Jessica had left the house with Genevieve. She has spoken to James' wife Lily who sounded like an absolute sweetheart. After Jessica had prepared breakfast after what felt like an excruciating long workout session, she had a one-on-one session with her aunt. Her aunt claimed she was not maximizing the potential of being married to a billionaire. Jessica advised her aunt to leave because she was not planning on extorting the Delgados so she would live a life she did not deserve. Olivia had made a big scene out of it and called Jessica ungrateful. She claimed to have taken care of her and she did not like how Jessica refused to repay. Jessica threatened to kick her out if she found her still in the house if she came back. "I can only imagine if this was how much pressure I made Dawson and Xavier feel when I did things like this" Genevieve commented silently as they drove. Jessica wanted to apologize but Genevieve kept rambling on. "I mean when I was a nuisance and making my family p
Xavier was in the middle of a serious conversation about the termination of Scarlet's contract when Jessica's call came in. "Hello, Jessica I am in the middle of a business meeting. I will call you back later" Xavier said cutting off the call. The men in the room stared at him as if he were an alien that descended into their midst. "Let's get back to work," Xavier said in an ordering voice. "Boss, did you just stop the meeting to take a call?" Brian asked. The rest of the men wanted to know what just happened but it was only Brian who was brave enough to go head-on with the CEO. "Yes I did my wife called" the men exclaimed when they heard his response. He was not the kind of person to disrupt the meeting to take a call and he did not expect less from any of them. They had all heard of the woman who married their boss. Most of them thought of the woman as a superstar because how could she handle him at home? Most of them had a hard time coping with him for the little time they sp
"What are you saying?" Xavier's voice came from behind them. "She got married to me so how is it that you are her only family?" he asked going to hold Jessica by the shoulders. "It's just that" Olivia started but trailed off when she could not defend herself. At that moment she felt like it was a wrong idea for her to have tried to extort them it seemed like they were not going to be moved by her ridiculous tactics. "Jessica can you take Papa upstairs I would like to have a conversation with your aunt here" "But..." "Oh don't worry and just take him upstairs. It is nothing serious and I can assure you that I will be up soon" he said cutting her off. Jessica nodded and went to stand behind Dawson's chair she turned in the direction. To be honest with herself she was greatly uninterested in being in her aunt's presence. She had had enough of her for a week and she had spent just a day. Jessica could not deny that Olivia was very exhausting to deal with. "I guess I better go to my
Jessica was pacing around the room wondering what it was Xavier was discussing with her aunt. The doorknob clicked and opened. He walks in and stands by the entrance. "What did you discuss?" she asked rushing to him. "We discussed why she should leave you alone" he lied. How could he tell her the situation when he had not gotten it under control? It would make him seem incompetent as he was not able to handle a common phone troll. "And?" "And what?" he asked pushing himself from the door and walking inside. "What did she say?" She was hoping that she would decide to go after being threatened by Xavier but she also had a soft spot for her aunt. After all, when her mom had her, she spent the early years of her life seeing her until she was sent to the orphanage home. "It doesn't seem like she is leaving," he said entering the closet. She followed him in and he stopped when she did. "I am going to change now. Are you going to watch?" he asked. "Oh, my goodness. What has come over
Jessica reluctantly got dressed. With everything that had happened today, she was not supposed to be doing this. It felt like a date. She went downstairs and met him ready to leave. He led the way and they took one of the cars with them. It was a convertible BMW. Jessica had thought Xavier too serious to be one who would take such a car out. She did not even know he owned one. "Nice car" she commented. "Are you just seeing it for the first time?" he asked shocked at her comment. "Yes," she said as she pulled her seat belt to fix it. "Here let me," he said as he went across her. Jessica froze in her seat as her hands were suspended in the air. 'What was he doing?' "There you go," he said sitting back in his seat and not acting like anything was wrong. 'Did he know how much he just made my heart beat? It was like my heart was ready to jump out of my chest just now. How would I be able to handle any situation like this again? It's like my defenses are getting weaker and weaker' Je
Xavier drove to the ice cream place. It seemed like a hot spot for dates in Chiachester City because the tables scanned both inside and outside the big ice cream parlor and almost all tables had people on them who looked lovey-dovey. Even friend groups found their way to the place. "Xavier this place is too popular. There are a lot of people here. Let's just have the department store-bought ice cream and go home" she said. Now that she knew that they were having ice cream she was very interested. It had been a while since she had ice cream and it was one of the things she loved the most. If she was going to have a chance to get ice cream then she would never pass it off. "Why would we do that? I brought us here because I know the owner and he makes really good ice cream" "Okay then let's have ours in a to-go cup" she suggested. "Why would we do that? We would have the ice cream here" he said turning off the ignition. The parking lot of the ice cream place was across the road and
