Martin turned to the man as well. “James.” His father’s bodyguards were employed by the Faulkners. So, it was no surprise to him that James managed to find him so quickly. Quinn grunted. He suddenly felt a swell of jealousy upon noting how Martin was still holding Jenna tightly. He approached and promptly pulled her away from Martin. “She hurt her hand. I'll take her to the hospital…” “Don't touch her!” Martin shoved his hand away with an angry snarl. He then removed his coat and wrapped it around Jenna before carefully carrying her in his arms. Noticing the tense expression on Quinn’s face, Jenna quickly shook her head and mouthed, “He thinks he’s killed someone. He’s not mentally stable right now.” Quinn glanced at the man lying on the ground with his face covered in blood. Upon realizing it was Martin who had protected Jenna just now, he chose to suppress the jealousy and anger boiling inside him and trailed after Martin. Even after arriving at the private hospi
“It’s me.” Quinn gently stroked the back of Jenna’s head to put her at ease. “Did I wake you?” “Yeah.” Jenna nuzzled into his arms and took in his scent. She hugged him tightly and shut her eyes again before suddenly wondering drowsily, “There are bodyguards outside. How did you get in?” “I climbed in through the window.” Jenna was stunned to hear this. She looked up and studied his expression illuminated by the moonlight. “This is the tenth floor. Are you crazy?” “I came in from the next room. There are supporting beams to climb on,” Quinn remarked. “Don’t do that next time. You could just call me.” Even if there were supporting beams, the thought of Quinn losing his balance and falling to his death worried her. Quinn nodded softly. Then, he lowered himself toward her and kissed her. His kiss was gentle, even if quick. Jenna could feel his fingers trembling as he caressed her cheek. She did not comment on it and lapped her hand around his neck to kiss him ba
Exhausted, Jenna only woke up past noon the next day. The bodyguards had entered the room once while she was sleeping. Noticing that she was still asleep, they did not disturb her. She remained nesting in the blanket as she sent a voice message to Quinn. “You scumbag, you’re just going to leave after hooking up?” “That’s a very crass way to put it.” Quinn replied, “I’m making breakfast at a kitchen somewhere near the hospital. Is there anything else you want?” Jenna was a glutton. “Scrambled eggs, beef sausage, grilled chicken…” “Just porridge is enough for you.” Quinn interrupted her, "You should only eat something light for now. We can have grilled chicken and everything else later on.” “Then why did you even bother asking me?” Jenna grumbled. She continued to sway the man with her charms. “Just add a sausage on top, please? The one you make is the most delicious thing in the world, and I haven’t had it in so long.” “Okay,” Quinn relented. Before hanging up
Jenna immediately turned to Quinn and asked severely, “Did you slip up?” “My trip here was kept top secret. Only the Brahms could possibly know about it.” Quinn was just as puzzled. He did not know why Triss somehow showed up. He was worried about Triss suddenly barging in. Within an instant, he put the surgeon’s mask on, sat in front of Jenna, and produced a pen and a notebook. Jenna was taken aback by his swift movements. She mused at how his acting skills were even better than when he was Tom. It seemed like he could tap into any character on a whim. Soon, the door to the ward kicked open, and Triss stormed in angrily. The two bodyguards followed after and expressed weakly, “I’m sorry, Miss Jenna. We couldn’t stop her…” They were hesitant to take any physical action against Triss. "If you can't stop her, leave it." Jenna waved them out before turning to Triss and asking dully, “What do you want from me?” Triss walked up to Jenna, her high heels clacking agai
Triss frowned. What Jenna said struck some sense in her, and she needed time to reel back from the shock. She had always been someone known for her magnetic charms. If she could not find James, so what? He could be easily replaced. There was no need for her to get so agitated about it. Why should she sabotage herself with alcohol just because he had been spending time with another woman? Besides, anyone in the entertainment industry who clung to her had to have their hearts corrupted by the prospect of wealth. “Yes, plenty of men out there.” She seemed to see some sense at last and declared with a sharp frown, “If anybody wants him, they can have him. Why do I care? He’s just a small-time actor.” She then ruffled her hair and turned to Jenna. “It doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong with you. Why are you in the hospital? “Coco is hosting a dinner party in North City tonight, let's go together!” “Ms. Jenna needs to stay in the hospital.” Before Jenna could answer,
She cross-checked various sources to verify Madam Malone’s true identity. However, here was Stanley telling her she had the wrong person. Stanley affirmed, “I have very good hearing and would never lie to you. The voice of the lady in the recording you sent me sounded nothing like Madam Malone. I even recorded her voice. I’ll send it to you right now.” A minute later, Jenna received an audio recording, which she immediately played. Several women were chatting and laughing merrily in the audio clip. Although many voices mingled together, she quickly identified Agnes’ voice. It was an exact match to the voice in the previous video. She called Stanley again and asked, “Whose voice was that, then?” “Gregory Malone’s wife, Heather.” “Who is Gregory Malone?” Jenna asked in a confused voice, failing to catch what was said to her. Malone… The name sounded somewhat familiar. “There’s one Gregory Malone in all of Portica.” Stanley clued her in, “You should know who it is,
Then, Jenna thought of Xavier, and her heart began to ache more. "Miss Jenna.” Upon noticing Jenna's eyes suddenly turning red, the bodyguard asked in a hushed voice, “Are you okay?” “I’m fine…” Jenna tried to speak, but her voice came out like a dry retch. She could not shake off the heavy sadness weighing on her and felt like her tears would begin to pour out if she blinked. She went back to the ward with the bodyguards. When she opened the door, she noticed Xavier inside the ward. He was wearing a black windbreaker, his figure slender and tall as always. He brought some change of clothes and skin care products for Jenna and was halfway through laying them out on the table when he turned around and noticed Jenna entering. Her eyes were still rimmed with red, and her expression seemed very morose. “What happened?” Xavier asked the two bodyguards, “Has anyone been harassing her?” The two bodyguards were intimidated by their boss’ oppressing aura. Before they could spe
A few days later, Xavier had to return to Dresark to handle some matters relating to Helter Corporation and look in on the two children while he was at it. Before he left, he called Shawn.For this past while, Jenna kept receiving texts from Martin Brahm.Martin asked her pitifully why she was ignoring him and if she was mad because he had not visited her.Jenna only replied to these texts once Xavier left the country. She implicitly said he and Madam Brahm should treat her to a meal since she got injured because of him.Afraid Madam Brahm would not show up, Jenna asked Martin to make the reservation and not mention her name.The day Jenna went to Portica to attend the appointment happened to be the day Tom Gunner was supposed to be marrying Diana White. The netizens and media were all looking forward to it. However, the couple posted on Twitter, saying they were both too busy with work and that the wedding had been postponed, which incited much scolding.When Jenna arrived at Ba
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