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"Xavier are you sure that there will be only your parents and us in family dinner gathering" it's fifth time I'm asking this question and being really gentleman Xavier just gave me same answer he had given me last four times.

"Yes it'll be four of us only" I just nod at his answer and continue with my jewelry hunt in the drawer. I was wearing A shaped knee length black colour dress with decent pair of heels. I was searching for my locket which is lost somewhere in my side of closet.

I was so busy with finding my locket that I didn't saw Xavier coming inside till he cleared his throat behind me. I look up and find him holding a locket I was searching for. I hold my hairs to the side and reach my hand to take locket from him.

Instead he slowly came near me and just lock it up around my neck himself. I just mumble a small thanks. He brush his lips around my earlobe and said "You look beautiful in this dress" after that he went outside leaving me alone. When I was done I exit the closet and move downstairs where Xavier was waiting for me.

After that we went out of penthouse with Leo driving accompanied by Oliver in passenger seat with me and Xavier on backseat.

"Mrs Williams Mr Sullivan inform me to let you know that your designer has confirmed your appointment" oh yes that gown I still have to go to that Masquerade ball so I choosed the design of the gown and I guess its ready. I just nodded letting Oliver know I heared him.

"Did you hired a new assistant ?" Xavier asked me.

"Yeah Andrew Sullivan he was your dad's assistant" I had his full attention now. Its not like I never had it but yeah whatever nevermind

"He tried to be my assistant too."

"Really ?"

"Yeah but I don't want to hire him so he leave the job because he only want to do assistance job" That explains a lot why he is good at his work.

"He is trusty fellow." He immediately added oh I Hope same.

"So you always had this family dinner among yourself I mean you and your parents only?" I asked him.

"Yeah why you don't have it such way" he had no idea.

"No we had huge dinning setup all my cousins and their parents come that's family dinner at my parents place" I told him.

"Seriously speaking I never attended this family dinner I usually go to parties or hang put with my friends just to avoid this dinner" He is impossible who avoids it if I did that mom would have shoot me. No, not really but yeah she would be angry.

"I never missed any when I lived at mansion with my parents my mom is pretty serious about these stuffs" I remember once when by mistake wear cream color dress instead of white one my mom send me back in my room to get chanced immediately yup she is that serious.

"So as mine but she can't control me" that's true no one can.

Soon we reached his parents mansion. Immediately guards open huge iron gates for our car infront of main gates of mansion car stopped and Oliver open gate for us. I latched my arm with Xavier's and Gracia the housekeeper welcomed us inside I can faintly hear people talking and I look up at Xavier he looked at me in same way.

"Look who we have here" Eleanor being her sweetheart self came and hug both of us soon his dad joined and as soon as I went in side the homeroom I was shocked mostly stunned.

Infront of me is whole Williams family Xavier's uncles their wives their children even their children. I know this cause I met them at wedding ceremony. Everyone welcomed us soon we are served with flutes of wine and being polite self I'm I accepted it. I gave Xavier a pointed look.

Everyone was dressed up in very formal way and I'm feeling so under dressed. But I know for sure that wearing most expansive ornaments. I'm not being show off type but that's fact. Xavier love it when I wear all my rings specially my wedding band and engagement ring.

"So how's penthouse living?" George Xavier's cousin asked me.

"Good it's really comfortable" it is I have room bigger than my mansion room everything is great convenient

"I'm sure but nothing can compete with mansion living don't you agree with me" hmm let me think he does have a point.

"Nothing can but if you our penthouse you might change your opinion right baby" Xavier came out of no where and put his arms around my shoulders. I gave him a smile and nodded my head in yes while he did return with a genuine smile which is kind of rare.

"Oh I'll sure visit you both someday. But seriously Xavier you should now shift into mansion of your own. Wiley still is living here when he is yours" who's Wiley I don't know. So a gave both of them questioning look.

"Wiley is my pet dog I used to live alone so I left him with mom plus mom is too fond of him to let him leave with me" awe I miss my Billy too I had a cat named billy who died few years back when I Ryan assaulted me I was in depression for months that time Adrian brought me a kitten as present saying that if I ever want to talk anyone I can talk to Billy.

Because I phase I was going through it was difficult for me to tell anyone about my emotions. It was difficult to confess anything to anyone for me thinking how he or she is gonna judge me. So I used to talk to Billy all time it really helped me. It brings me back to my normal self Adrian used to say that how jealous he is of Billy cause I am open up with her more than anyone. Maybe because she can't tell my secrets to anyone.

When she died everyone was so worried about me thinking I'll be in depression again but that didn't happen. I realised long before that it's becoming habit for me to tell her everything so I stopped it before it start to harm me. I won't say that I was not sad when she died but I cope up with it.

"I think we should bring Wiley with us for few day I'm sure me and Gloria can manage. After all he is part of family and I'm very fond of pets" I just gave him a suggestion he just smile.

"If you say so I'll talk to mom about it I'm sure she won't refuse if you'll ask her" oh I know that too.

After that Eleanor announced that dinner is ready and everyone gather around dinning table and sat at there chairs. Xavier pull chair for and I thanked him. Soon all courses are served. Table was covered with lots of variety of foods. Classics, continental, traditional, diet foods. Everyone was enjoyed it to fullest.

After dinner everyone was served with desert in homeroom. Everyone joined in their own conversations.

"So Eleanor when are we getting Little Xavier or Little Susan" aunt Rochelle asked.

"Oh I was going to ask same question come on Xavier tell us" And Xavier was looking at me and I just gave them nervous smile.

"Mom you should not ask this to me ask Susan plus we just got married few months ago only" did he just turn all fingers at me.

"Shh when I had George I was only 19 and your uncle was 20 shut up both of you then and we were only just married too " Aunt Rochelle said mocking at both of us.

"But I'm sure you were not CEO that time like both me and Susan are of our respective firms. We don't have time for baby right now or any time soon" Xavier replied mocking at her back. But his words scared me a bit I like kids but that's right we don't have time mostly him. I know for sure that I can't confess it to him.

"I definitely wasn't CEO but I had my fashion show lined up but I did avoid those for time being it's just matter of priorities" I didn't say anything but just sit silently. This whole topic is out of question for Xavier he hates kids. Sometimes I feel like he don't even want me in same place as his but he can't do anything about it. He loves spending time alone he is intense reader he is very passionate about reading. Aunt Rochelle was super model of her time.

I won't say Xavier is complicated guy bit he is not very easy going one too. He is some what in middle he will pamper me all day long but if he don't like something I did he does not hesitate to bring it up with timing. It's not like he boss me around all time. Let just say I thought of him as sweet, simple, easy going, and flirty type but after living with him for months I discover different side of him he is not what he pretends to be.

Soon everyone came to discuss on different topics business talks and that's how our rest of time is spent.

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