Mission XX: Seducing The Great Seducer

Fifteen minutes after Jackson left, the others returned and Jeff got to work on Jackson's task. With the help of Steve and Evelyn, he was able to successfully carried out his task.

"Why did you ask the guys not to let others eat with me? What do you intend to gain from this?" questioned Jasmine the moment Jackson entered the room.

"Because I wanted to have dinner with you alone...,"

"And what gives you the notion that I want to have dinner with you?" Jasmine asked as she tilted her head sideways to avoid staring at him.

Jackson approaches her bed with his hands at his back.

"Jasmine, did I do something wrong that made you upset with me?" Jackson asked as he stood in front of her.

"Didn't you ignore me, I thought you were gonna keep on doing that for the rest of the trip so why did you want to have dinner with me alone?" Jasmine asked as she turned and stare into his eyes.

"Because I thought you felt awkward around me after my confession that is why I decided to give you some space. I am sorry if that upset you," Jackson said still staring at her.

"Do you think I will just stop being angry because you apologised...,"

"That is why I got you these. I was supposed to give it to you when I confessed my feelings tonight but the incident earlier ruin my surprise," Jackson said as he brought his hands forward. Jasmine could not resist smiling when she saw the cake and flowers in his hands. She shifted her gaze from the things in his hands to his face.

"Apart from Cat, you are the second person who knows how to appease me, I must give you credit for that. You know that the fastest way to appease me is to give me my favourite vanilla cake," Jasmine said smiling at him.

"Of course, I know you better than you think," Jackson said beaming at her. He felt so relieved that she was no longer upset with him.

"Don't be so proud early just because I complimented you, there is a lot to know about me," Jasmine said playfully.

"Ok, I will try harder to know more about you but before that let's go eat. You didn't eat breakfast or lunch so I am sure you must be starving," Jackson said as he went to the centre table and drop the cake there.

"You were not around when I woke up so how did you know that?" Jasmine asked curiously, dropping the bouquet of roses on the bed. Jackson did not answer her but instead went to assist her from the bed.

The two of them ate and chatted happily but neither of them was brave enough to mention the confession Jackson made earlier.

When the others came back they were surprised to see Jackson feeding Jasmine the cake. Although they were surprised to see this none of them made comments about it. They pretended as though they didn't witness anything. Jane wanted to comment on the flowers but with Evelyn's quick diversion from the topic, her plan failed.

After they were all relaxed everyone gathered around Jasmine's bed.

"So, Jasmine what really happened earlier? How did you get to drink the drink that contained strawberries? I am asking because I know how careful you always are," Elizabeth asked as they all anxiously waited for Jasmine's reply.

"I was sitting at the beach close to the open bar when a waiter approached me with a glass of cocktail. He said it was from Ice Prince and since I saw Ice Prince at the bar before the waiter approached me, I did not think twice about drinking the cocktail," Jasmine narrated what happened in a calm tone. Everyone turned and gave Jackson questioning stares.

"I was at the bar just like you said but I never asked any waiter to give you any drink. I know very well that you are allergic to strawberries so I would never ask anyone to give you any food or drink containing strawberries," Jackson said seriously.

"You know that Jasmine is allergic to strawberries? I never told and I am sure she didn't so how did you know about that?" Catherine questioned in a suspicious tone. Even others too became curious to know how he knew about Jasmine's allergy.

"Is that important?" Jackson questioned sternly not wanting to satisfy their curiosity. He did not how to relay to them that even before he snatched the contract from Jasmine, he has been stalking her for over five months. It is because of his stalking that he got to know about her allergy, likes and dislikes.

"The most important issue is to catch that gutsy waiter who dared to use my identity to give you that cocktail. I promise to make him go through hell in my hands when I catch him," Jackson said with a clenched fist.

"Actually, Steve and I investigated the matter but unfortunately we found out that the waiter went on a leave right after the incident occurred...,"

"After making Jasmine go through so much pains he thinks that he can escape? He is wrong if he thought that he could mess around with Jasmine. I am going to make sure I find him within twenty-four hours no matter where he is," Jackson said fiercely as he stood up from the chair. Jasmine stretched and held his hand before he could walk away.

"This is the Maldives and not Central City so how are you gonna search for him? Where are you gonna start from?" Jasmine asked while staring at his face?

"If you are angry because I looked ugly earlier when I fainted then that can't be helped. No one can look pretty all the time...,"

"Stop joking because it isn't funny?" Jackson scolded. The way they were acting was as if they had forgotten that other people were standing there staring at them.

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