of his pocket. Then Anderson turned back to me, a smile resting on his face. ¡°Since your brother has a bad heart, it¡¯d be more fun to rip it out of him right?¡± He said¡­ That evil fire dancing in his eyes. I get it¡­ He was going to kill Jace if I didn¡¯t ept his proposal. He opened the ring box and pulled out the ring from it. ¡°Marry me, Alexa.¡± He proposed again¡­ Standing! I nodded my reply. I watched him smile and speak. ¡°Get on your knees and ept the ring.¡± Tears filled my eyes as I nodded. A pang of pain tugged at my heart as I watched him slip the ring on my finger with that smirk I so wanted to wipe off from his face. This was not how I dreamed and wanted my life to be! I dreamt about being proposed to so lovingly, my love on his knees¡­ ¡­ Not a heartless guy forcing me into it, standing with me on my knees. My life¡¯s so messed up. Chapter Fifty Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ? Anderson ? I smirked as I watched Alexa nod with tears in her eyes, get on her knees, and said ¡®Yes¡¯ to me. I felt a little bit guilty as I watched her tears flood her face, messing her look the more. Before I got more guilt-filled and all, I quickly muttered an ¡°It¡¯s not my fault¡± in my head. I mean¡­ We could have done things a lot more differently if she didn¡¯t prove very difficult. We could have been already married by now if she gave in to me before. I looked down at her figure still kneeling before me, my ring already slipped on her finger and groaned. She was still crying out tears which I didn¡¯t like. I drew her to her feet and let her rise. ¡°Tsk, tsk.¡± I clicked my tongue against the back of my teeth. ¡°Stop crying baby. You know I won¡¯t hurt you.¡± I said to her, wiping the tears off her face with my fingers, and watched her re at me with nothing but hate in her eyes. ¡°I hate you.¡± She teethed. ¡°I know¡­ WIFE.¡± I said, making sure toy more than enough emphasis on ¡®Wife¡¯. ¡°But I¡¯ll make your hate turn to love for me.¡± ¡°Never.¡± She seethed and I gave a small, hardugh. ¡°You know¡­¡± I began, letting go of her and walking softly ahead to the pine trees that adorned the entrance to my house. ¡°I don¡¯t get why you hate the idea of getting married to me, cause its nothing but good to you. Imagine getting married to me, managing the Green Empire together¡­ Oh sorry. April has rights to some of it.¡± I said with enough pride to share with up to 30 shameless people with no pride. ¡°Then you bloated with my baby inside of you¡­¡± ¡°Ughm¡­ Boss?¡± Someone called from behind me, but me going on and on about what I nned for our future¡­ I didn¡¯t reply or even turned around to know who was seeking me. ¡°¡­ Giving birth to him/her, raising the child together and leaving a good legacy¡­¡± ¡°Ughm¡­ Boss?¡± Someone called again, but I didn¡¯t reply. ¡°¡­ Fortune and fame for our child when we eventually die.¡± I continued not minding who tf was interrupting. Then I turned to look at Alexa, but she wasn¡¯t where I left her standing earlier. I turned to Bob ¡°Where¡¯s she?¡± ¡°Over there with the little kid.¡± He replied and pointed at where Alexa was bent over her kid bro. ¡°Why did you not tell me she was gone and allowed me to talk to myself?¡± I seethed. ¡°I tried to tell you.¡± He said in defense. He was right though. Angry, I walked over to Alexa¡¯s side. ¡°Hey.¡± I called angrily, making Alexa and Jace look up at me. ¡°Why¡¯d you leave where I left you?¡± ¡°My brother woke up, so I had toe to his side.¡± She answered as gently as she could. ¡°I never gave you that permission.¡± I spoke harshly, making her stare hard at me. I put that look on my face and eyes that read ¡®Dare me and watch your brother GO!¡¯ I guess she saw it, rxed the muscles on her face, and ced a smile on it instead. Then she surprised me with what she said next. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Anderson.¡± I was lost for words and stared at her nkly. ¡°It¡¯s OK. Come inside, I got a little something for you.¡± ¡°What¡¯s happening to my brother?¡± I heard her ask. ¡°He cane in with us if he wants to.¡± I said and turned my back on them before going into my house. I¡¯ve been skipping work these days because of this female. God help me! ¡°Alexa, I¡¯m scared.¡± Jace whispered into Alexa¡¯s hearing alone. ¡°Why?¡± Alexa asked concerned. ¡°I get this scary feeling around that guy. I didn¡¯t know he was like this. The media disyed his character wrongly.¡± ¡°The media can¡¯t be always right about people Jace.¡± ¡°I just found that out.¡± Jace thinned his lips. ¡°We have to go in now, we don¡¯t want to annoy him right?¡± ¡°What if he kills me? I saw the guy that put me on this bed put a knife in his pocket before he knocked me out.¡± Alexa sighed before raising her fingers to show Jace the ring on one of them. ¡°Is this what I think it is?¡± Jace asked and Alexa nodded.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Oh no.¡± ¡°So you see Jace, he is never gonna hurt you so long this ring is on my finger.¡± Alexa faked a smile and gave it to him. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Lexie.¡± ¡°It¡¯s OK. You¡¯re not at fault.¡± Alexa assured him. They hugged before Jace allowed Alexa to bring him down from the bed and they walked into Anderson¡¯s living room. ¡°Sit.¡± Andersonmanded as soon as they came in and when he was sure they were settled in a seat, he stood up, walked to his room, and came down some momentster. ¡°Take this.¡± He said, tossing her a package. Itnded right on her knees and Alexa picked it up. ¡°A¡­ A phone?¡± Alexa stuttered. ¡°Yeah. Happy engagement.¡± Anderson said and shed her a warm smile. ¡°Sorry, I can¡¯t take this.¡± Alexa said. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Anderson frowned before dragging his gaze from her to Jace and back at her. Alexa got the message and gritted. ¡°I changed my mind.¡± Anderson smiled. ¡°Right choice.¡± ¡°You¡¯re moving in here tomorrow.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Alexa asked shocked. ¡°Because you live in a dump¡­ That¡¯s way too low for my fiancee.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°But I don¡¯t wanna move in here.¡± Alexa protested. ¡°You don¡¯t have a choice.¡± Andersonughed. At that, Alexa stood up angry. ¡°Using my brother as my weakness and your strength severally¡­ Isn¡¯t that too low? The kid is barely 9. Stop using him to ckmail me into doing your bidding. I have a choice you damn MF!¡± ¡°Tomorrow, pm¡­ You and him. No clothes are needed. Just get the important stuff like pictures and books. I¡¯ll take of caof of re oweawearrs.¡± Anderson said, totally ignoring the ¡®nonsense¡¯ Alexa spitted earlier. ¡°Oh my God¡­ I¡¯m in deep trouble.¡± Alexa muttered as she sank into the nearest chair as soon as Anderson left. Chapter Fifty One Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Alexa left Anderson¡¯s house with Jace and the phone she got from Anderson. Making sure that she¡¯d tucked Jace in bed after he took his bathing, and she took hers, she went into her room to sit and think about several things. For one, Anderson and his seemingly bossy nature. She couldn¡¯t live in his house. Sure, his house wasfortable and big enough for the three of them to live in, but she wasn¡¯t toofortable with staying under the same roof with Anderson especially after knowing Jace was the ckmail object against her for him. Sighing, she let her back hit the bed as she stared up at the ceiling and let her gaze bore holes out of it. On the other hand, it was strange. Didn¡¯t his father object to him getting married to her? His Dad kicked against it. That reminded her. His Dad! Suddenly, she remembered the expression Simon had given off when she told him her Dad¡¯s name.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. How in the world did he even know about Jace? Was he in some way rted to her Dad or their family in the past? She chuckled. ¡°It can¡¯t be possible. We¡¯d have been well off if such a rich man was a friend of my Dad or my family.¡± Alexa reasoned. But still¡­ That reaction was suspicious. He was even sweating and she thought she saw what looked like goosebumps on his neck. ¡°Maybe it was something else.¡± Alexa concluded and shook Simon off her thoughts. Simon was the least of her problems now. What was bothering her was the fact that she didn¡¯t have the freedom she had before getting all entangled with Anderson. He was too controlling, she feared what would happen if she eventually got married to him. He¡¯d be the one practically heading her life! She felt her eyes burn with tears and she shook her head off to make them go back in. She wasn¡¯t going to cry. Her eyes had hurt a lot more than they were supposed to hurt all because of ONE guy. Alexa decided to do something else to get her mind off Anderson, his Dad, and the rest for some time. They had taken way too much part of her life. She sighed. Turning her head with the help of her neck, she saw the phone box lying on the small table beside her bed. Amused by the stupid reason Anderson gave for giving her the phone, she decided to check the phone out. For as long as she could remember, she didn¡¯t own a phone and didn¡¯t own property enough to take a loan to have one. All her earnings went towards Jace¡¯s medical expenses. She sat upright, took the phone box, tore the box open, took out the phone, and gasped in surprise. It was a pear phone. She couldn¡¯t believe it. She heard from someone once that a pear phone was just like an iPhone, but a little bigger and transparent. Holding it in her hand, she realized it was true. She felt like she was holding just a thick, big rectangr shard of ss. She could even see the fingers on the back of the phone through the phone. She hadn¡¯t owned a phone in years, but she was not illiterate. She pressed hard the by the side of the phone and watched it switch on. Her lips unknowingly curved into a smile as she stared at the booting screen. Filling all the personal information like her name, DOB, etc¡­ The phone continued booting and eventually, it stopped booting. Then she realized one thing¡­ She probably didn¡¯t know how to operate a pear phone, so she picked up the ¡®manual user¡¯ inside the phone box. Having bored her way into the little book, she picked up the phone again and browsed through it for some time. Clicking on the ¡®Camera¡¯ button, she took a picture that she found cute enough. Remembering how Tina always talked about SOCIAL MEDIA, she decided to create a Facebook ount first of all to at least kick start her online social life. Thankfully, Anderson or whoever bought a WiFi deal for the phone, so she didn¡¯t have any problems with a Network connection. Having done that and finding it interesting enough, she decided to create an Instagram ount next and uploaded the picture she took earlier. Clicking the search button, she searched for some of her favorite celebrities she¡¯d heard of or seen posters about and followed every one of them. A stupid idea creeping into her mind, she searched for the ¡®Guy¡¯. ¡°Wow.¡± She let out when she saw the many followers he had. ¡°He sure is popr.¡± ¡®Of course. What do you expect from the son of a multi-billionaire?¡¯ Her mind asked sarcastically. ¡°I guess¡­¡± She replied and decided to go through his picture uploads. She bit his lip. ¡°He¡¯s so handsome.¡± She kept scrolling and saving the pictures till she got to a picture that almost blinded her eyes. ¡°Omg.¡± She drooled. In the pic, he was shirtless and had a towel around his torso with his head dripping wet. It looked like he just had a shower. He looked so perfect and dreamy After scrolling through his pictures, she decided it was impossible to scroll through all 1078 of them and finally gave up. She went off her Instagram and decided to check out a News app on the phone. Scrolling through the news, clicking on important ones,ughing at the funny ones, and skipping through the ones she found useless, she saw a headline that made her shocked. It read ¡®Son of business mogul and soon to be heir to be married soon?¡¯ Her fingers trembled as she clicked on the article. Reading what the article was about, she couldn¡¯t help but let go of the phone. Thankfully, it fell on the bed and not the floor She thought the article was a joke and maybe not about who she thought it was for, but her doubts were clear when she saw pictures of her going into Anderson¡¯s home, In front of hispany, and a picture that showed Anderson dragging her into hispany. ¡®It¡¯s just a joke, Le xi e. Let slide.¡¯ Her mind said and she was about to listen to it until she saw a video link below the pictures. She clicked on the link and it led her straight to Anderson¡¯s Instagram page. He was Live on his Instagram about 3 0minutes ago! Why didn¡¯t she check if he was alive or not when she went there earlier? She said inwardly, partly regretting it. What he said made her fear. He announced that he was getting married soon, and the article writer dug up some photos of the both of them together. Or perhaps, someone stalked her? Either way, she was in danger. She hated being poprly known by people. From thements on his Instagram posts, it turned out that a lot of girls were crushing on Anderson. No wonder Phoebe wanted him back so bad. Anyways¡­ She was in danger now and very scared. Chapter Fifty Two Subtitle: Getting to know himExclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. Written by: Marvy Hyacinth Alexa picked the phone up again and continued scrolling through the news article till she got to thement section. Like she¡¯d predicted, toxic fans were very much against it, she scrolled more trying to see if anyments supported their marriage, and to her relief¡­ There was, but not as much as the toxic ones. She sighed in relief. Atst, she won¡¯t be dealing with the whole of Anderson¡¯s girl fans that wanted him all to themselves. She decided to go off the inte for a while. She couldn¡¯t have mere fans making her restless. She switched off her WiFi and ced the phone on the table gently to prevent it from cracking. She ced her head on the pillow and sighed. Her life was turned upside down. Everything was now opposite to how it was before. She closed her eyes to go into dreand, but Anderson¡¯s instruction floated at the back of her eyes. >Come here with your brother tomorrow pm.< Alexa snorted and opened her eyes, before rolling them. She didn''t wanna live with him, but she hadn''t any choice. She dragged her feetzily and went down the stairs to the basement below to get some cartons to stash their books in. She got some and went back up. She went to Jace''s room first and kissed his forehead before heading down to the reason why she was in his room. Picking the books Jace used to use while he was being homeschooled when their parents were still alive on the shelf, she found hardly a spec of dust on it. Her face curved into a smile. This meant one thing. Jace still read even though he wasn''t being schooled anymore and the book was below his age. She ced the books softly into the box and left when she was done. The books weren''t that many. She dropped the box at the head of the staircase and went into her room. Anderson had indeed said not to bring any wears, but she wasn''t gonna leave her undies here right? She damned all consequences as she threw her bra and panties inside a box before sealing it. Taking another box, she put all her books in it. Unlike Jace, she wasn''t the reading type and different microbes had taken to her books for shelter. The proof was the heavy amount of dust on the books. Lifting the books, she took the box and ced it behind Jace''s. Next was the box where her undies were lying in. She picked up Jace''s box, went down the stairs, and ced it somewhere easy to pick up from if going outside. She did the same thing for the other two boxes, walked to the bathroom to wash her hands and sweaty face, went into her room, and plopped on her bed before drifting off to sleep. ¡ãNext day¡ã ... 10 am... "Jace, wake up," Alexa called as she shook her brother vigorously. The day passed, and they ended up waking around 8 pm, makingte dinner, eating and discussing today, making them stay awake till 3 am this morning. But that was no reason to be allzy! She''d given Jace enough time to sleep. Were seven good hours not enough? She called his name again, shaking him move vigorously this time and he stirred. "Yes, Alexa?" He muttered a question as he rolled over and squinted his eye a little to show he was half asleep. "I need you toe downstairs and wash up. " Alexamanded. "What time is it?" Jace asked still sleepy. It''s 10 am." Alexa replied, went out of his room, and left him alone. Jace went down the stairs momentster, washed up, and went back up to get dressed. Fully awake now, he jogged down the stairs, skipping a few andnding on many. He knew that Alexa would be in the kitchen, so he headed there to help. "What you doing?" He asked as he walked toward Alexa. "I''m making breakfast. Spaghetti to be precise." Alexa replied. "Anything I can help with?" "Not really. I''m almost done." Alexa smiled at him. "OK then." Jace said and went into the living room. Some momentster saw Jace sighing and tossing on the furniture very bored. Not knowing what else to do, he called out to Alexa. "Lexie, I''m bored..." "Go take my phone upstairs, I downloaded some games from the store before going to bedst night." Alexa answered from the kitchen. "Thank you!" Jace screamed happily before sauntering off to her room to get the phone. He had a stressful moment trying to learn how to y the game and win, but atst, he did. And when the game was getting interesting, there was a sudden call. He rushed down the stairs. "Alexa you have a call." He said and handed Alexa her phone. Alexa looked at the screen confused. There was no caller ID, but she decided to pick it up anyway. "Hello?" Alexa spoke into the phone, unsure if she made the right decision by picking an unknown call. "Hello, munchkin." The person spoke and instantly, Alexa knew who it was. "Anderson?" "Correct." "How''d you get my phone number?" Alexa asked. "I bought and registered the Sim card in your phone." "Huh?" Alexa asked surprised. "Wait, do you think your phone came with a Sim? Or you think it appeared there magically?" Anderson asked sarcastically. "Whatever. Why are you calling?" Alexa asked. "To specifically indicate the time I want you in my house." "And what''s the time?" "Be at my house on or before 6 pm." Anderson said. "Won''t you be at work still?" "I''lle back home early. Just make sure you prepare dinner." "But..." Alexa tried to protest, but Anderson immediately hung up. "Foolish bastard!" Alexa cussed loudly, forgetting Jace''s presence. "What''s it?" Jace asked. "He wants us over by 6 pm and instructed me to make dinner when we arrive at his ce." Alexa sighed. "Foolish bastard!" Chapter Fifty Three Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ? The Patterson¡¯s home ? ¡úPhoebe¡û Aftering back from a shoot (that my father got me) I walked into the luxury of my room, then into my shower, and moaned in ecstasy as the warm pink bubbles massaged my smooth skin. Reluctantly getting out of the bathtub, I donned my body with a towel and tied another one around my wet hair. I stepped into my room, went to my vanity, and sat on the low cushioned seat right in front of it. I picked up the body lotion on the vanity, swirled the seat around, and stretched my legs out to apply lotion to them. My body coated with body lotion, I picked up my phone from where ity at a side on the vanity, walked to my bed,y down on it, and quickly typed in my phone password as I watched my phone unlock. I took about 3 ¨C 4 pictures, logged into my Facebook, clicked on my page, and posted it with the caption ¡®Skincare routine¡¯. I was sure to get a lot of likes, so I just logged out and went to my Instagram page. Seeing Anderson¡¯s recent photo on my wall first, I smiled and clicked on his profile to check what was new. I saw he just went live about an hour ago and clicked on his live video to watch it. ¡°OMG.