"Listen Jade, I just want to help…You can't run forever" Alexander affirmed.
"Yes, I can" she said.
"Just let me help you" He insisted.
"How would you help me?" Jade questioned.
"Well, first of all I won't tell on you and I will make sure they don't ever suspect where you are" Alexander said.
"How about I make you forget and simply go somewhere else?" She asked and he sighed as he looked down.
"You're right, you are just fine without me but wouldn't you like to know exactly what my colleagues are up to? That way you'll always be one step ahead" He commented and she thought about it. "Listen, I promise this is not a trap…I'm really concerned about your wellbeing"
"Why?" Jade asked and he smiled.
"What do you think?" Alexander said and she looked to the side awkwardly. "You're a beautiful girl, Jade, and you're a brave woman…I admire that"
"Okay so now you're hitting on me, do you expect me to go out with you in exchange for your help?" She questioned coldly and he chuckled.
"I mean I would certainly enjoy going to dinner with such a gorgeous woman but that's not why I'm helping you, I'm just interested in seeing you free" He said and she stared at him debating whether to believe him or not. "Come on…"
"You do know I have a boyfriend, right?" She questioned and he looked down.
"He made sure that I understood it" Alexander commented and smiled so she nodded. "But he's not here, is he? And you're never going back so I would say you're a free woman"
"I love Beck" She informed. "And if I let you help me, that won't change"
"Fine, we'll see…" He said and smiled so she stared at him coldly. "I'm taking that as a yes to my help"
"If I discover that you lied to me, if for any reason I suspect I've been identified I'm going to put you through more pain that you can imagine and then I'll make sure to destroy your reputation and your life, am I clear?" Jade questioned coldly.
"Crystal"
More weeks passed and Alexander kept his word, he went back to Los Angeles and made sure to keep Jade updated. He called her every night and texted her every time something happened, even when it was something small because he enjoyed talking to her, which she knew and even though he annoyed her at times, she needed him to know what was happening in Hollywood Arts.
One night Jade was in her apartment watching TV and having dinner when her phone rang so she picked up. "Hello" she said.
"Hey Chloe, how are you?" Alexander questioned.
"I'm fine, any news?" Jade asked.
"No, Anna and Sebastian have calmed down, though…at least they don't scream at their assistants to find you anymore, they just ask for updates" He commented and chuckled.
"Good, and how are my friends?" She questioned as she put the fork into her Chinese food packet.
"They're just fine, they're doing good in their classes and…well, I don't know if I should say this, everything's fine" He commented and she got confused.
"Say what? Tell me" Jade demanded coldly and Alexander smiled.
"Well, I've been watching them closely and I've noticed that Beck has become a little too close to Tori Vega" He informed and Jade put the food on the table.
"Oh come on, you're lying" She affirmed.
"No, I'm not…they do everything together lately and the rest of your friends are not with them all the time" He commented and Jade thought about it. "They don't seem friends anymore"
"You want me to be mad at Beck, right?" She questioned and he chuckled.
"Why would I do that? It's not like you two are dating now, he is free and so are you…I guess he got lonely, it's been almost five months since you left" Alexander said and Jade rolled her eyes.
"Beck loves me, he wouldn't get over me this fast" She affirmed.
"Listen, I could get some photos if you want…it'll be easy, you'll have them in a couple of days" He said and she sighed.
"Fine, goodbye" Jade hung up and Alexander smiled satisfied. He indeed had been stalking the gang closely and waiting for the perfect chances to take convenient photographs of Beck and Tori so a few days later he emailed the best ones to Jade.
Jade got back from work and opened her laptop to see her new emails so she saw Alexander's and she stared at it nervously debating whether to see it or not, she was afraid that what he had said was true and that Beck was now with Tori. She finally opened the document and all the pictures displayed on the screen so she looked down as her heart broke.
"So it is true…" Jade said sadly as she stared at the photographs. There were some of Beck and Tori having lunch alone in the cafeteria, Tori was leaning her face on her hand and smiling at him as he touched her hair; in other they were standing in the hall right outside Tori's room door and he was in front of her smiling as she looked down smiling as well; in the next one Beck was on the floor smiling and she was on her knees leaning towards him as her hand rested on his chest; in other the whole gang was at the cafeteria but Tori and Beck were together and she was smiling as he seemed to be whispering something in her ear while the others ate; there were some other pictures of different situations where it seemed they were a couple and then the last one confirmed it, it was just them in the cafeteria again wearing different clothes, she was sat and it seemed he was just arriving, the photo had been taken from behind Tori and Beck was leaning towards her face to what seemed a kiss so Jade looked at the screen as a tear streamed down her face and she closed the laptop.
"Damn it!" She said upset, she knew that at the end of the day he wasn't cheating because she'd ended their relationship but it still hurt her to know he'd gotten over her so fast. A few minutes later her phone rang and she picked up. "What do you want?" She asked coldly.
"I suppose you've seen the photos, I'm sorry" Alexander said and she sighed. "There are more of them kissing but I figured you wouldn't like to see the details"
"It's fine, this is enough" She said emotionlessly and he smiled because he knew he'd made her believe it. "Listen, I'm going to bed….bye" She hung up and he sighed.
"Rest well, Jade, I'll see you soon" He said and smiled at the phone before going back into the CEOs office. Jade couldn't really manage to sleep after seeing those pictures, she felt so angry and so sad that she only wanted to explode, she needed to confront Beck about it so she got out of bed and grabbed another phone to call him.
