Tom did not seem intimidated by the aura radiating from Shawn. He stated in a deep and grumbly voice, “The boss has had a poor appetite lately, so I made breakfast for her.” “No need. I bought her breakfast!” Shawn uttered rudely and prepared to shut the door. Tom put his hand out and grabbed the door frame just in time. He pushed into the door and refused to let Shawn close the door on him. He insisted on handing the thermal container over. “I just want to thank the boss. Please let me in, President Sadler.” “Take your breakfast with you and get out,” Shawn growled with a scowl. With that, the two men stood at the doorway in a stalemate. Since Shawn still had not come back to join her in the living room after a long while, and Jenna could hear his grumpy voice, she approached to see what the trouble was. That was when she saw Tom standing outside. She immediately recalled what happened last night and felt a little flustered. “What are you doing here?” “I came
After resting for a few days, Tom went to the airport with Mario on the morning of the sixth. He could not get to see Jenna before leaving. Coupled with the days he would have to spend filming on the set, it came to a total of almost half a month without seeing her. He had to admit that he would miss her. He could not resist the urge to text Jenna, [Hey boss, I'm going overseas for a shoot.] More than ten minutes later, Jenna replied, [How long will you be there?] Tom replied, [Half a month.] Jenna sent an emoji of a cartoonish figure with its head exploding. [That long? What about my lunch?] Tom suddenly felt a sense of relief upon reading this. In the past, his value to Jenna essentially came down to being an effective sleeping pill since he could lull her sleep to sleep easily. He supposed it was good. It was another thing Jenna relied on him, apart from her addiction to his cooking. He congratulated himself for the time he dedicated to practicing cooking at home
Jenna applauded cheerily along with the others. Then, she approached Madam Ross and joked, “I don’t think I can beat that. I might as well give up at this point!” “Oh, please, we’re all just messing around.” Madam Ross shrugged off the compliment but was visibly pleased. After sitting down in the wicker chair, Madam Ross took a sip of rose tea before responding with a compliment on her own. “I was on a business trip when they were hosting the Goldbell Film Festival. I watched the live stream of the opening ceremony and saw you open the show. They sure chose the right person for the job. “You played so well that I got goosebumps even when watching it through the screen.” Madam Ross continued praising her while making expressive gestures with her hand. “Jenna, you are so talented that even the other violin prodigy Ivy Langham would have to bow down to you.” “You flatter me. I'm just a casual player.” Jenna smiled faintly. Madam Ross suddenly gave her a playful look. With
Old Master Hale also spotted Jenna and curiously asked Madam Ross, “Are you two friends?” “Yes, she is President Sadler’s sister, the one from Seabright Group.” The old lady gestured at Jenna, then turned back to smile at Old Master Hale. “My husband is pretty close with President Sadler.” Old Master Hale fell silent for a moment. He remembered his granddaughter telling him about a certain Jenna who kept picking on her. This Jenna was supposedly the sister of Seabright Group’s President Sadler and was also Quinn's ex-wife. He never expected it to be this girl right here. His memory jogged back to the day at the airport when Jenna helped him pick up his bottle of medicine that dropped to the floor. She also thoughtfully handed him a bottle of water, and then he thought about the conversation they had during the ride. She was very well-spoken, gentle, and kind... No matter how he looked at her, he could not imagine her to be the supposed wretched person who intentionall
Jenna was put into handcuffs and taken to the police station. She was taken swiftly to the interrogation room. The blinding white light shining on her from above made her feel dizzy. What did Madam Ross’ poisoning have anything to do with her? Soon, the interrogator appeared with a packet no larger than a piece of fingernail filled with white powder and placed it on the table. Jenna was told the substance was potassium cyanide and it was found in the coat she wore at the golf course. It was a highly poisonous substance, even a tiny dose could be lethal. Jenna was flabbergasted. “I’m not stupid. Even if I was trying to kill her, why would I keep this in my coat?” “The most obvious spots tend to be the safest, as they all say.” The interrogator claimed, “There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the golf course, so there are no blind spots. After you poisoned her, you knew there was nowhere you could dispose of this substance so you kept it in your pocket and waited
Old Master Hale was aware that Diana had suffered a lot of injustices in the past. He helped her wipe away her tears and said with pain in his voice, “I’m sorry for not protecting you in the past.” Old Master Hale turned to the driver. “Leon, tell the police to handle it the way they see fit and don’t let anyone intervene.” “Yes.” The driver nodded and went out to make the call. Diana's eyes were red with tears, she then whimpered softly, “Thank you, Grandpa.” “Why are you thanking me? You are my granddaughter. How could I let you be bullied for no reason?” Although Jenna left a good impression on him at first, she was the one who started it by harassing his granddaughter. Besides, she had poisoned Madam Ross and the police had all the evidence they needed. From this point on, whatever happened happened. … After the news of Madam Ross' poisoning went public, Shawn remained composed and contacted the best public relations agencies in the industry to create other
She squinted suspiciously and then beckoned the lawyer, “Mr. Bronson, I need you to pass a message to President Sadler after you leave.” Madam Ross only took a tiny amount of potassium cyanide. She was rushed to the hospital just in time for a stomach pump lavage and so she came out relatively fine. When her husband found out about what happened, she went to Hevedburgh immediately. Since the police department stated that they had evidence that it was Jenna who did it, Mr. Ross refrained from making an immediate statement. The police did not conduct much further investigation on the golf course and were about to convict Jenna of murder with their present evidence. Just as they were about to present the case along with the evidence to the court, a person showed up at the police station and confessed that she was the one who poisoned Madam Ross. This person claimed that she was a janitor at the golf course and that she did it because she was spiteful of rich people like Madam
“Doctor Newman,” Jenna greeted the man who was clad in a large white coat. Jack did a double-take when he recognized Jenna. Then a shifty look in his eyes appeared when he seemed to recall something. He proceeded to nod in the form of a greeting. Jenna asked politely, “When will you finish your shift? I have something to ask you.” “I have to see a patient. It will take about half an hour.” He was originally hoping to avoid Jenna but since she took an initiative to approach him, he could not refuse her. “Alright, I’ll let you get back to it.” Jenna added, “I’ll wait for you in your office.” After leaving Jack, Jenna grabbed her phone and dialed the number of the cardiac surgery department. Then, she called Millie and asked her to come over. Millie showed up shortly after. When she saw Jenna standing outside the cardiac surgery department, she immediately figured out what Jenna had in mind and said with a wry smile, “Forget it, Jenna, it’s not worth the time.” She
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