CHAPTER 44

Alicia was in a foul mood when she woke up. Everything was properly set up and all she had to do was to wait until he was unconscious. Well, he was knocked down before he was able to finish his steak and she thought that she would have him that night…but Samuel came with another bottle of wine.

Samuel helped to settle down Marcus in his bedroom and then kept her company until nine in the evening. She threw a bunch of paper into the trash can as she recalled what Samuel told her when he came. Of all the times that he could quarrel with Jessica, why did it happen that night? After the first bottle, Samuel thanked her for being there to keep him company and it was also her boss who took her home…instead of Marcus.

Well, there’s still proper timing for everything! Alicia didn’t lose hope even if fate seemed to disagreeable with her. With another ounce of determination, Alicia started doing her job as usual.

It was almost lunchtime when someone came with a lunchbox and Alicia