Quinn’s status was at ‘typing’. Soon, she received a message.Quinn: [Ask Kevin to go with you.]He must not have seen it.Jenna was relieved and replied okay. His message came in as soon as hers was sent.Quinn: [Go downstairs to receive a package later.]The next second, her phone rang.“Hello?”“Good day. Is this Miss Jenna?” It was a polite male voice. “You have a package. Are you at your company now?”“Yes. Give me a second.” Jenna pushed her chair away and hurried out of her office.When she reached the lobby, she saw a deliveryman in a uniform standing next to the receptionist counter. He had a beautiful shopping bag in his hand. Jenna walked toward him. “I’m Jenna. Is this for me?”“Oh, yes.” The deliveryman quickly handed the shopping bag to her and two delivery slips. “Here. Please sign this for me.”Jenna just received Quinn’s message and knew he had sent it. So, she signed the delivery slip without hesitation.“Thank you.”“You’re welcome.” The deliveryman wa
“Yeah, you can say so.” Kevin brushed it off.He did not raise his head to look at her. Feeling awkward, Kevin opened the box of cream puffs and stuffed one in his mouth.“I’ve been having a rough time too.” Jenna sighed. “Quinn gave me two financial books as thick as bricks. Apart from working, all I do is read.”“Financial books?” Kevin was stunned. “Are you starting to learn finance?”“Yes.” Jenna’s smile reached her eyes. “Quinn said if I don’t start now, I won’t have the time to learn when I take back my company.”Kevin saw her eyes and lowered his head quickly.He had followed Quinn for a long time. He knew Quinn did not have much patience in teaching. However, everything he taught Jenna now was for her own good. How great…“Kevin?” Jenna called him twice. Seeing Kevin’s head lowered and as though he did not hear her, she waved her hand by his face.Kevin looked at her. “What did you say?”“I said, the company wants me to go on a business trip to Brogavia. Come with me
Jenna took quite a few photos, feeling good about herself. She assumed Quinn was busy, seeing that he had not replied.She took off the earrings and went to take a bath. Then, she picked up her phone on the bedside table while drying her hair.Quinn: [Have you finished the books?]Jenna jumped on the bed and sat cross-legged. [I’ve finished one and memorized quite some content from the other.]She wanted to welcome him to test her anytime when Quinn’s message popped out. [Bring the book with you on the trip. Finish the second book.]If Quinn were standing in front of Jenna, she would have chucked her phone at Quinn’s face.She had worked as an on-site translator a few times and knew how exhausting it could be. Sometimes, negotiations would go on non-stop. She would have to interpret constantly, with no time to even drink water.Jenna: [How would I have time to read a book on a business trip?]Quinn: [You can stay up late.]She looked at Quinn’s cold and annoying message, then
Shawn’s heart wrenched in pain as he reminisced about their past. His voice was low. “Jen, would that be okay?”“What’s there to talk about?” Jenna sneered, brushing her wind-blown hair aside. “Talk about how you killed my parents and took Seabright from my grasp?”Shawn wanted to say something, but he could only taste bitterness between his pursed lips.He deserved it.After all, he had caused the rift between them.Jenna looked coldly at him. “Shawn Sadler, please don’t call me Jen anymore. It only disgusts me!”“Let’s go, Kevin.” She pulled her luggage and left.Kevin quickly grabbed the other luggage and followed up.Shawn stood quietly and watched Jenna’s cold figure disappear into the airport’s hall. A bitter smile appeared on his lips. He did not expect the seeds he had sown would eventually lead to his suffering.His assistant waited for a while before carefully pushing his luggage forward. “Mr. Sadler, your luggage.”“Thanks.” Shawn’s voice was a little hoarse. H
Jenna and Kevin boarded the plane soon after resting at the VIP lounge.Jenna did not stay idle. She took out the book she brought along and read it, jotting down terms she did not understand. She would ask Quinn about them later.Time on the plane flew by while she read. Five hours later, they arrived in Maldavia for their connecting flight.When she bought the tickets, the business class had sold out. So, Jenna could only get the economic class tickets.Perhaps due to the long flight time, she did not feel like reading during the layover.She leaned on the seat and drifted into sleep.Her head tilted and rested on Kevin’s shoulder, who was sitting on her right.Kevin felt a sudden weight on his shoulder. He turned his head and realized Jenna had fallen asleep.He carefully pulled down the cabin partition. As he retracted his hand, he noticed a few strands of hair stuck to Jenna’s cheek. Hesitating, Kevin gently tucked her stray strands of hair behind her ear.Jenna’s eyela
“Yeah, it’s nighttime here. I just showered and will sleep after drying my hair.”Jenna lay on the bed and took the book on her bedside table, flipping it open. “Aunt Lily, why did you call me?”“Miss, you’ve been overseas for a few days now. I’m worried you aren’t taking care of yourself.” Aunt Lily said with concern, “I remember there was once you went on a business trip to Povia and vomited as soon as you reached the hotel.”Jenna felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She smiled. “Back then, I had a poor appetite and bad motion sickness. That’s why I vomited. Things are better now. The hotel is great. I’m just not used to the food here.”“When you return, I’ll cook your favorites.” Aunt Lily paused and said, “Miss, does Miss Langham have a good relationship with Mr. Forester?”Miss Langham?Jenna’s heart fell. She sat up from the bed, crossing her legs. “Which Miss Langham? Ivy Langham?”“Yes, her.”“Aunt Lily, how do you know her?” Jenna narrowed her eyes. “Did she look for
The tenderness and indulgence in his eyes made Jenna insanely jealous. She felt coolness at the corner of her eyes.Then, coldness spread throughout her whole body.She scrolled through the few photos tirelessly until her eyes felt sore. Even her hand, holding the phone, began to ache.Her gaze swept through Quinn’s eyes and suddenly realized.Why did she feel suffocated when Ivy splashed boiling water on her at the Forester family, causing Quinn to lecture her with a stern face?Why was she jealous of Quinn’s indulgence toward Ivy?Why did she occasionally feel insecure, thinking Quinn did not care enough about her?She had fallen in love with Quinn.The seedlings of love had been planted in her heart long ago. However, she had not dared to give it much thought and could not admit it. Jenna thought about it numbly. When Quinn was with her, he always looked at her indifferently. In the past, he always had a passionate gaze around Ivy.He only treated their relationship as a
Jenna jumped in fright.She looked up and saw the man that grabbed her wrist had messy hair. His eyes look wild and abnormal, causing her heart to skip a beat.“Sir, you’ve got the wrong person.” Jenna tried to shrug him off and retreated.“Sarah! Sarah, I know I was wrong. Will you come home with me?” The man’s grip on Jenna’s wrist tightened, and he begged while staring at her. “You could abandon me, but are you abandoning our daughter too?”Jenna thought the man was mad. She did not dare answer, afraid of angering him.However, the man’s expression changed at her silence. “Why aren’t you speaking? Are you waiting for that man? How long have you been together?”“Slut! You are a fucking slut!”Jenna’s hands reached for her phone in her pocket. Just as she was about to call someone, the man yelled and pounced at her, strangling her neck.Jenna missed a step and fell on the ground heavily. She scratched the man’s arm in futile efforts, which caused several lines of blood to appe
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