Chapter 130
*Aaron*
It took a lot of begging, groveling, and what Jane teasingly called my ‘puppy dog eyes‘, but she finally agreed to go with me to visit my parents for Christmas. I spent days listing all of the advantages out to her, but at first she didn’t budge. After I perfectly described all that London had to offer, and reinstating her driving rights for 24 hours, we decided to leave on Christmas Eve.
“Are you sure about this?” she asked for the third time, pulling her coat tighter around her shoulders.
I lifted the last bag into the trunk and closed it.
“Jane, we’ve been over this. My parents are going to love you.”
The holiday season always came with this nostalgic feeling that made me miss home desperately. I was eagerly looking forward to seeing my parents again and more importantly, introducing them to my fiancée. However, as I helped Jane into her car seat, it dawned on me that she probably would never have that opportunity again.
It was no one’s fault but theirs. Helena, in particular, was a nightmare. I didn’t blame Jane for wanting nothing to do with her mom. I still remember the look in her eyes when Hailey called to inform her that Helena’s trial had finally come to an end.
She was sentenced to five years of probation, mandatory mental health treatment, anger management classes, and a hundred hours of community service. But that wasn’t all. Helena was explicitly
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prohibited from ever contacting Jane without the court’s approval, which I was more than prepared to make sure she would never get.
“The Blackwood Group stock dropped another twelve percent yesterday,” Jane murmured as I drove us to the airport. I glanced at her briefly. She was staring at her phone intensely, clearly reading some article. “Mia has completely turned on Xander.”
I frowned. “How?“h
“Well, she filed a lawsuit against him for…” Jane stopped speaking and laughed.
I glanced at her again. “What? What’s going on?”
“Listen to this. ‘Mia Dane, previous executive assistant and Beta to Alpha Xander Blackwood, files a shocking lawsuit against him.‘ Apparently, she’s claiming he sexually assaulted her and terminated her employment wrongfully.”
“What? Sexual harassment?” I snorted. The entire lawsuit was ridiculous. Any judge with half a brain could see that. Well, not my circus, not my monkey.
“She has all sorts of accusations levied against him. Emotional abuse, stress, abandonment. I didn’t even know half of these allegations existed. It’s like a soap opera, I tell you.”
I agreed wholeheartedly. That was the perfect way to describe it.
“Aaron?” Jane called suddenly. “There are two cars that seem to have been following us.”
I glanced at the side mirror. “They’re not random cars.”
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“Then, why are they following us?” She frowned.
“I hired bodyguards.”
“What? Why?”
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“All the media frenzy. You know I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t necessary.”
“You’re fussing again,” she noted.
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I wracked my brain for a way to change the topic. Jane and I had never really discussed the fact that my parents had immigrated from Spain to London. It would be interesting to see her try her hand at the language.
“How long do you think it’d take you to pick up a bit of Spanish?” I
asked.
I felt the tension leave her shoulders as she laughed. “Half the time it took you. I’m pretty talented, you know?”
“Jane, that’s impossible. Your language skills are non–existent. Just leave most of the conversation to me.
”
She shrugged. “I’m going to prove you wrong. You’ll see.”
And somehow, I suspected that she was right. At least I managed to avoid the initial crisis.
The sun was already setting when we landed at Heathrow Airport. The men I hired immediately walked ahead with our bags while Jane and I took in the lovely sights of Christmas trees and lights. Even as we drove to my parents‘ house, all we could do was stare out onto the
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