“Yeah.” Jenna confessed and pursed her ashen lips, “I noticed the knife she had hidden inside her bag and figured she was going to try to attack me but was only afraid to do it. I intentionally provoked her because I knew if she did something to me, the Langhams would never recover.” Quinn hissed sharply, “Elysian Group is already under your control. Haven’t I already told you what the right way to deal with the Langhams was? “Don't you know about your poor health? Why would you resort to such a dangerous tactic? What if she happened to stab a vital spot? You wouldn’t even be here talking to me right now!” Jenna could tell by Quinn’s tone that he was truly furious. “I know what I’m doing…” “Great. Now that you’re awake, you already have the strength to argue with me, is that it?” Quinn was so furious that he could only laugh. Then, his expression darkened again. “Jenna, you can be so selfish sometimes. You only want to do things your way and don’t care if it endangers your l
Jenna showed Sparrow Garden’s address to the driver. After most of the staff at Sparrow Garden was removed last time, the only ones left employed were the aged housemaids. When Jenna showed up, they were all astonished to see her. “M-madam.” Jenna nodded briskly in greeting before entering the house. She was then informed that Quinn had moved here about half a month ago, and he was always in a foul mood. She told them to keep her appearance a secret. She did not head downstairs until Quinn returned home for dinner late in the evening. “Quinn.” Jenna immediately approached him and said with a downcast look, “I was wrong. I should have considered my safety before doing something like that.” Quinn gave a faint response before stepping past her and heading to the dining room. Jenna seemed at a loss. She followed Quinn to the dining room and sat across from him. Whenever she tried to speak to him, he would only grunt in response and act indifferent. The housema
“Who is this lady next to Mrs. Forester then?” One of them gestured at Carina. Carina raised her hand and introduced herself with a polite smile. “I’m single and available! Also, I’m a big fan of doctors. If you’re interested, we can chat a little and see what happens. Even if we don’t end up dating, we can still be friends. “That way, I can get a discount from you whenever I go to the hospital!” Carina was wearing a fitting sweater paired with a short pleated skirt and a baseball jacket today. Her pleasant appearance and lively personality had always allowed her to charm people the moment they met her. Everyone at the table laughed at her funny introduction. Two of the young doctors asked for her twitter on the spot. Jacob cocked a look with his eyes and glanced at Carina, leaning against the chair and smoking, looking quite aloof. After dinner, everyone went to the karaoke together. Not only was Carina a wonderful singer, but she was also great at stirring up
As soon as he entered, the temperature inside the room dropped several degrees. When Carina saw him show up, she quickly pinned Jena’s head against her shoulder while exclaiming, “President Forester, you’re here? Jen is drunk, but she still insists on drinking with the birthday boy. You better hurry up and take her home!” Jenna grew speechless. Then, she understood why Carina had been behaving so strangely. Quinn immediately went toward Carina. He glanced at the table and noticed the pile of empty wine glasses set on top. Then, he looked at Jenna, who was leaning against Carina. The look in his eyes suddenly sharpened significantly. “Who told you you could bring her drinking?” Carina met the sharp glare in his eyes and immediately felt coldness creep up her back. She shrugged and expressed innocently, “I tried to stop her from drinking, but she wouldn’t! She’s in a bad mood and insists!” “Here.” She shoved Jenna into Quinn's arms. “You can have your wife back!”
“I’ll be damned if he understood.” Jacob patted his cheek and advised her, “Once they make up, you should fleece President Forester for a sum of money.”Carina harrumphed. “Of course! I must get President Forester to give me a raise!”As the couple chatted, they walked out of the karaoke.It was very cold at this hour. When the wind blew, Carina unconsciously shuddered and hid behind Jacob, using him to block the wind.Jacob called his family chauffeur to come over and help drive him home in his car.When he looked down to see Carina hiding under his arm like a quail, he was amused and spread his coat, wrapping her in it.Right then, Carina’s phone rang.Carina saw the incoming call display and her eyes lit up as she immediately accepted the call. “Hi, Mom!”After Carina hung up, she said happily to Jacob, “My mom’s waiting for me at the convenience store up ahead. I’ll leave with her, so bye!”She pushed aside his coat and ran eagerly toward the illuminated convenience store
When Carina saw Helen coldly question her, she, too, blew up.She yelled at Helen, “Then what did I do wrong to be abandoned by the both of you? If you guys didn’t love me, why did you give birth to me?“I was still a minor when you sent me to study overseas alone. That’s what you call being good to me?“When I was studying overseas, everyone else had a home to go back to during the holidays, but me? I could only go back to the apartment. On my birthdays, I had to buy the birthday cake myself. And when I called you, you’d hang up after not even two sentences.”Carina began to sob loudly, her tears blurring her vision. “I was a kid then too. Why did I have to bear the burden for your mistakes?”“If I wasn’t good to you and you went with your dad when we divorced, do you think you’d have a life as good as you do now?” Helen said coldly, “If it weren’t for the high tuition fees I paid yearly, do you think you’d have been able to graduate?”Carina pulled her lips into a laugh. “So, y
Quinn brought the drunk Jenna back to Sandalwood Palace. After helping her take off her shoes, he carried her to the bedroom and was about to put her down on the bed.However, Jenna kept hugging him, refusing to let go.Suddenly, he felt a chill around his neck and looked down to see a white jade pendant around his neck.It was the pendant Jenna bought from the charity auction previously.She nuzzled her head against the junction Quinn’s neck met his shoulder and kissed his bobbing Adam’s apple. “Quinn, sleep with me. I can’t fall asleep if you don’t.”“Figure something out yourself if you can’t fall asleep.” Quinn pried her fingers off his neck, one by one.Then, he left mercilessly.Jenna could not believe it as she watched the bedroom door close.This man had tricked her multiple times before and wanted nothing more but to swallow her whole. Now that she was taking the initiative, he walked away instead?The next day, Jenna went to the office and wanted to call Carina in fo
Quinn happened to be feeling a little tired, so he packed up and left the office with Jacob.Jacob had already booked and ordered a bunch of dishes at Golden Elegance.Once they reached the restaurant, the food was quickly served one after another, and the two ate as they chatted.Jacob poured Quinn some wine. “Are you still angry even after a month being in a cold war with your wife? Don’t overdo it. What if she gets angry and ignores you again?”Quinn gave him a dark look. “Is the food bad or something? Why can’t it shut you up?”“Alright, alright. I won’t talk about it.” Jacob was afraid of getting beaten up, so he stopped bringing it up.When they were about done with the food, the restaurant owner personally placed a birthday cake in front of Quinn.On it was written ‘Happy Birthday’.“Happy birthday, President Forester.”Quinn nodded. “Thank you.”Quinn took a forkful of cake and took a perfunctory bite of it. Right away, as he chewed, he felt like the cake was a little