Jade and Diamond
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  • Parts 28
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  • Reads 173
  • Votes 21
  • Parts 28
  • Time 3h 20m
Ongoing, First published Oct 26, 2015
Angela Lam On-Kei is a gold-digger. Her ambition is to live a superior life, far away from the council estate in Hong Kong she grew up on with her mother and sister. Her opportunity comes when she meets Edward Collins, a successful English expat twenty years her senior. 

She soon moves to London with Ed, starting a new life as a kept woman and a language student in his bachelor's pad in St John's Wood. However, her dream soon turns into a battle against loneliness, cultural shock and the snobbery of Ed's friends and family. 

Just a few months after arriving in London, an unexpected event strains their relationship to breaking point. In her darkest moment, she falls in love with Lucas Carneiro, a handsome Brazilian student in her language class who has a passion for frogs and reptiles. At the same time, her student visa is running out. With the clock ticking, she makes a series of decisions that ensnare her in a downward spiral...
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