Chapter 53
Gibson, I’m sorry.” Jade walked over, glancing at Audrey with a mix of sympathy and contempt in her eyes..
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“Clacton has been so blatant about protecting Valecie, yet Clayton’s still chasing aher bim like a loyal puppy. How pathetic, Jade thought, “Typical lowly erphan behavien dinging to Clayton like he’s her golden ticket. Even knowing the means nothing to him, Audrey still won’t give up”
Jade was different. She was a native of tenhaven, with lowing parents who would support her. If she let Blackthorn Legal, she could still thrive ekewhere. She didn’t need to put up with Clayton’s nonsense
With a cold sneer, Jade continued, “I’m sorry, kshouldn’t have trusted Valerie to dive my car, which led to her mistake and scraping Mr. Gibson’s vehicle.
fat are you talking about?” Clayton was taken aback that Jade would openly reveal the truth, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed.
Jade has family backing her up and is a capable worker. It’s just about admitting to the scrape, not paying for everything. She can handle it, Clayton thought. Valone is already insecure; if she makes a fool of herself now, it’ll be even harder for her to face important situations in the future!
Valerie’s heart, tightened as well. She put on a look of sudden realization “Jade, did you scrape Mr. Gibson’s car out of frustration because Stride Commerce rejected our partnership? How could you be so impulsive?”
“Holy shit. She’s actually trying to pin this huge responsibility on me, Jade thought, her lace turning red with anger. “You’re talking nonsense”
“Jade, I know how much you cared about the partnership with Stride Commerce, but “Valerie looked at Audrey with a grievance, implying without words that because of Audrey, Blackthom Legal had no hope of partnering with Stride Commerce.
She sniffled a few times and continued, “Even if the cooperation didn’t go through, we should still maintain good relations. Maybe Mr. Gibson would reconsider partnering with Blackthorn Legal in the future, but by deliberately scraping his car, you’ve cut off any chance of that
Clayton’s expression changed slightly. He knew Valerie was lying. When he arrived, the car was already scraped, and Jade wasn’t there
However, the car Valerie scraped belonged to Paul
“Calling it a coincidence won’t convince Paul, Clayton thought. As Valerie said, if Paul ever wanted to partner with Blackthorn Legal again, today’s drama would be a major obstacle. Someone has to take Paul’s anger, and that person can only be Jade”
“Jade, I know you care about your reputation and don’t want Mr
Mr. Gibson to hold a grudge, but you can’t just falsely accuse Valerie. The car is yours, and you’re trying to shih the blame onto her,” Clayton said.
Jade was so angry she almost fainted. She couldn’t believe Clayton was blatantly lying. “He’s a lawyer; how could he distort the facts so carelessly?” she thought
“Clayton, are you sure you want to side with Valerie?” Jade’s voice trembled with anger and resentment.
Clayton lowered his eyes. Once today’s issue was resolved, he could promote Jade’s status to make up for it. “Jade just needs to admit her mistake. It won’t really hurt her, he thought.
“I’m not siding with anyone. I’m just stating the facts,” Clayton said firmly.
A tear rolled down Jade’s cheek. The light she had been chasing was now completely extinguished. She nodded forcefully. “Fine, Clayton, I quit”
Clayton’s eyes darkened, and he glanced at Audrey out of the corner of his eye. He wanted to see her reaction to his strong favoritism toward Valerie
The more intense her reaction, the more he thought it would show how much she cared for him.
But Audrey bent over, gently touching the scrape on the car door, completely oblivious to their conversation.
Only when it got quiet around them did Audrey look up. “No matter who was driving, let’s talk about compensation first”
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Clayton suddenly felt a surge of iritation. “Thaven’t even smelled things nynt with Paul yet, and the’s already thinking about compensation? Is she so eager to make a good impression on Paul? he thought.
Turkey, Mi. Gibson hasn’t said amthing yet. It’s not your place to speak,” Clayton said.
“ was just —” Audrey chught Paul’s meaningful glance and shut her mouth.
Paul walked ev
Lever, touched the scrape on the car door, and clicked his tongue. “With such lousy skills, there’s bound to be secondary damage when
moving the car”
He looked at Jade, then at Valerie, “Both of them are from your firms. Can you make the deckion!”
ican Clayton sa
aid, taking out a cigarette and offering it to Paul.
Clayton didn’t smoke, but he always camed half a pack. Offering a cigarette was a common way for men to start a conversation,
Paul accepted it and let Clayton light it for him. He took a drag, almost exhaling the smoke in Clayton’s face. The damage is at least 50 thousand dollars, he said slowly.
bson Clayton’s expression turned awkward as he said. “Jade is still young and couldn’t control her emotions at the moment. Mr. Gibson, please
be lenient.”
Jade’s teeth were grinding so hard she felt like biting Valerie and tearing Clayton apart. Valerie avoided Jade’s gate and hid behind Clayton
Clayton leaned back slightly; he didn’t like the smell of smoke. “I promise to get the car repaired and deliver it to you. Could you give Jade a chance?”
Paul glanced at Jade. “Give her a chance?”
Clayton
looked at Jade, signaling her to take the opportunity to back down. Jade just rolled her eyes and ignored him.
Clayton thought Paul was about to explode, but instead, he smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll give her a chance. She can pay 10 thousand dollars.”
Jade’s clenched fists slowly relaxed. She could accept that amount. After all, the car was hers, and she bore some responsibility. But she was still upset.
“Mr. Gibson is being generous, letting me pay 10 thousand dollars, but why is Valerie off the hook? She’s the one who caused all this trouble, Jade thought
Fearing things might change, Clayton quickly transferred 10 thousand dollars to Paul on behalf of Jade.
The notification sound of the transaction mixed with the click of leather shoes as a man in a suit and carrying a briefcase approached. “Mr. Gibson, I’m here to handle the vehicle scrape accident”
“Thank you, Malcolm Paul shook hands with Malcolm William, who walked straight to the white Land Rover.
“Malcolm?” Sering Malcolm William, Clayton felt a swirl of complicated emotions in his chest and quickly followed. “Mr. William is also in fronhaven? How about we have dinner together tonight?”
Ignoring Clayton’s enthusiasm, Malcolm examined the damage and said indifferently, “This Land Rover was purchased less than three months ago, and it has the latest paint job. Even if you take it to a repair shop, you’ll need to make an appointment.
“The repair process will affect my client’s travel and indirectly impact their efficiency, so you need to compensate for the economic loss in addition to the vehicle damage”
Clayton was stunned for a moment. “We’re all acquaintances is it necessary to be so formal? he thought
Paul raised his phone. “Mr. Patel, you paid 10 thousand dollars for Ms. Baker. The remaining amount should be covered by your girlfriend, right?”
“Why should I pay?” Valerie quickly grabbed Clayton’s arm “I had nothing to do with this from the beginning”
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