Chapter 117

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.