Xavier stifled a laugh at Amber's attitude towards his best friend Jake. Poor Jake probably thinks the world and women revolve around him, mostly women, it was nice for Xavier to see that Amber was different, he was beginning to like her more and more now. He couldn't wait to unravel her many exteriors. Amber kept on snubbing Jake who didn't seem to know when to stop pestering someone, Xavier thought that his friend had suffered enough from Amber's ruthless ignorance to him so he came in to save him. "Jake we still have a lot to talk about, quit pestering my secretary, she already has a lot on her table as it is' '. Amber silently thanked Xavier for intervening, she was so close to losing it. Jake who was oblivious of what Xavier was trying to do still didn't budge, he kept on talking to Amber. Xavier shook his head in disappointment and just let him be. Soon after Jake's incessant talking, Amber excused herself from the office. She thought it was better to be anywhere but here, at le
Breanna finally steadied herself and asked,"How do you know him? How do you even know my issue was related to him?" She suddenly wondered if Amber could read minds. Amber smiled at her,"So it does have to do with him" She said then continued when she got Breanna full attention,"Well I basically don't know him, never met him before apart from today but i could already tell he is a no no, a womanizer even". Breanna smiles sadly,"I wish I also could be able to tell a person's character at first sight". Amber noticed Breanna slipping out again,"Mind sharing what's up? Remember I said a problem shared is a problem half solved. But it's okay if you don't want to talk". Breanna instantly cut her off,"No I'll talk, at least it's better that way than bottling up all my emotions" Amber was glad Breanna was finally coming to her senses so she stayed still and waited for Breanna to start talking, she was also curious, she wanted to know what exactly occurred between those two. Breanna sighed and
Breanna felt okay once after Amber's advice, she didn't want to continue loving the same person who didnt even care about her, she decided to put herself first, she thanked Amber for the advice she offered to give her. "Now I realize I just needed to get it out of my mind to become better, thanks for caring for me Amber, you are such a sweet soul". Amber smiled, she felt delighted that she was able to help out in any little way she can. "It's okay, I'm just so happy I was able to help, if you need anything don't hesitate to tell me okay?" Breanna smiled widely at her words,"So we are friends now right?" Amber wasn't sure if she can call Breanna a 'friend' now but when she looked at Breanna's face hoping she would say yes, she couldn't help the words from coming out of her mouth."Sure, we are friends now" They both smiled.Meanwhile Xavier and Jake were inside of Jake's car outside Xavier's company. "So any leads on that woman you were searching for?" Jake asked. Damien's smile dropped
"I apologize for my friends behavior, he tends to behave like an a$$ sometimes, Amber almost scoffed, no joke there. She shook her head,"No need to apologize sir, it was nothing really". Xavier nodded and went back to his work. As if one impulse, Amber suddenly remembered what Breanna had told her about Jake, she was forced to ask Xavier. "Sir" Xavier turned to face her when he heard her voice, Amber was already talking when he looked up to face her,"Why is your friend like that anyways?" Xavier raised his brow at her question not quite sure what she meant, she told him earlier that she wasn't offended with Jake's attitude towards her but by the look on her face, he could tell she was beyond pissed. "How do you mean Miss Parks?" Amber tried to bite her tongue to avoid the next words threatening to spill from her lips but it's all she's been thinking about anyway since she left Breanna so she couldn't hold it in. And so she asked him,"Why is he a womanizer? I mean why does he have to f
Amber didn't know why Xavier was staring at her the way he did, she brushed it aside and focused on what he said, so he has someone he likes? "I really do think you should give it a try sir, tell her how you feel, you aren't really that bad for a guy, I bet she will like you back" She advised him. Xavier was amused,"Really?" He asked raising one of his brow up, he wondered if she knew she was the one he was referring to. Amber quickly nodded, answering his question,"Of course sir, no harm but I am pretty sure any other lady would be by far better than that Charlotte of a woman" She rolled her eyes. Xavier could see that Amber greatly dislikes Charlotte. This was actually the first time Amber was talking to him so carefree, he liked the feeling, he wondered how she would react when she finds out she was the girl he was interested in, would she still have things to say to him? He decided to test the waters by asking her a not too obvious question,"What if the said girl doesn't like me b
Amber kept silent waiting for him to continue because she wasn't getting what he was trying to say. Since when did billionaires start competing for power and wealth? Amber thought. Xavier knew immediately her silence was because she had no idea what he was saying so he elaborated it to her, "Each year the Billionaires Club Wealth hold an annual event where they calculate the total amount of money owned by different CEOs over the years, the one with the highest amount is the winner and he gets to be on Magazines, TV shows, he is going to be known worldwide as San Francisco #1 Billionaire CEO and this year I am the winner" Xavier said proudly. Amber finally understood what he meant, so that's how the richest Billionaire is being determined, must be nice. She put on her best smile as she looked at Xavier,"You are so lucky sir, I am so proud of you" she blurted out without thinking. Xavier almost got lost in her charming smile when her words registered in his head,"You are?" He asked her.
