The Maybach was pushed forward half a meter, and the rear bumper fell off. Carina was launched forward by the momentum before the seatbelt jerked her back. She cussed out loud, “What the hell! I’m not the one who upset you. Go take it up to Diana if you’re mad! “If I happened to be putting on my lipstick, you would have ruined my makeup!” She continued mouthing off until she realized Jenna was not paying attention to her. She followed her line of sight and stared outside. Upon recognizing the license plate number of the car they hit, she turned to Jenna and said with amusement, “You sure have done it this time, Jen!” After Jenna saw Sam stepping out of the Maybach, she slowly opened the door as well. Sam inspected the car and then glanced at Jenna. He seemed to be considering something. “I thought the license plate number looked familiar. I wasn’t expecting it to be President Forester's car…” Jenna said apologetically, “My bad, I didn’t hit the brakes in time.”
"Jenna?” When Mr. Lerman recognized Jenna, he greeted her with a pleasant smile. “I thought you settled down in Dresark? When did you come back?” “A while ago,” Jenna smiled in return. “I also attended the charity auction night organized by Elysian Group and Spring Charity Foundation when I got back.” She was not expecting President Norman's guest to be the largest shareholder of Elysian Group. “That explains why I don’t know about you being here.” Mr. Lerman explained, “I happened to be on a business trip at the time.” When he noticed Jenna was about to leave, he requested her to wait for him. “I’ll just have a quick talk with President Norman in his office. Let’s go for lunch together later.” Jenna was slightly confused by the sudden invitation for lunch. It was certainly true that Mr. Lerman had done a favor for her last time at an Elysian Group shareholders meeting. However, that was a long time ago. The two had only met twice in total and were hardly close with e
After a brief silence, Quinn stamped out his cigarette on a nearby trash can. As soon as he entered the private box, Jenna threw herself at him. She yanked at his tie so she could plant a fervent kiss on his lips. Quinn could smell the faint fragrance emitting from her body. He was very tempted to reciprocate but hesitated. Then, Jenna began to bite down softly on his lip, and Quinn gulped. At that moment, he could no longer contain himself. He took the reins by pressing her against the wall… He kissed her hungrily. The private box was dark and filled with the passionate heat emitting from both bodies clinging desperately onto each other. At one point, Jenna felt like she was losing her breath. She bit down viciously at Quinn so she would back away from him. She was panting heavily, but her hands were still wrapped around his neck. The private box was so dark that she could hardly make out the look on his face. After she regained her breath, she sniffed him and
Jenna slept extremely well that night.The next morning, after having breakfast, Jenna changed into a comfortable set of sportswear before heading to President Norman’s home.President Norman’s home happened to be in the same housing area Jenna’s parents used to live in.President Norman personally came out to greet Jenna and asked smilingly, “Have you had breakfast, Miss Radcliff? I'm so sorry to have you come over so early in the morning."Jenna waved her hand. “Please don’t say that. You’ve helped me quite a lot too. Just call me Jenna from now on.”As they chatted, Henry Norman led Jenna into the house.Henry’s wife loved minimalist design, so from the inside out, the villa was decorated with soft colors and had a simple layout.In the dining area to the right of the living room, a young girl around ten years old was wearing a dark blue plaid dress and sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast.She was very carefully peeling the boiled egg in her hand, her head lowered.
More than an hour had passed when Sally finally stopped plucking at the violin strings, but she just lay there staring at it. Her dark eyes were clear, but she seemed soulless, like someone who had no consciousness.Jenna walked over to her, found a spot where there were no stuffed toys, and sat down cross-legged, picking up the violin.Sally raised her head to look at Jenna.Jenna tuned the violin with a tool and plucked at the strings. The violin emitted a clear, beautiful sound, which instantly made Sally’s eyes widen in surprise.After a long moment, Sally reached out to pluck the same string Jenna plucked at earlier, and the same beautiful sound rang out.She seemed to like it very much and continued plucking as if she could not get bored of it.Jenna did not disturb her. Once Sally was tired of it, Jenna plucked at another string, and Sally mimicked her in plucking that string.A small smile appeared on Sally’s face when she heard the pleasant sound.Jenna proceeded to pl
Jenna told Sally that learning the violin should be done in moderation. If she kept holding on to the violin all night and refused to let go, she would not be able to pick up the bow tomorrow.It was only then that Sally reluctantly put down the violin, held her father’s hand, and went downstairs together.President Norman wanted Jenna to stay for dinner, but Jenna refused, so he did not insist on it and personally saw her out.He thanked her repeatedly. “Thank you so much, Miss Radcliff. My decision to invite you here really was right. You only spent a day with her and she’s already changed so much…“She’s been ignoring me for a few days now because a helper moved the stuffed toys in her room a few days ago. You have no idea how excited I was to hear her call me ‘daddy’ today.”“I have children too, so I understand how you feel.” Jenna said, “I’m going to Charleston on Thursday to take part in a movie venture capital meeting, so I don’t think I’ll be able to come here.”Presiden
“An iced coffee, please.” Quinn said warmly, “Thank you.”“You’re welcome.”As the air stewardess left, she even thought to herself that this man was even more good-looking than he seemed on the news. He was so handsome!He did not seem like he was already thirty-seven years old at all.Soon, the air stewardess returned with a cup of iced coffee, but when she leaned down to hand it to Quinn, her hand trembled.Coffee spilled onto his white shirt, instantly forming a wet patch.“I’m so sorry, sir.” The air stewardess hurriedly apologized to him, grabbing a tissue and squatting to help him dab at the coffee stain.Quinn, however, took the tissue from her. “It’s fine. I’ll do it myself.”“It was my fault.” The air stewardess pursed her lips and whispered, “Why don’t you leave me your address and I’ll send you a new shirt?”Jenna was watching the TV show with her earphones in, but it was at a very low volume.She kept glancing to her left in her peripheral vision.When she saw t
Then, Jenna brushed past him and walked up to the room next to Quinn’s.She fished out a card from her bag and tapped it against the door sensor.Pushing the door open to go in, she turned to look at Quinn, a hint of mischievousness in her eyes. “Why? Did you think I only asked for one room? Hmph! Even if you’re willing, I’m not!”Quinn watched the door close, stunned. He could not help but laugh, but he quickly gathered himself once more.After he entered his hotel room, he took a shower.Just as he finished changing and was drying his hair with a towel, the doorbell rang.Quinn opened the door and found Jenna standing outside, wearing a printed green t-shirt with denim shorts, simply and casually dressed.Her dark, slightly cat-like eyes peered out from her delicate face, giving her a hint of sharpness.She stood before him looking just like she did four years ago.Quinn swept his gaze silently over her body and asked gently, “Is something the matter?”Jenna, on the other h
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