' Relax Master Colère. I'm not dead yet.' Jade says smiling at his panicked expression.
' You are not dead? How?' Mr Phillip says.
' I need you to write me the certificate of Reformation. Write them for me, Justin Carter, Tyler Brown, Matt Jones and Jayden Lincoln.' Jade says while unwrapping chocolates.
' Why would I do what you tell me to do?' Master Colère says hatefully.
' Oh I'm not telling you to do it, I'm blackmailing you. I have so many ways to do that, should I transfer your call records to madam Phillip? Or perhaps your Grape app* transfer records? Or should I send the recorded conversation of you and Wendy Thompson's "transaction" to the educational bureau? I know, I know where you are hiding your lover and child, why don't I share this little info with Madam Phillip.' Jade says.
' No! Fine I'll right it.' Mr Phillip says.
And on that fine night, Jade Thompson munched on chocolate bars while Mr Phillip wrote 5 reformation certificates.
' Done. You better keep this matter to yourself.' Mr Phillip says.
' Don't worry, I won't say a word.' Jade says doing the lio-zipping gesture.
' So malicious at your age and here I thought noone could compete with that woman.' Mr Phillip says.
' Ha look who's talking. You hate her so much for appearing out of nowhere and snatching your chance to be with the love of your life. You hate her so much for abusing her power to cause trouble in your life. You hate her so much for making you helpless that you can't even publicly stay with your child. You claim to hate her the most because of how helpless and troubled she's made you, but look at yourself. You used your power to try to cause trouble for a young girl at the behest of her stepmother but you forgot that your daughter is also someone else's stepdaughter. Nothing happened to me because I'm strong but do you think your daughter can handle it? You say you are helpless and can only watch your family from the side but look at you, You have connection with powerful people all over Green Haven, you are wearing a Rolex watch and driving the latest Lamborghini edition. You are nothing but a coward living under the illusion that your fate is unchangeable. You say you hate her but you live in the same house, same room and probably the same bed with her....'
' I have never shared a bed with that woman.' Mr Phillip says. His face was red and veins bulged from his forehead.
' Do you think your daughter and her mother know that? To them, you are living in luxury while they are living in hiding with the shame of being illegitimate and an unmarried mother. Do you know how your daughter might be treated at school? How she would be laughed at and mocked? You think the material gifts is a source of comfort but it is not. You think God is unfair to you, but aren't you the one who is unfair to yourself and others?' Jade says.
' Do you think I want to live like this? If you were in my shoe what would you do?' Mr Phillip retorts with reddened eyes. Each and every single word of Jade's pierced him in a spot that hurt terribly.
' I don't believe that your current network can't afford to send two people out of D City and I don't believe Madam Phillip connection can reach anywhere in Green Haven and I don't believe that you would rather preserve your reputation than your ties with your family. You think that by staying away from them is the best but your child is growing and do you think you can hide her from Madam Phillip forever? Whether you like it or not, you have to accept that you are the opposite of everything you think you are. You are an evil, selfish and cowardly man.' Jade says and leaves the distraught Mr Phillip alone.
Jade Thompson was right, He was evil, selfish and a huge coward. He had become everything he hated. No, now was not the time to be weak and regretful. He had to be strong for his Maya and for his Molly.
He looked at the distant shadow of the girl. One day when I break through my bounds, I will repay you.
I'm forever indebted to you for this.