The Society's Heiress

The next morning J woke up in Jacob's arms, she's now in her bedroom but still in her uniform. She wondered how she got there. The last time she remembered was Jacob took her into his SUV, then maybe she fell asleep.

Probably this guy beside her carried her up here. But the fact that he didn't dare to change her clothes amazes her. She raised her head to look up at the charming face of the person that is currently hugging her.

As the days go by, she comes to know more about Jacob and he never fails to surprise her. He is more than just a handsome, charismatic, and ill-tempered President. There is the other side of him that you cannot see with just your bare eyes. To be able to see that you must come to know him deeply, and it will take time.

As she looked at his handsome face, she felt the urge to touch it. The way he comforted her last night, makes her heart melt. His appearance at the theater last night made her broke down and cried which she never does in front of anyone except her grandfather. After that, she felt relieved from the uttermost emotional stress.

She buried her face deeper into his chest if that was even possible and inhaled his unique scent. After a couple of minutes more, she slowly releases herself from Jacobs's arms then gets out of the bed. She hurriedly brushed her teeth and changed her clothes before going out of the apartment.

It is her day off today and she wanted to go to the Lodgepole Estate. If Jacob woke up before she was able to leave it's either he will forcefully come with her or she won't be able to leave at all. She was in a hurry that she wasn't able to take a shower which didn't bother her at all. She is the kind of girl that doesn't bother to go out of her house without taking a shower most especially if she is in a hurry. Because she's going to need more than an hour to take a shower and get dressed.

When she reached the private garage where her sports car is parked, she sent Jacob a message that she is fine and just needed some time alone. Knowing Jacob, once he found out that she was gone without a word he might call a battalion to search for her.

When Jacob woke up finding the space beside him empty, he immediately got up and searched the apartment. When he was about to call her phone, he received a text message from J. His brows furrowed before he replied with "OK, I'll see you tomorrow at Eve's."

Then he opened an app on his phone, after typing and entering some details a map appeared with a red circle blinking and moving.

J received Jacob's reply and it made her brows drew together. Just OK? Did he reply with just OK?

J expected Jacob to reply with tons of questions like 'Where are you? Where are you going? Who are you with?' but to her dismay, he didn't. She frowned and felt that something's not right.

He said he will see her tomorrow at Eve's, so probably he is just giving her space for a day because he knew that tomorrow she will be at Eve's and he promised the kids that he will return with her.

But what she didn't know is that Jacob planted a tracking device in her sports car days ago. He already assumed that when her day off comes she might sneak out again in the middle of the night or the broad daylight. And he was right.

Jacob stared at his phone, the red blinking circle headed towards Lantana Province. A smile curved up at the corner of his mouth and said, "Gotcha!"

He made a call to James, "Attend to all my scheduled meetings today and tomorrow on my behalf. I'll be having a day off."

James was not surprised because he knows that today is J's day off and Jacob is still investigating where J is going during her day off.

He just followed the direction that the red blinking circle in his phone is taking. Until he reached a familiar Y intersection in front of a hill. One road leads back to Lotus City while the other road leads to Lodgepole Estate as the sign says.

Jacob looked at his phone and found that the red blinking circle already stopped to what seemed like inside the Lodgepole Estate. His face winced, just what could she be doing here? As far as he knows the place is private property.

The last time he has been there he has taken an interest in the estate so he searched for it to find the owner and offer a deal but the place doesn't seem to appear in the country's Real Estate Registrar. So, he assumed that this property is probably owned by a big private personality or an underground personality.

He continued driving towards the Lodgepole Estate until he found J's sports car parked in front of an old yet well-maintained mansion probably as big as Parker's mansion.

After a couple of knocks, the door opened and he was surprised to see Mrs. Potters.

Mrs. Potters' face went white in shock seeing Jacob in front of her.

Jacob noticed her expression and looked at her from head to toe. He cannot trace the strict aura that she emits when she visited J at the apartment. He studied her wondering if she is the owner of the mansion.

"Dr. Jacob. What brings you here?" Mrs. Potters regained her composure.

"Surprised to see me Mrs. Potters?" Jacob said sizing her up. "I came here for Jenny."

Mrs. Potters calmly smiled and said, "Last time I checked, she is in her apartment with you Dr. Jacob." in an assertive tone.

Jacob chuckled and comically replied, "Last time I checked she drove her car here Mrs. Potters." pointing towards a Blue Sports Car indicating that he knew who owned that car.

Mrs. Potters gave him a defensive look before she said, "I don't know what you are talking about but, Miss J, I mean J is not here."

Jacob raised his brows when he heard how Mrs. Potters addressed J then took it back immediately. Then he saw a teenage girl appear behind Mrs. Potters holding a tray with a cup and pot of tea on it.

"Aunty, Miss J asked to bring the tea to the master's bedroom. I saw that you already prepared it, should I take it to her now?"

Mrs. Potters shot her niece a piercing look.

