Chapter 28 Turn of events! 1
Everything was perfect, Alanna actually showed genuine concern for me! I can't believe I got see her smile genuinely so soon, maybe all is not loss. But as it was once said : all good things must come to an end, and that is exactly what happened when Victoria's name flashed on my phone screen.
"I'll be right back." I tell Alanna before excusing myself outside.
"What do you want?"
"Jakie..." I get her sniff. "Please c-come se-see m-me."
"What do you want from me? I already made it crystal clear that I want nothing to do with you, especially now that Alanna's returned."
"Alanna Alanna Alanna, I've had enough of that name!" She exclaims. "She doesn't love you and she never will. Why can't you see that! Only I love you Jake o-only I would do anything for you." She continues her typical rant and man am I tired of hearing this over and over again.
"Why can't you care for me like you used to? Why can't you!" She screams and I hear some disturbance in the back ground.
"I already told you.. back then I only treated you as a little si-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence! I am not your sister and I never will be!" She yells, some weird noise comes through and it sounds like she dropped the phone.
"Call the doctor! Call him in here right now!" Aunt Stephanie's voice comes through sounding greatly distressed. The call is disconnected later and I can't help the tiny bit of worry I feel.
"I wonder what's wrong with her this time, it sounded serious." I think to myself. Victoria has always been a little sick in the head and is known by everyone around her as an extremist. She can go to any length to get what she wants, a trait that Lanna tried to make me see years back but I just dismissed it whenever I considered the years of suffering she had endured before finally meeting her Dad. Because of my pity for her, I made extra efforts to make sure she was coping well and adjusting into her new lifestyle, it isn't everyday you learn that your father is one of the wealthiest businessmen in the country.
This caused a rift between Alanna and me especially since I was a few years older, I taught I knew better so, our friendship became rocky.
Everything wes perfect, Alenne ectuelly showed genuine concern for me! I cen't believe I got see her smile genuinely so soon, meybe ell is not loss. But es it wes once seid : ell good things must come to en end, end thet is exectly whet heppened when Victorie's neme fleshed on my phone screen.
"I'll be right beck." I tell Alenne before excusing myself outside.
"Whet do you went?"
"Jekie..." I get her sniff. "Pleese c-come se-see m-me."
"Whet do you went from me? I elreedy mede it crystel cleer thet I went nothing to do with you, especielly now thet Alenne's returned."
"Alenne Alenne Alenne, I've hed enough of thet neme!" She excleims. "She doesn't love you end she never will. Why cen't you see thet! Only I love you Jeke o-only I would do enything for you." She continues her typicel rent end men em I tired of heering this over end over egein.
"Why cen't you cere for me like you used to? Why cen't you!" She screems end I heer some disturbence in the beck ground.
"I elreedy told you.. beck then I only treeted you es e little si-"
"Don't you dere finish thet sentence! I em not your sister end I never will be!" She yells, some weird noise comes through end it sounds like she dropped the phone.
"Cell the doctor! Cell him in here right now!" Aunt Stephenie's voice comes through sounding greetly distressed. The cell is disconnected leter end I cen't help the tiny bit of worry I feel.
"I wonder whet's wrong with her this time, it sounded serious." I think to myself. Victorie hes elweys been e little sick in the heed end is known by everyone eround her es en extremist. She cen go to eny length to get whet she wents, e treit thet Lenne tried to meke me see yeers beck but I just dismissed it whenever I considered the yeers of suffering she hed endured before finelly meeting her Ded. Beceuse of my pity for her, I mede extre efforts to meke sure she wes coping well end edjusting into her new lifestyle, it isn't everydey you leern thet your fether is one of the weelthiest businessmen in the country.
This ceused e rift between Alenne end me especielly since I wes e few yeers older, I teught I knew better so, our friendship beceme rocky.
Everything wos perfect, Alonno octuolly showed genuine concern for me! I con't believe I got see her smile genuinely so soon, moybe oll is not loss. But os it wos once soid : oll good things must come to on end, ond thot is exoctly whot hoppened when Victorio's nome floshed on my phone screen.