¡± I eximed immediately I got a grasp of what he was saying. ¡®Did he just mention getting married soon?¡¯ He didn¡¯t reveal the name of the girl he was getting married to, but I know very well it¡¯s me. Since he went live to talk about his love life, I guess the news must be everywhere then. I decided to go visit the wall of a very interesting blogger and see if I could get a hell of a gist outta a video. What I found there shocked the hell outta me. There was a video posted alright, but the video was merged with different photos of that ¡®lowlife¡¯ going in and out of Anderson¡¯s house! ¡°How did they get these photos?¡± I questioned in my head. Oh yeah! Security cams. The estate where Anderson lived was littered with security cameras. After watching the video, I decided to check out the caption used in posting the video. ¨C Just in! Popr billionaire and son of business mogul, Anderson Green announces his soon toe up marriage with a lucky girl. ¨C So far, Anderson has not been in a rtionship, or any that we had an idea of after the one with the popr model, daughter, and heir to Mr. Patterson, Phoebe. So this news came as a shock to many, especially fan girls and of course some other famous female celebrities who in one way or another confessed to being in love with Mr. Popr in one interview or another. The lucky girl is of course, not known yet¡­ But there has recently been a leak of photos from the security cameras around Anderson¡¯s home, and we suspect that the girl seen in the photos is the ¡®Special girl¡¯ because there are different photos of her going in anding out of Mr. Anderson¡¯s home. We are not sure if she¡¯s the one or not, but if she is¡­ Mr. Anderson would be making the general public angry by getting married to her because she looks so ordinary, unlike the standard ofdies popr celebrities ¡®Should¡¯ get married to. But that¡¯s not the only reason the majority of the public is against his marriage to that kind ofdy. It¡¯s a very known fact that the popr model he once had a romp going on with three years ago is back in New York, so fans think it better and wiser to make his choice HER. That¡¯ll be all for now. Tell us what you think about this article. ¨C I smiled while reading thest line. It was true though, the general public would be very angry if, for any reason, Anderson got married to such a low life. It should be me. I alone fit into that category! 5:40 pm ¡°Jacemon, grab your backpack ande downstairs,¡± Alexa yelled gently, standing on the floor of the staircase. ¡°I¡¯ming¡­¡± Jace answered back. Alexa sighed as she lifted one out of the three boxes, and ed outside, getting to the car Anderson sent someone familiar to pick them up with. ¡°Hey miss, you shouldn¡¯t be doing this.¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. Bob squeaked politely as he lifted the weight from Alexa¡¯s hands. ¡°I can do my job myself!¡± Alexa replied sternly as Bob walked past her and into the house. ¡°The boss said not to allow you to do or touch anything rting to moving your things in.¡± Bob said before bending to pick another box, which unfortunately for Alexa was the one that contained her undies. Alexa noticed immediately and stepped in Bob¡¯s way right just when he straightened himself up and turned around. ¡°Miss, what are you doing standing in my way?¡± He asked half shocked. ¡°Ughm¡­ You know, I can carry that box. It¡¯s that heavy.¡± Alexa said with an uneasy smile. ¡°I know, but for now it¡¯s my duty.¡± ¡°Just give it to me. It holds some of my things.¡± Alexa tried to hide the uneasiness she was feeling, but it was hard. Her breaking out of sweats gave her out. Bob instantly noticed that she was sweating. ¡°Are you OK miss?¡± Bob asked. Wiping her forehead, Alexa replied. ¡°Of course. Why the question?¡± ¡°Because you¡¯re sweating real bad.¡± ¡°It¡¯s OK, I¡¯m fine. Just hand me that box.¡± Alexa smiled nervously. ¡°I can handle¡­¡± Alexa didn¡¯t even give him the chance before interrupting. ¡°Give it to meeeee¡­¡± Alexa yelled and threw her hands on the box, gripping it tightly and trying to force it out of Bob¡¯s grip. ¡°No miss. Please, stop dragging this box and let go of it.¡± Bob tried as much as he could to speak gently. ¡°Why do you care so much about one box?¡± Alexa screamed at him, her grip still on the box¡¯s edges. ¡°Because it¡¯s my duty and a directmand from my boss.¡± ¡°Then I guess I have no choice¡­¡± Alexa said as she let go of the box and turned, walking away. Bob sighed a ¡°Thank you.¡± in relief and turned to go his way, when suddenly, Alexa turned back at him, running at a fast pace. ¡°Give the box up!¡± Alexamanded hoarsely as she let her hands hold the box once again, tightly. ¡°Never!¡± Bob replied firmly, holding his side of the box as tightly as he could. Alexa started dragging the box and forgetting that the box was made out of paper, kept on yanking it out of Bob¡¯s grip. Bob on the other hand wouldn¡¯t give in, and so she wouldn¡¯t. They dragged so hard at their ends until the box ripped and her bras and Panties flew out of it. The flying of different colors seemed to get their attention as for a moment, they stood at different angles with a piece of the box in their hands watching as the undies flew everywhere. Alexa held a palm over her open mouth as she stared at her undies scattered on the floor in embarrassment. Slowly, she turned to face Bob. ¡°You caused this!¡± She used, rage overtaking her and drawing over every other emotion she was facing. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ll go get another box and put them inside.¡± Bob apologized and made to leave, but Alexa jumped on him. *ws flew everywhere* || 6. 10 pm || Alexa got out of the car as soon as it pulled right in front of Anderson¡¯s home, Jace stepping out with her. She went to the door and was about to slide the key into the keyhole, but the door pushed in open. ¡°You¡¯rete.¡± Came Anderson grimly. Checking the time on her phone, she rolled her eyes. ¡°12 minutes only.¡± ¡°I see you like your phone.¡± Anderson thinned his lips. Before Alexa could reply, Jace walked up to them. ¡°Good evening.¡± Jace greeted Anderson looked down at the youngster and smiled. Crouching, he picked him up for a brief moment and put him back down. ¡°How are you, my next superstar?¡± Anderson asked Jace in his embrace. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Thanks.¡± Jace replied. ¡°Your surgery is in two days, did you know that?¡± ¡°OMG! I¡¯m finally gonna have my surgery?!¡± Jace asked unable to believe his ears. ¡°Of course.¡± Anderson smiled at him. ¡°Thank you so much. It¡¯s. You should thank your sister instead, she¡¯s getting married.¡± Anderson said with a sly smile on his lips. Jace frowned, making Anderson give a smallugh before ruffling his hair and standing straight back up. Jace excused himself and went into the house. ¡°You didn¡¯t tell me his surgery was in two days.¡± Alexa said. ¡°I didn¡¯t see the need to. He¡¯s going to live here now, anyway.¡± Anderson said. At that moment, Bob came carrying two boxes, Alexa left to get thest box in the car and left the two, making Anderson notice the w-like mark on Bob¡¯s face and neck. ¡°What are those?¡± Anderson squinted his brows. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing boss.¡± He lied. ¡°Oh actually, I did that¡± Alexa said as soon as she came around. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because he touched my stuff!¡± Alexa replied strictly. ¡°What personal stuff?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°It¡¯s girly, and is left for me alone to know.¡± Alexa answered, making Anderson grab the box off her hands when it was vulnerable. ¡°What¡¯s so girly you would w my bodyguard like that?¡± He asked whilst turning over the box, making all its contents spill out. ¡°That.¡± Alexa said, trying to keep the tears in her eyes from spilling. Anderson just stared at the materials on the floor awkwardly. Bob took this as a chance to leave before he got wed at again. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to be. You just reminded me of my ce here.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± Anderson quizzed. ¡°Some bodyguard is more important than me here.¡± Alexa replied, her eyes now ssy with icy tears. ¡°You know that¡¯s not true!¡± ¡°Oh, I do.¡± Alexa said and sauntered off, the tears she¡¯d been holding back rolling down her cheeks freely. Chapter Fifty Four subtitle: getting to know him written by: marvy hyacinth ¡°Hey, ain¡¯t you gonna go cook dinner?¡± Anderson asked standing behind Alexa. he had waited for Alexa¡¯s tears to stop flowing before tracing her and going in search of her. he eventually found her at the back of his house and watched her for some time before speaking to her. ¡°I¡¯m not,¡± Alexa replied and walked off, away from him. he watched as she walked off on him for the second time today. he felt hurt and wanted to make it up to her, but not knowing how¡­ he walked into his house. ¡°hey, buddyy,¡± Anderson called out immediately after he saw Jace jumping on the couch, then an idea crept into his mind. Jace stopped jumping on the couch and turned to face him as Anderson took steps toward him. ¡°hi.¡± he greeted back. ¡°I trust you¡¯ve been enjoying your arrival here so far?¡± Anderson asked. ¡°not really.¡± ¡°what?!¡± Anderson screamed ¡°yes. why were you screaming?¡± Jace asked him. ¡°I mean, my house has everything the house you used to live in doesn¡¯t have.¡± Anderson said pompously. ¡°So why would you say it¡¯s fun?¡± he added as a question. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡± ¡°what?! you don¡¯t know?¡± Anderson yelled once again and Jace shivered in fright. Anderson calmed down a bit. ¡°Hey¡­ are you feeling cold?¡± he asked worriedly. ¡°Were you trying to kill me?¡± Jace asked and watched as Anderson¡¯s jaw dropped. ¡°omg, no! why would I do that?¡± Anderson questioned, surprised as hell. ¡°because I keep getting the feeling that eventually, you¡¯ll kill me or Alexa.¡± Jace answered truthfully. ¡°oh, boy¡­ I¡¯d never hurt my family.¡± Anderson cooed. ¡°but Alexa and I ain¡¯t rted to you.¡± Jace pointed out. ¡°that¡¯s what you think.¡± ¡°so we¡¯re family now?¡± ¡°of course, Alexa¡¯s my wife, and you¡­ my brother-inw.¡± Anderson said as he ran his hand through Jace¡¯s hair, ruffling it sibling-like. ¡°That reminds me. where¡¯s my sister?¡± Jace asked. ¡°honestly, I was gonna ask you that too,¡± Anderson said glumly. ¡°my sister isn¡¯t with you?¡± Jace questioned and Anderson nodded in the affirmative. ¡°wasn¡¯t she with you earlier?¡± ¡°the thing is Jace, I annoyed your sister a little and she ended up walking away.¡± Anderson exined, making Jace form a big ¡®o¡¯. ¡°I ow what to do to make her less angry.¡± Jace stered a smile on his face and gave a smallugh. ¡°just make some good fruit sd and trust me, she¡¯d lick you into forgiveness.¡± Anderson smiled at him. ¡°Thanks, Thanks ¡°anytime.¡± Jace grinned, making Anderson ruffle his hair cutely. Anderson went into his kitchen and pulled open the fridge. he took out some apples, half a watermelon, some grapes, cucumbers, mangoes, pawpaw, an avocado, then some lemons to give the sd a little bit sour taste. ¡°can I help with anything?¡± came Jace¡¯s voice. Anderson fixed his eyes on him for some seconds, contemting on what to reply. ¡°ughm, sure¡­ if you want to,¡± Anderson replied and took the fruits to the sink to wash them. Anderson cut the cucumbers open, and ed them over to Jace to go peel off the yucky part inside while he cut other fruits into several even parts. ¡°get me the cream in the fridge.¡± Anderson gave Jace amand as soon as he was done cutting the fruits, rewashing, and putting them in a clean, washed, white ceramic bowl. ¡°Alright.¡± Jace said and headed towards the fridge to get the sd cream. momentster, he was back with the cream in his hand. ¡°here you go.¡± Anderson collected the cream jar, opened the lid, and scooped up some cream with a scooper and onto the fruits in the bowl. ¡°get some tes. three to be exact.¡± Anderson said as he focused on stirring the thick cream and sliced fruits into an even mix.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°here.¡± Jace said and dropped the three chinas on the kitchen table gently. Anderson gave him a warm smile and Jace smiled back. he grabbed some spoons by the side and handed Jace one. when Jace looked at the spoon and then back up at him, his eyes holding a question, Anderson gave a small chuckle. ¡°I want you to check how it tastes.¡± Anderson smiled. ¡°Not that I¡¯m a bad cook, I just want you to be the first to taste my cooking.¡± Jace gave a small ¡®o¡¯ before nodding and digging the spoon into the bowl, then put in his mouth. ¡°hmmm¡­.¡± came a delighted moan from Jace. ¡°how¡¯s it?¡± ¡°This is great¡­ very good.¡± Jaceplemented truthfully. ¡°you likey?¡± ¡°I lovey!¡± Jace eximed, making Anderson smile. ¡®he might not be as evil as Alexa had described him to be, after all. ¡® Jace thought inwardly. Anderson scooped up the even mix unto the three tes until they were filled, and the bowl empty. ¡°carefully take the food to the dining table, while I go in search of Alexa.¡± Anderson instructed. ¡°ok.¡± Jace said and Anderson left. ? Anderson ? I have no idea where in this huge house Alexa might be, so instead of stressing¡­ I decided to check the security system upstairs in my study. I imputed my code lock-in, and the door to my study opened. I walked in, making the door close right after me. I went to sit at the desk in the middle of the bookshelf¡¯s enclosed walls. My study was abination of a mini library, a small bedroom with a toilet inside behind a door, and a security system on theputer and was watching them. I had about 10 ¨C 15 cameras installed in my house and I had only gone through three. I was on the seventh when I saw Alexa walk past it and into a door I didn¡¯t know what it held inside. yeah! you heard me right. I live here, but there are too many rooms and turns in this room, so most times I forget what a certain room holds in it. I click on the eighth camera, but still nothing. ninth, tenth, then eleventh. Alexa was on the balcony upstairs! why didn¡¯t I think of that? of course, she would be there. after crying, she¡¯d need fresh air, goddammit! I¡¯m such an idiot. I rushed out of the room, not bothering to even turn theputer off, and climbed up the stairs till I got to the balcony. I stopped running when I saw her, she¡¯d stopped crying by now, but her eyes were so puffy¡­ like the first day I met her. she seemed to notice my presence and turned to look in my direction. she sighed and stood up. ¡°what do you want?¡± she asked, her voice drained of life. ¡°Alexa, I¡¯m¡­¡± ¡°Sorry?¡± shepleted before huffing. ¡°haven¡¯t you said that enough already?¡± ¡°I just want you to know that¡­¡± ¡°know what Anderson?! you fucking hurt me all the time, apologize and think all is well?¡± she yelled all mad. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I prom¡­¡± ¡°oh no! I ain¡¯t doing this shit no more.¡± she said and made to leave through the staircase by the other side that led straight to the backyard. I rushed after her, caught her wrist just at the right time, turned her around, and pulled her towards me as I wrapped my hands around her and let her head rest on my chest. ¡°I love you.¡± Chapter Fifty Five Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°I love you.¡± Anderson said, barely whispering. Alexa pulled away from his embrace and looked at him. ¡°What did you say?¡± She asked, wanting to make sure she didn¡¯t hear things. ¡°Ughm¡­ I said nothing.¡± Anderson denied. ¡°But¡­ But¡­¡± Alexa stuttered, her two index fingers cutely touching each other. ¡°But what?¡± ¡°I was pretty sure I heard you say ¡®I love you.¡± Alexa said, her eyes fixed on her index fingers. ¡°Ughm¡­ No¡­ No¡­¡± Anderson stuttered, sweats breaking out on his forehead. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Alexa questioned. ¡°Of course I am.¡± Anderson lied, but before Alexa said anything more, he pulled her by the wrists. ¡°Where are we going?¡± Came Alexa. ¡°To the dining room, I prepared dinner for us three.¡± Anderson said, trying to get her mind off the awkward topic and into another. ¡°Wow. You cook?¡± Alexa asked amazed. ¡°Of course, I can. I used to live alone, remember?¡± Anderson asked as he locked her fingers in his. Alexa looked at their joined hands and smiled. It was always her dream to get married to a guy who could cook. She hated doing the chores alone¡­ That¡¯s why she¡¯d taught Jace how to make certain dishes even if he was barely nine. And it paid off. He had normalized helping out in the kitchen, which made Alexa give him some time off sometimes. Maybe getting married to Anderson wouldn¡¯t be as disastrous as she had thought it¡¯d be. She looked up and shed him a smile. Anderson¡¯s heart fluttered at her smile and couldn¡¯t help but sh her one of his amazing smiles too. Was he falling for this girl? Duh! Not ¡®falling¡¯! He was in love with her already ¡°Alexa!¡± Jace screamed and ran into her already open arms. ¡°Where did you go?¡± ¡°Somewhere quiet, Jace. You are loud.¡± Alexa replied halfughing as she ran her hands in his hair still in the embrace. Jace turned to look at Anderson, still in Alexa¡¯s embrace, winked at him, and grinned haughtily when Anderson winked back. ¡°Alright, dinner¡¯s getting cold. OK, it was made cold.¡± Andersonughed, Jace,ughing with him. ¡°But let¡¯s eat anyway, it¡¯s gonna be seven anytime soon.¡± Hepleted. Alexa was about to seat on one of the chairs, but Anderson stopped her. ¡°Wait!¡± Alexa froze, her heart thumping loudly, thinking she¡¯d done something wrong and he was going to bully her again. Anderson walked over and pulled out the chair, shocking both Alexa and Jace. ¡°For you, mydy.