Jacob laughed at the accidental confirmation that J is indeed there. He walked past Mrs. Potters and took the tray from the hands of the teenager and said, "I'll take this to her."

The teenager looked at Jacob and then at Mrs. Potters with a confused face.

Jacob started walking but stopped after two steps then turned to Mrs. Potters and her niece and said, "By the way, where is the master's bedroom?" with a wide grin.

Mrs. Potters sigh in frustration before she signaled her niece to show him the way.

Jacob followed the girl until they reached a room on the second floor. The girl knocked at the door three times then said, "Miss J? Your tea is here." but received no response inside.

"She's probably still in the bathroom." Then she opened the door.

Jacob entered the room without waiting for the girl's word then shut the door. The teenage girl wondered if it is okay for her to leave the man inside Miss's room.

Jacob put the tray on top of the bed and scanned the whole room and found himself pleased at the interior of J's bedroom if his assumption is right. He looked outside the window, and his face lit up at the scenic view.

While waiting for J's prolonged shower, he became curious as to what kind of tea his wife drank so he walked to the bed, removed the lid of the teapot, and inhaled the aroma of the tea. He guessed it was lemon and ginger. Beside it is a small jar with honey in it.

He was tempted to have a taste of the tea so he poured himself some in the cup, put a small amount of honey then sipped it. The tea tastes good and revitalizing. It has a zesty taste, sweet and spicy. J probably drank this to relieve her stress after the event that took place last night.

He returns to the window looking at the ocean while sipping the tea.

Since J arrived in the Lodgepole Estate all she wanted was to take a shower immediately. She stayed in the bathtub more than usual while staring at the blue sky which can be seen from her bathtub through a glass roof.

She heard the door of her bedroom open then closed. It was probably Mrs. Potters with her tea. She wanted her tea to be hot so she stood up and finished her shower. When she was done, she dried up her whole body then put on a bathrobe.

She opened the door of the bathroom and stepped out of it while drying her hair with a towel. The color drained out of her face when she saw a man standing in front of the window. She instantly recognized Jacob even when his back was facing her.

Jacob probably sensed her so he turned to look at her. She looked extremely gorgeous even with wet hair and a bathrobe. He hasn't seen her in a bathrobe before, probably because back at the apartment after taking a long shower she would always come out of the bathroom dressed already.

"Pardon me for having a taste of your tea. It tastes good by the way. Remind me to ask Mrs. Potters how to make one." Jacob said ignoring the anger that is transforming in J's face.

"How the hell did you get in here?!" J burst out of anger.

Jacob didn't answer, instead, he shrugs his shoulder and pouts his lips.

"Damn! I knew it!" J finally realized why Jacob didn't ask her where she is or where she is going when she sends him a message this morning. Instead, he replied with just OK. She felt that it was odd but ignored it. So he was really up to something.

"How did you find me?" she turned scarlet in anger.

"Ah. I just followed my instinct." Jacob replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"To hell with your instinct!" Then she burst out of her bedroom to find Mrs. Potters since she can't get a proper answer from Jacob.

She found Mrs. Potters and her niece sitting at the dining table as if waiting for her. They already assumed that once she saw Jacob in her bedroom, she would find them for an explanation.

As soon as the two saw J coming, Mary, the teenage girl stood up and immediately admitted her wrong. "Miss J, please don't blame my aunt. She is not at fault. It is mine. She repeatedly insisted to your husband that you are not here but I accidentally in a way blurted out that you are here. I am really sorry Miss J. I didn't know that he is your husband and that he didn't know about this place. Please don't throw me out." she clasped her hands while pleading.

Mrs. Potters stopped her niece from her nonstop talking before she said more unnecessary things.

Jacob who probably felt hot because of the tea had already taken his jacket off and appeared behind J.

"Dear, it's not their fault. I put a tracking device in your car. I didn't plan to follow you yet today but considering your condition last night, I was worried so I had to." Jacob said in a serious tone.

J was fuming with anger, she got that extreme urge to punch this guy's face but it was so perfect that she was afraid that she might disfigure him so she just grabs a pillow from a chair near her and throw it at Jacob's face then screamed out in annoyance before she walked upstairs stomping her feet.

J walked so fast that Jacob had to run to follow her and block her way.

"What else do you want?" J shouted at Jacob in irritation but Jacob somehow found it enchanting. A sweet smile appeared from his lips and said, "I just wanted to talk. Promise, I'll leave after that."

J was stunned. That smile gave her a complex emotion. She hated this guy yet her heart is fluttering. Damn this heart of hers!

"I-I have to get dressed first." At that moment J hated herself for stuttering. Damn it! She was supposed to be angry at him!

"Oh... okay." Jacob gave her a winsome smile then he moved aside to let her pass. That's right she needed to change first because the thought of her wearing nothing beneath that bathrobe might distract him.

J rolled her eyes and walked away from him towards her bedroom. Jacob was in a good mood that he wasn't affected at all by J's anger and shouting.