#THE_SACRIFICE
EPISODE 14
Hillary was infuriated by Jake’s word to her. She kept thinking about it after she left the company.
‘Less screentimes?’ She sighed angrily at the thought of that.
She was really vexed because Jake’s words to her were true. She had been in the entertainment industry for over 20 years but she was yet to have a major break.
You know when they say ‘the truth is bitter so it hurts’. This was such a case.
She had only starred in small movies and even when she did, she mostly acted as a c@m£o with lesser screen time. That has been one of the reasons she had married Henry Beau. She nee-ded to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. She used his influence and affluence to star in some big productions. But their performance at the box office were always poor.
She had taken a break from the entertainment industry after Henry died, because things were not the same after his death. But she somehow still remained active by going to various TV shows as a special guest. She’d never allow herself to fade off with time. Never!
She had a thing for sp©t lights.
“How dare he say that to my face!?” She said angrily as her hands balled into a fist.
She picked up her phone and dialled a certain number.
“Why are you calling me now?” a voice asked from the other side of the phone. It was grandfather Beau’s
“When are you going to do what we talked about?” Hillary replied with a question of her own. There was no reason for plea-santries between them since she knew how much he disliked her.
“And what did we talk about?” Grandfather Beau asked nonchalantly.
“I’m not in the mood to pl@yaround father in-law. You know what am talking about” Hillary replied as she scowled. She knew grandfather Beau was not going to give in to her request easily but she also wasn’t an easy woman.
“Hillary there is no space for you there. You were lucky enough to l@yyour hands on a couple of shares after Henry died and that was out of my own good will, so don’t push your luck. Live your life with what you’ve got. Don’t be greedy” He replied before ending the call. He was cautious about not having another heated argument with her, since the last one had spiked his heart condition.
Hillary vexed when she heard the phone beep signifying her that the call has ended. She felt like smashing her phone. Did he just say she was greedy? That she got her shares out of his good will? What was she to do with that measly number of shares?
She took a de-ep breath to calm herself down. She wasn’t going to give up.
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After concluding his job at the office, Jake stepped into the lounge of his office and changed his clothes into something less formal.
He put on a black turtled n£¢k long sleeved shi-t which he tucked in a black fitted jean. He gr@bb£d a brown colored trench coat to match his clothes. He paired his outfit with a pair of black shoes and a gold plated patek Phili-ppe wristwatch.
He ruffled his hair slightly with his hand letting a few strands fall on his face. He looked completely gorgeous.
He was startled when he saw Blake lying lazily on a sofa, pla-ying with his phone as soon as he stepped out the lounge.
“What are you doing here?” Jake asked as he walked towards him. Blake stared at him stunningly without answering his question. He was stunned by how handsome Jake was looking. Yes, he sees him everyday, but today he looked extraordinarily gorgeous. His casual Ko-rean style clothing suited him perfectly. Jake smiled when he saw his brother stunned look on him.
“How do I look?” Jake asked, then turned around in front of Blake to displ@yhis outfit.
“Usual” Blake replied with a hint of envy, while Jake scoffed. How can his brother look more handsome than him? But the truth was Blake did not lose a bit to Jake when it c@m£ to looks. But Jake was at an advantage because of his tall height and good b©dy, which made him extremely attrac-tive.
“Where are you going?” Blake asked curiously.
“Out” Jake replied nonchalantly as he picked up his phone and started for the door.
“Can I come with?” Blake asked excitedly as he hurried up to Jake who was alre-ady at the door.
“No!”
“But why?” Blake asked with a sad face. Jake turned to him and shook his head before walking out of the office. But Blake followed behind.
“I really want to come with” Blake insisted.
“Okay”
“Really?” Blake asked with a wi-de smile.
“If you’re re-ady to hang out with Rick and the guys” Jake said with a mischievious smile. He knew how Blake hated hanging out with Rick and Mike. They derived plea-sure in teasing him endlessly. Blake slowed down his steps when he heard Jake. He immediately changed his mind about going. He’d rather sit at home and do nothing than hang out with those conceited and highly promiscuous fellows. He joined Jake as they both walked into the elevator.
Blake couldn’t help himself from looking at his brother from the side of his eyes.
“St©p ogling” Jake said to him without looking at him.
“Who’s ogling at you?” Blake said defensively as he rolled his eyes inwardly.
‘How conceited’ He thought to himself.
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Jade arrived the sky tall, glas-s building of Acrosoft. She wh!pped her phone out of her bag and placed a call across to Amy as she walked into the lobby.
“Are you here?” Amy asked as soon as she answered the phone.
“Yeah I’m at the lobby” Jade replied.
“Hold on, I’ll be there shortly” Amy said as she hurriedly hanged up.
