Chapter - [ 22 ]

[ Rain ]

"Nich..Nicholas, you're getting us wrong." I try my best to sound confident but the coldness in his eyes dares me to defy him.

He walks toward us with heavy footsteps. My heart starts beating frantically, the anger radiating from him seems to burn I and Xavier down into ashes but unlike me, Xavier is all cool and unaffected by his friend's fury.

"When did you come, Xavier?" He asks his friend totally ignoring me.

"Hardly ten minutes ago and found Rain in my way from the kitchen to your home office." Xavier answers him very normally.

Nicholas briefly glances at me and again focuses on his friend," And what were you doing in the kitchen?" He cocks his brows.

In response, Xavier lifts his coffee mug.

"To have this and your wife being the generous hostess, she prepared me a cup of coffee. If your interrogation is over, can we discuss business now, of coarse, in your study room." Xavier says.

Nicholas doesn't say anything and his silence is killing me more than his words.

"Okay, l