Jessica’s POV
Xavier behaviour continued being suspicious but I didn’t care anymore because I haven’t forgotten about the scandal topic, so I concentrated on work.
“Thank you everyone for coming to today’s meeting ”
I said to my fellow employers in the meeting room
“The police are investigating a case and they need the media help for it, do they call me, I need just two reporters that will go undercover with them to get information, remember you have to be careful and discreet, we won’t publicize it till we are given go ahead Order ”
“Ma’am I volunteer to join ”
Said one of the girls that sits behind me, she is a very quite but hardworking girl, it’s shocking she agreed to go.
“Okay, we have gotten one person who else would go?”
I looked at everyone as they stared at each other and mumbled in negativity.
“I… I will go too”
The male intern from before agreed, I smiled then and nodded
“Two of you including me making it three will go for it, and after that, the intern will be made a permanent staff and increased salary and many other rewards to come, hope this meeting stays here and end here, good day everyone ”
We all left after everything, I can see their shocked faces if they knew on time about the rewards they would have volunteered but that’s not what I was looking for, I was looking for competent workers.
I called the crime department police back to inform them about everything, it’s only a week’s work without going on leave so it’s going to be busy.
XAVIER’S POV
I noticed that Jessica has been coming home quite late and tired but still doesn’t sleep, it must have been the work the police force gave them, I heard about it but everything was her decision to make, we haven’t had a proper conversation yet, I still sleep in separate room from hers because of my wound, I haven’t removed my stitches yet but it’s healing well.
“Grandfather, good morning ”
“Good morning Xavier, how are you?”
“Am well grandfather ”
“What about Jessica, haven’t heard from her for a long time now”
“The company has a big project coming up, so she has been busy”
“Okay, you two should make up already and give me a grandchild ”
“Haa, grandfather, please don’t start now please ”
“I will leave it to you, I have said my piece”
I ended the call and rubbed my forehead to smoothen the crease, my grandfather is becoming cranky these days and it’s giving me migraine.
I went to the hospital the following day, the pain has become worse as the days go by, I have already made an appointment with the doctor, Jessica didn’t come back that night but I have already been about her whereabout.
“So Mr Xavier, how are you feeling these days?”
“Do you think I feel fine then come here to admire the hospital?”
“Hahaha, Mr Xavier you are quite funny, let me see your injury ”
I pulled off my dress, becoming shirtless, he came close and checked my injury
“Well, I think we should remove your stitches and bandage it”
I nodded and changed my clothes to hospital gown…..
After my stitches has been removed, I went home instead to rest a bit, I was given a pain relief drug, I slept immediately I got home, I was tired.
JESSICA’S POV
I was breathing so hard and heavy as I ran in my heels and once I regained my senses a bit, I removed my heels and continued running, we got everything need to make an arrest but I don’t know who exposed us to the cartel, thankfully the other two didn’t come today.
I could hear heavy running footsteps in a distance, I was tired but the adrenaline rush kept me going, I hid behind a small fence I saw in an alley.
“Search everywhere for her, she must be around, she hasn’t gone too far yet”
I placed my hand over my mouth and nose to control my breathing not to be heard, it was very hard, it feels suffocating.
“Sir, she isn’t around here, we searched everywhere ”
“Expand your search upfront, remember bring her back alive ”
“Yes sir”
I heard them go further down, after five minutes I crept out from there and a message entered my phone at that moment
(We have gotten a warrant, open your GPS tracker )
I did that immediately and hid my phone under my tight underwear.
I started running again while looking back but I bumped into a wall before I could register the pain, my vision went black.
XAVIER’S POV
I woke up late in the evening, Jessica wasn’t back yet which got me alarmed, I thought everything was to end today.
I picked up my phone immediately and called the police crime department head.
“Mr Xavier, what a surprise from you ”
“Hold your surprise first, where the heck is my wife, she isn’t back yet and not at the office too”
“Huh, we have just gotten a warrant and on our way to met here, she will be fine, I ….”
I heard a knock at the other end of the phone, seems like someone came in with a message.
I ended the call since I have gotten what I want, I took my bath and freshened up, the wound was not painful now.
I decided to go to the balcony to enjoy the view, when Jessica comes back this night, we will have a very hearty discussion about us, we need to live in harmony, God knows that am tired now and need rest not enmity between us.
I was resting when my phone rang
What about us, what about all the time we spend together
Oh, what about us, what about all the love that ended In disaster
I answered the call,
“Sir, Mrs McCartney has been kidnapped”