Jenna drove to an instrument store, picked out a set of strings and tools, then drove Quinn back to Sandalwood Palace.However, when Jenna entered the place, she did not see Aunt Lily anywhere.“When I came back earlier and saw you weren’t around, I told Aunt Lily to go back to Sparrow Garden for the night and come back tomorrow morning,” Quinn saw Jenna look around and said.Jenna was speechless. [When we were staying at Sparrow Garden we had so many helpers around. I never heard you complain it was inconvenient then!]“The helpers at Sparrow Garden never went to the second floor.” Quinn replied calmly, “This apartment only has one level. I don’t like it when helpers come and go through my personal space.”That was what he said, but Jenna recalled that rainy afternoon and what they had done in the living area…The tips of her ears turned slightly red.Jenna immediately turned and headed toward the kitchen before Quinn could see her flushed cheeks.Maybe because when she left,
He lifted the thick hair, revealing Jenna’s slender neck. Looking at the fair skin, lust flickered across Quinn’s cold eyes. He lowered his head and planted a warm kiss on her neck.Flustered, Jenna could not focus on changing the violin strings. She struggled to unlock her phone.[Can you let me finish changing the strings? I just cooked a meal. I smell oily now…]“I don’t mind.” Quinn’s voice was slightly hoarse. He leaned close to Jenna’s lips and kissed her deeply.With slight force, Quinn lifted her and placed her on his lap. His hand reached under Jenna’s dress and touched her back.Soon, the dress fell to her waist.Jenna had turned up the brightness in the living room as she wanted to change the violin strings. The light shone on her, making her skin look whiter than the lights. On the left bottom of her stomach was a dragon tattoo. The dragon's body was black. It jumped into the air with claws outstretched, its direction falling directly underneath her heart. It wa
After bringing Jenna to the otolaryngology department and finding the department head, they performed a CT scan of her throat, conducted a detailed examination, and asked her to try speaking.Jenna still could not make any sound.“Weird. Your vocal cords and mucous membranes don't show any signs of swelling or congestion, so why can't you speak?" The doctor was also puzzled as it was his first time encountering this situation. “I’ll prescribe two boxes of oral liquid for you to drink. After you finish it, come back to see me again."Jenna nodded.After leaving the otolaryngology department, Jacob accompanied Jenna to get her medicine.Then, he spoke. “Jenna, we might need your blood again.”Jenna was stunned. She then showed him her phone. [Isn’t there a rule that states a person can only donate blood once every six months? I donated three hundred milliliters last time. Wasn’t that enough?]“Yes, but if you are healthy, you can still donate after some time.” Jacob rubbed his n
Jenna took out the composition she had written yesterday and tried playing it.She knew the tune when she composed the piece but could not hear it directly. Now, the lively music that flowed from the expensive violin was like a musical feast in her ears.Since Jenna learned to play the violin, she had clumsily written several pieces. However, they were all terrible.Perhaps she was in a great mood when she wrote this, or because she had invested her emotions, the composition sounded melodious. Listening to it, Jenna was lost in its enchanting rhythm. However, she was only satisfied with the first half of the piece.The melody of the second half felt off, and something seemed amiss no matter how she listened to it.Jenna sat cross-legged and scribbled in her notebook, amending the piece. After a few tries, she still felt unsatisfied. “Miss, I think it sounds good.” Aunt Lily walked into the living room with a plate of fruits.Seeing Jenna’s furrowed brows, she said, “I used to
Jenna smiled. Her conversation with Aunt Lily had inspired her. She took her notebook and pen and started amending the second half of her piece confidently.Seeing that she was busy, Aunt Lily quietly left.When Quinn came home in the evening, Jenna had finished revising the latter half of her composition.She would record it in a recording studio when she is free.Jenna threw a sea salt bath bomb into the bathtub, creating a shallow layer of light blue water. It felt like she was soaking in the sea.She leaned over the edge of the bathtub with her chin propped up, looking at the shower just a few meters away from her.Quinn was showering, and the water flowed down his body, landing at his feet. Jenna’s gaze swept over his body with laser focus. He indeed had a great body…Quinn dried the water droplets on his body and came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his lower body. He saw Jenna staring at him as soon as he turned around.He paused while drying his hair and
The next morning, Jenna changed into a gray professional suit. As she wore a short skirt with stockings, it was hard for her to bend down.When she changed her shoes at the entrance, she pointed to a pair of black satin high heels and looked at Quinn with watery eyes.Quinn stared at her for two seconds before giving in. He crouched down, picked up a high heel, and held her dainty foot as he helped her into the high heels.Jenna could see the man’s hair when she looked down, a slight smile forming at the corner of her lips.After Quinn helped her put on her shoes, Jenna leaned over to kiss him. [Thanks, Mister! Love you!]“I’m going on a business trip for a few days in North City.” Quinn’s gaze swept past her phone, and he went into the lift first. “Do you want me to leave Sam here with you?”Jenna shook her head. [You promised that Ivy won’t touch me again. You can bring him. Sam is also your secretary.]She could not help asking, [What’s this business trip for? Are there any
Jenna got busy once she started working and even forgot that Quinn told her he was going on a business trip to North City.She came back to her senses when she got home in the evening, and Quinn never returned. Jenna showered and lay on the bed, feeling a little bored. Without the man around her, their bedroom suddenly felt empty.She propped up the ragdoll cat plushie and snapped a photo for Quinn.Five minutes later, Quinn replied to her. [What’s up?]Jenna: [I wish I could be this ragdoll cat, only a plushie without a brain to think. Naturally, I won’t miss you.]Quinn: [I’ll be back on Wednesday.]Jenna sent a sad emoticon. [But today is only Monday. It’s still far from Wednesday.]Jenna: [Mister, tell me a fairytale to put me to sleep. Don’t change the story yourself. The Little Red Riding Hood you told gave me nightmares for a few days.]After she sent the message, she saw the man typing for a long time.After a while, Quinn sent a long voice message. Jenna eagerly p
Running out of the company and jumping in a car, Kevin immediately dialed a number. However, the other party’s phone was switched off.Kevin felt even more anxious.He immediately sped toward the airport, calling a friend to borrow a private jet.At the same time, he browsed Seabright Group’s website for a number and memorized it.After ending the call with his friend, Kevin immediately called this number.It was a little past ten o’clock at Fabell City.Shawn was dining with a few of his business partners in a club when his assistant suddenly walked in and said by his ear, “Mr. Sadler, someone named Kevin Sander is looking for you.”Shawn stopped drinking his wine and glanced at his assistant. “Isn’t he one of Quinn Forester’s men?”“Yes. He said it’s an emergency.”The assistant held the call and asked, “Should I hang up?”Shawn recalled seeing Jenna on the road with Kevin before. He seemed to be the bodyguard Quinn assigned to Jenna. After a few seconds, he got up to take
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