“Let go.” Quinn reprimanded lowly, tugging on Jenna’s hand.Jenna lowered her head to bite the back of his hand.Once he let go, Jenna successfully took his top off and went around to the back to see the gunshot wound in his shoulder blade had completely healed.It was just that the scar looked hideous.Jenna placed a kiss on the scar and hugged Quinn from the back.Recalling the audio file in the USB flash drive she heard that day in the study and what Sam said, she felt so sad she was about to cry.She leaned into the juncture between his neck and shoulder and asked hoarsely, “Does it hurt a lot?”‘Over the past decade or so, you endured cold treatment from your family and even faced life-threatening situations without anyone by your side…was it very lonely?’Quinn did not speak.She found his lips and kissed him deeply, trying to convey all her love and longing to him. She wanted to hold him just like this and never let go.Quinn quickly switched from a passive participant
After the call ended, Quinn looked at the locked phone, tried entering the password Jenna used before, and got it on the first try.It seemed that although she had changed her phone, she had not changed her password.After deleting the record of that over twenty-minute-long call, Quinn left the closet and saw Jenna curled up in bed and hugging a pillow in deep sleep. It looked like she was tired.He put the phone back on the bedside table without a change in expression.After Quinn realized he could not keep Jenna out with a locked door, he simply gave up on locking it, and Jenna moved right in.In the daytime, Jenna would send Quinn to work and then head to the film company herself. Then, at 6 PM sharp, she would pick him up to go home.After dinner, she would wash up and sleep in his room.Sometimes, by the time he finished work and came out of the study, it would be 12 AM.When he entered the bedroom, Jenna was sprawled across the bed, already asleep. However, when he got ou
Quinn did not even look at her before opening the door and getting out of the car.Jenna sighed. After she locked the car, she entered the elevator with Quinn.Once the elevator reached the first floor, she handed the car keys to Quinn with a small request. “For the next two weeks, think of me lots, okay?”“I’m busy.” Quinn said expressionlessly, finger on the button to close the door, “Are you getting out, Miss Radcliff?”Miss Radcliff, Miss Radcliff…She hated being called that!Jenna glared at him and got off the elevator in a huff.Quinn watched her go through the gap between the slowly closing elevator doors. His eyes darkened and his hand clenched around the car keys.…After Jenna left, Quinn’s life returned to calm.Just like how it was in the past, he went to the office as usual. Occasionally, he would attend dinners and his breakfasts were prepared by the helpers.However, Jenna’s things were everywhere in his bedroom.The clothes in the closet, her bags, the skin
The two siblings fought for a while until Uno could not be bothered with Duo anymore and left.Duo picked up the phone from the carpet, the call still in progress, and hiccuped. “Mister, Uno bullied me.”When Quinn heard her aggrieved voice, he felt his heart ache and he coaxed softly, “Uno just wants you to go to sleep earlier because sleeping late will affect the growth of your bones.”“He doesn’t care about me! He just likes to bully me…” Duo muttered, recounting Uno’s countless crimes to Quinn.Finally, she said, “Mister, you can only like me in the future. Please don’t like my brother, okay?”“Okay.”“Then, can I call you again this time tomorrow?”“Sure.”“Bye-bye, Mister!” Duo sent him another smooch through the phone. “Shouldn’t you do it back to me, Mister?”Quinn could not resist smiling.He also sent her a smooch through the phone. “Goodnight.”After hanging up, he was no longer in the mood to work and he stared at his phone, the screen of which had already gone d
“Your name is Priscilla Radcliff.” Quinn overheard her brother calling her by name when they quarreled the other day. Originally, he assumed they would take on the Helter name since they grew up in the Helter household. Either that, or they would take on Xavier’s nickname. He did not expect them to end up taking Jenna’s surname. “That's my full name.” Duo stated mysteriously, “But my nickname is Duo. Say, uncle, do you know what that name means?” Quinn smiled. “I don't. Why don’t you tell me?” “Well…” Duo thought for a moment and suddenly grew flustered. “Mommy won’t let me tell, though! Anyway, just call me by my nickname from now on!” “Sure, Duo,” Quinn said with a soft chuckle. After he finished his work, he left at around seven. Sam was already waiting for him at the elevator entrance. Noting Quinn’s approach, he clicked the button to summon the elevator. After the two men stepped into the elevator, Sam handed over an envelope to him. “I got this fro
Upon noticing Quinn remaining still and seemingly ignoring her, Jenna finally crawled off his back while muttering angrily, “You are so stingy. What are your lips made of, gold? “I miss my son. At least I can hug and kiss him whenever I want.” She made a detour to Dresark to see her son while overseas. When she looked at his cool and handsome appearance, she was immediately reminded of Quinn and showered him with affection. She poured all her craving for affection that Quinn could not give her onto her son until even her son got annoyed. Quinn's eyes darkened upon hearing this. He immediately went into the kitchen. Jenna grabbed an apple from the refrigerator and followed him into the kitchen. She slumped against the kitchen counter and enjoyed the apple while watching Quinn working away at the dough. “Wow, you sure look handsome when you’re cooking!” “If you publish a cookbook, I’m sure it will sell out in all the major bookstores!” “You’re the exact type of guy
Quinn grimaced faintly. It was a very sloppy-looking painting that looked like a senseless scribble of a toddler who had just picked up a crayon for the first time. He would certainly not spend a hundred million dollars for something like this. He then glanced at the piles of opened boxes on the floor and noticed something amiss. He asked, “Why isn't there a present for my thirty-three-year-old birthday?” Jenna gasped and pretended to be oblivious. “Really? I thought I gave you something?” She was pregnant when Quinn was thirty-three. Certainly, the two children were the best gift she could have given him. She tossed around the boxes before finally shrugging at him. “Maybe I forgot. It doesn’t matter. I will make it up to you later!” Then, she leaned over and wrapped her arms around his waist. “You will never have to be lonely again. I will always be with you.” She knew how lonely he had been. The world can be bleak and lonely at times. Perhaps this was wh
Quinn had been busy with work. By the time he had stepped outside, the sky was a pastel of darkness, and it was raining cats and dogs. Jenna stood by a column by the entrance and seemed to be looking at something. “Miss Jenna.” Upon noticing Jenna standing there with a bag slumped across her arm, Sam went to her and held an umbrella for her. Jenna suddenly snapped to her senses. When she turned to Sam, her face was ashen and almost sickly even. She requested, “Hey, Sam, could you wait over there for a moment? I need to have a word with Quinn.” She did not take the umbrella offered to her but passed her the car keys. Sam could tell something was off from the way Jenna was behaving. He did not bother her with questions and went away silently, facing away from the duo. With that, Jenna turned around and faced the man standing tall like a totem in front of her. She pursed her lower lip and asked in a faint voice, “Quinn, did you do all those things you did for me be
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