When Quinn heard Shawn, he gritted his teeth. “Even if our marriage is fake, that’s between us, not for you to interfere in.”“I grew up with her! Of course, it is!” Shawn’s gaze was resolute.He knew he had no way of competing with Quinn and the Foresters, but he had already made a mistake once and did not want to have any more regrets. He would protect Jenna even if he had to put his life on the line. He could not touch Quinn, but many people secretly wanted Quinn’s life. As long as he could bring Quinn down, he would cooperate with anybody!Quinn saw something in Shawn’s eyes. In that instant, he felt suffocated, which annoyed him.He tightened his grip, crushing Shawn’s wrist for the second time, and flung it away from him coldly. Shawn stumbled backward a few steps, barely managing to stabilize himself. His right hand fell limply at his side.“Shawn Sadler. You caused her parents’ death and her family’s destruction.”Quinn scoffed. “If it weren’t for me, do you think you’d
Quinn’s heart seized for a moment and he unconsciously crushed the beer can in his hand. “Treat her with the best medicine you have,” he said hoarsely.Jacob harrumphed. “You can’t erase the damage a miscarriage causes to the body with even the best medicine. You should be thankful she only miscarried and didn’t hemorrhage. If she had, not even Saint Raphael the Archangel would be able to save her.”“What is with you?” Jacob sighed, puzzled. “All you needed was two bags of blood from Jenna. Why did you have to make things so complicated?”He took two sips of his beer. Then, recalling something, he smiled mockingly.“Is it because you resent Ivy for betraying you and marrying your brother back then, so you married Jenna to get back at her? You wanted to get back at her but couldn’t let her go—is that it?”Quinn looked down. “That’s not it,” he replied weakly.“Then tell me why you just had to marry Jenna.” Jacob raised an eyebrow. “Don’t think I don’t know. You were only going to
Jenna did not know how long she had slept when she woke up to find herself in a hospital room, wearing a hospital gown.The cold hospital room was a little warmer with the sunlight shining in from the window.She propped herself up to pour herself some water.The door opened.Sam was surprised to see Jenna awake when he entered but quickly walked over to help pour some water for her.“It’s fine. I recovered a lot of energy after sleeping.” Jenna refused Sam’s help with a smile. She picked up the glass jug and poured herself a glass of water. Then, she slowly drank it.Sam scrutinized Jenna. She looked healthier and her gaze was clear. She seemed alright.Seeing Jenna like this, Sam secretly sighed in relief.After sending Kevin off to the crematorium, meeting back up with Quinn, and finding out then that Jenna had had a mental breakdown and miscarried, he was terribly afraid that Kevin’s death would cause Jenna to become suicidal again.Jenna’s throat felt a lot better after f
Sam was silent for a moment but did not refuse her request in the end.“Alright.”Jenna smiled faintly. “Thank you, Sam.”Once Jenna finished her chicken porridge, Sam called Jacob over.When Jacob saw Jenna was emotionally stable, he was quite surprised. He proceeded to give her a check-up and told her there were not any problems. “You could even get discharged tomorrow if you want.”“Then I’ll leave tomorrow. I don’t like the smell of hospitals.” Jenna asked Sam to arrange for her discharge when he had the time.Not long after, Sam left. He had not even left the hospital when he called Quinn to report Jenna’s situation and her intent to leave.Quinn only replied after a long moment of silence. “I’ll pick her up at the hospital tomorrow morning.”The next day, Jenna, who was an early riser, was in good spirits.She washed up in the bathroom and changed into the new clothes and shoes Sam sent over the night before. Then, she ordered some breakfast.The person picking her up h
Shawn pushed up his glasses. He smiled faintly. “Alright. I won’t let you down.”He would not let Jacqueline Forester go either.Just because his father had broken up with her, that woman held a grudge and arranged for someone to cause his family’s death in a fire. For the past twenty years, she played with him like a chess piece.If it were not for Jacqueline Forester, he and Jenna would not have gotten to this point.Shawn took the apple piece Jenna handed him and bit into it. The sweetness spread to his heart. “Jen, when are you planning to divorce Quinn Forester? Instead of involving the police in his grandmother’s sudden death, he might settle the score with you in private. I’ve already found a lawyer—”“I’m not divorcing him.”Shawn was taken aback at the interruption and thought that he had heard wrongly. “Why not? Is it because…you still love him?”Jenna only smiled and did not reply.She picked up the phone on the table and turned it on, tapping on it as she said to Sh
The two were very close to each other. Jenna could feel Quinn’s breath on her face and she shuddered inadvertently.Jenna did not retreat and she met Quinn’s gaze evenly. “Didn’t you know as well, Mr. Forester? Shawn’s father and your aunt were involved once. Shawn was deceived and used as a pawn in Jacqueline Forester’s hands, killing my parents by mistake.”Quinn’s eyes darkened. “Does that mean you won’t be pursuing him for it?”“Yeah, I won’t be. He’s already told me he regrets it.” Jenna’s eyelashes fluttered. “And Shawnie and I —”“You’d better call him something else.” Quinn interrupted her.His grip on the back of her head tightened, expressing his displeasure.Jenna took a deep breath and when she spoke again she obediently changed what she called Shawn. “Shawn and I grew up together, and he’s my ex-husband. There’s still some emotional attachment there.”Quinn grew unhappier and he sneered. “You can even forgive the person who killed your parents. You’re really amazing
“There’s no need.” Jenna shook her head. “Shawn will definitely get it back.”Her tone was very certain, which made Quinn keenly feel that something was wrong as if Shawn was going to make some kind of deal with Ivy.Right then, the lift reached their floor and Jenna walked out first.Jenna pressed the doorbell twice. Very soon, Aunt Lily came to open the door. When she saw Jenna outside, she started to tear up.“Miss, it’s good that you’re alright.”“I’ve made you worry.” Jenna smiled and walked into the apartment.Aunt Lily saw that Jenna could speak now, the smile in her eyes was faint, and she seemed calmer and more reserved than before. Aunt Lily seemed to come to a realization and fell to her knees before Jenna.“Miss, I’m sorry…” Aunt Lily repeated a few times, choking up. “I’m sorry…”Jenna stood there and asked her smilingly. “What are you sorry for?”“I added something to your food that made you unable to speak…” Aunt Lily said as she wiped away her tears.“Miss, I
Aunt Lily had started working for the Radcliffs when she was young. Now, she was still taking care of Jenna. She was very old, her hair was almost fully white, and wrinkles covered the corner of her eyes. She was someone who already had one foot in her grave. Jenna used to love hugging Aunt Lily when she cried and would act pampered with her. This was Aunt Lily’s second time crying in front of her. However, she was unaffected and her gaze remained clear.Jenna squatted in front of Aunt Lily, and wiped her tears with a tissue. “Aunt Lily, you started working for my mom when she got married. You still call me ‘Miss’, and you still consider yourself a part of the Radcliffs. You say you didn’t want to hurt me, but you did—twice.”At this, Aunt Lily trembled, and her lips moved. “Miss…”“If you really didn’t want to harm me, you should have told me the moment they threatened you, and I would have handled it for you.” Jenna interrupted her coldly.“But you didn’t. You were afraid your