Jade had only dropped her call when her eyes suddenly fell upon a familiar figure walking out of the elevator. She stood transfixed with her phone still close to her ears. Her heart missed a thousand beat when those familiar Hazel brown met hers. Her mind suddenly went blank as she stared at him in a daze.
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Jake was taken aback when his eyes fell on the lady before him. He st©pped in his strides as be stared at the person few meters away from him. He wasn’t so sure he was seeing things clearly. He hasn’t been thinking so much about his mystery girl that he might have started hallucinating right? Or has his br@in imprinted the image of her?
A million thought were going throu-gh his mind as he stood rooted to the ground with his gaze fixed on her.
“Bro isn’t that the lady in red?” Blake asked uncertainly. He wasn’t so sure about it, but he confirmed his suspicions when he noticed his brother few feets behind staring intensely at the same person. He couldn’t forget the face of such a person, who was br@ve to approach his brother for the first time. It has never been in the history of Jake’s promiscuous life that a girl approached him and he agreed.
Her face was definitely worth remembering.
Jake turned to look at his brother before returning his gaze back to Jade. If his brother could see her, then he wasn’t seeing things. She was there for real. But was she doing here?
It was at this point that Jake took notice of her fornal outfit and how beautiful she looked in it. She looked different in formal wear than she looked in her little red go-wn. She was looking more…beautiful than the first time he met her. The second time couldn’t even be counted, since she had been crying un-der the rain.
He kept his gaze fixed on her as he kept pondering what she might be doing here at Acrosoft. He locked eyes with her as his legs slowly directed themselves to her direction.
Jade was confused as she looked at the man she had wished she would never meet. They’ve met twice and now? Thrice? What kind of luck did she have?
Meeting the same man you’ve sle-pt with and who paid you for the services rendered was not something she wanted for herself.
She had done something she’d forever regret in her life, made a sacrifice that has r!pp£dher heart into pieces. But meeting the same man was a constant reminder of her stupid she was. He might even consider her as a hooker right? Like who wouldn’t?
AUTHOR- What is she thinking? Didn’t he take her vir-ginity? So how would he consider her as a hooker?
Jade heart rate exceeded it’s normal range, as it continued to beat frantically. She wished she could just dissappear. Or the earth should just open and swallow her up.
She felt like turning around to run as far as her feet could carry her. Her heart accelerated drastically as Jake took his first step towards her direction. She watched as he slowly took more steps towards her. She should run right? She felt like running away with each step Jake took.
“Hey, Lets go” Jade j£rked back to life as Amy appeared before her with her usual smile.
“Let’s go” Amy repeated when Jade didn’t bulge. Jade slowly nodded her head as she gave Jake one last look before following Amy out of the building.
She heaved a sigh of relief as she walked out of the company. She had felt blood rushing to her head when Jake walked towards her direction. She wouldn’t have known what to say or do had he approached her. She definitely wouldn’t be comfortable around him.
Not only had she sle-pt with him, he had paid her too. He had also seen and helped her out on the worst day of her life. How was she to face him? She felt thankful to Amy for saving her.
Amy was oblivious of what she had done. She had taken one of the employees elevator which was closer to Jade, while Jake has taken his pri-vate elevator. If only she knew how she had saved Jade today?
Amy noticed Jade off expression and she couldn’t help but ask as they walked to Eddy’s sp©t.
“Are you okay?” Amy asked with concern.
“Yeah” Jade replied with a stiff smile. She was still trying to recu-perate from that earth shattering situation that almost took place.
How would she have explained knowing Jake to Amy? She still hasn’t told Amy about what she had done, and she didn’t think she’d ever be able to. ‘But why was he there of all places?’ She asked herself.
Jake who had abruptly st©pped on his tracks when Jade turned and left, was still staring at the same sp©t she had been standing seconds ago.
He felt like calling out to her and st©pping her, but it seemed he had suddenly lost his voice. He watched as she walked out of his sight.
He turned to Blake who was standing few feets away from him.
“Who was that? He asked curiously.
“Who? Lady in red?” Blake asked uncertainly. He was wondering why Jake was asking him such a question. How was he to know her, when he was the one who had spent a night with her.
“No, the other lady?” He asked frustratedly.
“Oh! I don’t know her personally, but I think she’s a staff here” Blake replied.
“What dep@rtment?”
“HR. You’re not thinking of slee-ping with her, are you? Don’t you have a rule of not messing around with employees?” Blake asked curiously, while Jake glared at him.
HR? So the mystery girl who has been struggling to get out of his system was within reach. But what should he do with this piece of information? He was utterly confused.
He made up his mind to let fate bring her again. ‘If she shows up again, I won’t let her go’ He said to himself. It was about time he settled what ever feeling this woman was stirring up in him.
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