¡± Anderson said romantically and Alexa blushed as she took her seat. Anderson sat down at the head of the table before he removed the lid covering the food on his te at the same time Alexa and Jace did the same. ¡°Oh my! Fruit sd?¡± Alexa yelped in surprise and happiness unable to believe her eyes. ¡°You likey?¡± Anderson asked with a smirk. ¡°Of course I do!¡± ¡°I just found that out recently.¡± Anderson said. Alexa turned to look at Jace and back up at Anderson. ¡°And I guess Jace must be responsible for that?¡± ¡°Of course no sis¡­¡± ¡°Yes, you got that right¡­¡± Jace and Anderson said together, at the same time! Alexa stared at both of them surprised. They both had gotten closer, so much for a few minutes. ¡°So who am I supposed to believe?¡± ¡°Me, sis.¡± ¡°Of course, you know that should be me.¡± They both started again. Jace turned to face Anderson who was already staring at him and they got into an awesomely nice argument while Alexa watched on. ¡°Dude, you know it should be me.¡± Jace pointed out. ¡°Why you? I¡¯m her husband.¡± ¡°Duh! Husband to be, and besides¡­ I¡¯m her sibling!¡± ¡°Sibling? I¡¯m her fiance.¡± ¡°Fiance? Bro! I¡¯m her fucking brother.¡± Jace yelled forgetting he was too young to use a cuss word. ¡°Jeez, Jace!¡± Alexa gaped at him. Jace gave a nervous smile. ¡°I wasn¡¯t supposed to say that now, was I?¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. He asked, making Alexa nod in the negative. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Alexa.¡± Jace apologized. ¡°Not to me Jace. To Anderson.¡± Alexa redirected while Anderson watched as matured as Alexa was in handling Jace. ¡°No. He pushed me into saying that.¡± Jace said, drawing imaginary images on the tiled floor. ¡°Even if I said I¡¯ll find a way to get you some new books?¡± Alexa smiled wittingly at him. ¡°Noo! Not the books.¡± Jace whined. ¡°Common Jace or some new books won¡¯t be finding their way into your hands. Don¡¯t you want to remind your brain what new books smell like?¡± ¡°Argh! You got me!¡± Jace rolled his eyes before turning to face Anderson. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Anderson.¡± Jace apologized. ¡°It¡¯s OK kiddo.¡± Anderson smiled. ¡°Now let¡¯s eat!¡± Jace yelped excitedly and scrambled back down from his seat. ¡°This is delicious.¡± Alexamented after eating a spoonful. ¡°I know.¡± Anderson replied curtly, indicating pride whilst slipping his spoon into his mouth. ¡°Whatever.¡± Alexa rolled her eyes and continued eating. The three ate in silence until about 30 secondster, Alexa remembered what she saw in the entertainment news on her phone. ¡°Ughm¡­ Anderson?¡± Alexa called out unsure and Anderson turned to her, his gaze fixed on her which meant ¡®Go on¡¯ while munching on some fruits. ¡°I saw something on the news yesterday.¡± ¡°What was it about?¡± ¡°Why¡¯d you go live saying you were getting married soon?¡± Alexa asked, slipping a spoonful of fruit sd into her mouth. ¡°Because it¡¯s true.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°Were you the one that leaked those pictures of me from the CCTV camera?¡± ¡°And why do you think it¡¯s me?¡± Anderson raised his brows and dropped his spoon. ¡°Because since I¡¯ve beening here, I haven¡¯t seen anyone else in this estate and the security here¡¯s pretty tight.¡± ¡°Get to the point already.¡± Anderson sighed. ¡°There¡¯s no way those pictures leaked if it wasn¡¯t themand of someone in high authority here.¡± Alexa said with a hint of finalization. Anderson¡¯s face darkened. ¡°So you think it¡¯s all me? Is that what you¡¯re insinuating?!¡± Chapter Fifty Six Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Why¡¯d you go live saying you were getting married soon?¡± Alexa asked, slipping a spoonful of fruit sd into her mouth.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. ¡°Because it¡¯s true.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°Were you the one that leaked those pictures of me from the CCTV camera?¡± ¡°And why do you think it¡¯s me?¡± Anderson raised his brows and dropped his spoon. ¡°Because since I¡¯ve beening here, I haven¡¯t seen anyone else in this estate and the security here¡¯s pretty tight.¡± ¡°Get to the point already.¡± Anderson sighed. ¡°There¡¯s no way those pictures leaked if it wasn¡¯t themand of someone in high authority here.¡± Alexa said with a hint of finalization. ¡°So you think it¡¯s all me?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say so.¡± Alexa shrugged and dug into her food while Anderson stared at her. Anderson nced at Jace and frowned. ¡°Jace, go up the stairs, the second door by the right, that¡¯s your room. I have something important to tell your sister.¡± ¡°OK¡­ So, the food¡­?¡± Jace asked nervously. ¡°You can take it with you.¡± Anderson gave him a geek smile. Jace smiled back innocently, grabbed his te of food, and headed for the stairs. ¡°There¡¯s something you don¡¯t know.¡± Anderson started as soon as Jace had left. ¡°I know. There¡¯s a lot I don¡¯t know about you. I wish I could.¡± Alexa said thest word in a whisper though. ¡°You¡¯ll get to know me as time goes on.¡± Anderson said. ¡°I wish¡­¡± Alexa yed with her food. ¡°This estate belongs to the family name.¡± ¡°So you mean¡­¡± ¡°Yes. Anyone from my family bearing the Green surname has a right to this estate, that Includes my Dad and April.¡± Anderson exined. ¡°So they both live here too?¡± Alexa asked, surprise coursing through her. ¡°That¡¯s right, but we live axis and houses away from each other.¡± Andersonpleted and picked up his spoon again, cleaning up thest of his meal before he stood up from his seat and walked to the bar not too far away and upon returning, asked Alexa if she wanted some of the Alcohol in his hand. Alcohol and fruit sds didn¡¯t exactly go well together, but the topic was getting pretty personal and emotional, so might as well go through it without much awareness. ¡°Want some?¡± Anderson asked and Alexa nodded, watching as he poured out some for her and then himself. ¡°Wow. Why stay in different houses though?¡± Alexa asked confused as she finished her food and then grabbed the ss Anderson stretched out to her. Since they lived in the same ce, why not stay under one roof too? ¡°Because us three living together would be a total disaster.¡± Anderson said glumly, drinking his ss after. ¡°Wow, I thought families stayed together.¡± Alexa breathed silently after taking a drink from the alcohol but turns out¡­ Anderson heard. ¡°Not all families are like yours.¡± Anderson said, hurt evident in his voice before gulping his drink down and drinking another. Alexa gulped her drink down and felt lightheaded. Alcohol wasn¡¯t a friend of hers, it was in fact¡­ One of her weaknesses. It took all the strength in her to look up at Anderson and right in his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re hurt, ain¡¯t you?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m not.¡± Anderson lied. Alexa got up from her seat and swayed to him half drunk before straddling him. ¡°It¡¯s OK, you can cry and pour out your heart before me.¡± Anderson looked into her eyes for some time, searching for a ¡®go ahead¡¯ sign in it. When he finally saw it, he grabbed his drink once more, gulped it down, and sighed. ¡°I had the perfect family. Best mom, a responsible, great dad, and of course the cutest loving little sister I could ever ask for.¡± Anderson started. ¡°Everything was going great, that is¡­ Well till I turned Nine.¡± Anderson sighed, trying to keep himself from breaking down. ¡°What happened when you turned Nine?¡± Alexa asked curiously. ¡°She suddenly left.¡± Anderson said and bowed his head. ¡°Who did?¡± A confused Alexa asked, gripping his chin and pulling his lowered face up. Anderson poured himself another drink and drank it at one go before continuing his story. ¡°My Mom. The one I went to visit that day in the cemetery.¡± He said, trying to keep himself from sobbing. Alexa put her arms around his neck and arched her back her chest into his embrace. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Anderson.¡± ¡°My dad¡­ He stopped caring about my sis and me, he stopped being the great Dad he used to be, and eventually¡­ He pushed us to a boarding school far away when I was just 10.¡± Anderson said, trying to keep his voice in one piece. ¡°April and I weren¡¯t bothered because we still had each other, but a mistake I made unintentionally drifted us apart. It wasn¡¯t even really my fault.¡± Anderson muttered, trying to keep the tears that welled up in his eyes locked there. ¡°What mistake was that?¡± Alexa asked curiously. ¡°It¡¯s not in my ce to tell you, but one thing I can tell you is this. It was a pure mistake, nothing more. I had even made the mistake of trying to protect her.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened exactly, but it wasn¡¯t your fault.¡± Alexaforted. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. Did you try telling her?¡± ¡°I tried to, She didn¡¯t let me. Eventually, we got removed from the school by my Dad and came back home. When I grew, I found out my Dad pushed my mom to her death.¡± Anderson sobbed quietly, wetting Alexa¡¯s shoulders. ¡°Woah. That¡¯s huge.¡± Alexamented. ¡°I know right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s gonna be OK.¡± Alexa bent in to hug him tighter, and in so doing, her hips moved, making her ass move directly on his crotch. Anderson gasped in erotic bliss before his hands snaked unknowingly on Alexa¡¯s waist and held her there. ¡°So you see¡­ We three can¡¯t stay under the same roof. We barely even visit each other.¡± Anderson finalized and grabbed the alcohol bottle in his hands. ¡°I understand now.¡± Alexa said absentmindedly as she watched Anderson ce the bottle on his lips and greedily gulped the liquid down. Before Anderson could get a chance to drink some more, Alexa swatted the drink from his hands. ¡°You bent on drinking this alone, you greedy hoe?¡± She asked before putting the bottle in her mouth and gulping greedily. ¡°You look so beautiful tonight.¡± Andersonplimented. He was sure drunk, but he was telling the truth. Looking at the way Alexa¡¯s throat contracted and loosened as she took rapid, several gulps¡­ He swatted his lips with his tongue. ¡°You drink beautifully too.¡± Hemented. ¡°Would you like to drink something else?¡± Anderson asked with a naughty wink. Alexa giggled and ced her palms over her cheeks. ¡°Stop being naughty!¡± Sheughed and threw her head backward. Anderson groaned at the sight of her neck as he felt his bulge growing. ¡°Your lips look heavenly and you have a sexy throat.¡± ¡°Stop it.¡± Alexa hit him lightly on his chest, but that only aroused him more. He moved his head forward and got to his destination¡­ Pressed his lips down against Alexa¡¯s. ¡°Stop it!¡± Alexa said again, pushing him away with her feathery hands. He stopped, and on sighting her neck, purred and let his lips gently down on it. He nibbled on her neck and blew hot air on it. ¡°Anderson.¡± Alexa softly moaned. ¡°Stop.¡± She did mean it, but she made just one mistake¡­ She used a sultry voice as a result of the alcohol and Anderson took it as a ¡®YES, please don¡¯t stop.¡¯ ¡°Alright baby, I won¡¯t stop.¡± Anderson said as he stood up with her still straddled against him and grabbed her ass before bringing his lips down on hers again. Slow but steadily, he climbed up the stairs to his room andid her on his bed. Stripping still drunk, he stood stark-n*ked before moving over to where Alexay on the bed and helping them out of her clothes. Discarding her bra and panties, he moved toy on her as he rested his head on her chest mound while grabbing and fondling one. He rolled her n*pple between his fingers and listened silently as Alexa purred in delight. Reaching over with his second hand, he rubbed on Alexa¡¯s p*ssy mound and used a thumb to flick her cl*t. Alexa gasped as she felt electricity course through her and in no time, pleasure washed over her. Smiling as he felt her ride through her orga*m, he slicked a finger into her hole and found it ready and all wet. Using his fist as support, he got off the bed, drew Alexa down by her legs, spread it himself, and lined his c*ck against her p*ssy. Using his c*ck to y with her cl*t a little more, he reached over, took some lube oil from the drawer beside his bed, and lubricated his d*ck. Lining his d*ck against her pu*sy once more, not knowing she was a virgin, he mmed into her with one thrust. ¡°Anderson!!!¡± Chapter Fifty Seven Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Anderson!!!¡± Alexa screamed out in pain as her eyes shot wide open. Her scream frightened Anderson and still in his drunk state, he pulled out of her in confusion. Anderson darted his eyes to his d*ck which had by now goneid from shock and saw blood coated on it. Unable to bring his brain to process what that was, he swiped his index finger on his d*ck, brought it to his eyes, and stared at it for a while before realization hit him. The girl was a damn virgin! ¡°What did you fvcking do?¡± Alexa writhed in pain under Anderson, reminding him she was still on his bed. ¡°Oh my goodness. What did I just do?!¡± Anderson yelled at himself internally. ¡°Why does my vag*na hurt so bad?¡± Alexa asked, still as drunk as she was earlier. Normally, she would never use such a crude word alone, not to talk about saying it to someone else. She felt pain in her vag*na, but she couldn¡¯t wrap her head around what was causing it. Andersonid down beside her and moved the hair on her sweaty face away with his fingers. ¡°Shhh¡­ It¡¯s gonna be OK.¡± He cooed softly into her ears and watched Alexa mumble something, her eyes closed before she drifted off to sleep. ¡°Nothing is gonna be OK!¡± His mind screamed at him. ¡°You think I don¡¯t know that?¡± Anderson yelled back. ¡°Dude, you fvcking disciplined her!¡± ¡°I just realized that.¡± Anderson sighed inside. ¡°How¡¯re you¡­¡± The tiny voice in his mind wanted to speak, but Anderson shut it off. He made to stand up and go inside the bathroom to clean his blood-stained d*ck, but his drunk self fell on the sofa in the room before he could get into the bathroom. Tired, he decided to just shut his senses off and have a good night¡¯s rest. Eventually, he slept off. ¡­ Next day ¡­ || 7. 30 Am|| _ P&P printing co _ ¡°Dad!¡± Phoebe yelled stomping towards her Dad¡¯s office. ¡°Sorry miss, you can¡¯t go in now.¡± The secretary to her Dad said, standing in her way. ¡°Get the fvck out bitch!¡± Phoebe said and roughly pushed the secretary on the floor before walking over to her and into her Dad¡¯s office.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Dad!¡± She yelled again standing in Greg¡¯s face angrier than before. Greg buried his face in his palms, sighed, and brought it back out. ¡°What¡¯s it again Phoebe?¡± He asked frustrated. Earlier this morning before he arrived at work, Phoebe had kept on bugging him about Anderson at home. Greg had to take out his phone and ced a call across to Simon, to at least give Phoebe some assurance, but it turned out that Simon had given Anderson permission to marry whomever he wanted to marry, and his choice was Alexa. That upset Phoebe so much that she bugged him till he left the house more early than usual¡­ And now she was here??? ¡°What about the deal I asked you to strike between Green cosmetics and me?¡± Phoebe asked fuming. ¡°I¡¯ve not met with April yet.¡± Greg replied gently. ¡°And why is that?!¡± Phoebe yelled. ¡°Because I¡¯ve been busy with ¡®You and Anderson¡¯. That is why!¡± Greg yelled back softly. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t see any effort you¡¯ve put in that.¡± Phoebe replied sarcastically. ¡°You know I¡¯ve done a lot for you.¡± ¡°What¡¯s so hard about Anderson then?¡± ¡°The guy¡¯s human. He¡¯s not some toy I could buy easily for you if I wanted to.¡± Greg shot. ¡°Whatever. Just get me that contract with April, else I¡¯ll bug you till you die untimely!¡± Phoebe shot back and turned her back at him to leave. ¡°What did you just say?¡± Greg asked shocked. Phoebe flipped her hair and snapped her neck a bit to the side. ¡°What you just heard!¡± And with that, she left. Greg sank his head in his palms once more. This was how she paid him for being a good single father? He always sacrificed every damn thing to make her happy. He sighed, swung his swivel chair to the back, and looked at otherpany buildings right outside. {9. 15 Am} ¡Ö Anderson¡¯s home ¡Ö Alexa moaned slightly as she moved her body on the bed from one side to another. The bed was sofy. ¡°Wait, whose bed is this?¡± She bit herself in her head. She ced her palm on the bed and felt it. It had a silk bedspread on it. She owned no silk at home. ¡®Was she on¡­? No, it couldn¡¯t be, right? She was not on Anderson¡¯s bed right?¡¯ Slowly, she sat up and painfully forced her eyes open. She looked up at the ceiling and felt a huge hammer drop down on her head. Dammit! She was having a very bad headache. She shut her eyes back and started recollecting the memories of yesterday. She and Anderson had been in a heart-touching conversation, gulped down a bottle of alcohol, she remembered going to straddle him. ¡°Oh my God! I straddled him?¡± She screamed in her head. Hugging him when he started crying, his hand ced on her waist drawing her closer to him, the kiss, the neck nibbling. ¡°Oh no¡­¡± Their flight up the stairs with her straddled against him as he humped into her, him undressing her when they got to his room. ¡°Geez, I allowed him to undress me?¡± Alexa froze in horror. She tried to recollect the rest that happened, but the memory was fuzzy and her aching head wasn¡¯t helping matters. She forcefully tore her eyes open and though it hurt her head more, she looked at her body. ¡°Oh. My. God!¡± She eximed loudly and huddled the bedspread around her when she realized she was fully nude. If she was nude on his bed, it meant¡­ ¡°Oh no, let it not be true.¡± She prayed as she slowly slid her right palm down her body and over her p*ssy. She held her breath before palming her p*ssy. ¡°Ouch!¡± She yelped in pain and removed her palm from her p*ssy. ¡°Why does my p*ssy hurt as hell?¡± She asked no one in particr as she prepared to go into panic mode. Her brain told her to unwrap the sheets from her body and check if it was stained with blood. If it was, it¡¯d exin why her p*ssy was hurting. She did exactly what her brain advised and shifted away from where she was previously sitting. Looking right at the sheet, she went into full panic mode. ¡°Anderson!!!¡± Anderson jumped off the couch by the side where he spent his night in fright. He slowly forced his eyes open and the first thing he saw was Alexa¡¯s bloodthirsty eyes. