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
On Monday morning, Jenna wore a black blazer and freshly ironed pants that showed off her slender legs. She looked smart and energetic.The HR department of Elysian Group completed the procedures for all the newcomers over the weekend.After arriving at Elysian Group, Jenna went straight to the floor she was assigned to.While there were not many people in the translation department, their office space occupied an entire floor. It was very spacious and bright.Jenna entered the office and greeted her colleagues in the translation department before she went to find her own workstation.During this time, some colleagues came to chat with her and praised her for being extraordinary. “You got the best test scores compared to those who joined the translation department in the past two years. You even served as an interpreter for the president of Dresark! How awesome!”Jenna’s eyes flickered when she thought of the video online.“I was just lucky at the time.” Soon, Jenna looked up an
“Is it true? If Mr. Forester is married, why doesn’t he wear a wedding ring?”Hearing this, Jenna paused while unraveling the tea bag.Jenna subconsciously glanced at the ring on her finger and continued to listen to the gossip.“I think it’s fake news,” Another female colleague interjected. “I heard from a friend that Mr. Forester had a first love whom he had known for many years. For some reason, they broke up right before they were about to get engaged. Later, his first love married another man, and because of her, Mr. Forester has since sworn off marriage.”“If that’s true, Mr. Forester is so miserable. He has all the power and wealth, yet he still can’t marry the woman he loves.”“Yeah…”Several female colleagues continued to gossip, but the word “first love” kept lingering in Jenna’s ears.Quinn never told her he had a first love.Jenna inexplicably thought of the woman who answered Quinn’s phone on Saturday night. Her voice was so gentle. Was that woman Quinn’s first lov
Although there were not many newcomers in each department of Elysian Group, there were many departments in the company. Thus, the amount totaled. In addition, the senior executives of each department also joined the welcome party, so the atmosphere in the banquet hall was extremely lively.Jenna sat at the banquet table with her name written and languidly sipped on a glass of champagne.She recalled the scene in the elevator just now.Did Quinn take it to heart and treated her so coldly in front of the company’s high-level executives because she said she did not want to make their marriage public?However, Quinn’s neglect was a bit overboard.Jenna drank a glass of champagne, took out her phone, and checked the news in boredom. She saw a trending topic about Ivy.Ivy Langham was a rare talent in the music industry. She did nearly a hundred solo performances and released a violin album. She was also beautiful and had been dubbed one of the most beautiful women in the world.Where
“I gave her money, so how is that stealing?” Kevin said confidently.“Don’t do such a thing again.” Jenna knew that Kevin only stole the violin because of her, so she could not get mad at him. “I’m not that into violin anyway.”Jenna only kept playing the violin because of someone’s encouragement many years ago.“This violin can only be used to its fullest potential in Ms. Langham’s hands.” Jenna looked at the photo, but her eyes were fixed on Ivy’s dress.Jenna vaguely remembered that on a rainy day, she had also run into a woman wearing this dress. However, the woman had a slightly bulging belly.Jenna put away those messy thoughts and recalled one thing. “Kevin, do you know about Quinn’s first love?”Kevin thought to himself, ‘She’s the woman you’re looking at right now!’“Does the boss have a first love? I don’t know anything about that!” Kevin looked clueless. “Where did you hear that from?”“Someone was gossiping in the office today, and I overheard it.” Jenna waved her h
In the crowd, Quinn was chatting with several executives.He inadvertently glanced over at the door of the banquet hall to see Jenna pulled out by a woman. Quinn’s eyes narrowed slightly when he saw Jenna staggering.Quinn called Sam over and asked in a low voice, “What did she drink just now?”“Two glasses of champagne.” Sam knew what Quinn wanted to ask and said proactively, “Two glasses of champagne can’t get a person drunk. Kev went out ten minutes ago.”Hearing that, Quinn understood what was going on and curled his lips slightly.After leaving the banquet hall, Jenna and Isabella went to take the elevator. Jenna looked uncomfortable and leaned her head on Isabella’s shoulder.“Isabella, I think that my vision is a little blurry…”Isabella looked down at her and asked with concern, “Jenna, are you drunk?”“I guess so. I’ve never been a good drinker…” Jenna muttered. “Will you buy me some hangover medication while I change at the lounge?”“Yeah, of course!” Isabella spoke