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
”No.” Quinn did not even blink as he spoke in his low voice, “I was probably spotted when I went to North City to find you a few days ago. And yesterday, you saw that when I went to the auction, those company presidents recognized me and came over to greet me even though I was wearing sunglasses.”When Jenna thought about it, she had to acknowledge it.A lot of the company presidents at last night’s charity auction knew Quinn.When they left, there were reporters outside the hotel.The hospital had previously said Quinn Forester would not be able to wake up, so when those people saw him alive and kicking, they definitely could not resist telling others about it.Jenna dropped Quinn off at the lobby of Sandalwood Palace.As Quinn got out of the car, he turned to ask Jenna, “What do you think about shrimp dumplings for dinner?”Jenna hummed in agreement, then drove off, heading to Elysian’s office.She had just sat down in her office when Carina brought in a cup of coffee and han
Jenna pinched the bridge of her nose and said helplessly, “It’s just a small matter. There’s no need to go that far.”She did not expect Quinn to be so merciless.“Mrs. Symons posted an apology video but tried to bite you back and make the netizens scold you instead. That’s not a small matter anymore.” Carina harrumphed coldly. “She deserves it!”“Oh, right. Mrs. Symons is here in the lobby. Do you want to meet her?”“Yeah.” Jenna set the approved documents aside and her eyes flashed. “Bring her to the meeting room. I’ll go over in a bit.”Carina answered affirmatively and left.Jenna finished her work before going to the meeting room.Mrs. Symons was pacing up and down the meeting room anxiously when she saw Jenna enter the room. She hurriedly walked up to her and forced a smile. “Mrs. Forester, it was my fault. I should not have said those things when Mr. Sander told me to record the apology video. Please forgive me.”Mrs. Symons was deeply regretful.She had held a grudge a
When Mrs. Symons heard that, the arms that were supporting her against the floor started trembling uncontrollably.She had seen the video interview of Jenna and Quinn being surrounded by reporters after exiting the hospital that morning and could tell how much Quinn doted on Jenna.Quinn was also famous within the industry for walking the talk and being ruthless.That meant that even if she begged him, there was no room for maneuver!Right then, the glass door of the meeting room was pushed open and Carina led in a middle-aged man in a suit.“President Radcliff, President Symons of Grennst Corp is here.”Mr. Symons was relieved when he entered the meeting room and saw only Mrs. Symons who was kneeling on the ground and Jenna inside.He strode over and slapped Mrs. Symons viciously as he rebuked her angrily, “Look at what you’ve done! This would have been over if you’d just recorded the apology video like Mrs. Forester’s secretary told you to do, but you had to say those things!
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