Chapter 105

This kind of noisy altercation was common in bars, so no one, including Jade, was inclined to intervene.

Just as Jade was about to leave, a familiar voice reached her ears. "Are you trying to lay a hand on me?"

There was a crisp sound as the girl in the middle smashed a bottle and brandished the broken glass at the thugs.

Jade's eyes widened in disbelief. She had never imagined that she would encounter Melanie Newell here. Melanie was her best friend, and they had attended the same high school.

Jade remembered the day they had met vividly. A thug had been bullying a classmate, and Jade and Melanie had rushed to her rescue. Though they had both gotten roughed up, the thug hadn't fared any better—he had ended up beaten, too scared to bother their female classmates again.

Since then, Jade and Melanie had been inseparable friends. Jade thought she would only see Melanie when school started, so she had never expected to meet her here.

In her previous life, Jade had been deceived by