LOGINXAVIER“So tell me, what was that stunt over at Jenkins's ball? What issue do you have with his kid?” This isn't the reason I'm here but he was bringing up things that I didn't want to think about. How the hell did he remember what happened that night? I had completely forgotten about all that. “Oh, that. Um, it was about Mia. He was being too friendly and touchy with her.”He scoffed, swivelling in his chair. “That little girlfriend you carry around is the problem and I don't understand how you don't realize that. She had you wrapped around her finger or maybe she possessed you. But if you weren't so in love, you would have seen that she is the problem. I'm sure she flirted with him first and tried to use her charm to get to him.”I faked a gasp. “He said the same thing but I didn't believe him. He said she texted him first after seeing her at school, even showed me proof but I didn't believe him. She said the texts were doctored.”When he leaned in and rested on the table, I kn
XAVIERGoing to my father's house was something that needed a lot of mental prepping and exercises. Mainly because he would take away every ounce of joy you think you had. Well, there was nothing to be happy about right now so I didn't have anything to worry about. In my head, I thought of several ways to start the conversation, trying to figure out his responses in advance. They all ended up in bad ways .But I had to start at some point. Firstly, I confirmed from Falcon if he was home and in a good mood. She didn't know about the plan, I'd tell her about it when I got to the house. “Yes, he just had some guests over for dinner and they seemed to have a good conversation. Business partners. He's in his office right now.”The perfect place to have a reasonable conversation with him. He must have had one or two glasses of whiskey and that's only when he would be able to be reasonable. When I was about to leave the house, I didn't tell my uncle. Mainly because I didn't feel like
XAVIERThey seemed to know something I didn't. Because the solution to our problem seemed very easy for them “Do you guys know something I didn't?! Because you're killing me with the suspense!”My uncle sighed and got out of his chair. “Xavier, it's a really sticky situation and we all know that you're not going to be willing to do what you have to do. It won't be comfortable with you and the moment we tell you, you'll say no.”Were they kidding? What would I not do to get to the bottom of this issue? “You guys don't really understand how much I want to get this over and done with. There is nothing I won't be open to just to get the truth out of him.” They scoffed at the same time. “Fine.”When they told me what they were thinking, I almost lost all the strength in my body. “What did you say?! You have to be joking! That is the most insane thing I've ever heard! How did you even think about that?”“Xavier, do you think we don't know it's ridiculous? That's the only thing that s
XAVIERThe majority of the time I spent in my uncle's office was spent talking about our next line of action. “Kaan was saying he didn't think it was necessary to go after him since he had dropped the law suits. It's just going to bring in more issues.”I looked at Kaan, knowing that we had just finished having a discussion in private and he did not mention anything like that to me. He looked at my uncle like he had been betrayed. “I told you that in secret. You didn't have to sell me out like that.”Xerxes shrugged. “You didn't tell me it was supposed to be a secret. Plus, he needs to know. Xavier is going after Otis, hoping that he'll lead us to whoever planned this. Xavier, what is your plan?” Truth was, I had no plan. I didn't know I'd attack this matter and win. I was fighting an invisible enemy, one who was stronger, smarter and richer. There was no way I was going to attack this situation that seemed right. “I was hoping that you will help me with that because going back
MIAXavier came around that evening. I was quite surprised to see him because Esme did say that he had a couple of things to deal with considering the situation presently. He strolled in with a smile on his face, presenting the flowers to me as he walked up to the bed. “Here I thought you'd abandoned me.”He laughed. “That is impossible and you know. I should have come to see you earlier. I'm sorry.”The eye bags around his eyes were very evident and they made him look sick when he smiled. I ran my hand over his face, feeling the stubble on his jaw. “You haven't been sleeping for days. Tell me what's going on. I can tell when you're hiding something from me, Xavier and I don't like it when you lie to me.”He sighed, running his hands through his hair. “The last week has been a lot, truthfully and I'm trying to make sense of it all.”After urging him to tell me more, he told me everything that happened since I was rushed to the hospital. “You went to his house?!”“I just wanted
MIAHe dropped his cane and pointed his finger at me, putting it too close to my face. “Nobody has ever spoken to me in that manner. Not even my son. How dare you speak to me like that? I can make you suffer for it.”I laughed. If he could do anything worse than the things I'd already gone through, then he could bring it on. Then I'd know he was the devil himself. “You are just angry that I told you what you needed to hear..can't you see that you're draining him? You take the light away from him every time you're around and make him feel like a kid. You don't think twice before embarrassing him and you expect me to be quiet and allow it to happen? You and I know that the only reason you hate me is because you see me as a threat. You know that I will stand up to you in any way I can and you hate it because no one has done it. Well, this is me doing it. Watch me.” If he had it in him, he would have hit me but he knew he couldn't.







