Chapter 5
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Her parents might have made the biggest mistake ever.
How could they have anything to do with such a dangerous man? Did they even know who he was—his background, and the kind of man he truly is?
Jade quietly sat in the back seat of the Mercedes with Xavier right beside her, busy with his laptop again.
She was trying to process everything, and thankfully, he didn’t try to intrude.
The drive was slow and quiet. She recognized a few places, but soon felt lost when the driver took an unfamiliar route. It was deserted, but didn’t look dangerous or suspicious. Surely he wasn’t taking her to a dungeon to torture her.
After a long drive, the car finally came to a stop.
Jade quickly sat up, and her door opened.
Xavier had his hand stretched out for her, but she rolled her eyes and moved to the other door instead.
Her jaw dropped when she got down from the car and it rolled away.
Her house was nothing compared to this.
It looked like heaven.
Too big for just one man. He had security and maids everywhere, like a hotel. Beautiful white roses decorated the grass. Palm trees stood here and there. The walls were white, mostly made of glass.
The doors were large, and she could only imagine the kind of lavish lifestyle he lived.
Is he royalty or something?
She looked around and turned to him.
"This is your house?" she asked, and he lightly nodded. Jade stared at him for a while. "What exactly do you do?"
"We are not married, and you're already playing wife," he said, walking past her. "I'll show you around." He grabbed her hand and led her along with him.
After a brief tour around the house, Xavier stopped at a door.
"This is your room," he said briefly.
She felt happy and relieved because she wasn’t going to share a room with him.
Jade pushed the doors open and smiled.
It was exactly her dream room. It had everything she wanted, and it was very spacious too.
Maybe this won’t be so bad after all.
Two men in suits approached them.
"Watch her," he simply said and walked away.
Jade frowned and turned to the men.
"Watch me!? I won’t go anywhere, so there is no need for all this!" She took a step to go after him, but the men stood in her path.
"Oh no! This isn’t happening! Xavier!" she angrily called. "You asshole!" She walked back into her room and slammed the door.
Jade threw herself on the bed but jumped at a knock on the door.
"Come in," she said angrily.
A petite young lady entered with a smile.
"Welcome home, ma'am. I'm Maria, and I was appointed as your personal servant. Please do not hesitate to ask me for whatever you need," she said with a grin.
How much was Xavier paying her to be this sweet?
"Get out," Jade pointed at the door. Maria blinked.
"But…"
"I said get out!" Jade picked the lamp on her bedside table and threw it at the poor girl, but she dodged in fright and ran toward the door.
"Dinner will be served at six, and please don't be late. Boss hates tardiness," Maria quickly said and ran out.
Jade closed her eyes and fell back onto the bed.
All she needed was a place to escape all this madness.
Darkness consumed her, and when she finally opened her eyes, it was twenty-five minutes past six.
"Holy s**t!" She jumped off the queen-sized bed and ran to the bathroom for a quick shower.
Her clothes were neatly arranged in the closet, and she quickly chose a floral dress. She didn’t apply any makeup but brushed her brown hair into a tight ponytail.
When she opened her door, the two men were still standing guard.
Jade walked past them with a hiss, but they followed her.
She stopped, and they stopped. She took another step, and they did too.
"This is totally unnecessary! I can’t walk around the house myself!" She walked away again, but they followed.
"You’re going the wrong way, ma’am," one of them said in a rough voice.
She turned and took another turn.
"Not that way either," the other said.
"Well, show me the way then!" She placed a hand on her hip and followed one while the other walked behind her.
"This is unacceptable!" she said to Xavier when she finally found him on a balcony.
"You're late," he simply said. He wore a gray shirt that hugged him and revealed his tattoos, paired with black jeans.
"That is not the issue! Do they really have to follow my every move!? I said I won’t run away! For Christ’s sake, I can’t even if I wanted to!" she exclaimed.
Xavier quietly stood and pulled out a chair for her.
"Sit," he ordered, and she did. "You talk too much," he smiled.
"You drive me nuts!" she said and gulped down her wine. "I usually don’t talk a lot."
"What changed?" He poured himself another glass of wine and stretched his long legs, which nearly reached hers across the table.
"I was very quiet in college until I met this guy. He was so arrogant and annoying as f**k. He intentionally provoked me, forcing me to yell and talk all the time, and one day I got him expelled," she smiled. "Nobody messes with Jade."
"Really?" he smirked.
"So watch out, Xavier. I can easily take care of the people I don’t like." She sat back in her chair.
"And I can easily get rid of anyone that annoys me," he smiled back. "Next time, don’t keep me waiting." He gave her a warning look.
"I can’t see any food," she gestured at the table, but some servants immediately walked in with different delicacies.
"Help yourself."
"I'm allergic to white onions," she said.
He looked at the dishes.
"Which one has white onions?" he asked huskily.
She shrugged.
He tapped his phone briefly, and some chefs walked in.
"Which dish has white onion?" he asked. "And who cooked it?"
"I did, sir," one of the chefs stepped forward.
"I specifically said no whites," he said, pulling out his pistol and shooting the chef.
The rest quickly removed the dishes while some of his men carried the body away.
He looked at her, and she was pale.
"That was unnecessary," she said with a shaky breath.
"Eat up," he said, putting the pistol away. "You will get used to it."
Jade couldn’t eat anything but drank a lot of water instead. Not only did she lose her appetite, but the sound of a gun always unsettled her.
"Give me your hand," he said.
"Why?" She slowly gave him her hand, but she felt a cold ring slide onto her middle finger.
"What the hell!?" She pulled her hand back and stared at the ring with a huge diamond.
"You deserve an engagement ring because our wedding is in two days," he stated.
Jade quickly stood up and threw the ring at him.
"What nonsense wedding!?" she yelled.
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