Mood swings

" You know that's not the case ,boss. " Tony playfully said, not forgetting to take a step back.

Since he stepped into that restaurant, he woke up almost everyday trying to come up with new business strategies to boost the monthly income to please his madam so that the boss will be proud of him, yet the boss isn't even satisfied with the effort he put in, this man still find a cause for complaint just because he didn't betray the Madam's trust.

Why is he this unlucky,if this unique couple didn't end up making him go crazy, the stupid woman he gave his heart to is ever ready to achieve such an aim.

" You failed to report such important news and you still had the balls to talk , in just a span of a few months you've forgotten the price that comes along with betrayer ?. '' Xavier glared at his assistant who still had a smile on his face but the smile was quick to dissolve when his angry face didn't break.

Seeing that his master was seriously furious ,Tony reluctantly raised a finger about to put it inside one of the orifice on his nose, but out of the blue he started laughing.

" Boss, did you forget, I've been kicked out of the organization by you?, Which means the rules there have nothing to do with me anymore."

Xavier stared quietly at his stupid assistant with a wicked expression, tilting his head to gaze at the woman sleeping peacefully behind the cotton said sternly " since you don't want anything to do with the organization , you can go ahead and hide things from me and see if I won't have your head in the future. " he sounds very serious but Tony was not really affected by such threats especially when it was coming from Xavier, knowing how important he was to him.

" Please make it fast boss. " he have lived like a good citizen this few months that he forget the test of foods he grew up with back in lotus, with his work as manager he have a lot of time for himself and that slow wit woman he loves, the only thing he couldn't do was making his lady boss not even by mistake .

" Don't hide things concerning her from me in the future, Tony." Xavier whispered agitated, he wanted to badly tongue rash his assistant so badly but that feeling was nothing compared to his intentions of not waking the woman inside up.

" Yes boss." Tony promised before apologizing with a bow, when he saw that the boss wasn't buffing, he knows how important he is to the boss and he also can't bear to leave the boss' side.

'Doesn't this mean , I'm free to tell the boss other things I noticed around the madam without incurring his wroth .' thought Tony to himself, on seeing Xavier turn to head back into the room,he hurriedly called out to him, Xavier didn't immediately turn to face him but he stopped .

" If you know you are still keeping any information away from me , I advise you to spit it out." he ordered solemnly.

" Sure sir, boss, I think the baby is yours." He said, making the man turn to face him with a puzzled expression.

" And why are you so sure? " Not that he still has doubts about the baby being his, but Xavier could see the certainty on his man's face.

" I noticed how protective of her stomach she was, that day we went to pick flowers at the orphanage , which was before the hotel incident, my instant told me that it's the actions of a mother to be , but I wasn't very sure, that was why , I never brought it up back then. "

Tony was already standing on his toes ready to escape from the room in case the boss wanted to have his head .

" That long? " Xavier mumbled feeling disheartened, he was angry because another man was able to pick up such little actions from her, before him who sleeps and wakes up in the same bed with her .

" You can leave. '' swallowing the ball of grief he felt in his throat, he made to go back in only to be stopped by his assistant again, gritting his teeth, he shot an angry glare at him.

" What again?" He said, his voice sounding frustrated.

He still has a lot to report, even when he has been dismissed Tony feels it's better to let everything out, even if it means he will be pouring salt on the man's fresh wound, but since this one seems too heavy he thought it was better to maintain a good distance between them .

With this thought in mind,he slowly took a big step towards the door then another, and the third one he opened the door one leg in and the other outside.

" Tony…! " Xavier stressed his name because he already lost his cool. He didn't know what to do with this assistant of his who suddenly turned stupid did he contact it from Judith?Because some stupidity could be contagious.

"At the shop a lot of people mistake madam and Mr Alex as a couple because of how madly in love Mr Alex is whenever he is around her. " Xavier's face became darker than it was before, but Tony was yet to begin, since he was enjoying his boss' suffering.

" Mr Alex would always drop by at the shop to pick her up once she stays pass 6 pm, did I mention how he always makes time to cook and deliver lunch to her, Tony was doing this for a reason, he knows how possessive Xavier could be even though he knows how the boss feel about Glory, he was sure that deep down Xavier has fallen for Clara and the more he deny it the more he will watch Clara slip into the arms of another man, being a huge fan of this couple he won't sit back and watch.

"Sometimes when the weather is cold Mrs Qin and Mr Qin will bring hot tea along with a warm jacket and umbrella for her they love and treat her like their daughter, to be sincere I've never seen madam that happy and free, if you look closely you will see her overflowing with love, which is what I believe she deserves."

This being said Tony fled the room immediately the last words came out from his mouth .

Now Xavier was all red with anger, 'that crazy Tony talks a lot and that Alex ,hmm, I've really underestimated him, tsk, what was he thinking involving his parents, he really wants my woman for himself when I'm still alive, let's see how their fantasy comes to pass.' clenching his fist,he stopped to take a deep breath before exhaling, he did this two to four times to calm the tornado building inside his before finally joining her inside the room, he sat beside the sleeping woman as he watched her pretty face wondering how beautiful their kid will be when he or she finally step into this world.

But if asked he prefers it takes after her since he wasn't sure if he was even pretty to begin with.

" But she once said I'm handsome, was it once or twice?" He mumbled to himself with a thoughtful expression as he recalled what transpired between them back then, a chuckle escaped his throat as he remembered how red she was when he asked her how many men she had come close to.

