Kraig dropped his silverware with a clang. He stared at his grandfather wuth pleading eyes but seeing that his imploration was met with nonchalance, his gaze darted to Jade whonsat beside him. His eyes transformed from pleading to rage.He glowered at her while she returned it with a knowing, victorious smirk.Kraig didn't know what to do, he quickly peeled his eyes away from Jade, but the woman next to him wasn't a sight for sore eyes. He was attacked by a wave of guilt as he saw her.He quickly tose to his feet, "I'll be leaving now"."When should i come see yoy for the whole planning?" Jade asked, sipping from her coffee.Kraig hated the sound of her voice, he shook his head and walked away without giving her a proper reply. As he reached the front door, he fetched his phone out of his pocket and dialed a number."How are you feeling?" He asked shocked that his call had been answered."I'm fine," Wynn replied sounding very tired and stressed."Have you had breakfast?" He asked her

Jade heeded to Carolene's advice and picked out a random blue dress to wear. She realized that confidence truly was the best accessory and so when she finished dressing up, she held her head high and had the chauffeur drive her to the office.She arrived and successfully attracted the attention of workers and passerbys alike. It was known to them that her family and the DeVille normally did business together, but suddenly having her show up in place od her parents was an oddity. Another reason why the stared was because of the news that was everywhere: on the tabloids, social media, news channels and whatnot. Everybody who had a cell phone hesrd about the fire in her laboratory and seeing that she arrived at the DeVille's company, many people were sure thst she had cme to ask for help.Yhe only way she coukd save herself was from yhe help of the DeVille's.They had no idea that it wasnt help she was begging for. She just needed someone to serve their punishment.She walked to the rec

"Wh..what?" Kraig blinked twice he shook his head as he stared at the woman again. She didn't look to be much older than he was. If anything, she woukd have just a couple of years on him.She smiled at him before moving to the empty chair beside the one jade occuoied, "can we start this meeting now?" She asked as she took a seat even though she wasn't offered one.Jade saw how fixated Kraig was on her, and although she woukd orefer not to leave yet because she really wanted to understand how he fekt about the issue with Wynn, she had to leave. This wasnt her scene and from the look of pure interesf in Kraig's eyes, she fekt that this meeting was going yo turn out to be something else.She cleared her throat, "I think I'll be leaving now". She rose yo her feet. "Please don't leave on my account," Tabitha said with a hand on her chest and innocence in her eyes.Jade shook her head with a smile, "your meeting is about yo start, I cannot impose".Tabitha shook her head, "it doesn't matt

Kraig drove back in. The maidservants were already used to the irregularity of his arrival. Sometimes he goes to work in the morning and comes back late at night, other times he goes in the afternoon and comes back before the sun sets and there are akso days like this when he leaves in the morning and comes back before five in the evening.And so they always made sure thst whatever they prepared waiting for his arrival was already set hours ago.Like today, before leaving the office, he had instructed them to prepare some snacks and coffee in wait for the detective that would be joining him. The maids were wise enough to prepare those things the second the cakk dropped.Kraig walked in to the kitchen hoping to find all that he requested for already set and waiting for him. Well, not only did he find what he was looking for, he akso found jade, pouring a bottle of wine into a glass.Their eyes met when he entered the kitchen."I thought you'd still be out wth Tabitha".Jade scoffed the

Kraig took in a deep breath. He forced a smile out to Jade and gave her a shaking nod."I'm not moping; I'm fine."He had no idea that Jade was such a caring person. These mundane things made him realize that somehow, somewhere, he had developed an idea of her. He thought she was so detached from emotions, from caring for other people, but only now has he been proven wrong.He smiled again.Jade nodded her head; she felt better having told them the truth. She didn't understand why it had felt really weird to just tell him that she had been concerned about him. But now that she could say it to him without overthinking it, she felt utterly relieved."So what do you need me for?" Jade asked, trying to get the attention away from her. The awkward air needed to be cleared out, and as he reached for the table to get some of the papers spread out, she made sure to avoid Kraig's eyes."We have this person who we think should have more on him than what we already know," Fabio passed her a pict