After the fondue, Quinn took Jenna to the cinema on the fourth floor. Though it was a holiday, not many people were at the cinema because nothing interesting was showing today. Quinn spoke to the staff about his intention of reserving an entire hall for himself and putting on a specific movie of his choice. His offer was so ludicrously high that the staff agreed without even bothering to speak to the manager. Shortly after, the staff led them to a hall designed for a couple’s viewing. It was certainly a special hall. The decoration was beach-themed, and the seats were adjustable so one could lie down and enjoy the movie. There was also a round table attached to the side for popcorn and drinks. Jenna lay down and glanced at Quinn, “Is this the movie I was talking about?” Quinn nodded. “Yes, will you get spooked?” “What’s there to be afraid of? It’s just a movie.” Jenna said in a dismissive tone. However, she had to admit she was slightly nervous. This movie was r
There were countless questions forming in his mind. However, this woman had been dead for more than thirty years. Everything there was to know about her, even her name, had been completely wiped away by Old Master Forester. Furthermore, his father was dead. His foster mother, Leah, was probably the only person left who could know anything about this woman. While still looking at the woman in the picture, he received a text from Jenna. “Come inside my bathroom.” Quinn's eyes darkened. He immediately went to the master bedroom with his phone in hand. He slid open the glass door to the bathroom, only to find Jenna squatting on the floor with her hair still wet. As soon as he entered, Jenna turned up to face him. Water droplets still dripped from her face, and she had never seemed more vulnerable. Seeing her clothes were soaked wet, Quinn immediately asked, “Why are you squatting here? Why aren’t you going into the shower?” “The bathroom is too big and quiet.” Jen
“I think it’s still pretty bright outside at this hour, isn’t it?” Jenna hesitated. “I’ll take you outside to have a look.” Jenna suddenly stopped him just as he was about to leave. Her voice came out in a quiver, “Let’s just wait here, then. Give me your phone. I want to scroll your feed to calm my nerves.” “You don't need to do that. There is more than one way to calm your nerves.” Quinn chuckled. He had Jenna hold the phone while he grabbed her by her waist and settled her on top of the bathroom counter. He even took care to set a towel underneath so her skin would not touch the cold counter. Then, he took the phone from her and moved it to the side. He kissed her. ‘How perverted can he get? Always finding new excuses to kiss me…’ Jenna thought. However, she had to admit it was a good way to calm the nerves. The longer they kissed, the less afraid she was of the surrounding darkness. She basked in his gentle protection and soon, her legs instinctively wrapped
After two days’ rest, Jenna went back to work. Carina was inside all of the gossipy group chats inside the company. She would frequently go through the messages to see people making fun of Jenna, saying she only got to where she was with Quinn’s help. She showed those messages to Jenna. Jenna only responded with a nonchalant flick of the eyebrow, “They’re right. I am relying on Quinn’s influences.” “So what if you are? They want President Forester's attention, but they know they will never have it!” Carina scoffed. “By the way, Jen, I found a famous barbeque place from a food blog. Do you want me to order takeout from that place for lunch?” Jenna stopped in the middle of sipping her coffee. “Quinn said he will have someone deliver the lunch he made me.” Carina was taken aback by this. “President Forester can cook?” “Yeah, he’s a decent cook. I’ve been eating his food for dinner all week.” Quinn would only make the same two dishes. However, both were incredibly d
Jenna selected the first picture in the collection of pictures. Inside the picture was a young woman dressed in a black woolen coat with a red scarf tied around her neck. She was standing in front of a majestic church covered in thick snow. Snowflakes were falling from the sky and rested on her long hair. She had her palms pressed together, praying in front of the church. Jenna scrolled to the next picture. In this one, the same young lady was running. Her coat was thrown up by the wind, and her hair fluttered freely in the air. Her face could be made out in between strands of her hair. Her eyes glittered as she smiled. Looking at these pictures, it was certainly true that both her frontal and side profile resembled Jenna even if just slightly. Carina looked at the pictures, then at Jenna before expressing, “I thought you two looked alike. Except, you are prettier than her!” “We do look a little alike.” Jenna stopped scrolling through the pictures and returned the pho
The plane arrived at Artem Airport at one o'clock in the afternoon. The CEO of the local branch showed up in person to pick up Jenna and Sam at the airport. During their drive to the main office, he gave Jenna all the relevant information concerning the project. He also offered to get Jenna something to eat before they got to work. “It’s fine. I already ate on the plane.” Jenna refused politely before going through the documents. After they arrived at the office, the CEO summoned the team in charge of the project for a meeting. It was not until six o’clock in the evening that the primary issues concerning the project were identified and properly resolved. Jenna had expected to stay in town for a day and was certainly not expecting to have taken care of things so quickly. Since it was late, Sam was worried about Jenna wearing herself out by rushing back and forth to the airport. He decided they would find a hotel and spend the night in town before returning to Hevedbur
Jenna was going to text Quinn. However, she could not find his contact on her phone. It was then she remembered she had blocked him a long time ago. Quinn had always been texted using traditional text messages instead of social media. She proceeded to remove him from her blocked list and texted him. [These actors are just ordinary people trying to make a living. Don’t you realize that? How can they build their brand if they’re shadow-banned from Twitter?] [What are you talking about?] Quinn replied. Jenna answered, [Diana White. There was a trending topic on Twitter just now about how I looked like her. Was it you who took everything down?] [It wasn’t me. I don’t pay attention to entertainment tabloids.]Jenna was convinced he was the one behind it. However, since he refused to admit it, there was no use pressing him about it. She put aside her phone and took her pajamas to the bathroom for a shower. When she stepped out of the shower, she saw another text from Quinn.
Sam was aware Quinn had come and wisely excused himself from the hotel first thing in the morning. He went back to Hevedburgh. Quinn packed Jenna’s luggage and let her sleep in. Once she woke up, they went to the hotel’s restaurant to get something to eat before heading to the airport. While waiting for the flight, he showed Jenna a text on his phone. It was a text from a government official informing Quinn about certain changes. The free trade zone that would have been implemented in Whitham had now been moved to Inksburgh instead. In other words, the high-speed rail and airport originally set to be constructed in Whitham was going to be moved to Inksburgh instead. A snide look gleamed past Jenna's eyes, “The Langhams were celebrating because they thought they managed to claim the entire honeypot. Imagine the look on their faces when they realized the honey inside had gone bad.” There was no point in Langham Corporation buying the land in Whitham and building a city