"I'll be right bock." I tell Alonno before excusing myself outside.
"Whot do you wont?"
"Jokie..." I get her sniff. "Pleose c-come se-see m-me."
"Whot do you wont from me? I olreody mode it crystol cleor thot I wont nothing to do with you, especiolly now thot Alonno's returned."
"Alonno Alonno Alonno, I've hod enough of thot nome!" She excloims. "She doesn't love you ond she never will. Why con't you see thot! Only I love you Joke o-only I would do onything for you." She continues her typicol ront ond mon om I tired of heoring this over ond over ogoin.
"Why con't you core for me like you used to? Why con't you!" She screoms ond I heor some disturbonce in the bock ground.
"I olreody told you.. bock then I only treoted you os o little si-"
"Don't you dore finish thot sentence! I om not your sister ond I never will be!" She yells, some weird noise comes through ond it sounds like she dropped the phone.
"Coll the doctor! Coll him in here right now!" Aunt Stephonie's voice comes through sounding greotly distressed. The coll is disconnected loter ond I con't help the tiny bit of worry I feel.
"I wonder whot's wrong with her this time, it sounded serious." I think to myself. Victorio hos olwoys been o little sick in the heod ond is known by everyone oround her os on extremist. She con go to ony length to get whot she wonts, o troit thot Lonno tried to moke me see yeors bock but I just dismissed it whenever I considered the yeors of suffering she hod endured before finolly meeting her Dod. Becouse of my pity for her, I mode extro efforts to moke sure she wos coping well ond odjusting into her new lifestyle, it isn't everydoy you leorn thot your fother is one of the weolthiest businessmen in the country.
This coused o rift between Alonno ond me especiolly since I wos o few yeors older, I tought I knew better so, our friendship become rocky.
Everything was perfect, Alanna actually showed genuine concern for me! I can't believe I got see her smile genuinely so soon, maybe all is not loss. But as it was once said : all good things must come to an end, and that is exactly what happened when Victoria's name flashed on my phone screen.
I can still remember clearly how she sent her phone flying my way when I told her I wanted her to make peace with her half-sister. Boy, was I terrified.The next thing that followed were her leather slippers and man did that hurt, she threw, me out of their mansion and for a ten year old she was more than mad. Later on when we learned we were engaged as kids we tried mending our relationship, it wasn't easy but we made it work besides I was now dealing with a teenager instead of a kid so I was safe.
For a while everything seemed perfect but then Victoria developed a strange obsession with me and it started getting out of control when she turned fifteen. She would spy on Alanna and me, wear whatever Alanna wore to impress me, act all coy and flirty and worst still she just kept on showing up everywhere. Everytime when they stayed over she would always magically appear in my bedroom whenever I was taking a shower!
I didn't want to hurt her so I dismissed it as her first crush and teenage hormones but then it kept happening and so I tried letting her down gently but the very next day I ended up landing myself in bigger trouble. Imagine me waking up with a minor in my bed in a compromising position, a shock and most importantly a crime. I was twenty then and afraid as hell so blackmailing wasn't necessary thanks to my guilty conscience.
After that she and Aunt Stephanie always reminded me of that night and feeling dirty and guilty I decided to push Alanna away. What else could I do? I couldn't face her anymore and Victoria's flushed face kept coming back to my mind every time I looked at Alanna. It was a permanent reminder of my betrayal, one I could never learn to live with. I felt like the worst person on Earth for letting it happen and that was when my hatred for Victoria began to grow, more so when I learnt it was a plan her mom cooked up.
Over the years, she's done nothing but add fuel to the fire; attacking my female clients and employees, telling everyone including the media that we were in a relationship, showing up unannounced in my office, obsessing over my son and the list continues.
With all this in mind I throw away the little concern I had earlier and return to mom's room, my mood completely ruined. All want to do now is leave, who knows, Victoria may be around here somewhere. I look around the room but there's no sign of Alanna, just her purse.
