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CHAPTER 34
Ring! Ring!
Looking at his vibrating phone on his desk, Jake dropped the file in his hand and picked the phone up to answer the call.
It was his mother and she calling out by this time spelt she needed him to do something and not just a normal greeting.
"Hello, mum."
"Hey son."
"Good afternoon."
"Afternoon Jake."
"So, you called," Jake began for her, going straight to the point. The mother he knew, she most likely would beat around the bus with other matters before hitting the nail on the head.
And now wasn't the time for all of that. So he helped her out.
"Tsk, naughty son. Can't I call you? Why are you making it like I need something from you?"
"Well, I never said that but you mostly have something to ask me to do. So spill, your son is busy."
"Just you wait till I lay my hands on you, Jake. I'm going to make your sorry ass weep."
He chuckled lightly at her joke, though he knew she wasn't. If she could she would but that was the problem. She couldn't.
"Whatever. Anyways, I believe since tiu are getting married soon, you should try and meet up with your bride. Yiu haven't seen her since her accident. That won't tell good on us anf our image."
He leaned back against his chair. When it came to his marriage and Jade he wasn't so interested on a normal but ever since he looked into her file and that party, he became interested.
Though he was tempted to tell her he had seen her but she hearing her future daughter-in-law and he met in a club wasn't going to sound well about her image.
He didn't know why he was bothered about her image in the first place. Was it that or was it the fact that his mother would probe more about their meeting and he did not want to lie to her.
Apparently Alexa would find out he had been a possessive jealous dude which she scold him for but also poke his life because of it that he was catching feelings which were not true and completely out of it.
Not that it mattered now though.
"Jake are you there?" Her hyper active calm voice called out.
"Yes. Fine. I would meet her."
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"Great. I have arranged and made a dinner reservation for you at Mc Donald Cuisine," she immediately informed before he had a chance to change his mind.
"I won't be free today mum."
"Nonsense. Who said anything about today. Tomorrow."
'Who would out it for today so that you would reject me and I would look stupid with the reservations? I made it tomorrow so that I can persuade you more should in case you disappoint me. Good thing you have come to your senses and yiu are making it easy for me.' Alexa thought within her.
"Fine then. I would let her know. Happy?"
"YES!!!" She squealed at the top of her lungs that he jad to pull the phone away from his ear. "Very happy."
"Okay. Work calls. See you later. Bye mum."
"Bye my love. You just escaped spanking."
He smirked at her, shaking his head as he ended the call himself.
Immediately the call ended, he went straight back to work and forgot to call Jade.
***
By the next morning, he had woken up with thoughts of how his day was going to be like when he recalled his dinner and his failure ti invite her.
He quickly sent Jade a message. The last thing he wanted was his mum's scolding for this.
Calling would have been great but until now he felt bad because of his actions from that day. Besides, it was just still early in the morning he thought.
So he sent her a text asking her out and hoping she would not mind his rudeness and oblige him.
Unfortunately, her phone was on silent, so Jade did not see the message and when she woke uo, she was a bit late and rushed to vet prepared for the day.
It was not u till she was in the car and almost arriving at Alexander's company that she pulled her phone out to call Mr Drake when she saw her unread message.
"Good morning. Sorry to disturb tou this early. Actually forgot to ask you yesterday. What say you? Mind going out to dinner with me today at 6 pm? I promise to behave. I would be glad if you oblige me."
A smile spread across her lips at that moment. He really was trying for an indifferent young CEO wasn't he?
"So this was the feedback mum spoke about," Jade muttered to herself.
"Fine. I would play along, Mr Jordan. It would be too early ro turn you down like that."
She smirked to her phone and sent her reply.
"Alright. I will."
Without bothering to wait for his response, she opened the car door herself and highlighted before her driver could even leave his seat.
"Ma'am," he called out in protest. "Please stop doing that lest I get fired."
"Relax. I am late already. The meeting just began. Wait up for me and stay out of sight."
He shook his head. Her new character was lovely but he was still scared of the madame.
***
"Good day ladies and gentlemen," Mr Drake began as he addressed the team in front of him.
Everyone was present and suited up, ready to meet their new and important partner as Mr Drake had said.
No one wanted to disappoint as this gig was going to lift them up. It was soon but they needed to be amongst their best.
"Just like I had earlier said, our guest and partner would be joining us shortly. I just got informed that she is here already. So please, gentlemen and ladies, welcome our partner!"
The door to the conference room opened, ushering the magnificent presence of Jade as she walked in.
The second his eyes laid on her, he subconsciously yelled out, stunning everyone.