Chapter 555 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“I’m not going to leave him any choice. He knows I’m resigning from the firm,” Jade said as the elevator dinged and the door opened.

Tate’s eyes widened in disbelief, “Resigning? What is going on for fuck’s sake?” He asked as he followed Jade who continued to walk in quick strides towards Amos’ office.

“Nothing. I’m going to join the legal team in my brother’s company. I’ve worked here long enough. It’s time to move on,” Jade said with a shrug as she continued to walk.

“But why the rush? Besides, I’ve been waiting this whole time for you to finally wrap up the case so we could go out,” he pointed out, and Jade raised both brows as she stopped walking and turned to look at him.

“I made it clear I wasn’t interested in being more than colleagues with you from the beginning, so I don’t get what you’re talking about. That ship has long sailed, Tate. Now it’s either you are taking this case or not. I’m in a hurry, and I don’t appreciate the delay,” Jade said curtly, and Tate sighed.

“Alright. Fine. Good luck then. And thanks for this. I will do a good job,” Tate promised, and Jade flashed him a smile as she gave him a thumbs up.

“That’s the spirit. I always knew you were a wise man,” Jade said, patting his shoulder in a friendly manner before walking away from there, leaving Tate to go and spread the news of her resignation and the case transfer, as she knew he would.

She did not doubt that by the time she would be leaving the building some minutes later, everyone in the firm would have heard the news.

Once she walked into Amos’ outer office, his secretary smiled at her, “Hello, Jade! Congrats on getting them this time,” she greeted, and Jade smiled at her.

“Thank you, Beatrice. Is Amos with a client?” Jade asked curiously, and she shook her head.

“Not at the moment. I will let him know…”

“Do not bother yourself on my account. I will make my presence known,” Jade said with a dismissive wave as she walked over to the door to Amos’ office and opened it.

Immediately she walked into his office, he rose from his seat, “Jade, what brings you here?” he asked, surprised to see her so soon when he expected her to be busy working on the case he had assigned her.

“Hello, Amos,” Jade greeted, and without waiting for him to offer her a seat she took the seat opposite him, “I wanted to let you know that I just handed over the cartel’s case to Tate,” Jade said, and Amos frowned as he sat down, but before he could speak Jade continued.

“Some weeks ago you said if I was feeling overwhelmed I could reassign to someone else,” she reminded him.

“I think Tate is smart and can pull it off,” Jade said confidently, and Amos sighed.

“Alright. I trust your judgment. I guess that means you will have enough time to focus on finding Sara’s missing daughter,” Amos said with a pleased smile, and Jade pressed her lips together.

“Well, that is the second reason I came,” Jade started, and then cleared her throat.

“I came to let you know that I changed my mind about getting involved in Sara’s business,” Jade said, and immediately Amos flushed with anger.

“What do you mean by that?” He yelled, and Jade raised a brow as she relaxed in her seat and crossed both legs.

“Why are you yelling?” Jade asked in a calm but amused tone which only infuriated him the more.

“You can’t go back on your word!” Amos snapped at her angrily. He had mapped this out as a survival plan for himself and Sara, and he couldn’t let Jade back out of their agreement just like that. She was his best shot at finding Sara’s daughter.

“My word?” Jade asked with humorless laughter.

“What word did I give exactly? I can’t remember making any promises to you. I said ‘I would let you know what I find’ and now I’m saying I can’t get involved in it anymore,” Jade said in a reasonable voice as she struggled to keep her own irritation in check.

“Why? Why won’t you do it?” Amos asked angrily and Jade sighed as she stood.

“I don’t owe you any explanation on why I won’t do you this favor, Amos.”

“Then why did you reassign your case to someone else if you won’t do it?”

“I reassigned my case because I’m done working for this law firm and I’m done working with a corrupt person like you. I don’t owe you any other explanation other than that,” Jade’s voice hitched as she struggled to keep her anger under control.

Eyes blazing with anger, she glared at him, “You must think I’m a fool, don’t you? You dare to sell me such a sob story even when you know full well about my family’s relationship with the son Sara abandoned? Did you think I wouldn’t find out eventually? Was that why you brought up that nonsense about a confidentiality agreement? How dare you?” Jade yelled at him, her voice much louder than his.

Amos blinked back his surprise. How did she know that so soon? “What are you talking about?” He asked, feigning ignorance and Jade shook her head as she dipped her hand inside her bag and took out her resignation letter.

Although she desperately wished she could slap him on the face with all the information she now had, but she couldn’t do so. She didn’t want either him or Sara to know about Candace until she was safely back in Serenopolis with Aaron and Harry.

Jade took a deep breath, “I won’t waste my time or breath by explaining something we both know already. It will be in your best interest to accept my resignation quietly and not cause any unnecessary trouble. Else, I will be forced to expose the details of your dirty deals with your late mentor,” Jade threatened as she slapped her resignation letter on the desk, startling Amos who had no idea where the threat was coming from.

“What are you talking about?” Amos asked in confusion since he and the late CEO had done a lot of illegal things and he didn’t know which of them Jade knew about.

“Why don’t you disregard my advice, and then you can find out what I mean?” Jade asked with a cold smile before heading for the door, while Amos stared speechlessly at the resignation letter.

With her hand on the doorknob, Jade paused and turned to look at Amos with disgust, “Do not hesitate to let Sara know that she messed with the wrong family. WE will stop at nothing to ruin her. And as for you, I’ve lost every iota of respect I ever had for you. You are a disgrace to this honorable profession, and I’m going to make sure you go down with her,” Jade promised before walking away.

As she headed for her office to pack her personal item, she stopped to receive congratulatory and farewell greetings from those she met along the hallway, and by the time she was at the parking lot stuffing the box containing her personal items into her car, she was sure she had said goodbye to everyone she worked with.

Her phone started ringing just as she opened the car door and she received the call. It was a phone call from the pilot at Varis informing her that the plane was ready.

Although she had planned to go to her apartment to set the place in order since she wouldn’t be living there anymore and needed to move out, there was no time for any of that. That could wait. The most important thing was getting Candace home.

Jade took a deep breath once she got into the car and shut the door. Her life in Varis was over, and it was time to turn the next page, she thought as she drove off.

Immediately after she walked into the hotel suite, she met Candace seated in the living room as though she had been waiting for her.

“The pilot is ready,” Jade informed her, hoping she had made up her mind.

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