The big, colorful spheres overlapped each other as they sparkled and turned the sky into a sea of light. After a few moments, they transformed into jewels embedded in the night sky until finally gradually becoming a waterfall of starlight slowly falling. It was beautiful.Jenna looked outside the window at the beautiful fireworks blooming one after another. Their beauty was indescribable.The phone in her hand vibrated twice. Tom had texted her.[Do you like the fireworks?]Jenna did not reply. Instead, she took her winter coat off the rack and put it on haphazardly before rushing outside once the elevator arrived on the ground floor.She headed for the man-made lake where they previously had their snowball fight.Spotting a tall silhouette standing in the snow from afar, she dashed towards it. For a moment, Tom was surprised to see her but spread his arms wide to embrace her.“It’s so beautiful.” Jenna hugged him tightly and said happily, “It’s the most beautiful fireworks I’ve
They heard that the last time Jenna fainted in Dresark, it took a long time for her to be resuscitated. The doctors had almost declared her dead.“It’s my fault.” Tom looked at the woman lying in the hospital bed through the glass observation window, feeling heartbroken as he blamed himself.He knew he had to keep his distance from Jenna. However, at the same time, he wanted to be by her side so badly. He had not expected Jenna to develop feelings for him in such a short amount of time.He said through gritted teeth, “I would rather he have hidden Jenna away in Dresark than to have used this cruel drug on her.”Sam had come into contact with Xavier Pascal before and knew he was cruel and vicious. If he could not get something, he would rather destroy it.Perhaps Xavier knew back then that even if Jenna lost the bet, she would still be hung up on Quinn and not fall in love with himself. That was why he simply made it so Jenna could not fall for anyone else.The moment she did, it
Jenna glanced at Shawn, her expression unnatural.Shawn saw through her and said, “Last night, Tom called me, saying you fainted. I let him leave after I arrived.“Jen, there’s something else I have to tell you.”When Jenna saw how serious Shawn looked, she got nervous. “What is it?”Did Tom say something to Shawn?Shawn pulled up a video on his phone and pressed play.The person who took the video seemed to be attending a party in a private box. As they were afraid of getting caught, the camera was aimed at the wine bottle on the table. Soon, a few male voices could be heard speaking in the video. One of the men joked about Jenna being young and beautiful and even asked Tom if he had met her. To which Tom replied he had when he went to the office to pick up his copy of a contract.As the men chatted, they began to place bets. If Tom could bag Jenna, they would give him a property.In the video, his voice was flippant and arrogant. “Women like her are so easy to fool. If I wi
As the national February holidays approached, it grew colder and colder, with another heavy snowfall in Hevedburgh.During this period, Jenna went to the hospital a few times.By then, Carina’s belly had already grown big and round like a watermelon.The head of the obstetrics department gave Carina a check-up every week. According to him, her baby was developing well, and they would be able to do a Cesarean section on her after the holidays.However, Jacob was worried.He knew that even for a Cesarean section, the risk Carina would have to bear was great. He was afraid the child might live, but Carina would die.All Jenna could do was call on as many doctors she possibly knew to help Carina with the birth when the time came.That day, Jenna sat with Carina for a while in her hospital room and talked to her. When she left around 10 PM, she saw a nurse pushing a wheelchair down the corridor in her direction.The person in the wheelchair looked familiar to her.“President Radcli
Jenna vaguely heard Mr. Lerman calling out to her, and she quickly gathered her thoughts. “What were you saying?”“I said Quinn’s gone now, so don’t keep living in the past,” Mr. Lerman said. “You’re so beautiful and smart. You should look to the future. If you don’t have a boyfriend, why don’t you consider my son?”“Huh?” Jenna was stunned.Mr. Lerman showed her a photo of his son. “Aren’t you friends with Dr. Tennyson? My son went to the same medical school and is really handsome. He specializes in cardiac surgery.”Jenna looked at the elegant man in the photo and smiled. “Dr. Newman? I know him.”She just had not expected Jack to be Mr. Lerman’s son.“Oh, you know him? It’s fate, then!” Mr. Lerman smacked his leg and said in joy.“I met him a long time ago at his birthday celebration.” However, that was years ago. Jenna could not even remember why she ended up going to his birthday celebration.“Thank you for thinking so kindly of me.” Jenna smiled. “My twins are already fou
Jenna took his phone to read Millie’s timed email. It said:“Shawn, when you read this, I might no longer be around. Please don’t be sad. I’ve been on medication since I was a child, and it’s only due to God’s grace that I’ve managed to live until now. If you really love me, I hope you’ll keep me in your heart and think of me once in a while.That day, when I came out of the hospital with Jen, didn’t you ask me why I was so happy? It was because Dr. Newman had told me he had operated on a patient like me before and that he could do the same for me. Though, it would be very risky. Even if I managed to live, I would only have four years to live. I told him I wanted to go ahead with it because…I wanted to be with you so much. The world is so big and filled with so many beautiful sceneries, and I wanted to leave behind happy memories with you in every single corner of the earth. If only we had met a few years earlier… but I know that even if we had, you wouldn’t have been mine.Shawn,
“It must have been Diana White. She probably found out about this.” Jenna said grimly with certainty. “Her doing this just convinces us further that she’s not General Hale’s granddaughter.”If Diana White really was impersonating General Hale’s granddaughter, the Hales would not forgive her easily even without Jenna making a move.Shawn rubbed his temples and said with a serious expression, “Diana White’s bodyguards are all retired special forces. It won’t be easy to get a sample of her blood or hair with the follicle attached.”“There must be a way,” Jenna said. “Diana White is an actress. She has to go on set to film.”Right then, Jenna’s phone rang.When she saw it was Jack Newman calling, she was a little surprised but quickly picked up. “Dr. Newman?”“Diana White isn’t General Hale’s granddaughter.” Jack Newman confessed from the other end of the call. “Actually, I should have told you much earlier, but…”Jack’s tone was pained and tinged with self-blame. “She even told me
Afraid that Jacob would be suspicious, Jenna added, “I was at the hospital this morning to visit Carrie and bumped into Mr. Lerman, who used to be the chairman of Elysian’s board of shareholders. I only found out then that Dr. Newman’s father was Mr. Lerman himself. Not long after I went back, Dr. Newman called me, and we chatted. I didn’t expect something like this to happen to him…”“Mr. Lerman has… had two sons,” Jacob told Jenna. “He kicked his biological son out of the country a few years ago. Jack was adopted, although he did raise him from a young age.”Jenna was a little shocked, but soon after, endless sorrow welled up in her heart.From what little Jack had said, Jenna could tell he had been working for Diana White all this time. Unexpectedly, he died at her hands in the end.Elsewhere, Diana, who had just gotten to the set, was shocked when she received the call.She took her phone to her personal dressing room and asked the caller in a low voice, “How did Jack Newman d
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