Jenna took a sharp breath and asked, “How unlikely are we talking?” “Very unlikely…” Jacob answered in place of the doctor. Unlike his usual nonchalant tone, his voice now sounded choked up. “He might be stuck in a hospital bed for the rest of his life.” Which meant…he was in a vegetative state? Jenna knew that Jacob tended to like joking around, but he would not joke about something as serious as this. Upon hearing this, Sebastian hardly reacted and seemed as indifferent as usual. However, Jenna could see the two of the men standing behind Sebastian cracking a faint smirk. Soon, several nurses stepped out of the operating room pushing a stretcher. Thick layers of gauze were wrapped around the head and the bare shoulders of the man lying on the stretcher. His eyes were tightly shut and the color was drained out of his face. There was no longer any sign of his past powerful presence. They had a respirator strapped on him and he looked like a patient who was going to
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Sam entered and handed a phone to Jenna. “Ma'am, Mr. Shawn is looking for you.” Jenna took the phone from him. “What's the matter?”“Jen, are you okay?” Shawn asked worriedly, “I just saw the news about Quinn's car accident. Were you with him at the time?” “I’m fine.” Jenna wiped at the corners of her eyes, her voice grew hoarse. “He was the one who got hurt.” “I’m just glad you’re safe.” Shawn heaved a sigh of relief. “I got to North City at around six yesterday and I'm on my way to Hevedburgh now. Also, have you read the news this morning?” “I don't need to read it to know what they’re reporting. It must be about Quinn’s accident and his injury,” Jenna answered distractedly. “That’s not all, there’s also…” Upon hearing what Shawn had to tell her, Jenna’s eyes grew wide with disbelief. She promptly hung up and opened her social media app. Most of the time, the trending page was filled with news about celebrities or poli
Fearing that the media would not believe her, Rox even revealed the exact private hospital where she gave birth to Hugh. She also showed them the only picture she took with Hugh after he was born as well as the record of Leah’s transaction of eighty million. These conclusive pieces of evidence shocked the media as well as the general public. Who would have ever imagined a scandal of such degree to come out of the Foresters, one of the four major families in Portica? The length of the two videos combined was hardly five minutes and yet they stunned Jenna to the point of being completely speechless. Quinn was not a child of the Foresters? How was that possible? After a long pause, she turned back to Sam who was standing beside her. “They're saying that someone broke the news that Quinn was not born a Forester. Someone who is supposedly his biological mother stepped up and announced to the media that Quinn was a child she had with one of her customers in the past. She even t
The first missus lost her mind when she found out she accidentally had her son killed in the explosion instead of Quinn. She made Ivy shoot Quinn and the bullet nearly went through his heart. In the end, it was Old Madam Forester who put an end to things. She heavily reprimanded the first missus and got her to stop. While Quinn was still recovering in the hospital, he secretly sent someone to do some investigation. The results were the same as the findings Pete revealed to him. That was how Quinn found out that he was not born a Forester. However, he still grew up in the family and Scott always took care of him. Out of all the children in the household, he was the most favored one. Regardless of whatever reasons Leah had to get rid of Scott, the fact was that he was already gone and it was all over. Quinn did not want the media to drag Leah’s name through the mud and ruin the Forester household beyond repair. He was not sure if Pete arranged some sort of contingency pla
Upon reading the articles, Ivy’s eyes grew wide open in disbelief. She declared vehemently, “This is impossible! Old Madam Forester loves Quinn and would offend everyone else in the family to support Quinn to power. What do you mean that Quinn was not a Forester? This must be Sebastian and the others spreading false rumors.” Ivy was aware that Sebastian had always been bitter about Old Madam Forester entrusting Forester Corporation to Quinn. After Quinn rose to power, he took further measures to erase all of Sebastian’s influences in Forester Corporation. How could Sebastian be expected to not hold a grudge? “I’m going to call my brother and tell him to deal with these articles…” Ivy murmured to herself while reaching for the phone in her bag. Just as she was about to call Walter, it was Walter who called her instead. “Brother…” “The news is true. Quinn is the son of Rox Houston. She was a hostess at a bar and the father was one of her customers.” Walter answered Leah
The story of Quinn being the child of a famous hostess in Portica as well as the major accident he was involved in that led to his coma spread on the Internet like wildfire. The news that broke out subsequently affected the stock prices of Forester Corporation and Elysian Group. The stock prices fell off a cliff over the next few days. The combined market value of the two corporations shrank by more than eight hundred billion. Most of the shareholders of Forester Corporation were the big players in Portica. After Jacqueline returned to Forester Corporation and took control of things over there, the situation stabilized over time. Meanwhile, things continued to spiral in Elysian Group. Everyone in the corporation from top to bottom was panicking. Jacqueline took Quinn’s place and notified all the shareholders that there would be a general meeting between shareholders of Elysian Group on Wednesday morning. They would be electing one person to take over Elysian Group to kee
“Can the will apply if Mrs. Langham hasn’t given birth yet?” One of the shareholders raised the question and cast a glance at Leah. “Besides, his adoptive mother is with us. Then again, I suppose his shares in Elysian Group should be divided according to the will even if he’s currently unconscious.” Another shareholder nodded and raised another point. “I heard President Forester got married a long time ago. Has anyone notified his wife about this meeting?” Something shifted in Jacqueline’s eyes. “Here's the thing, his marriage with that woman has only been a part of an agreement this entire time. One of the terms they agreed on before the marriage was that she would not have any claim to his assets.” The shareholders had to process this information. That was when Leah suddenly spoke up, “I’m only his adoptive mother and I won’t get involved in the division of his assets as I’m only here today to see what’s going to happen. Since Quinn has written a will, Ivy should have a r
Ivy's expression shifted. She held back her anger and said sharply, “My husband was Pete, the third young master of the Foresters. He was very close with Quinn and cares a lot about our child’s future. That’s why Quinn decided to write the will.” “Oh? You could have said that right from the beginning. Look at you, with your face all red.” Rox smiled slyly. “I’ve been in Portica this entire time. I know you’ve been dating my son for thirteen years. My son must still have feelings for you to do such a big favor for you.” “That's all in the past.” Ivy's expression turned cold. “I broke up with Quinn a long time ago. I would appreciate it if you don’t try to slander us.” She was highborn and would rather not get involved with the son of a common bar hostess. The thought of it made her feel sick! “Alright, alright. I won’t bring it up!” Rox reached for a pack of cigarettes from her bag. There was something so catty about her gestures that the shareholders could not withsta