Ivy Langham previously looked into Jenna Radcliff. From the messy divorce between Jenna Radcliff and Shawn Sadler, it was clear Jenna had little capability.She had nothing, so she could only rely on Quinn Forester.However, in today's meeting, Jenna was the complete opposite. As Jenna spoke honeyed words to the old madam, she obtained the old madam’s favor while finding chinks in Ivy’s armor.Now, the old madam no longer liked Jenna just because she was Quinn's wife; she genuinely had an affection for her.Since Ivy got pregnant, she would come here every two or three days to keep the old madam company. Still, the old madam maintained a lukewarm attitude toward her.Yet, Jenna had managed to impress the elderly madam within ten minutes.Ivy even started wondering if Jenna had taken classes on pleasing elders once she found out she was to visit the old madam.What other explanation could there be for Jenna’s various changes?Once Jenna went off to busy herself in the kitchen, t
Jenna had attended many meetings with her father and went overseas for negotiations. There, she met many strong women with both the family background and the ability.However, she realized now that those women she had previously met simply could not compare to the one standing in front of her.“Auntie.”Quinn got up and greeted Jacqueline blandly. Walking over to the other side of the table, he pulled out the chair for her.“Alright. You don’t have to be so polite the next time,” Jacqueline said and sat down.Her voice was unclear and sharp. In fact, it was a little low and hoarse — like a smoker’s.The old madam looked at her daughter lovingly. “Now that you’re back, you should rest. Leave whatever business there is to Quinn to handle.”Then, the old madam once again introduced her to Jenna. “Jen, this is my youngest daughter, Jacqueline. She has been working overseas and only recently returned to the country.”Even without the old madam saying so, Jenna understood who she was
“Yes, I, too, only noticed how good Quinn truly was after I married him.” The smile on Jenna’s face grew sweeter.She placed the piece of salmon she had picked clean onto Quinn’s plate. “Quinn, I know you like fish. Try it, and let me know what you think of my cooking.”The three women’s conversation seemed normal, but Quinn could sense the invisible currents of tension flowing between them. Looking past Jenna’s sweet smile, he saw the malicious revenge behind it.It was the first time Quinn felt how torturous a simple dinner could be. With a cold expression, he ate the piece of salmon Jenna had taken for him. Jenna propped her chin on her hand and asked eagerly, “Do you like it?”“Mm.”“That’s good, then.” Jenna smiled. “I’ll make it for you as long as you like it.”Quinn was speechless.Right then, a helper carrying a small dish walked into the living area and placed it in front of Jenna.It was a dish full of pills.“I asked the helper to get these supplements for you.” T
Jacqueline smiled. “Why does it feel like you’re rebelling against Mom?”Quinn’s eye twitched, but his expression remained indifferent. “You’re overthinking it, Auntie. I changed my room and happened to run into Jenna. That’s all.”Jacqueline laughed. “Yes, yes. I’m overthinking it. Jenna’s pretty and smart, but…”With the cigarette between her fingers, she sipped her tea. Then, she leisurely asked, “How long can she stay by your side?”“She can stay for however long Granny likes her.”“Even if she likes her, I’m afraid you won’t be able to keep her safe.” Jacqueline looked at Quinn meaningfully as though she knew something. “She won’t be able to stop an inevitable accident.”Quinn remained silent. He understood the implication behind his aunt’s words. His eye twitched again.At this moment, Mary walked into the living area. She bowed as she said to Quinn, “Miss Langham isn’t feeling well and has asked you to come to see her.”Jacqueline smiled and put out her unfinished ciga
Jenna’s hands were propped on her knees as she stared unblinkingly at the flowers opposite the stone pathway. Quinn’s angular and indifferent face appeared in her mind.She could not describe what she felt. It was a sour, bloated feeling.It seemed Quinn was not someone cold-hearted, after all. He had only loved a woman so passionately before.A long moment later, Jenna pursed her slightly dry lips and asked the Old Mrs. Forester, “Doesn’t Miss Langham love Quinn deeply? When Pete came knocking, why didn’t she reject him.”“Love?” The old madam laughed. There was mocking in her sharp gaze.“When I found out Pete went to the Langhams to propose to Ivy, I gave her a chance to make a fresh choice. I was afraid she had decided in a moment of confusion. However, without hesitation, she chose Pete, saying she felt very happy with him.”“Just like that, her decade-long relationship with Q was abandoned. Then, almost immediately after, she married someone else. Do you think that’s love?”
When Jenna entered the room, she smelled a very faint but familiar floral fragrance.She sniffed again and quickly remembered she had smelled it on Quinn’s coat before.Recalling the past, Jenna pressed her lips together.She knew the man she saw outside the cafe that day was Quinn. However, Kevin refused to admit it!The floral fragrance was light and sweet, but Jenna felt disgusted by it.She pulled out her mini perfume from her bag and sprayed it in every corner of the room. It took the whole bottle for Jenna to feel satisfied that the floral fragrance was gone.Right then, Quinn exited the bathroom wearing a gray bathrobe.The bathrobe was loosely tied, revealing his tan chest. His wet hair was plastered to his scalp, giving him a slight hedonistic air.His eyes, however, were emotionless and sharp as usual.Quinn was drying his hair with a towel when he exited and smelled the perfume. The wild rose scent filled the room.He frowned lightly. “Why did you spray so much per
Jenna’s personality had done a 180 the past few days, especially after coming to the Forester home. It truly opened his eyes. Just a few words from her could make the old madam incredibly happy.It was his first time seeing his grandmother like someone so much too.Quinn swallowed and threw Jenna’s hand away from him. Coldly, he said, “You just need to please Grandmother. There’s no need to please me. It’s troublesome.”Jenna’s eyes darkened, and she smiled faintly. “Of course. The customer is always right.”She slammed her earrings onto the cabinet and turned to enter the bathroom.Quinn frowned as he watched her slender figure go but soon averted his gaze. After drying his hair, he worked on some emails.Much later, Quinn pinched the bridge of his nose and turned off his computer.He had lifted the covers and gotten into bed when Jenna exited the bathroom. Her silky hair fell down her back, and she looked cozy.As she had just showered, her skin was glowing from the heat. Fai
When Jenna had her period, she would rarely get cramps. Instead, she would feel fatigued. So she slept past 10 a.m. the next day.As the Foresters’ helpers were notified the night before, they did not disturb Jenna.Old Mrs. Forester, afraid that Jenna did not have clothes to change into, had sent someone to the department store early in the morning to buy and secretly deliver over ten sets of clothes to Jenna’s room.They were all ready-made luxury clothes with jewelry to match.Although the Radcliffs were no more, after getting together with Quinn, Jenna’s standard of living had not dropped even a little. Very quickly, she picked out an outfit.Ivy happened to be leaving her room as well when Jenna walked out.It seemed as though she had not slept well. Ivy looked pale, and there were dark circles under her eyes.Jenna was anemic due to her period. So, while her face was a little pale, she was in good spirits. When she saw Ivy, she greeted her politely.“Morning, Ivy.”“It’s
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