Jenna returned the phone to Kevin and was about to pick up her orange juice when her phone on the table lit up.It was a message from an unknown number.[It’s Yvonne Nelson. I have evidence that Shawn Sadler killed your parents. If you want it, give me three million dollars in exchange!]As she read that message, Jenna’s eyes widened.When she went with Quinn Forester to the hotel, she found out that it was Yvonne who had dealt with the evidence, and her parents did not die in an accident.However, the last time Kevin hacked into Yvonne’s phone and computer, Jenna asked him to check carefully. However, they found nothing.Now, Yvonne was making the first move to contact her.Jenna suppressed the eagerness in her heart to agree and replied, [How are you sure I can afford the three million dollars? With this in your hands, you could get much more than three million from Shawn Sadler.]She did not believe Yvonne would have such an important piece of blackmail on Shawn Sadler but i
Kevin had never seen Miss Langham before, but seeing the way Quinn Forester was behaving, he was almost positive about the identity of the woman beside Quinn.Hearing Kevin curse, Jenna frowned. “It is really Quinn?”Though, in her impression, Quinn was constantly wearing an apathetic expression and liked to look down on others. He had never seemed as gentle as he was appearing now.“The woman beside Quinn…” Jenna suppressed the strange emotions in her heart and asked, “Is that his first wife?”After marrying Quinn, Jenna had read up on the Foresters’ background.She knew the Foresters had their roots in Portica and were one of Portica’s famous four great families. As the laws there were somewhat outdated in comparison, the previous generations of Forester men always took more than one wife.Originally, during Quinn Forester’s grandfather’s generation, he ordered that his descendants could only have one wife.Then came the worldwide economic crisis, which greatly impacted the Fo
Jenna, thinking that Yvonne Nelson had changed her number and was contacting her, immediately accepted the call.“Hello?”“Is this Miss Jenna Radcliff?” The other party asked politely.Realizing it was not Yvonne, her heart sank. She hummed in acknowledgment. “It is. May I know what you’re calling for?”“I’m from Elysian Group’s HR department,” the person said courteously. “We’re very interested in your resume. Are you free at 9 a.m. on Thursday for an interview at Elysian?”Jenna remembered she had sent Sam her resume but did not expect she would receive a call so soon.“I am. Do I need to bring any materials with me?”After Jenna finished her studies and returned from Dresark, she had never really worked. Once in a while, she would go overseas to help Shawn Sadler but had never interviewed at other companies before.She noted down the materials she needed to bring to the interview, and after chatting a little more, she hung up just as they arrived home.After entering the ho
Did the power go out?Jenna hastily turned on the flashlight on her phone. Through the corridor’s window, she saw that the streetlights outside were still illuminated. Faintly, she could hear Sam's voice downstairs saying that the circuit breaker had tripped, and he was going to check it.Maybe she would pass him the suit tomorrow when she had free time...Jenna was about to return when she heard movement faintly coming from the bedroom.It seemed like something had been knocked over.She was afraid Quinn might have accidentally bumped into something due to the sudden power outage, which could potentially worsen his back injury. Immediately, she knocked on the door. "Quinn, are you okay?""Mr. Forester?"After knocking on the door several times and not receiving a response from Quinn, Jenna started to feel anxious.Just as she was about to kick the door open, Quinn's muffled voice finally sounded from inside. "The door isn't locked. Come in.""Okay." Jenna let out a sigh of re
Due to the power outage, the bedroom was engulfed in darkness except for the area around the sofa. She could hear her own breathing, and it all felt unnaturally quiet to Jenna.She became even more nervous as she cleaned the man's wound.To ease the tension and break the silence, Jenna spoke up. "Thank you, Quinn. I owe you one."Quinn understood why she apologized. In the dim light, his deep gaze grew heavy.After a moment of silence, Quinn said, "Since we're married, it's my duty to protect you. There's no need for you to owe me any favors. If you had been injured that night, it would have been due to my failure as a husband."Jenna understood the dynamics between them, but upon hearing his last sentence, her heart uncontrollably skipped a beat.Quinn always gave her a sense of being protected, even if it was unspoken...Jenna murmured a vague response and focused on bandaging his wound.As she wrapped the bandage around his chest, she saw a cornflower the size of a coin loca
On Thursday morning, Jenna got up early and changed into a black suit, tying her hair into a low ponytail. She looked refined and capable.Due to Kevin's sudden appearance that night, she felt embarrassed and had been intentionally avoiding Quinn these past few days. Quinn seemed busy, leaving early and returning late. He did not have time for her either.Jenna went downstairs to find Quinn having breakfast. He had a blue striped tie around his collar, resembling the style she had helped the old lady pick out for her grandson at the mall before. However, she quickly realized that the tie at the store was not a limited edition, so it was normal for Quinn to have bought the same one.She greeted him and sat across from him."Sam, can I drive any of the cars in the garage?" Jenna asked Sam as she ate pan-fried scallops. "I have an interview today."Before Sam could answer, Quinn spoke indifferently. "None of the cars in the garage are suitable for you to drive. I've ordered a n
It was recruitment season at Elysian Group, and being a large company, almost everyone who received an interview notification showed up.When Jenna arrived at the interview floor, she found the corridor crowded with people.Seeing this lively scene, Jenna could not help but sigh. She went to register and collected her number card, intending to sit in a corner and wait. Unexpectedly, she accidentally bumped into someone while walking.A woman had bumped into Jenna as she was not looking where she was going and dropped her phone. Out of goodwill, Jenna helped to pick it up."Thank you..." The woman took the phone and thanked Jenna. However, as soon as she saw Jenna clearly, her expression changed abruptly. "Jenna?"Jenna found the young woman somewhat familiar but could not seem to recall who she was at that moment. She simply nodded slightly and tried to walk past her.However, the woman swiftly blocked her path, mocking coldly, "Hilarious! You were useless even in your own compan
After leaving the interview room, Jenna received a message from Kevin. [Madam, have you finished the interview? I'm at the restaurant in Zone A on the 22nd floor.]Jenna collected her temporary employee badge and took the elevator to the restaurant.Elysian Group had a total of fifty-three floors, and the entire 22nd floor was divided into four zones dedicated to the restaurant. Elysian's employees, including the interviewees, dined here.Upon reaching Zone A of the restaurant, Jenna immediately spotted Kevin chatting with someone at the entrance.Although Kevin's skin tone was a bit dark, his bright eyes, along with his well-defined facial features, were accentuated by his suit, giving him a touch of business elite charm.Standing in front of Kevin was an enchanting and mature woman. She seemed amused by something he said, covering her mouth several times, and even took out her phone to exchange contact with Kevin.Jenna was speechless for a moment but quickly walked over. "Kevi
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