After driving out of the hospital, Jenna glanced in the rearview mirror at the man in the back seat. He wore a black short-sleeve shirt, and she could see the black choker on his neck. She asked out of curiosity, “Why do you always like to wear that choker? As a fashion statement?” “No.” Tom answered, “It’s to cover the scar on my neck.” “What kind of scar? How did you get it on your neck?" Jenna grew more curious. She suddenly remembered something and glanced at the man in the rearview mirror again. “I saw on the news that after you lost the lawsuit with your ex-girlfriend, you became very dejected for a while and seemed to have gotten depressed. “You couldn't get over what happened and turned to self-harm. Is that what happened?” “Yes.” Tom reached behind his neck and seemed like he was going to undo the choker. “Do you want to see the scars?” “Don’t.” Jenna quickly stopped him. She said sheepishly, “Sorry, I wasn’t thinking just now. I didn’t mean to get you
Tom stared at the doll Jenna was referring to and thought for a moment before answering. “Last time Sam drove me to an event, I noticed this thing he hung on the rearview mirror and thought it was very cute. So, I asked if I could have it.” Jenna opened her mouth, ready to say something. Then, she considered that it was bad manners to ask for something she had given away. Besides, that person had already... She put the car keys back on the table. “It's really cute.” “Anyway, now that you took your medicine, you should get some rest.” She grabbed the bag on the sofa and stood up. “No need to send me off.” Tom's eyes darkened slightly. “Okay.” Jenna went down to the first floor. While she was walking out of the apartment building, she vaguely remembered the abnormal way Tom had reacted to her leaving. She grew worried for some reason she did not understand. Then, she also remembered that she had something important to tell him. After standing at the door for a few
Jenna had just taken another piece of tomato in her mouth and nearly choked on it. She said awkwardly, “I’m sorry.” She wanted to change the topic, but surprisingly… Tom did not seem bothered and said in a relaxed tone, “It's okay. I know you didn't mean it.” Jenna nodded. Again, she could not help but feel sympathy for this man. He was falsely accused of domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend and then had to suffer countless abuses online. He was detained by the officials and had his career undermined by his company… Just when he finally got it together again, something so tragic happened at home. At this point, she was afraid of asking any questions at all for fear of unintentionally agitating another one of his scars. She leaned against the counter and ate the cherry tomatoes silently without another word. Tom was an efficient chef and finished the two dishes very quickly. He brought them to the dining table. Jenna helped prepare two bowls of rice, as well as
Tom did a double-take and seemed to have registered something in his mind. A faint grimace appeared. “Is it a men’s film?” “Yeah.” Jenna nodded. As if afraid that Tom would turn down the movie, she immediately added, “There are very few bed scenes, and you can talk to the director about rewriting the script. Either way, you will be far more comfortable dealing with male actors than female actors. “Also, the pay is very high, it’s a whopping eight figures!” she added in one last plea. Tom immediately asked, “Can I say no?” Jenna shook her head. “No, because the director likes you very much and appointed you as one of the lead actors. I already promised Madam Ross. “How about this…” Jenna thought for a while before proposing, “As long as you do this, I will give you top priority to pick whatever offers we have coming up next. If you run into any trouble, you can come to me as well.” Tom thought for a moment and finally nodded helplessly, “Alright, I'll take it. You’re
Mario launched into excitement. “Tom, this project is paying out several times what you are making with your current movie!” “Still, why is the pay so high for just a simple male romance?” Mario suddenly asked a deeply personal question, “Tom, you didn’t sell your body and your soul for this, did you?” Sam was having trouble stifling his laughter upon hearing Mario’s question. He thought to himself about how Mario would react if he found out Tom had enough wealth to last several generations. If he knew, the eight-figure salary would suddenly not seem so impressive anymore. … Jenna was reading the entertainment news when she read the news about the major project that Diana was trying to get cast. The role had been snatched by another actress from another entertainment studio. Diana went to the hotel to negotiate with, better known as to threaten Director Peter. However, the director ignored her even when she brandished the influence of the Hales. The reporters took a p
Without uttering even a word, Shawn poured thirty million dollars of investment funds into the movie Jenna mentioned. As soon as Mario was informed that someone had invested in the movie and they no longer needed to change the male lead, he immediately ran to Tom to announce the good news, “It must be the investor that President Radcliff sourced for us, she’s the best!” “But Tom…” He asked out of curiosity, “Why did you tell me to contact President Radcliff for help instead of Vice President Clarke?” Vice President Clarke was responsible for handling the actors signed under the company label. Upon sensing the vague suggestion of replacing Tom, Mario’s first thought was to contact Vice President Clarke. It was Tom who stopped him then. Upon hearing this, Tom stated calmly, “Because Vice President Clarke wouldn’t help me.” “So, you’re saying that you’re sure President Radcliff would help you?" Mario scratched his head and muttered, “When I called President Radcliff the
Based on what Mario knew of Tom, he was not the sort of person who would just casually use a picture of another woman as his phone’s wallpaper. After Tom took the bun from him, Mario asked in a hushed voice, “Tom, hasn’t that woman hurt you enough? Are you still not over her?” Tom sneered. “Why would I not be over her?” “Then who is that woman on your home screen?” Mario pointed at the phone placed on Tom’s lap. “Don't try to tell me it’s a system default wallpaper, I won’t believe it!” That was when Tom darted an icy glare at him. Mario immediately shrank into himself. “I just accidentally glimpsed it because you didn’t have a protective film on your phone…” “Just shut up, right now.” Tom ordered calmly, “Say one more word and I’ll cut five hundred dollars from your paycheck. Later when we get to the set, go buy me a screen privacy film.” Mario was about to give him an affirmative ‘Okay’ but upon remembering his threat, he wisely shut his mouth and nodded. Mean
Jenna observed the habitually authoritative tone in the old mister’s voice and deemed that he must have been an influential leader at one point. Seeing as there was no room for refusal, she handed her luggage to the driver and thanked him. “No problem.” After the bodyguard opened the door, Old Master Hale and Jenna got into the car one after another.After Jenna entered the car, her housemaid in Dresark called her. She inched toward the other edge of the backseat and spoke to her housemaid in German. Old Master Hale stayed quiet and did not disturb her. After Jenna hung up the phone, Old Master Hale spoke to her, “You speak German? Judging by your appearance, I would guess that you’re a translator.” “Yeah, I studied in Dresark back then but returned to the mainland after I graduated. I only worked as a translator for a handful of months,” Jenna remarked as she put her phone in her bag. “Right now, I’m a business owner.” “I see, you sure are something else,” Old Maste
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