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± He asked and held his head. It was no better than Alexa¡¯s. Grabbing the sheets and folding them around her, she took slow, dangerous steps towards Anderson who was sitting on the floor, holding his aching head with his hands. Not minding the ache wanting to wreck her head, she stood in front of Anderson and when he looked up at her, she pulled him up by his hair. ¡°Ouch, that hurts.¡± Anderson whined as he got on his feet. ¡°What¡¯d you do that fo¡­¡± Anderson didn¡¯t get to finish his statement as Alexa swiped her two palms on his two cheeks, one after the other at the same time. Anderson palmed his cheeks in both palms as his headache increased. ¡°Why did you hit me on my two cheeks?¡± He asked, bringing his palms down. Alexa raised her hand to p him once more, but he held her hand before it could get to his cheeks, and satisfied he was focused on that hand, Alexa swatted his other cheek with her left palm. ¡°Ouch! what did I do to you early this morning?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡± Alexa asked as she pped him again. ¡°I don¡¯t. Stop hitting me.¡± ¡°You filthy bastard!¡± Alexa cussed. ¡°Filthy bastard?¡± Anderson asked confused. ¡°You gonna pretend you didn¡¯t rape mest night?!¡± Alexa yelled and hit him very hard on his bare chest as tears clouded her eyes and cascaded down her cheeks. ¡°Rape? I didn¡¯t¡­¡± He trailed off when his eyes mistakenly darted to his lower half and saw he waspletely nude. Spotting red splotches on his member, he gasped. It was true. Slowly, his memory refreshed and everything that happenedst night rushed like adrenaline into his mind. He palmed his face and sighed before looking up. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± He apologized. ¡°Sorry? Dude, you fucking took my virginity without permission yesterday. Will sorry restore it?¡± Alexa yanked his ears as she spoke. ¡°No, but it wasn¡¯t my fault. We both were under the influence of alcohol, and I didn¡¯t even fvck youst night. When I realized you were a virgin, I pulled out and cooed you to sleep.¡± ¡°Stop giving me excuses! I was keeping my virginity for someone special.¡± Alexa said gently as tears raked down her cheeks once more. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Anderson apologized again. ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯re supposed to be a virgin at your age.¡± He muttered lowly. ¡°Dude, I¡¯m heading 20!¡± Alexa yelled. ¡°Alright, sorry.¡± ¡°Stop telling me sorry!¡± Alexa yelled grumpily. ¡°What can I do to make it up to you?¡± Anderson asked soothingly. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I kept my virginity for my wedding night, but now you stole it.¡± Alexa sighed sadly and sank onto the couch. ¡°What if I get you married today¡­¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Alexa arched her brows. ¡°¡­ To me.¡± Andersonpleted. ¡°No, no. Don¡¯t even think about it¡± ¡°Yes, yes. I¡¯m already thinking about it¡± Chapter Fifty Eight Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°No, no.¡± Alexa shook her head. ¡°Yes, yes.¡± Anderson leaned behind the sofa Alexa was sitting on. ¡°Not today. Isn¡¯t it too early?¡± Alexa asked, the thought of her getting married that very day petrifying. ¡°It¡¯s gonna be just a court marriage, the official one wouldeter.¡± Anderson exined and Alexa Oed.Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. ¡°But still, why so soon?¡± ¡°Because you asked for it?¡± Anderson rolled his eyes at her. ¡°No, I did not!¡± Alexa argued, but Anderson not wanting to argue because of his hurting head just agreed with her. ¡°OK.¡± Anderson mumbled behind her and she turned her head to look at him, before turning and standing on the sofa, towering over him. ¡°Did you just say OK?¡± Alexa shot him an angry look. ¡°Yes. So¡­?¡± Anderson asked annoyingly as he looked up at her sheet-draped body. ¡°Dude, you¡¯re fvcking not supposed to agree with me as easily as that!¡± Alexa said half yelling, making Anderson huff. ¡°I¡¯m having a headache for Heaven¡¯s sake. Ain¡¯t you having any?¡± ¡°Of course I am.¡± Alexa answered. ¡°And you still have the power to yell?¡± Anderson asked amazed. ¡°I guess so.¡± Alexa bit down on her lower lip. Anderson groaned at the sight of her biting her lower lip. ¡°Are you trying to make me hard and probably give mean fvck?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Alexa asked confused ¡°Cause it¡¯s working.¡± Andersonpleted. ¡°I¡¯m not trying to make you hard fool.¡± Alexa shot at him and gently got off the sofa, moving slowly towards the door. ¡°Are you trying to go out of my room?¡± Anderson asked, his brows arched. ¡°Not really.¡± Alexa gave a nervousugh. If there was something she wanted to avoid right now, it was a repeat of the mistake that happenedst night. Her p*ssy still hurt badly and she was sure something got torn alongside her hymen. ¡°I feel like you are.¡± Anderson gave a stern look. ¡°Well, you¡¯re nude¡­ Go get some clothes on.¡± Alexa yelled, running out as she talked. Anderson watched the door m behind her fast disappeared figure and sighed, walking to his bed. He picked up his phone from the table beside his bed and peered into it. ¡°Oh jeez.¡± He let out, drawing thest word out as long as he could. ¡°I didn¡¯t realize it was thiste.¡± He let out again. ¡°How long did I sleep for it to be 9. 42 now?¡± He made to walk to the bathroom, but stepped on something and looked at it. It was Alexa¡¯s bra. He smirked and bent, picking it up. He hasn¡¯t noticed, but her boobs were average, at least what her C ¨C cup bra told him. His dirty thoughts asked him to look around for her pantie and he devilishly gave into it. No sooner had he set his eyes to work, than he saw her pantie and bent to pick it with his other hand. Caring is not about being called a pervert or not¡­ He ced Alexa¡¯s pantie nearer to his nose and inhaled the scent from the deepest part of her. His lips curved into a smile. Her scent was so heavenly, that he wondered if she usually dipped a strawberry into her p*ssy to give it the scent it had. But there was something he didn¡¯t like¡­ Her pantie was of lesser quality and so was her bra. Though it was probably harsh to throw out the other undies, remembering their quality made him give himself a high five for throwing them out. He hurriedly picked up the remaining discarded clothing fromst night and ced them in the hamper together with Alexa¡¯s bra and pantie before he ran into the shower. Making a mental note to get her a lot of quality lingerie setster, he willed his mind to not think about her, but doing that was so hard. I mean¡­ Her p*ssy scent kept crawling back into his memory making him almost masturbate in the shower. Alexa came inside the room some time and peeked inside thinking Anderson went out before stepping inside fully. She was looking for her pantie. Since Anderson decided to help her throw out her undies yesterday, she had no other pair. After searching with no sess, she decided to check the hamper and saw that Anderson had so GRACEFULLY (sarcasm intended) put them in there with the rest of the dirty clothes. ¡°What the heck am I gonna wear now? Surely I can¡¯t stay wrapped up in a bedspread for the rest of the day.¡± Sheined aloud. ¡°My clothes.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± She turned back to look at who spoke and it was no other person than Anderson. ¡°I said my clothes. I can¡¯t get you clothes right now because there are no clothing stores on this estate. I¡¯ll get you some clothes and make-upter in April.¡± Alexa looked at his wet body. His hair was dripping wet and the drops of water dripping down his chest made his biceps and chiseled 6 packs a lot hotter. She¡¯d have explored further with her eyes, but he had a towel on. ¡°Like what you see?¡± ¡°Ughm¡­ No¡­ I don¡¯t like anything.¡± She stuttered. ¡°It didn¡¯t look like that a while ago.¡± Anderson smirked. Alexa didn¡¯t wanna have this conversation, so she changed the topic as quickly as she could. ¡°Why do you think I¡¯ll wear your clothes?¡± ¡°Ughm, nothing. You can stay wrapped up in a bedspread if that¡¯s what you like better.¡± Anderson offered. ¡°No. Just get me the clothes so I can go shower in my room.¡± Alexa said. Anderson walked past her and into his closet. Going through the clothes on each cab, he finally picked out a ck tee and green shorts that didn¡¯t size him anymore and got them off their hangers. He stepped out into his room and was about to hand Alexa the clothes when it clicked to him. He quickly retracted his hands. ¡°Wait, shower in ¡®your¡¯ room?¡± He asked and Alexa nodded. ¡°Which room is that?¡± ¡°The one above this floor.¡± Alexa replied. ¡°And who said that¡¯s your room?¡± Anderson threw. ¡°Well, because no one stays there¡­ I can pretty much stay there right?¡± Alexa asked back. ¡°Raise your left hand and tell me what¡¯s there.¡± Andersonmanded. ¡°Ughm¡­ The ring you slipped forcefully on my middle finger?¡± Alexa answered. This was damn awkward. ¡°That ring shows that¡­?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a band you forcefully put there?¡± Alexa replied sarcastically and Anderson rushed towards her within some seconds and pinned her on the nearest wall. ¡°It shows you¡¯re mine. Mine to have, mine to touch alone.¡± Anderson breathed angrily on her neck. Looking at her neck, his angry breaths turned into that of desire as he brought his lips down on it and licked it hungrily as if he owned it. ¡°Stop it!¡± Chapter Fifty Nine Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ? Alexa ¡» I felt disgusted at the way Anderson pinned my hands over my head on the wall with one of his hands. More disgusting and annoying was the fact that he was forcefully kissing me all over my neck. I could take it no more. ¡°Stop it!¡± I heard myself say. He must be a beast in bed, seeing that his body was constantly rushing adrenaline into him every time. He stopped what he was doing and looked at me. ¡°You don¡¯t like it?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t.¡± I replied smugly. Truth was, I did like it¡­ But not this way. It wasn¡¯t about the position I loved the wall-pinning scenes in the novels I read when I was still in high school. I just didn¡¯t like the fact that he was trying to force me into it. ¡°Oh¡­¡± He muttered under his breath, loosening his grip on me, till finally, he let me go. I peered into his eyes and saw hurt. Hurt?! Why would he be hurt that I refused to allow him to do his stupid stuff on my body? Not that I care anyway. I walked past him and picked the clothes he¡¯d wanted to hand me from the floor and was about to head outside his room before he got me frozen. ¡°You¡¯re staying in this room. My (ying a lot of emphasis on ¡®my¡¯) room!¡± ¦ë Anderson ¦ê I don¡¯t just get why this girl¡¯s not falling for me. It¡¯s very annoying that I¡¯m in love with her, but she doesn¡¯t feel the same. When she asked for it, I let her go. I mean, what¡¯s so different in her? Every other girl I showed a slight interest in their body gave in to me¡­ ALWAYS!This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. So why was she proving difficult? Maybe it¡¯s because she¡¯s still a virgin. Yes. I tore her hymen, but I didn¡¯t fvck her¡­ So basically she¡¯s still a virgin. She made to leave my room, and I got angry. Holding myself back from walking towards her and losing my temper¡­ I muttered just seven words and it froze her. But one thing I didn¡¯t count for was the reply she gave. ¡°OK.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± I asked, to be sure I heard her correctly. ¡°I said OK.¡± She repeated. ¡°Wow,¡± I muttered. ¡°I¡¯m tired of arguing with you all the time, so I might just take a break.¡± She said coolly, turned on her heels, and heels headed for the bathroom. ||| Green Cosmetics||| Sharon nked her heels on the tiled floor as she walked into April¡¯s office. April looked up from the paperwork she was handling earlier and let her eyes rest on her secretary. ¡°Miss, Mr. Patterson seeks an audience with you.¡± Sharon let out as soon as she got to April¡¯s desk. Not interested in what Greg had to say to her, she told her secretary to go send him off. ¡°Tell him to book an appointment next time.¡± Sharon left the office and soon, she was back. April rolled her eyes ¡°What¡¯s it again?¡± ¡°He insists on seeing you miss.¡± Sharon replied. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°ording to him, he has something important to tell you, a deal at the end.¡± ¡°Alright. Show him in.¡± Aprilmanded and Sharon left. ¡°She says she¡¯ll see you now.¡± Sharon informed Greg as soon as she got outside. ¡°Alright.¡± Greg replied and walked towards the door to April¡¯s office, while Sharon went back to her desk. ¡°What brings you here?¡± April asked as she gathered the paper files on her desk withdrawal looking at the man standing inches away from her. ¡°Won¡¯t you at least offer me a seat?¡± April stopped what she was doing abruptly and looked at him. Scanning his eyes and facial expression, she loosened up. ¡°Have a seat. I¡¯ll join you in a short while.¡± She said and continued with what she was doing while Greg made himselffortable on one of the couches in the middle of the office. April finished what she was doing, dropped the paperwork neatly on the side of the desk, and stood up from her seat. Closing the distance between herself and the other party, she crossed over and sat down on the head coach. ¡°How¡¯re you?¡± Greg asked and April pped him across his face with her reply. ¡°Go straight to why you¡¯re here, I¡¯m a busy woman.¡± ¡°You could have answered my question.¡± Greg said, crestfallen. ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to be rude all the time.¡± Greg informed. ¡°I know, but Rude suits me.¡± April replied, a glum smile on her lips. ¡°Whatever. I¡¯m here because of my daughter, Phoebe.¡± Greg announced. ¡°What about your daughter?¡± April asked, not the least interested. ¡°I¡¯m nning on opening up a cosmeticpany for her, and since I and Simon are close, I thought it better if you¡¯d be her first business ally and partner.¡± Greg exined. ¡°Oh wow. Soter she¡¯d startpeting with me and throw me out of business, which I know isn¡¯t exactly possible?¡± April huffed. ¡°No. I just want you to partner with her, her very first partner so others can know she¡¯s now in the cosmetic industry.¡± ¡°And I trust you discussed this with my father first?¡± ¡°Not really, but yes.¡± Greg answered. ¡°Then NO.¡± April said and stood up from the head coach. ¡°Wait, what?¡± Greg asked, rising too in disbelief. ¡°You heard me loud and clear.¡± April pursed her lips. ¡°But why?¡± Greg questioned. ¡°In case you had no idea, I am not in the best of state with Phoebe, and I don¡¯t want to be.¡± April answered. ¡°So you¡¯ll not take my offer and do this for me?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t. Please take your leave.¡± April said a little strict. ¡°Ap¡­¡± ¡°Do journey back home safely.¡± April cut him off, turned on her heels, and walked to her desk¡­ Signifying ¡®Talk¡¯s over.¡¯ Greg got the message and left. April looked up and mumbled under her breath. ¡°Stupid bastard.¡± ¡¥ Back at P&P printing Co. ¡¥ Greg walked into his office and sat down on one of the couches, instead of him main to cool off his hot head. ¡°How was it?¡± Someone asked and Greg shook in fright, so doing, his medicated eyess fell off his face. ¡°Rx Dad, it¡¯s me. Phoebe.¡± Greg sighed in relief but perked up soon after. ¡°What are you doing back here?¡± ¡°I got your secretary to inform me if you went out and came back, and she did.¡± Phoebe exined. ¡°Oh¡­¡± ¡°Yeah, so how¡¯d it go with April?¡± Phoebe asked. ¡°Bad.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°She refused to partner with you.¡± Greg said. ¡°What?! How dare that b! tch?¡± Phoebe fumed. ¡°Calm down, it¡¯s herpany after all.¡± Greg advised. ¡°It¡¯s time for n two Dad.¡± ¡°What n two?¡± Greg asked confused. Phoebe walked to him, sat down on the arm of the couch her Dad was sitting on, and leaned into him to whisper in his ear. ¡°We¡¯re going to ¡­ And I need you to help me.¡± Phoebe whispered and got off him. ¡°Wow, I love that n.¡± Greg said grinning from ear to ear like a little kid who got the chocte he asked for. ¡°I knew you would.¡± Phoebe winked and smiled. ¡°The main thing Dad is¡­ Will you help me?¡± ¡°Of course you know I will!¡± ¡°Then weds ready. It won¡¯t be long till we take over them and be Number 1.¡± Phoebe smirked evilly. ¡°If I can¡¯t get Anderson, or help to kick start my career¡­ I¡¯ll have to destroy them¡­¡± Phoebe said as her face curved into an evil smile and her Dad looked on at her with divine admiration. Chapter Sixty Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by: Marvy Hyacinth ¡°It¡¯s time for n two Dad.¡± ¡°What n two?¡± Greg asked confused. Phoebe walked to him, sat down on the arm of the couch her Dad was sitting on, and leaned into him to whisper in his ear. ¡°We¡¯re going to ¡­ And I need you to help me.¡± Phoebe whispered and got off him. ¡°Wow, I love that n.¡± Greg said grinning from ear to ear like a little kid who got the chocte he asked for. ¡°I knew you would.¡± Phoebe winked and smiled. ¡°The main thing Dad is¡­ Will you help me?¡± ¡°Of course you know I will!¡± ¡°Then weds ready. It won¡¯t be long till we take over them and be Number 1.¡± Phoebe smirked evilly. ¡°If I can¡¯t get Anderson, or help to kick start my career¡­ I¡¯ll have to destroy them¡­¡± Phoebe said as her face curved into an evil smile and her Dad looked on at her with divine admiration. Location: Anderson¡¯s home ¦× Anderson¡¯s POV ¦× I set up the dining table and ced the dish I cooked on it, with help from Jace of course. Then I headed towards my room to call Alexa down forte Breakfast. I climbed up the stairs slowly and swung the door to my room open without any knowledge that Alexa was inside, chest nude. ¡°Argghhh!¡± Alexa screamed and quickly ced her hands on her boobs. ¡°Sorry¡­ I didn¡¯t know¡­¡± I trailed off as my gaze rested on her, well her chest mainly in awkward silence. She had my shorts on, but the tee was on the bed. ¡°You don¡¯t knock?!¡± She yelled her question. ¡°I thought I said sorry?¡± I rolled my eyes at her. ¡°And¡­ Why are you staring at my palmed chest?¡± ¡°Could you please remove your palms from your titties? I requested, totally ignoring her question. ¡°What?!¡± She yelled, her voice holding a mixture of shock and surprise. ¡°You know, I don¡¯t remember what your boobs look like fromst night.¡± I said like an idiot. ¡°What?! Have you gone insane?¡± She yelled as she¡¯d never heard such before ¡°No. I¡¯m just obsessed with Boobs, that¡¯s all.¡± I replied truthfully. ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re mentally okay?¡± ¡°Why the question?¡± ¡°Cause a normal human won¡¯t have the gut to say what you just spouted to a vignce to face.¡± She said, that horrified look on her face. ¡°I¡¯m not like others.¡± I shrugged. ¡°Show me some respect and leave this room this instant!¡± She ordered. ¡°Why? This is my room, besides I want you.