Jenna was sleeping soundly but woke up when she heard her phone ring.She reached in the direction of the sound. Someone seemed to put her phone into her hand.Jenna drowsily looked at the screen of her phone before accepting the call.“Hello?”“Jen, the news of Mrs. Langham’s death has spread.” The caller was Carina. “The company is surrounded by reporters right now. Do you need me to come pick you up?”“There’s no need. I’ll head there myself in a bit.”“Okay.”After hanging up, Jenna looked at her phone, much more awake than before.It was already almost 9 a.m.That was weird. In the past, she would wake up naturally, even without setting an alarm. However, today, she slept in so late.Had she been that tired?Jenna suddenly recalled that when she reached for her phone earlier, her hand had not reached the bedside cabinet before someone put her phone into her hand.Her waist felt a little heavy, too, as if something was on it…Jenna looked down. Seeing a strong arm rest
Quinn made a sound in acknowledgment. From beginning to end, he was calm, as if losing his sight was not a big deal.Then, Jenna remembered that this man had lost his sight once fourteen years ago.It had been very serious that time, and his eyes had been covered in thick bandages. However, he had been calm back then, too.Occasionally, when he spoke to her on the balcony, he would even smile faintly.‘His injury was his problem,’ Jenna thought. ‘Why am I remembering all that now?’She frowned slightly and dismissed those memories from her mind.Once they returned to the hospital room, Jenna washed up and put on some light makeup. “I’m going back to Elysian. Should I get Dr. Tennyson to sit with you?”“Leave a little later,” Quinn requested. “Sweetheart, I want to drink some water.”Jenna had already reached the door by then. When she heard his hoarse voice, she paused before finally walking back.She raised the bed so Quinn could sit up and lean against it. Then, she poured a
“The Foresters value their bloodline the most. So, of course, they couldn’t tolerate someone with a tainted bloodline managing Forester Corporation for them,” Quinn said.Jenna scooped another spoonful of porridge and shoved it in his mouth, saying coldly, “The Regency era is long over. Bloodline? Do they think Portica is a monarchy and they’re the ruling family?“If we follow that way of thinking, are the children of farmers and vagrants not considered human?”Quinn almost choked on that mouthful of porridge.However, when he heard Jenna’s concern for himself, he smiled. “I have my wife to help manage the company and even wait for me to wake up. Why should I feel sad because of others?”Jenna ignored the first half of his words and shoved another mouthful of porridge at him. “Of course, I hoped you would wake up. Who would want to take care of you for the rest of their lives?”Quinn choked.He swallowed the porridge, but all he could taste was bitterness.As he had only just w
Jenna took a taxi to Elysian’s office and had just gotten out of the car when the media rushed over from who-knows-where and surrounded her.The repeated question was: “President Radcliff, Miss Langham has alleged that you killed Mrs. Langham. Is that true?”“When did Mrs. Langham die?”Jenna was extremely shocked as countless cameras flashed to capture her expression. “After I left the office yesterday afternoon, I’ve been with my husband at the hospital. You can check.“I’ve been at the hospital all this while, so where has this accusation come from?“Anyway, I don’t hold any grudges against Miss Ivy Langham. So why would I kill her mother? Has she gone crazy, or have I?”Every word of Jenna’s explanation was reasonable.Some reporters still would not let up. “Miss Ivy Langham dated Mr. Quinn Forester for thirteen years. Did you kill her mother because you were resentful that Mr. Forester still had feelings for her?”Jenna smiled calmly. “I know they dated, but I wouldn’t do
“Carina!” Jenna quickly rushed to Carina’s side.She saw a short arrow stuck in Carina’s chest.It had stabbed deep, the tail of it almost disappearing into Carina’s skin.Carina started to pale rapidly from the excessive blood loss as she said weakly, “I’m fine. My chest just hurts a lot…”“You’ve been shot by an arrow,” Jenna said. Then, she used a silk scarf to wrap Carina’s wound as she called for somebody to come in.Elysian had a dedicated infirmary, but they had all clocked out.Lana, who had not left yet, rushed in and was shocked to see Carina lying in a pool of blood. She helped Jenna into the car to go to the hospital.Carina was sent to the accident and emergency department while Jenna and Lana waited outside.“President Radcliff.” Lana took out two wet wipes and handed them to Jenna, asking in shock, “ How did Carina get hurt?”Jenna wiped away the blood on her hands and narrowed her eyes in thought. “Maybe there was something wrong with the parcel Seabright sent.
Jenna thought, ‘Even though you can’t take care of yourself anymore, you still want to make yourself suffer more because of your pride?’However, she very quickly recalled that in the past, others had to pay attention to his mood and listen to his instructions. Now, he had to pay attention to others’ moods.The difference was huge indeed.Carina, who was listening to their conversation while leaning against the bed, widened her eyes in surprise. She said, “Jen, your vegetable of a husband… has woken up?”“He woke up this morning.” Jacob laughed. “Aren’t you happy for your President Radcliff?”“Didn’t you say he wouldn’t be waking up?” Carina pouted unhappily. “Now that he’s woken up, he’ll steal Jen from me! What bad luck!”Jacob almost burst into laughter and deliberately said, “He’s not only awake. You’re also staying next to him. Isn’t that a pleasant surprise?”Carina immediately said, “No, I want to change rooms!”“We have a shortage of rooms at the moment, and I used my l
Jenna slept over in Carina’s room. By the time she woke up the next morning, Carina had as well, looking full of vitality.She wanted to follow Jenna to the office but was rejected.Jenna ordered two breakfasts. Once Jacob arrived at the hospital, she instructed him to feed Quinn breakfast and to make sure Carina did not leave the hospital. That way, she could recuperate properly.When Jacob saw that he had so many instructions, he suddenly lost all his will to live.Jenna first checked the parcel Carina opened last night once she arrived at the office.It turned out a jack-in-the-box had been fixed to the bottom of the box. In its hand was the short arrow. Once the box opened, the jack-in-the-box would pop out, and the arrow would fly out of its hand.The arrow was very sharp. Coupled with the speed at which it flew, it could almost certainly kill someone on the spot.The perpetrators had carefully planned this to kill Jenna.She checked last night’s security recordings again,
Jenna knew it would turn out like this. Although what she had foreseen was true, she felt indifferent. In the past, she wanted Jacqueline and Shawn to destroy each other. However, Shawn later helped Jenna a great deal while Quinn was injured and in a vegetative state. Shawn helped her grow more than she ever thought she could. What Shawn did to her family and everything that led up to the present point was caused by Jacqueline. For more than two decades, he was nothing more than a pawn in Jacqueline's hands. Jenna figured if she was going to get revenge for her parent’s death, it was Jacqueline who should pay. She shoved the file back into the folder before stuffing it into the drawer. She decided to show the report to Shawn when he returned from abroad. If he chose to side with Jacqueline, she would no longer be merciful to him. As soon as she shut the drawer, there was a knock on the door. It was Lana. “President Radcliff.” Lana set a document on the table.