While Jenna grabbed the remote control to change the TV channel, she caught a glimpse of the accessories displayed on the coffee table beneath the LCD TV. The nurse even brought a bouquet of lilies into the ward since she was admitted to the hospital. The blossoming lilies brought a fresh aroma to the room. Her thoughts drifted back to the flower tattoo she saw on Quinn’s injury when she dressed it. Jenna looked over to Kevin. “Can I ask you a question, Kevin?” “What’s on your mind?” Kevin raised a brow. “The two former brides who wanted to marry Quinn died unexpectedly before the wedding could happen. It was just a coincidence, and it has nothing to do with health, right?” With her mind wandering back to past events, Jenna raised the doubt that had been troubling her. “Someone is up to no good because they see Quinn’s marriage as a potential threat…” Her tone turned firm. “Quinn wasn’t the target of the car explosion outside the Orchard Pavilion Hotel. It was me.” “Hol
Kevin’s panicked exit only drew the curiosity out of Jenna. She had heard that Quinn’s mother was not in the best of health. Less than two years after Quinn’s birth, his mother gave birth to a daughter. However, the daughter was born prematurely and died before the age of one. Quinn’s mother, Scott’s second wife, did not have another child since, so Quinn was his mother’s only child. Jenna was baffled as to who in Quinn’s family could have assaulted his brides. Not to mention, Quinn would not do anything about it. One more thing… The effects of getting her blood drawn must be hitting her again. Plus, it was close to midnight. Feeling drained and tired, Jenna retreated to the bed for sleep. While she was deep in slumber, an unsettling sensation crept onto her as if someone was covering her nose and mouth. She was suffocating and could not breathe. Jenna tried to open her eyes, but her eyelids refused to budge. Kevin hunkered down outside the ward, smoking away two sticks
Jenna’s fever stayed down the rest of the night, and she slept until the morning light. She woke up with a stuffy nose and recalled the asphyxiation deep in her slumber. However, she felt a lot better after that. Jenna felt a bit under the weather after her blood was drawn. She wondered if she caught a cold then… She was about to get out of bed and wash up when she realized Kevin lying askew on the nearby chair, shuffling his bedhead. He just woke up. “Did you sleep here last night?” Kevin yawned. “Duh, I have to keep an eye on you. Last night, you…” Seeing that his voice trailed off, Jenna puzzledly replied, “What happened to me last night?” Kevin was reminded of Jacob’s expression last night. He made up a story so as not to scare Jenna. “You were coughing last night. I think you have a cold. Jacob happened to be on duty last night, so I called him in to give you a shot. I stayed to keep watch of you.” “Sorry for the trouble.” Jenna felt bad that he slept on the chair
“Are you an idiot? Why are you taking her word for it? I could say that you cozied up to an invigilator in the examination hall too,” Kevin, who came along with Jenna, peevishly remarked. “I’m not having this conversation with you.” Isabella rolled her eyes at Kevin. “Sorry, Jen. I talked to Miss Brown to help you, but I did you a disservice instead,” Kevin leaned into Jenna’s ear to whisper. While talking, Kevin switched to a frustrated tone of voice. “Sigh! I should’ve hacked into the examination hall’s surveillance while the exam was ongoing. At least, I wouldn’t have left any proof behind.” Jenna wanted to laugh, but she held back the urge considering Isabella was there. Taking Jenna’s downcast eyes for guilt, Isabella smirked. “Jenna, it’s cut and dry that you pulled strings, and everybody saw you. Your examination result should be voided. At this rate, there’s no chance of you getting into the Elysian Group.“You might as well make a public announcement to admit your w
Sam looked askance at Isabella. “What makes you think Jenna didn’t do well in her written test?” “The invigilator had a serious look on his face back then…” Miss Brown replied, “That was because Jenna got all the answers right. It was a perfect score. No one has aced the written test in the two years of hiring. Jenna is the first. If I was the invigilator, I’d probably be caught with a more exaggerated expression.” Isabella widened her eyes in disbelief. The invigilator’s grim face was not because Jenna bombed her test. On the contrary, it was because Jenna answered all the questions right. That was impossible! A gasp broke from the crowd. “Oh, my god! Take a look at Twitter!” Not knowing what was going on, the crowd checked their phones to see what was up. “Did you really crash Twitter or what?” Jenna murmured a question to Kevin while scrolling through her phone. She was dumbstruck when she read the Tweet. Um… “Wow, you’re bad*ss, Jenna! I can’t believe you wer
Miss Brown fell silent for a bit before saying, “We’ll need to investigate whether you have sought help from your uncle.”Paying no heed to Isabella, Miss Brown turned to the crowd and said, “Those who are hired, please report to HR at half-past eight on Monday morning. For those who didn’t make it this time, don’t be discouraged. The Translation Department of the Elysian Group recruits new employees every quarter. Just try and try again. Okay, you’re dismissed.” Since there were other matters to attend to, Miss Brown grabbed her documents and took off. “Miss Brown…” Refusing to give up, Isabella tried to go after Miss Brown, but Kevin took a step forward and came in her way. “Are you forgetting something, Isabella?” Kevin offhandedly asked. Isabella was furious that Miss Brown was leaving in a lift, and she could not do anything about it. She glared at Kevin. “What am I forgetting?” Kevin reminded her, “The bet. You made a bet with Jen at the restaurant last night. You said
Isabella gritted her teeth and unwillingly entered the restaurant to change into the bikini in the washroom. It was not as if she did not consider running away, but there was only one way in and out of the restaurant. She had to go through the main hall to get into the kitchen, so Kevin and the others, who were outside, would have spotted her right away. After stalling for as long as she could, Isabella walked out of the restaurant. Seeing that Isabella froze there, Kevin uttered, “Why aren’t you dancing? Oh, is it because there’s no music? Alright, I’ll play a song for you.” Kevin tapped into his music app and played a sizzling hot song. Isabella looked around at the onlookers. The restaurant patrons were also looking out. It had just escalated into a major event. She looked at Jenna with a stiff smile. Gnashing her teeth, Isabella lost the arrogance from yesterday and took a humbler approach. “Must you do this, Jenna? We’ll be working together…” Jenna, standing among
Although Kevin was quick to close the jewelry box, Jenna, standing right next to him, gasped at the sight of the pink diamond. As an heir to the Radcliffs, she had seen an array of jewelry collections in her lifetime. Nevertheless, Jenna had never seen such a huge diamond, and a pink diamond at it. Kevin shoved the flowers and gift to Jenna and exclaimed, “I got to give it to Boss. He sure knows how to spoil his wife, but my only complaint is that he should’ve set a more romantic scene.” Back then, he wondered if Boss got the pink diamond from an auction to give to Jenna. Kevin could not believe that his guess was right. Jenna got the picture from Kevin’s reply. She looked at the black roses in her arms, puzzled. While the gifting was possible, Quinn was unlikely to present the gifts in a flamboyant manner. The way she saw it, it was not in Quinn’s nature to do such a thing… Before Jenna could dwell further into the matter, the crowd started to whistle and shout, “Is