Jade pondered for a moment and decided not to provoke Caelan today.However, she made his favorite lemonade and some cookies to show her sincerity. She wrote a brief note explaining what had happened and placed it on a tray.She went to Caelan's door with the tray and gently knocked.The lights were on inside, but there was no response. She cleared her throat and said, "I made something for you. It's outside the door. Remember to bring it in."There was still no response from inside.Jade knew that Caelan would never come out as long as she stood there. As such, she left the tray and returned to her own room.After taking a shower, she went to bed.…The following day, as Jade headed to work, she intentionally glanced at Caelan's door. To her disappointment, the things she had left there hadn't been touched.As Jade hesitated whether to knock on the door, Samuel called. "Ms. Severin, everything you asked me to prepare is ready.""So fast?" Jade was surprised. She had only giv
"You commissioned someone to hurt one of my arms, so I had them hurt two of yours. You commission someone to hurt one of my legs? I'll take your life," Jade told Giselle coldly, shoved past her, and strode away.Giselle stood in place, feeling a chill creeping up from her feet.The look in Jade's eyes just now was so fierce as if she wanted to tear her apart. Now she truly believed that Jade wasn't just bluffing. The event this morning was Jade's warning to her.Jade thought that the hospital couldn't keep Giselle any longer. She was like a time bomb, ready to explode at any moment. If she could use her position to buy substandard equipment this time, who knew what horrifying actions she might take next?Jade went directly to Roger and explained her intentions."What?! You want to fire Giselle?" Roger's heart nearly stopped in shock, and he looked conflicted as he stared at Jade. "Even though I have the authority to fire Giselle, how do I explain this to the Withrows?"Jade looke
Giselle growled and angrily threw a card in front of the security guard.The crowd of onlookers grew larger, all pointing and commenting about Giselle.Unable to bear the condemning looks, Giselle grabbed her bag and fled.Passing by Jade's office, Giselle glared at her resentfully and said, "Jade, we'll see."Her gaze was like that of a venomous snake, extremely frightening.Several nurses from the nurses' station turned pale with fear."Oh my god, I didn't expect Giselle to be so terrifying.""Yeah, who would've thought? I hope she doesn't do anything worse to Jade.""Jade, you should be careful."People kindly reminded Jade.Seeing everyone on high alert, Jade reassured them, "Don't worry. I'll be fine."She had Owen secretly protecting her, so Giselle wouldn't have a chance....School was about to start, and Jade was busy preparing her company as well.After inspecting Jade's laboratory, Colin finally agreed to her request and became the company's medical consultant.
"Put it off," Caelan said.Samuel was surprised. "What about the dinners?""Cancel them too."Caelan walked away briskly.Samuel was dumbfounded, staring at him as if he were a monster. "Cancel them?"Wasn't today's meeting very important? How could he easily cancel it?!…"To celebrate our company's official establishment, I'm treating everyone tonight. Order whatever you like. It's on me." Jade raised her glass with a cheer and clinked it with everyone else in the restaurant.After so many days of hard work, the company was finally established. It was of great significance, so Jade was happy.Colin and his students raised their glasses to toast, and they all downed their drinks. After a round, Jade felt a bit tipsy, and so did the others.Seeing everyone a bit tipsy, Colin called for a halt. "Alright, let's stop here today. We have important things to do tomorrow, so let's not drink too much and sabotage ourselves.""The professor is right. Let's call it a night." Jade's f
Jade didn't expect Giselle to suddenly involve her. Just as she was about to retaliate, she heard Cooper's voice, now cold. "Giselle, how can you say such things?"Giselle was furious. "Wow, Cooper, you've been doing things behind my back, and yet you still defend her. Today, it's either her or me." Why was everyone protecting Jade, even Cooper?"Giselle, you're overreacting. Jade and I aren't what you think," Cooper explained.Unfortunately, Giselle didn't listen to his explanation. She glanced at Jade standing nearby, and a malicious thought suddenly crossed her mind. "You've always liked me, right? If you slap her in front of me, I'll be your girlfriend. How about that?"Cooper looked incredulous.Jade looked at Giselle and smirked disdainfully. "Who do you think you are? Why should everyone obey your orders? In the Withrows, you might be the heiress, but you're nothing but a parasite who only knows how to cause trouble in my eyes. I see no value in you except for stirring up
"Can you stop bringing this up?" Cooper was exasperated. He liked Giselle because she was attractive and they were in the same social circle, so he had the idea of pursuing her.After today's incident, he saw Giselle's true colors and regretted it deeply.Seeing his grim expression, Jade knew she had hit a nerve and decided to drop it. "Okay, I won't ask anymore."Both of them avoided the topic, and the silence felt awkward."I heard you started a company?" Cooper asked.Jade replied casually, "Yeah, a pharmaceutical company. We just got it set up, so we came out to celebrate."What Jade didn't continue to say was: "Then I ran into you, unfortunately."She was afraid that Cooper would think of Giselle again."A pharmaceutical company?" Cooper's voice was raised as he looked surprised. "I didn't expect that. You seem so young, but you're quite ambitious."Jade rolled her eyes at him. "Ambitious? That's called having a career ambition.""Alright, it's a career ambition." Cooper
Giselle was already planning to leave but patiently continued to listen when she heard Neve speak like that. It was because she saw that Neve harbored a great deal of resentment toward Jade from her face. The enemy of her enemy would be her friend, and Giselle was in need of a "kindred spirit" kind of ally."Don't be fooled by her seemingly aloof demeanor. In reality, she is the worst, most shameless woman in the world." Neve brimmed with resentment whenever Jade was mentioned."Because of her, my mother ended up in prison for life and my grandmother dismissed my father from his job. Even my brother, who was supposed to take over the Severin Group, couldn't do so because of her instigation. Even I..." At this point, Neve squeezed out a few fake tears, crying with red eyes.Giselle completely believed Neve's words and asked eagerly, "What happened to you?""My innocence was also ruined by her," Neve cried bitterly.Giselle gasped in shock. "So, the entire Severin family has suffere
Giselle finally showed a hint of a smile. It sounded like a good deal to have someone deal with Jade without her having to lift a finger."How am I supposed to trust you just with your words alone?" Giselle asked skeptically."To bring Jade down, we need to first dissolve her marriage with Caelan. She's nothing without the Fitzgeralds' backing," Neve said venomously."And how do you plan to bring her down?" Giselle asked curiously.Neve smiled mysteriously and whispered in Giselle's ear, "As long as something major happens to her company, do you think the Fitzgeralds will still want her?"The malice in Neve's eyes flashed before it was gone, but it left Giselle feeling jittery.An incident that would collapse a company would be an illegal one, wouldn't it?Neve squeezed Giselle's hand. "What are you afraid of, Giselle? If anyone should be afraid, it should be Jade, right?"Giselle's hand felt cold, clearly shaken. She said somewhat flustered, "I don't understand what you're say