C5 Branch Five

The introduction to the staff was short as Xavier decide to only introduce Roselle. He believed that she would learn their names with time.

"Come with me," he said standing up. The whole staff bowed as he left the room. Sure they were itching to gossip but they wanted to wait till he left the house. Silently with looks that said talk to you later they all fled the scene.

Xavier pushes his room door open and entered. Jessica followed, she noticed that the room was occupied but very neat. Looking at the picture frame on the table she could tell it was his room.

"We will use this room together," Xavier said to which Jessica gasped in shock.

"What, why how?" Jessica asked putting her hands up to her breast.

"I thought you would give me my room?" she asked him.

"My grandfather has eyes watching us and in no time he would know that we are not together," he said, and although Jessica knew that he saying the truth she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, I would not do anything to you and I'm hoping for the same from you" Xavier said sounding like she was going to rape him.

"Don't worry I would do no such thing" she answered.

"I have cleared out some parts of the wardrobe and the cabinets so you can keep your things in there," Xavier said.

"Speaking of my things. I need to go get them" She needed clothes to change into and to wear.

"If you don't mind you could use these things to get yourself some new clothes," he said pulling out his wallet and removing an unlimited debit card.

Jessica had only seen such cards when she helped at the pay point of the restaurant she worked. She contemplated collecting it.

"Take it and use it as yours. We still have to discuss the terms of our marriage but I'll let you get settled in first." she collected it and looked at it. He moved to the door.

"You can ask any driver to take you anywhere you want to go. I'm off to work" Xavier said without giving her a chance to speak.

She sighed and sat on the edge of the bed looking at the card that came to her hands. She guess he could get a few things. She could clear out her old place and lease it out she was glad that she bought the place when she had the opportunity to. A few extra bucks to her credit card debt won't be a bad idea.

She was glad she went with flat shoes instead of heels. She went back downstairs and met Roselle on her way up.

"Young lady, I was on my way to meet you. Would you like anything to eat or drink?" the woman asked.

"I'm Jessica please call me Jessica" she answered feeling weird being called a young lady.

"I'm sorry I can't do that," Roselle said sounding adamant.

"I would like to go get my things. I would make dinner for myself when I come back so I just need someone to show me where everything goes.

Roselle was thrown aback by her request. It was still her first day she would agree with her.

"Xavier said one of the drivers can take me," Jessica said and Roselle nodded.

"Let me tell him to prepare the car," Roselle said bowing before leaving.The driver drove her to her house. She picked up her already packed suitcase. She has suggested that she and Burke move there after marriage since her place was bigger but Burke had suggested they put up the place for rent for extra cash. The extra cash was going to her alone now.

She went to her real estate agent to list her house for rent. Her agent had celebrated with her for moving out. Jessica had skipped over the details but told her that she had gotten married and decided to leave the place.

Her phone vibrated in her bag again and she picked it up and put it to her ears.

"Hello, Jessica" Burke's voice rang through the phone. His voice still sent shivers down her spine.

"Hello Burke" she replied feeling the tears coming back again. The driver was going back to the house. She had decided to go rest and then get whatever she needed the following day. She was exhausted.

"Why does it say you got married to Xavier Delgado?" Burke asked.

Jessica was disappointed by his question. She thought he was calling to beg her back but it dawned on her that the reason he called was because he heard that she had gotten married.

"How do you know?" Jessica asked him angrily.

"Your name and picture are plastered over the internet and news" Burke answered.

"Since you moved on with my friend Emma. I decided to move on and get married to him" Jessica said.

She felt her blood boiling. Why was she even wasting her time answering his questions?

"And my question is how you met him?" Burke asked.

"How is that any of your business you playboy" Jessica answered allowing her annoyance to get the best of her.

"I just wanted to know" he answered his voice low.

"You cheated on me and dumped me so don't you ever call me again," Jessica said angrily before cutting off the call and blocking the number.

She hated herself that she still had leftover feelings for that man. She has seen the signs ever since she introduced Emma to Burke. They had been getting together but her need for companionship made her ignore the signs.

She hated herself for settling for less. She was married to a stranger and she had just the bare minimum of interaction with him but he has treated her better than the seven years she spent with Burke.

The drive to the mansion ended and one of the boys who ran errands helped her with her bags.

She entered the room and took a warm shower before coming downstairs to make herself dinner. She wanted to call Xavier to ask if he like to have dinner with her but she discovered that she didn't have his number.

She decided to make it for herself only. After a light dinner and the cook fussing over her every movement in the kitchen, she went back to the room. She wanted to wait up for Xavier but the bed called her and she slept off before she could say A.