A footstep echoed on the stairs before a voice was heard.“What is going on here?”Jade looked up and saw Sydney standing at the top of the porch, looking down at her.Jade walked away from Stella and went to meet Sydney.“Can we go somewhere more private?” She asked. “I am here to talk to you about something."Her mother was about to object when Sydney said, “Okay, follow me.” She walked towards a terrace by a foundation and looked back at Jade. “Why are you here?”Jade was about to tell Sydney what had happened to her mother and how she needed fifteen million dollars for her treatment, but no matter how much she tried, the words stayed stuck in her mouth. She tightened her hands around her bag. “I need the money you owe my brother.”Sydney furrowed her brow. “What money?”She didn’t understand why Jade thought she owed Julian any money. Was she referring to the money he had given her while they were married?A side of Sydney’s lips curved into a bitter smile. If Julian made his sis
Not in the mood to tolerate Quinn’s presence, Jade had left the restaurant very early. When she got back home, Arthur was already back. He sat with their daughter, watching an animated movie with her. The moment she walked into the living room, he noticed her presence and looked away from the television.He frowned when he saw him and said, “You came back so early. I thought you said you would spend a long time with your friends.”Hearing her husband call Quinn and Hailey her friends made her scoff. At the moment, they felt more like her headaches than her friends. “I already told you that it depends on my mood.”“Dad! Dad! Look, they are going for the bad wolf!” Iris called out to Arthur, her eyes completely fixed on the television. Arthur looked away from his wife and focused back on the movie they were watching. As Jade started walking up the stairs, he turned and looked at her. “Do you want to join us? The movie is interesting and we have a lot of popcorn.”Jade shook her head a
Because she stopped at Arthur’s office before leaving for the hangout with her friends, she arrived at the restaurant late and met Hailey and Quinn already seated at their reserved table. Jade forced a smile on her face as she joined them at the table. “Hi, girlies!”Hailey smiled when she saw Jade. She placed her hand on the edge of the table and leaned forward, studying Jade. “What happened? You came late.” She nodded at Quinn who sat across her, and looked back at Jade. “Even Quinn, the latecomer among us, got here before you.”“I got busy with something, but never mind, I am here now.”Hailey wiggled her brow at Jade when she heard what she said and smirked. “You got busy with something?” She arched her brow and added with a mischievous smile. “Something like what?”Jade understood what Hailey was hinting at so she played along and smiled. “It is whatever you are thinking it is.”Hailey covered her mouth and shook her head. “You all are enjoying your marriage. It makes me miss my
After Jade ended the call, her mother dropped the phone from her ear and sighed. It seemed her daughter was too deep in her fear that she was failing to see the clearer picture. She wasn’t implying that her son-in-law was innocent or guilty of cheating on Jade. She just didn't want Jade to make a big mistake like Julian that she might later regret. She was certain that the divorce that had happened between Julian and Sydney wouldn't have happened if Julian had communicated better with his ex-wife; that was the reason she wanted Jade to talk things out with her husband before reaching any major conclusion. Her husband stepped out of the kitchen and saw his wife standing in the hallway of the restaurant, staring at the phone in her hand with a solemn face.He walked up and asked, looking at the phone with curiosity. “Why do you look so serious? What is wrong?”She sighed and kept her phone in the blue apron around her waist. “It is Jade. She is having some issues with her marriage."“W
Jade could have easily just stated that she was suspicious of him and was bothered by seeing the same necklace she had lost being worn by his secretary, but it wasn’t like Arthur would be honest with her if he was having an affair with his secretary or not. Besides, he was in the midst of a serious meeting and she was causing a scene. So instead of speaking out and openly challenging him, she decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and swallowed her suspicions. “I came to see you because I am having an outing with my friends, and I wanted you to know that I wouldn’t be able to look after Iris,” Jade lied.Well, most of it was the truth. She indeed had an outing with her friend, but that wasn't enough reason to come to his office to tell him that. Arthur frowned as he thought about what she had told him. “Why did you come all the way here just to tell me that?” He questioned, looking skeptical. “You could have just texted me.”“Well…” she cleared her throat and brushed an invisi
Jade frowned as she checked her phone. Right on her screen were all the details of the woman she had seen her husband driving to a hospital the previous day. After getting back home, she sent the picture of the lady to an investigator. She had just received the investigation report containing everything that could be found about the lady, the lady’s day-to-day activities, and other things that let her know if she was seeing her husband. To her relief, the lady was still a college student and wasn't even staying most of the time in Vergasca. The reason she had come to visit was that her grandmother was very ill. Since she doesn’t dwell in the country, it was impossible to conclude that she was having an affair with Arthur. That meant Arthur had only helped her because she needed to get her grandmother to the hospital. Jade dropped her phone on the table close to her massage chair and leaned back on its headrest, relaxing as the chair's vibration ran through her body. She was becomin