Chapter 145 - Opportunity

"What do you mean?" Jade asked confusedly.

Jake leaned back on his chair, as he crossed his leg and stared at her. "Well you said you'd want to meet the genius behind ProGuard, so I'm looking forward to helping you do that" Jake said with a surrepitious proud smile. Being called a genius by her was making his head swell. He was about do die from happiness.

"Really?" Jade's eyes lit up with excitement.

"Of course. I can help you do that. He's actually someone I know personally, I mean personally and I can help you arrange a meeting" Jake said, with a mischievious smile which Jade didn't tend to take note of.

She nudged forward on her seat. "Jake you'll do really that?" Jada asked again in disbelief.

She had always felt that the software was a work of perfection. And she has secretly been admiring whoever came up with that spectacular idea. She was someone with great interest for programming as well as graphic designing. So it was a given that she'd be intrigued with something like this.

"Sure" Jake nodded.

"Thank you" Jade smiled with much excitement, her eyes were dancing with joy, and she almost pounced on Jake, but her rationality held her back.

"So are you really sure about the date thing? I mean I don't want to get him all excited, by telling him a beautiful fan was going to take him on a lunch date, and he'll get disappointed later" Jake asked. He wanted to be sure, so he wouldn't get too excited in vain.

Sincerely, Jake was suddenly feeling unsettled by this, he didn't want to decieve her, but he couldn't help it. He didn't think that such a stupid question would land him a date even though it was just a lunch date, and he was so not going to waste this opportunity.

'What if she gets angry at you for lying to her' A voice in his head whispered to him. He had promised to never lie to her about anything, so what was he doing?

'You're not lying. You're only playing along. You didn't lie. She didn't ask you a question which you lied about. This idea just an opportunity so use it.' Another voice said to him.

Yes he wasn't lying to her. He was only going to surprise her. There was no way he'll throw a lunch date with her away. Hell no!

He could already imagine the surprise on her face when she realise he's her so called genius. Jade smiled in his heart at the thought of that. Not to mention that hug...'Oh yeah, I'm so doing this' He cheered in his mind.

"Sure I'm serious. It's a gesture so I can convect such brains" Jade said in a jocular manner, before bellowing out in laughter.

She remembered her father had mentioned to her that there was a scripture in the bible that says one should give good gifts to those that were higher than them so they could convect the grace upon their life. She didn't know if that was true, but she was going to try it.

Developing her own game that will be broadly accepted in the market has always been her dream. It would be a privilege to get to talk to someone that could do such wonders. She could get to learn a thing or two from him.

"The truth is, I just want to get to see him. It would really be a privilege" Jade said more seriously. 

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind" Jake said with a pleased smile making Jade stare at him.

"To tell him i mean. I'll remember to tell him" Jake added. He tried not to arouse any suspicions out of her so he didn't ask anything else. "But what's in it for me?" 

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Grandfather Beau was sitted at the gazebo in the garden. His face was scrunched with a frown, he was sweating profusely as he tried standing up to his feet.

"Sir are you okay?" His butler asked with concern. Before the butler could get his reply, grandfather Beau leaned over the gazebo and he started retching. This has been a major battle on his health in the past few years. The doctor had said it was digestive problem which has resulted due to the heart problem he had, so he has being living on antiemetics. He always puked whenever he had something to eat, and that has resulted in his drastic lost of weight.

The butler hurried over to him, and patted on his back to sooth him. He didn't expect the old man to start puking suddenly. Didn't he take his drugs?

This was going to be a problem if the young masters found out about it. Jake would have his head, for making such a mistake.

Grandfather Beau was still retching when sudden footsteps could be heard behind him.

"Sir" Came the strong and dangerous voice. The butler turned to look at him, to see Adrian standing behind them, completely dressed in black and a face cap to cover his face.

Grandfather Beau waved his hand to him, indicating for him to wait. Soon he was finally calm and his butler rushed in to grab a bottle of water which used to rinse his mouth.

"Thank you" Grandfather Beau said dismissively. The butler quickly bowed to Adrian and left them. He knew whenever Adrian came around, they had something important to talk about.

Adrian looked at the old man with a scrutinizing gaze, if he was concerned about him, he didn't show it.

"So what's the update?" Grandfather Beau broke the silence by asking.

"I think Hillary is on the move" Adrian said.

"You think?" Grandfather Beau cocked a brow, a quick frown forming on his face.

"I'm not hundred percent sure, but I spotted her speaking to a few of your company members recently, and your request of knowing what she's upto, she's currently acting on a new movie" Adrain reported. Grandfather Beau fell silent for a while as if he was in a deep thought.

"Then what about William's family?" Grandfather Beau asked the most important question.

"They've been sent to the island"