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
When Aunt Lily knocked on her door in the morning, Jenna realized her phone was not charged and had shut down due to a loose plug.After washing up, Jenna charged her phone with a power bank.[Aunt Lily, I’m going to the hospital later.]She typed with an iPad Quinn frequently used as her phone was not turned on. [I might be staying overnight.]Aunt Lily came over with a bowl of porridge, glancing at the iPad. “Miss, what are you going there for? Why do you need to stay overnight?”Jenna did not want to worry her, so she typed, [For my throat. The doctor wants me to stay for observation.]Aunt Lily’s movement paused. She then said, “It’s going to rain today. Miss, why don’t I accompany you to the hospital? You never liked the smell of hospitals anyway.”[No need.] Jenna shook her head, and her lips curled up. [Mister said he would return to Hevedburgh at ten o’clock in the morning.]Jenna handed a card to Aunt Lily. [Since I will come back with Mister tomorrow morning, go out t
It was drizzling outside by the time Jenna left the hospital. After she got in her car, Jenna took out her phone to text Kevin, wanting to know what was up. She assumed he was busy as she did not get a reply for a long time.Looking at the time, she messaged Quinn on WhatsApp. [Mister, are you back at Hevedburgh?]Quinn replied quickly, [I just landed. I need to go to the company first.]Jenna smiled. [Granny texted me an hour ago, asking us to come for dinner. I just came out of the hospital. I will go to the Forester family home to accompany Granny later.]Quinn: [Are you feeling well?]Jenna: [I’ve told Dr. Tennyson I’ll admit myself to the hospital at nine in the evening, and you’ll come with me. Don’t leave the company when you’re there. I prepared a surprise for you.]Quinn: [Okay.]After chatting with Quinn, Jenna checked the time again.Thinking of the gift to be delivered to the company and her scheduled social media post, Jenna was excited about what expression Qu
“That’s right! I killed Pete. So what?” Old Madam Forester’s words laid her heart bare, leaving nothing hidden under the sun.Ivy did not want to hide it any longer.She glared at Old Madam Forester with red eyes, saying resentfully, “It’s because he refused to divorce me. I begged him so many times, but he said no!“How can he be so selfish? He knew I dated Quinn for thirteen years and only married him impulsively, but he refused to let me go…“I know I’ve made mistakes, but who hasn’t?” Ivy cried out.Crystal tears welled in her eyes and trickled down her cheeks, evoking sympathy.“I just want to be with the man I love. What’s wrong with it?” Ivy questioned Old Madam Forester. “Didn’t you marry the man you love?“If Pete weren’t so stubborn to refuse to let go, I wouldn’t have done it… I couldn’t be with Quinn as long as he didn’t divorce me.”“You… You…” Old Madam Forester only had a vague guess and tried to set up Ivy. She did not expect Ivy to really be the murderer. “Ivy,
After her body regained sensation, Ivy hurriedly left the study and returned to her room.She panted heavily as she leaned against the door. Thoughts of Old Madam Forester’s sudden death made her heart tremble. She then thought, ‘It was Old Madam Forester who initiated the confrontation. What’s wrong with talking back?’Old Madam Forester’s death had nothing to do with her!The servants knew Old Madam Forester called her to the study. When they went to the study later, they would surely discover her body,Ivy panicked, taking out her phone.Just as she wanted to make a call, she heard the servant’s voice outside. “Miss Jenna, Miss Ivy is talking to Old Madam Forester inside.”Jenna came?Ivy’s movement paused.She cracked the door open a bit and peeked out, seeing the servant leading Jenna to the study before leaving.Jenna knocked and waited for a few seconds before going in.Seeing Jenna enter the study, Ivy’s tense heart suddenly felt relieved. A hint of cruelty appeared
The entire study was in chaos, filled with commotion and noise. Jenna’s brain was still in a fog.Why did Old Madam Forester suddenly pass away?Her trembling hands fished out her phone, wanting to text Quinn. However, a few police officers rushed into the study along with medical personnel.A doctor examined Old Madam Forester and shook his head. “She has left us…”The police surrounding Jenna immediately took out a handcuff and restrained her with a stern expression. “Jenna Radcliff, you are suspected of murder. Please come with us to the station!”Why did the police and doctors arrive so quickly?Jenna was confused. Her mouth opened, but no sound came out. She was forced to leave the Forester family home with the police and got into the police car.On the other side, Quinn was busy with work after he reached the company from the airport, dealing with business matters.Around eleven, Sam knocked and went in, putting a gift box on the table. “Sir, this is from the Winston bran
In the pouring rain, two police cars sped toward the Hevedburgh police station. Jenna sat in the back seat, handcuffed, with two police officers watching her at the side.She cast her eyes downward, looking at her still trembling hands. She had not managed to collect her thoughts yet.How did Granny die?From the moment she entered the study and found Granny’s sudden death to when she tried to call the servants, no more than ten minutes had passed. The police station and hospital were not located near the Forester family home. So how did they arrive so quickly?Recalling when she bumped into Ivy while leaving the study, it seemed as though every expression on her face was deliberately acted out.A dreadful idea crossed Jenna’s mind. She felt a chill rose from the bottom of her heart.While she was lost in her thoughts, the car was violently hit, spinning on the rain-soaked road.Jenna was tossed around inside the police car as she had not fastened her seat belt. She banged her h
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