Chapter 751 - Two days before wedding (J&J) (10) (1/2)

Jeff stared at Felix's phone and inhaled sharply. ”You have access to Eve?!!”, words came out of him louder than he expected.

Jeff was unable to hide his shock. How come Felix has it and he… doesn't? Is this a punishment because since he met Sarah, he is asking her to give him Eve? Part of him felt like crying.

”Yes.” Felix's simple response hit Jeff where it hurts the most: his pride as a person who gets what he wants.

”How come you have access?!!”, Jeff's voice was rising. He was already upset, and this came as an additional blow.

Felix panicked internally. He can't say that he has access to Eve because Sarah set up Eve in their house as a wedding present… and he knows that until tomorrow, he needs to hide the fact that Jeff's house has Eve as well. Felix took a deep breath while his mind raced, trying to find a believable explanation.

”It's just some limited access. Eve is using my equipment… this is the feed from the camera I created. It's for verifying that equipment works properly.”, Felix responded matter-of-factly, and he relaxed when he saw that Jeff bought the story.

Two of them placed their heads together and watched on Felix's phone how Aiden walked towards Madison… there was a distance of several steps between them… Madison rushed toward Aiden and he stopped her advance by extending his arm… they spoke a bit and then she came close to him… and when Aiden leaned toward Madison, Jeff appeared at the door.

Camera is from a different angle, so Jeff could see that Aiden's expression is not friendly when Felix zoomed in. All this made Jeff relax. It didn't seem that Aiden is flirting with that woman.

”Do you know who she is?”, Felix asked.

Jeff shrugged indicating that he doesn't. Aiden called her Madison, but that does not mean anything to Jeff.

”I don't have a headset handy, so we can't listen to audio…”, Felix mumbled. Listening on the speaker is a no-go considering that they are at the party.

”No need.” Jeff was grateful that Felix was able to show him this. ”I misunderstood. From my angle I only saw the woman looking at Aiden suggestively and that they were close while he spoke to her.”

Felix agreed with Jeff and added: ”That does not change the fact that if instead of you, Sarah walked out… she would see them in such a position from that angle. And she would misunderstand just how you did.”

Jeff was happy for Felix's words of comfort. ”Let's hope that Sarah does not find out about this… and that my stupid brother does not allow anything like this to happen again.”

Jeff took now refilled glass of Bulleit bourbon from the counter and downed it.

Jeff thanked Felix and patted his shoulder before heading to join JoAnna. Now that he relaxed a bit, he can go to her. And he can see that she is chatting with Jasper.

…

Sarah entered the event hall and was desperately looking around, unable to spot Aiden.

Just as she was about to check his location on the phone, she saw him enter through the main entry door. He doesn't look well, and she doesn't feel well either.

Stella's words that the Lebedevs will hurt her loved ones echoed in Sarah's head. She knows that her sisters will not be hurt because Lebedevs want them to join the family, just how they want Sarah to join… but Aiden is different. He is in danger. Sarah needs Aiden, her loved one, close to her. Only he can make her feel at ease.

When Aiden got inside, his eyes were drawn toward Sarah. He can see that she is anxious. Maybe more than him. The lone thought on his mind at that moment was that he needs to feel her close. Only she can calm him down and make all his dark thoughts disappear. Because she is his light.

Sarah and Aiden walked toward each other slowly, at first. They increased their pace up to the point of running into each other's arms.

Two of them had different reasons, but the same outcome: they need each other. Only like that everything is OK.