Jade.

Chapter Three.

Jade's Interview With Jayden.

Jade waited for Jayden in his office while he was busy with Luciana.

She disliked waiting for anyone especially when it feels like waiting time which to Jade is very precious.

"I am sorry to keep you waiting, I had a problem to take care of", Jayden tells her as soon as he walks into the office.

"Its okay. No worries".

"Okay, let's go to the kitchen and start you interview. Please follow me", he says to her gesturing for her to follow him.

Ya Allah, I just hope he won't be an ass about this. And he won't give me something that I dislike cooking. Let's do this.

Jade gave herself a pep talk while following Jayden to the kitchen.

"Here", he gives her an apron. "Put it on and set your things there on that sofa", he added pointing at the sofa that was in front of them.

Jade shook her head and put on the apron without taking her hijab off. He then showed her where everything was and then took a seat on one of the stools.

Being a chef is one of the best things that could happen to Jade. Cooking has always been her passion and now she has to showcase that in front of her high school crush that is standing in front of her.

Despite being nervous, Jade knew that she will nail this. But this was someone she knew through high school but this time it was different.

"Okay, Jade are you ready?", Jayden asks her while looking at Jade's folder which is in his hands.

"Yes Chef. I am ready", Jade answers confidently.

"Okay. Prepare for me your favorite dessert. You have one and a half hour to complete and serve it", Jayden tells her. "You can start now", he added taking a seat on one of the chairs.

Bismillah.

The first thing Jade did was to take a deep breath and remembered what she and her father Jason would make each time they would cook.

It was a chocolate mousse but with a twist that no one knows except Jade and her father Jason.

Jayden knew that she could do it. She did it in high school when they were partners in a cooking project. It isn't different now except for the fact that he is interviewing her for a Patissier in the restaurant.

This was Rocco's idea to hire Jade as part of the restaurant staff.

Jayden watched how she moved into the kitchen. She didn't panic as most people do. Jade composed herself and started working step on what she was making.

Jade needed this job to be independent of her family as she didn't want to feel like a burden to them.

"One hour left", Jayden tells Jade who just nods. But to his surprise, the timing he gave her wasn't even finished when she placed the dessert in front of him making his jaw fall to the ground.

He didn't expect her to be that fast.

"This is what dad and I make whenever we were home bored. It a chocolate mousse with a twist. The twist is in the preparation of the mousse itself. I added a pinch of salt to adjust to taste", she explained to him.

Jayden looked at the dessert that was in front of him. It looked elegant and ready to eat.

He then looked at Jade who was standing there waiting for him to taste it and give her his verdict.

"Am I on time?", a husky voice asked making Jade and Jayden turn to look who it was.

"Yes, you are on time. Come and taste this", Jayden tells Rocco who smiled when he saw what was on the table.