“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
“So what if you have a marriage certificate? That doesn’t mean Quinn's company belongs to you!” Jacqueline scowled. “Don’t you know why Quinn married you in the first place? I’m sure he had you sign a prenup before the marriage, didn’t he?” Jenna smirked. “No.” Jacqueline's expression dropped. She suddenly raised her voice, “How is that possible?!” “I’m sure I know what he told me when he married me better than you do.” Jenna continued wearing the same smile, “You have eyes everywhere. He couldn’t have hid this from you, could he?” Jacqueline was at a loss for words. Upon noting Jacqueline’s silence, Jenna turned her attention back to the other side. She rested her hands on the table and stated calmly, “My husband Quinn needs to be hospitalized for a long time because he’s suffering from severe brain damage. During this time, I will be responsible for managing his company and assets.” “Quinn wrote a will a long time ago.” Ivy threw the document in Jenna’s direction.
“My father founded Seabright Group together with Uncle Sadler. When Shawn and I got divorced, we talked and decided he would take care of Seabright Group.” Jenna spoke in a composed tone. “Besides, I married Quinn after that and started working in Elysian Group. It would not be appropriate if I got involved in Seabright Group, would it? “I may be a translator, but my husband made sure to teach me what he knew about running a business. I’ve learned a lot from him in my time.” Jenna slapped her palms against the table and declared solemnly, “If I fail to deliver results after I assume my position in Elysian Group and cause financial loss, I will resign on my own accord.” Sebastian suddenly sneered as if to mock Jenna for being delusional. Upon hearing Jenna's declaration, the shareholders formed a range of expressions. They began murmuring with one another. Soon, one rose and announced, “We agree to vote again.” Sebastian's expression dropped upon hearing this. Then,
Upon this, all the shareholders subconsciously turned to look at Jenna. They could not deny that Sebastian made reasonable points. Jenna did not come from a finance background and had little experience. Running a company was a serious matter. During the second round of voting, half of the shareholders who voted for Jenna were the senior members of Elysian Group. They voted for her because they knew about her relationship with Quinn and as Quinn’s representative. Despite that, they were businessmen at the end of the day, focusing on profit more than anything else. They would let anyone take over as long as they could secure their fortune. They looked at the snot-nosed child again and began to reconsider their reckless decision just now. Perhaps they should vote for the third time. When it seemed like Sebastian had convinced the shareholders to re-vote, Shawn began to worry for Jenna. He was just about to say something when Jenna signaled him to stop. Did she have a
After a brief pause, he added, “Besides, I believe Quinn would not choose someone incompetent as his wife.” The other shareholders nodded in agreement. “I’m with Mr. Lerman.” “In that case, that finalizes our voting. Jenna will officially act as an interim CEO of Elysian Group.” Mr. Leman turned to the rest of the shareholders. “Does anybody have any objections?” “No objections.” Jacqueline may have come to an agreement with the shareholders. However, Jacob and Shawn swooped in and disrupted her plan. Now that the largest shareholder was determined to take Jenna's side, there was nothing else she could do. When she saw Sebastian looking at her, she shook her head silently with a scowl. Sebastian's expression was worse than hers. He had been trying to take leadership of Elysian Group for so long. Just when it looked like he was going to get it, things had gone the other way! “Shawn Sadler! You sure are something!” He scoffed before exiting the conference room. Ja
Shawn Sadler keenly sensed that was just an excuse Quinn made up. However, he did not ask further and immediately signed the document.“Why?” Jenna asked, not understanding. “Why else?”Jacob lazily said as he fiddled with a Rubik’s Cube. “Quinn previously made a will to give all his Elysian shares to Ivy’s child. However, he must have decided later that giving it all to Ivy’s child would cause trouble. So, he sold some to me and Shawn.”Jenna could understand Quinn selling some of his Elysian shares to Jacob.Why would he sell them to Shawn, though?Jenna was deep in thought as she sipped at her coffee. Suddenly, the meeting room door pushed open, and Sam threw Rox Houston in like she was a chicken.Then, he closed the door tightly.Rox stumbled in a few steps. Once she was standing stable, she immediately looked back at Sam.A displeased expression was on her charming face. “I’m Quinn Forester’s biological mom! I won’t just take it if you treat me like that again!”Sam act
Shawn glanced at Jacob, then said with a smirk, “You’re not Jenna’s type anyway.”Jacob was speechless.Back when the Radcliffs were alive, a socialite slandered Jenna, which had a significant impact on Jenna.Later on, Shawn went to a gathering with Jenna, and they bumped into that socialite. Jenna had pressed her to the ground and beat her up until she was crying that she was wrong.He had seen Jenna beat someone mercilessly, but that was truly the first time he had seen Jenna with such a ferocious appearance.Rox stared dumbly at the shard in her hand. The pain only spread through her whole body after a few seconds.Her face twisted in pain.“Argh!” Rox finally screamed.Jenna was unaffected by Rox’s piercing scream. Her expression remained cool.She then picked up another shard from the ground and held it in her hand.Her other hand was still holding Rox’s wrist down. “Ms. Houston, if you don’t talk, this shard will be in your hand next. Why don’t we switch to your left 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