Novel Update
Chapter 58
Chapter 58
Chapter 58: Doppelganger
“Your flight was not until tomorrow. I was hoping we could have a proper talk before you left,” Alexander said while closing in on Savannah.
“How- how did you even find my place? And you flew all the way here?” Savannah asked in bewilderment
Giving his head a light scratch, Alexander replied, “Well, you have your address on the contract, and this residential building is rather easy to find.” All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.
Savannah was rendered speechless. Her mouth remained parted for seconds before she found the words to say, “You came all the way here to talk? A phone call would have done it.” “Except, you don’t answer my calls,” Alexander pointed out. “It’s obvious that you are avoiding me. You left without even saying goodbye! So, I came here to have that proper talk with you. Besides, consider this a pit stop for the Wimbledon Championships.”
“You are overthinking it,” Savannah denied while she peered at her door as if planning her escape. “I’m drained, Alex. You did not have to come here for a talk. We would have seen each other in London.”
“That is if you would talk to me,” Alexander repeated.
The two went on, back and forth. Alexander asserted on his observations, while Savannah denied everything. Finally, after feeling the exhaustion taking a toll on her, Savannah said, ” Okay, fine! Fine! I am avoiding you? Are you happy now?” “Why?” Alexander asked. “I thought we had talked it out.”
“Why? Why does it matter to you, Alex?” She shot back.
“It matters to me because I was hoping we could.” He stopped himself, swallowing his whole thoughts down his throat. Alexander wanted to say that he wanted to get close to her again, but a cautious reply
left his mouth, saying, “I wanted to genuinely become friends with you again. I sincerely hoped we were past that stage of hating each other.” “And for the record, I did not really hate you. I just did not like how you treated me, even if I knew I deserved it,” he admitted.
“You want to know the truth?” Savannah raised her voice, saying, “I am still upset with you! Even if you apologized, it was still not enough to cover how I felt betrayed in the past. Then you called what happened to us a fling? I -“.
“Isn’t that what you said to Hannah? She told me once that you mistakenly had a fling with me in the past,” Alexander revealed. “She said it was the biggest mistake of your life!”
Savannah was instantly taken aback. She recalled how Hannah had asked about her and Alexander a few months back. She called it a “fling” because Alexander’s sudden ghosting hurt her pride. Savannah never thought that Hannah would share that minor detail with Alexander. She responded, “I was upset with you! I called it whatever that made me look less pathetic!”
“Okay, since you came all the way here to talk to me, anyway, then… just tell me one thing, Alex. It’s something I’ve always wanted to ask. I know we were never together, officially.” She quoted with her fingers, saying, “but I honestly thought we had something good going on back then.”
“I did too,” Alexander admitted,
“Then why? Why did you suddenly disappear?” She asked. “The next thing I heard, you were dating that Kendra!”
Alexander sighed. He ran his fingers through his hair. It took him some time, but ultimately, he replied, “It’s like I told you. I took a break after two months of going on tours, and I had club match invitations in the US. You were constantly busy. You barely returned my calls -.”
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“I was in Kazakhstan and Tokyo, competing. I was going around Europe -.” “I know, and it was exactly that – the distance and the fact that we did not live in the same fucking country that made it all difficult,” Alexander explained. “And then, I -”
“You met Kendra, I know,” she repeated.
“Look, Savannah, I’m not proud of what I did, but everything just happened so fast, and Kendra was always around,” Alexander explained. He reached for her arm, hoping to hold her, but she stepped back. “I’m sorry… I can’t take it all back, but know I am very sorry.” “What can I do to make you forgive me?” Alexander asked.
“Nothing,” she replied outright. “I’m sorry too. I really tried to accept your apology and friendship, but the truth is, Alex, I can’t. I can’t find myself to sincerely do that.”
“Three years have passed, I know. Call me lame, but that’s how I feel about it, and I can’t help it,” she added. “Right now, I don’t want to be around you. I would at least get off your back. You won’t hear me give you nasty remarks. I want nothing from you, not even friends!”,
“I’m sorry, I just can’t!” She turned around and frantically entered her passcode. She gave Alexander one last look, saying, “Goodbye, Alex.”
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Three days passed. Savannah’s doorbell rang. When she opened it, a delivery boy gave her flowers, saying, “ Flowers for Savannah Knight?”
“Yes, that’s me,” she softly replied.
After accepting the bouquet, she checked the card and realized it was from Alexander. Over the past two days, he called her, still trying to beg for her forgiveness. She did not answer a single call or text from him. The entire time, she was aware of how he and his bodyguards were staying at a nearby hotel.
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She sighed, reading the message: [I’m sorry again, Savannah. I’ll do as you wish and stay away, but I hope we can be friends one day.
I’m leaving for London tonight.
Sincerely,
Alex]
***
Back in Braeton City.
Kate and her team were concluding the next step of their marketing campaign. Over the past two days, they had sent invitations to potential elite member clients, showing off the jade watches and especially highlighting the group photos of her, Carlos, Alexander, and Savannah. Now, they were ready to introduce the RonaldoPlus to the world.
“Lindsey, the ad looks good. Set it to start tomorrow,” Kate instructed. When she looked up at her team, she frowned.
Kate was settled at the front of the conference room, her face earlier glued to the laptop. Seeing her marketing associates whispering to each other and looking at their phones, she asked, “What’s going
on?” All their faces paled, and Lindsey walked towards Kate, showing her phone. She said, “Miss Kate, you might want to see this?”.
Kate did as Lindsey suggested. She played a video that was posted on social media. It appeared to be a leaked two-minute video, considering how it was posted and shared by various groups. The second she recognized who was in the video, Kate’s boiled, her heart galloping. Without saying a word, she got up and left the office, leaving everyone behind. She drove to Carlos’ mansion with her eyes red from crying. She went past the security guards and the maids without saying a word. When she found Carlos doing pushups at the gym, she screamed, “Tell me you didn’t sleep with her?”
Carlos stood up, perplexed. Kate marched in front of her, and immediately, she asked, “You said you never slept with Hailey!” “Kate? What are you talking about? I did not sleep with her!” Carlos objected. “What has gotten into you?” She carelessly reached for her phone and searched for the latest gossip on social media. Kate showed Carlos the video and sought, “This! What is this? If you did not sleep with her, why do you have a video of her in the same bed?!” “Don’t tell me. That’s your doppelgänger?” It was a short video of Hailey in a man’s oversize t-shirt. And behind her was a man’s figure, sleeping on his side, appearing to be Carlos Ronaldo. In that video, Hailey said, “Ssshhh. He is tired from all that tennis playing.” The video had already reached two hundred thousand views, with comments flooding in. (Hailey and Carlos look so good together.] (How sweet! Carlos loves Hailey!)
(What a lovely couple.]
“What the – Gabin!” Carlos groaned. 1
Kate broke down. Her tears flooded her face, and Carlos hugged her outright. He firmly said,” It’s not me, Kate. It’s not me!” “Believe me. Believe me.”