Chapter 205 - Why Did You Lie?

"Jake" Jade called softly when she saw the anger in his eyes, but he simply ignored her.

"Phil do you have a death wish?" Jake snarled. Phil who was beginning to guess what was going on turned to Jade and asked, "Is he your boyfriend" he whispered, while Jade nodded.

Phil closed in eyes and muttered, "Shit" He knew was in a lot of trouble now. Just how did he end up messing with Jake's woman? What sort of problem has he gotten himself into?

"Hey bro!" Phil turned back to Jake with a fake cheery smile when all he could feel and hear at the moment was his racing heart. He stretched out his hand to shake Jake but the man glared at him dangerously. He knew how terrible Jake's temper was and he knew it wouldn't be in his favour of the man lost control of it.

When Jake scowled at him, the smile on his face quavered till it disappeared and a countenance of distress appeared on his face.

"Come on man, I didn't know she was your woman. You didn't put a sign on her to indicate she was your woman okay. Any guy could have made passes at her" Phil said in his defence.

"So I'm supposed to put a sign on her head that shows she's my woman?" Jake asked, while glaring at him.

"Dude come on. It was a honest mistake. Anybody could have made it. But how do you leave a woman like this unguarded?" He decided to change his tactics. Jake narrowed his eyes at him when Phil said that.

Was he now supposed to guard her because of people like him? Especially him?

"You brought her to a lair of hungry lions it's no one's fault" He hissed at Jake before turning to Jade. "Don't mind the formal clothes, all these men are lewd beings" He told her, before glancing back at Jake who still had that grave look on his face.

"Calm down man, stop staring at me like that. You should be lucky I was the one talking to her. Imagine if it was some other guy" He shook his head and hissed, "Then that would have been worse. So be calm and be grateful it's your homie"

"The fact that it was you talking to her is all the more reason I should be bothered" Jake eyed him before walking closer to Jade who has been listening to their little exchange with much interest.

Phil turned to them and looked at them with disbelieving eyes. "Wow I can't believe it. The big bad cat has been caught and tamed by a little kitten" He glanced at Jade and smiled, "Now I see why he's so hooked on you" Jade didn't understand and turned to look at Jake.

"Baby don't mind him, he's a crazy fellow" Jake told her.

"Well I guess I have to apologize for being a clingy douchebag. Anyway I'm Phil, one of boyfriend's friends and I'm actually his favourite. And I hope you don't get to the meet the rest" He told in a scary tone.

"Oh, you meet Mike, Rick and Daniel? I've already met them" Jade announced, making Phil's eyes bulge in surprise.

"They came here?" He asked in surprise.

"Huh-Uh" Jade nodded.

"Seems you're not well informed" Jake scoffed at him.

"Those bastards. They do mess with you did they?" Phil asked.

"Not really, we had a really good chat" Jade replied.

"Really?" Phil looked from Jade to Jake in shock. Phil couldn't believe those crazy fools would have a good conversation with Jade. He had watched them cuss and threaten to mess things up for Jake, so how did things change?

"Yep" Jade nodded.

"Wow, I can't believe it"

Jade turned to look at Jake with a smile on her face, her eyes fully lit up, "Jake when am I going to see him?" Jade asked. She has been feeling anxious about seeing the ProGuard genius. When was he going to introduce her to him? She had thought that he was going to return with him. She was getting really anxious at the moment.

"Soon" He replied, making Jade frown a little. She had a feeling Jake was stalling on purpose. Was it because of what he had said in the car? But she had promised to keep her gaze fixed on him only, and she wasn't really going to ogle at him or anyone else.

"Jake are you doing this on purpose? You don't want me to see him right? But you promised" She said with a sad and cute face. Cute faces always made things easy.

"Babe I'm not. You'll see him when the time is right okay" He said in a small tone. He had a plan to surprise her, and he didn't want to do it now.

Phil who was watching the exchange between the couple couldn't help but ask "See who?"

"No one of your concern" Jake said in a harsh tone.

Jade noticed the way Jake was glaring at Phil as if he was trying to scare him away before he said anything. Jade found his reaction very suspicious. Jake was trying to cheat out of the deal right? She had accompanied him to the party but he didn't want to keep to his side of the deal. Realizing that Phil might have a clue of who she was looking for she said, "The creator of ProGuard"

Phil was slightly confused why Jade would be looking for the very person who was standing so close to her. Phil observed the way Jake was blinking at him like he had some eye problem, and. that was when he dawned on him that Jake was hiding the fact that he was the one who innovated the ProGuard software.

Phil rupt out in laughter, which startled Jade and earned him some attention from close by guest.

"Jake you're a mad man" He said amid laughter.

"Phil get lost" Jake sneered, but Phil bellowed out another fit of laughter, as he ignored Jake's secret glares. Jade was totally confused about what was going on. She didn't understand what Phil found amusing that was making him laugh so seriously.

He looked at Jade as he tried to stiffle his laughter. "I'm sorry honey, I just don't understand why you'll be looking for the same man standing next to you" He said, landing his eyes on Jake who was about to pounce on him.

Jade looked at him with confused eyes. There was just Jake and him there, so what other man was he talking about?

Phil sighed when he noticed the confused look Jade was shooting at him. He looked at Jake with a malicious smile, this was his way of getting back at Jake for leaving them behind and getting himself a girlfriend and also for threatening him earlier.

"Boo baby, this guy here is the inventor of ProGuard" He announced with a mocking smile directed at Jake who looked like he was about to cry. Seeing his expression Phil couldn't help but burst out in laughter again. "This is going to be fun" He said as he continued to laugh helplessly.

"Phil I'll kill you after this" He groaned as he dangerously glared at him.

Phil scoffed, "That's only if you get out of this alive" He said before turning towards Jade, who was staring at Jake dumbfoundedly, like she was yet to believe what she had just heard and for him to laugh and say that it wasn't true.

"Please boo baby, don't go easy on him" He said before turning away to leave, but not before winking at Jake.

"So?" Jade asked in a low voice as she was still in shock.

"Babe I'm sorry. I.."

"So it's true" She said in a disappointed tone. She couldn't believe Jake has been playing her all along. Why did he do that?

Jake felt his heart pound haphazardly when he saw the look in Jade's eyes.

"Why? Why did you lie to me? Why didn't you tell me it was you all along. And you kept messing with me"

"Ba...be, I didn't lie"

"You didn't so what do you call what you did?" She asked raising a brow at him. Jake lowered his head when he thought about it. Okay fine, he was a dishonest but he didn't mean it the way she was seeing it.

"I'm sorry. I didn't do it intentionally"

"Then tell me why you did it. I really don't understand why you have been fooling me all this week's, when you know the person I just wanted to see was you?" She asked.

"I — just did that to spend time with you. I wanted more time with you but I didn't know how to tell you so I...."

"You opted for a lie. So what about when we started dating? Or when I asked you in the car? Jake you know how I hate lies, but you lied to me. You could have told me, and I'd still have come here with you. I don't want to be angry at you, but I can't help but react this way, even when I know you had only good intentions in heart"

"Then don't be. Because I just wanted to be with you at the time and then I only wanted to surprise you..."

"Well I'm really surprised. My boyfriend is after all a genius" She said in a sarcastic tone.

Jake was about to say something when he heard the someone speak from the mic, it was an indication that the party was about to start.

"Baby let's talk about this later, Please" He begged earnestly, but Jade eyed him.

"Fine" She replied in a curt tone, before Walking ahead leaving a perplexed Jake behind.