Why should I?

Seeing her like that with his friend didn't go well with him, he swallowed nervously, loosen his tie furiously, he pulled her close to himself. "Before you take him out of here he will end up dying" he glared at Tony, who quickly ran forward.

" Madam, you are frightened just now, we will get up from here, just go with the boss " Tony said, signaling to the doctor they had come along with. The doctor and his team immediately helped Alex to a stretcher and carried him to the ambulance.

" Let's leave this place ". Xavier wrapped his arms around her waist, but Clara struggled to free herself. She was still worried about Alex who was being taken to the hospital. At least she should be there with him, since he did so much for her, but unfortunately that person wouldn't allow her.

Seeing this , Xavier became restless.

"If you still refuse, I will ask them to leave him here ", he threatened her.

Fearing that he would really carry out his threat, she reluctantly went back into his arms.

But Xavier was not satisfied. He picked her up and carried her to the car. After making sure that she was fine, he went to the driver's seat and started the car. He never stopped staring at the woman beside him during the drive.

"Glo... Ella, what about her?" she suddenly remembered her friend and asked.

She never stops thinking about her friends.

" She must've been saved by a professional like me , unlike some careless fellow", he sounded so full of himself, even winking at her.

It's fine since Glory has been saved by that person. She should be fine then.

But..... she looked at him with wild eyes. He must have already found out about Glory. As if he read her thoughts, he said " I just found out, but if she appears again I will personally investigate her ."

He asked his men to investigate her friend but he was surprised he couldn't find any information on her. Even the cameras in the Villa did not capture her, so he found her suspicious. That was something only an expert could achieve.

" Sure she won't come back", since she has been caught there's no need to continue acting .

He suddenly became angry. "Why did you ask him for help " he asked, although he arrived late. He was grateful Alex saved her, but seeing the way she was holding and crying over him made him angry.

" Because he is the only one I can ask for help " she calmly said, remembering that night when he abandoned her, it was Alex who came to her rescue.

" I... " He wanted to tell her that he had come back for her that night but she was gone ... But he changed his mind and instead drew her close.

" If only someone was willing to give his life for her she would still to be around now " he whispered to her.

Why won't he stop comparing her to his ex-lover or whatever? Is he making her hate the innocent girl?

*****

When they got home, Clara ran up stairs, surprising all the maids .

" Oh it has been a while since I saw you all " she said, smiling at the maids.

"Hmm " is the madam normal or abnormal ? Everyone was surprised, including Mrs Leah.

" Do you need help " Xavier asked the small figure running upstairs.

" No, why? You think I will injure myself ? Don't worry, I won't. Neither will I end up injuring others " she said, not turning back.

Xavier almost smiled, watching her disappear from his sight.

The maids were stunned..

Is this not the boss who never smiled? How come he was smiling now?

Could it be that her boss loves mentally ill ladies ?

*****

At sunset the next morning, Xavier was holding a small figure in his arms. Her wet hair tangled on his chest and both of them lay naked in the quiet.

Ring ring.

A phone rang, waking them up. Instantly, interrupting their warm and cozy moment, Clara tried to excuse herself so that he could make the call but he held on tight..

" Well, you are taking care of it over there, how is Alex doing?. Immediately he said that name, he noticed the woman in his arms started paying attention to the conversation and his expression changed.

" How is Mr Qin? " she asked immediately. He hung up.

".... "

He did not say anything, Clara playfully hit his shoulder but instead of replying to her wanted he moved closer to her as if he wanted them to merge .

" He is not fine " he joked, but Clara took his statement seriously and wanted to get out of bed.

" Mr Qin is in this condition because of me, I should at least pay him a visit , " she struggled, but he didn't even move one bit.

He knows she was stubborn from the start.

"Let me go,Let me go."

" I allowed you to act because I want you to have a little freedom, not for you to start an extramarital affair OK " he said coldly.

" What, what are you talking about ? my doctor got injured because of me ". She stopped struggling and tried to explain.He made her lying on her stomach and lay on her back and stubbornly refused to get up.. He hates it when she argued with him because of another man, even when that man happened to be his best friend and her benefactor.

" That's his problem. I never asked him to save my wife when I am capable of doing just that. Today you will stay by my side and take care of me. You know I have been mentally drained because of your charade. See , see how much hair I've lost,, I'm even growing some gray hair at my age" he said dramatically pointing at his head.

"_"

Clara was speechless, taking care of who, infact, who should be taking care of each other. Could someone tell this guy to get the hell up? She was forced to lay still because of his weight, but her breast hurt badly because of how it was pressed down on the bed would, seeing that he won't move she bite her lips in frustration , as she moan in pain.

" I don't care who he was...all I know was that he saved me...... wait," Clara finally understood what he said. "Mr Qin is alright? You said he was alright, right?"

" Is he alright if he is admitted to a hospital ?" Xavier asked, staring at the foolish woman under him.

