When Quinn saw the state Jenna was in, he had a feeling he was partly responsible. He leaned into her and asked, “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?” “No!” Jenna snapped at him with a glare. “Are you sure there’s nothing wrong?” Quinn persisted and stuck his hand underneath the blanket, only to be instantly slapped away by Jenna. Jenna groaned with pain. “My waist hurts…” Quinn did a double-take. As he recalled how relentless he was with her last night, a rare glimpse of guilt flashed across his eyes. He put on his pajamas and went into the bathroom. Since his eyesight had improved again, he could now see with better clarity. His stride was more confident now. He quickly found a bottle of essential oils from the shelf in the bathroom and brought them to the bedroom. “Lie down. Let me give you a massage to relieve the pain.” “You know how to?” Jenna asked skeptically. “No, but I should be able to manage once I watch a video guide,” he said as he reached for
“Yeah.” Seeing as Jenna remembered the precise events of that day, Quinn did not try to deny it. “How could you…” She could feel a lump of hatred growing inside her, with a strong urge to tell him off for his wretchedness. “You think I'm scum because of what I did, don't you?” Quinn gently stroked her cheeks with his fingers. With a sigh, he said, “If that’s what I truly am, I could have done something to snatch you away for myself. Did I do that? No. All I did was ruin Shawn’s plans when I knew what he had planned for you.” Jenna stayed silent. At that time, Quinn was nothing more than a stranger to her. She would not have believed him without substantial proof, even if he had told her what was happening. It was Quinn who ended up saving her. Yesterday, when they were on the way to the mine, she asked Jacob if he knew about Quinn’s background.“Why Quinn would not announce to the world that he was a Forester? Why would he accept being slandered by people who assumed
On their flight back home, Sam informed Jenna that the rescue team managed to save six miners from the collapsed mine. Unfortunately, four of them had died of asphyxiation by the time they were recovered. They managed to work out a settlement for the victims’ families, with everything sorted quickly and efficiently. Despite that, the disaster had made its rounds on the news and cast Elysian Group in a bad light. The company’s stock prices on the market had been in a poor state for the last two days. While Sam was relaying this to Jenna, she looked for information on Fabell City’s mines. While a collapsed mine was a tragedy, it was not exactly a rare occurrence. It was something that happened all across the country. She had a feeling something was off. No accidents had occurred in the Fabell City mine for five years. Yet, it collapsed during the thunderstorm last night. She recalled what happened two days ago when she and Quinn humiliated Langham Corporation in fron
The auction was held by a charity committee. With the central goal of the event, it drew more attention than usual. It meant countless big shots in the business world, government agencies, and even celebrities were present. The venue of the charity auction was in the large conference hall of the Maxim Hotel. When nighttime rolled around, media members lined along both sides of the red carpet outside the hotel with their cameras pointed at the junction leading to the red carpet. They watched as escort vehicles arrived and out came celebrities rarely seen in public. All the attendees were dressed like royalty, prompting the media reporters to swarm forward and take pictures. The celebrities were very fond of the spotlight. They waved and posed for the cameras as they traveled down the red carpet. It would take them about a minute to step into the hotel. The businessmen, on the other hand, were not fond of the attention. They would beeline into the hotel the moment they ste
The staff guided Jenna into the banquet hall. The charity auction was scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m., which was about two and a half hours away. It will be held in the conference hall on the second floor of the banquet hall. Until then, guests could eat and mingle around. The European-style long table in the banquet hall was filled with all sorts of wonderful food. Inside, the atmosphere was very lively. When Jenna stepped in through the main entrance, she immediately drew a lot of eyes in her direction. Part of it was because of her great beauty, the other was because she was Quinn's wife. She surveyed the banquet hall with a sweeping glance and immediately recognized the faces of several executives from other companies. She went to collect a glass of champagne before heading over to greet them. The executives were very polite with her, just as they would be with Quinn. Meanwhile, some of the noble ladies became bothered when they saw Jenna’s beautiful gown and b
Mrs. Symons did not get what Jenna was hinting at, but she nodded. “That’s right.” “Fourteen years… You two are an old couple now,” Jenna candidly commented as she glided her fingers over the champagne glass. “I watched an interview with Mr. Symons on the news a few days ago. He mentioned he never got a wedding certificate with you… which confused me. You two have been together for so long. Why haven’t you two gotten a marriage certificate yet?” The other ladies’ curiosity was spurred the moment she brought this up. They all looked at Mrs. Symons. “Is that true?” Mrs. Symons hung out with them regularly and would take every chance to show off the latest diamond she bought. She would always harp about how good her husband was to her. It was shocking to know that the two did not have a wedding certificate despite being together for fourteen years! Mrs. Symons became choked up when she felt their gaze pointed at her. She made herself speak. “It’s something to do wi
Jenna found herself growing speechless. Nonetheless, she joined Jacob. Jacob clicked his tongue when he observed the flashy gown Jenna wore and commented, “Looks like Quinn isn’t with you. That’s the only way you would’ve gotten to dress up so beautifully.” “Even if he did come, I would still dress the same.” Jenna said with a scoff, “If I let him police what I can and cannot wear, I’ll only have a handful of outfits left.” Jacob responded with a thumbs up. “Now that’s a modern woman. I fully agree with everything you said!” Jenna noticed a plate of pistachios set on a table next to the chair. She grabbed a few and ate them. “What’s a doctor doing here?” “Weren’t you aware?” Jacob said with a raised eyebrow, “My dad was the one who found East Mill Pharmaceutical. Since he’s on a business trip, I’m here, in his place, to donate some money to the charity.” East Mill Pharmaceutical was the largest medical company in the country. They dominated the pharmaceutical marke
While the two were busy chatting, more guests entered the auction venue and filled out all the seats in no time. The auction was commencing soon. The first round featured a catalog of paintings, all of which were works of modern painters. Jenna was not very interested in paintings, so she did not place any bids. As Jacob's father was quite fond of paintings, Jacob placed a large bid for a certain abstract painting. Then came the second round of auction, which featured pottery works. Most of them were delicate vases. However, later on, a jewelry box made of pink glass was featured. It was made with exquisite craftsmanship. The surface of the box was etched with flowers made using golden threads. When put under direct light, the box seemed to take on a life on its own. The patterns seemed to dance, and it was very beautiful. After the host announced the starting price, Jenna immediately raised her placard to put up a bid. There were many others placing bids as well.
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