Beck was in his room just playing with a ball by throwing it at the ceiling as he rested on his bed but then his phone rang so he put the ball away and picked up. "Hello" He said and Jade froze for a few seconds. "Hello?" He repeated and she finally reunited the courage to speak.
"Hey" Jade said and he immediately smiled.
"Oh my god, Jade! It's been so long, I'm so glad you called" He said happily. "Are you okay?"
"Yes" she responded coldly.
"What's wrong?" Beck questioned.
"Nothing, how's everything?" She asked.
"Well, things are going back to normality…they haven't come to question us in like a month" He informed. "And you? How's everything where you are?"
"Oh everything is wonderful" Jade responded coldly again so he got confused, he could sense she was upset. "Anyway, how've you been? How's Tori?" She questioned.
"She's fine…we all are but we miss you" He said and Jade rolled her eyes.
"Sure you do" Jade said ironically.
"Jade I know you, what's the problem?" Beck questioned.
"There's no problem, especially for you…I mean, it's pretty clear that you're being kept in company" Jade said and he got even more confused.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand" He responded sincerely.
"Oh you don't, really? Well, let me be more specific" Jade said coldly. "I know you and Tori are together now and it's fine, I get it, I ruined our relationship but I just…I always thought it'd take you more time to forget about me" She commented sincerely and his mouth dropped.
"What are you talking about? Tori and I aren't dating, who told you that?" Beck asked. "Jade, I still love you…I couldn't ever forget you, I am dying to see you again, Tori is just my friend just like Cat is" he affirmed. "Who told you that? It's a lie!"
"Oh stop it, I saw you" Jade responded coldly.
"What? You're here?" He questioned.
"No, I'm in god damn Australia" She informed and his eyes wide opened, he never thought she'd gone so far away. "But I know someone who's there and that person sent me some pretty interesting pictures"
"Whatever it is in those pictures can't be bad because Tori and I haven't done anything, call her if you want" Beck said.
"Believe me, they speak more than a thousand words…and I'm not surprised you ended up with her, I've always known you like her but you were too quick to make that move" Jade commented and he closed his eyes in frustration.
"Jade, it's not true, I don't like Tori that way and the person who sent you those pictures is trying to make you break up with me" Beck affirmed and she laughed.
"We've broken up already and he knows that, he doesn't have reasons to make up a lie like this…" Jade commented.
"So it's a he, a man, who is it?" Beck asked.
"None of your business, he is a friend who keeps me updated" She responded.
"Sounds to me that he and you have been in contact and if you feel safe enough to do that it must be because he assured you that you won't be traced" Beck said and started thinking but after a few seconds he knew who it was. "It's him, that son of a bitch who volunteered for you at the test, isn't it?'" He questioned and Jade remained quiet so he nodded. "I'll kill him"
"You won't do anything, he is just trying to help me…he's been doing it for months" Jade informed.
"Yes, because he wants you to fall for him…that's why he's lying and I can't believe you're buying it" Beck commented and Jade thought about it.
"Whatever Beck, what I saw is enough for me…and anyway, I just called to congratulate you, to say that you won't ever have to see me again and there won't be any more calls, I hope you and Tori are happy together" Jade said coldly and hung up.
"Fuck!" Beck immediately stormed out of his room madly and went straight to the CEOs floor. "I want to talk to Mr. Alexander" He said to the secretary.
"He's busy right now" The lady said.
"It's important, I have news on Jade West" Beck said and her eyes wide opened so she nodded and called Alexander.
"Mr. Woods will see you now" She said and he walked straight to his office.
"Hello Beck, my secretary told me you have news" Alexander said nicely as he extended his arm to shake Beck's hand but he punched him instead. "What the hell?" he said confused.
"You son of a bitch are trying to steal Jade from me" Beck said angrily. "What did you tell her? What did you send her?"
"Beck, I really have no idea what you're talking about" Alexander responded.
"Yes, you do...she just called me and she thinks that I'm dating Tori now, you told her that" Beck affirmed.
"You spoke to her? Where is she?" He asked surprised and Beck chuckled annoyed.
"You know where she is, you've been helping her all this time…I wonder what your friends would say if they knew" Beck commented.
"If they knew what? I'm not doing anything, I haven't seen Jade in months…not since she was in a cell" Alexander said and Beck smiled ironically.
"You know that's a lie, you went to Sydney to meet your friends a few months ago and you found her singing at a restaurant, you got her new name and researched her, you discovered Chloe Anderson had bought an apartment so you went there, you convinced her you were on her side and you've kept contact with her ever since" Beck said upset and Alexander sighed. "What? What are you gonna say about that?"
"I'm gonna say that you just told me where Jade is in a room full of security cameras and microphones, Beck" Alexander informed and Beck's eyes wide opened. "I have no idea what you're talking about but now we know where she is so thanks for your help, I'm sure she'll appreciate knowing you told us everything" he said and Beck looked down feeling like the biggest idiot on the planet.
"So…Sydney, Chloe Anderson, restaurant singer…she'll be here by the weekend" Anna said pleased as she walked into the office and Beck closed his eyes in frustration. "Thanks, dear, you did what's right" she said to him and he closed his eyes in frustration.
"You son of a bitch, you knew this would happen" Beck said angrily.
"I really don't know what you're talking about but I'm glad we will bring Jade back and don't worry about her, I'll take care of her personally if it's necessary" Alexander said and smiled so Beck stepped towards him angrily but the guards pulled him back. "Thanks for your help, Beck, you may leave now"
Aaaand yes, now they know!
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