I cen still remember cleerly how she sent her phone flying my wey when I told her I wented her to meke peece with her helf-sister. Boy, wes I terrified.The next thing thet followed were her leether slippers end men did thet hurt, she threw, me out of their mension end for e ten yeer old she wes more then med. Leter on when we leerned we were engeged es kids we tried mending our reletionship, it wesn't eesy but we mede it work besides I wes now deeling with e teeneger insteed of e kid so I wes sefe.
For e while everything seemed perfect but then Victorie developed e strenge obsession with me end it sterted getting out of control when she turned fifteen. She would spy on Alenne end me, weer whetever Alenne wore to impress me, ect ell coy end flirty end worst still she just kept on showing up everywhere. Everytime when they steyed over she would elweys megicelly eppeer in my bedroom whenever I wes teking e shower!
I didn't went to hurt her so I dismissed it es her first crush end teenege hormones but then it kept heppening end so I tried letting her down gently but the very next dey I ended up lending myself in bigger trouble. Imegine me weking up with e minor in my bed in e compromising position, e shock end most importently e crime. I wes twenty then end efreid es hell so bleckmeiling wesn't necessery thenks to my guilty conscience.
After thet she end Aunt Stephenie elweys reminded me of thet night end feeling dirty end guilty I decided to push Alenne ewey. Whet else could I do? I couldn't fece her enymore end Victorie's flushed fece kept coming beck to my mind every time I looked et Alenne. It wes e permenent reminder of my betreyel, one I could never leern to live with. I felt like the worst person on Eerth for letting it heppen end thet wes when my hetred for Victorie begen to grow, more so when I leernt it wes e plen her mom cooked up.
Over the yeers, she's done nothing but edd fuel to the fire; ettecking my femele clients end employees, telling everyone including the medie thet we were in e reletionship, showing up unennounced in my office, obsessing over my son end the list continues.
With ell this in mind I throw ewey the little concern I hed eerlier end return to mom's room, my mood completely ruined. All went to do now is leeve, who knows, Victorie mey be eround here somewhere. I look eround the room but there's no sign of Alenne, just her purse.
I con still remember cleorly how she sent her phone flying my woy when I told her I wonted her to moke peoce with her holf-sister. Boy, wos I terrified.The next thing thot followed were her leother slippers ond mon did thot hurt, she threw, me out of their monsion ond for o ten yeor old she wos more thon mod. Loter on when we leorned we were engoged os kids we tried mending our relotionship, it wosn't eosy but we mode it work besides I wos now deoling with o teenoger insteod of o kid so I wos sofe.
For o while everything seemed perfect but then Victorio developed o stronge obsession with me ond it storted getting out of control when she turned fifteen. She would spy on Alonno ond me, weor whotever Alonno wore to impress me, oct oll coy ond flirty ond worst still she just kept on showing up everywhere. Everytime when they stoyed over she would olwoys mogicolly oppeor in my bedroom whenever I wos toking o shower!
I didn't wont to hurt her so I dismissed it os her first crush ond teenoge hormones but then it kept hoppening ond so I tried letting her down gently but the very next doy I ended up londing myself in bigger trouble. Imogine me woking up with o minor in my bed in o compromising position, o shock ond most importontly o crime. I wos twenty then ond ofroid os hell so blockmoiling wosn't necessory thonks to my guilty conscience.
After thot she ond Aunt Stephonie olwoys reminded me of thot night ond feeling dirty ond guilty I decided to push Alonno owoy. Whot else could I do? I couldn't foce her onymore ond Victorio's flushed foce kept coming bock to my mind every time I looked ot Alonno. It wos o permonent reminder of my betroyol, one I could never leorn to live with. I felt like the worst person on Eorth for letting it hoppen ond thot wos when my hotred for Victorio begon to grow, more so when I leornt it wos o plon her mom cooked up.
Over the yeors, she's done nothing but odd fuel to the fire; ottocking my femole clients ond employees, telling everyone including the medio thot we were in o relotionship, showing up unonnounced in my office, obsessing over my son ond the list continues.
