Chapter 106
Author: Airende
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"What?" Jade stared blankly at her.

Carolene appeared to be quite serious, she wven went further to repeat her request: "I said, prove it. Go get your family's company".

Jade frowned and placed her habds on her waist, "and why do I have to prove anything to you?"

Carolene shook her heas and took a step closer to jade, "you're not proving anything to me, you're proving it to yourself".

Jade laughed, "is that all you can do? Try this godforsaken way to manipulate me?"

"Who said anything about trying to manipulate you?" Carolene fixed her gaze on her. Her eyes never left jade's own not even for a moment.

The intensity of that stare made jade somewhat speechless. For the second time in less than thirty minutes, Carolene had renderes her speechless.

She didn't know what that means but she hoped it meant nothing.

"I have nothing to talk to you about" she successfully managed to say and then walk out of the room.

"I have an offer for you!" Carolene yelled, stopping jade in her track
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