The other people at the table glanced at Jenna, just watching the show.Jenna swallowed her fruit juice, but it tasted like blood.However, she only smiled politely at Walter. “President Langham, that’s not quite right. I've been married to my husband for quite a while now and have enjoyed life together. He’s just temporarily unconscious. And, I’m young, so I’ve got all the time in the world to wait for him to wake up. Mr. Langham, on the other hand, you have it hard…“I heard you’re dating Miss Millie Forester? I also heard she has a rare heart disease and can’t go to crowded places. She’s also not supposed to experience emotional extremes. You have to handle her like she’s an extremely fragile piece of crystal.”Jenna saw Walter’s expression visibly darken, and she gently reminded, “President Langham, Miss Millie Forester is young, beautiful, and delicate. You must take good care of her. I’m still waiting for the day I get to drink wine at your wedding.”“Oh, right.” Jenna asked
Jenna noticed that in circles like these, you could find maybe one Quinn Forester out of a hundred men.He had none of the bad habits these men did. He was rich, but low-key, and did not have any vices.Jenna even began to wonder how she would have ended up if the one she had met back then was not Quinn Forester.Would she have become one of the women these company presidents talked about who were coaxed with money and thrown away when they had gotten bored with her—a rich man’s plaything?Right then, President Dickson said, “It’s no fun drinking like this. Look at you guys—you’ve been dawdling so much you haven’t even finished one glass.”He called a server over and muttered some instructions to him.Two minutes later, the server returned with a rectangular box and placed it on the table.President Dickson picked up the box and shook it. “I asked the server to write some notes and put them into this box. We’ll take turns picking one, and drink however much is written on there.
Quinn Forester nodded in President Talbot’s direction and smiled politely. “I heard from my secretary that you organized this meetup, President Talbot, so I came over to take a look.”President Talbot was still in shock.However, Jenna knew that Quinn was wearing sunglasses most likely to avoid others realizing he had lost his sight.Jenna got up and walked over.“When did you wake up? Why didn’t you tell me?” As she asked, she took Quinn’s arm and led him to her seat.The company president sitting to Jenna’s right came to his senses and moved over one seat.Quinn walked steadily over to the seat and placed a hand on the back of the chair. Once Jenna let go, he pulled it out and sat down gracefully.Due to Quinn Forester’s sudden arrival, the private room was completely silent for a long moment.Walter Langham looked at Jenna before he broke the silence with a sneer. “When I asked about President Forester earlier, you said he was still unconscious. Now he’s come to find you and
Once the server delivered the apple and eight darts, Quinn said mildly, “Wasn’t there another ‘four shots of whiskey’ lot in the box? Whoever draws that should be our target. Those who draw lots for one shot of whiskey can be the dart-throwers. Once we’ve managed to find the lucky one who’ll be our target, the game will start.”“Sweetheart, we’ll start from you, then go clockwise.” Quinn tapped the table.At that, President Dickson’s expression changed minutely.“Alright.” Jenna took the box and drew a lot.It said ‘one shot of whiskey’.As their target had not been found, it was useless for her to draw that now.On their second round, Walter Langham drew the note that said ‘four shots of whiskey’. His expression was very ugly, but he could not utter a word. He put on his suit jacket and picked up the apple before walking to the wall opposite the table.From then on, none of the company presidents drew lots with words on it.When it was Jenna’s turn again, she drew a lot with w
“I’m staying with Carina.” Jenna frowned when she saw Quinn looked uncomfortable, but still did not push him away.“What floor are you staying on with Sam?”“Get her to get another room,” Quinn said hoarsely as Jenna helped him into the elevator. “Sweetheart, since I drank those shots for you, please take care of me?”Jenna said not very kindly, “Did I ask you to come here? And I haven’t even asked you why you were still sitting in a wheelchair last night when you already can walk?”“I can walk, but I’m very slow.” Quinn touched her cheek and caressed it. “I can’t let them see that I’m a blind man in a wheelchair, can I?”Jenna brushed away his hand and pressed the elevator button.Carina heard a knock on the door and walked over to open it, barefoot, only to see Jenna with her arm around the waist of a tall man.Taking a closer look, her eyes widened and she asked, “Your husband?”“Yup.” Jenna helped Quinn over to sit on the sofa and turned to Carina, saying helplessly, “Carri
Quinn did not expect Jenna to fall asleep before he did. He assumed that she was probably tired from working so much lately and he caressed her cheek before hugging her tightly.When Jenna woke up, she saw the room was dark. There was a little bit of light coming in from the window.She turned on the bedside lamp and checked the time on her phone.At first, she only wanted to have a short nap. She did not expect that she would sleep until 6 PM.“Are you awake?”Jenna turned and saw Quinn lying beside her, his head propped up on one arm as he looked at her with his dark eyes.His shirt was very wrinkled and the top few buttons had been unfastened, revealing his throat and a small part of his chest.If it were not for his unblinking gaze, Jenna would have thought he could see.She coughed and moved her gaze away from his throat, sitting up. “Why didn’t you wake me up? When we ate lunch, President Talbot said he wanted to play cards in the afternoon.”Quinn chuckled. “I wanted to
That company president looked at President Dickson and wanted to say something, but gave up in the end.He too felt that it seemed like Quinn could not see.Halfway through dinner, Jenna went to the bathroom to clean her blouse because some sauce had stained it.When President Dickson saw that Quinn did not take more food and only drank his tea, this seemed to confirm his guess. “President Forester, why have you stopped eating? Is the food not to your liking?”Once he said that, President Talbot immediately said anxiously, “President Forester, what would you like to eat? I’ll get the kitchen to make it immediately.”“I’m not a picky eater. The food tonight is not bad. You’ve put in a lot of effort for the selection.” Quinn smiled politely.“So that’s how it is. Then, President Forester, you should try the lamb stew.” President Dickson pointed at a dish. “It just melts in your mouth. It’s pretty good.”President Talbot looked in the direction President Dickson was pointing and wa
The business world was full of talents, but Quinn Forester’s ability was unrivaled. Even the older generation was afraid of him.Even when he was still a part of the Forester family, he did not use the Foresters’ money or fame and independently established Elysian Group. In just a few short years, he made it a corporation worth billions of dollars and even established overseas branches, broadening Elysian’s horizons globally.He had a very keen sense when it came to market trends and the projects he invested in never suffered losses.He was said to be the richest man in Hevedburgh, but his actual wealth was probably much more than the public could ever guess.Who would dare to provoke a man like that who was both rich and had such acute business acumen?Just as everyone trembled in fear, Jenna returned.They instantly started pretending like everything was normal. Some went back to eating their food, while others drank their tea.The terrifying air that had gathered in the room