Chapter 64The drive home was much smoother than earlier. The traffic had since slowed down so Ruby could sit back and enjoy the ride. Ruby found herself yet again staring out the window and completely spaced out."... Ruby?" Jaxon's voice pierced through whatever trance she had been in and she blinked rapidly."Hmmm... Sorry, I was lost in thought." She told him. Jaxon only glanced at her before he continued."I was asking what my grandfather told you." He said, then looked at his phone. Jaxon glanced at her again, briefly, before clearing his throat. Ruby visibly jumped and then offered an apologetic smile."Lost in thought again?" Jaxon asked and she shook her head."I was just thinking." Jaxon didn't say anything and continued to look at her expectantly."Well?" He said impatiently."Oh, we just caught up on things." She rushed out."Is that all?""Yes, nothing special happened." With a slight nod, Jaxon went back to tapping away on his phone. Ruby assumed that it had to do with b
Chapter 65Warm sunlight filtered through the bedroom window and Jaxon found himself enjoying it. The view was nice and there was no noise from traffic since it was still quite early.It was just past seven but he was fully dressed and would head to work in a bit. He wasn't like some people who whiled away their time by lying in bed. He lived strictly by the motto that the early bed gets the worm.He was still looking out the window when he heard the door slam and the soft pad of footsteps approached him. He turned around to reprimand Ruby for entering without knocking but all thoughts left his head at the sight of her. He felt his throat close up and he couldn't get any words out. He was thankful he still had the self control to not gape at her.She had just woken up and had come straight to his bedroom. He wasn't exaggerating. Her dark hair fell around her like a shawl and her eyes were still a bit glazed from sleep. She still had her waking up face which consisted of pouty lips an
Ruby felt giddy as she twirled in front of the changing room mirror. She looked amazing in the beautiful strapless black dress she wore, it looked simple and hugged her figure in all the right places.She opened the curtain and walked out in confident strides. She stood about two feet apart from the sales assistant who was holding two extra clothes for her and the lady’s stunned expression was all the confirmation she needed.She flipped her curly hair and smiled at the sales assistant.“How do I look?” Ruby asked and slowly tailed so the lady could see the dress in all its glory.“You look amazing! I guarantee that when your husband sees you in this he won’t be able to take his eyes and hands off you.” The lady replied excitedly and Ruby laughed as she thought about Jaxon complimenting her.“I’ll take it and the other two, I don’t have to try them on.” The sales assistant nooses and Ruby walked back into the stall to change back into her black cargo pants and white cropped top.The s
Jaxon looked bored as he listened to the man who stood in front of the board that the project proposal was being displayed on.He felt like he would be happier being anywhere else but in the conference room at that moment, as the project didn’t pique his interest.Their offer had a lot of loopholes and he didn’t see any way it would benefit his company. They were asking for a higher price than what the project is actually worth and the partnership would not profit his company in any way or form.His phone started vibrating on the table and he picked it up. He felt apprehensive to pick up the call but knew better than to ignore Ruslan as he only calls regarding important matters.But then again he didn’t send him to carry out any important tasks today so why was he calling when he knew he was in a meeting?“What is it?” Jaxon asked coldly as he wasn’t really in the mood to beat around the bush. He was already annoyed at the fact that he wasted his morning listening to the crappy prese
Chapter 68“I'm helping him.” Ruby stammered."Ruby, the doctor will handle it and Lucas will be fine." Jaxon told her but Ruby wouldn't believe him. She glanced at Lucas who was currently clutching his left arm and groaning in pain. Blood had soaked his shirt and the veins on his head were prominent because of how hard he gritted his teeth."Jaxon let me go," she muttered as she continued to stare at Lucas. Jaxon had stopped her from giving Lucas first aid even though he clearly needed it."No.""Yes! Can't you see he's in pain? He needs our help," she yelled."Then we'll wait for the doctor.""We can't wait Jaxon, Lucas is already losing a lot of blood, don't you see?" She shook herself out of his grasp and went to Lucas's side."Ruby," Jaxon called in a warning tone but she ignored him. All her attention was on the man who had risked his life to save hers."Ruslan, call the doctor and tell him to hurry up." Jaxon ordered. But just before Ruslan left to make the call, Ruby stopped h
Chapter 69"Jaxon, what is it?" Ruby asked as he pulled her up the stairs. Jaxon didn't respond but he did urge her to walk faster."Jaxon, I'm going to fall. We're going too fast." She told him. She thought he had come to his senses when he slowed down but she suddenly found herself against a pillar in the hallway. Jaxon had both his hands at the sides of her head. He gazed down at her so intensely that Ruby thought he was going to kiss her."... Jaxon?" She called out when he didn't say anything."I don't want you doing what you did down there again." He told her."Doing what? You mean helping Lucas?" She asked, confused. Jaxon shut his eyes in frustration then opened them to meet her eyes."No, not that. I'm glad you helped Lucas and I apologize for arguing with you." He replied. "Then what?""Don't make me say it," he sighed but she pressed on."Jaxon," she drawled his name and he gave in."I didn't like you excessively touching him. It wasn't necessary." He clarified after a mom
Chapter 70Jaxon gently ran his fingers through Ruby’s hair as he stared at her face. She held him tighter as her eyes started to grow heavy and a small smile made its way to her face as Jaxon placed a soft kiss on her forehead.“Sleep Gem I’m here” Jaxon softly whispered.Ruby was exhausted and before long her face softened and her tense muscles slowly loosened in Jaxon’s hold.Jaxon felt relieved as she was finally able to sleep after all that she had gone through today. He knew she had never experienced such violence before and he pitied her, he felt bad for bringing her into his world but it was already too late now.Ruby has been exposed and there was no way she could leave as easily as she had come in.He slowly loosened her hold from around him and used a pillow to replace him. He made sure she was properly tucked into the duvet and slowly left the room.He entered his study room and sat behind the large table. He felt all the anger and frustration from earlier come back in ful
Chapter 71Jaxon’s eyes widened in shock as his eyes landed on Ruby but he immediately masked it and kept his face neutral.He made sure she was deeply asleep before he left the room so why was she there?. Jaxon thought.Ruby looked at him with a horrified expression and he knew she had overheard his conversation.She had a very bad dream and after waking up to an empty bed she felt scared. She had run out of the room and went out in search of Jaxon when she heard his voice coming from the dimly lit office.She grabbed the door handle and was about to walk in when she heard Jaxon speaking to someone on the phone but what caught her attention was when she heard her sister's name being mentioned.Why was Jaxon talking about her sister? She thought.She paid closer attention and her eyes widened in fear as she finally understood everything. The attack on her earlier wasn’t a mistake and Jaxon knew the cause of it.“Why is mine and my sister's life in danger?” Ruby asked shakily and Jaxon