Shawn harrumphed. “I’m not.”“No? I can see you turning green though.” Millie was giggling so hard her shoulders were trembling. “You’re already over thirty years old. Why are you jealous of a child?“Aren’t you afraid Uno will pull the plug on your life support machine when he finds out?” She joked.Shawn narrowed his eyes, pretending to be mad as he snuck his hands under Millie’s sweater and tickled her, making her laugh uncontrollably and wriggle around in his arms as she tried to dodge.“Alright, I was wrong, I was wrong!” Millie pleaded.Once Shawn stopped, Millie wrapped her arms around his shoulders and raised her head to kiss him. Shawn supported her with an arm around her waist and pulled her further into his embrace, deepening the kiss.After a while, Millie lay in Shawn’s arms, slightly flushed as she tried to calm her breathing.When she saw the phone on the floor light up, she picked it up to pass it to Shawn.Shawn picked up the call and placed it to his ear as he
Jenna bought a plane ticket and after a long flight of over ten hours, she finally arrived in Dresark the next afternoon.It so happened that that day, the two children were playing in the front yard playground.When Duo saw Jenna, she ran toward her on her little legs and leaped at her. “Mommy, Mommy!”She nuzzled her little face on Jenna. “I missed you so much! Did you miss me?”“Of course, I did!” Jenna picked her child up and kissed her tender face. “You smell good like strawberries and cream, baby.”Her mother’s kisses made Duo giggle.Jenna carried Duo into the house as Duo rattled off her brother’s various ‘sins’. “Uno keeps making me sleep early while he hides in his room playing with his phone. And Uno says the doll I made is very ugly and he even ate my caramel pudding last night!”When Percival heard this, he retorted unhurriedly, “I wasn’t playing with my phone. You’re falsely accusing me. And the doll you made is really ugly. Even you have a nose, so would a doll no
“Who’s not as handsome as Uncle Xavier?” It turned out that as the mother and daughter pair were chatting, Xavier Pascal arrived.His angled features and beautiful green eyes were devastatingly striking, and the moment he entered the restaurant, he attracted frequent looks from the female customers within, making their hearts race.Xavier draped his suit jacket over the back of the chair and sat down elegantly before crooking a finger at Duo.Duo immediately abandoned Jenna to throw herself into Xavier’s arms.After finding a comfortable position in his arms and settling down, Duo said childishly, “Uncle Shawn has a celebrity friend who’s really handsome, but I think you’re even more handsome, Uncle Xavier.“Uncle Xavier, that face of yours was personally sculpted by God to capture the hearts of countless women.”Xavier was amused by Duo’s childish words and he leaned down to peck her on the cheek. “Have I captured Duo’s heart, then?”“Of course!” Duo made a gesture digging her
At this, Xavier’s eyes flashed. He tugged Jenna into his arms and leaned down, his warm breath fanning across Jenna’s face.Jenna reflexively turned her face away, then was internally stunned.She did not know why she subconsciously resisted Xavier’s advances but did not feel any disgust at Tom Gunner’s occasional touch. They had even…However, she had not known Tom for very long.“Am I a ferocious beast? It’s been more than four years, but you’re still avoiding me like this.” Xavier could not help but sigh, but he did not force himself on her and let her go.Jenna did not love him, but she could not love anyone else in this lifetime either, so it was enough just to have her by his side.The next day, two top-tier bodyguards escorted Jenna and the children to the airport.After waiting a short while in the VIP lounge and entering the plane’s first-class cabin, Duo looked around in amazement.“Wow! So this is what a plane is like!” Xavier’s private jet was custom-made with lux
She finished applying her mask before picking up her phone.It was the first text from Tom Gunner after many days had passed since she added him once again. He asked her if she had finished reading the digital version of the script.Jenna replied, [I’ve been with my children for the past few days. I forgot.]Tom replied, [You’re in Dresark, Boss?]Jenna hesitated before replying, [I was. My daughter wanted to ski. We only touched down in Switzerland earlier this afternoon. Tomorrow I’m bringing them to ski.]Tom: [I hope you guys enjoy yourselves.]He did not text anything further.After Jenna was done with her mask, she returned to bed and tucked her daughter in before pulling up the digital script to finish reading it.She immersed herself in their tragic love for a long while.Going onto Twitter, Jenna went to look at the movie’s official account’s page. When she saw who was acting as the other male lead, she was thoughtful.She was about to text Tom when it occurred to he
Jenna did not expect him to have come to Switzerland to film and had even been staying so near her. Last night, she and her children had been staying in the same area as he had been.Jenna hummed in acknowledgment and introduced them to him. “This is my eldest, Percival and my daughter, Priscilla.”“Hi.” Tom bent down and greeted the two children, “My name’s Tom Gunner. I’m your Uncle Shawn’s friend.”Duo poked her head out from behind Uno and looked at Tom with sparkling eyes. “I looked you up on the Internet before, but I don’t get any of the movies you acted in.”Tom smiled politely. “That’s because I only act in romance movies which are meant for adults.”The man before him gave Percival a contradictorily foreign yet familiar feeling. He did not know why a stranger he just met would give him such a feeling either.He was not like Duo who was kind to Tom. With a cold expression, he said to Jenna, “Mommy, this mister kept staring at Duo earlier like a pervert.”Tom felt helple
By the time they got off the cable car, Duo was already familiar with Tom.Duo deliberately walked behind him, following in his footsteps. When Tom noticed this, the distance between his steps grew smaller so that Duo did not have to struggle to hop to his next footprint.Duo said innocently, “Mister, you’re so tall! If I walk in your footsteps, I’ll grow tall quickly too!”“Stupid.” Percival said from the side coldly, “That’s just a fairytale and a lie. How tall you’ll grow is predetermined by Daddy and Mommy’s genes.”Duo glared at him angrily. “I know. Can’t I joke with Mister?”Jenna wanted to help Duo put on the skiing equipment but Tom took the things from her. “I have nothing to do anyway, so let me help. You put on yours.”He took out the snowshoes from the bag and squatted beside Duo to help her put them on. The snowboards, helmet, and gloves followed.Soon, Duo was all geared up and only her cute face was left exposed.She leaned over to peck Tom. “Thanks, Mister!”T
Jenna felt that Percival was being too rude and smacked him lightly before taking Duo from Tom. “Please don’t mind him, this is just how my son is. Thank you.”Tom had only just managed to hug his daughter after so much difficulty but after just a few minutes, she was taken from him by Jenna.Both his arms and his heart felt empty.He quickly suppressed the disappointment he felt and smiled calmly. “It’s fine, he’s just protecting his sister.”“Thank you, Mister.” Duo smiled at him sweetly.Tom seemed like he was just skiing nearby, but he always kept his attention on Duo, afraid she would get into another accident.They played until it was past 3 PM, and the two children were exhausted by then.In a fit of petulance, Duo refused to walk and wanted Jenna to carry her.Seeing that the amount of ski equipment for three people was quite a lot and Jenna had to carry Duo too, Tom went over and took the initiative to help them carry the equipment.“You’re so kind, Mister.” Duo turne
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