"What the hell" Emma screamed as she threw her phone at the wall. The entire internet was plastered with images of Xavier and Jessica having a good time. At first, it was of them in Aurora Haven and now they were back in Chiachester and it seemed like they were still on a date. Emma had always thought that their relationship could be a sort of contract because how was it that she went into a marriage without knowing him? She hated that it seemed like Jessica was higher than her now. She wanted so much to pull her down. She picked up her phone from the ground. Luckily for her, it was still usable after the fall. She dialed the number of her friend. She held her stomach in annoyance. The only reason she had settled for Burke was because Jessica so wanted him and now she wanted Xavier. She was going to do all she could to ensure that the marriage failed and that she became the lady of the Delgado family. It was obvious that Jessica was not fit for the task. "Hello, Emma to what do
Emma hoped that Steve had some resentment against Jessica and that he would agree to her offer. She began to plot in her mind and the first step would be to get closer to Xavier. She checked the messages she sent to him on a butter phone she got. It showed that he got the messages but he was not reacting to them. Instead, he was taking Jessica out on a date. She needed something more impactful that would strike a blow in the relationship. It was obvious that Jessica had a clean slate and past there was nothing she could say to bring her down. She decided then to use malicious content. How else could she do it? She had to tell lies or else she would not be able to bring her. She sent a message to Xavier again claiming to release the content of his wife's secret if he did not reach out to her. She went ahead to make fake social media pages and then paid for followers too. She began making malicious statements against Jessica. She claimed she was a club girl who had multiple children
Hello Guys this is the final chapter. I want to first appreciate everyone who has read this book, who had supported, commented, voted and called me order when I did not update for such a long time. Thank you so much for being such a support in these times. As this work comes to an end I hope you support me in upcoming works. This free Chapter is for you."Joshua we would be late" Aletta screamed from the bottom of the stairs. "Honey are we using our government names now?" Joshua screamed back at her. "Joshua you know I do not like being late for any of these events" Aletta screamed back at him. Altetta paced back and forth at the bottom of the stairs. "You know you should not be screaming while you are this pregnant"Joshua said as he came down the stairs with his daughter in his hands. "If you had come down earlier then I would have had no reason to scream that much" she retorted and he smiled. "It was my little pumpkin here who kept me waiting" Joshua replied as he got to stand b
"I am so happy for you, this is finally happening," Aletta said holding the arms of Jeanne excited."I am excited but also nervous very nervous does anyone have calming pills?" Jeanne said slipping her hands off Aletta's hand and feeling the sweat on her palm."Calm down, it's just you and Thiago, everyone else is just like a rock. I promise you once you get on that altar every of that nervousness would be gone" Aletta continued. "Thank you," Jeanne said sarcastically."Are you nervous because its mu brother? I can help you run away from this right now" Nichole suggested and Alethea rolled her eyes. "Are all sisters this way? This was the same advice you gave Aletta the other day" Alethea said and Jeanne shook her head. "How can I leave, I have been dreaming of this day" Jeanne replied. "Then calm down even though I don't know why you would dream of marrying my brother but we all choose our battles I guess" Nichole shrugged as she sat down."Nichole" Aletta chastised because she k
"You have to get to work" Aletta said rubbing the hand of Joshua gently. They had arrived back from their honeymoon over the weekend and this Monday morning was the first time Joshua was going back to work after the wedding."Can't I just lay down here with you all day?" he said taking out her hand and pulling her down to his level."You kept saying that and prolonged the honeymoon by two weeks,""Call me a criminal for wanting to spend time with my wife, I am getting the feeling that you do not want to spend any time with me" Joshua said opening one eye and giving her a judging look. "Joshua, you know that is not true, so get up now""You are no longer my assistant, you are supposed to be begging me to stay a bit more with you""What makes you think I don't want to do that?" Aletta asked taking his dishevelled morning hair back from his face."Because you keep urging me to get back to work so quickly, it's like you can't wait to get rid of me" Joshua took his head back to the pillow
