Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 61

"When did you become such a scaredy-cat?” Xander teased, a charming smile on his face.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, slightly bewildered.

"I missed you, of course! That’s why I came.” He pressed my body back down onto the chair and reached forward to continue his massage.

I instinctively tried to avoid his hands, but he clamped me down and ordered, "Don’t move.”

His tone was demanding, which was rare. As his hands worked their magic, using just the right amount of force, I really began to feel like I was in a massage parlor. I let him continue.

After a while, he retracted his hands and handed me a glass of water. "How do you feel? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

"I'm feeling better, no need for hospitals. I still gotta head back to the office for a meeting." I clutched the glass of water in my hands and took a sip from it.

Xander was quiet. He pulled out a chair and sat in front of me. He stared intently at me for a long while before asking, his tone stern and firm, "Do you really love Theo Grant so much that you’re okay with

forsaking your health just for him?”

I was stunned. "I've always made sure that my work and my personal feelings were separated. You of all people should know that best, right? To me, this is a job, and since I've been asked to do it, I'll give it my very best shot at it."

Since Theo first ordered me to manage Nectarine Entertainment, I had never given the job any less than my best just because of Cindy. I always gave it my all.

"But... my heart aches to see you like this."

Xander spoke very seriously. He was usually jolly and happy-go-lucky, so I was not used to him being so serious all of a sudden. I picked my glass up once more and took a sip, an attempt to dissolve the awkwardness in the air.

Fortunately, Heidi came back in the nick of time." Wanda, I'm done with the site recce. Other than a few minor details that need to be changed, everything was pretty much perfect."

I nodded in response. "Alright, let's discuss this further once we get back." I had a lot of confidence in Heidi's skills, so if she said that some changes needed to be made, those aspects most probably needed alteration.

"Heidi, you can drive yourself back. I'll send Director Lane back," Xander stood up and told Heidi.

Heidi turned to look at me.