Diana could not help but laugh.“What are you laughing at?” Connor asked in confusion when he saw she was laughing.“It’s nothing.” Diana suddenly remembered he was only here right now because she was still the old Master Hale’s granddaughter.She was an imposter, though.The smile on her face vanished. “There’s no need to get it exchanged. It’s a pretty color.”Connor scratched his face, unsure why his cousin was suddenly unhappy again. Trying to break the tension, he said, “Let me turn the TV on for you.”He turned the TV on with the remote, picking a drama at random.After just a minute, Diana lost interest. “These movies and TV dramas beautify life too much. Sometimes, the law is just a decoration.”Connor recalled this cousin of his was a famous actress and was very well-versed in this.“They’re putting on a show for others, so it has to be a little beautified.” Connor said, “But the law isn’t a decoration. The public can use it to uphold their rights and protect themse
Connor felt pity for the girl’s unfortunate fate and internally sighed.Feeling slightly thirsty, Diana made to pick up the cup. However, Connor noticed, got up to grab it for her, and handed it to her before she could do so.When she took it from him, her fingers accidentally brushed against his hand.A spark of numbness traveled up her fingers due to the static electricity, and she instinctively drew her hand back.Connor inexplicably thought it was funny and switched to holding the bottom of the cup instead before offering it to her again. “There won’t be static this time.”Diana took the cup and had two small sips.She looked at Connor and asked, “You felt sorry for that girl, didn’t you?”Connor was stunned for a moment before nodding honestly.As a Hale, his food, clothing, housing, and transportation were the best. There was nothing he lacked.He had never known it could be so difficult just to live.Diana looked down at the cup in her hands, saying quietly, “I also fe
“It’s fine. It’ll be easier to layer this way.” Diana pulled her hair out from under the sweater’s collar. “You were standing right at the door when you were taking the call earlier. I heard everything.“It’s not easy to get to meet your friends, so you should go. I’ll call my assistant over.”Connor hesitated, but looking at her pale face, he said, “I’ve already refused them. It’ll be awkward if I head over now anyway.”Upon hearing this, Diana did not say anything further. She was still feeling some pain and was a little drowsy. Connor adjusted her bed so that it lay flat. Lying on her side, she fell asleep in no time.Connor sat in the chair as he read through his classmate’s texts.[You’re too much, Connor. Everyone knows Fran likes you, and she invited all of us out today as an excuse to find an opportunity to confess to you.][How dare you flake on a girl who’s actively pursuing you?]Connor scratched the spot between his brows and replied helplessly, [My cousin had to g
“I’m fine. I’m alive and well, right?” Jenna smiled in a relaxed manner. However, that only made Carina give her a sideways look.“I heard what happened from President Sadler. You were too reckless, Jen. How could you do something so dangerous? Couldn’t you have waited for President Sadler to arrive? Don’t you know you have a special blood type? Seriously, you’re…”Carina was very angry. “You were so clever and courageous when you taught Diana White a lesson for me, so why did you lose your rationality this time?“Your children’s father is long gone. Do you want them to lose their mother too?”Her scolding made Jenna feel a little guilty. “Walter Langham called my brother precisely to trick him into coming over so that he could kill us both with one stone. At the time, I calculated the distance. The speed of the car was just right, so I thought it would be fine…”However, she had not expected that Walter had managed to stay out of reach for so long because Lilith Helter’s people w
Carina chatted with Jenna until it was past 10 AM and then left, allowing Jacob to wheel her out.When she saw Jacob close Jenna’s hospital room door, she could not hold back any longer and asked, “Did you know Jen’s taking medication for tightness in the chest?”“Yeah.” Jacob wheeled her towards the elevator.Since it was not cold today and the sun was out, Jacob wanted to take her to get some vitamin D.Jacob said, “I had Jack Newman give her a check-up previously and didn’t find anything. It’s just a minor problem.”“I don’t remember Jenna never had it before, though…” Carina muttered.At the elevator, Jacob was about to press the button when the doors suddenly opened, and Xavier Pascal walked out. He wore a dark grey turtleneck sweater and matching pants, emphasizing his tall and slender figure and giving him a distinguished aura.“Dr. Tennyson,” Xavier said in greeting as his beautiful green eyes swept across the couple.Jacob nodded in response. “We just came from Jenna’s
After the cherries were delivered, Jacob hand-fed them to Carina. Once she was done chewing, he would stretch his hand back out so she could spit the seed into his hand.His services were attentive and up to standard.Carina leaned back in her wheelchair, lazily basking in the sun as she sighed. “I feel like coming here to bask in the sun might have made this the best day I’ve ever had.”Jacob tsked. “Just basking in the sun and having some cherries makes this the best day you ever had? You’re so easily satisfied, love.“I’ll let you enjoy this treatment every day of your life from now on. What do you think?”“You’re the best, Dr. Tennyson!” Carina leaned closer to give him a kiss and complimented as she smiled, “You’re not only skilled and handsome, but you also know how to dote on your wife and child. Oh, how amazing!”Jacob was pleased to hear his wife’s praise. “Then, will you give me a reward, love?”“Sure.”“What is it?” Jacob took the opportunity to ask. “Like getting re
Carina summarized for Jacob the story behind why Jenna left and her purpose in returning in just a few minutes.Jacob had been practicing as a doctor for so long that he could remain calm even in the face of the riskiest surgery and would rescue the patient from the hands of the grim reaper.However, now, after hearing the truth from Carina, he was so shocked that he could not respond for a long while.“Hey, is it really that surprising?” Carina patted his cheek. “It’s not like it happened to you. Why are you so shocked?”Jacob fed Carina another cherry. “I was shocked enough when I first learned about Shawn and Quinn’s relationship, but I didn’t know something more shocking was in store. No wonder Xavier Pascal was so hostile whenever he saw Quinn…”“Quinn’s dad is just on the next level,” Jacob said. “It makes me feel like my identity as the young master of a rich family is fake.”For the sake of his business interests, Scott Forester married three wives and had many children.
After Xavier helped Jenna with the discharge procedures, he brought her back to Sandalwood Palace that afternoon.Mrs. David had heard that Jenna had been in a car accident and was unable to get around on her own two feet at the moment. So, she had someone install accessibility facilities in the apartment in advance.As Jenna drank the soup Mrs. David made, she said to Xavier, “Why don’t you go back to Dresark? I’m worried about the two children.”“They’re fine. The bodyguards are watching them, and Percival is very smart.” Xavier noticed a few strands of Jenna’s hair had accidentally gotten into her mouth while eating and leaned over to brush it behind her ear.“I’m worried about you in this state.”His dry fingertips brushed against Jenna’s face, and she instinctively dodged them.Xavier narrowed his eyes, his gaze darkening.After they finished eating, Xavier went to the study to do some work while Jenna massaged her legs in an attempt at rehabilitation exercises, per the doc
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