Charlotte stood in front of Xavier's desk, she took a short glance at the file on his table curious to see what made him smile like that, she saw nothing interesting except a piece of document laying flat in front of him, "What's amusing in this? I found you smiling at it" Charlotte picked up the document and skimmed through it. The first thing she saw was the headline which read 'Bank statement', it was Xavier's bank statement accrued throughout the year, the huge figures shook her, Xavier was very wealthy. A thought struck her mind, she remembered the annual event for the declaration of the country's #1 Billionaire was around the corner. She might be out of her country for too long but that doesn't mean she was unaware of what goes on here. She stared at it again wondering if Xavier already knows he will be the next winner this year. She dropped it carefully and looked at him,"You already know you will win, don't you?" She wasn't stupid, only the winner gets to bring the proof so if
Xavier finally decided he had heard enough from her, "I never expected this from you" he said, stopping her from making any further hateful comments about Amber. Charlotte was surprised by what he was saying. "You know what Charlotte, I actually never thought you could be at fault and still lie to my face, I have heard enough from you, I think you should leave". Xavier didn't want to argue with her about the issue so he politely asked her out of his office. Charlotte's words got stuck in her throat, did he seriously just ask her to leave his office? He didn't even believe her when she was trying to defend herself but he believed Amber instead and even readily defended her. "Xavier, did you literally just ask me to leave?" Charlotte asked Xavier to confirm she wasn't hearing things, when he didn't answer she almost flared up,"How could you not believe me when I tell you that your secretary is lying and is trying to make me look like a bad person, she is trying to cause a rift between u
The next stop was Blessed Orphanage. Xavier knew the children must have missed him,he missed them too. He didn't really understand why he had fallen in love with kids so much. Maybe it was because he ended up being the only child after his younger sister died at four. He became sad immediately he remembered and Amber who was also sitting at the back seat noticed when his countenance changed. Amber wondered what Xavier would be thinking that got him looking really sad.She wasn't really comfortable whenever he looked this way and decided to ask. "Is something wrong Xavier?", Amber asked softly as she touched his arm.When he looked at her Amber was shocked to see tears in his house. She didn't even realize what she was doing until she did it. Guess it was an impulse because she hugged him. "It's okay",She cooed softly. Xavier rested more in the embrace. His tears spilled
Xavier got to work really early and few minutes later Amber came in."Good morning sir",Amber said smiling sweetly at Xavier who couldn't help himself but smiled back.'`Good morning Amber,truat you had a goodnight rest?''Xavier said and asked."Yes sir,I did", Amber replied. Amber had seriously been wondering when she woke up this morning preparing her children for school how today was going to be like in the office with Xavier because of that dinner night.She ended up early in the office and that happened because Mrs Jones helped to take the children to school. She really was a lifesaver. "What's our schedule going to be like today sir?",Amber asked as she carried her notepad to jot down all he wanted to say. "Okay firstly we are going to your kids school -",He was about to continue when he got stopped by Amber's wide eyed que
"Mum!"Elena screamed as she swung higher up in the sky. They were all at a children's park. Amber felt the kids had been held up at home far too long and decided to let them have fun. She was smiling at them as they were playing and interacting so well with other children. She decided to get some ice cream for her children. While she was buying if from a nearby stand a tinted black car drove in and some men in black came down. Immediately Amber turned to go give her children the ice creams, she turned white when she saw that the men had entered the park and were moving around.She got so scared she didn't even realize that she had dropped the ice cream cones and was running down to her children. "Jaden!Jenna!Elena!,come here quick!"She was practically screaming and the children were even shocked and ran to their mum immediately wondering what was wrong. She hugged them very close immediately they got to choking them. She was indeed behaving like a mother hen prote
"How could you Charlotte?!",Mrs O'Neill was practically shouting her brains out. The video had gone viral by now and her parents had even gotten to know about it. Charlotte was almost in tears now.she had practically rushed back home so she could do something about the video or call one editor she knew and hacker only to meet her mum mad as hell. "Mum I just got mad because I saw that stupid girl with Xavier", Charlotte said practically sobbing now."Is that why you had to act inappropriately now of all times?"Mrs O'Neill asked, giving her daughter an absurd look. She didn't understand this girl most of the time. She acted like a child throwing tantrums and it got her wondering if she pampered her way too much and had gotten the parental guide all wrong. "Mum, I am sorry", Charlotte said and another part of her was just plotting out a possible revenge on Amber
