FIVE YEARS LATER.

ROSE'S POV.

"Good morning ma." My assistant smiled and handed me a cup of coffee.

"Too sweet, I don't like it. Emma, how many times do I have to tell you that I just need a cube of sugar in my coffee? Take this shit away from my desk." I yelled.

"I'm so sorry ma'am." She took the cup and left.

"You should be."

I can remember my first breath in the United Kingdom, I was so happy. It was like the country was calling me. Who would have thought my life would change within a few months, my mother did something valuable when she gave me that key. Eight Million dollars! Like I'm a freaking millionaire. I graduated from one of the best universities in the world, New Bridge University. I'm now a multi-millionaire, I own a company and I run it perfectly. What more could I ask for?

"Excuse me, ma'am." My assistant walked in again. I don't hate her, it's just that she doesn't adhere to corrections, I am her boss and I like my things to be perfect or close to perfect. If I'll be paying her perfectly, at least she should work perfectly for me.

"What do you want?" I said without facing her.

"Your meeting with the Dynamics corporations is in thirty minutes." She smiled. I actually told her to smile anytime she talks to me, she was always frowning at me. I'm her boss so she has to smile.

"Retouching please," I said.

"Yes ma'am." She added little makeup on my face just like I had instructed her to always do. Her perfect way of makeup was one of the reasons I hired her, I told the agent that the employee must be a perfect makeup artist with good qualifications to run a firm.

"Heels or wedges?" I asked.

"Heels." She handed me a pair of black heels. There's a big bag where she keeps the things I'd be needing.

"Ok, you're good to go ma'am." She smiled and handed me the notes I'll be needing.
I wore a skinny white dress, black heels, my hair was curly and long, it's a wig though but it was one of the things that made me feel among.

I headed to the door and walked through my employees, they were all trembling. I don't know why they do that whenever they see me, am I that scary?

"Your phone is ringing ma'am." She handed me my phone, trying to walk as fast as I was.

"Hey, baby! How are you?" I giggled?

"I'm okay love. You?" I hear him say.

"I'm fine just stressed, I've been working all day." I smiled.

"Sorry about that," He said.

"I'm actually heading for a meeting right now baby, why don't you call me in an hour time? You cool with that?"  I asked.

"Alright love"

"I love you," I said.

"I love you too." He replied.

I handed to phone back to Emma.

Ok fine! I didn't end up with Alex, like presently, I'm not with Alex. I met a guy last month and we've been dating ever since, his name is Daniel. A lot happened, Alex and I had to split up. A year after we settled in the UK, he surprisingly became someone else, he claims I changed too but I couldn't seem to find any fault in me.

It was a very sorrowful day, I cried my eyes out, for weeks I didn't specifically eat a particular food. I was weak inside and outside, the question that kept running wild in my head was "why would he do that to me." Well, it is what it is, life moves on with or without Alex.

The meeting ended as expected, just the usual routine, always trying to prove to some set of strange people that my company is the best and worthy of their trust.

"Office or home, ma'am?" Emma asked.

"Home," I said in one word, she instructed the driver to drive me home.
I bought a house last week, with the help of Daniel of course. He only helped me get an agent, I made the payments.

After the driver brought me to my house, Emma had to leave. She was done for the day.

I stay alone, but my friends do come to spend the weekends at my house. Not all weekends but most of it.

The house isn't a mansion or a palace, it's a bungalow with nice interior designs, I had to hire a very good designer. To me, my house is really lovely.

I dropped my jacket on the hanger, I made a sandwich and took the orange juice from the fridge. I didn't use a cup, I took the big container and drank it like that, Afterall, I'm in my house.

I sat on the couch facing the Tv, same old boring channels, I switched it off. My cell phone beeped, I felt lazy to go pick it up. I guess I'm getting used to having Emma around.
I picked the call and no one was speaking.

"Rose, how may I help you."  It was an unknown number.

"It's Alex, let's meet at 360 bar tonight. Usual spot, usual time. Today's my birthday."  He said like someone who has no issues with me.

" I'm I'm so sorry. I'll be very busy tonight." I told him.

"Why? Because of your new boyfriend? He is a freaking waiter at a cafe, Rose. Don't you know that?" He yelled over the phone, I'm sure he has been drinking or maybe he now takes drugs.

"Alex, are you stalking Daniel? If you're, stop it. Or I'll call the cops on you. He's a waiter, fine I know that. At least a waiter would not try to sell me out for drugs to his gangs. You betrayed me."

"They threatened to kill me, how many times do I have to tell you that? My grades were at stake, my life was at stake, everything about me was at stake. I had to, for the benefit of both of us. Rose, it's my birthday. At least let's just pretend as nothing happened. Just the usuals."He told me.

" I  can't sit with you at a bar and pretend like everything is fine," I uttered.

"Well, I'll come over to your house. I'll bring wines and buy a cake too." He said.

"Don't..." He hung up already. Somehow, I don't feel safe with Alex anymore. I feel he's a shadow of himself.
I sighed heavily, looking very frustrated and angry.

Thirty minutes later, I heard a knock on my door. My heart started beating faster, I don't know if I was scared or anxious, I just couldn't explain the feeling.

"Who's there?" I managed to say.

"Who were you expecting?" He said, trying to annoy me just like he used to.

"Alex?" I asked peeping through the door hole. I knew he was the one, I can recognize his voice at any time anywhere.

"That's me" I heard him say from outside.
I finally opened the door, he surprised me by the huge smile on his face.

"Would you at least let me in? These drinks are heavy." He said and squeezed himself in.

"Nice place you have here baby." He smiled mischievously as he arranged the drinks on the table.

"I know what you're trying to do, trust me it's not working," I said to him.

"What do you think I'm doing? Rose, it's my birthday, at least let's enjoy the moment." He told me.

"Just like you told me years back. Where's Martha now? I thought you guys are now like a thing." I said sarcastically.

"Rose, it's me, Alex, I hope you remember that. You know I would never do anything to hurt you, I had to do all that so Martha and her brother would stop tormenting you. I know nothing justifies what I did, but if you listen and carefully allow me to explain to you, you would." He grabbed me by my shoulders.

"I'm so sorry." He uttered and hugged me.

"It's fine, it's fine. Just know your limits, I have a boyfriend that loves me so much and I'm not willing to jeopardize that because of our childishness back then." I digressed. 

"You sure?" He smirked. His face got so close to my face, I really missed his smell. He leaned and kissed me, I had to kiss him back.  I can dissemble like I don't miss him but my body can't, I still get goosebumps from his slightest touch.

"Hey baby, I'm ho-." Daniel stood at the door looking startled.

"It's not what you think, I can explain," I said, trying to fix the words together.

"You know, I knew this wasn't going to work. I just didn't know it'd be this soon." He uttered. Alex sat down and switched on the Tv, pretending like he didn't do anything.

"Daniel, stop saying this," I said, trying not to cry.

"Have fun." He said, dropped the spare key I gave to him when I bought the house and left.

"You knew he was coming, didn't you? You planned this? How low of you. Now, get out of my house this instant. Please!" I yelled.

"I'm sorry, I just want you back," Alex uttered.

"Get out," I said.

"Okay, okay. You can keep the drinks." He took his car keys and drove off.

I picked up my phone to call Daniel but he wasn't picking my calls.

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