¡± I said and leaned against the door. ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°I said I want you. In my bed.¡± I repeated and she went berserk. ¡°Have you lost your mind? Get out!¡± She yelled. ¡°Normally, I¡¯d have, but I don¡¯t like the idea of you bossing me around so I¡¯m gonna stay.¡± She made to say something but just shut her mouth, and picked up the tee shirt I handed her earlier which was on the bed while positioning herself at such an angle that I couldn¡¯t see anything but her bare back¡­ Which is sexy by the way and made to walk to the bathroom. Seeing that her hands were now by her sides and no longer on her boobs, an evil and naughty idea crept into my head. ¡°Turn around,¡± I smirked. She stood still, her body stiff¡­ Signifying she was holding her breath, then gave offughter ¡°What are youughing about?¡± I asked confused. ¡°Nothing.¡± She replied, her back facing me. Before I could speak, she spoke. ¡°You want to see my boob right?¡± She asked and I could swear she was gracing a smirk on her face even though I wasn¡¯t seeing her face. ¡°Yes¡­?¡± My answer came off as a question, and then she did something I never thought she would. She turned around. She fvcking turned around, her two thumbs tucked in the pocket at either side of her shorts. ¡°Here they are then.¡± She said and I had to stop myself from running over and grabbing them in my hands. ¡°Why are you suddenly showing me this?¡± ¡°Sudden?¡± She asked and I nodded. ¡°It¡¯s not sudden. After all, we were nude in each other¡¯s arms.¡± She said taking slow steps towards me. ¡°We were drunk.¡± I reminded. ¡°Oh please!¡± She said, waving her hand like she was clearing what I said away from the air and continued walking towards me. ¡°If you remember what happened, then it means you weren¡¯t drunk enough.¡± She spoke and stopped abruptly. ¡°You want ¡¯em titties,e get ¡¯em!¡± She said with a wink and this time, I couldn¡¯t hold myself anymore. Damn! I needed no second invitation as I damned and threw everything aside as I raced to her side. I caught her and held her against me as I walked to the bed with her in my arms and pushed her on the bed before climbing alongside her too. I knelt between her legs and kissed her, shockingly she kissed back too, so I proceeded to her shorts. Her hand crossed over mine¡­ Stopping and I looked back up at her. ¡°Tell me. How many girls have you slept with?¡± ¡°How many girls have you slept with?¡± Alexa asked. ¡°I can¡¯t count¡­ Maybe a hundred.¡± Anderson replied honestly. ¡°On this same bed?¡± ¡°Yeah. Why?¡± Anderson quizzed. ¡°Get off me.¡± Alexa said softly. ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡±Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. Anderson pouted. ¡°Alright then. Stay.¡± Alexa smiled at him. ¡°OK¡­¡± Anderson didn¡¯t get toplete the word as the next thing he realized was his ass on the floor. He watched Alexa ce the shirt over her head before speaking. ¡°Did you push me or it was my imagination only?¡± ¡°I pushed you.¡± Alexa said effortlessly as she tied up her hair in a loose ponytail. ¡°Wow.¡± Anderson muttered, not knowing what to say. ¡°Yeah.¡± Alexa said and got off the bed. She walked to the door and muttered just four words before walking out of it. ¡°Your bed disgusts me.¡± Anderson watched her back till it disappeared through the door in surprise. His bed was disgusting?! How? What did she mean by that? ¡­ Downstairs ¡°Hey Jace, you¡¯re up.¡± Alexamented as soon as she stepped foot in the dining room. ¡°Yeah. Where¡¯s Anderson.¡± Jace asked. ¡°Upstairs, why?¡± ¡°Because he said he was going to get you down for breakfast ande down with you.¡± Chapter Sixty One Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth She walked to the door and muttered just four words before walking out of it. ¡°Your bed disgusts me.¡± Anderson watched her back till it disappeared through the door in surprise. His bed was disgusting?! How? What did she mean by that? ¡­ Downstairs ¡°Hey Jace, you¡¯re up.¡± Alexamented as soon as she stepped foot in the dining room. ¡°Yeah. Where¡¯s Anderson.¡± Jace asked. ¡°Upstairs, why?¡± ¡°Because he said he was going to get you down for breakfast ande down with you.¡± Jace replied. ¡°Oh¡­¡± Alexa Oed. ¡°Let¡¯s eat anyway.¡± ¡°Without me?¡± Anderson quizzed by the side, before walking to his ce at the table. Alexa and Jace turned their heads towards him. Alexa sighed. ¡°Does it matter if you¡¯re here or not?¡± ¡°Of course it does.¡± Anderson said, sitting. ¡°Whatever.¡± Alexa rolled her eyes. ¡°Eat fast, we¡¯re heading to the court today.¡± Anderson announced and dug a fork in his fried egg. ¡°What for?¡± Alexa quizzed. ¡°For our unofficial marriage, remember?¡± Anderson answered, making Jace swing his eyes to Alexa. ¡°You didn¡¯t tell me you¡¯re getting married today.¡± Jace frowned. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m not Jace. Its just a misunderstanding on Anderson¡¯s part.¡± Alexa gave a nervous smile, hoping what she said herself was true. ¡°No Jace, There¡¯s no misunderstanding. We¡¯re getting married today, just a court stuff though.¡± Anderson countered. ¡°Court marriage?¡± Jace asked with a slight frown on his face. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why not a proper white wedding?¡± Jace quizzed. ¡°Oh, you see Jace¡­ I¡¯d have loved to do that first, but your sis is one crazy hell of ady. She might just decide toe to the church with her wedding dress ripped off by her own hands.¡± Anderson exined halfughing. ¡°But my sis ain¡¯t as crazy as that.¡± Jace scrunched his brows. ¡°Then you don¡¯t know her. She¡¯s more than crazy.¡± ¡°Lmao. I knew her before you did, so stop acting like you¡¯ve met her years before me.¡± ¡°Is that Jealousy knocking on the door?¡± Anderson teased. ¡°Not really.¡± Jace answered as he dug into his eggs. ¡°Hmm¡­ OK.¡± Anderson said and turned to Alexa. ¡°I¡¯ll get you a dress when I go to work and send it to you by 1pm. Make sure you get ready immediately, I¡¯ll set an appointment for us by 2.¡± ¡°Seems like I can¡¯t argue this with you.¡± Alexa thinned her lips. ¡°Thank goodness you realized.¡± ¡°But ain¡¯t you supposed to make an appointment for something like this three days away or even a week before?¡± Alexa asked, obviously looking for a way to avoid what Anderson was preparing. ¡°There¡¯s nothing money and influence can¡¯t do darling.¡± Anderson smirked. ¡°So you pay your way through every damn thing?¡± ¡°Not EVERY thing.¡± Anderson corrected. ¡°So the rings and all that?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve got that covered.¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. ¡°Goddammit! There¡¯s no way of escaping this huh?¡± Alexa fumed frustrated. ¡°Obviously.¡± Anderson smiled. ¦® Unknown¡¯s POV ¦® Standing on a tree top opposite Anderson¡¯s home with a pair of binocrs in my hands, I looked towards the nearest window and saw nobody inside the room it held inside. I tried another window and saw a little boy inside reading some books. Boring! As a kid, I hated books, I wonder what the little boy sees in it. The boy wasn¡¯t my target¡­ I tried another window on the lower floor and saw what I was looking for. She was there, washing the dishes. That must be the kitchen. She was my target¡­ Not exactly, but to get my main target, I have to get her as bait. I spotted a car drive out, and his myself well in the leaves of the tree. from the luxurious look of the car, it was definitely my target in it. Anderson! I must surely pay him back for destroying my natural, beautiful face when I was much younger! ? Alexa ? I did the dishes after our meal since Anderson was the one who cooked, alongside Jace and walked to my, well OUR room. I had a hard time waiting for time to pass. Not that I wanted it, but I was secretly looking forward to the court wedding. If not anything, for the dress Anderson said he was going to get me. It¡¯s been as long as forever since I had enough money to spare for a morous dress. I picked up my phone. I had barely touched it since I got here and picking up my ear phone, scrolled through it. I got bored with it after some time and went to check on Jace. I thought he¡¯d be asleep, but he wasn¡¯t. Instead, he was reading. ¡°Hey buddy. What are you reading?¡± I asked as I entered into his room and closed the door after me. He raised the book up and I took a closer look at it. ¡°Procedures in heart surgery?¡± I cracked. ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Bunny, why are you reading this?¡± ¡°Tomorrow¡¯s my surgery, so I found this book in that shelf over there and thought some reading to know what I¡¯d expect tomorrow won¡¯t do much harm.¡± He replied very meekly. I took a seat by his side on the bed. ¡°You don¡¯t have to do this.¡± I raked my hand through his hair. ¡°Will I die?¡± He asked, throwing me off guard. ¡°No, you won¡¯t. What gives you that idea?¡± ¡°They said here in the book I may probably die, during or after the surgery.¡± He said, tears running down his cheeks. ¡°No you won¡¯t. Stop saying nonsense.¡± ¡°But the people that wrote this book are professional doctors.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t listen to them. They¡¯re all lying. You won¡¯t die, I trust you.¡± I said, trying my best tofort him. ¡°But, what if¡­¡± I quickly cut him off. ¡°Stop with the buts Jace. You won¡¯t die, and that¡¯s it!¡± I said firmly. ¡°I¡¯m just scared¡­¡± ¡°Of what?¡± ¡°Of dying and not living to fulfill my ambition of be a Heart surgeon.¡± He said. ¡± ¡°Wow, you already picked a job?¡± I asked amazed and he nodded his response. ¡°Why that one?¡± ¡°I want to be able to help people with my kinda condition. I know how sucking it is to stay indoors always, so I want to help others when I grow.¡± He answered. ¡°Wow. That¡¯s great Jace¡± I said truthfully. ¡°I know, that¡¯s why I don¡¯t want to die yet.¡± ¡°Trust me, you won¡¯t.¡± I assured him andy down beside him, my hand draped around him as I rocked him to sleep. After ensuring he was asleep already, I went to my room to y some games or prolly listen to music, but the time dinged 12. 30 pm. Dang it! 30minutes¡­. I screeched excited. I walked to the bathroom, took a shower again as I sat, waiting for the dress to arrive. At exactly 1pm, it did! I wore it the dress and stood in front of the man length mirror to check it out. It was a sea blue y gown stopping right above my knee. It was nothing too spectacr, but I sure loved it. I wore the blue high heel sent along with the dress to match and took time curling up my hair. Anderson may not have a taste for women¡¯s clothing, but his shoe sense was incredible. I picked my phone up, took some selfies and photos of me in the mirror. I uploaded the pics on both my Facebook and Whatsapp before scrolling, looking for more celebrities to follow. I checked the time again, and it was 1. 3pm already. ¡°I should go now, before he roasts me with his words.¡± I said to myself and went down the stairs, outside. ¡°You going somewhere ma¡¯am?¡± One of the guys Anderson left here asked and I nodded. ¡°Anderson didn¡¯t drop instructions for you?¡± I asked. ¡°No, he didn¡¯t.¡± He said with his head bowed low. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡± I was about toplete my statement before his phone dinged and he brought it out of his pocket. ¡°Oh, he sent me the address now. He said he¡¯s on his way there now.¡± He said. ¡°Alright.¡± He opened the door to the car and I hopped in, while he closed it after me and went to the driver¡¯s seat. He drove me down to the court and immediately I alighted, he drove away. I was almost near the court when someone ced something over my nose and dragged me into a bush nearby. Chapter Sixty Two Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth |¦Ô¦Ç§Ü¦Ç¦Ò¦Ø¦Ç¡¯? ¦Ñ¦Ò¦Í| I stalked my bait¡­ The only person I knew would send my prey running straight into my trap throughout most of the day ¨C well, I pretty much remained on the tree even after Anderson left earlier. With my binocrs, I saw here out of the house wearing a fancy dress of some sort and talk with one of the guys Anderson left at home. The guy nodded, got a car key, and with them both in the car, drove off. ¡°Going somewhere, pretty?¡± I huffed,ughing slightly. I quickly left Anderson¡¯s side of the estate and ran as fast as I could into his sister¡¯s. I went straight to the garage, took out one of the car keys there, ran out of the garage storage room and straight out to the main garage¡­ Where April¡¯s many cars adorned the area with their different colors. ¡°You heading out?¡± Someone asked suddenly and my heart jumped in fright. I slowly turned to look at whom the voice belonged to, it was April. I quickly sighed in relief.Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Yes, I am.¡± I replied reassuringly, trying to die out the current suspicion and spections going on in her mind and probably stop any thing else from popping up into her devilish mind. ¡°It looked like you were doing something fishy a while ago, Paul.¡± April asked and arched her brows. ¡°No, miss. I was just shocked at your sudden call¡­ and from behind me again. You know, I thought it was even a ghost.¡± I said truthfully¡­ Well, it was the truth. She looked at me for a moment before nodding and going back into her house. I sighed in relief and got into the car, then zoomed off. It was alreadyte, or so I thought because there was a traffic jam on the main road right outside the Green¡¯s Estate and I could spot my bait nowhere. ¡°Oh geez¡­ That foolish sister of his has seeded in dying me!¡± I sighed frustratingly and hit the steering wheel in anger. I guess luck was totally on my side today as soon, I spotted the unmistakable sh of light in the afternoon light and ¡®Anderson¡¯ written on the back te of a car up ahead. ¡°That¡¯s definitely her!¡± I eximed and swerved into thene the car was on as soon as the traffic eased up. Soon, the traffic waspletely eased and I drove, my focuspletely on my target as I drove on. ¡°Today¡¯s a really lucky day for me.¡± I said happily when their car pulled over some meters away from a marriage court. ¡°Wedding in secret huh?¡± I thought. ¡°Not my business anyway.¡± I drifted my mind back to the main business. Thedy was down from the car by now and stood at a spot watching as the car zoomed off almost immediately, until the car disappeared. I took this as my chance, picked up a bottle of water beside me, took my handkerchief out and wet it. Next, I got out of April¡¯s car with the handkerchief in my hand and walked up stealthily behind my bait. There was a rough patch of sunflower bush ahead, so timing everything, I ran towards her immediately she entered the sunflower bush blocking anyone on the road from seeing her and before she could turn her head to me, held her neck and ced the wet handkerchief over her nose, blocking her inhtion and exhtion. ¡°n worked! ¡± I sighed in relief and carried her bridal style to block any suspicions from the mass. ¡ãA?????¦Ò?¡ã I arrived at the marriage court around 1. 56pm straight from work and sat down on the waiting bench right outside, waiting for Alexa and my turn to be registered as husband and wife. I was surprised when I didn¡¯t see her anywhere around the court at first, but rxed¡­ Thinking she was probably still on her way here. The traffic jam was heavy today, so it wouldn¡¯t be really surprising that she wasn¡¯t here yet. After waiting for some time, I got fed up and checked my wristwatch. ¡°Geez! Its 2. 13 already.¡± Our marriage was scheduled for 2. 40pm and after that, the registration for today would be canceled if the person to be wedded doesn¡¯t show up. Slowly, negative thoughts started crawling into my head ¡°Could it be¡­?¡± ¡°O??f? c?o?u?r?s?e? n?o?t?. T?h?a?t?¡¯s? n?o?t? p?o?s?s?i?b?l?e?.¡± I rebuked. ¡®Let¡¯s just wait a while for her. Nothing bad has happened to her. You talked to her a few minutes ago on your officendline right?¡¯ My subconsciousness assured me. I hope so¡­ A few minutes more was all it took me to peer into my wristwatch again. I was all nervous. This time, the clock read 2. 19pm. ¡°That¡¯s enough! I¡¯m calling her number right now. If this is some way to ditch this wedding, its not gonna work.¡± I muttered silently. I rang up her phone. It went through the first time without anyone picking. I rang it up again, then ced my phone close to my ear immediately my call was picked from the other side. At that moment, I felt all the anger, frustration and nervousness flush through me. ¡°Alexa, what the fvck do you think You¡¯re doing? Who the heck do you think you are to stand me up, Not just on any day but our wedding day! Where in the hell are you¡­ Wait, what am I saying? I don¡¯t care where in the fvcking hell you¡¯re in. I¡¯m just giving you a total of 5 minutes to appear here as scheduled! Do you get me?!¡± I yelled over the phone, I felt my throat parch. ¡°Boss, its me¡­ Bob. This ain¡¯t Alexa.¡± ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t know it was you.¡± Anderson apologized awkwardly. ¡°It¡¯s okay boss, I understand.¡± Bob replied over the phone. ¡°Why the heck are you with Alexa¡¯s phone though?¡± Anderson questioned. ¡°I found it at the back seat boss. Seems like she forgot it here.¡± Bob answered. ¡®That troublesome bitch!¡¯ Chapter Sixty Three Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t know it was you.¡± Anderson apologized awkwardly. ¡°It¡¯s okay boss, I understand.¡± Bob replied over the phone. ¡°Why the heck are you with Alexa¡¯s phone though?¡± Anderson questioned. ¡°I found it at the back seat boss. Seems like she forgot it here.¡± Bob answered. ¡®That troublesome bitch!¡¯Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org. Anderson cussed in his mind. ¡®A bitch that you love though..¡¯ His mindpleted for him. ¡®Common, shut the fvck up!¡¯ Anderson yelled inside, blocking off any further conversations with his subconscious. ¡°Boss??¡± ¡®Because you know I¡¯m saying the damn truth?¡¯ His mind pressed on. ¡®Oh geez! can¡¯t you see this isn¡¯t the right time for this?? Alexa¡¯s gone missing!¡¯ Anderson mind screamed. ¡°Boss¡­ ¡± ¡®Oh yeah¡­ Ipletely forgot.¡¯ His mind replied. ¡°Are you still there boss? ¡± ¡®Fool!¡¯ Anderson breathed. ¡®Same to you..¡¯ Anderson¡¯s subconscious was able to say before Anderson blocked him off. ¡°Anderson!¡± Bob screamed over the phone, pulling Anderson back to reality. ¡°Yes? What¡¯s it?¡± Anderson asked, now realizing he was still on the phone with Bob. ¡°You just cked out over the phone and wasn¡¯t speaking. ¡± Bob exined. ¡°Oh, that. I was just thinking about something. ¡± Anderson said before peering into his wrist watch once again and gasped silently. It was 2. 25 already. ¡°Alright. So the miss is missing?¡± Bob asked. ¡°How did you know that?¡± Anderson asked back,pletely ignoring Bob¡¯s question. ¡°Well, pretty much the whole thing you said thinking it was the miss. ¡± Bob answered. ¡°Oh¡­¡± ¡°Yeah boss. But how could she be missing? I dropped her off at the court myself.