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
When the woman saw Quinn’s face, her eyes widened, but her tone remained calm. “You’re not dead?”Jenna pointed at Agnes Pascal and said to Quinn, “She is Madam Brahm, but she’s also Agnes Pascal.”Quinn was stunned.He had been given to Leah Roberts to raise right after being born and only found out later on who his mother was, whom he had only seen in a yellowed photograph.The graceful and dignified woman in front of him did not match the photo of his mother.However, he knew Jenna must have discovered something and said to her in a low voice, “Xavier said she died in a car accident.”“She faked her death.” Jenna walked over to him to hug him around the waist. “After I realized Agnes Pascal wasn’t dead, I’ve been looking into her whereabouts. I also guessed there must have been a misunderstanding between her and Scott Forester.”Quinn had not expected this to be the thing Jenna had been hiding from him.His heart ached as he kissed her. Pulling out his phone, he played a rec
Quinn tugged Jenna further into his arms, holding her hand tightly.Xavier’s gaze swept over Quinn’s face.He did not ask Jenna why her split personality had suddenly vanished nor why Quinn was not dead either.Finally, his gaze landed on Agnes Pascal. His expression was calm. “I always hoped you weren’t dead. That way, I wouldn’t suffer from nightmares anymore… It’s really great to see you again after so many years.”Jenna could not imagine how painful it must be for Xavier to say those words. With red eyes, she angrily rebuked, “You’re not fit to be a mother, Agnes Pascal!”“Did you think Scott Forester wanted to separate you from your child? If he hadn’t done that back then, both you and Quinn would be dead, but you resent him for giving Quinn to Leah Roberts to raise. When Leah Roberts found out the truth later on, she tried to kill Quinn a few times.“While it’s true you gave birth to Quinn, he’s his own person from birth! Why should he pay for you guys’ mistakes?“And what
Quinn remained silent, focusing on comforting Jenna.However, Xavier was right. Whether Xavier or himself, their influence was far greater than anybody knew.If he wanted it, there would no longer be a Brahm family in Portica tomorrow.Xavier pulled off the protective charm he had been wearing since he was young and threw it accurately at Agnes. “Since you’ve changed your name, I’ll just consider you dead. You know I’m crazy too…“So, you’d better not touch Jen. Otherwise, I can’t promise I won’t do anything.”He turned to leave right after he finished saying that.Quinn rushed out after him, stopping him at the elevator. “Jen did all this because she doesn’t want us fighting each other. I don’t forgive you, but I won’t hold you accountable for your past actions, either.”Quinn had tolerated Xavier time and time again because he knew it was what Jenna wanted.“I don’t need your forgiveness, much less you guys’ disgusting sympathy!” Xavier said contemptuously, his face full of d
Jenna caressed Quinn’s cheek, her tears blurring her vision.She knew, of course, that Quinn’s journey to get to this point had been very hard, too. She and the kids had already become a very significant part of his life.Without them, how would he spend the long years?Jenna leaned in to kiss him, putting everything she wanted to say into the kiss. She hugged him tightly, not wanting to let him go ever again.Afraid that Jenna would catch a cold, Quinn wiped Jenna down with a towel and wrapped her in a bathrobe after the kiss ended. Then, he carried her to the living area and took the stew and the pastries out from the thermos.Jenna curled up in Quinn’s arms like a cat as she ate whatever he fed her.After a few bites of the warm stew, she felt much better.Jenna rubbed at Quinn’s stubble, asking softly, “What did you say to Xavier when you went after him earlier?”“I said I wouldn’t hold him accountable for his past actions.” Quinn fed her a bun. “I was afraid he would lose
Once the waiter served the steaming hot coffee, Xavier thoughtfully added cream to Lilith’s cup. “Can you tell me what the deal you made with Jen was when you kidnapped her?”Lilith had been with Xavier for a long time but had never seen him so calm. It was terrifying.She took a sip of her coffee, suppressing her uneasiness. “Jenna only asked me to kidnap her and leave her at the motel. In exchange, she allowed me to be able to track your movements at any time.”After Lilith told him about the deal she had made with Jenna, coupled with what he heard at the private box earlier that morning, Xavier realized everything Jenna had done.He smiled, but it seemed sad and bewildered.He could say that Jenna did not love him. However, she had set up such a scheme and hid it from him when she found out Agnes Pascal had faked her death, all so it would not hurt him. She even rebuked Agnes for her actions in the private box, feeling sorry for him.However, he could not say that Jenna loved