Chapter 91

Xavier spoke on the phone for a few minutes before he went back to meet Jessica, who was sitting on the bed.

“I see that you are awake now. You were sleeping so peacefully,” he commented as he went to pick up a bottle of water.

He came back and gave her an opened bottle. “Thanks,” she murmured as she took off the cap and gulped down a large amount. “I really needed that.”

“Why don’t we order something in?” Xavier asked, returning to his laptop, which he had set down on the table.

“Order something?” she asked, slipping the cap back on the bottle and yawning a bit.

“Yeah, like pizza or chicken?” he said, and she scrunched up her nose. “Or Chinese,” he added when he saw she did not like the suggestion.

“We had chicken all day, and I do not feel like having anything with f