My Mr. Perfect, Imperfect [Perfect Series, Book 1]

Chapter 34: Jade Isn't Comfortable

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About to enter the dinning room, the owner of the hotel who also knows Jade greeted him.

“Oh, CEO Jade! You're here?” A pleasing smile formed on his lips.

“Yes, Good day sir.” Jade greeted respectfully with an simple handshake.

“How's everything. How's the chairman too?”

“We're all fine sir." Jade replied him.

“It's nice to have you here.” The man mouthed. “Let's run into each other again some other time.”

“Yes sir, hopefully.” Jade replied him as they shake hands and parted ways.

They took their seats at the best and most silent dinning room in the hotel.

Seated facing each other, Lucas watched his friend with so much happiness in his eyes.

“Jade, you know.... This is the most you've ever talked to me about a woman.” Lucas started. “I guess you don't completely hate Sapphire, after all.”

“Yeah, I don't hate her.” Jade admitted with a cute smile on his face.

“Really?” Lucas leaned forward, interestedly. “Tell me more.”

“She's the same she was on the first day I met her. And I feel she's going to be like that 10 years later. That's what I like about her. Her simplicity and transparency.”

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Meanwhile, Sapphire went to Zoey's boutique. Everything about what Jade said earlier played on her mind like an old memory. She won't rest or get settled until she changes his thinking.

“She's not that bad. She's definitely a teacher, though. She's inexplicably tacky sometimes and so old-fashioned.”

Determined to change Jade's thought and perspective about her, Sapphire walked through the doors of her besties shop. Her eyes searched through the boutique until she met Zoey, who was arranging some new clothing's that morning.

“Welcome, my valued customer.” Zoey greeted as if she'd read all the thoughts on Sapphire's memory. “You've come to the right place. Come this way, please.”

Zoey led her to a room where she gave her stylish a coloured dress and shoes to match. Sapphire took off her white, pleated skirt and the pink, silky top she was wearing.

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After A While...

“She hasn't come yet?”

“Yes, she's late. And she's never been late before.”

“Are you worried?”

“No. I bet she's lost again. There's no privacy, that's why we don't use my hotel so much. She's stubborn though, but she'll never admit that she's lost.” Jade admitted.

“I don't think I'll be able to see her today.” Jade muttered hurriedly as he stares at his watch.

About to stand, Lucas eyes caught Sapphire.

“Wow!” Lucas got mesmerized by the beauty in front of him. “Amazing.”

Jade turned to the direction without noticing, then he turned back to her again, dumbfounded.

With her hand resting on one side of her curved hip, Sapphire waited to watch their reactions first before she walked towards them.

“I've kept you waiting, didn't I?” She said sarcastically.