Jack And His Assumptions

As Ariel slept peacefully inside her room, there was quite a different scene going on inside the living room of Miller Mansion.

Adrian was looking at his mother coldly as he asked her 

"Why was I not informed about Big Brother's accident, Mom?"

Vista's lips were pressed in a thin line. Perhaps seeing Adrian's distant behaviour and his sudden return had made her expect this question. 

"I was hiding it from everyone, Adrian. It was not good for company."

Adrian frowned at such an answer. He scoffed and then said exasperatedly.

"I could still be told, right? He is the person I love and respect so much and yet I came to know about such a condition of his from a reporter reporting on social media."

Adrian's eyes went red all of a sudden. There were fresh tears in them. 

He had gone to see Leon the first thing after stepping inside Miller Mansion. Only God knew what went on him when his big brother who would hug him so tightly on seeing him, even refused to recognize him today. 

He behaved completely like a child. When he had seen the news, he was unable to believe everything. 

That video from marriage hall and yesterday's press conference….everything went viral together but Adrian still thought that his big brother is alright. Perhaps he was trying to make himself believe that. 

He remembered his mother's words from that press conference video. 

Three months ago! His big brother got into an accident three months ago. 

During these three months, he had tried to contact Leon but Vista had always told him that Leon was busy. 

And he, like a fool, thought it to be true. 

After all, Leon had returned to Torris after his grandfather's death. All this while, he had been handling business from abroad so when Vista told him that Leon is busy in knowing people around him and engaged in company, he thought he shouldn't disturb. 

But he did a mistake there. 

How could he think that his big brother could be so busy that he wouldn't even talk to him for so long. 

But Adrian believed his mother. Instead of disturbing his brother, he decided to focus on his studies so that he could return sooner to Torris and help his big brother to reduce the work. 

Never had he expected that his return to Torris would be this way. 

"Adrian…"

Vista whispered when she saw her son's tear filled eyes. Her heart-wrenched in pain. 

"You were studying there, Adrian. Mom thought that she shouldn't disturb your studies. And I was trying to manage everything here."

Adrian had been really angry on his mother but in the end she was his mother. 

His heart also ached when he saw how helpless his mother looked in that press conference video. How she was being questioned by reporters on taking away the business!

If only all those people knew how much his mother loved big brother, they would never dare to question her like this.

Adrian shook his head and then stepped forward to hug his mother. 

"I missed you and big brother a lot, Mom."

Vista sighed in relief when she realized that Adrian was no longer angry at her. 

She smiled in relief but the smile went slightly tight when she heard him say 

"We will look for a best doctor for big brother. We must get him treated."

After a few moments of silence, Vista replied back.

"Of Course. Since you are back, Mom is more assured now."

However, the truth was only known by Vista and God. 

Unbeknownst to these two, a figure had been hiding in the corridor and hearing everything. 

From that distance, it couldn't hear anything but when it saw Adrian and Vista hugging each other, the pair of eyes flashed with mockery as well as disappointment. 

A moment later, it walked away silently. 

.

.

.

Jack had collected all the information his boss had asked him to collect. He frowned as he put those few pages in a file. There wasn't actually much in it. 

He still didn't understand why his boss asking him to investigate this girl. 

His eyes widened for a moment and he gasped. 

It couldn't be that his boss took a liking to this girl. No way! The girl was already married to someone. But…that someone was not really stable mentally, was he?

Jack twisted his lips in confusion. 

If his boss really liked this girl, should he be supporting his boss or try to make him understand that this is wrong?

In this confusion, he walked to his boss' room and then knocked on the door.

"Boss, I brought the information you asked for."

A deep voice came from inside the room. 

"Come inside."

And Jack went inside the room. 

His boss was had just taken a bath and now was seated on the bed wiping his hair. His t-shirt hung loosely on his still slightly wet body. Drops of water rolled down his well built body. 

Jack tsked as he handed the file to his boss. 

With such beauty, his boss could get any girl. Why did he have to like a married girl?

"Only this?"

Jack came out of his trance when he heard his boss questioning him. 

"Yes, boss."

He had found all this with such deep connections. It was not easy to find the initial ten years of this girl's life but his connections were quite good. 

His boss, however, didn't seem to be satisfied. 

"Go and investigate more."

The boss put the file on bedside table and said these words. Jack could only nod his head but till the time he stepped outside the room, he didn't know what else could he find.

But his eyes flickered suddenly. 

He was such a big fool. He didn't put the kind of information a man would want about the girl he liked. 

Of course his boss would be dissatisfied. 

Thinking this, Jack sighed. 

For this, he would actually need to work hard a little. 

But it's ok! Anything for his boss!