Chapter Four

Jade dropped her phones and purse on her mother's table and sits down on a black leather chair opposite her mother's table. "Hope you are not surprised by the way I called you?" Barrister Gold asked.

"No I'm not, just curious because you always tell me all I need to know at home before leaving."

"You are right about that. I've been thinking of which case you'd handle since you have already passed your law exams." Said Barr. Gold and Jade nods her head.

"So, I got this case it's complicated and I think it is a good test for both you and Sandra." said Barr Gold as she dropped a file on the table.

"Sandra has already had her first case in court that she did impressively well and we both know I don't like her at all, so, why pair me with her?"

"All I want is a good competition for you. Moreover, I you need to do is to find evidences and I'll compare it with Sandra's and anyone of you who have a strong case would take this up and be the legal representative of Mr Alli."

Jade said nothing more but silently took the file and read it briefly. She dropped the file back on the table after reading and understanding all the facts about the case.

"This is really a tricky case, Ahmed Alli is been accused of rape and all evidences are pointing that he did it, barrister, are you sure we are on the right stand point of this case? Jade asked her mother as she used her mother's title knowing fully well that she is no longer sharing a mother daughter relationship with her mother here in the firm.

"It seems tricky and challenging which was one of the reasons I picked you for this case and I've already spoken to Mr Alli to understand his mental behaviour and character which I must say he surprised me with his calm and noble character and proving his innocence will go a long way but it us worth it." said Barr Gold seriously.

"Here, in the file it is stated that the lady is asking for a hundred million as compensation before she'd drop the case and our client could easily pay the money but then his reputation and family name will be tainted." Jade said with her right hand rubbing her chin thoughtfully and Barr Gold studies her with a critical eye.

"According to Mrs Alli, her son has always been upright and of good character, he had never brought a lady home and never had issues with any of his female employees. Funny how she thinks her son is gay," Jade who was listening and drinking water choked and started coughing.

"How could a mother think of her son as gay?" Jade asked flabbergasted. "Well, I don't care if Mr Alli is gay, guilty of rape or not I just want positive result and make me proud for your first case in court." Said Barr Gold and Jade nods her head. Being paired with Sandra for this case is a drive for her, she never liked Sandra and coupled to the fact that they both came top in their bar exams and now Sandra had had her first case in court and won is enough pressure for her.

"Winning the case shouldn't be a problem, I'll start working on that and I'd love to see Mr Alli and talked to him one on one and ascertain this character of his you talked about."

"That's great to hear and please work with the speed of light, I really want this to be your first case because its major and the media will be covering everything about it."

"Oh! And less I forget we have been invited to the welcome party of one Mr Best's son, he is a business man that deals with automobile, do you know him?." Barr Gold asks, "Mr Best? No, I don't think I've heard of him."

"I did a research on him, he is a shrewd business man, deals with automobile, he has an automobile company and according to Forbes, he is one of the top ten richest men in Africa." "Wow! That's a lot of money over there, so, he is having a party? when is it?" Jade asked with rapt attention she really love social events like this and knowing that Zara's family will also be invited.

"It's this weekend." Barrister Rasheed replied.

"Okay, I'll take my leave now, so I'd be prepare for the party and also study the case more." Jade stood up to leave forgetting to pick the file.

"You are forgetting something young lady,"

"What?"

"The file," Barrister Rasheed said.

"Oh, I almost forgot, thank you ma." Jade said and picked up the file before she left.

Outside, Barrister Rasheed's employees greeted Jade as she walked from her mother's office, to the elevator. In the elevator she met Sandra her mother's assistant who has also been assigned to the same case as her.

"Barrister Fey has briefed you on Mrs Alli's son's case, right? I'd love if the case was given to me," Sandra said as she sighted the file in Jade's bag. Jade never loved Sandra for ones she thinks the lady was to pompous having worked for her mother for a very long time before sitting for her bar exam and being proclaimed the top scorer as well as her in the exam, and with the fact that she had won her first case and assisted in the winning of a lot of other cases. She always suppresses the other newbie in the industry under her and made them look inferior but Jade was not like the others under her, she is the daughter of a fierce lawyer whose name only, will win a case before the hearings and she can't be suppressed in her own mother's domain.

Jade turned to face her, "I know very well your skills in court are excellent and I know you have won your first case and assisted in winning numerous cases brought to you, well you might not know but I know about Mr Samson's criminal case and how you got your hands dirty just to win that case, do you want me to go in details?" Jade asked sarcastically and smiled.

She hates bullies but Sandra was a very big bully. "What do you even know? Most people acknowledge me for winning that very case because it was a tough one." Jade smiled again.

"It was really tough I say and tell me, when you knew you were going to lose, what did you do? You bribed the witnesses to keep mute and those who refused, you murdered them." Jade stopped as she notices Sandra's face had changed.

"I know a great deal about that case but you know what? Secrets are safe with me and always keep this at the back of your mind that, bullies can bully those under them but not those above them." Jade said as the elevator door opens and she walked out.

"And oh! Don't play dirty in this case, let the best bitch be the defendant's representative in court," Jade said, smiling triumphantly.