Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance, as if some big shot had arrived. Jade instinctively turned toward the entrance. At the edge of the crowd, a man was being escorted inside. Caelan was wearing a sharp suit, looking cold and aristocratic and exuding his unique brand of charm with every move. Such a man was admired by almost every woman. When he arrived, the crowd automatically made way for him, looking at him in awe.Jade's heart pounded nervously, and her eyes were fixed straight ahead. Caelan's gaze swept over the crowd and landed on her, making her heart beat faster."Caelan's really here. Jade, you didn't expect this, did you? He actually came to celebrate my birthday. You, his own fiancee, mean nothing to him." Giselle smirked at Jade triumphantly.Jade froze on the spot, her fingers subconsciously curling into fists. She stared at Caelan, feeling an inexplicable sense of grievance as she watched him come near.When Caelan stood before them, Giselle immediately
The chill emanating from him froze the air around Caelan. Jade could clearly sense his incoming surge of anger. She knew it was a sign that he was about to lash out, as no man could tolerate this kind of humiliation."The photo isn't real," Jade said calmly, facing all the skeptical gazes.Giselle sneered. "Not real? So, it's been photoshopped then?""It's not been photoshopped either." Jade continued. "But there were clearly three people, yet only the man and I were captured in the photo. It was obviously a setup.""A setup? Are you saying I framed you?" Giselle exclaimed. "Would a decent woman go to a hotel with a man? Jade, stop lying. Since you think a photo doesn't prove anything, I'll have to present more compelling evidence."To crush Jade completely, Giselle instructed a servant, "Bring him."The others nervously watched the door, wondering who Giselle was referring to. Soon, a young man was brought over. Seeing the crowd, the man looked terrified, not daring to lift his
Jade watched coldly as Giselle was drowned in the crowd's comments, which contained no sympathy for her whatsoever. She had prepared thoroughly when she had decided to attend this banquet.Because of her memories of her past life, she knew about every trap Giselle had set, which had allowed her to anticipate and counter her every move.Giselle had bribed Aaron to smear Jade's name, so Jade had Owen scare Aaron a bit. It hadn't taken much, just revealing her identity to him had been enough. As expected, Aaron had been so terrified that he had turned on Giselle at the banquet, leaving her utterly humiliated.As Caelan watched the spectacle, his curiosity about Jade grew even stronger. She had remained calm, letting Giselle attack her, yet just when everyone had thought she had been about to hit rock bottom, she had executed a brilliant counterattack. Jade was very clever."Let's go," Caelan told Jade, his tone slightly softer than before.Jade knew he had changed opinion about her.
Giselle had never imagined that what was supposed to be a nice birthday party would turn into a laughing stock. Infuriated, she swept all the dishes off the table, dropping them on the floor and even smashing the expensive layered cake."Get out, all of you!" she yelled.At her outburst, everyone left, shaking their heads in pity. Giselle sat amidst the wreckage, hugging her knees and wailing. She couldn't understand why Caelan would reject someone as good as her and choose Jade, who was utterly useless. And to go as far as to embarrass her in front of everyone? Did he know how humiliated she felt?She alternated between crying and throwing things around, so the servants didn't dare to approach. It was only after she was done venting that they came over to clean the place up.…Meanwhile, Jade sat in the car, looking at Caelan with mixed emotions. After a while, she murmured, "Thank you for standing up for me."Caelan turned to look at her, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. "You
Kerry Pharmaceuticals, which was owned by the Zeals, had a significant reputation both domestically and internationally. Kerrigan, who was solely driven by profit, sold medications at exorbitant prices, even raising them over tenfold during times of epidemic outbreaks.Jade's impression of him was deeply ingrained. What was more, her ex-boyfriend in her previous life, Lloyd, happened to be Kerrigan's son."Oh, Mr. Kennedy, I've come to apologize." Emmett entered with a tearful demeanor, almost kneeling before Kennedy.Giselle followed him, looking sullen. Catching Jade's gaze, she glared at her resentfully. Emmett bowed repeatedly before Kennedy, who ignored him coldly. Unfazed, Emmett shamelessly continued. "Giselle caused a big mess today. I'm too ashamed to look at you, Mr. Kennedy. I plead with you and Mrs. Fitzgerald to forgive her youthful ignorance and give her a chance to change.""Youthful ignorance?" Kennedy retorted angrily. "She's four years older than Jade. Is that s
Giselle couldn't believe how quickly her father had caved in, especially considering what he told Jade right after she had been slapped across the face. She became frantic. "Dad, how could you...""Shut up!" Emmett bellowed. "If I hadn’t spoiled you since you were little, you wouldn’t have shamed our family so much. Slandering and framing others… Is that what an heiress should be doing? If Ms. Severin's slap hadn’t woken me up, I would have continued indulging you and letting you take the wrong path."Giselle dared not utter a word as Emmett scolded her. She had never seen her father so enraged before.Emmett recomposed himself and said after a glance at Kennedy, "As a token of my sincerity, I'm willing to offer one percent of the Withrows’ shares to Ms. Severin. Consider it my apology.""Dad!" Giselle shrieked in disbelief. "One percent of the shares? That’s worth millions. Are you giving them away to someone else just for this?"Not only was Giselle unable to fathom this, but ev
After Emmett and Giselle left, Jade turned to tell Kennedy, "Grandpa, I want to liquidate these shares. Can you help me?""Liquidate them? What do you want to do?" Kennedy asked, looking puzzled."I want to start a pharmaceutical company." Jade briefly explained her idea to Kennedy but didn't mention her specific purpose.Even so, her idea still surprised Kennedy and Caelan. Jade was just a university student, yet she had the resolution to start a company—a pharmaceutical one at that. They couldn't decide if she was too ambitious or just naive. Even though she knew a little about treating patients, pharmacology was completely different. Did she know much about it?"Jade, not to dampen your spirit, but starting a pharmaceutical company isn't easy. If you really want to start a business, consider jewelry or clothing. Those are easier to handle. Don't worry about funding as long as I’m around," Kennedy advised her sincerely, considering Jade's best interests.A young girl like her de
"Alright, I'll head over right away," Jade replied joyfully.After leaving the hospital, Jade decided to take a taxi to Colin's place. As she arrived at the hospital entrance, however, she noticed a lot of medical equipment being unloaded into the building. Since the delivery personnel was different this time, she asked, "Which company are you from?"Thinking she was a hospital authority figure, they responded, "We're from Vastcloud.""Vastcloud?" Jade paused to think for a moment, then widened her eyes.In her previous life, there had been a major medical incident at the hospital due to substandard equipment that had resulted in two deaths and one injury. It had been extensively covered by the media, and Jade remembered seeing Vastcloud's name in the newspapers.With this in mind, she quickly stopped in her tracks and commanded, "Stop right there, all of you."Confused, the workers halted. One of them, who looked like the head, approached Jade to ask, "Who are you, and why are y