' You have two days to come up with an epic proposal anything later than that, forget about it.' Jade says haughtily and turned her head with a 'hmph!'
' Yes!' Jayden says, he raises his hand to punch the air but stops halfway to brush back his hair. What was he doing? He was acting like a foolish teenager in love.
' Don't worry, Demoness. We'll help him plan the best proposal ever.' Justin says patting his chest confidently..
' Nobody is getting married. Forget about being an unpaid planner and showed me how far you've gone in your self study.'
The group enter another round of immense studying with Jayden back in his "ordinary mere mortal" look.
**********
Wendy Thompson was watching Ruby Thompson prance around in her room and soon figured that not only did she fail to plot against Jade but she got herself into trouble as well.
' Aren't your kids meant to be as intelligent as you? This one is a complete dullard.' Wendy says looking at Jane King's picture in her phone.
' It seems like I have to take things into my own hands.... as usual.' She says.
**********
Later that night,
' Alright that's enough. It's time to eat.' Jade says.
' I'll make something for you.' Jayden says.
' We'll get the smoothie.' Justin says.
Jade had mentioned she liked to have fruit smoothies at night and they took it upon themselves to provide her with one to make up for their earlier mistake.
As expected, Jade's eyes lit up at the mention of smoothie and she stared at Justin with stars in her eyes.
Jayden felt like dragging Justin away from Jade's sight.
The guys move out to do their own tasks. While they were taking the cooked food to Jade's tent, sneaky figure emptied a powdery substance into the smoothie and shook it and stealthily crept away.
Justin comes in later and takes the smoothie to Jade.
Jade was happily stuffing food into her mouth when Justin arrived with the smoothie.
' Good good good, I didn't dote on you for nothing.' She says cheerfully.
She takes the cup and raises it up to drink....
*********
' Ha! I can already imagine the headlines,
FEMALE CAMPER POISONED TO DEATH.
And right after that I'll release Ruby's videos with Mr Barton. Jane what do you think? Everyone will forget all your achievements, each time Jane King is mentioned they will mock at the contrast between her children and her self.' Wendy smiled happily.
She and Jane King were stepsisters. She was the illegitimate child and Old man King didn't like her at all, he directly willed all his properties to Jane King, his granddaughter, bypassing even his own son.
As if it wasn't enough that Jane King was prettier, smarter and more popular than her now she was also richer? She was envious of Jane King which was why she cooperated with that person to end Jane King's life. Now her daughter goes too.
***********
' What's this powdery stuff?' Jade says in her mind as she rubs the white powder particle at the tip of the glass.
' Jade inhale that smoothie.' System Jade says.
Jade inhales it which is somewhat equal to System Jade inhaling.
' Don't take that, I think it contains nicotine.' System Jade says.
' Is that harmful?' Jade asks.
System Jade sighed.
' If it is diluted in small doses, perhaps just a convulsion. But if has high purity and is taken in bigger doses, paralysis or even death.' System Jade says.
' Demoness, what's wrong?' Justin asks when he saw her holding the glass to her lip unmoving.
' Someone poisoned the smoothie.' Jade says.
*Pin drop silence*
' Let me see.' Jayden takes the smoothie and touches the powder around the glass and tastes it.
' Nicotine.' He says.
' Wow, he's good.' Jade says to System Jade.
' He learnt from the best.' System Jade replied.
' Is that dangerous?' Justin asks.
' No it isn't. The poison isn't here to cause any danger, it's here enhance the taste of the smoothie.' Jayden says sarcastically m
' Really? Phew, that's a relief.' Justin says sighing.
Tyler and Matt: We do not know this person
System Jade: Jade, I found your IQ counterpart.
Tyler smacks Justin head.
' Of course it's poisonous. If taken in high doses, nicotine can cause death.' Tyler says.
Justin's expression turns grave.
' Who would want to poison me? Wasn't the last round enough? What a waste of a perfectly good smoothie.' Jade says frustrated.
' Why isn't anybody questioning whether I'm the one that did it? Afterall I served the smoothie. Do you guys trust me so much?' Justin says with a touched expression.
All eyes turned to him, looking at him with uttermost undisguised disdain.
' Why would you want to harm me.' Jade says.
' With your intelligence, are you capable of plotting murder?' Jayden says.
' Do you even know how to spell nicotine?' Tyler says.
' We are not confident in you, we are confident in your stupidity.' Matt says.
Justin felt like crying without tears, he was been despised unfairly.
' How could I forget?' Jade facepalms.
' Do you know who it is?' Jayden asks coldly.
' Josh Mark. I was busy preparing against the future that I forgot to prepare for the present.' Jade says smiling mischievously.
' What grudge does he have against you? You have never even spoke to each other.' Tyler says.
' Grudge? Let's see, his father had business meeting with my great grandfather at our house and he tried to assault one of our house helps and when caught in action, he just said: "isn't she just a maid?" My great grandfather bankrupted the Mark's company and gifted Josh a criminal record. Does that count as a grudge?' Jade asks staring at them innocently.
' That's a huge grudge.' Tyler says
' A declaration of war.' Justin says
' But he couldn't have done it on his own. Especially since you say their company is bankrupt.' Matt says.
' Not if he had help from somebody else. This is were my darling stepmother comes in. She offers help to their company and instigate the thought of revenge in his head. But what I'm curious to know is, just how much power does Wendy Thompson secretly possess?' Jade says.
To revive a company blacklisted by the King patriarch not just money, but connections are needed. Powerful connection.
Just who is Wendy Thompson's backer?