Chapter 116

“Can you calm down and tell me what is going on?” Jessica called after Xavier as he stormed into the house.

“Tell me,” Xavier shouted into the phone as he put it to his ear. Genevieve came out of the kitchen to stand beside Jessica.

“What’s wrong? Why does he look all worked up?” she asked in a whisper. He had left the house all happy, so it did not make sense to her that they were back in less than an hour, and now he was screaming at the top of his voice into the phone.

“I don’t know, he received a call while we were out, and he hurried back. He had been on edge since he got off the call. Also, he drove too fast back,” she explained.

“Maybe something had gone wrong at the office that needs resolving?” she asked.

“I guess,” she said, pulling Genevieve into the kitchen. To be honest, Xavier’s a