XAVIER’S POV
i watched her as she climbed onto the bed, she had the right to treat me like that because I deserved it because what I did was wrong, I got up and went to the adjoining room, I took my bath and called mike immediately,
“Hello, if I didn’t know better, I would think you are in love with me with the way you call me these days”
“Hmph, Jessica knows”
“Knows what exactly, there are many things you are doing behind her back she ought to know”
“Cut it off man, she knows about the fact I wanted to use her to bait my parents killers”
“That’s the worst man, how the fuck did she know?”
“Phone, I think someone called her or texted her, she was okay but not after looking at her phone, I should have….”
“Knock knock knock”
“Will call you back, someone is knocking on my door ”
“Okay man, take it easy though ”
I stood up to open the door when it became urgent
“Xavier!, Xavier!!”
(Jessica )
I opened the door wide to let her in but instead she was in tears, my heart fell into my stomach I feared for the worse,
“It’s father, he is…. he fainted, the ambulance are on their way now”
I rushed towards his room immediately, he can’t die yet, it’s too soon, I arrived to see his doctor trying to revive him, the heart monitor was beeping so bad am sure that sound will haunt me forever, I felt a warm hand slide into mine and I knew it was Jessica, I calmed down.
“Your grandfather is stabilised but he needs to go back to the hospital to check his health again ”
We nodded and when the ambulance came and took him we left with them, we went to the waiting room after arrival, after doing everything doctors do to a patient, we were called for,
“We see again, Mr and Mrs McCartney, at this rate we will be best friends ”
“Sounds good but I wouldn’t want that doc”
“Okay, we ran some tests with your grandfather and he is fine just had an emotional problem, he shouldn’t be agitated in his condition as much as possible, he is old and his body is frail so he shouldn’t be out under stress whether emotional or physical okay”
“Okay doc, we have heard you, thank you ”
“No problem, if nothing is wrong by tomorrow, he will be discharged the next day after tomorrow ”
“Okay doc, thank you so much for your help”
“No issues just doing my job”
We both went into grandfather’s room to see him watching TV and eating porridge, yep, he is fine
“Father, you scared me, are you okay now?”
“No need to be afraid dear”
I watched them interact without interrupting till he glared at me, my grandfather can be really stubborn and rural like a teenager, I went outside to get water and I came back to the room, giving one to Jessica,
“Father why don’t you stay with us, we have plenty of rooms to house you unless you love your forest a little too much thank your health”
“Of course I will stay with you if Xavier agrees ”
Okay, I will really love to smack him at least once, how did I come into this conversation? , I did nothing except breath and stand in a corner
“Of course, grandfather is welcomed, it’s also his house, he can stay as much as he wants”
“Thank you ”
Jessica replied while not looking at me, I know she is even talking to me because of grandfather so am more than happy to let him stay with us.
We packed up after a day and went back to my place, we had informed the maids and cooks about his arrival so everything has been put in order for his stay.
We ate dinner together, had small talks and I and Jessica slept in the same room, everything was going so well till,
“You are sleeping on the floor”
“Why would I when there is a perfect bed here”
“Okay, then am sure you will be more than happy for me to sleep on the floor instead ”
“Why would you do that?”
“Just because I talked to you doesn’t mean I have forgiven you, it’s just because grandfather is here with us and I don’t want to do something that will upset him”
“Jessica, I said am sorry, I already…. Okay, okay fine, I will sleep on the floor”
“Good”
She climbed up to the bed and discussion closed for the night, I went to the wardrobe to get a new bed sheet to lie down on, as if that wasn’t okay, she put on her music to the loudest, it can’t be heard outside because our room is sound proofed, so it was chaos, I stood up to confront her when it became unbearable but she was sleeping soundly with a sound muffler on her ears, my jaw dropped on the floor, I tried switching her music off but I couldn’t, it wasn’t pleasant at all that night.
I woke up the next morning with a panda eyes from lack of sleep, I fell asleep late into the night so I didn’t get much sleep and I need to be at the company early, if I skip it, my secretary will definitely have my neck this time around and I need to be there because of the main board meeting today.
I took my bath and a coffee to wake me up better, when I got to the dinning, I saw grandfather laughing heartily with Jessica, (that little witch),
“Good morning Xavier ”
Her chirpy voice made me grimace about lat night, who knows what she has up her sleeves, I ignored her and took a seat,
“Xavier, your wife is greeting you ”
“Good morning to you too Jess ”
“So how was your night dear”
“It was fantastic dear wife”