Chapter 266 - Formidable Jade

Jade wasn't surprised when she met Mr. Alan at the door, obviously waiting for her. She was certain he wanted to apologize to her for what he had done.

"Jade" He called out in a low and embarrassed tone making her stop in front of him. 

"I'm sorry" He started. "I'm sorry for disappointing you" He apologized with his eyes lowered. He was too embarrassed to look at her. Jade was like a daughter to him who he had taken under his wings since the day she started working here but he had acted wrongly by her, and he felt so ashamed of himself.

Seeing him lowering his head ashamedly, Jade felt sad for him. Alan was a good man, but his predicament had made him commit an unscrupulous act. Though in her heart she was angry, she still knew she had to forgive him, after all, she had been able to save herself.

"Mr. Alan I understand. I just hope you don't do this again. Things might be hard sometimes and we're tempted to do things we might not be proud of, but always do the right thing. God will never give us more than we can bear" She told him.

"Thank you, Jade, thank you" He earnestly appreciated her before walking away. Jade looked at his back as he walked away, and she felt sorry. Sometimes people do make mistakes, but that doesn't mean they should be condemned for it. For instance, she had cheaply given herself to a man but now she was selflessly been loved by the same man who had paid her for the bodily services she rendered.

She got her second chance at love, and as such she might as well give him a second chance.

Like they say to err is human, to forgive, divine.

Jade looked back at the conference room, she opened her palm and looked at the polished nail which she had been holding. The presence of this nail in her workspace was still a mystery to her. Had Simon not accused Sara of owning it, she was sure she wouldn't have taken note of it. She had dismissed it as someone's missing nail, till Stephanie had placed her hands on her shoulder back at Alan's office, that was when she spotted the similarity.

If Alan was the one who had planted the video, that meant Stephanie had been to her desk before then. That would explain the presence of the nail and her absence on the footage. 

The footage which Simon had collected had coverage of the previous day and not the day before. That could only mean that Stephanie had been there even before she got the opportunity for the presentation.

"What was she looking for?" She asked herself. Well, she didn't have to bother herself about that anymore. Stephanie was gone so she didn't have to be worried anymore. Jade tossed the nail into the garbage bin at the entrance of the door and walked back to her office.

Sounds of applaud welcomed her the moment she stepped into the office. She was surprised. Her eyes widened as she looked at her colleagues with smiling faces clapping and cheering for her.

"The formidable Jade" They hailed while she blushed. She didn't need anyone to tell her this was Simon's doing.

"Thank you," She said with a shy smile.

"You don't have to be shy. You're badass" One of her colleagues teased making the others laugh.

"Hey better don't offend her before she gets you kicked out too" Simon teased smilingly as he approached Jade.

"Sir you did this" She wasn't asking, she was telling him while Simon shrugged.

"We're proud of you. Not everyone is as bold as you and would be able to fight for their job just as you did" Simon told her.

"Well done" He patted her on her shoulder.

"Thank you, sir" Jade also appreciated him. He also played a role in all of this and so did all of them. They had shown much interest and care for her today, and for that she was grateful.

"Jade" Sara ran to her and pulled her into a tight hug. "I was scared. I almost thought you were going to leave me here" Sara sobbed dramatically making Jade chuckle while Simon snorted at her.

"Well, you still have me" Jade comforted her.

"All right people let's get back to work, break time is over" Simon echoed his voice around the room making everyone return to their desk, so did Jade and Sara.

The rest of the day went normal except for the fact that she was missing a certain person. As soon as she closed from work, she sent a text to Jake.

'I miss you' She added a sad and pouting emote to it.

Jade waited for a reply from him but it never came. She sighed and hissed after waiting more than half an hour, but there was still no response from him. She thought he might be busy and would reply when he sees it.

She decided to call Kevin to play games and in no time, Kevin rushed out of his room to play with her.

"It's been long I had a worthy opponent" Kevin chirped as he hurried over to the sofa where she was waiting.

"It's been long I thrashed your ass" Jade teased as she stuffs her mouth with some chips which she had seen on the table. It belonged to Kevin.

"No talking, just playing" Kevin enthused. It had been a long he played with his sister. He couldn't wait to show her how good he had become.

There had not been playing for long when Jade heard her phone ringing. All her senses told her that was Jake calling, and with the speed of light, Jade dropped her console and ran to her room, a smile plastered on her face as she rushed into her room, leaving an angry Kevin behind.

Her smile broadened when she realized it was indeed Jake. She happily hopped on her bed and answered the call.

"How much did you miss me?" Was the first thing she heard the moment she picked the call.

"More than you miss me" She replied smiling as she lied flat on her stomach and kicked her legs in the air.

"Hmm, I miss you enough to see you what about you?" He asked her. A happy smile also tugging on his lips.

"I miss you enough to kiss you" She replied. She blushed after blurting that out. She covered her mouth to prevent her from giggling out. She was getting bolder by the day.

"Then you better come out and do it"