Caelan's intense gaze locked onto Jade, trapping her in an invisible net that made it difficult for her to breathe."Do you love me?" he asked.Jade's heart skipped a beat, then started racing wildly. Was Caelan asking her this because of the kiss from yesterday?She looked at him tenderly, a voice in her heart screaming, 'Yes, I love you, very much.'When those words came to her lips, however, she couldn't say it. She was too nervous, unable to form the words.Caelan waited for Jade's response for a long time. The passion in his gaze cooled down, and he lost his patience. "If you don't love me, why did you do that yesterday?"Because of Jade's kiss, he had experienced his first sleepless night in over 20 years. He had spent the night restless, arriving early the next day to find Jade and seek an answer from her.Jade wanted to tell Caelan her true feelings but couldn't utter a word because of her nervousness."Jade, you disappoint me," Caelan said, turning to leave in frustrat
The road was bustling with traffic, and Jade waited for a cab for a long time, but none appeared. Just as she was about to leave, a flashy red sports car pulled up in front of her.Raelyn looked arrogantly at her through her sunglasses. "What a coincidence, we meet again."Jade wasn't expecting to run into Raelyn here. She raised her eyebrows and replied with a question, aiming to hit her where it hurt. "Ms. McAuley, here to check your knees at the hospital?"The incident where Raelyn knelt to apologize to Tiffany would haunt her forever. Jade intentionally brought it up to provoke Raelyn.As expected, she exploded in anger. Despite this, Raelyn suppressed her emotions and calmly stated, "I'm not here to argue with you today. Do you want to know something about Tiffany?""Tiffany? What happened to her?" Jade asked, her expression wary.The fact that Raelyn was concerned about Tiffany was unbelievable.With Jade's curiosity piqued, Raelyn leaned against the window and smiled at h
With the phone in hand, Neve's face lit up with a triumphant smile. She quickly accessed Jade's phone and sent a text message to Lloyd.Jade: [Lloyd, you there? I want to talk to you.]It would be hard for Lloyd to resist when the text came from Jade's number.As expected, Lloyd replied almost instantly.Lloyd: [Jade, you actually took the initiative to contact me. It's a pleasant surprise.]Neve sneered and silently called Lloyd an animal, then replied to him in Jade's tone.Jade: [Surprised? You don't want to talk? That's fine.]Naturally, Lloyd took the bait and quickly responded.Lloyd: [It'd be my honor that Ms. Severin wants to talk to me. Let me guess… Have you had a change of heart and want to cooperate with me?]Lloyd, sly as he was, was trying to guess Jade's intentions from every angle.Jade: [Always about business. You're really suited for the business world. But I don't want to talk about that today. I just want to indulge myself a little.]Neve stopped replying
After learning it was Jade, Lloyd breathed a sigh of relief. He then heard from the hotel staff that the guest in Room 108/9 had drunk a lot and was emotionally unstable, which dispelled his doubts.Neve enticed Lloyd onto the bed, and Lloyd quickly got invested in the meticulously planned scheme for him....In another room, Jade woke up from unconsciousness, and the first thing she did was feel her clothes. Luckily, they were still there, and there were no signs of violation.She held her head and slowly sat up, trying to gather her thoughts. She remembered being drugged as soon as she entered Room 108/9. After that, everything was a blur.If Raelyn wanted revenge on her, she wouldn't let her off so easily. What was she up to?Jade checked her belongings—her phone and wallet were intact. Had Raelyn tricked her into coming here just to scare her?Unable to make sense of many things, Jade decided to let it go for now.As the saying went, it would be easy to dodge an open spear
A week later.Jade spent her days conducting medical experiments in the laboratory or assisting her mentor with dissections in the school's anatomy room.Tiffany hadn't been attending school, and the administration was informed of her absence due to a foot injury, thus no further inquiries were made. Only Jade knew that Warren had confined Tiffany because she refused to comply with his demands.Although Jade considered aiding Tiffany, she feared exacerbating the situation, leaving her no choice but to relent."Jade, what are you thinking about?" Melanie nudged her as she had been lost in thought.Jade snapped out of it and blinked at Melanie. "Nothing, what do you need?"Melanie tossed the sketches she had in her hand at Jade and said, "I've drawn the design sketches you asked for. Take a look and see if they're okay. Honestly, I'm not very confident."Jade was astonished when she saw Melanie's sketches. She couldn't help but admire Melanie's talent as a designer. Her sketches w
Jade carried her tray as she searched for a seat. Just then, Lloyd waved at her. "Jade, come sit here."There was an empty seat beside him with a book on it, evidently reserving the spot."Jade, did he just call you?" Melanie looked surprised and whispered, "Aren't you two archenemies? Why does he want to get close to you? Did he take the wrong pills or something?"Jade shrugged, looking exasperated. "Who knows how many brainless pills he's taken? He actually called me in front of so many people."Ignoring Lloyd's invitation, she walked with Melanie to a secluded corner with only two empty seats."Sorry, these seats are taken." Jade and Melanie had just arrived when a young woman rudely claimed two seats for herself.Jade glanced around. The young woman had no friends nearby but deliberately occupied two seats, clearly targeting them."Isn't it inappropriate to hog three seats?" Melanie said, her displeasure evident."I like occupying three seats by myself. What about it?" the
Jade was caught off guard and pulled into a corner, with the wall behind her and Lloyd's gloomy face in front of her. He had her trapped in his embrace, his hands propped against the wall."Why are you avoiding me?" Lloyd asked with a dark expression, his gaze filled with confusion.Ever since their night together in the hotel, Jade had returned to her cold demeanor toward him. No matter how hard he tried to please her or show affection, she remained as unyielding as a rock, unmoved by his efforts. She even mocked his excessive enthusiasm, ridiculing him for overestimating himself.Lloyd couldn't grasp the problem, so he resorted to this forceful approach to compel Jade to reveal the answer.When Jade saw that it was Lloyd, her brief surprise turned into disgust. She pushed his arms away and sneered. "Lloyd, what are you trying to do? This is a school. Before doing anything, please use your brain and think about the consequences."Jade's indifference hurt Lloyd deeply. His gaze br
"This treatment today is still light. If you ever try to offend me again, I'll make sure you regret it for the rest of your life," Jade spat at Lloyd before leaving.Lloyd squatted on the ground, watching her retreating figure with a dark gaze. He had never been treated like this by a woman before. His pride and dignity were trampled under Jade's feet."Jade, Jade..." Lloyd murmured slowly, intense hatred clouding his rationality.If his previous obsession with Jade was because of her talent, his current obsession with her was purely a twisted and dark psychological issue. He secretly vowed to make Jade kneel before him one day, humbly begging for his forgiveness to erase his shame today.Lloyd left the campus in a sorry state. Once he went completely out of sight, a pair of woman's feet were revealed."What a surprise today." Raelyn had come to request leave for Tiffany but unexpectedly witnessed a good show.She had captured the moment Lloyd forcibly kissed Jade. Because of the