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"Are you sure you don't know who she is? The way she introduced herself that day made me think that way, " Lana said and handed juliet her phone where the picture of Michelle was on display... Juliet stared at the beautiful older woman but had no idea or recollection of who she was... she had never simply seen this woman in her entire life... "Maybe she mistook me for someone else," Juliet said, but lana shook her head. "I don't think she did. Why would she come to our work place and specifically ask for you then?" Lana was making more sense, and it made juliet more curious... "Did she drop a business card or anything of that sort?"Juliet asked, and lana shook her head. "No, she only asked of you, and when I told her you weren't in, she told me her name, that was all... she left after, " Lana explained... juliet sighed deeply at this information... she tried to think about everything as she said her goodbyes to lana and walked to the bus stop... the name Alex Graham kept popping up in her mind... Doubts spread across her mind... "it can't be," She muttered under Her breath as she opened her front door... Juliet sat in her living room for an hour, thinking about everything... Alex would be at her place for dinner in just a few hours, and she didn't want to act suspicious or doubtful around him... she picked up her laptop on her table and typed in the name "Alex Graham" on the search engine... she just needed to confirm her doubts, that was all... She just needs to see one picture, or maybe one of Michelle Graham and her son... Soon enough, Juliet became fully engrossed in her search online... it was hard to find a picture of him online, but after searching for more than thirty minutes, she gasped... Her hand froze on her keyboard... she couldn't believe what she was looking at, her eyes were wide... She had finally found a picture of Alex Graham at a function.... "Alex is.... Alex Graham," Juliet said in disbelief and closed her laptop... her mouth was open in shock, and she needed a few seconds to process her discovery... why didn't he tell her! she had her little suspicions, but she had placed it at the back of her mind saying it wasn't possible... All the different cars... The hotel room... the way he could leave work easily most times during working hours... the way he avoided any discussions about himself... All the signs were all there, but she ignored it and pushed it away, telling herself that they only had the same way and there was no way she could have met Alex Graham... The billionaire... The owner of the Graham Empire... she continued her searched and became simply shocked as she made more discoveries about him... He was richer than she had imagined... He even had his own private jet, his own island, which was owned by his grandparents but given to him as an inheritance... Different vacation homes... His own estate... Different subsidiaries... The hotel they were working with were on his many subsidiaries... Even a hospital... Juliet couldn't search anymore... she got up and started to pace around Her small living room... Did he perhaps think she would become a gold digger if she found out about him... No, she doubted that... Then why didn't he tell her about his identity... Juliet wasn't sure if she would have agreed to date him if she knew... they were just on two very different levels... The hotel... did they get that job because of her... She found it odd from the very beginning... Then what about her promotion... Juliet had to take a deep breath to calm herself... she stopped pacing and checked the time... it was past seven already... Juliet sighed when she realised she had been searching about him for hours without taking the note of time... He could come at any minute... "Michelle Graham," She muttered and ran her hand through her hair... she tugged on it a little, why did his mother come to her workplace... Did his mother know about their relationship? was that why she came to see her at work when she wasn't there? "I don't think she approves," Juliet said to herself and started to pace around Her living again... What if she was at work then. what would have happened... would she have gotten slapped like in dramas... Did his mother come to tell her to stay away from her son... Imagining what would have happened made a shiver run down her spine... It would have been beyond embarrassing if that happened because it would have been a double blow to her... How was she going to handle such a matter... they only just started dating... she walked to her couch and took a seat... The time went by slowly as she waited for her doorbell to ring... it felt like she was counting the time, and finally, when it was almost eight, she heard her doorbell... she got up abruptly and rushed to her door, but her hand stopped midair as she was about to turn her doorknob... "Calm down, I'm only going to ask him about it ," Juliet said to herself before she finally opened her door... Her heart started to race when she saw him standing there a warm smile on his face... How could someone who looked and smiled at her like this have ill intentions... "Hi," Alex said and walked into her house... he gave her a small kiss on her cheeks as he walked in, she froze... her heart racing frantically in her ribcage... "Aren't you going to close the door?" Alex said when he walked in and realised she was still standing by the open door... Juliet closed her door and took a deep breath before she turned to look at him.... "Are you Alex Graham" She said in a low voice and the smile on Alex's face immediately disappeared