The CEO's Rejected Bride

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ia made sure to quicken her footsteps as

to her apartment, she was welcomed b

There were leakages and water trickled from the ceiling and the cracks on the wa

row out the water or the whole house woul

so she went to sit on the roof top and stared into the night sky. Her phone was in her la

ney from anyone. She hadn't made

n her hand and sighed. Today was a

and she immediately checked th

moment and she stared down at her

option than to pick this call

lo," She b

voice was laced with disdain. "Why did you leave? Why did you embarra

man decided that he didn't want her again? What if

s all my fault. I was really ner

u not have an idea of what you were going to be doing before taking this job? Why

uld say anything,

lost the job she thought would take her to her breakthrough. Life was unfair to her. She slipped to the groun

where she slept t

to the hospital, her body had always woken her up as early as five in the morning and it was already becoming a r

g she had in her wardrobe. She made a mental note to do a bit of wa

he was going to tell the doctor when the payment of bills w

licia could hear as she walked towards her mother's ward were cries fr

st's desk to check her bill again. It was so

her colleague but as soon as they saw Alic

here early t

I thought you guys ha

smiling immediately.

my bills. I'm sorry t

onist turned the monitor towards Alicia to read thr

ills had

er head as she stopped at the door of the elevator. Turning around, she walked b

set by the question. They may not have been Alicia's huge fans but why would they d

en gotten wrongly by the nurses but she was certain she had seen Foxx boldly written on th

ldn't be necessary to let her know the stars were finally aligning for her. This

been paid!" She repeated what the nurse had said but with way more enthusiasm

n front of them. They couldn't think of anything that Alicia could have done to earn herself such

tle her mother's hospital bills. She had not even told anyone aside Laura and her friend was definite

e than the nurses had ever seen—was to hug her mother and to let her know a savior had been s

ticipated telling her mother the great news as she

voice said as she was abo

dors. She was an old woman, dressed in a dark suit and her hair was styled and perfectly neat. The diamond n

walked towards the old woman. "Good afte

ing all happy because you found ou

usion but she nodded a

her might not be a bad idea after all. And also, your fath

r my life. I have been looking for her for years, I wanted to repay all the good she had done fo

he hurried towards the old woman and threw her arms around her. "Thank you so

gave her a stiff

Mrs Hale by the w

an she ever knew existed but she can't h

e and If there's anyway I can repay yo

t seriously, she suddenly paused a

decline of course" a stiff smile crossed her l

he suddenly gulped,

s Hale wouldn't make

o marry my son.

Alicia was sure she

tered, Mrs Hale nodded and Ali