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 presentation.
“Boss we were attacked” Ruslan panted and Jaxon immediately stood up. Everyone’s attention turned to him as he stood up abruptly.
“When? How? How is she and where are you?” Jaxon felt a strange fear grip him as he thought about Ruby.
He didn’t know why but he felt his chest constrict in pain as he thought about something bad happening to her.
“At the mall’s parking lot, she is fine and I’m driving us back home.” Ruslan replied.
Jaxon grabbed his car keys and walked out of the conference room without sparing anyone a glance. He hurriedly walked out of the company and almost ran to his car.
His heart was beating fast in his chest as he sped home, he couldn’t bear the thought of Ruby getting hurt or worse shot.
He wondered why he felt that way. Fear was a feeling that was so foreign to him and to feel scared at the mere thought of Ruby hurting? He couldn’t wrap his head around it and the whole concept made no sense to him.
It’s not like he cared about her so why was he feeling worried? Why did he feel so unsettled and why was he rushing home to see her?
He was never the type to walk out of a meeting halfway. No matter how serious an emergency was he always made sure to excuse his clients before leaving but here he was.
From just hearing that Ruby was attacked he couldn’t sit still for a moment longer and here he was overspeeding and breaking traffic rules just to see her.
Jaxon felt like he would only be able to breathe properly after he saw Ruby, he needed to make sure that she was safe from harm, he wanted to see that she was not injured and that alone baffled him but he decided to deal with all that later.
Just as he sped into the compound he saw Ruby coming down from the car.
He immediately got down and the moment they made eye contact Ruby burst into tears and ran towards him, she embraced him tightly and cried.
Jaxon felt his heart skip a beat when she embraced him, he felt relieved as he gently patted her head with one hand while the other was on her waist.
Ruby’s fragile body shook in his arms as she cried and he silently held her as they stood. He saw Ruslan helping a bleeding Lucas out of the car and his anger came back in full force.
Who was the fool that dared to attack them? How dare they attack my wife and guards? They would surely pay for it. Jaxon thought.
“Gem it’s okay, you’re back home now… you are safe” Jaxon whispered in her ears and tightened his hold around her.
“Nobody is going to hurt you now, you are safe” Ruby’s cries started to die down and Jaxon placed a gentle kiss on her hair.
“I’m here now Ruby, no harm will come to you.” Jaxon whispered.
“I’ll protect you and keep you safe from harm. I won’t allow you to get hurt ever again.” She sniffled and looked up.
Jaxon felt his heart ache as he was able to clearly see her red puffy eyes and the tears still streaming down her face.
He cupped her cheeks and gently wiped her tears.
“It’s okay Ruby, you are safe now.” Jaxon whispered and pecked her on the lips.
Ruby breathed a sigh of relief and hugged him again.
“Hey, let’s go inside and get you settled in okay? You can hug me all you want later.” Jaxon smirked, Ruby hit him on the chest and released him from the hug.
They walked into the living room and Ruby gasped as she saw how pale Lucas looked.
She came closer and she felt like she might pass out due to the amount of blood that was dripping from the bullet wound.
“Why is he bleeding so much?” She asked Ruslan who was applying pressure to the wound.
“The bullet is still in his arm.” Ruslan looked worried as he replied.
Ruby gasped as she made her way to them and leaned down to inspect the wound.
“Where haven’t you taken him to the hospital or better still called a doctor? Do you want him to bleed to death?” Ruby shouted as she saw how Lucas clenched his teeth in pain.
“The doctor is not around but he sent his assistant, he will be here shortly.” Ruslan replied and Ruby glared at him.
“Is he supposed to keep enduring this pain till the doctor arrives? Can’t you do something.” Ruby felt angry and guilty.
She was angry at the doctor for not being around and she felt guilty that Lucas got hit while trying to protect her and now he was in so much pain.
She felt like if she didn’t do anything and something bad ended up happening to him she would never be able to forgive herself.
“Remove your hands.” Ruby said and Ruslan followed the command.
She leaned forward and used one of her hands to apply pressure on the wound while using the other one to gently massage Lucas’s scalp as a means to divert his attention from the pain even if it was for a minute.
Jaxon felt anger and a feeling he could not place not his hands on bubbling inside him and before he knew what was happening he walked up to where Lucas was seated and yanked Ruby up.
She stumbled forward and fell into his arms, Jaxon steadied her and glared into her eyes.
“What the fuck are you doing!” Jaxon whispered angrily.