Chapter 23
Alexander’s POV
All through my time at work I could not concentrate on what I was working on.
My assistants all called me from time to time to remind me of meetings I was supposed to attend but didn’t attend and it was only because I had been blackmailed by someone I did not know.
What hurt me even more was that this person had taken ill pictures of me and had sent it to me to show they had it and were not bluffing. This had made me shake in my boots and I had sent them what they wanted to avoid them from posting the picture.
Sure they had kept their fair share of the bargain but what would happen when they ran out of the money I had sent and decided that they wanted more and this time they could increase their price.
I shook my head. There was no way they would run out of thirty million naira just like that.
“Come on Alex,” I said to myself. “Think of the positives.”
But even that did not help as all I could think of was the negatives. If those monsters ever knew about the alliance I had with Blair’s parents, they could ruin my life.
Or maybe they knew and they just wanted to take their time roasting me on the fire.
I had the urge to say something to the police or my parents but that would only make them look at me like a fool.
I could not even tell Blair for she would believe that I was cheating on her and that was why I had projected on her the last time.
The public news would have a field day with the news as they would parade me as a cheat and a stupid man for giving away thirty million dollars to the blackmailers who would still release me nudes to the public anyway.
They would spin the story and start to ask where I was running from. The police could even start investigating me and I could be arrested for public indecency.
I took in deep breaths, I had to calm down. I was definitely taking this a whole further than it was supposed to go.
I wanted to really tell Blair. She was my wife and even when we did not have the best relationship out there I still felt like I could trust her to get me out of jams like this.
The only problem would be that she might not trust me again after this.
She could see me as a cheat from now on and every action I take would always be seen by her. It would make me look like a child who can’t handle his own body and I did not want that to happen to me.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
“Sir!” someone yelled, getting my attention as I turned to see my assistant staring at me.
“Yes,” I cleared my throat.
“You said I should remind you when it is five thirty?”
I looked at the clock on the wall and immediately stood up packing my things.
“Thank you,” I said to her before taking up my bag and leaving the office with her in it.
She was my assistant and she always locked up after me.
***
On my way home, I could not stop thinking of the blackmail. It was too traumatizing to think about. I always watched movies where people were blackmailed and I found it to be the victim’s fault.
I always had something to say but now I was in the situation I had nothing to say. All I could do was pray that the blackmailers had kept their own part of the bargain and deleted the videos and pictures.
Whatever evidence they had I wanted them to delete it.
I did not want this getting out into the public. This would ruin me.
“Hey babe?” I said when I entered the house to see her keys still on the table. Did she not go out again?
As usual I had expected to come back to an empty house but instead I entered our bedroom to find her sitting on the bed looking dazed and afraid for some reason.
“Babe?” I muttered as she jumped in fear. “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine,” she said, getting out of bed. “I don’t have any problem. I am very fine. No issues at all.”
“Okay?” I narrowed my eyes at her for I did not get why she was acting in that manner.
“When did you get back?” she asked before looking at my suitcase. “Oh silly me. It must be now. Welcome home.”
She took the suitcase from my hand before kissing my cheek. I found this disturbing for she had never done this before.
“Are you sure you’re okay? No fever or anything? Do you feel sick?”
“I am fine baby,” she said, kissing my cheek as she went into the kitchen.
“Baby?” I muttered to myself as I rubbed my cheek. Her loving attitude had me feeling worried that something was up.
***
Zendaya’s POV
While the children were asleep and Travis was sleeping in his own room, I danced around my room in celebration to the money I had gotten from Blair that day.
I had made sure I sent her a few more humiliating videos of her naked in the midst of naked young men and she had found this shocking.
I had asked for forty million naira which she had cried about before sending to me.
I laughed while looking at the account which had seventy million dollars sitting there and doing nothing.
However, my zeal for revenge had not ended. I was going to make sure they regretted betraying me. They would pay for this and I would make sure they cry out blood for the betrayal.
Going to bed, I turned down the lights while staring at the starry ceiling.
I was going to have a wonderful night while they would have sleepless nights.