¡± Bob asked confused. ¡°Well, I¡¯m as confused as you are right now. She¡¯s not here, and I can¡¯t see her anywhere. ¡± Anderson replied frustrated. ¡°Since you know that already, I want to conduct a search for her.¡± ¡°I was about going back to the estate, but I¡¯lle back right away.¡± Bob said. ¡°All that being said and done, hurry up.¡± Anderson instructed. ¡°Alright.¡± Bob said and waited till Anderson cut the call as it was very disrespectful for him to cut the call when it was Anderson who called. He didn¡¯t have to wait three seconds before Anderson cut the call and he reared the engine back to life, and onto the road once again. Anderson stood up from the bench, no longer eager to sit around anymore and raised his head as soon as he was standing straight. The sight that hit his eyes immediately he raised his head up and turned was enough to tear his heart into different pieces. ¡°Alexa! ¡± Anderson looked at the figure in front of him in fleeting horror. He quickly ran up to her and held her in his arms. Her eyes looked faint, her hair was rough, her dress was untouched, but her face looked beat up. Instantly, rage filled him. ¡°Who did this to you?¡± Anderson breathed against her face. ¡°I.. I..¡± Alexa stuttered painfully. ¡°Hair¡­ My hair¡­¡± She managed to say after about 5 seconds. ¡°Your hair did all this to you?¡± Anderson asked, sarcasm intended. Alexa scoffed weakly. Even in this state that she was in, he still made it a point of duty to be sarcastic. She had no strength for any argument, so she just ced her hand on her roughed hair to get something out, but her hand slipped away from her silk hair and down her side. Anderson got the message clear now. There was something in Alexa¡¯s hair and she obviously wanted him to get it out¡­ Or maybe not. He looked up from her face to her hair and it was then he noticed that her bun was a bit loose and some of her hair locks were misced. Strangely, he spotted something under the loose hair bun and ced his hand on her hair to get what was there, but Alexa started wiggling in his arm, trying to move away from him. Anderson sped his arm around her tighter. ¡°Stay still!¡± He ordered, and it seemed to work like a drug because she stilled instantly. He gave her a brief look before continuing with what he was doing earlier. He tugged at the thing, which felt like paper, trying to remove it from Alexa¡¯s hair at first, but when she winced, he knew he was hurting her hair, which in turn was hurting her¡­ So he stopped applying force. His fingers moved onto the bun, and expertly he untied the bun and let Alexa¡¯s hair fall loose. After smiling at the fact that he got loose the bun, he moved his mind back to the ck stuff still locked in between some of Alexa¡¯s hair. He pulled at the ck stuff, and this time, it came off easily without hurting Alexa¡¯s hair. Just like he suspected, it was paper, and not just any paper¡­ It was a folded letter. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Anderson asked, to no one in particr. ¡°You¡¯re the one who got it out, why the fvck are you asking me?¡± ¡°Why do you always feel like I direct my every word to you? I wasn¡¯t directing the question to you.¡± Anderson said, his eyes dark in undiluted anger. ¡°As if you don¡¯t talk me down every single chance you get.¡± Alexa muttered silently. But not so silent Anderson couldn¡¯t hear. He heard her, but chose to ignore her and divert his attention to the paper in his hand. ¡®Hey, business mogul. Remember me? It¡¯s Peter, Man. Still don¡¯t remember? Well, you should¡­ Or what I did to your Fianc¨¦e won¡¯t end here. From: Peter¡­ Your dearest dead friend.¡¯ ¡°This is from Peter?¡± Anderson asked in shock. He was in fact, short of words. ¡°Peter? Who¡¯s Peter??¡± ¡°Peter.¡± Anderson breathed. Alexa looked up at him. ¡°Is that his name?¡± She asked ¡°If you mean the guy who stuck this letter in your hair, then YES.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°How can an evil person bear such great name?¡± ¡°Because his parents named him that?¡± Anderson asked back, sarcastically. ¡°That same sarcasm.¡± Alexa snorted and looked away, facing the other side. Chapter Sixty Four Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Peter.¡± Anderson breathed. Alexa looked up at him. ¡°Is that his name?¡± She asked ¡°If you mean the guy who stuck this letter in your hair, then YES.¡± Anderson replied. ¡°How can an evil person bear such great name?¡± ¡°Because his parents named him that?¡± Anderson asked back, sarcastically. ¡°That same sarcasm.¡± Alexa snorted and looked away, facing the other side. Anderson sank in his pool of thoughts, a faraway look on his face. ¡°If peter is back, then¡­¡± ¡°Then what?¡± Anderson turned to face Alexa. ¡°How¡¯d you hear me?¡± ¡°Because my ears are great?¡± Alexa answered with the same sarcasm Anderson had used earlier. Anderson rolled his eyes. ¡°Just want a payback.¡± He mumbled. Alexa stuck her tongue out ¡°You figured that out, thank goodness!¡± Alexa said, expecting Anderson to reply, but when he didn¡¯t¡­ She went back to her previous question. ¡°If the guy¡¯s back, then what?¡± ¡°Then we¡¯re in great danger.¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°You heard me right.¡± ¡°Why are we in great danger? What did you do to him?¡± Alexa asked horrified. ¡°Its a long story¡­. That which I can¡¯t tell you.¡± ¡°Why? I¡¯m supposed to be your wife!¡± Alexa yelled softly. ¡°Well, you¡¯re not yet! If only you didn¡¯t go get kidnapped, you¡¯d have every right to that title.¡± Anderson spoke harshly. ¡°What? ¡®Go get kidnapped?¡¯ ¡± Alexa repeated, trying to thoroughly understand what he was pointing towards. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Did I ask to be kidnapped? Wait, do you even understand the meaning of ¡®Kidnap¡¯ ?¡± ¡°Yeah, I do.¡± Anderson replied, still as arrogant as ever. ¡°You don¡¯t. If you do, you¡¯d understand that I didn¡¯t ask to be kidnapped.¡± Alexa said, poking his chest with her index finger. ¡®CLICK¡¯ ¡°You¡¯d understand that I didn¡¯t want to be kidnapped. You¡¯d understand that I¡¯m a kidnap victim here, and that Peter or whoever kidnapped me without my notice!¡± Alexa yelled, at the brink of tears. ¡°Stop, the media¡­¡±Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°What media?¡± Alexa asked, trying so hard to stop her tears. ¡°Someone might take a picture of you us together and send it to the media like thest time your photos leaked.¡± Anderson exined. ¡°The media? Photos?¡± Alexa asked unable to believe her ears. ¡°Yap.¡± ¡°Wait, are some stupid photos more important than I am?¡± ¡°Not exactly¡­¡± ¡°Dude, I got kidnapped¡­ You didn¡¯t even ask me what happened and all, you couldn¡¯t even ask me how I managed toe back here alive!¡± ¡°I was going to ask sooner orter!¡± ¡°Oh really? OK then.¡± ¡°What¡¯s ¡®Oh really? OK then¡¯ mean?¡± Anderson scrunched his eyebrow. ¡°Nothing. I just wanna go home.¡± Alexa said glumly as she released herself from Anderson¡¯s grip and stood up. ¡°Already? We still have a marriage certificate to sign.¡± Anderson countered, standing to his feet too. ¡°I know you don¡¯t care about me¡­ But b! tch, my dress¡¯s fvcking ripped!¡± Alexa yelled and turned to walk out on him. Anderson walked briskly behind her and caught her wrist, making her turn her pretty angry face to him. ¡®CLICK¡¯ ¡°I noticed¡­ That¡¯s why I sent Bob to buy another one from April¡¯s clothing brand.¡± Anderson smiled. ¡°Huh?¡± Alexa curved her brows, confused. ¡°Here.¡± Anderson pursed his lips and turned Alexa¡¯s shoulder, in such a way that she was facing the opposite direction. ¡°What¡¯s there t¡­¡± Alexa started, in the middle of rolling her eyes at Anderson¡¯s word, but the sight she beheld was enough to shut her up. ¡°OMG!¡± There, was Bob holding a blue velvet dress still on its hanger in his hands. ¡°When did you arrange this?¡± Alexa asked as soon as she¡¯d turn to face Anderson. ¡°When you were angry with me and all, Bob showed up. Actually, I had ordered hime here over the phone when you were still missing so we¡¯d search for you together and forgot to call him not toe again when you appeared suddenly in front of me after I made the phone call. So I just pointed to your dress with the index finger on the hand that you were resting on.¡± ¡°Oh, so that¡¯s how I didn¡¯t notice¡­¡± Alexa muttered. ¡°Yeah. So after pointing to your dress, I guess he understood what I meant and went to buy another one.¡± Anderson exined. Instantly, Alexa felt bad. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for using you wrongly.¡± ¡°Its OK. I guess I forgot that some girls are emotionally inclined, and craves apologies and attention immediately, when needed.¡± ¡°Girls like me.¡± Alexa said, and lowered her head slightly. Anderson ran his index finger down her nose. ¡°Exactly!¡± He smiled. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for postponing the questions. I just wanted to ask when we get to somewhere appropriate and private.¡± Anderson said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, either way.¡± Alexa raised her head and apologized. ¡°I¡¯m sorry too.¡± Anderson apologized back, making Alexa smile. ¡°Alright, go take the dress from Bob and go change your clothe.¡± ¡°Change where? In public?¡± Alexa asked, shocked. Andersonughed at her question. ¡°No. In the car. I and Bob will give you room for your business.¡± ¡°Oh¡­.¡± Alexa said in realization, before something else hit her mind. ¡°Which of the cars? Yours or the one Bob brought here?¡± ¡°Mine, of course. We don¡¯t want something private of yours to be forgotten inside the other car he¡¯s gonna ride home, do we?¡± ¡°You¡¯re always thinking with your morally corrupt side¡± Alexa said. ¡°That¡¯s me baby.¡± ¡°Pervert¡± Alexamented and made to walk away, but Anderson stopped her halfway. ¡°One more thing¡­¡± Alexa turned back to face him. ¡°Which is?¡­¡± Anderson walked up to her and when she least expected it, cupped her cheeks and pressed his lips down on her forehead. ¡®CLICK¡¯ Alexa blushed hard and turned away before running to the car to get changed. ¡°Don¡¯t forget our visit to the lingerie store right after signing the wedding certificate!¡± Anderson yelled after her. ¡°Stop it, we¡¯re in public.¡± Alexa replied, trying so hard to stop the flow of red into her face. Anderson chuckled lightly, as he watched Alexa try to cover up her red face with no sess as she got into his car. ¡°My Shy Wife!¡± Chapter Sixty Five Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth Alexa closed the car door, winded up the windows and tinted it before starting to undress so she could change her clothe. Anderson, meanwhile was thinking about the dress Bob got for Alexa. ??ANDERSON?? I was stillughing off to Alexa¡¯sst act when something clicked me. The dress! I quickly signaled to Bob toe over. ¡°Yes boss?¡± He asked as soon as he got to me. ¡°What branch store of Green Clothing did you get the dress I sent you from?¡± ¡°The one almost at the end of this road.¡± Bob replied. ¡°Oh geez¡­¡± I eximed a little bit low as I pressed down on my two cheeks with my palms. ¡°Is there something wrong, boss?¡± He asked, a concerned look on his face. ¡°No, Nothing at all. You can go stand in your previous position.¡± I faked a teeth smile. He seemed to get the message and walked off, obeying my order and stood straight up in his previous position. I palmed my forehead before rubbing on it with my thumb, index finger and the middle finger. I may have said No when Bob asked if there was a problem, but there was indeed a problem. The store he went to sold clothes mainly for model (slim) body sizeddies, and I don¡¯t mean to be rude¡­ But Alexa had more flesh than most girls her age. It was good to be fleshy a bit and all, but it also had its own disadvantages, and this situation was one of them! I just have to pray and hope the dress with Alexa doesn¡¯t rip or probablye loose when she tries to put it on. ??????? ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± I asked immediately Paul ced a white envelope on the table in front of me. ¡°Exclusive photos of your brother with his fianc¨¦e or whatever.¡± He said and I frowned slightly before picking up the envelope and opened it. I tore out the envelope wrap from the printed pictures and my lips twisted in a frown. ¡°Who took these pictures?¡± ¡°I did.¡± He answered, making me look up at him¡­ Only to see a mischievous smile gracing his face. ¡°You took the pictures?¡± I asked to make sure. ¡°Yes.¡±This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. He replied and rxed into the warmth of my sofa, probably thinking I was happy with his feat. ¡°And what gave you the audacity to tail Anderson?¡± ¡°Well, nothing in particr, but¡­¡± I stood up sharply, my anger knowing no bounds. ¡°Nothing, and you have the audacity to tail him and take these pictures. It didn¡¯t even end there¡­ You mustered up enough courage and guts to bring them before my eyes?!¡± I cut him off and red hotly. He stood up too. ¡°Calm down April. I was only trying to¡­¡± ¡°Trying to what?!¡± ¡°To help.¡± I gave a huffingugh. ¡°Help, he said.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± He continued without fear. I stopped myughter immediately. ¡°What¡¯s this gonna help me with?¡± I asked, although having already calcted all the havoc I could wreck with these pictures at the back of my mind. ¡°I know you were the one who leaked those CCTV camera pictures.¡± He said¡­ And immediately, my anger slowly disapated and was immediately reced with nerves about to wreck the down of my tummy. ¡°What¡­ What¡­ What are you saying?¡± I couldn¡¯t help but stutter. He gave that smile that showed he had something up his sleeves. ¡°No need to panic, I¡¯m with you. I want exactly the same thing you want.¡± He gave his sly smile and ced a hand on my shoulder. I stared at my hand-ced shoulder confused. ¡°You¡¯re my driver. I picked you up from the street and gave you a job.¡± ¡°I know, but by now¡­ You should know that things, and by things, I mean TABLES have turned.¡± He smiled slyly again, then patted my shoulder and walked away. My driver wants to be my boss?? ?Front of the Court¡­?? Anderson paced slowly, waiting for Alexa toe down from the car, inpatient to see whether the dress fitted around her body or not. ??????? I was dressed already, but getting out of the car was making me a little bit scared. Not that I was afraid of anything else, but I was bing conscious of the things Anderson liked and did not. I don¡¯t know why, but these past days, I suddenly want to do and be everything he calls perfect. It¡¯s crazy right? Yeah, I know too. The dress was a beautiful blue, gracing a perfect velvet texture, which I loved so very much, but it made me a little bit aware of my body size. I was 18% fleshy, but the dress was still quite okay on me. I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t care about my opinions about my body too much. I was worried about Anderson¡¯s. Holding my breath, I pushed open the car door, not wanting to waste any more time than we already have and climbed down gently, my face looking at the floor. I lifted my face up slowly, too slowly I felt I was being controlled by a remote or something. The first thing my eyes beheld was him. And I smiled immediately¡­ His mouth was wide agape, meaning I was damn beautiful¡­ And that alone made me confident in ME again, therefore making me smile. I had only taken few steps towards him when he came running to me and held my wrist. ¡°Let¡¯s go before the media gets here.¡± He said, holding me by my wrist. ¡°Alright.¡± I said to him and walked to OUR car alongside him, my hand in his. He pulled the car door open and I felt him watching as I stepped in with a smile on his face. As soon as I was seated, I shed him back a smile. He got in soon after, Bob following. ¡°What about the other car?¡± I asked, confused as to why Bob was being our driver in this car instead of taking the other one back home. ¡°I¡¯ll call up the tow truck.¡± Anderson answered me, a childish grin on his face. ¡°Why are you¡­¡± I didn¡¯t get toplete my statement as the next thing I know was his and my lips were against each other¡¯s. I don¡¯t know how possible it was, but he pressed his lip down against mine really quick. ¡°A¡­ Ande¡­¡± I stuttered. He removed his lips from mine for some seconds just enough to mutter. ¡°Just enjoy it.¡± And the next thing I know, he¡¯s groping my cheeks real tight and seeking for entrance into my mouth. Chapter Sixty Six Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Stop it¡­ That¡¯s enough.¡± Alexa breathed against Anderson¡¯s lips as soon as she removed his lips from hers and Anderson tried to kiss her more. Anderson furrowed his brows in confusion. ¡°You didn¡¯t like it¡­?¡± Alexa nodded in the negative. ¡°It¡¯s not that¡­ Just¡­¡± She couldn¡¯t find the right word toplete her sentence. ¡°Just what?¡± ¡°Nothing. Let¡¯s just concentrate on the road leading where we¡¯re going.¡± Alexa straightened her face. How on earth could she face and tell this man staring right at her that her tummy tingled each time he touched her? Anderson stared at Alexa with no specific emotion. Was it that he didn¡¯t kiss her well? No, there was no way that was possible¡­ Not after his past pleasure filled experiences with other girls. ¡°Ok then.¡± He said coldly and turned to face the way ahead, away from Alexa as he stared at the road Bob was steering them by, his mind not there but on Alexa.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. Alexa on the other hand turned her face to the window by her side, away from Anderson. She¡¯d noticed Anderson¡¯s frown, but she couldn¡¯t care less. She was the proud type and nothing was going to make her confess feelings first. >APRIL< I stared at the pictures in front of me... I could achieve a lot with these three pictures like I did the first ones. SURPRISED? Oh don''t be! You should know me by now, wherever the fun is... Is where I am. I looked for a side among Anderson and his ex to side with, but turns out... I hate the b! tch for no particr reason, and I still have scores to settle with Anderson... So I chose to be in between - creating rifts and little problems that were eventually gonna lead to something bigger. ... You see, that sounds fun right? Let me tell you this... It actually is I was expecting the first tear gas I dropped to cause a lot of Chaos, and it did. The media and majority of people against Anderson after I released the pictures of Alexa and Anderson in his house hugging was quite an enjoyable session. I was surprised as to how fast Anderson was able to clear the topic from most lips after such a scandalous news came out. Since I started with Anderson, I should probably leave Phoebe a little gift too, right? I know what to do. A? ??? P¦Á?????