Chapter 34: CHAPTER THIRTY THREE: LOSING ALEXANDER

I fumed out of the office, leaving Kate to take care of other office matters. I could trust her not to fuck it up cause she had become suspicious of me. 

Jamie was in the past, and Alexander, to me, was the present and maybe the future if we played the cards well. I couldn't let Bella's plan fall into play anymore. It would disrupt my entire plan and leave me empty. That alone would cause me to fall into a trance and maybe cause me to fall into the darkness forever.  That couldn't happen just yet. 

"Alexander pick up," I said, staring at my cell phone as it rang. Usually, it would ring just twice, but now it was taking forever. Was he angry that I hadn't been picking up his calls, or did he think I was avoiding him?

He had the answers. I was going to get it no matter what. 

I walked into his Mansion, waiting for the guards to open up for me. They wandered around for some time before the door finally opened.  With a low grunt, I moved towards the living room, waiting for him to emerge from his bedroom. 

"Alexander!" 

His footsteps replied, echoing as he walked down the circular stairs. He said nothing as he came face to face with me, watching me stare into the depths of his eyes. 

"I am truly sorry Alexander. The thing is that..." He coughed, dropping the envelope In his hands. 

"Explain this." He made himself comfortable on the sofa, staring at the envelope before him. 

"What's this?" I muttered. 

He rolled his eyes , indicating for me to pick it up and check for myself. I did as I was told, grabbing the envelope and revealing the content hidden inside it. 

"Kindly explain yourself Arte." He held up a plain face as he stared at the pictures in my hands.

"This isn't what it is." I let out in haste. 

The picture contained the morning visit I and Jamie had before I headed for the office. How did he get it? 

"What is it Artemis?" He yelled.

I staggered backwards, gazing at his blood eyes. 

"Why can't you leave him Artemis?" He let out. 

"Alexander." My voice came out soft and hurt. 

"You didn't mention that you had a baby for Jamie. You didn't tell me that you and Jamie once had a thing, a night stand. " A tear rolled down his eyes. 

"Alexander." I stuttered, holding my hand out. Pat him.

"Don't touch me." He grunted. 

"Please Alexander listen to me.' I cried.

"Listen to you? You told me you and Jamie had nothing to do with each other. "

"Yes, that's the truth. I promise that nothing is going on between us."

"The picture says otherwise." He wiped away the tears, holding up a stern face. 

"He was the one who pulled me to himself. I didn't do any of this Alexander. Believe me. " I heaved a sigh "You should know that already."

"I thought I knew you Artemis. I trusted you with all my heart, with my life. You literally played me for a full Artemis and your sister made that pretty clear." He clenched his fist.

"My sister was the one who planned all of this. You should have seen this coming already Alexander. With the way she stares at you and the way she tries to make unnecessary conversations with you whenever I'm not around you should have seen it." 

He shook his head as he gazed at that last piece of document in his hands. "Did you or did you not have an affair with Jamie?"

"We are nothing Alexander." I tried to reach him but he whisked my hand away. 

"Thats not the answer I was looking for Artemis and you know that. Did you or did you not have an affair with Jamie." He groaned. 

"I will explain it all Alexander, please have your seat."

"Answer the darn question." He leaned forward, his muscles tense. 

"I did." I lowered my head as I replied. 

"Did you or did you not carry a child for Jamie?" He gazed at me. 

This was becoming worse than a nightmare. I couldn't believe someone had leaked such a powerful Intel to Alexander at such an intense moment. No one knew about Jamie's baby except .... Bella. 

She must have heard it from Mom, Jamie, or might have done her research. She was out to put me under the rug. 

"Jamie and I had a one-night stand when we were young, and Naive alright. I kind of got pregnant for him and when I approached him, he neglected me and chased me out of his life. Since then, I've cut all ties with him." I explained.

"Where's the child?" He leaned in close. 

"I had a miscarriage and lost the child." Tears cascaded down my face as I explained the circumstances I had faced five years back. 

"So you have no sort of connection with Jamie." he held up a smirk.

"That's right." I nodded.

"You know Artemis, you should know when to give up the falsehood and just accept it. Bella told me everything that you had been hiding from me. " He began. 

"That's all there is about me and Jamie." I let out. 

"According to what I heard and the evidence present, You and Jamie had hidden your child in the Orphanage so no one would notice. You came there only when you missed your child and Jamie always accompanies you to come to play with him. " 

"That's not true Alexander." I stomped. 

"You can't deny it. I saw you in the Orphanage that same day with Jamie, and Maria confirmed that you came to see a child. What else can you say to make me believe you?" He folded his arms. 

I couldn't help but wonder how Bella had planned all this out. He had successfully negated Alexander from me and made him believe I was just out to play with his feelings. She had done it this time. 

"You know what, Arte? Let's go our separate ways."