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
Caught by the wrist, Jenna had to stop smashing the violin.“This was my father’s birthday present to me, but my father is no longer here.” Jenna brushed her hair away from her face with her other hand, her expression calm. “Keeping it around will just remind me of painful memories.”Quinn’s grip around her wrist tightened a little. “If you felt that way, why did you get it back from Shawn Sadler?”“I only wanted it back because I wanted to give you a surprise.” Jenna smiled faintly, neither sad nor happy. “But now, I don’t need it anymore.”Quinn seemed to hear a double meaning from the second half of her words. Panic and fear he had never felt before suddenly surged in his heart. It felt like something he was holding onto tightly was about to slip through his fingers.When Jenna tried to get out of his grip, he unconsciously clenched her wrist tighter and took the violin from her. “Don’t smash it anymore. You might hurt yourself. I’ll take care of it for you.”Jenna saw that th
Quinn exerted strong willpower to steady his breath. After adjusting her clothing and covering her with the blanket, he drew the shades closed.“Sleep for a while.” His voice was hoarse. “I’ll wake you up for lunch.”Jenna hummed in acknowledgment and shrank under the covers.Once he closed the bedroom door, Quinn called Sam, “Come over to Sandalwood Palace now.”His heart felt suffocated, he could hardly breathe.He walked to the living area. Seeing the box of cigarettes on the coffee table, he took one out and began to smoke.After Kevin escaped with Jenna, he had not been idle either. Most of the time, he had been handling the journalists and his uncles. He had left the matter of finding Jenna up to Sam.Once he got the police to drop the charges against Jenna, her things had been sent back as well. It was the bag she had left behind at the Forester family home as well as her phone. The screen was cracked, but it was fully functional.Aunt Lily thought Jenna might still want
“The helper said she was working on the first floor when Miss Langham went downstairs and found her. She told her that the old madam was in the study and sounded angry. She was afraid the old madam’s body would give way, so she asked the helper to call the police and the hospital. As for the news, it was released on Miss Langham’s instructions.“Initially, news of the old madam’s sudden death didn’t spread widely. All PR had to do was to divert reporters’ attention with different news. However, Miss Langham’s older brother discovered the truth and revealed it to the reporters. He also informed the other side of the Forester family.”As Sam said all this, Quinn continued smoking emotionlessly. He almost seemed too calm, which made him seem even more terrifying.Quinn asked calmly, “Who was the one relentlessly pursuing Jenna? My aunt, or Ivy?”“It was Miss Langham. Her men found the missus and Kevin through the missus’ wedding ring,” Sam said and showed Quinn his phone screen.“Mis
“Is my uncle terrified I don’t know what he’s planning?” Quinn lit another cigarette.The white smoke obscured his dark gaze.It was silent for a moment before Quinn spoke, “Just cooperate with whatever my uncle wants and spread the news. Make sure everyone in Portica knows.”Sam looked at Quinn in shock, moving his lips to say something.“The doctor said Jenna was pregnant with a pair of twins, both already formed,” Quinn looked down as he said. His mind wandered back to that bloody scene.His fingers trembled and the cigarette shook before falling onto the coffee table. He closed his eyes for a moment before picking up the cigarette and throwing it into the ashtray. His voice was very hoarse when he spoke, “Sam, in a few months, I’ll be thirty-three. This was my first time having children. From discovering their existence to losing them, it all happened in just ten minutes. I must do something for those two children.”If it were not for the Foresters, if he had not promised P