Alexander had been thinking about Sophia's words to him since he had left her house. Everyone knew that his marriage to her would create a merger of both empires but Sophia had indicated that there was something more to it. It seemed to Alexander that she was the only one who would benefit from it and he kept thinking about what it was. What else could she get from being married to him? He wondered."You've been this way for a while now. What is the matter love?" Bella asked him having seen him for the umpteenth time being moody.He was sitting on the little dining chair and his hands were on the round table as he burrowed his brows in worry. Bella sat, facing him and he looked at her."I went to see Sophia some days back for us to reach a compromise. I had offered her a deal in which she lets us be and we will still push through with the merger but she refused. She said that there was more she would gain than just the merger should she marry me and I can't just rest. I'm trying to kn
Alexander wasted no time in leaving the settlement and returning home. He weighed the outcome of that video being leaked and saw that it was not worth the risk of not listening to Sophia. He was hurt that he was leaving Bella but at that point, he had no choice. When he arrived his mansion, Sophia was already there with Claudia. They were talking in the living room when he walked in with his bag."You're back son?" Claudia asked, surprised."Finally!" Sophia said, "I'd like to think that you have realized things and have changed your mind about that Bella, am I right?" she asked, smiling."Yes" Alexander replied and walked away, straight to his room. He hated the fact that he was dancing to Sophia's tunes.Claudia faced Sophia, "Is he serious?" she asked, surprised."I think he is" Sophia said."What did you do?" Claudia asked her."I used my feminine power and got him back to me aunty. He will no longer go back to that Bella of a girl" Sophia said.Claudia smiled. She was happy to he
Bella started thinking of a way out of Sophia's blackmail. Alexander had confessed in details all that had transpired on that fate day his brother died. Alexander and Andre both were attracted to Sophia and started competing for her attention. It started off as a joke, a light and trivial matter and then eventually grew to a serious issue. The once very close brother's became very distant and hated each other. They would fight and make threats against each other. According to Alexander, on that day when his brother had died, Alexander wanted to use his laptop for some work but could not as his laptop had developed some faults. Not minding Andre's disapproval as a result of their enemity, he dashed into his room and took his laptop to use. Unlike Alexander, Andre did not change his password after their fight began so Alexander could still have access to his computer. As Alexander used the system, an email notification popped up and as a result of his curiosity, he opened it to see an e
That night, everyone in the Grande's mansion lost sleep. The pain of Andre's death embraced them once again, freshly as if it had just happened. Felix and Claudia's pain was doubled because the cause of their pain was someone whom they had trusted and wanted to establish a deeper relationship with.Claudia could not believe what she had just heard from her son. Sophia was never interested in the good of her family but rather had an ulterior motive. Sophia was the one responsible for the death of one of her son and now she was blackmailing the other and wanting to have him thrown in prison. Claudia made up her mind that night; she would not let Sophia's plan succeed. Infact, she had decided that instant that the merger would no longer hold. She would not want such a human being become a part of her family.****Telling his parents the truth gave Alexander a huge relief from the guilt of being tagged a murderer. He was very happy and grateful to Bella for her support and encouragement.
Bella heard a knock on the door and went to answer it. She was shocked to see the unexpected visitor standing before her."What are you doing here?" Bella asked her.Sophia, the visitor flashed a smirk on her face."Hello Bella" She greeted."I don't need your greeting. What are you doing here, in my house?" Bella asked harshly."I came to see you" Sophia replied, "I came to congratulate you on your wedding to Alexander. That's next week right?" Sophia said."I thought you've given up already since we didn't hear from you these past weeks. Sophia, If I were you, I'd just leave us alone. Alexander doesn't love you and with your evil deeds and schemes against the Grandes, no one wants you. Just give up already. Look for another ambition to pursue. This one is clearly far from your reach" Bella said.Sophia chuckled, "You know Bella, I really did underestimate you. I thought that you were as dumb as you are poor but it turned out that you're smart. I came here just to tell you this and a
Claudia was seated in the balcony, enjoying a refreshing brunch of scones and pineapple juice, reading a business magazine when she got and unexpected phone call. For the very first time in five years, Alexander reached out to her. Her heart was excited to hear from her son. She had been missing him everyday since he had left."Alex. My baby" She answered her phone, filled with emotions."Mum..." came the calm replied, which touched Claudia's heart the more. Tears gathered in her eyes."How are you, mum?" Alexander asked her."I'm not fine, Alex. You left us, just like that, few days to your wedding and then you come up on air to announce that you're already married to the same woman you had convinced us was evil and had wicked plans for us.....why Alex?" Claudia started of with her emotional complaint."Trust me mum, I'm truly sorry for that. I had no choice" Alexander's voice dropped to almost a whisper over the phone."What exactly happened, Alex?" His mother asked him."I can't ex
Alexander got home late that night and met his devious wife still awake in their bedroom. She was already in bed, in her night wear. She smirked the moment Alexander walked into the room and paused the activity she was carrying out on her phone to face him."You're back" She said.Alexander did not reply but headed for his walk-in-closet to change his clothes."Did you see her?" Sophia asked again.Alexander stopped just by the door to his closet and turned to face Sophia who was lying on the bed, looking at him."Who?" he asked her."Don't pretend Alex. You and I know that you've never stopped loving that woman. I know that you went to see her" Sophia said."Mind your business, Sophia" Alexander said and reached for the door's handle."This is my business, Alex. You're my husband now and I don't think it is ideal that you go about wanting to rekindle an affair with another woman." Sophia replied."Whatever I do with my life and with my time is absolutely none of your business. If I c
Bella was back to her usual morning duty and she was finally relieved. Finally, she would get to pick up her son from school and tuck him in bad. Luckily for her, Christine's duty also matched hers. So they would go to work together in the morning and return together in the afternoon. Being on morning duty for a week made her miss spending quality time with her little son, Jeremy. Then, she would only take him to school and would not see him the whole day till the next morning. "Why don't you take the bus today?" Christine said to Bella as they prepared for work that morning. Jeremy was still sleeping as it was too early for him to start preparing for school. Bella, being a chef on morning duty, had to be at work as early as 6am to start preparing the food on the menu before the restaurant opens at 8am.Christine, had to resume work at the same 8am, as she was a waitress there. So after Bella would leave the house, Christine would get Jeremy ready and drop him off at his school bef