¦Ò?''? H¦Ò??... "Dad!!!" Phoebe yelled as she stomped into her Dad''s office_room. "What the fvck Phoebe? This is the third time you''re screaming my name in a minute." Greg half yelled, slightly frustrated. "Nothing''s going my way!" She sulked. "Nothing ever goes my way sometimes too, so stop acting like it happens to you only!" "But... But..." Phoebe stuttered. "But what?!" Greg asked, already annoyed by his daughter''s disturbance. "My brand is going to be dered open by next week, and we have NO investor still." Phoebe yelled in espiration. "You''re talking about investors? Where are the clothes and essories you''re gonna market?" "Since April refused to partner with me, I looked for other brands. They''re less quality, but all the same... It''s ok." "Where are your investors then?" Greg asked, half mocking his daughter. "Use your influence and get me some." Phoebe said in her usual bratty manner. "I don''t have much influence on the public... It all goes to Simon and his stupid son." Greg replied, stressing more on ''And''. "Just wait a little bit more Dad. I''ll make sure to deal with them and we''ll watch them fall." Phoebe said, a smirk ying on her lips. "I''m waiting... but I''m slowly running out of patience." "Don''t worry... It will be a while more till you won''t have to wait no more." Phoebe smiled. As soon as she was done with herst word, a knock came on the door... Directing both Father and Daughter''s gaze to the door. "You having a visitor?" "Did you order for something?" They asked each other simultaneously. "I''m not expecting anyone today." Greg answered. "I ordered nothing too." Phoebe answered, making her Dad''s face curve into a frown. "Then who could it be?" "I''ll go check." Phoebe said, already taking steps outside her Dad''s Room cum Office, towards the door. "Hi, miss Phoebe Patterson right?" A uniformed man asked as soon as she swung the door open, making Phoebe nod in the positive. "This package is for you." The man spoke again. "Please sign here." He said, pushing a notepad towards Phoebe. "What''s this?" Phoebe asked slightly confused. "A miss sent it to you, I don''t know the contents... I only deliver them." "Oh, ok." Phoebe muttered, collected the notepad and pen from the delivery man and signed. The man collected his notepad back, scrutinizing if Phoebe truly signed and wrote up her name in the notepad. After being assured her signature and name was gracing the notebook, he sighed in relief. "Here you go." He said and handed Phoebe her Package before taking his leave. Phoebe looked at the box and sighed. "What could be in this box?" He asked nobody in particr before closing the door and walking back to her father''s room. "What''s that?" Greg asked immediately he sighted Phoebe walking in with a box in her hands. "A package... I don''t know what''s in it though." Phoebe replied absent mindedly as she ced the box on her Dad''s desk and began the interesting work of tearing the box open. "What the heck!" Phoebe said. "What''s in it?" Greg asked. "A key." Phoebe said, disappointment dripping from her every word. "What?!" "It''s a damn key!" Phoebe yelled disappointed. She had expected more than what she saw in the package... What was she going to use a key to do? "That''s not right. A key to what?" Greg asked. "That''s what I''m confused about." Phoebe answered and started probing the box with her fingers. "And there''s nothing..." She cut herself off when her fingers groped an envelope in the box. She pulled it out. "Oh, there''s something." "Is that an envelope I see?" Greg asked, still on his seat as he watched Phoebe tear the envelope open. "Yes. And it contains a letter." Phoebe said staring at the paper in her hand. "Read it then, let''s see." "I will." Phoebe rolled her eyes at her Dad before drawing her attention back to the paper. "This key you first thought useless is the key to the best brand you want. Go to the address below this letter I write you, and use the key I gave you to unlock your dream." Phoebe read out. "What the heck was that?" Phoebe asked and picked the single key up. "How did the writer of this letter know I considered this key useless?" She asked no-one in particr as she stared at the key. "I suggest you go to the address he\she wrote and go see the nonsense the letter''s talking about." Greg suggested. "I''ll do just that." Phoebe said and took her leave. "The question is... Who sent me the key and letter?" She asked inwardly as she moved on. Chapter Sixty Seven Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth As soon as Alexa and Anderson got to the salon, Alexa made to get off, but Anderson stopped her. ¡°No one knows if we actually know each other for real or not, so don¡¯t give me a reason to draw up on you in there.¡± Anderson strictly said. Alexa looked at him strangely and without replying, straightened herself up as she got off the car and started trotting towards the salon. _APRIL_ ¡°Send this package to the warehouse at the store beside the park.¡± I ordered the two girls in front of me. ¡°Yes miss.¡± The red haired answered. I thought that was all, but the older girl spoke up. ¡°What then, miss?¡± ¡°That¡¯s a very good question. I almost forgot that part.¡± Imented as I ran my finger tip on the ss rim. ¡°Just prepare the goods inside the warehouse and when Phoebe Patterson arrives, tell her it¡¯s an advance birthday gift from your madam¡­ Hide my identity though.¡± ¡°But the goods inside the warehouse costs much¡­ You¡¯re just gonna gift it to her? I thought she was your business enemy?¡± The red hair asked looking all confused. Iughed a little before keeping my face straight once more. ¡°Tell her.¡± I nodded to the other girl. ¡°The dresses inside that warehouse are all fake.¡± The older girl exined to the red hair. ¡°Oh¡­¡± She eximed in realisation, making me think I was done exining things to the amateured red hair, but she soon spoke up¡­ Making me grunt disgusted from all the stress she was putting me through. ¡°But won¡¯t that put you in trouble?¡± She came again. ¡°That¡¯s the point of me hiding my identity you stressanator!¡± I yelled angrily at the idiotic moron. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for being so feeble minded, mydy.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t train her well?!¡± I yelled, turning my anger to the older girl. She fell to her knees immediately, the red hair following suit. ¡°I¡¯m sorry miss, I¡¯ll do better.¡± ¡°Just get out and go do what I sent you.¡± I yelled, already pissed. They stood up and turned to leave. ¡°Make sure things go as nned¡­ Without any hitches, or I¡¯ll make sure you both are fired and won¡¯t be able to get jobs anywhere else.¡± I threatened and watched them turn back to face me, bowed and scurried away. ¡°Foolish fools!¡± I muttered under my breath in annoyance. ??? ?????¡­ ¡°Wee Miss.¡± Alexa was greeted immediately she walked into the salon. ¡°Thank you.¡± Alexa gave a small smile as she waved and hid her face behind her raised hand, a little bit shy about the warm reception she was receiving. ¡°Want something?¡± The girl who received Alexa asked. Looking more at her, Alexa suspected she was just a little over seventeen, she sounded pretty nice. Alexa nodded her response. The air in here was cold¡­ Probably cause of the Air Conditioning and the dress she was putting on did nothing tobat the temperature from biting through her skin. ¡°A hairdo?¡± The girl came, making Alexa nod again. ¡°You got a style in mind?¡± ¡°Huh? Style?¡± Alexa stuttered uncontrobly. ¡°You don¡¯t understand what I mean? Or your tongue¡¯s tied?¡± ¡°Not really¡­¡± Alexa¡¯s voice died out. She wasn¡¯t used to going to hair salons to make a hairdo, usually, it was her, her hair, braids, french braids, pig tails, buns¡­ And the likes¡­ All done with her own hand, soing here was something totally new. ¡°I¡¯ll take it from here.¡± A guy walked up to them. Alexa raised up her eye lids to look at the person who saved her from an impeding embarrassing situation. ¡°You!¡± ¡°Happy to see me again?¡± ¡°No! You¡¯re a nightmare.¡± Alexa fired back, already getting scared. ¡°Oh don¡¯t be judgemental babe! I¡¯m a sweet gentleman.¡± Paul smiled sickly sweet. ¡± ¡®oh don¡¯t be judgemental babe, I¡¯m a sweet gentleman.¡¯ Gentleman my foot!¡± Paul gave a small tiny, but loudugh. ¡°You¡¯re so funny. I see why Anderson has interest in you.¡± Alexa red at him and without saying anything back in reply, turned her back to leave¡­ Well of course, we all know that¡¯s gonna be impossible since Paul is yet to be done with her. ¡°Leaving so soon? Forgetting you came to this luxurious salon for a reason?¡± Paul asked, his face tight as he grabbed hold of Alexa¡¯s arm¡­ Preventing her from leaving. ¡°I don¡¯t necessarily need to make my hairdo here, there are so many other Salons.¡± Alexa refuted. ¡°After making your boyfriend pay already?¡± ¡°What the¡­ He hasn¡¯t paid anything yet.¡± Alexa argued as she folded her arms under her chest. ¡°Turn around and take a look at the reception desk.¡± Paul changed his stance and put his hands in his pockets, watching as Alexa followed his instructions. Alexa turned her neck around a bit without moving, and saw that indeed¡­ Anderson was leaning on the reception desk and looking at her And then to¡­ Paul? Wait! Anderson wasn¡¯t looking at Paul. He was ring hard at him! ¡®Does he recognise him as the person that kidnapped me?¡¯ ¡®That can¡¯t be possible, right?¡¯ These thoughts were what was going through Alexa¡¯s mind, at once she wanted to scream out his name, run to him for safety and tell him her kidnapper was here. ¡°Don¡¯t even think of it¡­¡± Alexa turned sharply. ¡°Huh¡­ How¡¯d¡­ How¡¯d you know?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t dare try it. I¡¯ve got a gun on me, if you don¡¯t want a hole in HIS head, keep mute and discard your thoughts.¡± Paul said, in his ¡® I¡¯m ready to kill ¡® voice. With that warning in mind, Alexa turned once more to look at Anderson¡­ And when she saw he was too pretty, quickly discarded the thought of telling him anything at the moment, to keep his handsome self alive. Not for him, but for her. She hated to admit it, but she had indeed, and deeply fallen for him. And secretly, she hoped it was same on his side. ¡°Done checking your boyfriend out, or I should keep waiting till you¡¯re done?¡± Came Paul all sarcastic. At once, Alexa snapped her neck back to face Paul. ¡°He¡¯s not my boyfriend.¡± Alexa said in a low voice before walking to sit so she could get her hair done and leave as quickly as possible. ¡°Oh sorry. Fiance, I mean. I¡¯m correct, ain¡¯t I?¡± Paul said, sounding all annoying to Alexa. ¡°Oh please!¡± Alexa rolled her eyes. Alexa, wondering where all the hair stylists went, since she was seated already and no one was attending to her. The chance to ask her question came as one of them walked past her. ¡°Excuse me¡­¡± Thedy turned to look at her. ¡°Me?¡± She asked, and Alexa nodded. ¡°Any problem?¡± ¡°Yes, indeed.¡± Alexa replied and when thedy gave a go-ahead, she continued. ¡°I¡¯ve been sitting here for some time now, and no one is attending to me.¡± ¡°What do you mean? The person supposed to attend to you is right behind you.¡± Thedy said, making Alexa confused before actually turning to who she was referring to. ¡°Edgar, what exactly have you been doing since?¡± She asked before walking off. Alexa turned to Paul. ¡°You¡¯re Edgar?¡± She asked all the more confused. ¡°Nice name, Huh?¡± Paul (Edgar) smirked. ¡°How do you work here? Who. Are. You?.¡± Alexa asked, goosebumps now growing on her skin. ¡°Someone who has a score to settle with your husband.¡± Paul leaned down on her ear and breathed, then stood straight and smiled evilly. The goosebumps became more visible on her skin. ¡°Then howe he doesn¡¯t recognize you? I mean, if you hate him so much and he knows you¡­ He¡¯s standing over there and doesn¡¯t know who you are.¡± ¡°Take a guess.¡± Paul smiled. ¡°Oh geez¡­.¡± Alexa eximed as realisation hit her. ¡°You¡¯re smart.¡± Paul smirked. At once, Alexa found her heart knotting in anxiety. If he had the mind to undergo stic surgery for revenge on something she didn¡¯t really have an idea of, then he was indeed evil. She gripped the arm rest of the chair tightly to stand up, but Paul towered over her and leaned in. ¡°Look at him¡­ I mean, your fiance.¡± Paul said and Alexa went on to look. ¡°His face is scowled only from you talking to a handsome male like me. You don¡¯t think¡­ He¡¯s in love with you? I mean, why¡¯s he all concerned about another male and jealous?¡± Paul smirked. ¡°What do you think would happen if I do this?¡±Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. Paul asked, and without giving Alexa room to ask anything¡­ Hid his face in the nook of her neck, giving her a kiss there. He felt Alexa hold her breath and noticed her skin go pale, from fear and probably¡­ Passion, maybe? He wondered. He was still lost in the sweet, musky, feminine scent of his worst enemy¡¯s fianc¨¦e when someone tapped him on his shoulder. ¡°Hey¡­¡± Paul pped his closed eyes open and his senses returning, raised up his head and away from Alexa, but what hit him was something never to be forgotten. ¡°Don¡¯t ever touch her again!¡± Came the voice of another male as he massaged his fist. Paul stood straight and wiped the blood off the side of his already broken lip. ¡°Oh look, your boyfriend is here.¡± Heughed hysterically. Well, Anderson hitting Paul wasn¡¯t really news to Alexa. She had seen him when Paul fell to the floor. ¡°You see how hees running because I inhaled and kissed you? Still don¡¯t believe me?¡± Paul gave a smallugh. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you a little something then. He loves you, but his ego won¡¯t let him admit it, because his father killed your father.¡± ¡°What the¡­?!¡± Chapter Sixty Eight Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth ¡°He loves you, but his ego won¡¯t let him admit it.¡± Paul started. ¡°Who are you? You don¡¯t even know me.¡± Anderson furrowed his brows. Pretending as if Anderson wasn¡¯t there, Paul continued talking to Alexa. ¡°You know why?¡± He asked, and as if on impulse, Alexa nodded in the negative. ¡°Because his father killed your parents.¡± Paul smirked. ¡°What the?!¡­¡± Alexa started¡­ And stopped abruptly, unable to construct words to speak. ¡°Who are you to tell lies about my father?!¡± Anderson asked exasperatingly, but as usual, Paul ignored him. ¡°Are you shocked about what I just told you? Or you think I¡¯m lying?¡± Paul asked, directing his question to Alexa. When he saw she had doubts about what he was saying, he smirked and continued. ¡°Your father was owing his boss some money, and his boss ended up sending some people from the cult he¡¯s in after him, eventually killing your Dad, and your mum died of heart failure because of the incident.¡± Hearing all this from a stranger was so shocking. ¡°How do you know all this?¡± Alexa asked in a low voice. Ignoring Alexa¡¯s question, Paul continued. ¡°Your Dad¡¯s boss¡­ Was no other person but your boyfriend¡¯s Dad.¡± He dropped the bombshell. ¡°I asked, how do you know about my family?!¡± Alexa yelled, her eyes getting wet. ¡°I have my ways.¡± Paul hung his shoulders. Alexa turned to face Anderson. ¡°What he said just now¡­ Is it true?¡± Anderson huffed. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me¡­ You believe him? A total stranger?!¡± ¡°He¡¯s not really a stranger! He is the Paul that kidnapped me¡­ So he must have sure ran a background check on me and you before taking an action.¡± ¡°He¡¯s¡­ He¡¯s Paul?¡± Anderson stammered and staggered backwards a bit. ¡°Yes, he is!¡± Alexa said. ¡°Wanna know the most interesting part, princess?¡± Paul winked at Alexa. ¡°Your prince charming knows about this too.¡± Paul dropped another bombshell. Seeing the shocking effect it had on Alexa, he smirked and prepared to leave. ¡°I¡¯ll see youter, pretty.¡± He whispered in her ear and reached out his tongue to flick her ear lobe quickly before leaving, not giving Alexa the chance to do anything. ¡°Catch youter, Anderson. I, Peter, will see you another day¡­ And I won¡¯t go easy on you like I did today.¡± He smirked evilly and left. ¡°What was that about? You dating him?¡± Anderson asked sarcastically as soon as Paul left. Alexa huffed. ¡°I should be the one doing the questioning. WHAT. WAS. THAT. ABOUT?¡± ¡°What are you questioning me about?¡± Anderson queried, feigning ignorance. ¡°Don¡¯t try to y smart with me. You know what I¡¯m asking about!¡± Alexa yelled, drawing the attention of others in the salon. Very soon, they started to mummur. ¡°Isn¡¯t that Anderson Green? Who¡¯s the girl with him?¡± A customer like Alexa asked the hairstylist making her hair. ¡°You don¡¯t know her?¡± The stylist asked back. ¡°I don¡¯t, yet I seem to have seen her face somewhere.¡± The customerdy replied. ¡°On the inte right?¡± Her stylist asked. ¡°Exactly!¡± Thedy eximed. ¡°You don¡¯t think she¡¯s the girl Anderson has been in the news with, do you?¡± The stylist huffed and brought out her phone¡­ Searching through the inte. ¡°She looks like the girl in the pictures.¡± Thedy who had been one of the people devastated at the news said. ¡°Not a lookalike, she¡¯s the girl!¡± Her stylist eximed. ¡°How can you confirm that?¡± Thedy rolled her eyes at the stylist who sounded stupid to her. ¡°Check out the update on Anderson and his ¡®mystery girl¡¯.¡± Her stylist hung her shoulders before dropping her phone. Seeing how serious her stylist was, thedy brought out her own phone, doubts still in her mind to check out what her stylist was saying. ¡°Omg¡­ It¡¯s true!¡± She screamed, but her stylist ced a hand over her mouth¡­ Thereby muffling her screams. Seeing her customer had calmed down, the stylist gently removed her hand from her mouth. ¡°Oh geez, I¡¯m so jealous of her.¡± The customer said, rolling her eyes as she said this. ¡°You see¡­ And if you notice, the pictures were taken today.¡± The stylist noted. ¡°And how do you know that?¡± Thedy still ovee with jealousy asked. ¡°Were you blind when you were scrolling through the update? The pictures there¡­ The clothes they were putting on then are the same clothes they¡¯re putting on now!¡± The stylist pointed out. At once, thedy nced over at the duo over the room and saw the point her stylist made.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024. ¡°You¡¯re right. But who¡¯s the person revealing pictures of the both of them and how does the person know them both?¡± She asked, curiosity taking the best of her. ¡°And how am I supposed to know that?¡± Her stylist asked sarcastically. ¡°You didn¡¯t have to reply that way, did you?¡± The customer asked, but when her stylist didn¡¯t reply, she decided to let it go and asked something else. ¡°But why are they arguing?¡± To her question, her stylist simply answered. ¡°That, I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Look at them.