His gaze went back to her big baby bump that was rising and falling while following the rhythm of her breath, he slowly placed his hands on her baby bump but as if stroke by a lightning bolt he hurriedly retract it as he stared puzzled at the spot where his hand was a second ago, it wasn't his imagination he was sure he felt some movements , what was that? Did the baby just move?, he did it again and the same thing happened, now a bright smile has already made itself known on his face, as he started moving his hands on her round stomach he couldn't deny he was enjoying this new feeling.

On the other hand Clara was enjoying the feeling of her child moving but this time it was strange, it was as if a hand , with her eyes still closed, started talking .

" Alex, can you feel it?My baby, she just moved , can you feel it?Uncle Ryan the baby just moved. This shows that it's healthy , doesn't it?." She sounds very enthusiastic , everyone around her knows that she is with a child except him, the father , he has really failed her.

Her eyes flew open, she thought he would be gone immediately. He was done with satisfying himself, but was surprised to see him sitting by her side. She made to sit up but he beat her to it , she allowed him to help her up and watch as he gently placed a pillow behind her.

Thoughts of what happened during the day replayed in her mind and she frowned slightly she was really stupid , once again she allowed him to lay his hand on her again, she really is so shameless.

Her face flushed with anger and this idiot,she glared at him with disgust ,is even more shameless than her .

" You should continue going about with your work. I am fine now. I will just get dressed and find my way home." She told him gritting her teeth wanting him to get lost , she was missing him alone and thinking of him , not seeing him and letting him get intimate with her again.

Xavier wasn't stupid,he was paying close attention to her so he was quick to catch all the expressions on her face when he angrily got up .

" Go wash up, I know you are tired after everything and come eat, or will you need help in doing that. " he tried to make his voice as gentle as he could but his voice still turned cold as he left her after she silently rejected his offer to help her birth.

Clara felt really dirty seeing the way he just spoke to her as she slowly got up and went to the bathroom ,after freshening up she went to join him.

On getting there her nostrils were quick to catch the delicious smell in the air, before she knew it she was already salivating and searching for the possible food but she didn't need to search for long because her eyes fell on the different types of food on the small makeshift table placed at the center of the room, smiling happily she walked towards it sat down and ready to munch on them only to be stopped by him.

She glared at him disappointed and ready to fight, seeing that Xavier smiled at her before explaining.

" You can have all of it but first start with the pap here." he pushed the plain soup before her, only to earn a deep frown from her, she stared hungrily at those delicious food before reluctantly putting a spoonful in her mouth, immediately she tasted it she fell in love with it a smile broke out of Xavier's lips, but he wasn't that carried as he hurriedly said , " eat slowly the food isn't running away… "

Xavier couldn't finish his words because the woman already put down an empty bowl,as she ran her tongue across her lips to clean the possible remaining ones on her lips, overwhelmed Xavier exclaimed.

" You like it?!I know you will, Flora will go any length to have it. '' Xavier was very satisfied by the way she eat the food,he was feeling proud of himself and not to mention how much he missed watching her eat, he was so carried away by his emotion that he didn't notice the change of emotion, Clara immediately stop eating , she lost appetite and gently place her spoon on the side of the table.

She felt very disheartening that she only got to receive such treatment because of his Lilac.

" Huh! you don't like it?" Xavier was dumbfounded.

" Not really hungry." she replied drying, trying to stand up.

" But Flora is always hungry by this time of the day. "She is pregnant and so was Glory, how come she isn't hungry, or does the symptoms defer.

" Not all PREGNANT women love eating and I'm not that hungry" she sneered as she explained to him.

" Okay if you said so, take this bag I got it for you, I know you will need them.'' She looked at the bag only to see that it was filled with vitamins and things expecting mother needs, ' he must have done this for Glory too .' Clara finds herself comparing whatever he does to what he must have done for her friend and the feeling was nothing to write home about.

" There's no need to have everything already." Which was the truth Alex never allowed her to lack anything like that .

" Clara, stop being stubborn with me, you know you will end up getting hurt, " he warned, getting irritated by her sudden change of behavior.

" Take this bag home and in fact you are moving out of that man's house immediately. Xavier declared.

" And just what gave you that idea that I will do as you say, just because you said so?, let's pretend what happened today never happened, nothing changed between us please continue with your life and I will do the same, what do you think you can have a new lover and I can't?." She picked up her bag but he collected it from her and used the other hand to pull her along as he headed towards the elevator.

" Cardiologist, or psychologist , whatever he is , it's better he stays far away from my wife and child , since it's my baby you are carrying I can take care of you , so you will move when I say you should. "

So because he found out that the child was his, he forgot that at home another woman was with his child.

" Even if he is a veteran I will still allow him to take care of me and my child."

Although he wants her to be strong and have her own opinion but not like this she is now talking back at him .

****

When they got outside the hotel a car was already waiting for them but the weather was cold, thank goodness she already put on her coat .

"Come I will drop you off when you are done packing. I will help you move to the seaside Villa."

" In your dreams, "jerking her hand away from him, she almost fell down but Xavier's reflex was quick,so he caught her, taking a step away from him she thanked him " I can find my way ." She wanted to walk pass him but he grabbed her hand.

" Clara, you are testing my patience. " He wanted to push her into the car but his phone chose to ring at that moment.

" What!Did you just say something happened to Flora?I will be home in two minutes." with lightning speed he entered .

" Come I will drop you off, something happened to Flora,so I need to get home as quick as possible, please be good okay." That worried voice got her irritated ,she never for once saw him show this feeling because of her, she sneered and glared at him coldly.

" Something happened to her, so what does that have to do with me? You can go, I'll find a taxi. "

Not knowing what to do with her he removed a lot of cash from his wallet and gave it to the driver, " make sure you take her home safely " he instructed.

Clara stood there with a long face as watch the car disappear .