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Jade wondered if her ears were playing tricks on her. Valerie falsified h herm
resume, caused a car accident, and now it’s my fault?” she thought to hersel
Jade had originally intended to tell Clayton about Samson Legal, but now that plan was completely out of her mind.
She walked around her car, inspecting the damage. Behind it was a Volkswagen sedan with a broken rear bumper.
The white Land Rover’s situation was the worst. Its door had been scraped with a deep dent. The two cars were so close together that separating them would inevitably cause further damage.
My car only has the minimum required insurance. Since you caused the accident, you should be the one to compensate,” Jade said with a mocking
milk, looking at Valerie
“That Land Rover is a new model. A single door starts at 15 thousand dollars, and with the front and rear end damage, the repair bill will be at least 50
thousand dollars”
Valerie’s face turned pale. She lived off what Clayton provided, and she didn’t have 10 thousand dollars, let alone 50 thousand dollars. Even if she did, Valerie wouldn’t pay for it.
“Jade, are you just taking out your frustration on me because you got turned away at Stride Commerce? I know you were trying to do what’s best for Clayton. I don’t blame you. It’s my fault. I failed to persuade you. I’m willing to compensate. I take responsibility for your car, too, Valerie said.
“‘s not your fault,” Clayton said gently, comforting her. “You’re just a receptionist. You can’t control Jade’s decisions. You tried to dissuade her, but she insisted on going and hitting a dead end. She should take responsibility for what happened”
Jade tilted her Head and looked at Clayton, thinking, “Valerie hit the car. It’s only natural that she should pay for the repairs. How did Clayton make it all my problem?‘
“In Clayton’s words, Valerie was just a receptionist. When Jade asked her to come along with her, Valerie could refuse her.
But Valerie, wanting to please Clayton, had eagerly followed. Now, Valerie claimed she couldn’t persuade Jade, but she hadn’t even tried to dissuade
No one cared about Jade’s feelings, Valerie continued to cry, “Don’t say that. Jade was trying to help the firm get back the big client. It’s normal for her to be upset when Stride Commerce refused.”
“if the car next to us wasn’t a Land Rover–if it wasn’t so tall and expensive–I wouldn’t have made a mistake out of insecurity. I’m willing to compensate. Deduct the repair costs from my salary.” Valerie sobbed.
Jade just rolled her eyes. She wondered, ‘Twas wrong for bringing Valerie out. The Land Rover parked next to us was also wrong, it was its fault for being
(tal, imposing, and high class. But Valerie was not wrong. She wasn’t wrong for falsifying her resume, and she wasn’t wrong for not explaining”
She warns 1,200 dollars a month, and she still needs to compensate Valentina. if the 50 thousand dollars for repairing the Range Rover is also deducted from ber salary, when on earth will she be able to pay it all off? What if the firm goes bankrupt? She’s just trying to cling to Clayton, Jade thought.
Clayton stared at the white Land Rover, his eyelid twitching. The scratches were indeed severe.
He hoped the driver would be reasonable and take the car to a small repair shop instead of a dealership, which would cost less than 50 thousand dollars.
“I contact the owner first. No matter what they ask for, you two will share the responsibility,” Clayton said.
Why?” Jade protested.
“The car is yours. You gave permission for Valerie to drive it, which led to the accident. You bear the primary responsibility. Do I need to show the specific lew to you?” Clayton’s eyes Bashed with a hint of sternness.
Jade felt utterly disgusted. There was indeed a legal provision in the cases they handled.
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But she hadn’t let the car she had just asked Valerie to park it. Valerie was the one who had deceived everyone and should bear more resp Clayton was clearly making Jade the primary responsible party.
Seeing Jade glaring at her, Valerie stepped forward. “Jade, don’t worry, I’ll share the compensation with you.”
Jade abruptly shook off Valerie’s hand. “Cut the fake act. I used to think Audrey wasn’t good enough for Clayton. Now realize you, with your manipulative and deceitful ways, are even less deserving of him.”
“Jade,” Clayton scolded, gripping his phone tightly. “Apologize to Vally
Sity. Yet
“Why should I apologize to her? She led and caused trouble. You’re protecting her without even considering the facts. There’s no way I’m apologizing.”
Jade said.
- the
“Hello” Clayton’s call connected, and he didn’t continue to argue with Jade. Instead, he stepped aside to take the call. “Excuse me, is it your car, white Land Rover with license plate-
“Yes,” the person on the other end replied.
Sensing the coldness in the man’s tone, Clayton softened his approach, which was rare for him. “I’m really sorry, but a friend of mine accidentally scraped your car, Could you come over and handle it?”
Calvin asked, “Where is the car located?”
“In a parking spot on the first basement level, Century Tower,” Clayton replied, puzzled that the driver seemed unaware of where his own car was. He had gotten the owner’s number from the insurance company.
“I’ll have someone come right over, Calvin said and hung up. He walked over to Tann. “Mr. Winifred, Ms. Henderson drove the Land Rover to work, and it was scraped in the parking lot downstairs at the company. It’s
Calvin paused, staring at Yann’s profile. “It’s Clayton,” he said slowly.
Clayton didn’t know who Calvin was, but Calvin had Clayton’s number saved.
After all, anyone who had taken a business card from the firm would know Clayton’s number. It wasn’t a secret.
Yann had just finished a video conference and had another international call scheduled in half an hour.
Without looking up from the documents in his hands, Vann said, “Have the law firm from Samson Legal handle it.”
“Understood, Calvin replied as he left the office to call both parties.
Audrey nearly jumped out of her seat when she heard about the scrape, startling Paul, her boss. “Am I that intimidating?” he joked.
“Sorry, Mr. Gibson. My car was scraped. I need to go deal with it,” Audrey explained.
“Go ahead.” Paul waved his hand dismissively.
He handed his work over to another secretary and then decided to follow Audrey. “I’ll go with you,” he said.
“Thank you, Mr. Gibson, Audrey replied, feeling uneasy. “Of all the bad luck. I haven’t scraped the car, but someone else has done it on mine, she wondered
Fortunately, it was a Land Rover. If it had been a Porsche or a
or a Maybach, she didn’t know how she would explain it to Yann.
Audrey practically jogged over after getting off the elevator. When she saw Clayton, she slowed down. ‘Oh no, he’s like a bad penny that keeps turning up, she wondered.
Clayton saw her too, and his irritation vanished, replaced by a sense of smug satisfaction.
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“Audrey’s just stubborn. She clearly still has feelings for me, clearly still cares, but she had to act tough and push for a divorce, he thought to himself rushed over as soon as she heard about the scrape. The worry in her eyes? She couldn’t hide it even if she tried”
Paul walked around the car and caught up with them, raising an eyebrow at Clayton’s teasing expression.
“Hello, Mr. Gibson Clayton stepped forward. “I’m really sorry. One of my colleagues accidentally scraped your car”
Clayton looked at Jade. “Come over here and apologize to Mr. Gibson first.”
Jade was utterly disappointed in Clayton. She suddenly understood how Audrey had felt when she was wrongfully accused and forcibly sent to Ashwood Mental Hospital.
“It’s not my fault. I’m the victim here, but I’m the one being punished, Jade thought to herself.
Just a minute ago, Clayton had said he would take the main responsibility, but now he wanted Jade to take the blame for Valerie.
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