Untold chronicles of power

Chapter five

Jackson decided to ignore her rude behavior, it was after all that last time he would have to with her stoic and cold attitude. He also entered Sophia's office and shut the door. She turned to him with a frown as she saw him inside. 

She wondered what he was doing, was she trying to ask for more bonus, or had that display for the fat man put some ideas in his head about actually asking her out?

   "You don't have to follow me like you're a lost puppy, I said I will give you a bonus for what you did out there and I will add that to your salary at the end of the month." She snapped impatiently and lifted her beautiful face to glare at him. "Now leave, I have work to do and you're interfering." 

   Jackson shook his head calmly and replied, "I am not here to ask for the bonus." 

   She frowned, wondering if the few seconds of affection display could have gotten into his head and given him stupid ideas about actually being with her. 

   "Then what are you doing here?" She snapped arrogantly and before Jackson could say a thing, she flung her hands at the door, "Get out of my office." She instructed coldly. 

   "You won't bother to hear me out?" Jackson asked, shocked at how rude she was. But then, it was not entirely new to him, he had known for as long as he worked for the company and she was as cold as ice and very impatient. 

   "I think I have a fair idea what it is you want to say and I can assure you that you will only get me more upset, now leave! Before I change my mind about that bonus." She snapped.

   Jackson calmly dropped his resignation letter on the desk despite her angry tone. "I'm here to submit my resignation." He said in an even and calm tone. 

  Sophia's eyes went wide for a second before she composed herself again. She was ashamed of yelling at him just then and she was also shocked at his sudden decision to resign. 

She knew him to be one of the most hard-working persons in the establishment and she had it in mind to promote him soon. 

  "What's going on? Why are you resigning?" She asked, her tone reasonably softer than it had been earlier. 

   "Can I sit?" He asked politely and she nodded at him, her eyes barely meeting his, she was ashamed of how she had just asked him to leave her office, thinking he had ideas about dating her or asking for more bonus for the favor he'd just done. 

   Jackson stared at her blankly and decided to give his reasons, "I'm starting a new life soon, I have to let go of my old life and that includes this job, I can't continue to work here." He said. 

   Sophia frowned, she could not quite get the logic behind his decision but she nodded with a sigh, she knew that her plans had just been ruined by his sudden decision to quit. 

   She had formed a plan just that afternoon and she needed Jackson to help her out. Sophia had hoped he would become her shield to ward off the fat man but apparently, he wouldn't be around to help her. "Okay, I guess the company has to let you go." She finally agreed. 

   Jackson stood up and turned to leave but he had a nagging feeling at the back of his mind, he could almost sense that Sophia needed help, it was unlike her to put up a show like that, he knew something was wrong, and it likely involved the fat man. 

   He stopped by the doorway, hesitant, and then turned back to her. "Are you having any problems with the man that just left?" He asked. 

   Sophia was surprised at how observant he was. She knew she could not tell him what issues she had but she decided that if it wouldn't hurt to open up to him, after all, he was no longer going to be a member of the company since he'd just resigned. 

   "I guess you could say that I have some unfinished business with him." She admitted in a low tone. She picked up a pencil from her desk and spun it absentmindedly, a nervous habit of hers. 

   "We've been in some financial difficulties, the company needs some strong investment or we will be falling soon, that man you met is Smith Josh, he is a rich and influential businessman who would have helped out by investing with our company I've been trying fruitlessly to make him invest with us and he's... difficult to convince." She finally admitted. 

   As much as he knew she was not entirely lying, he also knew she was not saying everything. "That doesn't quite explain why he made you uncomfortable earlier, I know he was not happy when he saw me arrive and you introduced me as your man," Jackson noted, Sophia did not look eager to. explain herself to someone who had been her staff just a couple of minutes ago but she sighed and indulged him anyway. 

   "Let's just say that he has some ideas about me and now he wants something, he's threatening me and the stability of the company to get what he wants." She admitted soberly. 

   Jackson looked at her, he could tell she was in a tight corner, so he decided to help. 

   "How much money do you need to settle the company and get rid of him?" He asked.

   Sophia frowned deeply at him and scoffed, angry at the fact that he dared to ask her such a question when it was obvious he couldn't do anything about it anyway. 

   "What do you think you're doing? What could you possibly know about finances and how to handle such matters?" She snapped. 

   "You have no idea what I know, I'm not offering you professional advice on how to handle your finances, I'm asking how much you need to settle it." He repeated himself. 

   "Why are you asking such nonsense? What would you do about it if I told you how much?" She bit out angrily.  

   Jackson smiled, he could understand why Sophia did not believe him, after all, all she knew about him was that he was her worker and depended on his pay for survival. Jackson knew nothing he said would make sense to her so he took out a card from his pocket. 

   Sophia looked at the card strangely, she had never seen a card like that before. 

  Jackson threw the card on her desk and said, "If you need the money to settle your company, you can take the money from my card, it has no password." 

   Sophia hissed, she was upset at his actions and the fact that he'd tossed the card on her desk carelessly. She thought he was mocking her and bragging too. 

   "You think you can mock me just because I told you about the company? What do I need this for?" She snapped angrily and waved the card in his face. "Do you think I'm talking about some cheap amount for shopping? I'm saying this company needs a lot of money to get out of this mess." 

   Jackson simply nodded at the card for emphasis, "This can take care of all you need to restore the company and get out of the hold of that man." He responded calmly. 

   Sophia became even more enraged, she believed that Jackson was bragging and could never have such an amount of money, she needed millions of dollars to get the company out of the financial crisis. 

   "You're bragging, Jackson!" She snapped and then stated angrily,  "In fact, you know what? If this card can truly pay off all the debt and get this company back on its feet then mark my words, I will marry you without any hesitation."