The Billionaire's Secret Baby

When It Rains It Pours

Xavier's POV

So after everything that happened earlier on, I had to talk to Hope, I was trying to find out how she felt about it and it didn't exactly go as I expected. After learning that she was going to work from home, I called Mrs Jones and asked her if she was home. She told me that Hope came home and went into her office with instructions not to be bothered.

I asked her how she was when she came home and she told me that she was a little distraught. She said that she looked a little shaken. When she asked me what happened, I couldn't tell her. You see Mrs Jones is not just an employee, she is like family. She was my nanny and when my parents wanted to retire her, I gave her a job to be the house executive at my apartment.

Now that Hope is here, I couldn't just let anyone work for her. I had to hire people I trust, people who are loyal to me. I trust Mrs Jones and above all, she treats me like a son and I see her as a mother figure, afterall, she took care of me for years while my parents travelled the world and sent me to boarding school. Her opinion matters and I didn't have the hearts to tell her the truth.

Despite what she told me, I made my way to the apartment. It was important that I spoke to her. She came to my office for a reason and I want to know what that reason is. I have never been the one to explain myself but somehow, I feel like it is important that I give her an explanation.

" Xavier?" Mrs Jones said with a surprised face when she saw me. She was carrying a tray of healthy snacks.

" I didn't know you were coming," She said to me.

" Yes, I need to talk to Hope, it is important," I said to her.

"Well she is in her office, I am not sure if she will have time though," She said.

"Why is that?" I asked her.

" She came home with a lot files, she hasn't come out since she came in," she said.

"Are those for her?" I asked her.

"Yes they are, she didn't have breakfast in the morning, I doubt if she even had lunch, I thought she could eat this while she works," She said to me.

"I will take them to her," I said.

"Are you sure?" She asked me.

"Yes I am sure," I said to her and took the tray.

I know where the office is, I took the tray and went upstairs, her office door was closed. I knocked softly and waited for her to respond.

" Come in..." She said. I opened the door and walked in. She was at her desk looking at something on the laptop, she was wearing glasses. She finally looked up. She looked so beautiful in those glasses, like some sexy librarian.

"Mr King?" She said with a surprised face.

It is clear that she didn't expect to see me here, to be honest, I didn't think I would be here too. From the blank expression on her face, she doesn't seem pleased to see me.

" Mrs Jones thought you might make use of these, apparently, you didn't even have breakfast this morning," I said to her.

" What are you doing here Mr King?" She said to me with a blank expression, she obviously doesn't want me here, that doesn't mean that I will leave though.

"I thought that we were on first name bases," I said.

I know that she works for me and normally I wouldn't mind if my employees call me like that but with her, it's different somehow, it just doesn't feel right,

" I wonder what gave you that idea, are you not my boss Mr King?" She said to me.

"Come on Hope, surely we can both agree that we are more than that," I said to her.

"Mr King, I don't appreciate you coming to my house unannounced," She said to me.

"And I don't like people barging into my office without knocking, " I said. I saw her facial expressions change.

" Well trust me when I tell you that was a mistake, a huge one, I wouldn't want to walk in on you with one of your... women again," She said to me.

She sounded a little upset and frankly, I don't get it. Hope is beautiful and I would be lying if I said that I didn't see that, not only that but she is sexy, I have made my intentions clear from the moment we met. When we were at the award ceremony, I was clearly flirting with her, if Mrs Pierce could see it, I am sure she did too. She turned me down, I don't understand why she would be bothered by what I do in my office.

"Which you wouldn't have had you knocked!" I said to her raising my voice, I quickly composed myself.

" Xavier I am sorry about that okay? You could have locked the door at least!" She said to me.

"Granted! So what did you want? I mean earlier on," I asked her.

"Oh, I came to give you my contract and to tell you that I have officially started," She said as she went digging a large pile of paperwork, she took out an envelope and gave it to me.

"I will take this to legal, was that all you wanted?" I asked her.

"No, I also wanted to thank you for the book," she said and got up from her chair, she went to the bookcase and took out a red box.

"I am sorry but I can't accept this, it's too expensive," she said to me.

"It is a gift Miss Mane, non returnable!" I said firmly.

I don't care if the gift is expensive, her former boss told me that she loves literature, that is why I got her the gift, I know that she will love it, I don't know why she would give it back.

"Fine! thanks by the way, I love it." She said.

"So aren't you even going to offer me a drink? " I said to her.

" No, infact I have a lot of work to do, please see yourself out, " she said and turned back to her laptop.

"Fine Miss Mane, I guess I will see you at the office tomorrow," I said.

"Goodbye Mr King," She said, she didn't even bother to look at me.

Miss Mane is playing hard to get, for a man like me, it's definitely a first, I would be offended if I didn't find it sexy. I am not much of a chaser, to be honest, I don't even have to chase. I have also never been thrown out by a woman before, if anything, they want me to stay. I am definitely experiencing a lot of firsts with Hope and my ego is a bit bruised.

I got out of the office only to see Mrs Jones, she must have been nearby, I wonder if she heard the conversation I had with Hope.

"Xavier... are you leaving already? I was about to bring you a drink," She said to me.

"Maybe some other time," I said to her.

"Alright then, I need to get back to my work, " She said and left.

I walked out and went to my apartment, I didn't even think to check on my phone, I knew something was wrong when I walked into my apartment and found Henry there waiting for me with a glass of whiskey in his hand.

