Of the suit styles and colors Jenna picked out, the old Mrs. Forester liked them all.Once Jenna was done picking out two suits for Quinn Forester, she saw that the tie displayed in the case also looked good and picked a few out.“Granny, these two ties match very well with the suits you picked out.” As she said that, she handed the black card to the salesperson. “These two ties are gifts, so please wrap them a little nicer.”“Let me,” the old Mrs. Forester stopped her. “How can I make you pay for it?”“It’s fine. The two ties don’t cost much.” Jenna pushed her card back toward her. “You accompanied me and chatted with me for so long. I haven’t even thanked you properly yet.”“That won’t do. That’s one thing, and this is another.”Jenna pondered before saying, “Granny, there’s a dress store upstairs. Why don’t you gift me a dress, and we’ll call it even?”“Sure.” The old Mrs. Forester finally smiled.The products in that dress store upstairs were completely handmade. Not only w
Jenna had ordered a whole bunch of takeout and was sitting with Kevin Sander in the cafe across from the Orchid Pavilion Hotel enjoying her meal.Not long afterward, she saw a taxi stop at the curb by the hotel.When she saw Shawn Sadler get out of the taxi and walk into the hotel with a grim expression, Jenna curled her red lips and used her phone to send off a text, then stood up.“Let’s go watch the show, Kevin!”Riding the elevator up, Shawn Sadler very quickly reached the door of room 2588 and recalled the incident half a month ago. His expression grew even more menacing.Was this Jenna’s handiwork?Shawn Sadler was in the middle of suspecting the above when he faintly heard a woman’s moans coming out of room 2588. He clenched his jaw, raised his leg, and kicked the door hard.With another two or three kicks, he managed to kick the door open and walked into the room with big steps.The naked pair on the bed was so engrossed in each other that they had not heard the sound o
“For fuck’s sake, Yvonne, I’ve had enough of you!” Hank was unmoved by her tears and was even disgusted.“Ever since our university days, you’ve been playing me for a fool and making me wait for you. In the end, you looked down on me for being poor and turned right around to get together with Shawn Sadler without even breaking up with me.“Let me tell you, Shawn Sadler. I slept with her ten years ago! Luke is my child!“Do you know why she can so confidently say she’ll bring the kid to do a DNA test? It’s because the city hospital’s DNA department head has taken quite a lot of bribes from Yvonne. Whatever results she wants, he’ll be able to provide it for her!”“What nonsense are you spouting, Hank Jacobs?! Shut up!” Yvonne, not expecting that he would reveal everything, went crazy with anger and rushed at him to claw his mouth off.Hank pushed Yvonne away forcefully. “Everything I said is true, so how is it nonsense?”“Oh, right. Shawn Sadler, there’s something else you don’t kn
“Mr. Sadler, if you have the extra money, you should get your eyes checked at the hospital. Try to find a good secretary, and don’t waste your energy trying to suppress the trending news.”Hearing the woman’s words, Shawn Sadler very quickly understood that the news he could not suppress for the past few days as well as the scene here today was all Jenna’s doing.As they were standing very close together, he could even smell the faint scent of cigarettes on her.Those were not the kind of cigarettes women smoked.He recalled the scene he saw that day in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau…Shawn scorned Jenna’s willing degradation of herself, but at the same time, an inexplicable sense of anger welled up in his heart.It was exactly this feeling he could not grasp that made him raise his hand with the intent to slap Jenna.A man suddenly rushed out to grab Shawn’s wrist and twisted it fiercely, then pushed him away. “I dare you to try laying your hands on my madam!”“Let’s go, Ke
Jenna immediately walked around and only then noticed that a metal piece from the shell of the car had stabbed into Quinn’s back, which was dripping with blood.No wonder she could smell blood earlier…Jenna’s heart wrenched hard at the sight, and she instantly took off the scarf around her neck to hold it to the wound, attempting to stop the bleeding.“Kevin, stop a car!”“Okay!” Kevin was just about to stop a car when Sam just so happened to come to pick Quinn up.Upon seeing the scene before him, Sam’s expression grew ugly, and he immediately told Kevin to drive them to the hospital while he stayed behind to deal with the scene.The car sped all the way to the hospital.In the backseat, Jenna sat next to Quinn as she held both her hands to the man’s back.The scarf had long been drenched with blood, but still, blood kept flowing.Even after suffering such a serious injury, Quinn’s expression remained calm.He seemed to be able to feel that the hands on his back were trembl
When Kevin heard the words “the dark room”, goosebumps rose all over his body. “No way, Big Bro! I was wrong, okay? Who’s going to take care of the missus if I go?”“There are many helpers here at Sparrow Garden! The missus doesn’t need your care!”Kevin was silent in response.Seeing Sam’s temper rise and seemingly about to heavily punish Kevin, Jenna hurriedly said, “Kevin isn’t entirely to blame for this incident. The other party was just too cunning. Scolding him is enough.”If it were not for Kevin hacking into Yvonne’s phone and discovering her secrets, how could she have taken revenge against that cur and b*tch pair?Either way, she had to thank Kevin.After hearing Jenna say so, Sam’s expression seemed somewhat mollified. He glared at Kevin again. “Shouldn’t you be thanking the missus?!”“Thank you for saving my life, Ma’am.” Kevin wiped the sweat on his forehead. “Or else, by the time I come out of the dark room, you’ll only be able to see my corpse.”Amused, Jenna cou
Sam’s expression immediately became stern. “How do you know of Miss Langham?”Kevin shrugged. “While I don’t follow Boss Quinn around often, that doesn’t mean I’m deaf and blind. I know basically everything about Miss Langham and Boss Quinn’s past together.”“Big Bro, this accident wasn’t aimed at Boss Quinn, was it?” He suddenly asked.Seeing Sam did not reply, Kevin put the food in his hand down, and as if saying to himself, “The old madam wants a grandson. Though, considering Boss Quinn’s methods, couldn’t he have just hired a surrogate?“Moreover, didn’t the last two ladies just fake married Boss Quinn? Why did he have to formally register his marriage with Jenna?” Kevin said as a thought formed in his mind. “Is it because Miss Langham—”“That’s enough! Shut your mouth!” Sam shouted.To the left of the hall were the helpers’ living quarters. Although they were all likely asleep at this time of night, Sam did not want Kevin’s words to be overheard coincidentally by anyone.Af
Jenna returned the phone to Kevin and was about to pick up her orange juice when her phone on the table lit up.It was a message from an unknown number.[It’s Yvonne Nelson. I have evidence that Shawn Sadler killed your parents. If you want it, give me three million dollars in exchange!]As she read that message, Jenna’s eyes widened.When she went with Quinn Forester to the hotel, she found out that it was Yvonne who had dealt with the evidence, and her parents did not die in an accident.However, the last time Kevin hacked into Yvonne’s phone and computer, Jenna asked him to check carefully. However, they found nothing.Now, Yvonne was making the first move to contact her.Jenna suppressed the eagerness in her heart to agree and replied, [How are you sure I can afford the three million dollars? With this in your hands, you could get much more than three million from Shawn Sadler.]She did not believe Yvonne would have such an important piece of blackmail on Shawn Sadler but i
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