Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

Ian was surprised to hear laughing and chatter from the kitchen when he arrived back in his apartment.

He followed the sound to find Jas smiling and laughing in the kitchen as she chatted with the staff.

This caught Ian by surprise because he knew that Jas never spoke to the staff, even in her own home. It wasn't because she was trying to be mean or aloof, it was just the way she had been brought up.

"Jas." Ian said as he wrapped his arms around her waist as he tried to figure out why she was trying so hard to get on the good side of the people around him.

"Oh, you're back. And ewwwww, you are sweaty." Jas complained as she playfully swatted him away. 

Ian simply laughed and shook his head as he released her.. 

"I'll go up for a bath." Ian said with a nod.

"Sir." The maid suddenly said, stopping Ian in his tracks. "Will Miss Camilla be having breakfast in her apartment or will she be joining you and Miss Jas?"

Ian couldn't help but smile. He was excited to finally have a meal with Camilla and Jas where Jas didn't want to attack the other woman.

"She'll be joining us." Ian told the maid. "You know what she likes, right?" He asked.

"Of course, sir." The maid said as she waited for Ian to leave before preparing breakfast.

"Will you join me?" Ian asked with a sly grin as he looked back at Jas.

"I already took a bath, and I'm still sore." Jas said as she blushed.

Ian laughed and shook his head as he turned and went up to take a shower. 

As he took a bath, he couldn't help but find it suspicious that Jas was speaking to his maids or that she didn't want to take a bath with him. If last night was any indicator, she missed him as much as he did her.

He found it oddly suspicious that Jas was behaving differently. He didn't want to doubt her intentions, but he couldn't help but think that she had an ulterior motive to all of her actions.

As he turned off the shower, he heard a noise from his room. He decided to step out and switch it back on again.

For a moment he questioned himself on why he was doing this instead of just calling out and asking who was outside.

He quickly wrapped a towel around his waist and silently peaked through the small space between his bathroom door and the wall.

Luckily he had left it slightly open and forgot to close it completely.

Outside he could see as Jas walked around his room looking for something. 

As much as he wanted to trust her, the odd behavior she had recently made him question if he could trust her.

At first he thought she was looking for something that she dropped. But what caught him by surprise was when she picked up his phone from the bed and instead of putting it away, she unlocked it.

Ian never kept any secrets from Jas, as a matter of fact she knew all of his passwords and had access to all of his accounts.

"Fuck, where is it?" Jas asked out loud as she scrolled through Ian's phone as if she was searching for something in his messages.

Ian was frozen where he stood. He didn't know if he should confront her or just let her be. 

As Ian was about to make a move making his presence known, Jas suddenly cursed and sat down on the bed. 

"Could he have a separate phone for work?" She asked herself out loud. "He has to, it's impossible that he doesn't text or call his boss."

With that Jas stood up once more and began to search the room. 

Ian glanced back as he spotted his phone in the bathroom. He had never felt so happy to have his work phone with him.

For some reason he decided to go against his usual behavior and take it with him to the bathroom where it could get wet and break.

He never thought that he would need to keep his things hidden from someone he had trusted and loved so much over the years.

As he continued to watch Jas from the bathroom, he noticed her slowly getting frustrated as she threw the pillows and sheets everywhere.

When she couldn't find the phone on the bed, she began to attack his drawers. 

It seemed that she was still in the right mind, because she carefully piled his clothes in the same order they were arranged inside the drawer. 

As she pulled out each level she checked above and under, knocking on it to make sure that there were no hollow areas where Ian could keep the phone.

When she found one, she smiled as if she had found her most prized possession which she had lost. 

But her smile soon turned into a frown as soon as she realized that the secret compartment was empty. Ian couldn't help but smile since he didn't even know that the compartment was there in the first place.

Had he known, he would have probably stashed his phone there earlier thinking that it was a safe place. 

Ian found it odd that Jas knew where to look for hiding spots as she continued to check under tables and chairs, behind paintings and clocks, and at one point she even knocked on the wall.

Ian knew she was probably looking for a hollowed out area in his room. 

He could feel his heart break as she continued to search for his phone, he never knew that the person he had trusted for the longest time would suddenly betray him.

As he was deep in thought, Jas made her way towards the bathroom, catching Ian by surprise.

He quickly took his phone, hid it, and jumped back in the shower, pretending not to know what she was doing outside.