It was then that she remembered indistinctly—last night, after being pushed onto the bed, she was so nervous that her whole body was tightly wound. The man’s voice that entered her hearing then was very low.“Relax a little.”That was right… Shawn Sadler’s voice tended to be on the stern side. It was completely different from that man!“H-how could this be…?” Jenna looked at the photos on the bed, her face paler than even the flashes of the cameras.Who was the man who had slept with her, then?“Miss Radcliff, I heard you were childhood sweethearts with Shawn Sadler. Why did you betray him?”“Was it for novelty?”The reporters had no regard for Jenna’s state. To capture a sensational headline, they continued to press Jenna with questions, the camera flashing ruthlessly over every inch of her body and expression.“Get out! All of you, get out!” Jenna broke down and shrieked, waving her arms in an attempt to drive away those reporters.However, she could not drive them away.There was e
Shawn dragged Jenna into the hall of the Civil Affairs Bureau and forced her into a chair. His tone was cold. “We are getting a divorce!”“No!” Brought back to her senses, Jenna grabbed Shawn’s arm, pleading pitifully, “Let’s not get a divorce! I beg of you! We’re childhood sweethearts. You know how much I like you! I only have you by my side now!”“I will never accept a tainted woman!”Jenna was floored. She slumped into the chair, and the hand that had been grabbing at his sleeve dropped.He thought she was tainted?At this moment, a woman with long, wavy hair and a mature charm rushed in.“Mr. Sadler, I’ve brought the documents you wanted.”Seeing the newcomer, a flicker of hope ignited in Jenna’s heart. “Yvonne, please help me talk to Shawn so he doesn’t divorce me! Whenever I’ve argued with him in the past, you were always the one mediating.”Yvonne Nelson and Shawn Sadler were from the same university, and the three got along very well.Every time she clashed with Shawn Sadler, Y
“Grandmother!” Jenna screamed and immediately ran out to get a doctor.As she watched the doctor push her grandmother into the emergency room, she burst into tears and kept pacing up and down the corridor.She would never forgive herself if something happened to her grandmother!Not long after, her grandmother was pushed out of the emergency room with an oxygen mask over her face.The doctor said to Jenna, “The patient’s heartbeat has stabilized, but she needs to be treated with medication. The medication she needs is a special-grade drug with a limited supply. You will have to pay for it before we can give it to her.”“Alright. Thank you.” Seeing her grandmother was alright, Jenna breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly went downstairs to pay.However, when she tried to do so, she discovered that all her cards had been frozen.Jenna called Yvonne and said anxiously, “Yvonne, can you help me ask Shawn why all my cards have been frozen? My grandmother needs money to pay for her medicati
“Miss Rong, my employer has paid for your grandmother’s medical bills.” The driver handed several invoice statements to Jenna.Jenna shakily accepted the invoice statements, and when she saw the purchase of the medicine stated on it, her heart finally felt at ease. She asked eagerly, “Did Shawn send you to pick me up?”She knew there were security cameras installed at the entrance to the Seabright building. Shawn would have definitely seen her through them!The driver shook his head. “Mr. Sadler has taken everything away from you and even compared you to a dog. What are you still hoping for?”He pulled open the door to the backseat. “Miss Radcliff, please.”Jenna raised her head to see a man sitting in the backseat of the car. His legs were crossed as smoke shrouded his fingertips. All he did was sit, but it made him seem unapproachable.“I don’t know your employer…”“He will tell you whatever you want to know,” The driver said. “By the way, he doesn’t like waiting on people.”Jenna un
Why?!Her parents had regarded Shawn as their own son. Aside from Seabright, they had given him practically all of their assets.Why was he so cruel?!Shawn cupped Yvonne’s chin with an aloof expression. “Why did Mr. York change his room at the last minute? Who was that man who left room 2588 that morning?”“We haven’t found that out yet.” Yvonne’s chin almost seemed as if it was going to be crushed to bits by Shawn. She kissed him ingratiatingly. “It doesn’t matter who it was. You guys are divorced now anyway. Other than a grandmother who’s about to die, Jenna doesn’t have anything left. She’s tainted now too. Are you still unsatisfied?”When Shawn thought of the woman who had been kneeling wretchedly in the rain, he inexplicably felt agitated.“I’m satisfied!” He let out a cold chuckle, gripping Yvonne’s waist, and threw her onto the bed. He then pressed his body on hers.The Radcliffs deserved their downfall.He was just taking back what belonged to him!“Shawn, slow down…” Yvonne’s
