Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent) novel Chapter 585

Sitting in the back seat was her father, Brandon White.

Jade's brow furrowed, her guard instantly shooting up.

Brandon cast a cold, detached look at her. "Get in."

"We are right outside a police precinct. One scream and the cops will swarm this car. Are you sure you want to kidnap me here?" Jade scoffed, her tone dripping with disdain.

"I am your father! Why would I hurt you? Look at the state of you! Get in the car!" Brandon snapped, furious that Jade was no longer dancing to his tune. "I hear Clayton let you stay at his place, and Alicia is keeping you on at White Corporation. Well done. I didn't realize you were actually capable."

He swallowed his temper and tried a more persuasive tone. He had written Jade off as a useless, broken pawn. It was a complete shock that she had not only won Alicia's trust to return to the company but also managed to dig her claws into Clayton.

This meant that with a little retraining, Jade could become a highly valuable asset once again.

"Hah... You just didn't realize I still had leverage you could exploit, did you? If I had obediently gone with your men back then, where would I be now? Dead in a ditch somewhere? The way you dispose of your pawns is just trash collection. Father? You don't deserve the title."

Jade's heart was entirely dead to Brandon. No matter what lies he spun, she would never believe him again.

She was tired. So incredibly tired.

She had spent her entire life desperate for her father and grandfather's approval. And what had it gotten her? Abandonment, betrayal, and exploitation.

She didn't want to live like that anymore.

She didn't need a father to survive. She could make it on her own.

All she wanted was a quiet life.

It took several seconds for her to look up, her eyes wide in disbelief.

Clayton hadn't even broken a sweat. His security detail had already slammed Brandon's bodyguard against the hood of the BMW.

"Mr. White. Trying to abduct someone who is under my protection, right outside a police precinct, is a bit arrogant, don't you think?" Clayton's voice was a low, dangerous rumble.

Brandon was stunned into silence. He never anticipated Clayton would personally intervene to shield Jade.

Jade was equally paralyzed. Clayton had just told the world... she was under his protection.

But he despised her. Didn't he?