"I was going to come out and pose for you but you have seen the dress already," Jessica said to Leslie. Leslie smiled and said. "I would go out and act surprised so you can have your moment," Leslie said turning and leaving the room. "Oh well thank you" Jessica murmured as she left. She pushed open the curtain and stood like a model. Her little talk with Leslie had boosted her mood. If she acted the part well she would be treated as the real woman and Lady of the Delgado family. She was going to act the part properly. "Oh my Lady Delgado, you look stunning," Trinity said. "Do I?" Jessica said coming to look at herself in the mirror. "Oh my goodness I think I would have to leave my husband and get married to you. You look beautiful" Leslie said clapping. True to her word she hyped and acted surprise at Jessica as she came out. Jessica blushed a great deal. She barely had the opportunity to be complimented not to talk of this much and by two women who were not previously in her l
Xavier was in a board meeting with the head of departments and they were discussing how to improve their business model for the second half of the year when his phone chimed with a message. He ignored the message as he hated to be disturbed by messages while working. Brian pushed open the door to the board room and walks to his boss. "There is an emergency" he whispered into Xavier's ear. The whole boardroom went silent. "I am in the middle of a meeting" Xavier echoed loud so Brian gets the message and hold up whatever was going on. "It's about your wife," Brian said trying to make it sound urgent. "How many more items do we have to discuss?" Xavier ignored Brian and asked the person heading the meeting. "Two more sir," he responded calmly. "But if it is an emergency we can pick up from where we stopped at a later date preferred by you" he added. He would not want to get on the bad side of the person who pays him monthly. If Brian could interrupt the meeting then it might be v
"What could be so important about MY WIFE that you had to interrupt my meeting?" Xavier asked as he went to his table. The meeting came to an end shortly after and Xavier came back to his office where Brian was waiting for him. Brain allowed him to take off his suit jacket and hang as he does before sitting down. "This," Brian said slipping the iPad that had the image of Jessica on the screen. "Your wife posted this. It is a new dress from the gates line and the internet is going crazy" Brian added. "And the reason why this is an emergency?" Xavier asked unable to see the reason why his meeting was disturbed. It was just a woman in a dress. He did not understand what was going on. "Well, is this good for you two? With the way you might end up," Brian asked. He was concerned about his boss but even more concerned about Jessica. Xavier was born into money and fame. He was used to the public eye being on him, he would survive it if they were to divorce. He would probably get out o
"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