Soon, Yvonne came out of the house. “Baby, you came out to play right after waking up this morning. Do you not want breakfast?”“Mommy!” The little boy immediately dropped the wooden horse, flew into Yvonne’s arms, and was picked up by her. “Daddy said he would tell me a story last night, but he left right after dinner.”“When Mommy gets to the office, I’ll get Daddy to video call you and apologize to you, okay?”“Okay!”Jenna walked stiffly forward and moved closer to Yvonne, step by step. Her face pale beyond belief. “Y-you…”This little boy looked at least three years old!Yvonne looked back as she held the child. After seeing Jenna, a flash of panic crossed her face. “Jenna, w-what are you doing here?”She turned around with the child in her arms and ran toward the house with hurried steps.Jenna caught up to her with just a few steps and grabbed Yvonne by the hair, giving her a fierce slap.“Yvonne, why did you do this to me? You came from the countryside. I was the one who sponso
Just as the car was about to collide with Jenna, someone rushed out from the side and gave her a fierce pull.The car brushed past them and quickly disappeared.“Miss Radcliff, it’s not worth dying for a man.” The person who had saved her was the driver, Sam. “If you die, who will take care of your grandmother?”A few slivers of sense returned to the disoriented Jenna. That was true—if she died, what about Grandmother?Soon, a car made its way over. Sam pulled open the door to the backseat and invited her into the car. “My employer would like to meet with you. He can give you everything you need.”“He might be able to give me what I want, but what can I give him?” Jenna laughed bitterly.She was not stupid. She did not assume that just because that man had unwittingly taken her virginity, he would keep helping her unconditionally.Especially now that her reputation was shattered to pieces, and she had nothing to her name.Jenna hugged herself and whispered, “Thank you for saving me and
Once the workers were done rifling through everything and had left, the once majestic villa was now in a state of disrepair. Even the pearwood doors had been removed.An old aide limped into the room, dragging a box containing clothes and expensive jewelry behind her. “Miss, when they came, I packed away all the things you liked.”Looking at the aide’s leg, Jenna could see that those people had used force. Her eyes reddened. “Aunt Lily…”Aunt Lily had watched her grow up and was one of the aides her mother had brought.Afraid those men would return, Aunt Lily brought them to her own home. It was a simple two-bedroom house with a living room and a spotless room for Jenna.“When I first started working for your mother, she helped me pay the down payment for this house. It’s a shame the Madam…”At this, Jenna smiled bitterly.Look! Even an aide knew to repay the kindness. She had helped Yvonne so much, yet Yvonne turned around and bit the hand that fed her!Jenna carefully put her parents
While eating, Carina asked Jenna, “You went on a business trip with Quinn, didn’t you? Where is he?” “Daddy is busy making money so he can buy me a castle!” Duo chirped joyfully. Upon hearing Duo, Carina thought to herself, ‘Oh, dear, forget about a castle, your father could buy you a small nation if you wanted to. Besides, even your uncle is rich enough to buy you a castle made of diamond!’ She soon noticed the dark look in Jenna’s eyes and quickly caught on to something. With that, she stopped probing and switched to another topic. While they were busy eating, the housemaid stepped into the house with a large haul of shopping bags. She then proceeded to the dining table to inform Carina, “Madam, these are the clothes and toys that Mr. Tennyson bought for the young miss…” "Throw them out!” Carina harshly cut off the housemaid’s sentence. The servant obliged and took everything away. Jenna pointed out. “Haven’t Triss explained the situation to you? She was just dru
Shawn assumed that Quinn would only be gone for a while to take care of some of the matters that came up during the period of his false death. He certainly did not expect Quinn to completely vanish without telling anyone. Shawn may be a smart man, but there were no clues whatsoever that he could follow to trace Quinn and what he was up to. Jenna seemed disappointed to hear this. After a while, she suddenly brought up. “What if Agnes asked to see him and set up a trap…” “No.” Shawn could tell that Jenna was already thinking about the worst-case scenario and quickly assured her. “Quinn is far more capable than you think he is.” From the moment Quinn faked his own death and upon learning about Quinn’s close dealings with the Faulkners, Shawn realized that intelligence was not the only remarkable trait Quinn possessed. He was also very calculative, there were not many people who could match him in this regard. After that, he took Jenna to Carina's house to see the children.
