Of course, you are forcing me. You know that there is no way I would reject your conditions since I desperately need the contract that is why you came up with such a ridiculous condition just to torture me. I wonder if you are doing this to avenge yourself for all the numerous times you had to take a cold bath because of me.

Jasmine thought with gritted teeth.

"Although I was pretty good at cooking in the past I stopped entering the kitchen after my grandma died since she was the reason I always enter the kitchen. From the terrible dish, I prepared for you that night I am sure you know how terrible I am at cooking...,"

"Your dishes were not terrible they were just slightly bland," Jackson replied as he stares at her unhappy expression.

"What is the difference between bland and being terrible? They are the same thing so why do you want to torture yourself by eating my terrible dishes? I mean you have top-notch chefs in your mansion right so why are you doing this to me?" Jasmine complained bitterly once again.

"I will keep my contract to myself then...,"

"Why are you going back on your words?" Jasmine said as she prevented him from standing up from the couch.

"I didn't but you said you can't meet my condition so I can't force you against your will...,"

"And who said that I won't cook for you? It's just once per week so I am sure I can spare my time for you," Jasmine reluctantly agreed.

"I never said you were gonna cook for me once a week," Jackson said to the shock of Jasmine.

"What! Then for how many days per week do you want me to cook for you? Don't forget I have an entire company to cater for," Jasmine said unhappily.

"Three days per a week...,"

"Hey, Ice Prince you are asking for way too much ok? You can't expect me to cook for you for three days for six months. I am not your wife that you can order around neither am I your maid that you can ask to do anything for you and she will oblige just because her means of livelihood depends on you but I am Jasmine Avans, the daughter of the wealthiest man in the country. You can't ask so much of me when we aren't related in any way," Jasmine spoke her mind fearless.

"If cooking for me thrice a week is way too much of an exchange for a contract worth billions of dollars then I don't have anything more to say. The contract is worthless to me anyway so I will just shred them into tiny irrecoverable pieces and dump them in the bin," Jackson said fiercely as he pretended to be angry.

Jasmine stares at him stood up from the couch with a clenched fist. She closes her eyes to calm herself down.

"I will do it. I will take it as training so if I perhaps decide to get married one day which is not even possible, I won't have to let the maids always prepare my husband's meal," Jasmine reluctantly gave in to his demands.

"I am sure you will get married one day so you will need...,"

"How could I get married when all men are jerks and unfaithful?" Jasmine asked fiercely.

Jackson wanted to argue with her that not all men were unfaithful but with the foul mood she was in, he was certain she will flare-up. He would rather let her say whatever she wanted than ruin his plans to use these new conditions to get closer to her.

"I have already agreed to your conditions so where is my damn contract?" Jasmine asked as she stretches forth her hand as a signal for him to go get her contract.

"Don't be in a hurry Jasmine, I told you that I had conditions earlier but I never said it was one condition...,"

"Hey Ice Prince, do you wanna see me get a heart attack in your mansion? If no just hand over my contract to me or I might just go insane or collapse if I hear your second condition," Jasmine said in a pleading tone.

"You are a lady with a steel heart and not a small-minded heart so how could you just easily get a heart attack?" Jackson asked smiling at her.

"Jackson, you seem to be having a lot of fun seeing me look so agitated and miserable? Are you perhaps doing this to get back to me from everything I did to you? If yes we can settle this in some other ways but not by putting the fate of my company in danger," Jasmine decided to use the softer approach. How Jackson wish he had another choice, he wouldn't have asked for this trivia thing if she did not leave him with no other option.

"Jasmine I wish I could do that....,"

"What is your second condition?" Jasmine interrupted him sharply.

Why does he have so much to say when he won't listen to my demands?

Jasmine thought as she glared daggers at Jackson.

"There is a lady I like so much...,"

"No, it is not like but love. I love her so much that I can't seem to control myself whenever I am around her. She is the first lady which has ever made me feel this way...,"

"Why are you telling me your tale of love? Hearing you talk about some other woman when you have always rejected me makes me furious so I don't want to listen to it. I am sure she isn't prettier than me or even half sexy than me so I wonder why you would love her to a point that you want my help," Jasmine spoke her true feelings. There was no iota of lies in whatever she said.

"She is very beautiful. Her beauty is blinding, each time I set my eyes on her, I always want to stare at her beautiful face but for fear that I might make my feelings obvious, I always act aloft and even sometimes ignore her but despite all this I sincerely love her and I want to make her my woman," Jackson said his eyes glued on her face.

Why did she choose that particular moment to look away, if she had just turned his way she would have known that he was referring to no one other than her.

"Can you stop praising that white lotus? Hearing you praise her really irks me. If you want me to convince her to accept your love I am good at that. I am good at making up lies so just give me fifteen minutes and I will make that lady come to you but just a warning from me. If you end up marrying a woman who is the white lotus type, you will regret it all your life. She might act like she is an angel right now but you will see the devil she is when you marry her. You will be lucky if you don't get killed by her after being cruelly betrayed," Jasmine said in a serious tone.

"I am not saying this to scare you but this is really who those types of ladies are. All their lives are pretence, so it will be your biggest regret if you are not able to discern. I am not saying I won't help you convince her, I will do it but I was just bracing you up for what is ahead," Jasmine added.

"She is a real devil just like you said but I love her despite her flaws. I wasn't looking for a perfect lady after all so you don't have to say more," Jackson said firmly.

"It's your choice so suit yourself. I am curious to see who is this lady you are crazy about that the mere thought of her will make you act so gentle," Jasmine said before she turned and stare at him.

"If you are determined that she is the one you want then give me her picture and the names of places she frequents and I will get the job done immediately...,"

"I never said I wanted you to help me convince her to accept me," Jackson cut her short when he realised that she had misunderstood his intentions.

"Then what exactly do you want?" Jasmine asked curiously.

"I want you to teach me how to woo, date and please a lady? I want to be able to showcase my love for her without sounding awkward, stiff or prideful," Jackson said as he stares at her to see what her reaction will be.

"Ice Prince, are you trying to rub my failure at my face right now? I know I made a fool out of myself for constantly trying to seduce you but this is not right. It is cruel of you to do this to me," Jasmine said.

"You were trying to seduce me?" Jackson asked faking a surprised expression. His acting was believable, it made Jasmine believe that he wasn't aware of her intention to seduce him.

(We are in 285 cheers now)