Preparation

Book:BEYOND THE CONTRACT Published:2025-2-18

XAVIER’S POINT OF VIEW.
“So what am I going to do with this, can’t you all make a simple report, huh!!?”
“We are sorry sir”
“Go and redo this and don’t bring this back here not organised ”
I watched them drag their lazy bones to work, I know that Jessica would be fuming at the blatant prank I pulled at her, she must have gone out to get a dress since I received a debit, and she must have bought something that expensive to spite me and make me angry but (girl eat my money all you want, I won’t be broke hahahaha).
“You look like a creep smiling like that”
Mike said to me, I wonder when he came in and what he was doing here, I looked at him like he is a bug and he looked back at me with a what-are-you-looking-at eyes, it was funny but I cleared my throat instead,
“So tell me what are you doing in my office?”
“Well I was bored so I came besides we have a new findings”
“Oh, you do?”
“Yes , and what’s with that bored expression on your face right now?”
“What do you mean, am just excited to hear your findings”
“That’s not your excited face and you know it”
“Are you telling me or not?”
“Jerk, well we were wrong about our previous deductions, they are actually four board mem….”
“Oh that, I have already known about it so don’t worry yourself, I bet I know more than you do ”
“What do you mean, how did you find out, did they confess?”
“Nope, Jessica my wife found out”
“How did she find such information? It took me days to get my hands on it”
“Well seems like your team is not all that, she found it under a day or few hours, I don’t know”
“Wow, Xavier you better be careful or she will rip you to pieces when you offend her”
“No need to remind me I already made a mental note about it”
“Now jokes aside, I want your team to work with her and her hacker to get all the evidence we need to hold these people ”
“Okay, that’s no problem”
“Good, it’s almost time for me to have lunch”
“Lunch? Since when do you start having lunch?”
“Since my wife started cooking ”
“Hearing you say my wife after you made a fuss not to get married is kinda pissing me off a lot”
“Why, are you jealous am married ”
“Ahhhhhhhh”
“Hahahhahahahhahah”
“Xavier, you fucking jerk”
I brought out the lunch Jess made for me today, it was looking very delicious and tasty, I brought everything out and before I could get water I saw Mike poking my rolled eggs,
“Ahhhhh!!”
“Bruh, why are you screaming?”
“What do you think you are doing?”
“Am hungry mann, just let me have some, you won’t finish it by the way, so let’s share, when Laura cook, I will share with you too”
“Nope, keep Laura’s food all to yourself I don’t want any”
I felt goosebumps when I remembered the first time I ate Laura’s food, it was…. heart failing and total inedible, I thought I might be hospital due to the loss of my tongue, I shivered again in remembrance, I never want to relive that experience ever,
“Laura is going for cooking class now, she said she wants to learn how to cook for me”
“No problem you can continue being her guinea pig…. alone”
“That’s harsh mann, well we are eating together no matter what ”
And that’s how I have to share Jess’s food with a foo… I mean friend.
It wasn’t long when I was done with work, I went to Laura’s company to pick her up,
“Duu, Duu, Duu”
“Hello”
“Sir, it’s me ”
“I know ”
“The dinner party is actually a birthday party , sorry I didn’t tell you on time”
“No problem, there is still time to get gifts for him, so no problem, are you coming?”
“No ”
“Okay then, bye”
Laura came out with a scowl on her face and entered the car, she glared at me, I chuckled and asked,
“Okay, what did I do to offend her highness?”
“Huh? Her highness?”
“That’s what you look like right now with that scowl on your face”
“Haa, it’s not funny, you didn’t inform me about the dinner party on time”
“Sorry, it was a last minute request, sorry, we can go get your dress”
“No need for that, I have already gotten and it absolutely stunning ”
“Okay, must be really good if you are this excited, are you doing your own makeup or want to hire an artist?”
“I can do my makeup by myself, it’s more comfortable that way”
“Okay, we need to get gift for the host, it was a birthday party ”
“Okay, how old is he?”
“I forgot, it’s actually Collin’s father, he is the celebrant, I just remembered ”
“Wow, Xavier way to go, at least I won’t be missing his party ”
We drove to a 24 hr mall making small talks here and there, we arrived and got off after I parked at the parking lot, we went into the mall to find a nice gift, I got him a men’s care set, it has the latest perfume, tie, belt, pure gold wristwatch and cufflinks, while Jessica got him a painting.
After everything was wrapped up, we left and went back home to prepare for the party, we still have 5 hrs to go.
I decided to use the other room to prepare because waiting for Jessica to prepare before me is me wasting time, women take a lot of time to prepare, and they need space to deliver that gorgeous surprise of their appearance, I was soon done and went to grandfather’s room to ask him about his health, the butler was there when I came in, he was helping grandfather lay well to sleep.