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52. Surprise at work
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Love, lies and, secrets 53. Disturbed
ALICEI was currently at an art gallery with my best friend, Summer Hathaway. Summer and I have been best friends since I could remember and she was the only person that I could confide in whenever anything was bothering me. The reason I decided to visit an art gallery with her was that I needed to talk to her and I felt like she was the only person that could make me say the things that I felt on the inside. "I don't know if I'm wrong, but I'm starting to feel like something weird is going on with you and you're not looking like the Alice that I know. Is there a problem or am I mistaken?" Summer asked, and I'm glad that she did because I wouldn't have had the courage to speak up first if she hadn't asked me. I have been quite bothered about a lot of things in the last few weeks and I haven't been able to act like my usual self because of how stressed out and how upset I've been. Usually, I enjoyed being around art and I loved interpreting artworks according to how I perceived them
Love, lies and, secrets 54. Relieved
ALICE "I don't know what to tell you right now but you do realise that's a very bold accusation, right? If it turns out that you're wrong, this accusation could lead to a misunderstanding between both of you, you know that right?" she asked. "I know that Summer but it's just how I feel and I can't help it. I'm starting to feel alone in my own home because my husband doesn't do anything with me anymore. He barely ever touches me or makes out with me anymore and whenever I try to talk, he uses work as an excuse not to talk to me. He just nods his head to whatever I say and I just have a very strong feeling that he's no longer excited to be around me and that I bore him," I told her honestly as tears started to stream down my face. I honestly hated the way I was feeling right now because it was so frustrating. The fact that I could end up losing Alejandro, who I considered my world and the most important thing in my life, scared me to no end and I was feeling so frustrated, confused a
Love, lies and, secrets 55. Reprimand
ANNAI watched as Alice and Alejandro stood side-by-side with wide smiles on their faces. They kept whispering to each other and I couldn't help but stare at them since watching them made me feel slightly jealous and uncomfortable. Today, the company was celebrating its anniversary and people from different parts of the country were here to celebrate with them. Since Alejandro's family is quite famous and renowned, there were so many prestigious people at the party and it was kind of intimidating and I felt slightly out of place. I was also feeling jealous of the fact that Alejandro and Alice were together and I hated the fact that people around recognised them as a couple and I had to watch everyone else praise them and admire them. I was also upset because of the last conversation that Alejandro and I had and how we haven't been able to complete our conversation since Alice interrupted us the last time. We haven't spoken to each other since then and earlier today, we were finally
Love, lies and, secrets 56. Unexpected guest
ANNA "Anna?" I heard someone call out my name and I had a feeling the person wasn't too sure it was me because of the tone the person used. I turned around to see who it was that had called out my name and when I did, it turned out to be none other than Kelvin, who was dressed in a two-piece wine-coloured suit that made him look as dashing as ever. I haven't seen Kelvin in over 6 months now but before I came back here, I used to see him once in a while especially since he would always come to find me even after I had told him not to bother. Unlike Alice and Alejandro that didn't bother coming to see me since I asked them not to, Kelvin was very persistent and he didn't stop showing up around me unexpectedly. "Hey, Kelvin!" I greeted excitedly as I was genuinely happy to see him again. He opened his arms for a hug and I chuckled a little before hugging him. In the last two years, he and I had grown close enough to be this casual with each other although, I wouldn't exactly sa
Love, lies and, secrets 57. His mistress
ANNA I unconsciously stared into Alejandro's eyes with his hands still wrapped firmly around my waist. I knew that we needed to leave here as soon as possible so that we don't end up getting caught but neither one of us was willing to look away. "How long do you plan on staying here and hiding away from your guests?" I asked. I had no problem being here with him cause if I was being honest with myself, I didn't want to leave the position I was in right now because I enjoyed being this close to him but at the same time, I didn't like the fact that I had to worry about getting caught because it was very nerve-racking for me. I wished that Alejandro and I could be in a position where we were genuinely comfortable around each other without having to fear that someone was going to catch us but unfortunately for us, we couldn't be like that because he was married, I was his sister-in-law and getting caught was only going to be detrimental to both of us. "I honestly don't feel like lea
Love, lies and, secrets 58. Acceptance
ANNA My question seemed to have taken him by surprise and I could tell that he wanted to say something but he didn't have anything to say cause he just kept closing and opening his mouth. "That explains it. This...," I pointed at myself and then at him while creating a little distance between us."Between us doesn't have a future. It's just going to be for a while and that's it. And that's why I told you what you feel is just sexual attraction even though what I feel for you is more than that. For this reason, I can't afford to take the risk of being with you so that you don't end up toying with my emotions" I clarified, running my finger through my hair."This is exactly my problem with you, Anna. You keep insisting that what I feel for you is just sexual attraction and I've told you times without number that your assumption is wrong but you refuse to believe me and you only believe in whatever it is that you want to believe which is frustrating," he hissed and I rolled my eyes. "
Love, lies and, secrets 59. Jealousy
ANNAI was seated in the passengers' seat with my head resting on the window whilst Alejandro and Alice were seated in the back seat. Alice was leaning into Alejandro and cuddling him like a child and she also didn't stop giggling like a child at whatever he was whispering to her. I could see everything that they were doing from the mirror in front of me and I could also tell that Alejandro was glancing toward me cause my eyes met with his quite a few times. Each time I locked gaze with him, he’d stop whatever he was saying to Alice and I would mentally scoff at how foolish he was. I already agreed to be his woman but that doesn’t mean I’d let him treat me this way.I had no issues with him being all lovey-dovey with his wife but I found it very disrespectful that he didn't seem to remember that I was sitting right in front of them and he couldn't even think to consider my feelings. I knew that I was wrong to feel this way especially since I have no one else to blame but myself for
Love, lies and, secrets 60. Rules
ANNA As soon as I noticed that the driver had arrived home, I didn't waste any more seconds before coming down from the car and immediately rushing upstairs. I was thankful that Alice didn't see the need to call me back and ask me what was going on because I didn't think I was in the right state of mind to be polite to her. I hurriedly walked into my room, locked the door behind me and kicked off my shoes recklessly. I stripped out of my dress and walked into the bathroom to take a quick shower and also hoped that the water would help calm my nerves and lighten my terrible mood.When I got out of the bathroom and stepped into my room, I noticed a figure and it turned out to be Alejandro, who had his back leaned against the wall.I was honestly surprised to see him here because I didn't expect him to have time to come here, especially since Alice seemed to be in a good mood and she could have kept him busy. "What are you doing here, Alejandro?" I asked, making it obvious that I was
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