It was past eleven when Jenna woke up. She glanced at the time on her phone and nearly jumped out of bed at first, but then she relaxed when she remembered Quinn giving her permission to take the day off. Noting that there was nobody else in the bedroom, she figured that Quinn must have left. She threw on a nightgown before stepping out barefoot. She had barely reached the living room when she saw Quinn coming out of the pantry. He wore a white shirt paired with black trousers. He looked fresh and vibrant, even with a look of satisfaction on his face. "Why are you still here?" Jenna asked instinctively. Quinn glanced at her, his eyes lingered on the collar of her nightgown for a second. "Your house is my house as well, why can’t I be here?" Jenna was speechless. She recalled how the house was bought with Quinn’s money, so there was certainly no way she could chase him out. With that, she licked her slightly chapped lips before walking past him into the pantry t
Later, Jenna was so tired that she could not tell the difference between day and night anymore. She woke up at two separate intervals to get something to eat… By the time she opened her eyes again, she had to frantically pack her things and rush off to work. There was a meeting in the morning. It was just a casual small meeting with a handful of colleagues. Jenna was lost in a daydream throughout the meeting. She was wondering what came to her that night that made her believe whatever Quinn told her. In the end, she decided that it must have been his masculine charms that got the better of her. Now that she was fully awake, she realized that all the explanations that the man gave were full of flaws. "Okay, why don’t we all take a break and come back in ten minutes." The team leader took the remote control and paused the stream of data on the screen before heading out for a drink. One of Jenna’s colleagues swiped a look at her. "Jenna, you kept your head down the e
Jenna scrolled through the messages and thought about how true the saying that good looks gave one a free pass was. The moment they saw how handsome Quinn was, they all forgave him for everything he did. She did agree that Quinn was in great shape… She decided to stop reading their messages and set the phone on the table. She looked up to see that her colleagues had returned to the conference room at some point. They were all staring at her. She rested her hand against a glass of water without picking it up, then she asked hesitantly, "What's wrong?" "Jenna, did you know that the display of your phone is mirrored on the screen?" one of the older ladies who was seated next to her said while gesturing at the display on the wall. Her display was still left on and just as they said, the display was mirroring the application she was using on her phone. "Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention." She quickly turned off her phone before drinking the glass of water to hide her sh
“Understood.” Sam then swiped a look at Quinn. "Sir, there are now two trending posts about you, should we take them down?” Quinn frowned. "What's the matter?" “The missus was a little careless during a meeting and accidentally cast her display on the screen during..." Sam coughed before relaying what the secretary told him to Quinn. In truth, this was also Sam’s first time seeing the boss’ body in its full glory spread on the internet… While he was still speaking, Quinn had already gone on social media and saw the viral post in question. He became so infuriated that he laughed when he saw what Jenna said about him in the group. He pressed the spot between his brows. “Take them down. Delete the video in the company group chat as well. You don’t have to come back after you finish dropping off the package at Lance Corporation, just drive back to Sparrow Garden.” Sam understood what Quinn meant. He grunted and left the office. Jenna was always on his phone so it was l
Quinn narrowed his eyes, then returned to his bedroom to fetch something. After that, he stood behind Jenna in the tea room and placed the necklace right under her nose.Jenna looked at the opened pendant and frowned. “You can cherish it privately. Why are you showing it to me?”Quinn took off the photo in the pendant and flipped it.Jenna saw a young man with a gentle smile. His features looked quite similar to Quinn's. “This is my brother, Pete.” Quinn pointed to the man. “The necklace belonged to him.”Jenna was shocked. She looked at the photo and then turned her head to stare at Quinn. “He bought this couple’s necklace with Ivy after they got married.”Quinn raised his hand and rubbed Jenna’s chin. “Before he died, he passed the necklace to me. He wanted to put his photo with Ivy and for me to keep it. I got the photo studio’s boss to put it in place after cutting the photo according to the pendant’s size.”“Even so, Ivy should be the one keeping this necklace. Why did h
Jenna could not remember how they got back to the bedroom. Quinn’s body was hot. Every touch made her feel as though she was on fire. The phone on the bedside table vibrated non-stop. It was as if the caller would not give up until someone answered. Quinn held Jenna by the waist. When she got up, she saw the caller ID from the corner of her eye. Suddenly, she felt a little annoyed. She avoided Quinn’s lips, turned off his phone, and threw it in the drawer. Then, she leaned down to kiss him. Quinn noticed her actions but said nothing. Instead, he bit her moist lip and chuckled lightly.The next day, Jenna woke up when the alarm rang.Perhaps due to the cool temperature in the room, Jenna did not feel hot even though she was lying against Quinn’s bare skin. She leaned lazily on his chest, feeling a sense of reliance. She never thought she would be hugging a man while having a comfortable sleep. Jenna snuggled against his chest, her eyes half-closed. Thinking of the work she
Before the Radcliff family’s downfall, she would not even blink when she spent a few hundred thousand on a jewelry auction. After meeting Quinn, she got a limitless card. Jenna had no concept of money. Quinn held a glass of water and looked at Jenna. “Add up your salary and calculate how long it’ll take for you to save eight million.”Jenna subconsciously calculated her annual salary. As she just started at Elysian, her salary was on the level of an intern. Even after she was confirmed, her annual salary and bonuses would not amount to… Thirty thousand. Jenna was stunned and felt that she made a mistake. “Is it that hard to make money?”Quinn smiled. “What did you think?”Jenna was speechless.“Miss, go wash your hands.” Aunt Lily had prepared the eggs benedict and put it on a plate. “Mr. Forester, how about an omelet for you?”“Sure,” Quinn replied and sat himself down at the table. Jenna washed her hands with a heavy heart, then returned to the dining table. When she saw
Quinn did not raise his head. He said, “You’re not going to touch the eggs benedict anymore now that you’re eating the porridge. It’s not easy work for Aunt Lily to make breakfast.”Jenna was speechless.He certainly did not think of the servants’ hard work in Sparrow Garden!Jenna’s ears went red when she saw him take another bite.After finishing the bowl of porridge and half an omelet, Jenna rinsed her mouth and applied lipstick.Since Quinn was also done with breakfast, they went out together. As they were close to each other, Jenna saw countless missed calls pop out when Quinn turned on his phone. The new messages and social media notifications nearly overloaded the phone.It seemed all the missed calls came from Ivy. She had called Quinn more than ninety times last night.Quinn did not bother with the missed calls and messages. He opened his WhatsApp and checked on an executive group.Seeing his indifferent response to all the missed calls and remembering how she tur