The car came to a complete stop in front of Hyshoo restaurant where they would be dining. "Arguing won't help us get the impression that we are going for," Xavier said taking a deep breath. Jessica's phone had gone off the hoot ringing nonstop and she had refused to get it even with Xavier urging her to get it to prove her innocence. He just wanted to know if she truly was not cheating on him. Jessica on the other hand was greatly uninterested in speaking to her aunt even as Xavier was hounding in on her like a wild dog. "I never wanted to argue. You started it" Jessica replied taking off her seat belts. The valets watch the car not sure if they should go up to it. The tinted window glass makes it difficult for them to know who is in it as this gives the couple the liberty to argue about it as much as they want. "Let's not argue. Let us have a fun late lunch and have something everyone can see a call as a date. Okay?" Xavier said. To him, it felt like going in circles. He was ex
What was the point of dining out if they sat in a private room? They needed to be seen and so the floor room it was. Richard's eyes widened when he heard Xavier's request. It was absurd but he did it anyways. He led them to a table that was away from direct contact with the crowd's eyes. "Give us a different table," Xavier said when he noticed the table that he was offering was not going to do the trick. To Richard, it was as if someone had switched up the soul of Xavier. His requests seemed weird to him. He obeyed anyways and gave them a table open to the public eyes. "Oh thank you, Mr. Richard. That's so kind of you" Jessica said raising her voice some degree higher than normal. "No problem ma'am. I'll be back to take your order" Richard said before walking away. To Jessica, this was very strange. The manager taking orders, not ever has she seen such. Xavier must be as influential as they come. Soon the chefs and assistants were lining up to greet and make themselves known t
The meal lasted quite a while with the couple trying to act romantic. With the beauty of Jessica and the air and handsome face of Xavier anyone who saw them would believe that they were just an ordinary couple who married for love. The people who took pleasure in taking pictures and videos for their socials were convinced that this couple married for love. For all everyone knows Xavier could have been in a secret relationship all this while and then finally tied the knot. The tables began to turn and everyone came to Jessica's defense. The blogs that pioneered the first news story began to get a lot of hate comments and messages about how they tried to spoil an innocent woman's name. How fickle are people? They can switch sides like it's nothing. The side with the most evidence wins. Xavier's phone began to ring on the table. He peeps to see who it was and it was Brian his assistant. It Brian was impressed at his boss's strategy and wanted to praise him. He was surprised that it w
Since Xavier wanted to call Brian back and hear the news and give him some feedback on what he had been able to achieve they cut short the stroll. They could do a follow-up date by the weekend. Maybe an adventure or amusement park or even the movies. Just anywhere where the crowd was much and word could get out can't than normal. They came back to the restaurant door and entered into their car. Xavier drove them down the street a little before parking. He picked up his phone to call Brian. "Tell me" he barked at his assistant as he put the phone to his ears. "Your effort has proven efficient. The false news has been pushed down the trending list and replaced with the romantic daytime date between you two" Brian explained. Brian couldn't hide the joy in his voice that he would not need to work extra time trying to clear out the Delgado's family problems. "Go home for today and come to work tomorrow," Brian said before cutting the call. He knew that Xavier would still want to come
"Can you please put Jessica back on the line?" Burke said trying to compose himself. "Anything you have to say to my wife you can say to me too" Xavier answered. He was irritated with the back-and-forth of Jessica with him. He had a faint idea that Burke was behind the news but he only confirmed the suspicions now. "It's a private matter between us" Burke answered. He did not expect to speak with him so soon. Burke was quite aware of the power and wealth that the Delgado family carried but his anger towards Jessica who had changed her status overnight by marrying into the family made him furious and he went after the family without any reason. After all, there was no way he could single out only Jessica without affecting the family. There was no direct link between the blog owner and Burke so he was calm and there was no evidence of the information transfer too. "I will call her back then" Burke responded when it was obvious that Xavier was neither going to say anything nor pass
Jessica could tell right away from the voice that it was Dawson. The old man was rather worried about Jessica. He had his fair share of media gossip back in the day. Then everything was not as digitalized as this but word still got out. Dawson knew that Xavier and Jessica barely knew each other but he went along because he thought that perhaps his grandson may find love in the hands of a stranger. Upon spending time with her knew he knew she was a pure soul. He was old but still an excellent judge of character. "Hello Dawson," Jessica said. "I'm so glad you recognized my voice," Dawson said. He had decided to call her because he knew his son was not the best at handling any situation like this. He had grown a thick skin to the media after what they did after his parents died. Xavier happened to be in the car but got out unharmed. His mother's hands had been cuddling him and he was crying and wailing at the scene. He barely understood anything but he knew he had lost his parents.
Xavier got home quite exhausted and late. He had meetings with foreign investors as they were all interested in the life of the owner of the company they invested in. He just took over the company in paper although he had been running it ever since Dawson got sick. "Welcome young master, should I prepare dinner for you and the lady?" one of the house staff asked. She just happened to be around when he came in and she decided to ask him if she needs to prepare anything. The house staff saw the news and they were all worried about the young lady. Ever since she got here she had been friendly and made them all feel comfortable. She has not left her room to prepare dinner for herself which was quite strange since she had done so every night. The staff knew that the young master would turn any food since it was past midnight but she was worried about the young lady not having dinner. They were all worried that she was coupled up in her room crying her eyes out about the rumor. The sta
Xavier walked away and came back shortly holding the spare key. It was a good thing that the master key was kept as the spare key so even if she had left the hey at the mouth of the keyhole he could still get in. He pushed the key in and opened up the door. He saw Jessica sitting on the bed. She was not sleeping as she claimed. Her eyes shone as someone poured glitter into them. They were lined with tears. She was crying but her voice managed to sound normal. Seeing the tears, the anger that Xavier had come in with instantly melted. "Why are you crying?" he asked awkwardly still standing by the door. Jessica looked up at him. Was it that he did not know why she was crying or that he was just really bad at consoling others? Jessica narrowed her eyes at him. He slipped his hand into his pants pocket and shuffled uncomfortably on his feet. Her glare was not a comfortable one. "Why are you crying?" he asked again. Was that the best he could do to console? She asked herself. "Becau