It didn't take time before Xavier realized what was going on. Within a split second he was by Raymond's side, grasping his hand. "Are you alright?" He asked. Checking his pulse, he realized it wasn't normal. "Let's get you to the bay." He said in panic. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine." Raymond replied stubbornly. Of course he wasn't but he didn't want to go to the bay for whatever reason. "Don't say that." Xavier scowled. He dug his hand into his pocket to pull out his phone but to his horror it wasn't there. Trying to remember where he left it, he began to run helter skelter but before he could find it, Raymond was already on the floor. He had passed out. "What have I gotten myself into?" He cringed, glancing at Raymond's body. For more than five minutes he was still in a state of shock. It was when his phone began to buzz on the printing machine that he returned to consciousness. Not bothering to check the caller's ID, he declined the call then hurriedly inputted th

"Thank you for last night," Julia said immediately Raymond joined her in the kitchen that morning. She had barely begun preparing breakfast. "Nothing happened last night, so why are you thanking me?" He asked, placing the glass of water against his lips. "You took me to my room last night. I fell asleep waiting for you. Tell me, what happened? Your boss detained you again?" She rapped. She had her attention fixed on him that she forgot the eggs she placed on the pan. Thanks to Raymond's quick action, the whole kitchen would have been covered in smoke. "Oh goodness, thanks." "Now, this is a valid reason for saying thank you." He smirked. Still grasping the glass, he walked out of the kitchen and then went to the living room. While he was waiting for breakfast to be ready, he was texting Niko and Adam alternately. A new product was going to be launched by midnight that day. He was so engrossed that he didn't know when Julia joined him until she snatched his phone from him.

Xavier was taken aback by his words and he didn't bother to hide his shock. He alternated his gaze from Raymond to James and from him back to Raymond. "I'm sorry but this isn't why we are here." He managed to say. "You invited me to iron things out, right?" James asked. "Yeah." "And I decided to come up with a condition before proceeding. Your job is at stake here, I trust the Brooks to push you off the line if you flop. Not only am I holding the company at the tip of my finger, but your job too." He smirked. Xavier reclined on his seat, reviewing his words in his head. Meanwhile, Raymond just sat there staring at James who was glaring at him. He was controlling himself from laughing at his displeasure. If only he had cautioned his wife earlier, things wouldn't have been messy. "Sir, " Xavier called but was hushed when James raised his hand above his head. "I will give you some minutes to think about it. Immediately I'm done with lunch, if you don't come to my terms, I

James' lips twitched into a sinister smile as he stared at the screen of his phone. If only he knew Raymond was going to consent, he was sure to add more terms. "That twerp." He chuckled, brushing his hair backward as he rose. Darting his eyes around his office, his eyes fell on his cabinet which held Dexx's flash drive. "He meant what he said." He muttered, pulling himself towards the cabinet. When he got there, he picked it up. Just as he was about to smash it into pieces with his foot, the door flung open and Tyson barged in. "What is it that I'm hearing?" He yelled, glaring menacingly at him. "What are you hearing?" He smirked, alternating the flash drive in both hands. In a rage, Tyson threw his head backward and then stormed out of the office only to return seconds later. "How dare you go behind my back and make deals with Dexx? We are supposed to destroy them." He yelled. James was shocked by his outburst. No one knew about his meeting with Xavier. "I should h

Knowing fully well that if he allowed Xavier to continue, things wouldn't go as planned, Raymond walked up to Stella who was sitting beside her parents. "Take over." He whispered. "What?" She gasped. She wasn't in support of his idea but now she had to continue from where Xavier stopped. "If you don't take action now…" he nodded at James who was watching them. "He will bring Dexx down and I don't want that to happen. Remember, you would benefit from this firm a lot in the future so you ought to do everything in your power to save it." He cooed then left her side. His words got into her and with wobbling legs, she began to walk towards the podium. Before she could take the file from Xavier, he grabbed it and then shredded it into pieces. "What the hell is going on?" James yelled. He was getting scared that Dexx had come up with a plan to humiliate him instead of Raymond. "He is innocent. Don't you dare?" He scowled at Stella. While all these were going on, Raymond just sto