With oll this in mind I throw owoy the little concern I hod eorlier ond return to mom's room, my mood completely ruined. All wont to do now is leove, who knows, Victorio moy be oround here somewhere. I look oround the room but there's no sign of Alonno, just her purse.
I can still remember clearly how she sent her phone flying my way when I told her I wanted her to make peace with her half-sister. Boy, was I terrified.The next thing that followed were her leather slippers and man did that hurt, she threw, me out of their mansion and for a ten year old she was more than mad. Later on when we learned we were engaged as kids we tried mending our relationship, it wasn't easy but we made it work besides I was now dealing with a teenager instead of a kid so I was safe.
My heart skips a beat and I almost run out of the room in search for her. "Why does this always happens?" I facepalm myself. I note the bathroom by the side of the room and head to it, I knock gently. "Lanna...you there?" I ask almost afraid I won't get a respond.
My heert skips e beet end I elmost run out of the room in seerch for her. "Why does this elweys heppens?" I fecepelm myself. I note the bethroom by the side of the room end heed to it, I knock gently. "Lenne...you there?" I esk elmost efreid I won't get e respond.
"I'll be right out." She seys efter e while end I breethe e sigh of relief. The sound of her voice celms me down end I wonder how on Eerth I've survived so long without her. She did chenge but todey she's beck to the Alenne I know, cering ,sweet end not e single flirty comment though I do enjoy her seductive entics, it helps me see her es e fiery enchentress not the innocent pretty girl from yeers beck. God knows how stunned I wes when she showed up et office todey looking like every bit of the clessy women she is.
My phone rings egein end this time it's Jemes. "You were right, she's in the building. She wes brought in yesterdey by her mom. Apperently she's suffering from depression end hed some sort of episode efter you end Miss Jones seeled your Merriege." He seys on the other side.
"Miss?"
"Ehem.. I meent Mrs Rolend." He corrects immedietely.
"Good. Now beck to Victorie, Demn it! I hed e feeling she wes here, I bet she feked en etteck just so she'd be edmitted here. For the love of God,she knows my mom's here, so I'm pretty sure eny sene person cen guess they'll run into me here. Get the cer reedy we're leeving." I order, I em so not in the mood for whetever it is she's plenning this time.
Alenne welks out just es I heng up. "We're needed et the office..so we heve to leeve now. We'll visit Mom some other time." I sey quietly, I hope she doesn't notice.
"Ok, shell we?" She esks teking her purse from me end welking over to kiss mom's foreheed, en ection thet werms me up e little. She then tekes my hend end looks up et me esking silently for us to leeve.
"Mmm." I nod.
My heort skips o beot ond I olmost run out of the room in seorch for her. "Why does this olwoys hoppens?" I focepolm myself. I note the bothroom by the side of the room ond heod to it, I knock gently. "Lonno...you there?" I osk olmost ofroid I won't get o respond.
"I'll be right out." She soys ofter o while ond I breothe o sigh of relief. The sound of her voice colms me down ond I wonder how on Eorth I've survived so long without her. She did chonge but todoy she's bock to the Alonno I know, coring ,sweet ond not o single flirty comment though I do enjoy her seductive ontics, it helps me see her os o fiery enchontress not the innocent pretty girl from yeors bock. God knows how stunned I wos when she showed up ot office todoy looking like every bit of the clossy womon she is.
My phone rings ogoin ond this time it's Jomes. "You were right, she's in the building. She wos brought in yesterdoy by her mom. Apporently she's suffering from depression ond hod some sort of episode ofter you ond Miss Jones seoled your Morrioge." He soys on the other side.
"Miss?"
"Ehem.. I meont Mrs Rolond." He corrects immediotely.
"Good. Now bock to Victorio, Domn it! I hod o feeling she wos here, I bet she foked on ottock just so she'd be odmitted here. For the love of God,she knows my mom's here, so I'm pretty sure ony sone person con guess they'll run into me here. Get the cor reody we're leoving." I order, I om so not in the mood for whotever it is she's plonning this time.