"Mom don't cry again, you might get a serious headache at this rate," Aletta said rubbing the back of her mother while in a hug. The entire wedding was over already and the whole family was seeing the couple off as they were going directly to the airport for their honeymoon. "Come on, at this rate they might miss their flight" Leon said trying to pull Eunice off her daughter. She had been bawling the entire ceremony, if someone saw her they would think it was a sad occasion. "My daughter," Eunice said as she finally pulled away and took a step back. "I am so happy and so proud of you because you managed or find love for yourself even after everything" Eunice sniffled and smiled. "Thank you, Mom," Aletta said with a smile. "You better get going now" Jessica said stepping forward."We are on our way now" Joshua said pulling open the door and gesturing for Aletta to get in."Call us when you get there" Jessica called after the shut door."Do not call us" Xavier said as if he was giv
"I was always unsure about how I felt about you, You were always around me, taking care of me and I felt anxious whenever you were out of sight. A little secret that was the reason I always made you work overtime even when it was not necessary" Joshua said and there was a burst of small laughter across the room.They were both standing in from of the priest and altar but they had decided to take their custom written vows there. Joshua cleared his throat and looked up from his paper to stare at Aletta whose eyes never left his face. He flashed a small warm mile to her and she returned it."I never realized my feelings for you until you made that drunken confession that night that caused us to go into a relationship. I had always thought about marriage but for me, it was the only way for me to make children that would take over the company one day, being with you makes me so excited to think of waking up every morning with you by my side, I think of planting kisses on your lips and spend
"Are you feeling nervous?" Alethea asked Aletta who was sitting in the waiting room with her shaky hands. "Yes I am, who wouldn't be?" Aletta asked as she closed her eyes to steady her breath. "I mean you are very right, who would like to marry my annoying brother, as much as I would like to call you my sister in law I can help you escape if you wish to" Jeanne chimed in. "Thank you so much for the suggestion, I am nervous about this and not rethinking my decision. I can't wait to be married to him" Aletta said as her eyes shot open. "Ew" Jeanne said as she gaged. " What do you see in him?" she added as she picked at her nails. "Everything I want to see" Aletta added. "Jeanne stop trying to put ideas in her head" Jessica cautioned coming towards them. "What did I do?" Jeanne whined."I heard what you said" Jessica replied giving Jeanne a warning look. Jesica knew that her daughter was playing around but she did not want Aletta taking any of the words to heart. "I know I have s
"Mom's boyfriend would be here soon," Alethea said as she dropped the dish in her hand to the table. "I can not believe that I am being made to meet my mom's boyfriend at her age" "What I can not believe is that she can't order out but is making us to make food for him"Alethea whined as she moved back to the kitchen."What is even more crazy is that she is in a relationship again" Aletta exclaimed as she moved behind Alethea. "Don't get me wrong I guess I am glad she is finding love again" "Same here, if she is happy then there is no issue. Love is in the air" Aleteha added coming back to the table "So why don't you have anyone to share the love with?" Aletta asked. They were making the last trip from the kitchen to the table. "Says you? Who told you that I do not have someone to share this love with?" Alethea said dragging out her sentence and a weird smile climbing her face."Alethea you are hiding something from me" Aletta said going to clutch her sister's hand. "Spill now" sh
Aletta and Joshua tried to reach Anette and Richard but it was as if they had fallen off the radar. "At least we tried" Aletta said as she set down the phone to the table. "Happy now?" Joshua asked and she nodded. "I guess I have to get going now" she said taking up her phone from the table."Where to? You just got here" Joshua was sad because they had finalized her resignation and she had not been around him like he wanted her to be. He was happy regardless that she was doing what she loved. "I have to go finalize things with HR on hiring your new assistant and then I have to go shopping with your mom and sister" Aletta explained. "Can we at least have dinner together?" Joshua asked and started expressing shock when he saw the expression on her face. "We can not? I barely see you anymore these days" he whined like a child who was cheated of having any ice cream. "I am having dinner with my family, mom is introducing her boyfriend to us today and honestly, I love spending time wi
"Did you hear about Anette?" Aletta asked as she pushed the jar of pickles into the hands of Joshua. They had picked a date for the wedding and it was in three weeks. They were having one of the date nights where they stayed back home and cooked for each other. "What happened to her?" Joshua asked. Anette shook her head in bewilderment, how could this man be so oblivious to everything happening around him?"Have you seen her in a while?" Aletta asked. She wanted to know how much he did not know. "Well, since that day she came to our house, I did not think much of it when I did not see her again," Joshua said truthfully before taking off the lid of the jar. "But you know she called off her wedding and left the country so abruptly with Richard?" Aletta asked hoping that he at least knew about that fact. Yes, Anette did hurt them all but it would be too mean to not care about her when she had sincerely apologized."Maybe they did not want the wedding again?" Joshua asked shrugging. Al