Upon reaching the living room, there was no sight of Xavier. When she went to the main entrance to check, his shoes were gone as well. Upon realizing that Xavier may have woken up and left, she began to panic. She ran outside while trying to get in contact with Jenna. However, Jenna's phone was turned off. “Oh, my… What happened to feeding him sleeping pills?” How could anyone simply get up and sneak off after being slipped sleeping pills? She frantically called Sam this time. “Sam, this isn’t good. I don’t know what Mrs. Jenna is up to. She slipped some sleeping pills to Mr. Xavier and asked me to keep an eye on him. However, when I returned to the living room, he was gone!” Sam immediately asked, “Where is she?” “I don't know. She took a bag and left in a hurry…” She thought about the pregnancy test report she found and considered telling Sam about it. That was when a man suddenly appeared in front of her. The man was tall and exuded an ominous, intimidating a
Time passed rapidly. Spring and autumn went by as quickly as they came. Soon, it was time for the snow of winter to reign again. It was as if everything had changed, yet none at all. Tonight, countless business owners and entrepreneurs gathered together at the secondary banquet hall of Maxim's Hotel. The Spring Charity Foundation, in conjunction with Future Foundation and Elysian Charity Foundation, was hosting the “Spring Charity Foundation Night”. It was a private dinner kept on the down low. There was no media presence, and none of the attendees were accepting interviews. No more than two hundred attendees tonight, and most invited were leaders of the industry. The guests had mostly arrived by now and found their assigned seats in the banquet hall. The screen on stage was playing a short video produced by the Spring Charity Foundation. After a while, a young female host stepped on stage and warmly expressed her gratitude to those attending the event tonight. S
Diana could notice they were all scrutinizing her as well. A look flashed in her eyes, but her expression remained the same. She had been in the entertainment industry long enough to know how to keep her expression under control. After having stepped off the stage after her lengthy performance, Jenna felt very hot, and her cheeks were slightly flushed. She picked up a glass off the table and poured herself some water before turning to chat with President Norman. After a few brief exchanges, he blurted out, “Are you not going to say hello to President Forester?” He gestured toward Jenna’s right. Jenna seemed to have only just noticed Quinn and said apologetically, “I was busy drinking and didn’t even notice you, President Forester.” “Long time no see.” When she put her hand out to shake his, she accidentally bumped against the jasmine bracelet strapped around her wrist and dropped it. She bent over to pick it up. When she bent over, several strands of her hair fell o
Jenna drank a sip of water to conceal the grin she had on her face and stopped asking questions after that. Soon, the waiter brought over a large serving of crab. Jenna admired the gigantic size of the crab. However, it did not seem like she had any intention of taking a serving. President Norman happened to notice the look in her eyes and took the initiative to ask, “Miss Jenna, you want some crabs, don’t you? Do you want me to peel them for you?” “It’s fine. Don’t bother.” Jenna smiled and refused with a shake of her head. “These are tasks only lovers should do.” Diana stared at the giant crab on the giant platter and felt the urge to make a statement in front of Jenna. She leaned toward Quinn. “Mr. Quinn, I want some crabs. “My manicure is too long and in the way, though. Could you peel one for me?” Over the past four years, everyone knew that Quinn not only brought Diana to all sorts of events, he also obliged all of her whims. Rumor was that one time, there
After taking the picture, Jenna went to a section by the side of the venue and waited silently. Two minutes later, President Norman approached her. He proceeded to tell her, “Miss Jenna, my daughter is very fond of playing the violin as well. I bought that violin for her. “I was wondering if you would be my daughter’s violin teacher?” “President Norman, I’m afraid I’m not a professional.” Jenna turned him down politely, not expecting such a request. “Besides, I’m sure you can easily enlist the help of any internationally renowned music tutors.” President Norman smiled bitterly, “I tried, but all who came could only manage two days before they could not take it anymore. They didn’t want to continue no matter how much I paid them…” “Is your daughter very naughty?” Jenna asked. “No.” President Norman suddenly grew hesitant. “You see, she’s on the spectrum.” The child was his only child whom he had at a relatively old age. Due to his wife’s poor health, they were
After a long time passed, the first sign of daylight graced the night sky and faintly illuminated the dark bedroom. The bed was in a complete mess. Quinn faintly looked at Jenna, who was using his arm as a pillow. She was still in a deep sleep, her eyebrows knitted together tightly in a faint frown. From the neck down, her body was covered with marks. Her skin was delicate, her hair lush and dark. Even after all these years, she still looked every bit like the girl she once was. Not a part of her body had changed. While pulling the blanket over her to keep her warm, Quinn caught a glimpse of the black tattoo on her waist. He gently rubbed it with the tip of his fingers. Jenna groaned in her sleep and burrowed herself deeper into Quinn’s arm. After a while, Quinn managed to calm his beating heart. The look in his eyes reverted to its normal state. He gently pried his arm away from Jenna and carefully covered her with the blanket before heading to the bathroom
“Good morning, everyone.” Jenna smiled at the employees before walking to the reception. “Is President Sadler here?” She enquired. “Yes, he’s here. Since it’s Monday, he should be in the middle of a meeting.” The receptionist had been working at Seabright Group long enough that she managed to recognize Jenna when she heard her speak. She grabbed a special card for the elevator and handed it to Jenna. After Jenna left, the two receptionists murmured between themselves. “It is Miss Jenna! She looks even more beautiful than she did four years ago. Her skin is glowing!” “In that case, the one standing with President Forester at the charity auction event last night must be Miss Jenna.” Although the Charity Night was very low profile and had forbidden any media presence, the staff at Spring Charity Foundation did have to put up an article to summarize the night’s events. Somewhere in between the articles, they included a group picture of the attendees. Since Diana was th
When Shawn went to Dresark back then, he did not manage to find out much about Xavier Pascal even with Quinn’s connections.He knew the Helters were powerful. As Xavier Pascal was the head of the Helters and considering that Dresark was Xavier’s territory, it was all too easy for Xavier Pascal to erase all traces of information he did not want known.Without waiting for Jenna to respond, Shawn got up and walked to his table before retrieving a photo from the bottom of the drawer.He showed it to Jenna. “Does it have something to do with her?”After coming back from Dresark, Shawn told Quinn everything but did not give him this almost completely burnt photo.The photo was so burnt that one could only vaguely make out that it was of a very beautiful young woman.Jenna looked at the photo and smiled. “Shawnie, I knew you were very smart, but I didn’t expect you to have guessed quite a few things without knowing anything apart from this incomplete photo.”“Now is still not the time.