Chapter 128

“Aren’t you going to stay for breakfast?” Jessica asked as she watched Xavier hurry downstairs.

True to her word, she had taken the week off, and now she did not need to rush to the restaurant early, so she had resumed her breakfast-making duties.

“Jason showed up in the city all of a sudden for an important deal, and I had no idea until this morning. I need to go see him,” he explained.

“Oh, okay, don’t let me keep you waiting then,” she told him, urging him to go.

“Don’t make dinner for me tonight. I don’t think I’ll be coming home for a while. I’ll need to settle him before I can sleep in peace again.”

Jessica nodded. She knew about Jason coming into town. She had asked Alicia to help her with that. She planned to get him out of the house. Although he said he had a full schedule that week, he was