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
Kevin nodded and carried Jenna to his car. The car soon drove out of the tunnel.Meanwhile, Shawn returned to his car, turned the wheel, and drove straight into the approaching police vehicles.Not long after he had driven away, Kevin received a call from Sam.“Kevin! Didn’t I ask you to stay in Verdanya?” After the call connected, Sam scolded, “I can’t believe you sneaked back and took Jenna away. Have you gone mad?”“I’m not mad. You’re the mad one, big bro.” Kevin said, “You might work for Boss, but you are still human. Jenna is a human too.“Don’t you find it cruel, playing with a person’s feelings?”“Kevin Sander!” Sam could not suppress the anger in his heart. “Don’t interfere with her and President Forester. Stay out of this matter and bring her back now.”“Big bro, this is the last time I’m calling you. Thank you.” Kevin hung up and threw his phone out of the window.Jenna did not understand Shawn’s conversation with Kevin just now, and it was the same with Kevin and Sa
After drinking half of the bottle, Kevin stared at her, his gaze deep and complex.“Jen, why did you marry Boss?”Jenna was stunned.She lowered her head and typed out the truth without hiding anything. [Quinn said he could reclaim the Seabright Group from Shawn’s hand for me within half a year. In return, I married him so he could satisfy Granny.]“I knew it…” Kevin chuckled dryly and asked, “Did Jacob ever tell you why he’s drawing your blood?”Jenna nodded. [He has a patient with the same blood type as mine who was seriously ill. He wanted to store some of my blood in case an accident happened during his surgery, causing excessive blood loss.]“Jen.” Kevin’s voice trembled, unsure how to reveal the harsh truth. “You were deceived.”What?Jenna looked up at him, her eyes filled with confusion. She did not understand.Kevin took a slow breath and met Jenna’s gaze, saying with pity, “Boss didn’t marry you for Old Madam Forester. Ivy also has the Rhnull blood type. He kept you
“Alright.” Kevin agreed without hesitation before telling Jenna, “I’ll take you to Khoal, where the weather is warm all year, and you can see the beautiful sea. You’ll like it there.” Jenna nodded. She would go anywhere as long as she could leave this place. Upon noticing Jenna in a bad mood, Kevin opened a bag of snacks and handed it to her.“Eat,” he told her. “Or you won’t have any energy to walk.” After that, he went to inspect the hotel room. He found two hidden cameras, one inside the bathroom and the other underneath the cable box. He took care of them right away. “Jen, do you want to take a shower?” It was pouring rain when they left Hevedburgh, and Jenna was soaked. Until now, she had not found time to properly sort herself out. He noticed Jenna curled up in the chair with her legs crossed. It seemed she did not hear him, so he repeated himself. Still, Jenna did not respond. That was when he realized something was off. He walked up to Jenna and lo
Upon hearing the doctor’s statement, Kevin took a sharp breath. “Can it be cured?” “It can not. This sort of damage is irreversible.” The doctor shook his head and delivered a morbid sentence. “Chances are that she’s never going to hear from her left ear again.” The damage was irreversible. It went to show just how hard Ivy slapped Jenna. After leaving the private hospital, Kevin took Jenna somewhere to get lunch. After that, they returned to the same hotel they checked into. Kevin took a fake identification card and told Jenna before heading out, "I'm going out to buy the boat tickets and take care of some things, so I probably won’t be back until late. Stay inside the room. You can watch TV if you’d like and call the front desk if you need anything. This place is safe.” Kevin was not only excellent at counter-surveillance, he was also a master at laying traps. If he willed it, even state security could not find him. This was why he felt safe enough to leave Jenna
Jenna stood dumbstruck. She never expected Kevin to take such a risk and kill Ivy's father just to make a statement for her. What had she done to deserve this? For this man to unhesitatingly turn his back on his brother to protect her? The edges of her eyes were frayed red. She picked up her phone, wanting to type something. However, she did not know how to phrase what she wanted to say. Her fingers ended up holding down the ‘w’ button on the screen. Kevin wanted to wipe away her tears for her. His hand jerked briefly but did not lift them in the end. He then spoke, "I was the one who failed to protect you in the past and made you get hurt. It won’t happen again. “Even if Boss keeps letting Ivy have her way, I won’t be so kind if she lays a finger on you. Anyway, it's getting late. Go to bed. “We’re leaving on a boat in two days.” Jenna nodded.After brushing her teeth, she still was not sleepy. She sat on the edge of the bed and typed a message on her phone. [
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