“I’m just asking.” Xavier shrugged. “Since President Forester isn’t blood-related to the Foresters, and Miss Millie is so beautiful, you guys could make a good match too.”Millie pursed her lips. “Please stop speaking nonsense. Quinn is my cousin, and I also…have a fiancé.”Jenna did not know if she was getting the wrong impression, but when she heard Millie say ‘fiancé’, it seemed resentful.Xavier did not say anything further and handed Jenna the menu.Jenna had vomited once on the plane and was indeed a little hungry at the moment. She ordered some spaghetti and some roasted potatoes.Quinn, on the other hand, said to the waiter, “I want everything on the menu except for the soups.”After they finished ordering, Quinn asked Xavier with a not-quite-there smile, “Mr. Pascal, you don’t mind me ordering so much even though you’re treating me, do you?”“Of course I don’t.” Xavier smiled faintly.He picked up a handful of pistachios from the bowl of nuts on the table and began cra
The car arrived at a big shopping mall in the heart of the city.Jenna instructed the driver to wait outside while she and Millie explored it level by level.Now that no one was around them, only then did Millie open up to Jenna. “I don’t want to marry Walter Langham at all, but not many Forester children can decide their own marriages.”Jenna could not help asking, “The Langhams are already in this state, and your father still wants you to marry him?”She had encountered Sebastian Forester a few times and knew that he was the kind that valued power highly. Now that the Langhams had gone bankrupt, why would he still consider Walter Langham?“I met Quinn today not just to have a meal with him…” As Millie spoke, she started to cough, rubbing her chest.Jenna stopped looking around and helped Millie to a chair to sit down.When Millie unzipped her bag, Jenna saw pill bottles of all sizes in it.Millie took one bottle, shook two pills out, and swallowed them.Once her chest felt a
Due to her pregnancy, she specifically chose loose-fitting clothes that would hide her stomach.Millie thought that was the style she preferred and could not resist helping her pick. “Miss Radcliff, you have such a good figure. Don’t hide it. Try this style of dress.”Jenna could not win against her and brought the dress with her to the changing room.She was taking off her clothes and changing into the dress when she vaguely heard the sound of footsteps.She thought it was Millie who came in, and it just so happened that she was struggling with the zipper in the back. “Miss Millie, help me pull up the zipper.”Jenna felt a hand rest on her shoulder as the other pulled the zipper up.The hand on her shoulder was big and warm. It did not seem like Millie’s hand.Jenna was shocked and pushed the hand away, turning around quickly.When she saw the tall man behind her, she was stunned. “This is the female changing rooms. How did you get in?”The man stared at her for a few seconds
When Millie saw this, she took out her card and handed it to the shop employee. “Use this one.”“Thank you.” Jenna said, “I’ll transfer the money to you later.”“It’s just a few pieces of clothing. It’s not worth much.” Millie smiled. “It’s troublesome to transfer money back and forth so just treat me to something to eat later.” Jenna smiled too. “Sure.”After the payment was done, Jenna left the store with Millie and with her purchases in hand, not caring about Quinn who was still in the changing room.The two ladies went to the shoe section upstairs and picked out a few pairs of shoes.Time passed very quickly, and by the time they were done shopping, it was already dark outside.Behind the mall was a food court.There were many stalls selling local specialties and it was more crowded here compared to the shopping mall.Millie had a weak body and there was not much she could eat. Most of the time, she watched Jenna eat.Toward the end, Millie bought some squid skewers.Wh
Portica was located in a coastal area with a mild climate all year round, but for the past few days, it was colder due to the typhoon making landfall.The next day, the weather was cold, around ten degrees.Fortunately, when Jenna went shopping with Millie yesterday, she bought a warm jacket and a scarf. She put them all on today and went out the door with Xavier after eating breakfast.In the past, the Forester ancestors bought a private cemetery for their family. All Forester family members were interred there when the time came.When the car arrived at the Forester cemetery, Jenna looked outside the window. Many luxury cars were parked there. Some had black ribbons tied to their rear number plate.She got out of the car with Xavier and walked up the steps. They soon reached a tomb.This was Scott Forester’s tomb.On the tombstone, the names of his three wives were already carved into it, just waiting for them to join him after their deaths.The master of ceremonies and staff
It also happened to be Christmas Eve that day, so after the funeral, Xavier wanted to take Jenna out.On the way there, he received a call about something he had to handle urgently.The car stopped in the city. Xavier stroked Jenna’s hair and gently said, “It’s too cold today, so just stay in the hotel alone. I’ll come back tonight to eat dinner with you.”“It’s fine. Go ahead if you have something to do.” Jenna hoped very much he would not return to the hotel that night either.Xavier got out of the car and into the SUV behind them.The driver then drove Jenna back to the hotel.Jenna’s pregnancy, coupled with the winter chill, seemed to intensify her drowsiness. Even while she was dealing with some matters via the phone in the car, she felt sleepy. Once she got back to the hotel, she immediately dove under the covers.She did not know how long she had been asleep when the phone on the bedside table rang.It was the hotel reception calling.“Miss Radcliff.” The receptionist s
Very soon, a server came over and whispered a few words into Xavier’s ear.“Jen, it’s Christmas Eve today. Before we eat, I have a small gift for you.” As he said so, he stood up.He walked onto the stage in the center of the restaurant and sat down in front of the Steinway piano before uncovering it.Xavier’s long fingers danced across the black-and-white piano keys as he played a beautiful rendition of ‘Fur Elise’.He was wearing a black turtleneck sweater, his long hair falling over his shoulders as the light illuminated him.He was quiet and elegant and seemed as if he had been born from the light. With his otherworldly features and gorgeous green eyes, one glance at him would make anyone’s breath quicken and heart beat faster.The female customers in the restaurant all swooned over him, thinking to themselves, ‘If I could just kiss him once, I wouldn’t mind dying on the spot!’When the last note fell, Xavier placed both his hands over the keys.It took several seconds for
After dinner, Xavier and Jenna returned to the hotel.As it was Christmas Eve, Xavier gave instructions for a Christmas tree and decorations to be bought and placed in the corner of Jenna’s room. The tree was set up and lights were hung on the tree.It was already nighttime, but Xavier could not bear to leave. Jenna had to forcibly chase him out of the room.Just as Jenna went to the bathroom to take a bath, Carina happened to call her. She chatted with Carina over the phone for a while as she bathed, telling her that she would return to Hevedburgh in the afternoon the next day.When she got out of the bath, the doorbell rang.It was a hotel employee, who was holding a tray with a drink and a shiny red apple on it. “Mr. Pascal sent this over.”“Oh, thank you.” Jenna accepted them and closed the door.The drink was a coconut sago slushie that smelled good.Jenna happened to be feeling hungry, so she drank the slushie and placed the empty glass on the bar.She took her skincare
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