The bodyguard finally snapped back to his senses and quickly went to make the appropriate arrangements. Despite Xavier’s claims, Jenna understood just the sort of person he was. He was stubborn and vicious, he would not simply let her go that easily. She dialed up her alertness and continued holding the knife to his neck. After a while, she caught a scent of the pungent, iron smell of blood. The blood trickling down Xavier’s stomach had dyed his shirt red. The blood dripped onto the ground and formed a small puddle. She started to panic and wanted to instruct the other bodyguard to get some bandages and attend to Xavier. However, she noticed how composed the bodyguard seemed and deemed that he was waiting for an opening to seize the knife from her. With that, she discarded the thought of attending to Xavier’s wound. The helicopter arrived very shortly after that. Jenna led Xavier out of the villa and approached the helipad. At last, she removed the knife from his n
Around half past seven in the evening, Xavier returned to the villa in a rather good mood. He took a serving of delicious dinner from the housemaid and went upstairs to bring it to Jenna. “Sir.” The bodyguard greeted Xavier upon noting his return. Then, they proceeded to unlock the door with the key. Xavier did not seem to be in any particular rush to open the door. Instead, he turned to the bodyguards and sent them away in an unusually gentle voice. “You two, get something to eat. I’m fine by myself.” They nodded and went downstairs. They were aware that Jenna had not eaten much lately so she was physically weak. Besides, the boss was more than capable of subduing her by himself, so they were not worried about her running off. Xavier opened the door. To his surprise, the room was engulfed in darkness. Before he could react, he heard a rush of footsteps quickly approaching him. It was then when he felt a jab of pain around his abdomen, then he was tackled. He d
Xavier leaned over to get a closer look at Jenna, then murmured, “You are right, I have lost my mind in trying to claim you for myself. I’m going to lock you inside this room forever. I’ll never be lonely again with you by my side.” “You're insane!” Jenna lashed out. She ran toward the door while Xavier was distracted. She twisted the door handle as hard as she could but failed to open it still. Xavier sat at the table with his legs nonchalantly folded. He eyed her coyly and offered casually. “Come on and eat, otherwise you won't even have enough strength to run to the door tomorrow.” Jenna approached the table, then she grabbed the plate, and threw it at him. “Scram!” The sauce of the spaghetti soaked through his shirt and strands of noodles grossly clung to his skin. Despite his humiliated state, he did not seem the slightest bit bothered. “If you waste the food, you’re going to have to starve until tomorrow morning.” “Scram!” Jenna howled at him again. Xavier ha
Jenna hung up and approached the French windows prudently. She noticed that even the sliding doors were locked shut. The French windows were bulletproof and there was no way she could break them even if she had a gun. She was going to slip away when the housemaid opened the door to bring her breakfast. Unexpectedly, it was not only the housemaid who showed up to bring her breakfast. Two large bodyguards came as well. They were the same ones who were assigned to her in Hevedburgh and they had cut off her path of freedom. The housemaid set the breakfast on the table and bowed politely at Jenna. “Miss Jenna, please use the landline to call me if you need anything.” Jenna grimaced faintly and only chuckled wryly in response. There were no phones or computers in the room, and her contact with the outside world was completely cut off. The landline phone only allowed her to call downstairs. She wondered if Quinn knew that Xavier had brought her to Dresark… She had a nagg
Jenna looked on without much sympathy as Diana died in Connor's arms. She had already heard about Diana's past from Xavier. She grew up in a slum, dirt poor, and without anyone to support her. The circumstances of her birth made her grow into someone who would resort to anything if it meant she could climb her way up. It was certainly pitiful, but she had no sympathy for Diana at all. If Diana had not done what she did to Carina and did not kill Millie, perhaps Jenna would simply let it slide. Shawn no longer paid attention to those two on the floor. He pushed the chair away and got up. “I’ll ask Sam to take Percival and Duo out later, we’re going to Golden Elegance to eat something. I don’t have anything planned this evening so we can bring them out for some playtime after that.” Jenna nodded, then she grabbed her bag and left the cafe with Shawn. As soon as the two of them reached the roadside, a Ghost suddenly screeched to a stop in front of them. The rear door
“I love her.” Connor spoke with a determined look in his eyes, “She made a lot of mistakes in the past and even killed people, I’m not going to excuse that. However, I am willing to bear the consequences with her.” Jenna was floored to hear this. Diana must be unbelievably lucky to meet someone who would still love her so deeply after all the things she had done. She spoke without sympathy, “I’ll give you the antidote if you can tell her to bring Millie back to life. Also, she nearly sent my friend into a lifelong coma and I haven’t settled the score with her yet.” How could the dead ever be resurrected? Connor was aware that Jenna would never give him the antidote. He turned to Shawn with a solemn look and pleaded again. “I will pay for Millie’s life with my own. Please give Diana a chance.” Connor was not a fool, he had a vague impression that Diana had been using him. However, there was nothing he could do about it at this point as he had fallen in love with her.
Connor realized that it was the drug taking effect again. He quickly pried Diana’s fingers away and hurried outside to find a doctor. After the doctor attended to Diana, he heaved a sigh of relief. “Please give her an anesthetic to put her to sleep.” Connor requested. He was worried that Diana would think of him again when she woke up and experience another severe attack that would kill her. The only solution was to put her to sleep. After that, he hired a caregiver to look after Diana. He did not know where Jenna was. With that, he asked for Jacob's phone number from the doctor and called Jacob first, “Hey Jacob, this is Connor. I am General Hale’s grandson.” “Oh, do you need something from me?” Jacob asked impatiently. “I know that East Mill Pharmaceutical must have developed a suitable antidote for the effects of Curb.emotion.” Connor gulped, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down. “Please sell me one of those antidotes.” Since he was aware of the drug and its ass