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“But you’re like family here now. Alex was so much easier to live with since you arrived. Now he’s gone all moody again. It sucks.”
“I doubt that had anything do with me. I made his life hell most of the time.” Alex had decided this, but Shane was right. He’d been moping around the mansion like a sulky teenager all week. It didn’t make sense, but the asshole wouldn’t talk to me.
“You had an effect on him, Nat. Everyone could see that.” He laughed, looking out toward the pool area where Maddison was sunbathing.
“Are things serious between you and Maddison?”
“I don’t know. She’s…”
“An idiot?” I grinned, finishing his sentence. “You could do so much better, Shane. Make sure she isn’t using you just to stay close to Alex. I have a feeling she’s a gold digger.”
“You really don’t like her, do you?”
“How can you tell?” I sniggered, following Shane’s gaze out to the pool as Alex came into view. I noticed a whiskey bottle in his hand as he walked over to sit on the edge of Maddison’s sun lounger.
“You better go and save your girl. Alex looks like he’s in predator mode,” I commented. If Alex was trying to piss me off, it was working!
“For fucks sake!” Shane groaned, getting up. “He thinks he can have anyone he wants!” He stormed off, but I didn’t watch the confrontation that I knew was about to happen.
My office gave me a good place to hide for the last two weeks. My parents were very happy with my decision. I hadn’t told them the truth, though, that it was Alex who told me to leave. It wouldn’t make a difference, anyway.
They’d be arriving back in London a month after me. My mother had already planned several shopping trips, so at least I was going to be kept busy. I’d already applied for a few office jobs in London. I didn’t care what I was doing, as long as it wasn’t working with Alex. I didn’t even mind temporary work to start with. It was easier to find another job that you wanted when you already had one. I just needed these last two weeks to go by as quick as possible.
“What the fuck happened?” Diego had his hands on his hips as he barged into my office. Today was Alex’s birthday, and my last day at his hilltop mansion. Alex hadn’t even surfaced yet. I wasn’t sure how to act, or if I should even wish him a happy birthday. I’d hardly set eyes on him in the last two weeks.
“Hey, Diego. How was Rio?” Forcing a grin, I continued to pack my things up.
“Bitch, we are not talking about Rio. Where the fuck do you think you’re going?”
“Back home.”
“What about Alex?” He seemed really angry with me, but I couldn’t understand why. “Did you just drop this on him?”
“I don’t owe youorAlex an explanation!” Alex was the one who brokemyheart, but I wasn’t going to let Diego see that. “I miss home. It’s where I belong!”
“I really thought…” He stopped and looked at me closely. “Never mind. Clearly, I was wrong. Is the birthday boy up yet?”
“No idea. I’ve been busy packing.” I was acting like a bitch, but I didn’t care. I just wanted to go home.
“Okay, but I'm sorry to see you go.” He walked off without another word, probably in search of Alex.
With my clothes the only thing left to pack, I made my way upstairs. As I was walking, I heard female giggles coming from Alex’s bedroom. Seconds later, Maddison burst out of his room, wrapped in a robe.
“Do you want anything else, Lover?” she called back into the open door.
“Your pussy, dripping wet,” Alex purred. I felt nauseous at his words. What was he doing sleeping with this whore?
“That’s a guarantee.” With a smirk on her lips, she looked at me as she walked past.
I should have let it go, but my blood was boiling. Charging into Alex’s bedroom, I slammed the door hard behind me.
“What thefuckare you doing?” I yelled. Alex was naked, lying on his bed, but for once I wasn’t affected by it. I was seeing Alex for what he really was, and who he’d clearly always been. “Maddison is withShane!”
“Shewaswith Shane, and now she’s withme. Get the fuck out of my room,” he snarled.
“I was right about you the first day we met! You are just an empty shell! You’re a heartless son of a bitch!”
“Well, at least I’m not a fucking stuck up, controlling bitch like you!” He seemed to regret his words the moment he spoke them, but it was too late. Tears were already falling down my cheeks.
