Jade lowered her gaze before stating firmly, "I'll tell you, but you have to make up for the missing taxes.""What?" Melvin's eyes widened in shock as he pointed at Jade and cursed. "After raising you for so long, is this how you repay me?"Leah glared at Melvin, then turned to Jade. "Jade, is what you're saying true?"Leah was more afraid of Melvin going to jail than anything else."Grandma, it's true," Jade said confidently.In her previous life, Melvin hadn't divorced Gemma because of this evidence. Despite that, the consequences had been disastrous. She had used that evidence to threaten Melvin, gaining control of the Severins, and even poisoned Leah, leaving her bedridden. Jade had only found out later that the evidence had been hidden in Gemma's jewelry box compartment. Leah nodded sadly, squeezing Jade's hand. "Good girl, Grandma didn't raise you in vain."Melvin felt puzzled, as he did not understand why Leah had agreed to Jade's terms. "Mom, you should think this throu
"Great, here's what’s happened. Mr. Melvin has been in a car accident and is currently undergoing emergency treatment. We need a family member to come to the hospital to sign for the surgery," the person on the other end said assertively.Melvin had been in a car accident? Jade's eyes widened. He had been perfectly fine when he had left just now. How had things taken a turn for the worse so suddenly?"How is he? Is his condition critical?" Jade asked.The other person seemed to have no time to talk further and sounded rather anxious. "Yes, the patient is already unconscious and needs immediate surgery. Please come as soon as possible."Upon saying that, they hung up.Jade held her phone, feeling a bit overwhelmed for a moment. Two seconds later, she got out of bed, grabbed her coat, and hurried outside.As she descended the stairs, she kept dialing Melvin's phone, but it was still switched off.Upon getting downstairs, she saw Brianna and stopped her in her tracks. "Brianna, I n
He was not focusing on driving but he was actually observing her in secret."Winston, how many years have you been working for the Severins?" Jade smiled slightly at the butler.Winston Cobb quickly avoided Jade's gaze, feeling as though her clear eyes were like mirrors that could see through his thoughts. His gaze flickered before he said, "I've been with the Severins for over ten years. Ms. Jade, why do you ask?""Nothing, just curious." Jade's fists clenched slowly, but she remained calm on the surface while her mind raced.At Leah's birthday banquet, she had thought the railing incident had been Tucker’s doing. In retrospect, she found many plot holes.Tucker was just a small security guard. It would be extremely difficult for him to enter the front yard from the backyard to harm Leah. Meanwhile, Winston was in charge of the entire security of the estate. If he hadn't deliberately allowed it, how could Tucker have succeeded?"Ms. Jade, what's wrong?" Winston, who saw Jade's s
Jade understood now. She slowly rubbed the steering wheel and continued to question Winston through the car window. "Gemma's scheme is really vicious. She led me away to make it easier to target Grandma. It's like killing two birds with one stone."Winston didn't notice Jade's different expression at all. He was immersed in his fantasy of becoming wealthy. "That's none of your concern, Ms. Jade. Let's get going."He raised the stone to smash the car window with it, but the car suddenly lurched backward. Winston missed, and the stone fell to the ground. He stared at Jade in shock. "How is this possible? How can you drive?"Jade hadn't learned to drive in this life, so Winston had assumed she wouldn't be able to escape. How could he have known that Jade had died once before?While he was still in shock, Jade stepped on the gas and rushed toward him. With a bang, Winston was sent flying before crashing heavily to the ground, rendered unable to get up again.Jade opened the car door a
The security guard took two steps back, then kicked the door forcefully.With a bang, the door opened wide.Inside, the room was brightly lit.Leah sat on the sofa, dressed neatly, looking as graceful and majestic as a deity. Upon seeing Gemma barge in with her men, Leah didn't even blink. She stared at them sternly with an imposing gaze.Leah's demeanor gave Gemma an uneasy feeling. She couldn't shake the feeling that Leah must have something up her sleeve. Otherwise, where had she gotten the confidence to confront her?However, the room was not that big, and everything was visible at a glance. Apart from Leah, there was no one else there. Besides, the entire mansion was under Gemma's control. What did she have to fear?"Mom, it's inappropriate to disturb you at this late hour." Gemma hypocritically approached, sitting down in front of Leah."You're here anyway," Leah said slowly.When she saw that Leah was alone, Gemma's courage grew. "Mom, I'm here today to discuss something
Leah opened her eyes and looked sternly at Gemma. "So, if I sign it, you'll let them go?""Mom, what are you saying? I haven't done anything. I only have the Severins’ best interests at heart. How could I harm them?" Gemma said cunningly.Leah snorted and slowly reached for the pen. She stopped at the signature line. "I can give you the Severins, but I have one condition."Seeing victory within reach, Gemma was ecstatic. "Mom, even if you ask for ten conditions, I'll still agree.""Give Jade 1,500,000 dollars and send her abroad," Leah said firmly. "If you don't agree, I won't sign."Upon saying that, she actually put down the pen.Gemma was seething with hatred. At this point, Leah was still thinking of Jade. She didn't know what that little b*stard had done to earn Leah's favor. Despite what Gemma thought, her expression remained unchanged.Now, as long as she could coax Leah into signing, whether Jade lived or died would be up to her when she got control of the Severins’ shar
If it weren't for that lightning bolt that had reminded Jade of the past, she might have fallen victim to Winston's plot as well."Mom, you're so biased!" Gemma shouted indignantly. "She's just an adopted daughter, yet you've put in so much effort to train her, not only in academics but also by secretly teaching her to drive. I really don't understand, who is your real granddaughter?""Is driving that difficult?" Jade sneered. "I just observed a lot and learned. It's not what you imagine."Gemma was speechless. She knew that Jade was clever, but she had never expected her to be this clever."To be defeated by a brat like you despite my cleverness… Hahaha... I would have strangled you long ago if I had known." Gemma laughed hysterically, as if she had gone mad.In spite of her plotting, she hadn't anticipated that she would end up in this situation today."Please take her away. I never want to see her again," Leah said politely to the police. "I will sue Gemma for attempted murder
However, the smarter Jade was, the sadder Leah felt. Compared to Jade, the incompetence of the Severin descendants became more apparent.Leah had asked herself more than once—why couldn't Jade be her real granddaughter?Jade was undoubtedly talented and adept at strategizing. With the Severins in Jade's hands, Leah could rest assured even in death.Unfortunately, Jade wasn't her biological granddaughter.Leah fell asleep amidst this lament, and Jade felt slight disappointment upon seeing the despair in Leah's eyes. However, this feeling of disappointment only flashed by. Even if she wasn't Leah's real granddaughter, she would still treat Leah as her own grandmother.After such a big incident, Jade couldn't sleep peacefully. She decided to stay in the living room and personally keep watch over Leah.When Brianna saw this, she couldn't help feeling a bit guilty. "Ms. Jade, you should go back to your room and rest. I'll handle things here."Brianna had been punched and injured too.