Branch One Hundred and Twenty-One

Jessica looked up to see Xavier standing there. His face was calm as if he went for a stroll and ended up there.

"What happened that you ended up here?" he asked again.

Jessica lifted her eyes to the direction where the policemen clustered together.

"I had to call your guardians," One of the men said when he saw her glare.

Was it that she did not want him to be aware?

"Stand up let's go home," Xavier said sternly.

He did not know how they got into the situation but it was something dishonorable for any Delgado to be in the police station.

"Are you not going to ask for a settlement?" Leslie asked.

It was not as if the money to be paid was anything big compared to the wealth of the family. Xavier did not see the need for compensation.

"We would go without it" Xavier announced.

He did not care to know how or why they were there and why Leslie suggested the settlement money.

"Stand up," Xavier said again sternly.

Why did he have to come to the police station to pick her up des