Badass in Disguise (Shadow) novel Chapter 254

Badass In Disguise.

Chapter 254

Author’s POV:

Jade stared at the plainclothes officer standing in the doorway of Philip’s office and couldn’t help the smirk that formed on her lips.

“Just you?” she asked, raising an eyebrow at Sergeant Ford.

e met her gaze with a slight nod. “Just me.”

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Philip looked between them, his brow furrowing in confusion. “You two know each other?”

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Sergeant Ford stepped fully into the office, extending his hand to Philip. “President Thornton, good to see you again.”

hilip turned to Jade with a mixture of surprise and amusement. “Is there any connection in America you don’t have, Miss Morgan? I actually called the police commissioner this morning to make sure you were treated fairly, Seems I wasted my time worrying.”

Jade shrugged, her face neutral.

it Ford cleared his throat. “Well, shall we head down to the station now?”

Sergeant

“Not yet,” she replied, motioning for Silas to come closer. He approached, still clutching his laptop. “Let me see what we’re dealing with

first.”

Silas placed his computer on Philip’s desk, and fade quickly began typing. Her fingers flew across the keyboard as she attempted to hack into Mike’s Auto Service’s security system. After a few minutes of intense focus, she frowned.

“The footage from that day is missing from their server,” she said, her voice tight with irritation, “Someone’s deleted it. But…” She kept typing, navigating through layers of security, “Let’s see what the media outlets have.”

She managed to breach the security of several news websites that had posted the viral video.

“These videos have all been edited,” she said.

Sergeant Ford scratched his chin. “Well, this complicates things. We’ll need to find

find the original footage.”

Jade closed the laptop and stood up. “I think we should pay Mike’s Auto Service a visit.

“I’m coming too,” Silas said firmly. “I was there. I’m a witness.”

Jade followed Sergeant Ford out of the office, with Silas close behind. As they walked through the campus, students stopped and stared, phones out, undoubtedly spreading the news that she was leaving with the police.

“Isn’t that the car–crash girl?“.

“She’s getting arrested!”

Jade kept her eyes forward as they reached Sergeant Ford’s unmarked car.

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Once they were all inside, Sergeant Food turned to her, “So, Jade, want to tell me what actually happened?”

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n me over with his car.

Sitas jumped in before she could answer. This guy at the garage refused to pay for his repairs and threatened to run me Miss Morgan stopped him by… well, by using her car,”

Sergeant Ford raised an eyebrow at Jade. “By ramming your million–dollar hypercar into his Chevrolet?”

She shrugged. It worked, didn’t it?

Sergeant Ford sighed and started the engine.

While they drove, Jade’s phone buzzed constantly. She finally checked it to find that the online storm had intensified. Some internet detective had dug up information about her Princeton acceptance and posted it online,

“Princeton’s standards have really fallen. Accepting violent criminals now?”

“Where does a teenager get a $6 million car anyway? Drug money?”

Jade scrolled through the comments with mild amusement.

Jade put her phone away as they pulled into Mike’s Auto Service.

Half a world away, Chase Astor sat in his penthouse suite, watching the viral video for the tenth time. Each time he saw the Koenigsegg One:1 slam into the Chevrolet, he winced as if feeling physical pain.

it was my dream car. Not even mine, and I’m heartbroken.”

“Jesus Christ, Jade,” he muttered, watching the car’s hood crumple. That was

He picked up his phone and dialed his media contact.

“I need every version of this video taken down immediately,” he demanded.

“Mr. Astor, we’ve tried, but it’s gone viral. It’s on every platform now. Even if we remove it from the major sites, there are thousands of copies floating around.”

d him?”

Chase ran a hand through his hair in frustration. “Where the hell is Ethan Haxton when you need

He tried calling Jade again, but the call went straight to voicemail.

In the meanwhile, Chris Jensen glanced at his phone, reading the screenshots Eleanor Astor had sent him of the viral video and public outrage

He chuckled softly and texted back: Thanks for letting me know. Jade can handle it

Setting his phone down, he rolled his stiff neck, grimacing at the pain. His designer suit was wrinkled, and a small bloodstain marked the cuff of his sleeve. After three days of running from assassins in Barcelona, he was exhausted and irritable.

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“These fucking people, he muttered,

At Mike’s Auto Service, Grant Ford flashed his badge at the front desk clerk.

I need to see your security footage from last Sunday,” he said authoritatively.

The clerk, a young man with grease–stained hands, looked nervous. I’ll get Mike for you.”

A few minutes later, a burly.

rly man

in overalls approached them, wiping his hands on a rag. Tm Mike. What can I do for you, officer?”

“We need to see your security footage from last Sunday,” Grant repeated.

Mike shook his head. “What happened?”

Grant looked surprised. “You have no idea? No one from the media contacted you for the video that’s all over the internet?”

“No sir,” Mike said firmly. “First I’m hearing about it.”

Grant’s expression darkened. “Let’s take a look at your security system.”

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