The Hero

Chapter 74 Please Slap Me

Zayn completely disagrees with the idea of physically injuring Javier because he fears Chessie will hunt him down. But the woman said that she did not care about anything else, so she turned her attention elsewhere.

While Zayn was thinking about how he would attack now, Victor took the first step. He held a shareholder meeting to take over a large project that Mathew was responsible for.

When Matthew learned of this, he was furious and wished he could stab the old man.

“Victor openly hijacked my project. What was worse was that Jade was by his side! ”

Although the shareholder meeting has yet to begin, Matthew has assumed that Jade will side with Victor. That was what Victor was thinking as well, so he was very happy when the five elders gathered.

"Brother, don't worry. Once we take over Matthew's project, I'll make it ours. I, Victor Dowding, am not a pig. We will share the sustenance that comes to us!”

Despite being almost 70 years old, Victor showed the rare vitality he had maintained since his youth. He affected his old friends when the five of them raised their glasses toast.

When the shareholder meeting began, Victor arrived at the meeting room early and sat down in the chair reserved for the chairman. He wanted to feel what it was like to be the chairman. He was convinced that he was not far off the throne as long as Jade remained by his side.

While waiting for the others to come, he returned to his seat, wearing his facade as a loyal subject of the company. When Victor saw that the room was full, the excitement inside him lit up. As long as he managed to get rid of this Matthew project, all of the big lucrative projects in Odello Corp. would be under his control.

He waited for the others to come. But after Matthew came with a long frown in, there was still no sign of Jade. Victor was curious and confused as to why he was not there yet. He ordered his secretary to call the young woman.

When the secretary returned from calling and telling Victor what had happened, the older man looked extremely humiliated. Her secretary said Jade had a serious flu and could not get out of bed.

Victor almost threw his cup angrily when he heard this reason. She just saw Jade in the office this morning and she looks so bright. How could he catch a cold and be healthy on the same night? Such bullshit. He just wanted to not attend the shareholders meeting and avoid exposing Matthew!

Victor finally realizes that Jade, whom he thinks is a submissive lamb, is not as tame as he imagined. He wanted to treat her like a puppet, but the young lady instead used it as a stepping stone!

Thinking of how he had been cheated and the 7.5 million dollars he lost, Victor was furious. After stating that the meeting was postponed due to the absence of one of the shareholders, he stormed back into his office. He then sat pouting on the sofa for half an hour before gritting his teeth and stating, “Jade Odell, don't blame me for being evil when you are evil. You forced me to do this! ”

Victor finally realizes that things will remain as they are now "balanced". If he wanted to make the scales, he needed to get more pieces than Jade or Matthew. It was indeed not an easy feat but after being investigated, he found a weakness ...

While Victor makes his plans, Jade goes shopping with Javier, looking as bright and cheerful as ever and unlike any sick person he claims to be.

“Victor should blow up his ability now. That cunning b*stard. How dare he try to steal from my family? Impossible!"

Javier just smiled in response. He doesn't know about this incident. Jade has done everything herself. Javier doesn't think that he has taken the wrong step, only that it could have been better.

Jade of course could not fulfill what Victor wanted from her, but she could use the opportunity to deceive Matthew from some of his parts. Jade did not, and by the time Javier was informed of this, the shareholders meeting was already underway. He decided to keep quiet.

When Jade rekindles it on her way home, she notices that she has a lot of missed calls. And many of them came from Catherine. Calling back, Jade asked, "Mom, why are you calling?"

Catherine said before Jade finished her sentence, “Oh, thank God! Alhamdulillah! Jade, you're fine!”

Jade surprised. She didn't get a chance to ask any questions as Catherine continued, “Did the kidnapper hurt you? Are you seriously injured? I'm really scared. What would I do if something bad happened to you!

With a loud puff on the other end of the phone, Jade was completely shocked. He looked at Javier in confusion. “My mom asked if I was safe and she mentioned something about the kidnapper. This is so weird. What's wrong with him?"

Javier's not a mind reader. How did he know what happened to Catherine?

At her signal, Jade called the speaker. “Bu, what happened? Tell me everything slowly.”

Catherine told the whole story, interrupting with occasional sobs or sniffing. Over the phone, Catherine tells how Victor came to look for her personally. She claims that Jade has been kidnapped, probably by Matthew. Victor says that the perpetrator wanted 13% of the shares he owned, while he was there to deliver the message and save Jade. He was shown a hostage video.

In the video, Jade's head is covered with a brown paper bag as the wand is swung to her stomach repeatedly, landing painfully after the painful blow.

As soon as she saw the video, Catherine lost her mind and could not think clearly. Then, without hesitation, he signed a share transfer agreement and also wrote a power of attorney in accordance with Victor's instructions, that stated that he had transferred the shares voluntarily and that his decision was not influenced by any external factors.

After Jade heard the whole story, she fell silent. It was only then that he realized why he had suddenly received a barrage of spam calls today. Obviously this was a trick to get him to turn off his phone.

Javier, who was next to him, was more curious about something else. "Where did your mom get that 13?"

To that question, Jade timidly replied, “One day, my mother heard that I had inherited 26% of my grandfather's share and told me that she wanted something on his behalf. That way, he would be confident and not have to fear Odell anymore.

"Initially, knowing how important it was for me to hold that stock, I didn't want to give it to him. But when I thought about how weak my mother acted in front of Matthew and the others, and even under her constant scolding, I felt sad and.”.

Javier speechless. It was not that he could criticize Jade for doing what she did. After all, his mother was his family. She is a faithful princess. What else could he say? If anyone is to blame, it is Catherine's cowardice and ignorance.

Catherine was still recording Jade's questions over the phone, asking if Jade was injured or injured. She gets angry, but she holds him back and convinces her mother, telling him that she is fine and nothing to worry about.

After calming her mother and hanging up the phone, Jade stood in front of Javier like a brat. Hanging his head, he said softly, “I was wrong. But please one slap in the palm. Be gentle, I have low pain tolerance. ”

Javier is honestly helpless against him. He was both angry and ticklish. Finally, he patted Jade on the head. "Forget over. I'll think of something. I said I'd be the bad guy, didn't I?”