The assistant took a moment in silence before opening up. “Mr. Sadler, you might be overthinking this. The Foresters are one of the four most influential families in Portica, and I trust that there are strict family rules to follow. Even though Mr. Forester holds power in his family, he has to walk down the path of a marriage alliance to strengthen his connections and wealth. There’s no way he’d marry Jenna…” Shawn would turn a blind ear to these comments in the past. However, his assistant’s remark came off as harsh to Shawn. He scowled. “The Radcliffs were pretty high up the social ladder in Hevedburgh, so we can’t rule out Jenna marrying into the Forester family.”“The Radcliffs were in the prestigious social class but not anymore…” The assistant fixated on Shawn before cautiously adding, “Don’t you hate Ms. Radcliff, Mr. Sadler?” Why was Shawn angry that he mentioned Jenna? Shawn froze, noticing his abnormal behavior too. He loosened his tie for some air. “Did you pick
Jenna returned to Sparrow Garden at sundown. She was going to take a cab ride all the way home, but the taxi was not allowed inside the villa compound, so she had to walk to the villa on foot from the community gate. With a bouquet of black roses in her arms, Jenna furrowed her brows like something weighed heavily on her mind. “Miss.” Aunt Lily opened the door for Jenna. Aunt Lily was taken aback by Jenna carrying a bouquet of black roses and lamented, “I’ve been with you for over twenty years, miss, and I’ve never seen anyone presenting you with so many black roses. I heard these roses don’t last very long and are hard to grow…” Jenna looked down and realized that she had brought the roses back with her. The roses suddenly became a burden that Jenna wanted to get rid of right away. “It’s just a bouquet of roses. That’s all…” Had she seen the card right from the start, Jenna would not have accepted the flowers and pink diamond. “I’m not talking about the one you’re hold
“Sam! Sam!” Kevin burst into the house. Kevin jumped on Sam and gave him a smooch. “Sam, how did you know I’m into Pagani? I can’t believe you bought it for me! You’re the greatest! I’m so lucky to be your brother!” Sam wiped away Kevin’s spit on his face and emotionlessly replied, “The car isn’t for you. It’s for the missus.” “Huh?” Kevin’s expression fell. “It’s hard enough for me to raise you. Where am I supposed to find the money to get you a new car? The car is a limited edition too.” Sam rolled his eyes before handing the key to the Pagani to Jenna. “Ma’am, Mr. Forester bought you a new car. You can drive the car to work.”“Thank you.” Jenna helplessly took the car key. She had told Quinn that she was fine with any ride, but… The limited edition Pagani was a sure-fire way to stand out, which was what she did not want to. “Never mind. I’ll be working in the Elysian Group too anyway, so I’m driving. In a way, the car is mine too.” It only took Kevin a moment to sul
“Gee, I was only kidding!” Kevin joked around, but the grimacing look on Quinn’s face was Kevin’s cue to stop with the cheekiness. Jenna, who was tuning the violin, lifted her chin and looked at the aloof man on the sofa before turning her attention to Kevin in close proximity. Her mind flew back to her conversation with Jacob at the hospital. The change behind her eyes was unfathomable. With his keen senses picking up on her subtle expression, Kevin got the creeps. “Jesus, Jen. What’s with that look on your face?” “What’s wrong with my expression? I thought you looked handsome, so I couldn’t take my eyes away from you.” Jenna innocently looked at him. As if Kevin would believe her. He stressed. “I was only joking with Boss. I’m straight! It’s not like I can give up on voluptuous women.” He took a fleeting glance at Jenna’s chest before shaking his head. Jenna caught him staring and pulled a stoic face. “Why did you look at me and shake your head? Are you trying to say th
Kevin happened to see the large bouquet of black roses sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and he was shocked. “Holy sh*t! How did you get the supply of black roses, Boss?” He did not know much about flowers, but even he had heard black roses were not the easiest to nurture. Plus, these flowers had a shorter lifespan than other roses. There must be at least a thousand black roses. “I don’t know. Your brother bought them. The flowers are for Jenna for getting the job.” Quinn took a sip of tea with a stoic face. Kevin clicked his tongue. “Boss, I knew you were a domineering CEO, but there’s no need to be flamboyant about it.” Quinn prepared a special delivery of the pink diamond to Jenna in the afternoon, and now he got Kevin’s brother to purchase over a thousand black roses and deliver them to the villa. “Is this flamboyant?” Quinn raised his brow. Nearby, Jenna had her heart in her throat, afraid that Kevin would talk about the incident at the restaurant. S
“I’m sorry, mister. Our driver didn’t hit the brakes in time and rear-ended your car by accident. The repair must be expensive since it’s a Maybach. I’ll leave you with my number. I’ll pay for the repair.” The young woman apologized to Quinn. “It’s fine. Be careful next time.” Quinn glanced at her wedding dress; his hoarse voice laced with impatience. Jenna was surprised to hear the irritation in the man’s tone, so she passed her wedding bouquet of lilies through the car window. “I’m really sorry. These flowers are for you.” Silence ensued. Just then, a friend ran after Jenna and told her off, “Jen, you’re the bride. Why did you get out of the car before you reached the church?” “We got into a car accident. I had to get out of the car to apologize to the car owner.” “I told you that I’ll sort it out. Get into the car.” The friend straightened out Jenna’s veil. “We aren’t far from the church. Let’s sprint there.” Jenna turned her head back, but Quinn refused to accept th
Hanson pointed out. “Old Madam Forester mentioned she hadn’t given you anything for your wedding. She had an old gift from Old Mr. Forester remodeled into rings.” “I heard that Old Madam Forester treasures all her gifts from Old Mr. Forester, and she doesn’t let outsiders see them.” Kevin happened to be standing next to Jenna. He discreetly gossiped. “It's interesting that Old Madam Forester would use something from Old Mr. Forester to make rings for Boss, when no other children or grandchildren in the family have ever received such a gift…”“Really?” Jenna murmured while craning her head to examine the velvet box in the man’s possession. There was a pair of beautiful silver rings in the velvet box. The men’s ring was simple and sleek in design. The women’s ring was adorned with five grooves that held the well-shaped premium pearls in a straight line. The pearls were securely mounted in the grooves by prongs, and the sides of the grooves were decorated with intricate carvi
A blush crept onto Sam’s face following Jenna’s question. He cleared his throat and walked up to Quinn to say, “Sir, if I can have a word with you.” “We’ll talk in the study.” Quinn let go of Jenna and turned to make his way up the stairs. He had no intention of answering Jenna’s question. Sam caught up with quick paces. Jenna had no words. Kicking back against the sofa, Kevin offhandedly replied, “That’s easy to guess. You were unresponsive when Boss kissed you. By lack of experience, he’s talking about your kissing.” Seriously? Jenna touched her lips which carried the lingering warmth of the man, mumbling in her mind that she had not locked lips with Shawn even though she was in her second marriage now. Even during the wedding day, Shawn merely symbolically gave her a peck on the lips. Jenna glared at Kevin and mocked. “At least I’m married. I get to practice if I suck at it. You, on the other hand, are single.” “Who are you calling single? My girlfriend is abroad,