“ Alicia my Dad has cancer ” Alicia gasped , her throat felt completely dry she felt hurt that Sally never mentioned this .“ But he is fast recovering ” Sally quickly said . “ Sally I feel so sorry I didn't know , I'm a horrible friend . I'm so sorry I'm glad he is recovering but how did you even settle the medical bills and all why didn't you tell me at least?”“ I'm sorry too I know I should have told you , but I really just needed to process it myself . And how I paid the bills is a totally didn't story I stole company funds apbd settled the bills then my boss Kalum found out about it and I had to pay him back ”“ What ” Alicia gasped . “ Okay but how did you get the money to pay him back , girl you could have asked me I would have paid it all in a heartbeat . I feel kind of really hurt you didn't let me know for real we're literally sisters”.“ I'm really sorry Alicia I just felt I owed it to my Dad to pay myself since he blew all his life savings on freeing me from the mafia aft
Alicia and Sally got out of the house a good one hour thirty minutes before they needed to each report work . Alicia drove to her office and waited for her outside for moral support as she went in to clear her desk and tender her resignation letter.Sally went upstairs and finally reached his office , she started to knock but developed cold feet about it . She turned away to her office but remembered the whole ordeal again .With her new found courage she marched to his office and knocked . “ Come in ” he said , with her slightly shaking hands . “ Good morning sir , I've come to tender in my resignation letter ”.Kalum raised his head up from his computer “ Resignation letter ?” His voice showing a hint of surprise and shock which he so desperately tried to hold back. Sally dropped the typed letter on his table and without a word she went out of his office to clear her desk quickly wiping away the lone tear that escaped her eyes.She took an empty carton box , looking around her off
The rest of the meetings passed in blur for Alicia and finally the close of work came , worried about her friend Sally Alicia hurried home to her . Dimitri had also called earlier reminding her about their date this evening maybe he'd also mention the family dinner she thought to herself.She enters the house to find Sally fast asleep and an open bottle of wine beside the bed on the lamp stand . Her heart broke for her friend, she wondered why they were hardly lucky with men .Her phone rang on cue , she feared the sound would startle Sally who was fast asleep but she didn't even move an inch ,“Hello Dimitri ” she said in a slightly hushed tone .“ I'm on my way to your place , please be ready darling and it's very casual we'll have dinner at my place . I'll be there in let's say about fifteen minutes”.“ Alright I'll be ready on time , see you soon ”.Dimitri blew her a kiss earning a giggle from her before she put the call off and with the speed of lightning she took a very quick sh
Alicia was woken up by her alarm with a slight headache. She looked at the digital alarm that flashed 7:00 am in bright red colors . Running her fingers through her hair she massaged her scalp a bit trying to ease the headache .She dragged herself from the bed to the bathroom brushing her teeth and hoping a cold shower would help how she felt , this is exactly why she hates to drink alcohol. The cold shower helped but she had a slight problem , she didn't use a shower cap so now her hair hung limp on her .Alicia blow dried her hair quickly , then picked a designer well fitted gray suit pairing it with a white camisole and white pencil heels . She grabbed her designer leather bag . Noticing she had a little dark circles she covered it up with some concealer and setting powder then did a light makeup routine .Satisfied with her look Alicia picked up her keys from the table where she had dumped them the day before , “ you're awake ” she said to Sally . “ Of course I'm awake. I need t
“ But baby, how do you expect her to confess to you that she's after your man? And I honestly feel hurt that you think I'm delaying in setting a wedding date because I want to leave you for Alicia ” Emily was now standing before him looking him in the eye , in all actuality now she was confused and she didn't know what to believe . She didn't trust Alicia to tell her the truth. The girl could be an actress for all she knew but she also couldn't deny the possibility of Tristan using her because why was he being lax about setting a wedding date .“ Who in their right senses would leave you for Alicia , you're smarter , more beautiful and exposed. Don't tell me she got you comparing yourself to her ” he gave a mocking laugh that irritated her slightly. “ I know that she pretended about the hacking Incident but there's one thing I want to know: why wouldn't you set a wedding date? I'm sure you don't want her back but you may want someone else or you're not sure about us”.Tristan was in
They stepped into the hotel hand in hand and what surprised Alicia was that there were paparazzi already trying to take pictures . The security guards took care of them making sure they maintained a respectable distance.The staff at the hotel greeted them warmly and an attendant led them into the private section of the hotel where a beautiful private dining section was reserved for the Valentino family. Stilling her nerves, Alicia and Dimitri walked into the dining section .The first person she saw was the man she had seen at the apartment complex and also in the family portrait back at Dylan's house which she identified as his father . Dimitri saw him too and he walked them towards his father , Alicia gulped .“ Ahaa Dimitri my boy welcome” the man had a powerful voice , Dimitri let go of her hand briefly to hug his father . His cold eyes had some warmth today unlike the other day she ran into him at the apartment. Hopefully he didn't remember that .His eyes settled on her “ The
Chapter Forty ThreeFriday came with a rush , Sally had already started her new job at Dimitri's company and was loving every bit of it . Friday morning Alicia packed a bag with sportswear as Alexander had already pre informed her that there was going to be a parent /teacher race and sport games .Dimitri had traveled for an impromptu trip to Italy the day before which was rather in her favor cause he would have required her time this weekend and she had an engagement to follow her boss to something about a dinner .She decided on the black two piece body hug sports bra and matching body hug top and shorts from Adidas . Then she packed a casual loose fitted mid thigh length flower dress . Alicia quickly dropped Sally off at her new office before zooming off to her office to meet up at 9:am when she is expected to resume.Arriving at her office , she quickly power walked to the elevator, her LV designer heels clicking ,once she arrived at her office floor she dropped her stuff in her o
Chapter Forty Four “ Alicia run !” Alexis screamed from the pews as she expertly kicked the soccer ball towards their net to score a goal . She , Alexis and Alexander already won the relay race and to be honest she was having the time of her life . She kicked the ball once more and it flew into the net before the goalkeeper, who is the slightly overweight school vice principal, could stop it .“ Goallll” children screamed, obviously all rooting for the parents who were playing against the teachers and staff . The final whistle blew signifying the match was over and children ran to the field hugging their parents in excitement.Alexis hugged Alexis who carried her up “ we won !” she said, wrapping her little arms around Alicia's neck . “ Yes we won !” she said, spinning her around slightly . Making Alexis chuckle , Alexander watched them from the other side of the field his heart aching with warmth . They looked like mother and daughter and Alexis looked so happy , if only he could