"I need to change my security code," I said as I took off my jacket and threw it on the couch.

"Where have you been man? We have a problem!" Henry said.

I looked at him and realised that my best friend was nervous, the last time he was this nervous, he was about to ask his wife to marry him, now that he is already married, I can only wonder what it is that makes him nervous.

"What's the matter? Did something happen?" I asked him.

"Yes, something did happen, the money is gone!" He said and started to pace up and down.

"What do you mean that the money is gone?" I said to him.

" I went to the warehouse to get the money for the Columbians, when I got there our guys were tied up, someone took the money, without the money, we can't pay the Columbians and if we can't pay them, they won't give us the product which is not good because we have people waiting for the product and by people I mean the heads of the New York cartels! " He said to me. He was in a panic mode.

"What do you mean someone took the money? How is that even possible? The warehouse is not even on the grid!" I said and took out my phone.

"What are you doing? Who are you calling?" He asked me.

" I am calling Grant, he needs to be here! " I said and dialled Grants phone. This was a disastrous consequence, not just for me but for him too, he is my second in command, if the table comes for me, they will come for him too.

"Damnit!" I said in frustration as I threw my phone on the couch.

"He is not picking up his phone! What did the guys at the warehouse say, did they see who did this?" I asked him.

"No, they didn't see anything! Xavier, we need to give the table their share tomorrow, their share was also stolen!" Henry Said.

"I know... We have to think of something, make sure that the head doesn't find out about this," I said to him.

This is not about the money but about respect and street cred, without that, my name in the streets means nothing. If the heads of the families know that I lost their money, I will lose their respect and trust.

" This is not good Xavier," Henry said as he pulled out his own phone.

"I know! You know... the more I think of it, the more I realise that someone is out to get me," I said.

"No one is that stupid, You are Xavier King, anyone who goes against you would be foolish," He said to me.

"Yes it would be stupid, but that doesn't mean that I am wrong," I said to him.

"Am I missing something?" Henry said.

"This is not a coincidence, this is not a random robbery. First they hit the merchandise from Mexico, millions worth of product, then it was the docks, another shipment worth millions, then it was the routes and now this?" I said and went to bar to pour myself a drink.

"Now that I think of it, you might be right, but who could want to challenge you like this?" He asked me.

" I don't know but if there is one thing for certain, we are at war, we have to do things differently from now on, whoever is doing this knows our moves, they know everything we are doing, we have to change that." I said to him.

"And how are you going to do that? we don't even know who is doing this," Henry said to me.

"You are right, we don't know who it is but we will find out, eventually they will slip up and when they do, I will have their heads! " I said and took a sip of my shot.

"So what are we going to do? " He asked me.

" We are going to sit here until we find a solution, try Grant, he needs to be here, " I said to him.

Just then the lift opened and Grant made his way into my apartment as well, he didn't look too well either, he must have heard about the warehouse, the guys working there are his contacts.

" You two are sitting here having drinks while everything we have worked for is falling apart! Wow!" Grant said.

" This is not a party, far from it, we have a problem!" I said to him.

"No, we have several problems, Banks and Collins are pulling out, I have just received a call from my contacts that they are taking their business elsewhere," Grant said.

" What? Both Collins band Banks make up twenty percent of the legit business, I can't afford to lose them!" I said

"I have been on the phone trying to convince them, they won't budge!" Grant said.

" Can someone tell me how the hell did that happen? Did they even give you an explanation why they are pulling out? " I said and poured myself another drink.

"No, just that they got a better deal elsewhere," Grant said.

"Get out! The both of you out right now! I need to think!" I said and drank my shot.

These are my two best friends but this is about business, I don't play with my business and right now, someone is working to bring me down. I know it deep down that this is not just any take down, it feels way too personal, whoever is doing this knows my weak spots and they are using them against me.

"I'll see you tomorrow man, I'll see if I can't convince them to stay," Grant said to me.

"I hope by morning, you have the solution to this mess," Henry said and put down his glass on the table. They made their way out.

I cancelled my meeting with Banks and Collins because Bethany showed up unannounced, I can't say that I blame her though, I should have known better than to cancel a meeting with such important clients. Losing Banks and Collins is going to make other clients nervous. I have a feeling that whoever convinced them to leave, might also be involved with all the things that have been happening to me lately.

Henry was right, whoever is doing this is a fool because when I find out, I am going to make them pay severely. I went to the couch and took my phone. I dialled and the phone rang once.

"Yes..." A deep make voice answered. It was Mr Jones, my secret weapon. You see Mr Jones is man who is keeps my important documents and money that no one knows about, not even my friends. As a businessman, I know that I can't keep all my eggs in one basket.

"It's me... I need you to bring me money, twenty million, I need it by morning." I said.

" Yes boss, I will do that." He said to me.

"I'll see you in the morning," I said and hung up. I dialled another number.

"Yes..." A female voice answered, it Tendi, Tendi is my contact in the special forces, I am talking high level clearance, lucky for me, she is on my payroll.

" I have a problem, someone is after me, I need you to find them," I said to her.

" What happened?" She asked.

" I was robbed, the warehouse was robbed," I said.

"That is impossible, that warehouse is way too old, it is not even on the map! I would know, I am the one who recommended it for you !" She said.

"Which is why I need you to find out who did this, Tendi, tell no one about this," I said to her.

"I'll see what I can do," She said.

" Thanks..." I said and hung up.