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
As they ate, Duo suddenly said to Percival, “Uno, didn’t you say the hot springs here are very famous? Can you check? Shall we go soak in the hot springs once we’re done eating?”“It’s already quite late.” Percival looked at his watch. “It’ll be even later once we’re done soaking and there’ll be no more buses back to the hotel.”“It’s fine! We can stay here.”Jenna saw that Duo was having a lot of fun and said with a smile, “Mommy took you guys out just to play, so you guys can stay here and play as long as you wish.”Once Percival heard his mother say so, he used his phone to look up hot springs nearby and quickly found a nice one.Duo now had a great liking for Tom and seeing he was alone and had nowhere to go either, she invited him to join them in going to the hot springs. Tom agreed without hesitation.On the way to the hot spring, Tom dug out his phone and sent a text.The hot spring was surrounded by rocks and lush trees. As the sky was slowly getting darker, candles had
When Jenna finally understood what Tom meant, she was so angry she was nearly speechless as she said in a low voice through gritted teeth, “That time, I only went to your place because I was drunk. I’m not so perverted as to want every single handsome man I see.“James Faulkner’s looks and personality are very much Triss Lebouse’s type.” Afraid that he would overthink it, she told him about what she was going to do.Jenna could not let Triss have Tom, but she did not want to sour her relationship with Triss either.As Diana White wanted Triss as a friend, it was not a good thing for Jenna if they did become friends.Previously, she heard a few things about Triss from Jacob. Last night while scrolling through Twitter, she happened to notice that the other male lead in the gay romance movie was Triss’ type. That was why she asked Tom for James’ number.Tom could not help but sigh in relief when he heard that and gave Jenna James’ number.He said, smiling, “Thanks, Boss.”“It’s not
”What do you think?” Tom asked in return with a smile.“You like my Mommy.” Duo looked at him with bright eyes and said with certainty, “You look at my Mommy just like how Uncle Xavier looks at Mommy.”Tom’s eyes darkened a little, but his tone remained gentle when he asked, “Is Uncle Xavier together with your Mommy?”“Mm.” Duo nodded. “Mister, although you like my Mommy and I really like you…” The little girl frowned cutely and said, “Uncle Xavier likes my Mommy more.“And Uncle Xavier doesn’t restrict Mommy much. She can go wherever she likes.”Tom sneered internally at this. Was it not all Xavier’s fault that he and Jenna were separated for so many years? He acted like a good guy in front of the children.Xavier did not interfere with Jenna’s movements only because he knew that she was unable to fall for anyone else.Duo did not know what Tom was thinking as she ate her snacks and continued, “But even if Mommy married Uncle Xavier, I’ll still call him that.”“Why?” Tom ask
“No.” Jenna’s tone was not happy. Duo noticed her mother was angry and stopped bringing up Tom. Together with Uno, they went downstairs for breakfast.Around 8:30 AM, Jenna checked out of the hot springs inn with her children.When the receptionist saw Duo, she suddenly walked out from behind the counter and asked Duo politely, “What’s your name, mademoiselle?”“My name’s Priscilla Radcliff.”“A guest named Tom Gunner left something for you,” the receptionist said and retrieved a shopping bag from behind the counter before handing it to Duo.After Duo thanked the receptionist, she excitedly opened the bag.In it was a handmade cloth doll around 10 cm tall. The doll was wearing a red checkered dress and a bow on her dark hair made out of wool.Duo saw that the doll looked similar to herself and immediately showed it to Jenna. “Look, Mommy, it’s a mini-me!“Mister is like a magician! Where did he get a doll that looks so much like me?”Duo particularly loved this doll and kiss
“I specially commissioned it from a famous doll maker,” Millie said. Then, she opened the bag in her hand. It was filled with beautiful doll’s dresses. There were multiple dresses for each season of the year.“It’ll be Christmas soon and I wanted to give Duo a present. Shawn and I personally made the clothes.”Jenna picked up one of the dresses and looked at it with an expression that was both admiring and jealous. “Duo is lucky to have you and my brother give her such a cute doll and even personally make so many dresses for it.“In comparison, I’m not even half as lucky as Duo when I was young!”Millie held back a smile. “Shawn’s ordered a race car for Percival, but it’ll take some time and won’t make it in time for Christmas.”“It’s fine. I’ve prepared a Christmas present for him,” Jenna said.Xavier had stationed quite a few people at Forester Corporation in Portica. Jenna contacted an associate over there and asked him to help bring the gifts back when he returned to Dresar
On Christmas Eve, Duo video-called Jenna. Her face was full of excitement. “Mommy, I got Auntie Millie and Uncle Shawn’s Christmas present!“The doll is so pretty. And, and, the dress is really pretty too!” Duo stood up to show Jenna the dress she was wearing.The dress was crimson red, making Duo look fair, like a delicate doll. “I really like this dress! I’ve been wearing it the whole day!”Jenna was surprised. “That dress isn’t from Auntie Millie.”She was the one who entrusted someone to bring Millie and Shawn’s present back to Dresark. She remembered that this red dress was not part of it.“It isn’t?” Duo tilted her head cutely and said, “This morning, I got so many Christmas presents. I don’t know who they’re from either.”“Maybe it’s from your Uncle Xavier’s friends.”Past Christmases, Xavier’s friends would also prepare presents for the two children, so Jenna quickly dismissed it from her mind.Duo’s gut told her that this present was probably not from Uncle Xavier’s fr
After sitting down, Jenna turned to Triss and asked curiously, “I thought there was going to be a show? Why is it all women here?” “Is this your first time attending these kinds of events?” Triss winked mysteriously at her and hinted vaguely. “You’ll see soon enough.” Jenna overheard the conversation between the few women behind her and was beginning to understand what was happening. Millie had figured it out as well. She handed a glass of champagne to Jenna. “Some bars in Portica put on shows like this as well, but because of my health, I never got to go out that much and attend these shows. Since we’re here now, might as well see what it’s about.” At the end of the day, all people are lustful animals. When presented with the chance to see handsome, muscular men, even Jenna was… Interested. Soon, the lights inside the ballroom dimmed. Then emerged several handsome and chiseled men sporting narrow waists with long and slender pairs of legs who began to parade their bo
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