Jade Greeley, a business-oriented and aloof woman, cancelled her engagement saying her fiancé wasn’t good enough. Business was the only thing on her mind and cold beauty seem to be her name to the world. She disrupted her engagement, kidnapped her husband to be, and foiled the other plans of her ‘mother’ and younger sister. What more could life throw her way? The truth of her birth seems to be a Pandora’s Box in the family, but through all these, she had her mysterious lover fortifying each step she was to take next. Will she be able to keep herself safe from the wicked schemes of the mother and daughter pair (duo) or will she fall prey to their traps? Lucas Ye, young, domineering, and handsome, is a mystery to the world. All those close to him know him as well as his capabilities and the rest of the world do not deserve to know him, yet no one dares to cross his path like Jade. Her aloofness was the charm that pulled him to her.
View More‘Now she wants to claim that she is a good mother who is worried for her daughter,’ Jade Greeley’s eyes flashed with anger once again. Tears still rolling down her cheeks. Small sobs escaped her lips in muffled sounds.After a few minutes, she calmed herself down. Then she breathed a deep breath before turning on the tap to wash her hands again. Afterwards, she cleaned her hands with a paper towel before trashing it. She glanced at herself in the mirror. Luckily her eyes were not red and her face was not so messy since she didn’t cry for long.Fortunately, she did not wear any makeup. Else she would have wasted the efforts Meg Chu must have done to put it on her because of her disappointing family. Cleaning up the runny mascara would have also been too much of a hassle. Still she needed to wash her face.
“What sister in law?!” Jade Greeley narrowed her gaze questioningly at Carla Hoyle. Was her gut feeling right all along? Something was definitely not adding up. “What exactly is going on here?” Jade Greeley asked with a strained quizzical look. She glanced at her parents before turning to take a look at Chairman Hoyle and his family. “Is no one going to say anything?!” Jade Greeley asked her parents in blank amazement. “Would someone tell me what this is all about? Who is she calling sister in law?” she asked with slightly furrowed brows. When she spoke she turned and faced Carla and her family as if they were the only ones who could speak the truth at the moment. ‘I hope th
They arrived at the venue where the banquet was being held in no time.Hopefully Jade Greeley was ready for the bombshell that was about to be dropped on her as she is still unawares of her engagement.The banquet was held in one of the many five star hotels under Greeley Corporation.The grand entrance and the main hall were beautifully laden with complemented colours of different scented candles as well as flowers intricately placed to enhance the hall’s elegance.Exquisitely looking chandeliers decked with colourful gems hung strategically at various places above the floors of the grandiose hall, adding to the beauty of the hall. The decorations had a sophisticated yet elegant and relaxed décor vibe.When they
Though the engagement has been kept on the wrap, especially from the press, so she would not find out, the higher class of the business world already knew of the trade marriage oops, sorry, I mean arranged marriage 😏. So it wasn’t uncommon for President Zander to be aware of her engagement. Jade Greeley’s stoic face did not show that she was bemused about what President Zander said, especially as he was congratulating her. Was it on her achievement, or was there something else? She was not sure, so she just responded while half-smiling, “I see nothing gets past you, President Zander. Shall we get started?” “Well, certainly. Down to business, as usual, it seems,” President Zander replied, before signalling the young man who was quietly
After spending about an hour plus working, she finally came out of her study room due to a call from the madam, her’ mother,’ Elizabeth Greeley, to confirm she didn’t make any plans later in the day and warned her to make sure she attends. Jade Greeley went into her room to take a quick bath. After bathing, she went to her walk-in-closet to get ready for work. She wore a neat, tailored black suit with a simple white top, and her waist-long black hair was rolled in a neat bun. She topped her outfit with brass teardrop sterling earrings and elegant black heeled shoes. She applied a minimalistic translucent lip gloss. She has never been one to wear heavy makeup or jewellery. Jade Greeley has also never been a fan of bright colours. She always tends to choose the darker
An arranged marriage seems to be a norm amongst business associates or acquaintances, and Jade Greeley’s engagement was no more than that. She wasn’t like most girls who would be squealing with joy and pure happiness at the thought of being engaged to their one true love because she wasn’t even accorded such an opportunity. Yes! She was getting engaged alright, but it was merely an arrangement organized between her father, Matt Greeley, and one of her father’s business friends. An arrangement that she was not even aware of. Her’ mother’, Elizabeth Greeley, only informed her of the banquet and made sure she would attend. Jade Greeley is usually never made aware of anything happening in the Greeley Mansion. It was no different this time. She had stopped caring since sh
An arranged marriage seems to be a norm amongst business associates or acquaintances, and Jade Greeley’s engagement was no more than that. She wasn’t like most girls who would be squealing with joy and pure happiness at the thought of being engaged to their one true love because she wasn’t even accorded such an opportunity. Yes! She was getting engaged alright, but it was merely an arrangement organized between her father, Matt Greeley, and one of her father’s business friends. An arrangement that she was not even aware of. Her’ mother’, Elizabeth Greeley, only informed her of the banquet and made sure she would attend. Jade Greeley is usually never made aware of anything happening in the Greeley Mansion. It was no different this time. She had stopped caring since sh
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