ALEXANDER

Chapter 31

Cassidy POV

My first day in class has just started. In fact I'm attentively listening to the professor while she's discussing something.

Okay, fine! I'm not listening at all!

Lance has been poking my back. He's such an attention seeker!

"Will you stop??" I whispered.

Yet he just gave me an impish look.

I gave him the benefit of a doubt when he apologized to me about that happened at the airport. He was the guy I met there.

Since he really wanted to prove himself that he wasn't a bad guy, he offered to be my a.k.a 'tourist guide'. Within two days, he atleast proved to me that he's not really creepy like what I had thought about him. He's a nice guy. He made me laugh, too.

Not contented on poking my back, Lance threw a crumpled piece of paper at my desk.

"Read it." He said in his low voice.

I didn't do as he asked. I needed to focus on what the teacher told us. However, class ended without understanding anything from her. Blame it all to Lance.

"You're such a nuisance!" I hit his arm by the book I was holding. We just got out of the classroom, too.

"Ouch!

"Don't be dramatic. I didn't hit you hard."

He only grinned as his response.

"I'm going to the cafeteria. You coming?"

"Yes. Of course. I need to know your answer, too." Lance said.

My brows furrowed. "Answer?" I asked.

"The one I wrote in the paper. Haven't you read it?"

"Oh-- I didn't. Thought it was just nothing." I remember the paper I put inside my bag.

"Yeah. Right... just nothing." He mumbled and yet I heard it.

I felt bad so I asked. "Why don't you tell me? What's on the paper that I need to answer?"

We fall in line when we get to the cafeteria for our turn to get our lunch.

"Nah. Never mind. It's just nothing."

"Are you sure?"

"Oh, we're next. Come on! I'm so starving." He changed the topic, but I mentally note to read the paper once I go back to my dorm.

"Which one do you like?" He asked when it was our turn.

"Um, a fruit, a slice of meat and a bottle of water." I said.

I'm not really hungry. But the reaction I got from Lance was so funny.

"Hahaha! Don't look at me like that."

"Are you sure you can survive with these?"

"I'm not hungry."

He leaned closer and whispered. "Is it okay if I add more, then just transfer those later? You know, they don't give me a lot of food."

"Okay."

However, when he said to add more, I was not thinking of a mountain of foods on my plate.

I was shocked to see my plate stuffed with different sets of foods.

"You're kidding me!" I exclaimed.

"Haha! I'm hungry. Don't worry I can eat all of them." Lance winked at me before he took all the extra from my plate and transferred to his.

"Did you starve yourself for days??" I still asked in disbelief while eating.

"Haha! No." Then he started stuffing food in his mouth. "I just love to eat a lot, princess."

I froze when I heard the last word. Princess...

"What's the problem?" Lance asked.

"Huh?"

"You suddenly stopped. Did I say something wrong?"

"No, you did not. Here eat this." I gave him the meat I haven't eaten yet.

"Whoah! Thanks."

Smiling at him when I see him so enthusiastic as he stares at the food. But then his last word hit me hard. That was one of Alexander's endearments. Princess.

Why can't I get over it still?

The unwanted emotions were trying to come out again. And the memories of our happy days were resurfacing. I feel like my heart and soul were punishing me for feeling something I shouldn't.

My mind was no longer at the present time as it took me to the last day I saw the love of my life. The night I broke up with him. The last night I saw him and the same night I voided the contract.

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Flashback:

I'm so excited to tell Alexander about the good news. I can't wait to share it to him.

I had spoken to an attorney which happened to be my dad's friend as well. I don't know him. Neither my mom nor my brothers. Yet, he wanted to discuss a very important matter to us. Since mom's condition prohibited her to go out of the house, and my brothers were at school, I ended up meeting with him alone.

The attorney is living abroad but he took a flight overseas to meet us. He said dad had left a will or testament. I was dumbfounded when I heard that.

I didn't know dad had left something like that. Mom surely doesn't have an idea too.

Then he started explaining to me from the beginning including the assets dad had left for us. Dad had opened an international savings accounts under our names but I still didn't believe him. Until he showed me the documents.

He also explained to me why it took him years before he showed up. He didn’t know dad already passed away, since he had also gotten into an accident. He was bedridden for a year. It's already too late for him to find out about what happened to dad.

He had read the testament telling my dad had also left us a time deposit account which we can widthraw since the five year term has already due.

There are worth two million dollars savings account under my name, same goes with my brother. My mom has hers as well. The properties that my dad had bought outside the state were also for my mom.

I was like dreaming the entire time he had read me about it and even when he left, I was still in shocked.

But in three days from now we'll meet again to finalize everything. None of my family has yet to know about it. We decided to tell them in three days once he comes back.

I checked my phone to see if Alexander had replied to my text. Still none.

"Can we turn on the music please?" I asked Reezo. I was in the mood to listen.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Thank you."

I smiled when I saw the top of the building from here. God, I miss him so much!

I'm so excited to cook food for him or make a little surprise for him once he comes home.

But what happened as soon as I entered his penthouse was never I expected. It was the most shocking event of my life. I only saw that kind of scenario in the movies I have watched.

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"Cassidy, are you okay?" The worries on Lance face somewhat confused me.

But seconds later I realized why. I already shed a tear in front of him.

Oh, crap!!

"Are you crying because I ate your food?"

Wiping my tears away and stood up, not giving him an answer.

"Excuse me." I excused myself as I rushed towards the bathroom, leaving Lance wondering what happened.

When I got inside the bathroom stall, I cried.

My heart is still longing for him.

God!

How can I live without thinking about him every day?

I washed my face to cool down. Taking my time before I walked out of the bathroom, but not before I release a heavy sigh to somehow calm myself.

Stunned to see Lance leaning on the wall beside the door waiting for me.

"What are you doing here?"

"Checking on you. Are you alright?"

"Yes."

"Cassidy if you're mad at me just hit me or say so. I will not be mad at you. If it had to do with the food. I'll get-"

I didn't let him to finish. "I said I'm fine, Lance. Don't make it a big deal."