¡± Thedy customer said to her stylist before keeping her head positioned for her hair stylist to continue styling her hair while she feasted her eyes on Anderson and Alexa. ¡°Why do you keep on deceiving me all the time?!¡± Alexa yelled at Anderson. ¡°Me, deceive you? When?¡± Anderson questioned. ¡°Severally. Was it when you ckmailed me into being your maid, when you had marriage in your mind? You also deceived me the night you took my virginity!¡± ¡°Seriously, thatst one wasn¡¯t my fault. I was drunk and you were dressed sexily¡­ What should I have done?¡± Anderson half yelled. Alexa huffed. ¡°That wasn¡¯t your fault? Did I seriously just hear you say that night wasn¡¯t your fault?! Did you forget you deceived me into thinking you were telling me your story just to get me drunk and get into my thighs?!¡± ¡°I also hope you don¡¯t forget you sat on myps yourself!¡± Anderson yelled back. ¡°Oh, you¡¯re trying to me the oue of your alcohol on me? How selfish!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the selfish one here! I¡¯ve done nothing but spend on you, what have you given me in return?¡± Distraught, Alexa looked at Anderson wondering if he was the same person she hade to love. She huffed and started speaking to herself. ¡°He¡¯s done nothing but spend on me. I¡¯ve never given anything to him in return.¡± She continued to repeat these two sentences over and over again. As she continued to repeat those two sentences, she started walking absentmindedly towards wherever she was going to. Out of the salon she went, and started out towards the busy road ahead. rmed, Anderson followed her, running after her to prevent her from having a road ident. Just before she stepped foot into the busy road over run with different moving vehicles, he grabbed her wrist and yanked her backwards. ¡°What the hell are you thinking going out into the road like that?!¡± Anderson yelled out of concern and fear for his lover¡¯s life. Hearing him yell at her that way, Alexa¡¯s pent up aggression came alive, making her yell. ¡°Leave me alone, you bastardized son of a murdering simp!¡± Yelling at him, she forced a strength she never knew she had on her arm and yanked her wrist out of Anderson¡¯s hand. On impact, Anderson lost grip on himself both from shock at what Alexa just called him and the strength she used in forcing him let go of her and stepped into the busy road. Next thing¡­ He was on the ground, his blood slowly making a pool around him. A vehicle just hit him. Chapter Sixty Nine Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth Alexa seemed not to have realised what just happened until people started crowding around Anderson and asking her questions. ¡°Why did you push him onto the road?¡± An elderly woman yelled at her, immediately bringing her senses back. ¡°Push? Who did I pu¡­¡± Alexa didn¡¯t get to finish her statement as her eyes darted on the ground and shock coursed through her. ¡°Omg! I didn¡¯t push him.¡± Alexa eximed, and kneeled beside Anderson. Panic soon set in. ¡°Anderson, Anderson!¡± Alexa yelled his name severally and tapped him lightly on his cheeks. ¡°Anderson, are you there?¡± She asked like his ghost had already left his body. ¡°Someone, please call 911 please.¡± Alexa requested, her panic slowly turning into fear, and fear into sadness. ¡°I¡¯ve done that already, they should be on their way.¡± Someone from the crowd answered. Unable to really do anything else, Alexa leaned onto Anderson and ced her head on his chest, before cupping his cheeks. Soon, tears were flowing out of Alexa¡¯s eyes like heavy raindrops as she stared at her beloved Anderson in his own pool of blood. ¡°We¡¯re here. Please give way and let us through.¡± A uniformeddy yelled as her colleagues ran through the crowd pushing a trolley bed towards the scene of the ident. Without saying anything, they lifted Anderson up and put him on the bed before pushing him towards their vehicle parked at a short distance with Alexa running with them and into the emergency vehicle. ~PH¨®¨¨BE~ I pulled over at the exact ce whoever wrote that stupid letter said I should and got out of my car almost immediately. I leaned against my car thinking of where next to go from where I was standing when suddenly, my phone beeped. I picked it out of my purse and saw it was a message. ¡°Maybe a message from whoever sent me that package.¡± I muttered to myself as I unlocked the phone, and true to my thoughts, the message indeed was from him| her. ¡®Move exactly ten steps from your car to your front, and enter the door to the warehouse after the park you parked your car in.¡¯ I did as the message instructed and soon, I was facing the door to some building which looked like a storage room and twisted the door knob but the door seemed locked. Tikki Tikki.. I rolled my eyes when my phone vibrated in my hand. ¡°Another message?¡± I asked silently as I brought the phone to my face, unlocked it and went to my inbox. What I saw next had me asking if I was being watched at. ¡®Use the key¡¯ ¡°What the¡­ Am I being stalked by someone I can¡¯t see?¡± I asked no one in particr before looking behind me scanning for anyone who looked suspicious. When I saw no one suspicious, I tilted my head to one of my shoulders confused. ¡°These texts look like they¡¯re being sent by someone watching me like a movie¡­ But I can¡¯t see anyone suspicious.¡± I shrugged my shoulders and rummaged through my purse for the single key I picked from that box. On sight, I grabbed it immediately and slot it in the keyhole on the door. The door gave way immediately I twisted the key and held the door knob. Walking inside, the first thing that enveloped me was darkness and it frightened the hell out of me, making me search frantically for the light switch. ¡°Thank goodness!¡± I eximed as I felt my hand touch the light switch and I clicked it immediately to avoid losing it. When the lights came on, I breathed in relief heavily, trying to catch my breath. ¡°Wee, miss.¡± ¡°What the¡­!¡± I eximed in fright and turned around, facing the door I walked in through, not quite long ago, but saw no one. ¡°You must be miss Phoebe Patterson.¡± The voice came again. At that moment, I saw a shadowy figure standing at the mouth of the door, making out the shape and all¡­ It was unmistakably a woman. When she left the door and walked right in, the light in the room illuminated her face, and I saw it. ¡°Who are you?¡± I questioned boldly, not really scared anymore. ¡°I came to deliver a gift to you.¡± She said. ¡°What gift?¡± I asked, quite confused. ¡°The gift at your back.¡± She spoke, a little too confident¡­ It got a little on my nerves. I mean, I¡¯ve been here this whole time and saw nothing. ¡°Why should I trust you?¡± I squinted my eyes. ¡°Because it¡¯s for your own good.¡± She answered simply. I was slowly getting angry, but decided to heed her, even if it was only this once. I turned around, away from her and unto the side my back was facing some seconds ago. ¡°Oh my God!¡± I eximed when my eyes met such luxury. ¡°You like it?¡± She asked and creepily ced a hand on my shoulder. I flinched. Prolly because I didn¡¯t know when she walked closer and silently to me. ¡°Stop doing that. You¡¯re creeping the fuck out of me.¡± I hissed venomously and shrugged her hand off my shoulder, but she still maintained her question. ¡°You like what you see?¡± She asked again, drawing my attention back to the sight in front of me. ¡°Yes. I do¡­ Why?¡± I asked, a bit suspicious. ¡°Its all yours.¡± She teethed a smile at me, which was kinda irritating, seeing that some of her teeth were missing. ¡°Its all mine?¡± I cocked my brow and asked. She nodded. ¡°Why? How? I didn¡¯t order to buy a warehouse.¡± ¡°Oh geez. You¡¯re so forgetful.¡± She said, and started pacing around me slowly¡­ Stopping only when she was standing behind me. ¡°It¡¯s a gift, remember?¡± ?? ALEXA ?? Holy Lord! Please help me¡­ How could I be so angry to cause Anderson to be in the hospital, injured and involved in an ident? What if Paul was just being a cheap skater and trying to bring a rift between me and Anderson by lying to me? But¡­ Anderson never denied anything. He never said Paul was lying. He only asked if I believed Paul over him. That¡¯s strange¡­ Because the Anderson I know and havee to love doesn¡¯t like having somebody else win over him. He loved arguing a lot¡­ So much as to argue to lengths just to get you believe him and hands up. But, today, he was nothing like that. Not even when Paul said he knows his father killed mine. Why¡­? Don¡¯t tell me¡­ Paul was right all along? Alexa was lost in calctive thoughts, she didn¡¯t notice a hooded man slip past her¡­ And into Anderson¡¯s room immediately the doctor and nurses came out of his room, right after treating and covering up his injuries. As the nurses left, a medical trolley with them, the Doctor walked up to Alexa. ¡°Hi Mrs.¡± The Doctor called out, pulling Alexa out of her heart shattering world of thoughts. ¡°Hi Doctor. How is he?¡± She asked, looking all frantic. ¡°It¡¯s nothing really. Your husband has gone out of the dangerous phase, the ident he was involved in wasn¡¯t really serious as it was just a hit and run.¡± ¡®Husband?¡¯ ¡°The only thing was he was shook so hard by something, he half lost his will to reason, so when he fell, his adrenaline failed to give him the strength he needed, making all that blood rush out.¡± The Doctor exined. ¡°Oh¡­¡± Alexa muttered, not really understanding thetter part of the Doctor¡¯s exnation, though he exined as simply as he could.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°He¡¯s awake. You can go see him.¡± The Doctor shed her a polite smile before leaving. || A?????¦Ò?¡¯? H¦Ò?¦Ñ¦É?¦Á? R¦Ò¦Ò?|| ¡°Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.¡± The hooded man used his tongue, making that annoying mocking sound as he walked towards the patient on his bed. ¡°Injured because of your love, isn¡¯t it?¡± He asked, kind of annoying. Anderson couldn¡¯t think of anything else. ¡®Paul!!!¡¯ He screamed in his mind as anger filled him and bursted out through his eyes, making them fly open. ¡°Awake, are we?¡± He asked when he noticed Anderson¡¯s eyes open. ¡°Then¡­ It¡¯s time to die.¡± He halfughed, half talked as he moved towards the plug where everything on Anderson to help him stabilise was plugged to. ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± Anderson warned as his eyes roved from Paul¡¯s hooded figure to his gloved hand on the plug. ¡°Goodnight.¡± Paul smirked and pulled the plug??? Chapter Seventy Married to Mr. Arrogant Subtitle: Getting to know him Written by : Marvy Hyacinth ¡°Goodnight.¡± Paul smirked and had almost pulled the plug before Alexa rushed in. ¡°STOP!¡± She screamed loud enough, Paul got a little scared and confused, his hand slipped away from the plug. But he couldn¡¯t have Alexa know it was him, so he changed ns so he could make an escape. ¡°Who are you?¡± He masked up his real voice and voiced over. ¡°Stop with the act, Paul! I know it is you! I stood at the door eavesdropping on you both for a moment, thinking you wouldn¡¯t do anything stupid, but I was wrong. Trying to kill my husband?¡± Alexa spoke and asked, stunning Paul for a second. ¡°Oh, so you know it is I. What a shame.¡± ¡°How dare you try to kill my Fiancee?!¡± Alexa thundered again. ¡°I was just helping you, yunno? His Dad killed yours, so I was trying to help you get revenge on him.¡± Paul smirked in his hood. ¡°Stop lying!¡± Alexa muttered. ¡°About what? That his father is your Dad¡¯s killer and your fianc¨¦e is an aplice?¡± Paul asked on purpose, trying to intoxicate her with the same thinking madness he got, thanks to Anderson. Alexa ced her two palms over her head as if to stop something. ¡°Stop¡­ Just stop! I know you¡¯re lying.¡± She said desperately. ¡°You know I¡¯m not. You¡¯re only denying it because you¡¯re also in love with him and you always hated those who kill, so you¡¯re trying to convince yourself that the truth is a lie, because you¡¯re caught up in between your love and justice for your Dad.¡± Paul said gently sway-walking towards her, making her move backwards. ¡°You know something? It¡¯s a pity you love someone like him when you could fit perfectly on my bed, with your legs spread wide for me to lick, suck, pleasure and pleasure myself with every single day. Your body¡¯s so pretty, I wouldn¡¯t mind fvcking your p*ssy every SINGLE day!¡± Paul said, sounding all dirty to Alexa, but when she raised her hand to p him, someone came through and did it for her. ¡°Who are you to speak to my fiancee that way?¡± Anderson asked and hit him again. ¡°Anderson, stop it. You¡¯re not well. You should be resting.¡± Alexa called out to him, but he ignored her. No one could insult his fianc¨¦e! No one should talk to his fianc¨¦e dirty¡­ Apart from him!. No one should have eyes on his fianc¨¦e¡­ Even for one split second! He¡¯d split the person into two perfect halves!! No one¡­ No one! Should ever dare look on his fianc¨¦e as a sex tool! He repeated over and over in his head as he continued hitting Paul on the floor. ¡°You scumbag! I never even did anything to you. I was only protecting my little sister and made a mistake.¡± Anderson muttered as he kneeled beside him, his fist hurt. ¡°A mistake that cost me my face¡­ And money to fix a new one!¡± Paul yelled, all bruised and battered. ¡°I¡¯m¡­¡± ¡°Sorry?¡± Paul interrupted. ¡°Sorry can¡¯t fix the past.¡± ¡°Then, go to jail.¡± Alexa said, making Anderson and Paul look towards her and notice there were cops in the room. ¡°You are under arrest, Mr. Peter Swartz.¡± One of the cops said, and moved towards him, handcuffing and leading him out of the room. ¡°It isn¡¯t over yet!¡± Paul yelled as the cops took him away. ¡°Well, it is. For you.¡± Anderson muttered loud enough and watched as the door closed after the cops. Alexa moved to Anderson¡¯s side immediately Paul was out. ¡°Why¡¯d you do that!¡± Alexa sobbed, tears running down her eyes. ¡°Do what?¡± Anderson asked feigning oblivion as he stood up. ¡°Why would you fight in your sick state?¡± Alexa asked, sobbing the more. ¡°Because I love you.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Alexa asked, lifting up her head to look at the man she loves. Was he really admitting his love for her now? He never did¡­ At least not with those three words to her hearing. ¡°I said I did it because I love you.¡± Anderson smiled so lovingly at her. ¡°Before I reply to your confession, tell me¡­ Did your Dad really kill my Dad?¡± Alexa asked, all serious and all. Anderson looked down. ¡°Yes. He did.¡± He answered lowly. ¡°And you knew?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Alexa asked, water leaking out her eyes. ¡°I didn¡¯t want to hurt you. I only found out recently too when I went to the headquarters of the Gang my Dad used to manage before and inspected the records since I took over his position.¡± Anderson exined. ¡°So you are going to be a murderer too?¡± Alexa scoffed. ¡°No. I¡¯m not that ruthless¡­ Against innocent people, that is.¡± ¡°Can you disband those people?¡± ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t. It¡¯s a family heritage, to protect everything under the GREEN name.¡± Anderson said. ¡°Do it for me¡­ If you want justice for my Dad, and need my forgiveness.¡± Alexa sniffed. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Come, let¡¯s get your fist all cleaned up and treated. It¡¯s bleeding. You shouldn¡¯t remove the injections and everything ced on you next time just toe fight for me.¡± Alexa said and guided him gently to the bed. ¡°Alexa?¡± Anderson called out. ¡°Yes?¡± Alexa answered, making sure to avoid her eyes from meeting his and going about bandaging his fist. ¡°Are you avoiding my gaze?¡± Anderson asked, feeling downcast. ¡°No. No, I¡¯m not.¡± Alexa lied as she tied up the bandage and moved away from him a little. ¡°Then, fvcking look at me!¡± Anderson yelled, sadness clouding him. Alexa flinched, but still didn¡¯t turn around and look up at him. ¡°I¡¯ll go get the Nurse for you.¡± She said, her back still facing him and trotted away. ¡°Please, don¡¯t go.¡± Anderson pleaded. ¡°Why shouldn¡¯t I? I obviously don¡¯t matter to you as your so called family protectors.¡± Alexa scoffed. ¡°Is this why you¡¯re giving me an attitude?¡± Anderson asked, unable to believe his ears. ¡°Attitude?¡± Alexa asked sarcastically, her back still at him. Suddenly, she faced him. ¡°I¡¯m giving you an attitude? You should be on your knees, grovelling at my feet begging for forgiveness for you and your Dad! Do you realize your Dad KILLED my Dad?¡± ¡°I thought I already apologized.¡± ¡± ¡®I thought I already apologized.¡¯ ¡± Alexa repeated mockingly. ¡°Such arrogance! You sound like an idiot¡­ I hope you know?¡± Alexa insulted him, reducing his ego to ashes and turned around once again to leave. ¡°Alexa?¡± Anderson called out unsure and stood up. ¡°I¡¯ll see you tomorrow, get some rest.¡± ¡°Look, I¡¯m sorry¡­ Okay?¡± Anderson called out to her again, trying to stop her from leaving, but she didn¡¯t even stop to look at him and left, closing the door behind her. ¡°Alexa!!!¡± Anderson yelled after her, hoping she¡¯de back to him¡­ But she didn¡¯t. Quietly, he SOBBED. .??? Phoebe¡¯s Home ???. ¡°Dad! You won¡¯t believe this! I hit the jackpot!¡± Phoebe yelled all excited as she made her way to her Dad. ¡°Tell me, my dear.¡± Greg¡¯s face lit up, seeing his daughter all excited. ¡°So¡­ You know that package with the key I got right?¡± Phoebe questioned her Dad. ¡°Of course, you left here for that.¡± Her Dad replied. ¡°The key was the key to a warehouse and in the warehouse held different rich designs of clothes and essories.¡± Phoebe revealed, feeling fly. ¡°So what happened to the clothes? Who had it?¡± Greg asked, not feeling too good about the news his daughter just broke to him. ¡°They¡¯re mine!¡± Phoebe yelled and giggled, smiling. ¡°How the hell did that happen?¡± Her Dad screamed. Shocked at her Dad¡¯s scream, she replied. ¡°I was gifted it.¡± Hearing Phoebe¡¯s answer, Greg broke out in cold sweat. ¡°I don¡¯t feel too good about this. Who in his| her right mind would give out a warehouse as a gift and not reveal him| herself?¡± ¡°Oh don¡¯t be such a party pooper. Be happy for me. I can finally start up my fashion line without help from any one.¡± Phoebe rolled her eyes at her Dad. ¡°I¡¯m just being careful, that¡¯s all.¡±Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. Her Dad shrugged. ¡­ Somewhere in April¡¯s house ¡­ ¡°How did it go?¡± April smiled as she stood out in balcony, holding the beautiful metal rail, looking at the beautiful sight of buildings in the estate. ¡°She fell for it.¡± The girl replied and bowed. ¡°That¡¯s great. You can leave.¡± April ordered. ¡°Yes miss.¡± The girl bowed once more and retreated. Slowly, a creepy smirk crept up her lips. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!