Xavier roared in laughter. “You’re out of time, Quinn Forester!”“General Hale dotes on his newly found granddaughter a lot and lets her have her way in everything. Just look at your company. Even the biggest shareholder Mr. Lerman has cashed out and run. You don’t have any more liquid capital, do you? Who would still lend you money now?“When we made that bet back then, Jenna said it herself that if she lost, the two children would be considered members of the Helter family and my children.“You’ve lost everything, Quinn Forester. What are you going to fight me with?”Xavier got up from the floor and wiped away the blood at the corner of his mouth, then said unhurriedly, “Quinn Forester, considering we’re half-brothers, if you beg me, I can help you keep your company. In return, I hope that you’ll keep your distance from my wife and don’t approach her anymore.”As he left, he glanced once more at the wedding photo on the wall and scoffed coldly. “Just a cowardly and self-righteou
Due to Jenna’s condition, she stayed in Dresark for a month before returning to Contrata.Immediately after getting back to Contrata, Jenna went to the hospital.Carina had been arranged to stay in a VIP room. Although she still had not woken up, her stomach was slowly beginning to grow.When Jenna exited Carina’s hospital room, Jacob said to her in a low voice, “For the past month, many neurosurgeons have seen Carrie, but their diagnoses have been about the same as mine.”Carrie may stay in a coma for the rest of her life.He had previously discussed aborting the child in Carina’s with a few doctors as he had not wanted his Carrie to suffer so much.One of the doctors said that the hospital in North City had once had a case like Carina’s. That woman had also not been pregnant for long when she fell into a coma. After consulting her next of kin, they performed an abortion for her, but the day after the surgery, the woman’s heart stopped too.Jacob knew the chances of that happen
Oh my God?To the side, Mario’s eyes widened, his jaw so slack it was almost about to fall off.The man was also surprised for a moment before he tugged at his mask. “Yeah, I do. Do you want to see, boss?”Mario was struck speechless.Right then, the elevator reached their floor and the doors automatically opened.“I was just asking,” Jenna said.Before getting out, she gave the man another glance out of her peripheral vision. “You have pretty nice hands too.”After Jenna walked away, only then did Mario walk out of the elevator with the man and he asked with a complicated tone, “Tom, do you think President Radcliff complimented you for having a slim waist and nice hands because…of that?”After all, Tom was good-looking indeed. When filming was in progress, there were often actresses who used the opportunity to feel Tom up.The man watched Jenna’s figure go, a faint light flashing in his dark gaze.“Who knows.”After Jenna entered her office and recalled the way she appraise
Hated women?Jenna recalled when she took the elevator up with Tom Gunner earlier. There was no hatred or disgust when he looked at her.Jenna asked, “Why does he hate women?”“When he was filming a historical movie previously, he developed feelings for a fellow actress and was secretly dating her, but his girlfriend got around.”There was a hint of sympathy in her voice when the secretary explained, “He caught her cheating on him red-handed, but she turned the tables accusing him of domestic violence and drug abuse. She sued him, leveraging her sugar daddy’s influence to defeat him in the lawsuit. In the end, he was jailed for half a month.“It was challenging for him in those few years. Due to his history of domestic violence, he could not land on better roles. Over time, he managed to secure roles, but he would negotiate a lower amount of remuneration in exchange for using body doubles in intimate scenes. Until now, he still isn’t able to touch even the actress’ hand during fil
The man pulled down his mask. When he spoke, his voice was filled with bass and seemed to carry a special timbre. “That sounds pretty good. I won’t have to struggle with making a living anymore.” Mario looked at him with a shocked expression, as if he could not believe what he had just heard. After they entered the elevator, Mario turned on his phone to check Tom's schedule that afternoon. “Tom, you have an appointment with TF Perfume later at two o'clock at the mall…” As he mentioned this, he suddenly remembered something. “Hey, Tom, I thought you weren’t fond of women?” Just now, he was so busy speaking to Jenna that he forgot Tom had something against women and always kept his distance from any women in his sight. If he were stepping into an elevator with a woman inside, he would rather wait for the next elevator instead of entering it. Tom was already expecting the question. He tucked his hand in his trousers pocket and said candidly, “That's my boss. Do you think
Tom seemed not to notice the look Mario was casting at him and remarked faintly, “No need. The boss is going to Club YL anyway.” Mario was speechless. Was this the same Tom he knew, who avoided women like the plague? Jenna noticed his petrified expression. Before leaving, she even patted his shoulder and assured him, “Don't worry. I won’t do anything to your boss.” “Sorry for the trouble, then.” Mario smiled wryly. Jenna taking the time to say this only increased his concern. When they got to the car, Jenna was just about to tell Tom to sit in the back seat. However, the man had already pulled the passenger side door open and gotten inside. It would not be nice of her to make him move to the back, so she let him be. On the way to Club YL, she glanced at the man in the passenger seat from the corner of her eye. Tom was wearing a hat paired with a mask, concealing his appearance like a closely guarded secret. However, the buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned, reve
Tom stayed silent upon hearing this. They drove on in silence, with neither of them making any conversation. The only voice came from the music player. It was the husky, sultry voice of a man singing in French. “He spoke words of love to me… Endless sweet talking… it’s all new to me…” Fifteen minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Club YL. “Thank you, boss.” Tom unbuckled his seat belt and stepped out of the car. Before closing the door, he bent over and turned to Jenna inside the car. “Boss, Madam Ross isn’t actually that fond of jewelry. She’s more into calligraphy and is even a member of the Calligraphy Association. She likes Emmanuel Schumann’s calligraphy works, so it would be great if you could gift her some of them. “If there are other people besides you and Madam Ross meeting, I suggest you get another gift instead of the jewelry you got her.” Jenna was taken aback. When she came to her senses, she realized that Tom had already entered the club.
“Oh, my. You’re treating me to dinner and even got me a gift?" Madam Ross smiled in a flattering way and playfully tapped Jenna. She took the box, opened it, and extracted a scroll of calligraphy work from inside. After recognizing whose calligraphy work it was, she became very careful with it and handled the scroll with extra attention. Jenna glanced at her. She noticed the way Madam Ross turned quiet when she recognized the penmanship and the way her eyes glowed up. She must be fond of the work. After Madam Ross finished reading its contents, she rolled up the scroll carefully and stated, “I’ve always been fond of practicing calligraphy. It’s something that calms me. I’m a big fan of Master Emmanuel Schumann’s works. Though it’s a pity I haven't bought many. I love this one.” “I’m glad you like it.” Jenna smiled. “I knew you would like this one when I was picking it out for you.” Madam Ross gently tapped her hand and said gratefully, “Thank you for taking the tro
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