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"Alex!" juliet called out after she had knocked on his room door but got no response... she turned the door knob and pushed the door open, juluet propped her head through the open door to look into the room before he walked in... "Alex," She called once again but didn't get a response... "Where is he?" he muttered... she had been working on her laptop for hours, and now she missed him.... she left the room and went downstairs to look for him and Immediately she walked into the living room her eyes sighted Alex standing by the balcony of the penthouse... she saw through the glass windows.... his back was turned to her, and he was on the phone... she dropped her laptop on the couch and left to the kitchen to make herself a cup of coffee, hoping that when she returned, Alex would have been done with bi's phone call. but when she returned, he was still standing there, but he no longer had his back turned to her... a smile appeared on his face when he saw her and she smiled back at him... Juliet eyes travelled to Alex as he stood at the balcony of the house and had been talking on the phone for a while... she assumed it was about work, but she couldn't help but keep her eyes on him... he didn't look serious like when he spoke about work on the phone with Patrick, instead this time he had a smile on his face as he spoke to whoever it was... he smiled at her and winked, and juliet face became flushed when she realised he had caught her staring... she looked away and took a sip out of the coffee in her hand... juliet opened her laptop and tried to distract herself with work, but she couldn't concentrate on a thing and kept glancing at him through the glass wall... she quickly looked away when he ended the call.. Alex came back into the living room a few minutes later and sat close to her... "Sorry for keeping you waiting, I was speaking to my uncle," "Your uncle?" Juliet said, and Alex nodded..."he wants me to come over to his place for dinner, and I want you to come with me." juliet stopped what she was doing and swallowed... "but he asked only you to come," She said in a low voice. if his mother didn't like her, then would his uncle like her... "I want you to come with me... I want to introduce you to him... you don't have to worry about anything, he is a nice person, " Alex assured when he saw the nervousness in her eyes... even though his uncle had not mentioned it, Alex knew his uncle wanted him to come with juliet... he also wanted to see his cousin, whom he had seen for a while... he didn't want juliet to think his uncle was like his mother... they were like complete opposite people who disliked each other a lot... his uncle was more welcoming compared to Michelle and joy, his uncle wife was a really nice person... "They live at the countryside, so we can spend the weekend there and come back on Sunday... what do you say. do you want to come with? " Alex said, hoping she would say yes, and juliet nodded, agreeing to go with him... "You seem busy," he said and glanced at her laptop, and juliet shook her head when she realised what his question was going to lead to... "Not really," She replied, and Alex nodded... "Then I suppose you don't need this then," He said and closed her laptop... he then placed it by her side on the couch, and before juliet could utter a single word, his lips crashed on her, taking her breath away... she giggled when he picked her up bridal style and planted a soft kiss on her nose... "It's still bright outside," Juliet whispered, and Alex shook his head. "It doesn't matter if we are inside. " ... Juliet leaned closer and captured his lips, her heart racing as he started to walk towards the stairs... __________________________ __________________________ Alex got up from Juliet's side on the bed when he was sure that she was fast asleep. He covered her well with the blanket and then left the room to make a call... the called up Patrick, and the call was answered on the second ring... "I was just about to call you, sir," Patrick said when he answered Alex call. he was on his way back from where Glenda used to leave when his phone rang... "Did you find our where she lived?" Alex asked "Yes sir. I left there a while ago, and unfortunately, we couldn't find anything that could be of help. Her house is set to be demolished and isn't in a favourable state, " Patrick informed... Alex sighed deeply and rubbed the side of his head... he had that feeling that they would be hiding a dead end soon again, and he hated the fact that everything was getting frustrating... he didn't want to make juliet worry, but he knew he had to get bust and involved in Patrick's search... he was determined to find out about everything, and Alex knew just where to search... a place he had searched over and over again through the years since he was a teenager but hadn't found anything.... he didn't want to go back to his house, but he had no choice but to... "Let me know if you find anything else," He said before he ended the call... "I wished someone would just come forward with some kind of information," Patrick muttered and sighed deeply... "This case seemed to be a hard one to crack," Adam responded, and Patrick nodded... it was truly a hard one to crack. a one that left someone with so many questions, marks, and a headache... would they ever find out what really happened or would they keep reaching dead ends