When she confirmed the truth, Clara was relieved, noticing something. She raised her small hands and beat his back. "You lied ", she said, pouting. Her bright eyes were all smiles.

Xavier didn't say anything. Instead he rolled over and drew her close. The both of them locked eyes until Clara felt her heart pounding against her rib cage. She immediately looked away. She had never been like that with him before, having witnessed his coldness .

"Don't look at me like my hair is still wet and needs to be dried. What you think won't happen."

Clara's cheeks were already burning under his lustful gaze, so she tried changing the topic and she asked " when did you know that I was pretending ?"

She immediately bit down on her bottom lip. Is this the time for such a question, Clara, why can't you just think before saying anything?

As she expected, Xavier stood up and got out of bed. Seeing this, she closed her eyes and waited for the storm to fall.

Xavier moved to the wardrobe and picked up a pair of black trouser. After putting them on, he tried to light a cigar but dropped that thought.

He wanted to smoke. How charming, she thought.

Clara used this opportunity to put on her nightgown before walking to the dressing table. She picked up the hand dryer and started drying her hair.

Seeing this, Xavier moved towards her and collected the dryer and he started doing it. Clara was surprised as she looked at him from the mirror. Why is he like this today? Ignoring her gaze, Xavier proceeded to answer her questions, " that night in the Villa when you purposely supressed your trembling ", he said. And when I was having that conversation with your brother, although you were focused on your drawing, your hold on the pencil tightened ", he explained, holding her hand to show her.

" You were not that perfect, you know " he said, smiling

Clara looked at herself in the mirror and laughed " I must have been a joke ". She was filled with self-pity. She remembered one was using her to get revenge on the Davis. Why the other who she trusted totally gave up on her. Wasn't she so pitiful ?

" So you understand psychology?"

" Yes I do a little " he calmly answered,

But not only did he understand psychology, he has a degree in it.

" I just wanted us to get even that's why I want"

" Get even ? We can never get even, some wounds can never heal, you know "Xavier stopped what he was doing and his cold eyes landed on her but he didn't say a word.

*****

As time went by, her days became so normal that she felt as if something had changed. Jennifer was charged with many crimes and was sentenced to life in prison, but since she was diagnosed with schizophrenia she was sent to a mental asylum.

Why was Alex later discharged from the hospital? While he was at the hospital she went to visit him once.

Everything became normal for her, the bedside picture was no longer scary to her.

Today Glory called and asked to meet up with her. On getting to the coffee shop.

On getting there, the two friends ran to each other and embraced each other warmly.

Clara was very happy because Glory would never leave again..

" Isn't there a saying that" if you can't win them, you should join them" Glory said hopelessly.

She lay down on the couch and laughed bitterly " it took me twenty-eight years to meet a good friend like you" she said.

" It also took me twenty-two years to meet you "

" Come , let's drink to our friendship" Glory said, pouring red wine into two glasses. " just like this wine, may our friendship become sweeter and may it get old with us. "

" Yeah " Clara replied, drowning all the wine and Glory followed.

" Clara, will you be going back to music ? " She asked this with the memory of the time she saw Clara playing the piano. How beautiful was beautiful.

" No, I will not be going near the piano again " Clara sadly replied. That her whatever she, picked interested in would be destroyed, so she felt she would be happier if she didn't have a dream at all.

" That's very sad for a well praised pianist to suddenly give up on her dream. If you are doing this because of the love you have for your husband, you should try talking to him about it. "

'Love ?' Sadly, there was never love between them. Her eyes were sadden.

" How about you? " she asked, changing the topic.

" Me ? I just hope to find the person who gave me this", Glory said, touching her bracelet.

" I know that if it's not from your family it will be from a childhood sweetheart. " whichever is it I know you will find the person "

" I trust you" Glory said.

The two women chatted for hours before they decided to leave. After getting up Clara saw a familiar figure in front of them and she was shocked.

She immediately asked Glory to leave from the back door, remembering what Xavier said about investigating Glory.

Glory left without looking back. She had already offended a big figure and she didn't wish to offend another big boss.

And to make matters worse, he is with her uncle's secretary, which explains why he knows about any project the Davis are after.

On seeing her, he whispered something to the lady when he saw the back of the woman who was leaving hurriedly and the lady stood up and carried her bag.

" Madam good day " she said when she got to her.

Good day after going out with her husband. Just what is good about the day? Clara wanted to scream at her.

"Would you like to eat outside " he asked, putting his arms around her shoulder. Clara removed his hand, but he moved it down to her waist .

"I'm going home already. I don't want to eat with you. "

" Angry ?" He asked.

'Angry can I even get angry with him ?'

"Your temper is really getting bad , but if you don't want to eat, we can eat at home " he said, winking at her.

Clara stopped on her track and her pale face became very pink but she scoffed at him before walking past him. He laughed and followed behind her.