The phone line beeped quiet and Xavier could not hear Jessica's voice again. He clenched his fist in annoyance. He felt his blood boil. How dare those men lay a finger on his wife? He was going to make them pay with everything in him. For the first time in his life, Brian saw Xavier with such intense anger. His eyes blazed as he watched him pace around the room tapping away in his phone as his chest heaved in a long breath. Xavier had been influential for as long as Brian had known him and he had never seen him use the power for anything personal but it was obvious he would not stop until he found Jessica. "And I do not expect you to be sitting on your hands while my wife is in the hands of the kidnappers" he snapped into the phone before taking it off his ears. He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down, he needed to do all her had to do to ensure he did not lose control over himself and his emotions. He turned to Brian who was standing there. If he was not friends with Xa
Xavier turned when he heard Brian over the phone. He moved swiftly and stood in front of him to be able to get the information firsthand. He drops the phone from his ears and he can hear the shout in his boss's face telling him to say what information he just got from the other side of the line. "Richard is demanding an absurd amount of money for the search" "How dare you think of comparing my wife to money? It does not matter the amount he is requesting. Nothing takes priority than finding Jessica immediately" Xavier looked at him for a while before taking a deep breath. "Call him now," he said gesturing to him to put a call through. It was the first time Xavier was asking Richard a favor and the man knew that it might be the last so her had to milk the Delgado family as much as he could. Brian called the man back and struck a deal on a few ten million before the man promised to bring back news in the next thirty minutes. Xavier could barely keep calm as he watched the clock tic
Xavier could not believe his ears. How could someone who claimed to be related to another treat her relative this way? He was trying to control himself from lashing out at the woman. "So in order save yourself you allowed for your niece..... My wife to be kidnapped?" he asked. Olivia could tell from the other side of the line that he was angry and trying his best to control his anger. "Did you not encourage her not to give me money when I requested some? If I had the money as I requested I would have paid those men off and now this won't be happening" "You are so shameless, you will be hearing from my lawyer soon, I do not care if you are related to her, I would make sure you get the maximum punishment because you aided the kidnap of my wife," he said before swiping the call off. He drove into the deserted warehouse. He tried to listen in but dead silence greeted him back as a response. As he got out he noticed the other card parked in a distance. A tall well-built man with broa
The man said with a chuckle that would make you want to peel away your skin. He bent her head to the railings. Jessica sniffed as the smell of the rushed metal filled her nose. "Let her go now," Xavier said as he climbed the stairs trying his best to keep his eyes on Jessica. "Mr, all I need is the money I am being owed," the man said. "Let her go and I will give you what you want" Xavier replied. "Why? Do I look like a fool to you?" the man shouted out. "You had the gust to deceive me? Where is my money?" he added in a scream "I would get you your money, just let her go" "Shut up bitch" the man screamed at Jessica who was trying her best to communicate although her mouth was muffled with a piece of thick clothing. "Don't you dare scream at her again" Xavier warned the man as he continued to climb up the stairs. "Or what?" the man said pulling Jessica up by the hair and dragging her to himself. "Or what?" he asked again as he laughed when she winced in pain. The interaction d
He dropped Jessica to the back seat of the car and closed the door gently. He entered the driver's seat and started the engine. Before anything he needed to know that she was safe so he was going to go to the hospital first. "Xavier," she said silently as she tried to steady herself from the scare she got. Xavier stared at her through the rearview mirror as she lay down on her seat her eyes blinking rapidly. "I am sorry" she continued when he did not respond. "And thank you" "What are you sorry for?" he asked as his hands gripped the steering wheel. He was barely trying his best to control the anger that surged through his whole body. "For putting you in this situation, you wouldn't be here if not for my aunt" The men had taken it upon themselves to explain the situation clearly to Jessica. It made sense to her the sudden disappearance of Olivia, the accusation of Roselle about how strange she acted made more sense after hearing why she was kidnapped. "It is such a pity that we
The doctor prescribed some painkillers for Jessica because she had some sprain on her leg which she did not notice. Xavier had insisted that they give him a wheel chair and against all her insisting on visiting Dawson Xavier wheeled her straight to the parking lot. He bent in front of her, distress danced in his eyes as he ran his hand through his hair. She could swear he loomed very attractive at that moment. She wanted to lean in and kiss him but the expression on his face told her otherwise."I thought you said those men did not hit you?" he breathed out. "They did not" she began to lie. While they tried to bruise their ego by appearing bold enough to face them, they could not take the humiliation anymore so they but her leg multiple times with a club. It was painful but she did not want to make a fuss out of it. "Jessica, you promised to share these things with me," he said slowly. "It was nothing serious," she said trying to convince him that she was in no pain. After seeing
By the time Xavier ensured that Jessica had used the painkillers given to her and that she was fast asleep, he left her to herself and went to ensure that all was good. Brian informed him that the men were currently locked up in a cell and they were already pleading for their lives. They did not know what hit them because there was no way that Xavier was planning to go easy on them. He called Richard to thank him and ask him for a favor. Richard was known in the whole city as the man who could get you anything you want when you want it. He had the strongest security detail that one could think of. "Hello, Mr. Delgado" Richard's voice rang through when the call connected. "Hello, Richard. You have done so well today" Xavier commended. He felt weirded out saying that but he knew that if not for Richard he would have still been unable to find Jessica. "Oh, I only did my money's worth" he explained. He was a man who could do any legal job for money. "I need more of your services the
The inspector general did not expect a call from Xavier since he had received one from his personal assistant. The call sent shivers down his spine. He had never had an encounter with Xavier but rumors had it that he was a no-nonsense man. Xavier was reserved but maybe it was the money his family had that made people think he was supposed to be naturally ruthless and obnoxious. "Hello, IG" Xavier said and waited for the man to say something. "We have begun questioning the men although they have been unable to give us any useful information," the man said with a little stutter. Why he was stuttering was a mystery to him. He obviously wanted to get on the good side of the richest man in the city. "Okay that's good," Xavier said and waited. The man may have more to report. After a few seconds of silence, he spoke instead. "Have you been able to get the current location of the woman who put my wife in this mess?" "Not yet sir," the man said uncomfortably. "I hope you can locate her