(Leigh’s POV)“Alex.”I call his name, glancing at his gorgeous face. His eyes have been on the report George sent him, maybe the other day. Yesterday? With him, Callie, and Maxine, I didn’t track the date and time and just enjoyed every minute with them.He was sitting on the bed, his back leaning on the bed’s headboard, while I rested my head on his lap.“Yes, Cupcake?” He tilted his head, looking at me quickly before returning his focus to the screen of his tablet.As much as I didn’t want to disturb him, I wanted to annoy him and get his attention. I bite my bottom lip, letting my two fingers walk on his thigh. He chuckled, catching my hand and placing his tablet on the side table. “What’s Luau greeting?” I grinned, showing him the crossword puzzled in my cell phone app.“Aloha,” he answered, moving and lying to my side. “Why are you disturbing me, Mrs. Hearst?” he asked me, planting feather kisses on my face.I chuckled as I wrapped my arms around his neck, wishing to tell him
(Alexander’s POV)To wake Leigh up or not was a hard decision for me. I lay on my side, watching her sleep, and enjoyed the last time of being together. Our mutual agreement ended at midnight, but we just couldn’t stop touching and kissing each other.“Let’s pretend the world will end tomorrow, Leigh,” I told her, and she agreed to me one last time. We made love, making her mine, claiming her mouth like there was no tomorrow. It was already early in the morning when we collapsed in bed after going stark raving mad at each other.For the past few days, we both tried to mend our relationship, but Leigh clearly wanted us to avoid making the mistake of hurting anyone again, especially Zyra. I love… I have loved Zyra, but my heart just couldn’t stop wanting and loving Leigh.“If you really love me, Alex, you won’t leave her. If something happened to Zyra because we chose each other, it’d be in my conscience forever. We will not be happy, and I hope you understand that.”Friends.This farm
(Alexander’s POV)“Coffee, Boss?” asked George, raising her head when she saw me massaging my nape.She glanced at my father, finally sleeping soundly in his bed after complaining of his lower back again. He didn’t need surgery, but with his age, the doctor advised him to take a rest for a few days while on rehabilitation, but this afternoon, he complained of something painful in his back.We had been in the hospital for a week already, and I wished to send George back to my office, but I was not ready to be alone with Zyra.I shook my head. “Get back to sleep, George,” I told her. “Are you sure you don’t want to join Zyra in the hotel?” I asked her again, maybe for the tenth time already.She grinned at me. “Are you sure you don’t want to join Zyra in the hotel, Boss?” she asks, returning the question to me.I scoffed at her, standing up. “Remind me to give you a raise,” I chuckled, causing her to laugh softly.“Just find me a love life, Boss,” she jokes, grinning at me.I rolled my
(Alexander’s POV)“George,” I called her after signing the documents for my approval.She peeks her head at the door, bringing more folders to me while sandwiches her cell phone between her ear and shoulder as she is talking with someone. I wrinkled my nose, standing up to get the folders from her.“Are you trying to kill me?” I hissed at her, placing the folders on my table and sitting down again.“Sorry,” She smiled apologetically, checking the folders one more time before sitting on the chair in front of my table.“What?” I asked impatiently. She knew that I wanted to run back to Leigh when we got back yesterday, but Zyra complained about having her headache that George and I could not leave right away.“I just thought you wanted to escape from Zyra,” She grinned and then continued, “that’s why I’m giving you lots of things to do. I wanted to have a break from her and Emma. They’re both annoying me.” She shook her head. “No, Emma’s annoyed with her already, and I’m scared she might
(Alexander’s POV)Before our arrival, George had already informed the general manager that we were coming, and as expected, I made all the managers panic about my surprise visit. My forehead knitted, seeing Mr. Brandon, the General Manager, and the other managers outside the building waiting for me. When my driver opened the car door for me, George hurried up, getting out of the vehicle and walking to my side.“Mr. Hearst,” Mr. Brandon greeted, smiling nervously at me.I nodded. “Why are you here outside? Don’t you have any work to do?” I asked, causing them to get more anxious about my presence.“We’re just excited to see you, Mr. Hearst,” He explained, clearly lying about it.I understood that my sudden appearance threw them into a tizzy, and perhaps they all hated me for coming unannounced, not giving them time to prepare for whatever documents or reports I would be asking.I caught him widening his eyes at George, quickly asking her silently what it was all about, and she shook he
(Leigh’s POV)My lips curved into a happy smile as I heard the familiar voices of my family. It is the weekend, so everyone is at home, and as always, the noise, cries, and laughter of my nieces and nephews will annoy their parents later, but to me, they are music to my ears.I crawled from Dyna’s bed to the window and slightly opened it. From her bedroom, I could see the backyard. I saw Mama, my sisters, and in-laws preparing the breakfast on the long table, the little children running around, and my brothers and in-laws talking and having coffee while looking after their kids.My eyes sought one more person, and I tilted my head, smiling as I saw Papa facing the sliding door as if waiting for another person to come out. His lonely eyes squeezed my heart, and I knew how much he missed Abuela.My lips quivered, wishing my Abuela would also come out of the door, showing her happy smile at everyone. I sniffled, and my eyes started to swell with tears.“What are you looking at?” Elle ask
(Leigh’s POV)“So, let’s have a recap here,” Dyna said as if we were just having a monthly meeting and not a casual conversation. “Something happened between you and Alex on the farm.”I nodded, lowering my head, not wanting them to see my face red from embarrassment. If I was really carrying Alex’s baby, it was something I did not expect to happen. We were just happy together, making love at night or in the morning… or whenever we felt like touching each other.We were sitting on the floor in a circle like having a picnic inside her bedroom while Callie was on the bed, lying and playing with her chew toy.“You said nothing happened,” sneered Alfie, letting me know he was disappointed. “You lied to us, Kayleigh.” He said angrily, but he breathed out. “Now, what should we do? I think before we plan this double wedding, let’s solve this double problem.”“What’s the problem?” Elle blinked at him and then glanced at me before taking another pancake. “Are you not eating this?” When I shook
(Alexander’s POV)“Wait!” I heard George, her voice in a panic, but it was too late because Zyra had already opened the door of my private office.I stop what I am doing and raise my head, watching Zyra coming toward me. Her high-heeled shoes made a clanking sound as she walked. She wore a black, open-back sexy dress that any man would not resist looking at her.“Should I make an appointment just to see you, Babe?” She asked, obvious that she was annoyed, and I was unsure if it was because of George or me.When she came near, she put her bag on my table, at the top of the paper I was reading, and sat on my lap, making sure that George saw us before claiming my mouth.I caught George rolling her eyes and sneering at her, but I could not reprimand her for acting annoyed because even the sight of Zyra also made my blood boil every time I saw her. She shook her head, closing the door behind her.Sometimes I wanted to ask her, where was the Zyra I used to love?“What do you need?” I asked