“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,
Alcohol was not the only thing Quinn smelled on Jenna. He caught a whiff of a subtle rose scent as well, and it was tantalizing to Quinn’s senses. Her fingers that traced along his lips felt soft to the touch… Swept by a whirlwind of emotions, the man put his arm around Jenna’s waist and trapped her between him and the wall instead. His voice was hoarse and husky. “You can skip the shower. I don’t mind.” He leaned in for a kiss. Jenna held her head up, but her mind was in a daze. She had no idea where she was. All she could feel was the heat radiating from the skin under her palms, and the burning sensation could set her on fire. The dry touch from her waist sobered her up a little, and she slapped away the man’s face. The man cocked his head back and gave her a death stare. With her body against the wall, she hesitantly uttered, “D-Don’t you like men?” She made a move on the man and twice at it, but he was unresponsive. Quinn winced his face and spoke in an icy tone,
Quinn exercised a firm hand when cracking down on all individuals involved. However, he chose not to hold Young Master Pete’s mother accountable. Sam lifted his chin and met the man’s gaze. The man had a grimacing look on his face. It did not stop Sam from pursuing the conversation. “I know that you’ve been with Ms. Langham for many years. I saw the contract your attorney drafted out when you were about to get engaged… Half of the shares you own in the Elysian Group would go to Ms. Langham’s child once the child is born…“Sir, Ms. Langham is married to Young Master Pete. You have done more than enough for Ms. Langham,” Sam murmured as if to remind the man. “Pete will always be my brother. I owe him my life.” Quinn cut Sam off with a straight face. The man lowered his gaze and looked at Sam. “Go and pick Jacob up.” “…Understood.” Leaving the conversation at it, Sam gave the man a nod and headed to the stairwell. Sam sighed to himself. Ivy was probably the only person in t
Jenna took her phone and went to the window. She found Quinn’s number and dialed it, then waited with bated breath while looking out at the garden view outside the window.In about ten seconds, the call was connected.Just as Jenna was about to speak, a woman’s gentle voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone. “Hello, who is it?”This voice was inexplicably familiar to Jenna.“I’m looking for Mr. Forester.” Jenna knew that Quinn was a busy man, so she thought that the person answering his phone was his employee. “Is he still busy?”“No.” The woman paused, then added, “He’s eating dinner at home.”The woman’s voice was slightly cheerful. Although she was very gentle, Jenna thought that the woman sounded possessive. Jenna frowned slightly.In an instant, Jenna understood what was going on and said, “Sorry to disturb you”, before she hung up the phone.Ever since Jenna knew of Quinn’s identity and got into an agreement with him, she knew that Quinn would have many women
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