“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.
“Last night, when Doctor Tennyson was delivering dinner to the ward next to mine, I went in to have a look.” Carina leaned against the table, fiddling with a pen holder while telling Jenna. “Wow! Your husband looks even better than in the pictures! The only problem is his temper. Jacob told me that he’s blind…” “Last night?” Jenna frowned. “He’s still in the hospital?” “Yeah, he's never left.” Carina shrugged and said morosely, “Besides, where else could he possibly go in that state?” Jenna pressed her brows. Then, she reached for her phone before dismissing Carina. “I need to make a call.” “Alright.” Carina obediently left. The moment the call was connected, Jenna asked Jacob sharply, “Didn’t I tell you to sort out the discharge documents for Quinn before I went on my business trip? Weren’t you supposed to bring him to Sparrow Garden?” “I wanted to, but I’m not his wife,” Jacob expressed. “I can’t get him discharged even if I could.” Jacob was one of the prima
“Quinn!” Jenna bent over and tried to help him up. “I said I don’t need help.” Quinn’s voice came out in a menacing hiss, and he rudely shoved Jenna’s hand away. Jenna watched as he continued grabbing at the arms of the wheelchair, struggling to pull himself up. However, his body was too heavy. Whenever it looked like he was about to pull himself up, he would topple over along with the wheelchair. Within minutes, large bruises had formed all over his arms and knees. Jenna could only imagine how difficult it must have been for him when he woke up at the hospital. He would fall over pathetically when he tried to get up. Her heart ached as she watched him clench his jaw and stubbornly try again and again. After falling nearly twenty times, he managed to climb onto the wheelchair by himself at last. Meanwhile, Jenna went to get a first aid kit. “Your legs are not crippled. It’s not like you’re going to have to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of your life, either. You
Jenna decided to get some rest now that she had set aside her work. She ended up tossing and turning on the bed without managing to fall asleep. Now and then, scenes of Quinn falling from the wheelchair would slip into her mind. She snuck into the gym and opened the door silently. She saw Quinn balancing himself on a parallel walking bar. His leg was still drained of strength, so he could hardly stand. All he could do was hold onto the bar with a death grip until his knuckles turned white. It took him several minutes just to take a single step forward. Pools of sweat formed on his forehead. She watched on. Just as it looked like Quinn was going to manage a second step, he tumbled to the floor without warning. Her first thought was to rush over to help. However, the man began groping for the bar again and pulled himself up from the floor. She continued to look on silently, a certain tightness in her chest. It would be hard for anyone to find out they could not wa
It took more than an hour for Jenna to help Quinn shower. Once she was done, she was exhausted and soaked. So, she took a shower as well and changed into a set of new dry clothes. Quinn was lying on his back on the bed. She went up to him and helped him massage his calf, slowly progressing upward. Her hands were soft and delicate. Quinn could feel the tension release in the spots she massaged over. It felt quite itchy and sensitive. At one point, he beckoned, “Sweetheart, further up.” “You sure make a lot of demands. It’s nice enough I’m giving you a massage at all,” Jenna complained while doing as she was told. Quinn grunted. It was a very low and deep grunt, and Jenna felt her ears tingling when she heard his voice. When she looked up, she noticed something peculiar and immediately moved her hands away from his legs. She cried out angrily, “You— How can you still have a reaction?” “It's not like my legs are completely crippled.” Quinn remarked in a drawl, “