"Check this out" A girl showed her phone screen to her friend.
"Tssk.. she got a nice moan" Her friend replied. They both raised their head to the girl writing some notes. The class was in an uproar but Jackie cared less..
She knew her mother deserved everything Candy threw at her.
"Hey, why are you unbothered by what is going on? It's your mom's sex tape out there and oh, she even killed your father?"
Jackie immediately stopped writing. She is so damn tired of hearing such a thing. Seeing her reaction, the girls scoffed.
"What? Are you mad at what I just said? Why are you even back here in the school after a year? You could have just stayed where you were. Now you're going to make other departments look down on us"
"Ah geez" Jackie dropped her pen and sighed. She turned her head to the girl with a cold look.
"Are you done?" She asked, the first girl folded her arms with a stubby look.
"What if I'm not? Are you going to kill me?"
"Fuck yes," Jackie slam her hands on the table and marched towards them. A guy quickly dragged her back. "Let me go, I wanna rip that bitch mouth!"
The two girls kept shut at once, Jackie was not someone they could mess with. They had forgotten this fact for a moment.
"Hey!!" A lecturer exclaimed seeing the scene. They all stopped. Jackie jerked herself away from the guys holding her and shot the girl's glare.
After they all settled down, the teacher moved towards Jackie.
"Someone called for you" Hearing this, Jackie clinched her jaw.
Jackie took a deep, deep breath before stepping into the office. She found the chancellor discussing with a young fine man. They both stopped and looked at her when she stepped in.
"Jackie right?" Jameson turned to face her.
"Yeah.. and you are?" She raised her brow.
"Candy's friend. She asked me to check up on you" He replied.
"Well, how's she? And where is she?"
"She's fine. Let's go, we'll talk on our way" Jameson said and left followed by Jackie.
"You should skip school for a while," Jameson said to Jackie as he drove.
"You must be the person helping her in secret"
"No, it's my boss"
"Huh? Do you have a boss? You look like a boss yourself. How come you have a boss?" She asked.
"Is that so?" Jameson scoffed.
"Who is this boss of yours? He must be really powerful to have you under him" She said.
"Can you take the shock if I tell you?" Jameson raised his brow but then he got a familiar sense. His grip on the steering wheel hardened.
"Who is he? How is he related to Candy? I know it's definitely not Xavier of a guy. So who is he?" She asked.
"You ask a lot of questions. Candy never mentioned you're talkative" Jameson said.
"And Candy never mentioned you're this grumpy. Who are you calling talkative, do you wish to lose your hands?"
Jameson made to speak again but the familiar sense held him again. His face is squeezed as if he is in pain.
"Hey, you okay?" Jackie asked.
With a heavy breath, Jameson opened his phone with one hand and handed it over to her.
"Call Einstein" He ordered.
"What in the world is..." Before Jackie finished his word, Jameson fainted while driving. The car turned in the wrong direction.
"Oh shit!" Jackie exclaimed and quickly held the wheel. She hit the brake and the car stopped before it could hit a wall.
"Oh Gawd" Jackie's chest heaves as she tries to catch her breath. She looked down at Jameson, who was still unconscious.
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"Wow, this is unbelievable"
"I can't believe this is Candy's mother on the screen"
"Wrong, it's my stepmother. She is too cruel. Gosh! How could she kill her husband for her benefit?"
"I know right? This is really what she deserves. But wait, don't you think Candy had someone backing her up? I mean, how could she have executed the plans without anyone's help"
"Maybe an old friend of her father"
"Or her boyfriend?"
"Nah, Candy doesn't seem to be like that. Wait, could it be that she is dating Mr. Jameson?"
"Tssk.. stop overthinking things. Mr. James is mine"
"You wish"
One of the two gossiping workers looked up and spotted Aiden working his ass off with a lot of files before him.
"Urgh.. I feel for him. Ever since he rejected Alexa's request. She has been giving him so many tasks to do in one day.."
They both kept shut when Alexa appeared at the scene with a calm look. He sighted Aiden and walked towards him.
"Let's go out for lunch" She requested. Aiden looked up at her and cleared his throat.
"You've been requesting the same thing every day"
"That's because I badly wanna do it" Alexa said, folding her arms, with her face dropping cold.
"It's still the same. I can't go out for lunch with you" He replied politely.
"Why?" Alexa asked in a cold voice, leaning closer. "Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No, but I have a girl I'm after" He replied, still having a smile on his handsome face. This only upset Alexa the more. She placed more files on his table.
"Do all of these before evening" She instructed and left.
Aiden gazed down at the file and sighed. Another hectic day for him.
Yazmine passes by at the moment and his mood lightens again.
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Candy switched off the television after watching the news. Natalie's deed spread across the whole country and was arrested by the military in strict surveillance.
Her torture and wishes for death will happen. The military is never going to go easy on Natalie since she killed one of their own.
Not just anyone but one of the most respected men in the military.. oh her punishment won't be soft.
Just yesterday, Candy had tried making things out with her father's company.
It turns out Natalie was just there doing nothing while the workers work their asses off.
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"She is incompetent. Right from the start she never bought goods into the company. All she does is spend the company's money"
"I was about to quit seeing how useless she was. Sorry about my harsh words but that is the truth"
"She is always bossy, giving the wrong orders. If not for the shareholders here who respect your father, Candy, this company would have fallen a long time ago"
"We can see the spirit in you Candy, you're just like your father. I can't wait to see you on the seat"
"I'll take care of the party plans. My daughter is good at them"
"Anything for you Mrs. President"
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Candy smiled ear to ear remembering every word of the shareholders in the company. She is glad her father has the right people around him.. well except Natalie.
"Mrs. President. I like the sound of that" She mumbled and stood up to her feet.
It's almost evening, time to prepare dinner. She is ready to pour out her appreciation into the meal.
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Jameson's eyes fluttered open and his eyes met with Jackie staring at him without blinking.
"You scared me"
"How grumpy, I would have died because of you" Jackie uttered, her eyes throwing daggers. Jameson swallowed.
"I'm sorry. I never expected what happened. I must be tired from all the work"
"That weird guy called Einstein said you're sick. How bad is it?" Jackie asked.
"Weird?" Einstein's voice sounded behind. He was a tall, handsome young guy with a calm around him. His words mostly sounded like those of the old. He is a doctor, a fashion designer, and a data analyst.
"Yeah, you're weird. Somehow I think he's not human" Jackie said.
"Cutting that mouth of yours won't be a bad idea," Jameson remarked.
"Look who's talking. By the way, answer me. How serious is it?" She asked.
"I'll be fine soon. Don't just tell anyone about this, okay?" Jameson said.
"For the millionth time James. Tell Diego" Einstein said from a distance as he fed his little cat.
"Diego? That name sounds familiar" Jackie thought for a while and her eyes slowly widened.
"Diego Gonzalez!!!!!"