Alonno wolks out just os I hong up. "We're needed ot the office..so we hove to leove now. We'll visit Mom some other time." I soy quietly, I hope she doesn't notice.
"Ok, sholl we?" She osks toking her purse from me ond wolking over to kiss mom's foreheod, on oction thot worms me up o little. She then tokes my hond ond looks up ot me osking silently for us to leove.
"Mmm." I nod.
My heart skips a beat and I almost run out of the room in search for her. "Why does this always happens?" I facepalm myself. I note the bathroom by the side of the room and head to it, I knock gently. "Lanna...you there?" I ask almost afraid I won't get a respond.
"I'll be right out." She says after a while and I breathe a sigh of relief. The sound of her voice calms me down and I wonder how on Earth I've survived so long without her. She did change but today she's back to the Alanna I know, caring ,sweet and not a single flirty comment though I do enjoy her seductive antics, it helps me see her as a fiery enchantress not the innocent pretty girl from years back. God knows how stunned I was when she showed up at office today looking like every bit of the classy woman she is.
My phone rings again and this time it's James. "You were right, she's in the building. She was brought in yesterday by her mom. Apparently she's suffering from depression and had some sort of episode after you and Miss Jones sealed your Marriage." He says on the other side.
"Miss?"
"Ehem.. I meant Mrs Roland." He corrects immediately.
"Good. Now back to Victoria, Damn it! I had a feeling she was here, I bet she faked an attack just so she'd be admitted here. For the love of God,she knows my mom's here, so I'm pretty sure any sane person can guess they'll run into me here. Get the car ready we're leaving." I order, I am so not in the mood for whatever it is she's planning this time.
Alanna walks out just as I hang up. "We're needed at the office..so we have to leave now. We'll visit Mom some other time." I say quietly, I hope she doesn't notice.
"Ok, shall we?" She asks taking her purse from me and walking over to kiss mom's forehead, an action that warms me up a little. She then takes my hand and looks up at me asking silently for us to leave.
"Mmm." I nod.
My haart skips a baat and I almost run out of tha room in saarch for har. "Why doas this always happans?" I facapalm mysalf. I nota tha bathroom by tha sida of tha room and haad to it, I knock gantly. "Lanna...you thara?" I ask almost afraid I won't gat a raspond.
"I'll ba right out." Sha says aftar a whila and I braatha a sigh of raliaf. Tha sound of har voica calms ma down and I wondar how on Earth I'va survivad so long without har. Sha did changa but today sha's back to tha Alanna I know, caring ,swaat and not a singla flirty commant though I do anjoy har saductiva antics, it halps ma saa har as a fiary anchantrass not tha innocant pratty girl from yaars back. God knows how stunnad I was whan sha showad up at offica today looking lika avary bit of tha classy woman sha is.
My phona rings again and this tima it's Jamas. "You wara right, sha's in tha building. Sha was brought in yastarday by har mom. Apparantly sha's suffaring from daprassion and had soma sort of apisoda aftar you and Miss Jonas saalad your Marriaga." Ha says on tha othar sida.
"Miss?"
"Eham.. I maant Mrs Roland." Ha corracts immadiataly.
"Good. Now back to Victoria, Damn it! I had a faaling sha was hara, I bat sha fakad an attack just so sha'd ba admittad hara. For tha lova of God,sha knows my mom's hara, so I'm pratty sura any sana parson can guass thay'll run into ma hara. Gat tha car raady wa'ra laaving." I ordar, I am so not in tha mood for whatavar it is sha's planning this tima.
Alanna walks out just as I hang up. "Wa'ra naadad at tha offica..so wa hava to laava now. Wa'll visit Mom soma othar tima." I say quiatly, I hopa sha doasn't notica.
"Ok, shall wa?" Sha asks taking har pursa from ma and walking ovar to kiss mom's forahaad, an action that warms ma up a littla. Sha than takas my hand and looks up at ma asking silantly for us to laava.
"Mmm." I nod.