Xaden sat up on his chair as he reached out to the frame,he would be the world's greatest liar if he said he didn't miss his wife,he missed her real voice,her love and all those mundane things they used to do together and he couldn't wait for her to come back to him.
Just then,there was a knock on the door and in a flash,the door opened and a young good looking man on blue check suit came in holding a large file,it was Shawn Cooper,his long time friend from College who was also working as the M.D in his company.
Xaden upon noticing his presence dropped the frame and repaired his already gloomy face.
"Hey man,xup, didn't know you were gonna be in the office today" Shawn said as he walked towards Xaden before pulling out a chair from the three chairs opposite the big table.
"Yeah" Xaden replied reaching out his hands to respond to the brotherly handshake Shawn was offering . " Figured I'd come finish up some signings"
"But you'd be around for some time right"
Xaden glanced at his watch before he replied " yeah "
"Oh okay, well er..." Shawn leaned closer from his seat lowering his voice "h-how's Mira doing"
Xaden's brows knitted before he relaxed back on his chair sighing " she's doing okay, gave her the sedatives before I left,she didn't sleep early last night"
"Oh well,good to hear that she's doing okay" Shawn replied " you know it's been a while since I last saw her you know,I might as well drop by at your house one of these days to say hello".
This time Xaden didn't say anything but just stared into outer space.
Shawn the moment he noticed Xaden was starting to space out immediately opened the file he was holding. " Okay I have with me here the Gu project file and I figured out there's so many errors in them,you think we could correct them?" He said trying to pull Xaden out of his thoughts and put him in the working mood so as to distract him.
Xaden glanced at the billion dollar project file before he shook his head stretching out his hand requesting for the file,in that instant,the two began to work on the file as there were so many errors in it and the project was about to kick off in a week and it only took a matter of minutes before Xaden became fully immersed in his work,his seriousness plastered on his drop dead handsome face.
30 minutes had gone by and they were still working on the file when suddenly,they both heard a knock on the door and in the next second,the door opened and a tall skinny lady with a great body shape walked in,she was putting on heels,dressed in a short brown silky dress exposing her flawless skin and as soon as Xaden's eyes met with hers,she gave her most enchanting smile.
Shawn upon seeing who it was rolled his eyes frustratingly " just what the hell is she doing here " he mumbled under his breath
"Hey Xaden" she said in her feminine voice as she walked towards them " just heard from a staff that you were in the office,I didn't believe so I said I'll come check it out myself" she added still smiling as she walked towards them before taking a seat beside Shawn whom she had totally ignored,she was Daniella Bennet,a long time friend of Xaden as well but from highschool,she was a model, an ambassador and also the face of many brands and all these contracts she got only because of her connection with Xaden as a friend.
Daniella had just turned 24 and she seemed to be a nice and loving person but then,there was something fishy about her personality that Shawn just couldn't lay his hands on, something that made him feel she was a deceiver,he disliked her greatly ever since they came in contact and Xaden introduced her as a friend, even till date he still disliked her as he just had that notion in mind that she wasn't someone he should associate himself with or get close to and he wished Xaden felt same way but then,there was nothing he could place in his hands on to support his thoughts and instincts.
Xaden looked at Daniella who was still talking,she was putting on a slightly provocative dress exposing her cleavage since that was her model like way of always dressing and the moment Xaden's eyes naturally fell to her chest area,he was quick to look away to some other direction as though he had seen puke.
Xaden was a man who was completely indifferent to the charms of any other woman apart from his wife Mira and as long as it wasn't his wife's body he was always quick to throw his God damn eyes else where.
Daniella happened to notice this action of Xaden looking away from her and a hint of hurt and anger flashed in her eyes so quickly that Shawn who had been looking at her with dislike missed it.
Xaden cleared his throat and leaned back on his chair before answering Daniella's question of him being in the office today. " I just came for some important signings,I'll be going back soon" he replied before facing his work again.
"Oh right, because of Mira" she said in a low tone causing Xaden to glance up at her again,it seemed the only way to get this guy's attention now was to just say his wife's name and then it's over.
Xaden glanced at Daniella before he returned his eyes back to his work,apart from his parents,these two were the only ones who knew Mira was still alive but unwell because they were present in the hospital when she was revived and he had made them swear not to let any other soul hear of it