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ALEXAFive years ago…Even though I was very disturbed about Vector talking to Mark about what he felt he knew, I couldn’t reach out to him not to.First of all, I didn’t even have his cell number, and secondly, calling him to tell him that would give him the impression that he was right.It had been a few days since Mark returned from his doctor’s appointment, and much to my surprise, he had been cooperating.He wasn’t sounding polite now, but he wasn’t refusing my help either. Something about his meeting with the doctor seemed to change him a bit and I liked it. I simply did not want to think about Ivy going with him.They did spend longer than necessary, but anyway, I was just glad that since that day, Ivy hadn’t shown her face here.Mark was watching the news in the living room while I sat at the dining table watching him. He didn’t want me to be hovering around him like a shadow, so in order to keep my eyes on him as he was awake, I had to stay at the dining table.My phone vibra

MARKFive years ago…“Where is Alexa?” Vector asked as soon as he walked into my living room.“She is not here,” I answered.“Well, that is unlike her to not be hanging around,” Vector said as he sat on the couch. “Did you chase her away?” He asked me lightly.“Like Doctor Jones would allow me,” I grumbled.I still didn’t see the need to keep Alexa around, but after Doctor Jones’s advice, and the desire to never want to experience coma again, I had no choice but to allow her remain here. Hopefully, this would all be over really soon and she would leave.“So, where has she gone?” Vector asked, and he sounded too concerned to me.“Why are you asking after her this badly? Do you like her?” I questioned Vector.He had never shown half of this interest in Ivy, and I understood that he was trying to keep the boundaries, so perhaps, he had developed some feelings for Alexa, but Vector’s eyes widened with alarm instantly.“Of course not,” Vector responded hastily. “I am mere asking because sh

ALEXAFive years ago…Being coy wasn’t a part of me, but for the first time that day, I couldn’t resist it, and the pain in Ivy’s eyes had given me some sort of satisfaction even though I knew that it was wrong.“Take this from me, Alexa; you will never have Mark Ronaldo even if you insist on clinging to him. I am going to get him back just as I have already done,” Ivy had told me after my response.“Well, guess who Mark’s wife is, Ivy?” I had asked her sarcastically.I was playing a game that wasn’t befitting of my personality. This was something that Noelle would have engaged in, not me, but back in there, they had risen the beast inside of me and I was enraged. I just couldn’t take it anymore.“You are only his wife on paper, Alexa. He wouldn’t even touch you even though you sleep on the same bed with him. But guess who is his fiancée twice now, me. The sooner you count your loss, the better for you,” she had told me, trying to sting me back.“Very well then, Ivy, we shall see,” I

ALEXAFive years ago…“What’s the shock for?” Mark asked me when he saw my reaction to his so-called paid services. “Is the money not enough?” He asked me further.He was sounding harsher now.“No, it’s not that,” I managed to say.“Then it’s what?” He asked me.“I…it’s…I…” I tried to answer, but I just kept stuttering because I was still in shock, and stuttering infuriated Mark.And it made him more impatient.“Take the damn money and get out!” Mark said, barking at me, and at the same time threw the money at me.It landed with a thud on the floor.I stood there, unable to breathe or move. Mark Ronaldo was treating me like a common housekeeper and not someone who stayed by his side because of love, and that only meant that he would never see me as anything other than a nurse.Me, Alexa Silver, a nurse…“You know I hate it when you just stand there, right?” Mark asked me through gritted teeth. “Pick up the money and leave. If the pay is not enough, let me know and I will add to it, o

ALEXAFive years ago…“Why didn’t you take the money?” Mark asked me.“Because I am not a paid nurse,” I responded.Mark stared at me for some seconds, trying to figure out the right words to say to me.“So, you are trying to say that you are not after my money?” He asked me. “Are you insinuating that you didn’t marry me because of my money?” He asked further.This was a slap to my face; Mark might as well just slap me altogether, but I was almost getting used to his stinging words.“No, I didn’t,” I answered.Mark threw his head back and laughed drily. I didn’t understand what was so funny that he had to laugh.“You know, the only reason why I haven’t kicked you out is because of the respect I have for your dad, Alexa,” Mark said.“Then you should have thought of that earlier,” I retorted.Mark reared his head back. All this time, he had never heard me speaking to him with this tone, but then again, I was deeply fed up with everything.If I only had to deal with Mark’s harshness, I w