Charlotte had been so excited about prom and was even more excited because of who her date was. It was no other person than Xavier, in fact,she thought she was going to be dateless because no one had dared to ask her out. She was really beautiful and being beautiful wasn't the reason why no one had asked her out,the boys were all just too scared of her. That's all.She really didn't know the reason why though but she believed it had been because of Xavier. Everyone knew they were best friends and their parents were really close so she believed she boys just assumed that maybe they were dating. Charlotte sighed, because she on the other hand never tried to correct them off that mindset because she had always had a crush on Xavier and had thought or should she say believed that Xavier also would have the same feelings also towards her. This was the very reason she got overly excited when Xavier had asked her out and he also had come to take her from her house to the prom. T
Xavier woke up feeling very happy and he knew that today was going to be a great day. He could already feel it. He had been in his parents house and he was happy that he hadn't been hearing anything about marriage or Charlotte from there lately. It was as though they are just trying their best to keep the end of their bargain. He sighed and told himself to let not to let such thoughts leave so they don't end up spoiling his good day. Xavier went downstairs and was surprised that everywhere was bustling with activities, it got him wondering what the occasion was for because no one had told him about any event happening in their house. He knew it had to be his mum's preparations ; he just had to look for her to get updated on what was happening. He started going around searching for her and when he was sure that she wasn't in the house he stepped outside to look for her. He saw her in the garden instructing people how to gather some roses into the vases laid out on
Charlotte was burning with so much rage and jealousy in fact the main reason she agreed to this outing is so as to remove Xavier especially Amber out of her head.What did the universe now had to do? Being the two people out of the same restaurant she was trying to find Solace."Aaargh!"Charlotte screamed as she threw a glass out of nowhere. Thank God no one had been passing the area because the glass shattered and it's pieces flew everywhere. Her friends gasped. They didn't know what to say infact it was best to leave Charlotte alone when she's in such foul mood. A cleaner came in almost immediately to clean the pieces of glasses everywhere and in few minutes there were some guards escorting her and friends out of Gemstone. Such attitude were not permitted no matter who you were. It was a strict policy and was followed strictly also in the establishment. "I will make her pay for this embarrassment", Charlotte said,her friend's shuddered they could literally feel the hate waves
Amber looked at him and for a while she just enjoyed the view he gave when laughing. Xavier was indeed a God creation.She thought to herself. They began to eat and they both started with rice,Coleslaw and Chicken. After that they both entered the large croaker that was part of the special menu. The juice was also used to wash the food down. There were some slices of different fruits in a bowl. Xavier started putting some fruits in his mouth and Amber followed suit. They were really enjoying themselves. When Amber checked the time and saw it was a few minutes to 9pm she was really surprised that both of them had almost cleaned the plates that were placed before them initially."We really ate everything",Amber said with a look of disbelief as she looked at the table that had been packed with food a few minutes ago. Xavier just continued sipping from his glass of wine quietly as he watched Amber. They both were filled. Amber felt she wouldn't be able to move. Although ther
Amber looked at her daughter in awe of her wisdom. She knew she had to give her children answers and had to also carefully choose her words. "Well, yes mummy is going out with Uncle Xavier and as for your question Jenna I am not so sure about that yet", She said hoping to convince them. "Hmmm, I would love it if uncle Xavier is our daddy", Elena said and Amber was shocked when she saw Jenna actually nodded in affirmation although if you hadn't really looked at her well, you would have missed the fact that she nodded in agreement to her sister's words. Amber looked at Jaden. He had been quiet all through the conversation,as though he was just observing and cooking things up in his head. "What do you have to say Jaden?"Amber asked, already tired of her son's silence. "Well I don't know, I think I do like Mr Xavier but I don't want anyone taking you away from us",Jaden said finally. Amber just looked at her children and tears filled up her eyes.She was indeed blessed