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.
The person with the placard number twenty-two was sitting in the corner. It was a dimly lit section, and the people seated with the person obstructed Jenna’s sight. So she could not tell what the person looked like. “I think so.” Jenna glanced at the person before leaning back in the chair. “It's up to two hundred million. Are you still bidding?” “Of course! I bet he won’t raise it to three hundred million.” When the person who caught their attention kept upping the bid, Jacob was left interested. He decided to raise the bid again. Soon enough, the price of the Victorian crown had gone up to three hundred million. Once again, it broke the highest price record. Even the auctioneer's hand holding the hammer was beginning to tremble at the notion of such a tremendous price. “The bid is now at three hundred and ten million. Are there any other bidders?” At last, the final price was sealed with a thump of the hammer. “Congratulations to bidder number twenty-two!” After the
The girl shivered at Quin’s cold gaze.After she returned to her friends, she kept looking over at Jenna’s table. “The man beside the lady said she wasn’t a celebrity, but I remember that she was the female lead in a movie.”“No way, you don’t even know who she is?” One of her friends made an exaggerated expression.That friend pointed at Jenna and said, “That’s Jenna Radcliff. She’s been trending for this past while—you’ll see it if you check Twitter. The man beside her is Quinn Forester. He’s the big boss of Elysian Group. Do you think his wife needs money?”The girl was stunned for a moment. “I’ve been busy with exams and haven’t been on Twitter. I thought she was a celebrity ‘cause she looks so similar to the female lead in a movie.”A friend asked, “Which movie?”“I can’t remember, I only watched the trailer…”When her friends heard that, they did not know whether to laugh or cry.Jenna did not think anything of the girl who wanted a picture with her. She was too hungry an
Carina was so angry she nearly threw her teacup at Quinn.“So what if I don’t have a boyfriend? I’m just being cautious!” Carina harrumphed. “I don’t want to end up like Jen, who has such a controlling husband like you who likes to make himself look pitiful, President Forester! It’s terrifying!”“Right?” Jacob agreed and said smilingly, “Doll, you said what I wanted to say.”He placed the peeled crab meat on Carina's plate, then wiped his fingers with a hot towel.“Jen baby, tell me if you ever divorce Quinn one day. I’ll marry you! I’m much more considerate than he is.”Quinn looked up at him and said darkly, “You want to die, don’t you?”“You can’t control his mouth—people will say whatever they want to say.” Carina sighed. “Look at you, President Forester. You’re not just controlling, but you also threaten people willy-nilly.”Jacob put one hand on Carina’s shoulder and sighed. “Do you see how much I suffer being friends with him?”“A lot. Indeed, a lot.” Carina pitied him b
Out of consideration for Jenna’s feet, Quinn bought cotton slippers. The soles were thick but felt soft when she walked.Jenna remained expressionless, but when Quinn reached his hand out after placing her high heels into the box, she let him hold her hand as they walked out together. Carina pocketed the car keys and took Jacob’s arm too. “Let’s go, darling! Seriously!”Jacob chuckled happily.This was the first time he had met a girl with a fun and cute personality like Carina’s. Ever since he entered the seafood restaurant until now, the smile on his face had not faltered once.Carina drove Jenna and Quinn back to Sandalwood Palace before dropping Jacob off.Jenna had been busy the entire day and had spent quite some time at the auction that night too. By the time she got home after supper, she was exhausted.She recalled what happened in the bathroom that day and very firmly rejected Quinn before entering the bathroom alone.She did not want to experience such an embarrassi
Quinn was busy with work in the living area.Sam called him, “Sir, have you seen the news?”“Do you think I’m very idle?” Quinn frowned and said unhappily, “You can deal with it as you see fit.”“This is something I can’t handle myself. It’s about the missus.”The moment Sam was done speaking, Quinn immediately opened Twitter and flipped through the photos of Jenna on the red carpet of the charity auction last night.The photos were all high definition without any filters and were close-ups of Jenna’s face.Jenna looked good no matter from which angle the photos were taken.Quinn only realized when he got to the last few photos that the sequined dress Jenna had been wearing last night was backless and the snow-white skin of her back was exposed.A vein throbbed in Quinn’s forehead.He secretly saved those photos and then instructed Sam via text to deal with Jenna’s red carpet photos.Then, he reopened Twitter and continued scrolling, until he stumbled upon the photos that had