Jenna poured a vitamin B pill from a bottle before swallowing it. As she walked out of the hospital, she unexpectedly met a Maybach parked at the entrance. Quinn was standing next to the car, wearing a large black coat. His shoulders were broad, his legs tall and slender. He looked every bit like a true gentleman. He was in the middle of a conversation with a middle-aged man in a white coat. Soon, he handed several boxes of gifts to the doctor before the two shook hands. Jenna suddenly broke out into a cold sweat. She was not expecting to stumble into Quinn. She hurriedly tucked the bottle of pills and the medical report into her bag before she turned around. She wanted to retreat into the hospital and hide there for the moment. That was when the perceptive Sam noticed her and called, “Miss Jenna.” With that, Jenna turned around and stiffly smiled at Sam. Then, she slowly proceeded down the stairs and went toward them. When the doctor noticed Jenna approaching them
Jenna turned to look and noticed that it was the dual-faced octopus doll she won in the amusement park last time. Presently, the octopus happened to be turned to its grumpy side and was glaring in her direction. She made a look and stated, “I have enough plushies at my place. I don’t need this one.” Quinn did not respond. After Jenna had divided her belongings into four separate bags, he followed her down the stairs. The housemaids had already laid out lunch across the table. When she noticed the two coming downstairs, she asked cautiously, “Miss Jenna, would you like to stay for lunch?” Jenna had been suffering from morning sickness during this period. She would throw up everything she ate before she even had time to digest them. The housemaid had prepared four different dishes paired with a soup. Even from a distance, Jenna could smell the sweet and sour taste of the braised pork ribs, immediately whetting her appetite. She hesitated to refuse the offer. Then, sh
Quinn was silent. He had cooked a couple of meals for Jenna in the past and understood that she was a very picky eater. She would eat all of her favorite dishes at the table and hardly even spare a glance at the ones she did not like. His fork, which was midway through jabbing a piece of pork rib, suddenly stopped. Then, he picked another dish instead. Jenna eased her frown. After the two finished eating, the housemaid brought a dessert to them. After finishing the braised pork ribs, Jenna was full and satisfied with her meal. When dessert was served, she finished a slice very quickly. When she went to the pantry, she approached the housemaid and whispered to her. “I’ve been having issues with my stomach lately and heard that the cure is to eat sour food. Could I have some of those sour plums you mentioned?” “Sure.” The housemaid returned to the kitchen and produced a bag of sour plums from the cabinet to hand to Jenna. Jenna grabbed two bills from her pocket an
At half past twelve, Damian returned with Shawn.Since it was so cold outside, Jenna was unwilling to head out for food. So, she ordered takeout from Golden Elegance and ate at the office with Shawn. While eating, she suddenly looked up and glanced at Shawn. “You sure went on a long business trip this time. Did you manage to close the deal?” Shawn responded faintly. On the way back, Damian had told him everything he said to Jenna. Shawn stated, “The government at Strukha is quite pesky, and I had to go back and forth with them for a long time. The branch there was very new as well. The staff needed more time to gel, so I had to stay longer than expected.” Jenna thanked him. “Thank you for your hard work.” Shawn shook his head. He had always been stricken with guilt when he thought about how he had kept his agenda a secret for so many years and wrongfully killed her parents. After lunch, Jenna took Shawn back to her office. She produced a document and handed
Jenna gave Carina a look. “You haven’t seen many handsome guys in your time, have you?” Carina replied, “I have, but it’s the first time I've seen someone with Director Xavier’s sort of looks. He’s so androgynous, like some kind of deity come to life.” Jenna suddenly felt a little queasy. She set aside the chopsticks and produced a sour plum from her bag to eat it. “Why are you eating sour plums? You need meat!” Carina gestured at Jenna’s bowl with her fork. “You are way too skinny. If you keep going on like that, even a gust of wind will sweep you away. Do you want me to order something else for you?” “My stomach has been acting up these days.” Jenna told her, “I’ll eat later. Just enjoy your meal.” Carina responded faintly. She only calmed down briefly before rambling again. “Weren’t you just celebrating President Forester’s birthday the other day? You two looked like you were getting along back then. What’s with the sudden divorce?” Jenna lowered her eyes shi
Jacob immediately answered, “Didn't Jen marry that Xavier guy? If Shawn is upset about that, you should be too.” When Quinn heard this, his frown tightened. Once he drew close to the sofa, he jabbed a kick at Jacob. Then, he sat down and signaled at the table after Jacob shifted away to make space for him. Jacob made a face before picking up another glass and filling it with brandy for him. When they were about to finish the brandy, Shawn turned to Quinn. “Mr. Forester, weren’t you full of plots and always one step ahead?” “How did you get dumped after I returned from a business trip?” “I’m nothing like you. We got divorced amicably.” Quinn took another sip of brandy. Then, he stated calmly, “She fell for Xavier, and I decided to let her be with him.” “My ass, she fell for Xavier!” Shawn expressed with a sullen look. “I grew up with her. Do you know I wouldn’t know if another guy was around her? I have never heard of this Xavier person before.” Jacob suddenly
Quinn was very smart and quickly caught on to Shawn’s meaning. “When I get back, I will instruct Sam to send you the information of the housemaids who used to serve the old madam.” After taking another sip of brandy, he asked, “What are you going to do about this?” “Imagine if your entire family was burned alive when you were six years old, traumatizing you so much that you would have the same excruciating nightmare every night.” Shawn asked, “How would you feel? “She killed my family and used me as a pawn for her schemes. The day I forgive her will never come. “A life in exchange for another life, so they say.” Upon hearing this, Quinn’s frown finally eased. He took the bottle of brandy and poured a glass for Shawn. “Go to Dresark and find out if Xavier was born there as well as how he met Jenna. I keep getting this feeling that he came here for a reason.” “No!” Shawn refused boldly. “If you were smart, you would make up a cover story of going to Dresark for a bus
“If it wasn't for him, there wouldn’t be so many people talking about you online.” Carina angrily set her glass against the table. “He never even came to check on you. What’s with that?” Just as Jenna was about to say something, several girls suddenly appeared in front of their booth. Since it was very dim inside the venue, one of the girls turned on the flashlight on her phone and shined it right in Jenna’s face. “Are you Jenna?” The girl with the flashlight was wearing a camisole top with a pair of hot pants. She regarded Jenna with a look full of disdain. “Ha! You look like you’re trying to be a clone of Sis Diana!” “That's right!” Another girl chimed in, “Sis Diana is way prettier than you!” Jenna noticed that the girls were relatively young. They also mentioned Diana in every sentence. They must be big fans of her. She knew how delusional some fans could be about their idols. Out of concern for the baby in her belly, she decided to ignore them and proceeded