Chapter 9

Xavier knew that his grandfather would badger him into saying sorry to Jessica. Although he saw nothing wrong in what he did, he decided to apologize to save himself the trouble.

He stepped out of the room and met Jessica sitting on one of the waiting chairs, munching on the burger while sipping the soda.

Her eyes caught him as he took long strides toward her. She rolled her eyes at him, hoping that he saw her and turned her face the other way.

Xavier sat quietly beside her. He had grown up living a luxurious life. He had never needed to say sorry to anyone before because he was always right, even when he was wrong. Learning at a young age that money fixes everything, he decided to go with that approach to life. He cleared his throat multiple times.

“Got something stuck in your throat?” Jessica asked, making her annoyance clear in