"Do you like Jessica?" Brian asked staring at his friend. Xavier did not care for anyone and he did not try to care for them. Seeing he was willing to allow his wife to come for the event because it would be good for Jessica was a new level of discovery for Brian. "Like? Jessica?" Xavier asked looking up at his friend. That was the weirdest thing he had heard all day. "I do not," He said but he was not convincing even himself. His voice was usually firm. When he spoke it was usually difficult to argue with him. 'Only Jessica has successfully argued with me and gotten away with it' Xavier thought. "You do not?" Brian said and repeated the statement two more times. Xavier nodded his head like a child. Since his voice had come out shaky as he tried to defend himself he could not take any chances and speak. "Then why do you care if my wife would make her comfortable?" Brian asked. Xavier raised his head and blinked multiple times. He felt like he was deer caught in the headlights. He
Xavier consumed himself with work while Jessica and Leslie spent a great deal of money. When Jessica finally sat down at a coffee shop to calculate and gather energy before going home she was amazed at how easily Leslie spent money without calculating. This was the day-to-day life of some people. Was she to live carelessly as such now? "I am so exhausted," Leslie said sighing. She unlocked her phone to see a message from her husband. He was making an assumption that Xavier was probably growing a soft spot for Jessica. Leslie smiles broadly. She was going to do all in her power to match them up together and make them stay together. They look good together too. They would make the ultimate power couple. "Are you going to show Xavier the dresses you got?" Leslie said dropping her phone to the table and taking a sip of her ice drink. Jessica's eyes got wide and she almost choked on the ice drink she was busy sipping. "Obviously not," she said in a long voice. "You like him," Leslie
Jessica had her driver drop off Leslie at her house. Both girls said goodbye to each other before Jessica went back home. Jessica was late for lunch preparation so she would just make dinner. The driver delivered the bags of clothes they had purchased to Angel who moved the clothes to the room. "Where is Dawson?" Jessica asked as she entered the kitchen with Roselle on her tail. "He is having a nap" Roselle responded. Dawson was going to wait for Jessica to make a meal for him but seeing that Jessica was not coming on time he had lunch made by one of the kitchen staff and then went to bed. "What of Lady Genevieve?" Jessica followed up when the lady who appeared out of nowhere dropped in her mind. "She left since morning and is yet to return" Roselle answered. "Okay Thank you," Jessica said turning to go freshen up. She would make dinner but she would have to change her clothes and freshen up first. "What is Dawson and Xavier's favorite food?" Jessica said stopping as she was g
Burke's voice was just how she remembered it. Deep and smooth. It made her stomach feel like something whizzing through a bottomless pit. "Hello Burke," she said trying to keep her voice steady. "I have been trying all day to reach you," he said. She felt like shouting that she would divorce Xavier and come back if he would accept her. Xavier did not love her anyways. She would spare herself the heartbreak of the future by taking a walk now. "Oh okay, for what?" Jessica responded feeling nervous. She felt her hands slip off her phone as swear lubricated them. She stood up and went to look at herself in the mirror. She tried to steady her breathing. She was not sure what he wanted to ask her but she was going to say yes to him in a heartbeat. This would prove to Leslie that she did not like Xavier. "I went to the Real estate office today" he began. Jessica felt her stomach sink. It was obvious that Burke was not calling for a good cause. He was calling to feed his selfishness an
"I gave you the advice to buy your property at the same time I was buying mine but you decided against it because you are proud and narcissistic," Jessica said. She rarely loses her cool but when she did she always found it hard to control herself. How dare he demand money from her when she had the true right and ownership of the building? She was glad she was yet to put the building in his name. She has said she would do so after the wedding but he had shamelessly left her at the altar and cheated on her with her friend. "I can't believe you are so selfish. You are living in a mansion and you can't leave an ordinary two-bedroom apartment for me?" Burke asked. Jessica had not noticed until this moment how narcissistic he was. And to think he was also trying to gaslight her into giving him the building. Jessica opened her mouth to speak before the phone was yanked from her hand. She turned startled because she thought she was alone in the room. It was Xavier there who collected t
"Why were you on the phone with your ex? Were you thinking of going back to him?" Xavier asked pointing the phone back to Jessica. Jessica felt like she was caught red-handed while trying to steal something valuable. Why was she on the phone with him? Did it make sense that she was still moved by his mere name on the call? She was now open to the fact that he was a gas-lighting narcissistic person but did it make sense that she still wanted him to ask her to come back? "He called and I thought maybe I might have what he wanted. I thought we could work out our differences and move past all the arguments and be friends again" Jessica said. What she said was half a lie. To be honest she did not want to be friends again she wanted to be lovers. She wanted to go back to the days when they could stay up all night talking about their future together. "I thought girls blocked the number of their exes?" Xavier asked. He was antisocial but he still picked up one or two things occasionally
Emma walked into the room. She had gone for a medical check-up. She was shocked that she had gotten pregnant within the space of a month. She had been using protection but it seemed ineffective."Burke, have you gotten the money for the venue?" Emma said putting her bag down on the bed. Emma had told Burke that he had to marry her or she would get rid of the baby. Burke felt subjected to making Emma feel comfortable and good about herself. When they both learned of Jessica's marriage to the billionaire Burke promised to work hard and give Emma her dream wedding. Emma told Burke that there was no way that she would have a baby without getting married. He was to propose and then plan a wedding that would cost millions. "Baby I told you that if we do not pay for the venue this week then we have to be put on a waitlist for two months," Emma said going to hold his shoulders. She had chosen the ballroom of the Braxton Hotel. The hotel was the best one and it belonged to the Delgado fami
"Oh Hello," Genevieve said in a high-pitched voice as she enters the kitchen. "I am so sorry. I tried to meet up to help you with dinner" she added when her eyes fell on the spread on the kitchen aisle. "I'll help you set the table," she said moving to the drawer with the utensils and plate. Jessica had her mind wandering around. Could it be that Burke was in dear need of money? Was that why he shamelessly called her to ask about the building? Was she selfish to not help him? The thoughts ravaged her mind as she stood in the kitchen. Genevieve looked at her and noticed she was not in her right mind. She moved closer to her and stood in her front. "Hellllooooo," she said dragging out the word. That was the best way she knew to get her attention. "Oh Hello, good evening," Jessica said startled to see her standing in front of her. "When did you get here?" She added. When she came back she had asked of her and discovered she wasn't around and it was quite a shock that she came back