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Michelle stood in her garden and admired the beautiful flowers that were blooming. She leaned closer and sniffed the flower and a smile appeared on her face... a maid was standing close to her and Michelle cut some of the flowers and handed them to the maid.. "place this in the new vase I ordered and then place it in my room" She instructed and the maid left to do as she was ordered. Michelle stood there in the garden and sighed deeply as she thought about Alex. She knew about the fact that he always called her house to make sure she had gotten home safely and he also called on the day she left his office... "Michelle!" she heard someone call her name and turned to see her late husband walking towards her with a smile on his face and her heart dropped for her a moment when her eyes landed on the baby he was holding in his hand... it was Alex and he was the most adorable baby ever. She could recognise her baby anywhere... A smile appeared on her face when her husband walked past her, and then she turned to see her younger self waving at him. he had gotten her this house when she had Alex, and they were only there on Alex's birthday, but when Alex turned five the stopped and the problem they were having escalated. The house was soon abandoned for years till when he passed away... she returned to the house with Alex, but only for a few months before she took her son back to the family estate... "I'm sorry" she muttered when she remembered the decision she had made that had led to everything that had happened. The decision she had made had ruined her family... and now she was being plagued by guilt every single day. She wanted to come clean and didn't want to live like this any longer, but she had no idea who to. She didn't want to lose her son. Finally, she told the truth about what had happened that day to Alex's nanny... what she had seen and what had led to his death... a secret that she had kept hidden for so long... it had eaten at her, and she felt herself slowly slipping away... She didn't want to remain the bitter person she was for the rest of her life, and she wished she could reverse time and change what she had done, but it was impossible... _____________________ _____________________ "I will call you when I'm done with work," Juliet said when Alex stopped his car a block away from her workplace... he leaned closer and planted a soft kiss on her lips, but quickly broke the kiss when he started to have ideas of turning the car around and taking them back home so they could skip work for a few more days, he didn't mind doing such a thing if he had to spend this few days with the love of his life... His eyes travelled to Juliet's hand that he was holding, and he didn't want to let go. he brought her hand to his lips and planted soft kisses on it that made Juliet giggle. She had the most beautiful smile on her face, and she wished they could have just stayed home, but she had to come to work... "I will call you; I have to go now" " she said when Alex wouldn't let go of her hand. Alex pouted and sighed deeply.... "We could..." he started but couldn't finish his words when she leaned closer and planted a soft kiss on his lips... "No... we can't skip work, but I can leave work early, and we could have dinner together, and maybe after dinner we could do something else" " she said with a sweet smile on her face, and Ale chuckled. "something else? like what?" He teased even though he knew what she was talking about... "Alex!" Juliet said and slapped his arms playfully, causing them to chuckle... "I have to go; I have a meeting soon,", She said, and he nodded. Though Alex didn't want to, he let go of her hand, and she came out of his car. He came out also, and they waved at each other as Juliet walked away... "Good morning" Juliet greeted everyone as she walked into her workplace Lana immediately ran to her side and pulled her aside before she could drop her bag and et knew the only reason Lana would do such a thing was because she had a hot gossip topic that she couldn't keep to herself or perhaps she wanted to tell Juliet something but didn't want anyone to hear about It and it had to do with Juliet.... did Michelle come back to see her? "what's wrong" Juliet asked, and lana sighed deeply. "Someone came to see you a while ago. but she didn't stay long but left soon after." Lana informed. "I couldn't call you because I was in a meeting with Sonia", Lana explained, and Juliet knew immediately that it wasn't Michelle because Lana wouldn't waste a single second and would mention to her immediately it was someone else. "Who was it" "I'm not sure what her name is, but I'm sure you will remember how she is. The lady from the boutique. Gina's place. I think she owns the place or something. Her name is probably Gina, but I'm not sure; I didn't get to ask," Lana Informed and Juliet immediately knew who she was talking about... "Thank you,", Juliet said to Lana, and Lana nodded. "would you like some coffee?" She asked, and Juliet nodded. Lana was saying something to Juliet as she made both of them a cup of coffee, but Juliet wasn't paying attention to what she was saying. She nodded at intervals, and when it was time for her meeting, Juliet made sure to wrap up everything, really quickly. Lana couldn't help but notice all of this, but she didn't ask about it. She knew Juliet would tell her about it if she wanted to... Juliet waited till work was almost over before she left and headed straight to Gina's place... She walked to the entrance of Gina's Place, her eyes on the big sign at the top of the boutique. If she had come to her office, then she must have wanted to speak to her, but about what? Juliet was curious about that... she pushed it open. The glass door and walked into the boutique... Her eyes were filled with curiosity and a bit of confusion...