"Thank you so much for tonight I had a great time" Thaigo said as he took her hand at the gate of her house."Your house by the way is so big" "I would have asked you to come in for coffee but I know my mom would make a big deal about it," Jeanne said leaning in she whispering. "That's who I get my drama from" she added before moving back with a loud laugh."I would have wanted to come in but I don't want to cause any drama tonight," he said and she nodded."Thank you for tonight, I had a good time having so much to talk about and even bashing my arch nemesis" she added and he smiled in agreement."Anytime you need someone to bash her with you, I am only a call away" "You are? But I don't seem to have your number" she said taking her phone from her bag and turning it to him. "I have to have your number so you can be a call away" "Of course" he said tapping his number on the phone. Jeanne thought it was such a smooth way for him to ask for her contact and she loved it."I am giving
"Who was that?" Joshua asked coming out of nowhere."Why are you sneaking up on me?" Jeanne asked feeling her soul leaving her body."Who was that?" Joshua asked again ignoring her question."Thiago" Jeanne tried to sound casual but the excitement in her voice was different. She had this vibe from him and it was obvious he was interested in her.She did not know what kind of interest he had but it was obvious that he wanted to know things. He kept asking some kind of personal and deep questions that she successfully evaded. She was not ready for that level of exposure yet."The office closed hours ago" Joshua said glancing down at his watch. "Five hours ago" he added in a gasp and watched her roll her eyes."Where have you been?" he asked. He knew where she had been because Aletta had told him that Thiago had offered to buy her dinner and that she had agreed while shooting hearts out of her eyes in excitement. "Why do you care where I have been?" Jeanne said pushing her face forwards
"Come back here" Jeanne screamed as she ran after her brother.She could not believe a grown man like him was acting like a teenager. Was this what he was going to be like when he forced himself to grow up and miss out on her teenage years?By the time she had gotten inside her parents were in the living room with a weird smile on their faces."Why are you guys smiling so weird like that?" Jeanne asked and they both let out a laugh."A weird smile? What do you mean?" Jessica asked feigning ignorance."If it's because of the man that dropped me off, I would like to explain myself so you can forget everything that Joshua told you, they are definitely all lies" Jeanne jumped to defend herself."When would you grow up" she whispered to her brother who was sitting so leisurely in the living room, his legs crossed and his hands on his lap. He could not hear her but he read her lips and smiled before giving her shrug."You want to explain? What do you want to explain?" Xavier asked."Yes Fat
"Can't you see the time?" Aletta cried out over the phone."What time is it?" Joshua asked peeling the phone off his ear and checking the time. He had just left the living room where his mom had just finished planning her mini-party.Xavier was not comfortable with the idea from the get-go but he had no choice but to accept it when he saw the way his eyes were twinkling with so much excitement.Jessica had hosted her fair share of parties back in the day and had stopped after a while. Although her parties mainly consisted of those closest to her she still used the time to have a little fun."It's so late, are you sleeping?" Joshua asked putting the phone back to his ears."No but I was about to get into bed" Aletta said lifting the covers and slipping into the bed before dropping the covers on herself."Sorry, I called this late," Joshua said sitting on his bed."There is no problem" she murmured followed by a yawn. "I just wanted to let you know that you would be attending my mom's
Joshua was giddy he had somehow convinced Aletta to agree to tell everyone about their relationship. She had been so hesitant that she almost refused to attend the party but he had sent a driver who showed up at her door a few minutes before the party time and was ready to take her to the mansion. Jeanne on the other hand had managed to successfully invite Thiago to the party. She had tried to skip over the details of why he was to be at the party and made it sound like a friendly gesture."You must be Thaigo" Jessica said stretching her hand to him as Jeanne entered with him."Yes, I am and you are the famous Mrs Delgado" Thiago said taking her hands."Famous? I rather not call myself that" Jessica said beaming with joy."It is just that your story is quite popular with the people""Oh really? I was not aware of that fact, I don't concern myself with the outside world" Jessica replied.She gestured to the staff going around the back garden which they were using for the party with a
"An announcement?" Everyone murmured.Everyone knew that Joshua avoided parties like this. He always stayed away so it was a wonder to everyone that he stayed at the party and even had an announcement to make."What do you think he wants to announce?" Anette asked her mom who was sipping from a cup."Who knows?" Leslie said slipping her hand through her daughter's hand."I don't mean to steal the spotlight from my amazing mother who singlehandedly planned this party just to verify an already known fact" Joshua began causing the crowd to rumble into laughter."We can all agree with me that she has been a wonderful host don't we?" Joshua added and everyone murmured in agreement."What's your announcement?" One of the women screamed at him."I am getting to that now," Joshua said. "There was a rumour a few days back about my girlfriend. It's true and I don't deny having a girlfriend because she is so beautiful it would be a crime to deny her" Joshua said.Anette felt her stomach clench.
Jessica came to stand beside Aletta. She held her hands in hers and smiled. "We thought Joshua was trying to improve his image by claiming to have a girlfriend we did not know that you were real," Jessica said in a confession."Huh," Aletta did not know what to say."I mean I always thought that Joshua was very similar to Xavier, Xavier did the same back in the day. He married me because he wanted to inherit the company" Jessica leaned in as if she was trying to tell her a secret that no one else was supposed to know. "He fell for me and we got married for real" she whispered.Aletta was confused so she blinked rapidly. Why was Jessica telling her so many random things? She could not understand no matter how much she tried to wrap her mind around it."I mean, he has been so interested in the family business that I always thought that might do something funny like what Xavier did when he was younger. Something drastic because of the company although we as his parents do not have intent
"Oh come on say hello, this is Joshua's girlfriend but you probably know her as his assistant" Jessica said sitting beside her husband and acting like she was introducing them to each other for the first time. "I know her darling," Xavier said brushing Jessica's hair from her face to the back of her ears. "Did you drink a lot? Your cheeks are bright red" Xavier said dropping his glass to the table and rubbing his palms together.He placed his hands on her face and she shuddered underneath his touch. "You were cold weren't you?" Xavier asked and Jessica nodded.Aletta did not know if she should give them some privacy or wait till she could say a proper hello to Xavier. "I told you to take a scarf along" Xavier said taking his hands off her face and rubbing his hands together again to generate heat. It was as if he knew her so well.He dropped his hands from her face after a while and unwrapped the muffler on his neck. It was not necessarily cold but there was a lot of night breeze th