Chapter 97

"An absolutely insane person. Jaxson, you are so getting on my nerves. I mean, not negatively, you know. But today was too much already, and-” He didn't let me finish and went inside the unit, passing me.

The bright side is, the person who knocked on our door in the middle of the night was not a bad person, and I did not commit a heinous crime. However, the downside is that, I came here because I don't want to spend the night with Jaxson. And now he is here.

"So, where can I put all this?" He asked as his eyes roamed the entire space of our house.

"There, there is a table in front of you." I said slowly and then the door was closed again.

"Oh, this is the table."

"Wouldn't it be better if you went back there and rested at the hotel? You know you don't belong in this place Jax. This is a simple house which you never use. See, you'll just have a hard time-" I couldn't finish what I was going to say when I noticed that he wasn't listening to me and just started putting his things inside the paper bag.

I just shook my head and then approached him to help.

"Where are these from?" I will ask.

"It's all from the party. You are so preoccupied that you didn't even notice the food at the reception."

I slowly nodded because of what he said. That is indeed true. I drank more champagne than food. Maybe that's why my stomach has been churning for a while now.

I followed Jaxson's gaze as he took a chair and then lifted it to put me and him.

I can't believe that I was just stunned by him because I didn't expect what he did.

"I'm trying to impress you."

I chuckled and accepted the plastic chair. "Well, so far so good." I muttered with a soft giggle.

The table here in our unit is small and it's only enough for the three of us, their mother, so the food that Jaxson brought barely fit.

"It's amazing how you packed all this and drove here right away." I started getting plates and cutlery for the two of us to eat. I also prepared our drink and put it on the table.

Jaxson cleared his throat as he rubbed his palm on his thighs. "Actually, it's the staff who packed all this."

A faint laugh escaped my lips because Jaxson couldn't look at me and seemed embarrassed.

"-But the thought of bringing you food is all mine. Thought counts, at least. Right..?”

"It's okay." I said in the middle of chuckling. "That's kind of more realistic, to be honest." I handed him his plate along with the cutlery. But he didn't seem to know what to do, so I put it in front of him and spooned him food. "You are so not used to not having people do things for you, aren't you?"

“Huh?” He caught my attention when he stammered. "No. I know how to do things. It’s just that uh…”

"It's just that, what?' I asked, continuing to pour drinks on his cup.

"I suddenly remembered my mom. That's all." A bitter smile flashed across Jackson's lips.

"I'm sorry..."

"No, don't be." He interrupted me.

"You seem to really love your mom. I love my father so much. And just like you, I miss him all the time.”

My actions slowed down because of the sudden drop of the mood. I understand Jaxson for missing his mom every time for anything. Because he once lived with her in the same house. That's why in daily activities he will remember his late mother. Just like my father. It's sad that they have to say goodbye, but that's the way it is.

"Do you know why I am doing all my best to not let Ruegold slip off my hand?" Jaxson asked suddenly as his eyes drew up to mine.

"Sure," I uttered. "It's because you don't want people to see you as a loser to your step brother. You have told me that several times. Is that even a question.” I tried to shrug off the serious situation.

"Yeah, but there's more than that. It's because of my mother. She once saved the company when it's on its own downfall.”

I quietly listen to Jaxson and let him talk.

“-My mom met my dad when BavinGold, the previous name of our company, was about to go deep into mud. She offered to model the products of the company and sell herself so that in just a week of work, the brand will be known across the country again. Everybody doubted her, of course. Including my father. Because my mom was an employee of the other company and not a model. In fact, she never even had any experience at that time. However, my mother manages to convince them when they are left with no choice. They took him and fixed him up. And it was a classic fairytale that they realized that my mother was actually beautiful and had perfect skin, hair, and body, which Bavingold really needs. So, they took a photo of her, and they did everything they could to reach people with the photo. Until every bottle and package has been replaced with mom's face and it can be seen in many places. Not long after, my mother got a commercial for Bavingold and that really took over the country. It was when the company was at its peak. My father fell in love with mom, and so was she. Later on, they changed the corporation name into Ruegold, from my mother's name, Ruella, who saved the entire corporation even when everyone was doubting her potential at first."

"Your mother was so amazing... And I am certain that she is very very beautiful. She hooked the entire country with her beauty that drew them into your products. I mean, wow…” I muttered in amazement. "Their story even almost sounded like a real movie."

"My mother has a big contribution to Ruegold. And that's why I will never let Lance, or even his mother, Emily take it all from me." Rage in his eyes can be traced.

Now I am starting to see why he really treasures Ruegold. Because it's the only thing that hsi mother left to him.