It's about time

"Alex," Clara throw herself into his arms sobbing," she wants my child gone, she…she wanted to harm my baby.." " ssh!, everything is fine now, look I'm here with you and the baby is fine too, nothing…"she was trembling so badly even Alex's gentle assuring words couldn't be of help.

" What would have become of us if you hadn't shown up.. " she so much hope what happened was a nightmare, but knew this was no fucking nightmares.

She could tell because this time she fought with all her might but she was just too weak because of how traumatic she was when she realized she was in a hospital bed instead of the bed in Alex's guest room, worst of all a male doctor was asking her to get ready for an abortion.

" It's okay now Clara, look everything is fine.? " Alex never stopped whispering these words into her ears as he gently petted her back.

" Alex,they all want me to abort my child, no one wants it to be brought to life, even its own father!.My baby is innocent yet they want him dead, Alex.. " her wail intensified, giving Alex the work of wiping off her tears. " I will protect both of you until the baby matures enough to take care of you. " Alex assured her with no remorse, he was ready to do anything to keep them under his watch.

" You will? " She ask slightly raising her tearily face to take a peek at him, she spared him a weak smile before saying " thank you Alex." She was really grateful to him but she knows better she knows he's badly hurting inside, she's not selfish since she couldn't bring herself to return his feelings it's best to leave, after she sign the divorce papers, she will leave these place and go far away, where she will start a new life with her baby.

Alex was unaware of the thoughts running in her mind ,he was just happy he was able to make her smile, giving her a reassuring smile he said he said firmly " Yes!"

A pang of guilt tugged at Clara's heartstrings but she covered it up with her best smile, seeing her smiling, he felt very accomplished.

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Ryan was so overjoyed on hearing that Clara on her own accord moved into Alex's house because he has done everything he could to make them spend time with each other even giving her off many times just to make sure they had time for each other.

Clara walked into the shop after work with a poker face, lately Tony couldn't help but notice the suspicious glance she threw at him when he was working, as if she has something troubling her that she wanted to share but for reasons best known to her she kept holding back maybe she doesn't trust him enough to confined on him or..

" Tony," she called while walking to his desk. " Yes,"he answered but his eyes remained fixed on his desktop screen," do you have an idea of what Xavier may be up to?." He wasn't expecting such a question from her, he raised his head to take a good look at her.

" Don't Tell me you're worried about him now?Why are both of you tormenting like this? Today you are love birds, the next you are wolves ready to tear each other apart what.."

" You are mistaken." Clara raised a hand to cut him off , " I am?,then why the question?" Tony dabbed his forehead with a napkin,in an attempt to clean off imaginary sweat.

" The Rey Enterprise's stock suddenly dropped drastically, didn't you see the news?. "

For such a promising organization to just meet its end, many people in the business world got really worried and her uncle wasn't an exception neither is she.

" oh that!" Tony said going back to his work, " you know about his plan right?, I mean you were the closest person to him back then, so you should have one or two…"

" Well it's about time. "He answered indifferently as if he wanted to discontinue the topic, but Clara was adamant to get to the bottom of this.

" What do you mean by that? she asks, anticipating. After glaring at her for a while Tony reluctantly elaborated when Clara refused to give up on her quest.

" He took over the Rey Enterprise to avenge his lost love but that's not necessary now that she's back,so he will naturally destroy the company. " he explained without looking at her.

" Then what next? " She knows this question is very unnecessary but she couldn't help but wonder what he will be doing after this is over.

" He will go back to the States, that's where he lives alongside his friends Kiel and Alex, they're all based in the States but I don't think things will ever be the same, now that Alex is no longer on good terms with him."

< I must be going crazy, what was I expecting, since Glory is back, Xavier has no business being here.> He is going to go far away from her, at the end she was just a bypasser in his life, a tool for getting back at her family.

" Then I suppose I should start looking for a new manager since you will be leaving us soon." she shut off the emotion threatening to bust out and jokingly said.

"Are you kidding me?" Tony asks with a scornful glare, taking Clara aback, "you are not going with him?" She ask dumbfounded

" Should I remind you that I'm totally homeless?I'm no longer part of the organization. " He glared at her before continuing with his work,< tsk tsk tsk,this woman is so helplessly stupid no wonder Judith fines it hard to get along with her.>

" I'm so sorry about that, since it's all my fault." she made him lose his such a great opportunity, she will forever be indebted to him.

" You shouldn't be,if I'm still thinking about that I guess I won't be here today, it's best we let it go, we can not undo what happened no matter how badly we wanted to. "

He muttered loud enough for her to hear.

Clara slowly sank into her thoughts, she couldn't tell when she actually fell deep into this relationship to the extent that she just couldn't let a day pass without thinking about him.

< Clara get hold of yourself, he belongs to Glory from the very beginning, there has never been a space for you in his heart.> She mentally reprimanded herself

" Really?, Or you are just too stupid to easily give up, she's pregnant, you're also pregnant, what so special about her child, that you blindly neglected your child's feelings, her child will be treated specially while yours will be tagged fatherless. "Nora's furious voice reverberated inside her head.

" No, my baby will never feel inferior to any child, he or she will receive all the love he needs from me, we just don't want him to be part of our lives. "

" Stupid woman, if you'd insisted on staying, that bitch wouldn't have the guts to get close to him, but you asked for a divorce giving them a chance to fornicate under my roof, while you are busy crying every night, you are just too weak, that's why they stepped on your head."

" Stop, please stop, you are talking nonsense!" She yelled, closing her ears with her palms.

" I'm I really talking nonsense? or you find it difficult to accept the fact that you are weak and will always be weak. That is why the bitch used you, she is the third party who ruined your home but because you are a weakling you declared yourself a third wheel, just who does that?." Nora refused to back down.

" You are right, my baby deserves the best, I need to stop him from leaving us." Clara finally succumbed to her tanting.

Alex, who came to pass her a file that needs her signature, couldn't believe what he just witnessed. Didn't the boss say her mental illness was just a charade she put on,< how am I supposed to explain, why is she behaving like a phyco?.>

" Clara!, Clara!, Boss!!, are you okay? " he asked with trembling lips, her eyes seeming to be struggling.

His touch on her skin hit her hard and she came back to her sense only to see the horrific expression in his eyes , embarrassed she looked away she never wanted him to see her in such a state, now Nora kept on showing up in her mindlake and communicate with her, just like this.

" I'm fine , just thinking ." She cleaned her face with a hankie .

" But your mental health doesn't look okay to me. " he tried to touch her but she hurriedly stood up.

" I need to get home , I'll leave this place to you." That being said, she fled from the restaurant in fear.

Tony's eyes are too Sharp ,if she continued sitting there , she was certain he would notice her condition.

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In a short while she finds herself in front of the big building of the Rey Enterprise, she actually got here without knowledge.

She looked up at the building, wondering why she came here of all places, her feet had to bring her here. She already told him, her child belongs to someone else, if she were to see him now what would she say to him?Did she really have that power to make him stay?, he will still leave no matter how hard she tries.

She turned back and left the place walking down the road absentmindedly, suddenly a car drove past her with high speed, startled her heart jumped into her mouth , when she was slightly relieved she turned to curse at the reckless driver everything happened in a blur, before she knew it she was already in the car.

" Who are you guys?What do you want from me?" she screamed struggling to free herself, but it's of no use her hands and legs were bond with a rope,

but now the blindfold has been removed so she could see, her heart skipped a beat when she saw their surroundings.

They are actually on top of a Clif.