“Of course, I want a happy life.” Carina leaned back on the sofa lazily. “Being myself.”Jenna still remembered that when she first met Carina, she was lively and cute. Her bright smile warmed people’s hearts. After getting married to Jacob, that happy-go-luckiness of hers slowly disappeared.Was that not her suppressing her true nature?Jenna smiled calmly. “I do hope you and Jacob get back together, but from a friend’s point of view, I want you to be happy even more.”“I expected nothing less from my best friend.” Carina was touched.She took a sip of tea and said, “Once my legs recover and Candy has grown up a little, I want to pick up my paintbrush again. It’s such a shame for such a talented person like me to just hide behind the scenes and count money every day.“I want to become a sensational international fashion designer!”Jenna did not know whether to laugh or cry at this because she remembered how Carina had once said being creative the whole day was too tiring. “Sure
After Jenna returned to Sandalwood Palace, she attempted to do her rehabilitation exercises and was drenched in sweat after a whole day in the gym. Still, her legs were still weak and she could not take even a few steps. She was feeling frustrated.She remembered the car crash Quinn was in many years ago.She wondered how he managed to grit his teeth and get through it to stand up from the wheelchair in such a short time.Jenna went to the bathroom to shower and checked her phone when she got out, only to find many messages from both Shawn and Caleb. She opened Caleb’s text.It seemed Caleb was no longer busy as he had texted her to set a time to meet at the art studio.Jenna texted Caleb: [I’m sorry, I was in a minor car crash not long ago and I hurt my legs. It might take me another half a month to be able to stand.]Then she opened Shawn’s text. When she saw what it said, she narrowed her eyes.Around ten minutes later, Caleb replied, asking in concern about the condition o
The young woman was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a midi skirt. Paired with her slender figure and the way her slightly wavy dark hair fell gently over her shoulder, she looked very gentle.However, the way her eyes slanted upward at the outer corner, and her smile did not reach her eyes, gave off a cold vibe.Shawn, pushing the wheelchair, wore a black suit on his tall figure, appearing gentle and graceful.Old Master Hale did not like big celebrations, so for the past few years, all he asked for his birthday was for his family to come home and have a meal with him.Only the family was here today. There was not a single guest.So why were Jenna and Shawn here?Diana knew that not only was Shawn ruthless, but he was also just as smart as Quinn Forester was.At the thought of the possibility Shawn might have noticed something, Diana’s hand trembled and she nearly dropped her cup. However, she was an actress who had been in the entertainment industry for many years after
“You’ve heard of President Talbot of the Leclair Group, right? He has some business dealings with my brother’s company and told my brother about you looking for the little tiger. I heard about it later on and was very touched by you and your late wife’s story. I looked for a long time but couldn’t find the little tiger you lost either.”After a pause, Jenna said honestly, “So I took some time to find that famous embroiderer and requested her to make another one for me.”Upon hearing this, Old Master Hale’s expression darkened slightly.Diana caught a glimpse of his unhappy expression and said softly, “That pair of tigers was a wedding gift to my grandparents. They were unique.“My grandpa was saddened enough by the loss of one of the little tigers, but Miss Radcliff, the way you just asked the embroiderer to make a new one is infuriating.”Old Master Hale stayed silent but threw the little tiger back into the box with a cold expression.Jenna looked at Old Master Hale’s cold expr
Caleb rushed over to them. “Miss Radcliff, my grandfather would like to invite you and President Sadler to eat together.”Upon hearing this, Jenna smiled.Old Master Hale had not asked a helper to take Jenna’s present into the house and instead had placed it on a chair behind him.When he saw Caleb bring the two back, Old Master Hale fixed Jenna with a look for a long moment.The faint hint of a smile surfaced in his still sharp gaze. “Thank you for your present, making these two tigers a pair once more.”Jenna smiled lightly. “As long as you like it.”Old Master Hale arranged for Jenna and Shawn to sit at his table. Jenna sat to his left while Diana sat to his right.Diana hung her head. No one could see the emotions in her eyes.A few helpers entered the front yard in a line, placing exquisite dishes on the tables.Apart from Jenna and Shawn, the rest in attendance were members of the Hales and were close to each other. As they ate, they started chatting and even toasted in
After recognizing Diana, Old Master Hale sent someone to Dresark to make inquiries and learned that when Diana was sixteen, her mother passed away in an accident and she was sent to an orphanage.She had not even been an adult yet when she lost her parents and was left all alone. She had been unable to take care of herself, let alone have the presence of mind to bother about other things.“You’ve gone through so much, my child.” The tiniest bit of doubt in Old Master Hale’s heart turned into heartache.He hugged Diana and stroked her chestnut-brown hair. “Grandpa wasn’t able to watch your mother grow up, but I’ll take good care of you.”Shawn suddenly laughed. “Old Master Hale, since you have doubts, why don’t you just ask?”“I don’t have any doubts.” Old Master Hale returned the cell phone to Shawn and said firmly, “My daughter passed away many years ago. You don’t have to pay any attention to this any longer, President Sadler.”Shawn took the phone and glanced at him. “The woma
After a long moment of silence, Diana’s light laugh could be heard coming from the phone. “You only suspect it. If you had evidence, you wouldn’t have gotten that old classmate of yours to look for the report at the DNA lab.”“I’m just curious how you managed to get the people at the lab to swap out the real report without any real power and influence.”Perhaps because Diana was certain the woman was going to die, she let her guard down. “I don’t have any real power and influence, but some people like making deals with me.”The sound of a sharp knife cutting into flesh and the woman’s pained moan resounded.Shawn’s hand on the table clenched tightly and the veins on the back of his hand rippled. If it were not for his utmost restraint, he would have rushed over to snap Diana’s neck by now.After a few minutes, Diana’s voice spoke again, “I would have admitted defeat if Xavier Pascal hadn’t made that deal with me initially, but how could I refuse when he’s giving me glory and splen
Diana wiped her tears away with her fingers and said in a low voice, “I loved dancing and met Star at a dance studio. We became friends later on and I went to her house and met her mother. Star told me her mom had a head injury before and didn’t remember the past. All they knew was that she was from North City…“One day, Star called me and said if I ever came to North City one day and helped her find her family, her family would be my family…”At the mention of the past, Diana could not help but cry bitterly into her hands.Once her emotions stabilized a little, she looked up at Connor who was sitting at the table beside hers with reddened eyes.“Connor, I told you about this before, right?”Old Master Hale’s fourth son, Howard Hale, immediately turned to look at Connor. He knew his youngest son would not lie. “Is what she said true?”Connor did not expect everyone to suddenly look at him and he froze.To tell the truth, when he saw Diana’s pitiful appearance at the hospital tha
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