After sprinkling water on Raymond's face for more than two minutes and still, there was no sign of life, Julia decided to call the paramedics. Perceiving her next move, Raymond suddenly sat up, rubbing his nape as he looked around pretending not to know what happened. "Are you alright?" She asked, peering closely at him. "Yeah. What happened?" He muttered, trying to rise but she held him down, only to wrap her hand around his waist and then lead him to his room. She made him comfortable on his bed before exiting only to return a few minutes later with his dinner on the tray. "Please eat up so you can regain your strength quickly." She said as she set the tray beside him on the bed. After having dinner, he pretended to fall asleep, making Julia leave with the tray. Left alone in his room, Raymond sat up. Grabbing his head with both hands, he sat up on his bed. "Why must I meet villains on the way?" he muttered, climbing down from his bed. That night, he couldn't get a

For the next two days, Raymond refused to open his eyes, heightening the fears of his friends and his wife. Only the doctor in charge of him was unmoved. He tried to explain to them that he would recuperate and that he was just regaining his lost energy but they wouldn't listen. "I'm going to go to Dexx tomorrow to confront that damn CEO. Who does he think he is to put Raymond under some unnecessary stress?" She snapped, fist-pumping the air. Even in their sober state, Niko and Adam couldn't help but chuckle at her funny demonstration. "Are you sure it's his boss that's behind this?" Niko asked, covering up for his laughter and to keep the conversation going. "Of course. For weeks now, he has returned late and tired from traveling via air in the intervals of two days. My husband is just an HR assistant and not his personal assistant. I'm going to make that clear to him when I arrive at the company tomorrow." She scoffed. "What makes you think he will give you an audience?"

Raymond woke up with a large scowl on his face that morning. "Day three." He muttered, wiping his sweaty brow with the tip of his fingers. Despite the cool room, he was sweating profusely. Since Xavier had given him a week's rest, Julia had decided to turn him into a child she would dote on. She was all over him just like a mother hen with newly hatched chicks. Raymond hated this attitude. He had tried to tell her off severally but she would pretend as if she wasn't hearing. He had no choice but to bear the brunt of everything as he waited for Monday so he would resume work and would be free. After his morning routine, he made his way to the kitchen to assist in making breakfast but immediately Julia sighted him, she led him to the dining room. "Breakfast will be ready before you know it." She said with a bright smile. Sighing, he buried his head in anguish. It was another morning to stuff his belly with excess food. A few minutes later, she arrived with a steamy plate

While Raymond was working, his phone beeped in his pocket but he didn't bother to check the message until he had finished working. "Thank you," Mayor said, looking closely at him to see if he was stressed out. "If I were you, I wouldn't do that," Raymond smirked. He had caught him staring. "But…" "I'm fine, okay. Stop acting like a mother hen trying to protect her chicks." He scoffed and then stormed to his table. It was when he decided to take a cat nap that he suddenly remembered the message he received while he was working. Smirking, he brought the phone from his pocket. "I know." He muttered after reading the content of the message. The message was from Xavier, reminding him of their meeting by noon that day. Meanwhile, Xavier had been making inquiries about Raymond from his PA since the day began. He wanted to be certain that he was in the company. Jaime had just returned from one of the errands and was standing behind the mahogany table, watching Xavier who w

After work, Raymond returned home so tired that even when Julia was talking to him, he wasn't listening. Thinking it was because of her recent attitude, she grabbed his hands, causing him to stare at her with a shock-filled face. "I'm sorry, okay. I felt you were not sincere that's why I was acting that way toward you. I'm sorry." She rapped. The first thing that came to Raymond's mind was to laugh out loud but he had to contain himself by biting his lips. "What's it? Why are you biting your lips?" She asked, separating his teeth from his lips. "Nothing." He muttered, suppressing the laughter that was hurting his chest. "Come on, you are going to bruise your lips. Hold on, let me get dinner." She said before taking her leave. Immediately she left the living room completely, Raymond burst into laughter. He had to bury his head in the chair to stifle it. "What happened? I heard a loud noise." Julia said, running to his side. She had heard him when he initially began to l