"Get lost, you..." The pain coursing through Gemma made her gasp repeatedly. Even in such a miserable state, she refused to bow down in front of Jade."When I recover, I'll make sure you pay for this," she vowed.Jade's smile faded from her face, getting replaced by a sneer. "You won't have that chance.""What do you mean?" Gemma asked warily.Jade found a chair by the hospital bed and sat down, speaking slowly. "Dad won't want a woman with ruined looks. Don't delude yourself into thinking you will still be Mrs. Severin. He will definitely divorce you.""You're talking nonsense," Gemma retorted, her chest heaving with anger. Despite her agitation, she seemed confident. "Melvin won't divorce me. He doesn't have the guts."Seeing her so convinced, Jade couldn't help but feel sorry for Melvin. The woman he had been sharing a bed with for so many years had turned out to be a venomous snake.In her previous life, Gemma had collected evidence of Melvin's tax evasion to control him.J

Waiting turned Gemma's love to hatred and caused her to have a twisted mindset. The news of Jade and Caelan's impending engagement fueled her rage even more. Looking at her ugly reflection in the mirror, she angrily smashed it. Since returning home, she had smashed all the mirrors in the house.Melvin finally reached his breaking point after initially avoiding her. He couldn't take it anymore. "Let's get a divorce."Gemma looked at him resentfully. "Melvin, do you have no conscience? You begged me to marry you. Now that I'm disfigured, you want to abandon me? Are you even human?""You know you're disfigured, huh?" Melvin sneered. "I'm the Severin heir. If others find out how ugly you've become, where will I hide my face? Regardless of whether you want a divorce or not, you have to agree."He slapped the prepared divorce agreement on the table. "If you sign the divorce agreement without a fuss, I will still give you some money. If you don't listen and cause trouble, I have ways of d

Jade would never believe that Gemma would truly repent, but she couldn't say that to Leah. She could only say vaguely, "Grandma, why don't we observe her for a couple of days before coming to a conclusion?"With the enemy in the dark and herself in the light, Jade was in a passive position. If Gemma stayed under Leah's nose, every move she made would be scrutinized."Okay, let her stay here for a couple of days," Leah said, not believing that Gemma could undergo such a drastic change in character either.Gemma busied herself in the kitchen, but unfortunately, she didn't know how to do anything and made a mess of things. Afraid of annoying Leah, she went to clean the house.Her humble attitude made the household servants shake their heads. Jade suddenly understood that Gemma was taking a step back to move forward. She was playing the emotional card."Jade, why don't you try on that dress for me?" Leah was now completely focused on Jade's engagement ceremony. Though it wasn't real,

Neve looked at Jade's icy gaze, her eyes widening as she was suddenly struck by a realization.Could she have ingested the drink that was laced with the aphrodisiac?"Surprised, Neve?" Jade squatted down, her gaze frosty. "As long as you trick her into drinking the stuff, I have a way of making you Mrs. Fitzgerald."Neve panicked, looking at Jade as if she were a monster. "How... How do you know what Mom told me?"These words were exactly what Gemma had told Neve, instructing her to trick Jade into ingesting the aphrodisiac, but now Neve herself had fallen victim to it.As the effects of the drug began to take hold, Neve felt a rush of heat throughout her body, and fine beads of sweat started forming on her forehead. Even her voice took on a seductive tone."Because I know everything you've done," Jade said deliberately.Gemma had tried to sabotage her engagement banquet by drugging her, planning to have Neve take her place as the center of attention that day, just like she had

Jade, who should have been in the room, was nowhere to be found. Instead, her beloved daughter, Neve, was there."Get away, you scumbag!" Gemma went crazy and lunged at the two people on the bed, pulling the man away from Neve and wrapping her tightly in the blanket.Neve was still under the influence of the drug, and the sudden emptiness dissatisfied her. She struggled out of Gemma's embrace and pounced toward the man, mumbling, "Don't go, I want more."Gemma wished she could die right then and there. She couldn't understand why Neve had ended up there, even though the drug had been meant for Jade.What on earth was going on?"Get out, all of you!" Gemma roared at the people standing at the door, feeling like she wanted to die.It was only now that Caelan relaxed slightly. He had also thought that the person inside was Jade. Seeing that it was Neve, he instantly understood what was going on."Mrs. Severin, is this the scandal you were talking about? The one that would affect th