The Billionaire's Secret Lover novel Chapter 105

FIFTEEN YEARS LATER

DEBORAH

I stepped out of the prison yard with a new change of clothes, clutching onto my purse and accessories, the lady at the reception had handed me in my hands.

I shield my eyes from the harsh sun with the purse in my hands, it felt so good to be finally free. 

“ Woah! The weather is so good today” I exclaimed excitedly, taking a swirl around in excitement.

“ Yes, you can say that again”  I turned to see Xavier gazing up at me with so much love and affection in his eyes that I couldn't help shielding away shyly. I didn't hear him come to stand behind me

“ Mom” 

The loud voice calling to me from the car got my attention as I turned to smile at my son as he ran up to me. I ruffled his hair and bent to pick him up in excitement.

“ Woah! You are so big, Luke. What's Dad been feeding you with?” I told him as I immediately put him down seeing that I couldn't carry him with that weight of his.

“ Nothing. Just the usual” Luke replied shrugging as he and his father shared a knowing smile.

“ And what could that be? Hope it isn't chocolate?” I asked him preparing to scold Xavier. I had warned him not to feed the boy with chocolate anymore even though it was his favorite.

“ Love” Luke and his father replied with smiles on their faces. I couldn't help smiling too since their smiles were contagious.

“ Whatever. Let's go home. I can't wait to take a shower. I'm sure I'm stinking, right?” I told them but they only nodded, already leading me to the car.

Xavier took the wheel while I sat beside him and Luke made himself comfortable at the back seat of the car.

Xavier pulled the car out of the parking space and took the direction of our house.

“ Mom, when you're done showering, could we go visit grandpapa and grandmama?” Luke's voice called to me from the back seat of the car but my gaze was fixed on the big black billboard in front of me which was showing an advert for Lush Beauty, Nina, Michael, and their kids sat holding a product of Lush Beauty each with a happy smile on their faces while the advert comes to an end, it was captioned“ A happy family, a beautiful family. Stay happy always with Lush Beauty!”

“ Can I ever meet them again?” 

“ Are you still in love with him?” Xavier's cold voice pulled me from my thoughts as I turned to look at him, shocked that he was using that tone with me.

“ In love with who?” I asked him confused about what he was saying to me.

“Him?” Xavier told me pointing to the picture of Michael on the billboard. I finally understood what he was asking me? I didn't know I had said that out loud.

“ No. That's not what I mean. I only wanted to meet them to apologize. I have caused their family more harm than good” I told him before returning to the billboard which now shows a random advert.

“ That's good. I was afraid that you might still be caught up in your obsession” Xavier explained as he pulled over into our driveway!

“ No. I now know better. What I felt for Michael then wasn't love instead it was jealousy mixed with hatred. I wish to apologize to them” I told him as he nodded and came over to open the car door for me.

“Unfortunately, they are no longer in New York. They have relocated a few years back to Greece” He told me, causing me to nod as he ushered me into the house.

I stood gazing at the captivating view of the ocean. I never knew Xavier was this rich to have purchased this kind of house. I thought only the Thompsons could pull up something like this since they have so much money.

“ Here you are. I've been searching for you all over the house” Xavier's breath fanned my neck as I smiled and turned to gaze up at him.

“ I'm sorry, I was only trying to get familiar with the house,” I told him as he nodded and came to stand beside me, his hands reaching out to pull me closer to him.

“ What do you think? Do you like it?” He asked me as he turned to watched me with that his so-knowing eyes.

“ Yes. This looks so expensive. How did you get so much money to purchase such a house?” I asked him as I folded my hands across my chest waiting for his explanation while hoping and praying that he hadn't gone back to his former job.

Xavier was quiet for a long time, refusing to look at my face. I knew I wouldn't like what he would tell me from his gestures which was why I decided to force him to talk.

“ Don't tell me you're back to your job of killing people” I told him but he still wouldn't say anything, which was making me agitated and angry. Please, don't tell me this is true. I can't believe he could go back to his bad ways after all his words of encouragement every time he came to visit me at the prison. 

“ Come on, Xavier. You can't do this to me. What about Luke? What do you want him to think? Are we going to train him to be an assassin just like you are?” I asked him but Xavier still wouldn't say anything, other than the faint gleam of laughter in his lips which I assume was my mind making that up there wasn't any gesture from him.

“Fine. Since you are not going to say anything, I am going to make the decision then. We are leaving this house immediately, I can bring up my son in a house bought with blood money and___”

I turned to walk out of the balcony in an angry stride and make to open the door but Xavier's gentle touch on my hands got me to pause and turn to glare at him

“ What now? Are you ready to talk?” I asked him and he nodded.

“ Fine. I'm all ears”

“ Firstly, this house wasn't bought by me” 

My eyes shot up to look at Xavier in shock. I searched his eyes to see if he was joking with me but his eyes had that sincere gleam in them that I couldn't help nodding for him to continue.

“ This house is a gift from Michael. He bought it in your name” Xavier told me as he watched my face closely. I knew he was trying to gauge my reaction but how can he do that when I don't even know what to think anymore. Why will Michael buy me a house? I thought he was angry with me or is he secretly still in love with me?

“ And Nina?” I jolted out of my thoughts as I brought myself to ask the one question that had been eating me up.