(Alexander’s POV)“Have you gone mad, Alex?” Leigh hissed angrily, clenching her fist and hammering me as we sat on the couch of my private plane. She was quiet from her apartment to the airport, but when we reached the hangar, I could hardly get her out of the car that I had to carry her just to get inside the plane.I caught her hand, gripping her wrist while my other hand fastened her seatbelt when Sheila, the cabin crew, reminded us of our seatbelts.“Yes!” I answered. When I fly, I always sit on a seat surrounding the table so I can still work while I am on travel. This is my first time sitting on the couch, for her sake. “We’re not getting married to other people unless we settle our issue.”“We don’t have any issues, Alex! This is kidnapping.” She growled but pursed her lips right away when Sheila approached us, asking us if we wanted something. I shook my head, smiling apologetically at the usual crew who flew with me in my travels, and looked amusedly at Leigh, sulking like a
(Leigh’s POV)Alexander Hearst lives in a paradise!As I reach the balcony of the bedroom, I close my eyes, inhaling the fresh air from the farm. When I first saw the place, I fell in love with it that I wanted to live here. I looked heavenward, loving the clear, blue sky, and the night suddenly excited me, wanting to see the moon and the stars in the sleeping sky.The door opened, and I heard Maxine panting while Callie was whimpering as she paced around the bigger dog. I sneezed again, but I smiled as I turned around. Like a trained dog, Maxine was only sitting on the floor, facing me but not coming to me after Alex told her not to go near me. Yet, even though she was a foot away from me, her nearness still caused me to sneeze. When I sniffled, she barked, walking another foot away from me and sitting again. Her paw reached Callie’s tail when my puppy tried to walk toward me. Startled, Callie turned to Maxine, barking at her.I could not help laughing at what I witnessed. They were
(Leigh’s POV)This was the first time that I had had a good sleep in two months. When I opened my eyes, my lips curved a sweet and gentle smile on my lips as I saw Alex staring at me.“Good morning, Cupcake!” greeted Alex, lowering his head and claiming my mouth, kissing me passionately in the early morning.I moaned, wishing to reach for him, but this might be just a dream that if I tried to touch him, he would be like a bubble, popping out in my sweetest and most beautiful dream. If last night was real, then I had the greatest moment of my life, making love to Alex many times, my heart screaming only his name, crying in bliss as we exploded like stars and reached cloud nine together.“What do you want to do today?” He asked as he nipped on my neck.“Huh?” I smiled, clutching the sheet of the bed. “Can we stay in bed all day?” I suck for air, thinking what else is fun to do on the farm but stay in bed with him.“That sounds tempting, Cupcake, but sad to say, since you own this farm-”
(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