Chapter 256 - Lose Her Job?

Jade was a little tensed when she stepped into the conference room. The faces of the people trooping into the room after her, made her nerves knot. She could feel her heart racing behind her chest. She struggled to calm herself down but no matter what did she couldn't. Her eyes scanned through the faces of the people sitting there. Most of them were the same people who had determined the fate of her career a week ago.

She caught sight of Mr. Simon flashing her an encouraging smile, and it eased her a bit but not enough to completely calm her raging nerves. Her eyes darted to Mrs. Tracy who was sitting beside the president, but the woman had her usual stoic look on her face.

She moved to the front of the huge round table where a projector was projected to a white canvas on the wall. One of the tech guys helped set it up and passed her the remote control.

"You can start Ms. Peterson," The president said, while Jade nodded.

"Good morning gentlemen and lady" Jade greeted before going to the presentation proper. Her heart thumped hard against her chest at the initial moments but soon she felt a bit more relaxed and she began to flow freely a few minutes into the presentation. The approving and understanding nod she received from the members of the board fueled her with more confidence.

"Xenox has been known for making mind-blowing games which have not just dominated the western market but also the eastern market, and that has fueled us into making something better. Level up isn't just another game for us it's a masterpiece. The world, storyline, and graphics of the game are above our usual game. Allow me to show a demo of the game" Jade said as she pressed on the projector controller to change the PowerPoint.

All eyes expectantly moved from the presenter to the screen. Their eyes were glued and eager to see the game that she had beautifully described, not because they hadn't seen the demo before –at least a few members of the board had been privileged to see it while some had not – but because Jade had piqued their interest about the game with her beautiful presentation.

While they eagerly waited for the game to pop up on the screen, something else did.

Sounds of lustfully moaning men and women engaging in sexual pleasures echoed through the room. On the screen was an XX video on display.

Several gasps echoed through the room, as they all looked away. Jade who was shocked by their sudden reaction turned towards the screen. Her eyes flew wide open almost popping out of their sockets when she saw what was on the screen.

"What is the meaning of this? Turn that off" Came the angry voice of the president whose face had turned dark and gloomy.

Jade was thunderstruck as she turned to look at the furious man. She was shocked, confused, surprised... and whatever vocabulary was there to express how dumbfounded she was at the moment. Most of the people turned their faces away from the lewd stuff still being projected on the screen, but the lustful sound was still echoing across the room.

"Turn that damn thing off this instant" The man roared again, jolting Jade's brain which had zoned out in shock to rev back to life. Her hands quavering tried to shut it down, but she couldn't. She had no choice but to pull off the cable connecting the laptop to the projector. The room suddenly became quiet when she successfully disconnected the laptop. But only made the reality of what had just happened dawn on her.

Jade couldn't help it, her heart was beating over the roof, she didn't understand what just happened. She was panting at the moment.

'Wh...what was that?' She asked herself in a whisper. What just happened to her presentation? Was that her drive? Did someone tamper with her drive?.

A plethora of thoughts were going through her head at the moment, as she stood transfixed.

Someone should please explain to her what just happened. How had things turned out like this?

"What sort of nonsense was that?" Jade heard someone demand furiously. She didn't need to look up to know it was the big boss who was yelling at her.

She slowly lifted her head and her eyes met the angry, scrutinizing, disappointing and embarrassing look they were all shooting at her. She felt like a lightning bolt had struck her dead.

Her eyes slowly darted towards her Mr. Simon who was giving her a confused look and also to Mrs. Lin who's face was still as stoic as ever. These were the people that knew her best, what were they going to think of her?

Jade's eyes finally settled on the big boss who was shooting fiery darts at her. She felt her mind shatter as she looked at him.

She was going to lose her job, wasn't she?

Jade tried to open her mouth to say something, but she didn't know what to say. No words could form in her head. Her thoughts were incoherent, she was yet to wrap her head around what just happened. How did such a thing enter into her flash drive? Jade didn't how to explain this situation, because she also didn't know what happened.

"I...I don't know" Was all she could say. Jade could feel tears slowly pooling in her eyes, she clenched her hands just to hold them in. She couldn't cry, she dare not cry at the moment. She wasn't some sort of weak girl, but she loved her career. She loved her job and what happened is enough to take her job away.

The President's eyes flashed red when he heard her silly excuse.

"You don't know? You turn a meeting into a pornographic cinema and you dare say you don't know!" He roared angrily as she slammed his hand on the table, making Jade flinch.