Lilith looked at Xavier’s lonely expression. She had never expected such a vicious, merciless, and cunning person to feel so deeply for a woman.Just like how she loved and believed in him, regardless of everything.Xavier’s honesty had also made Lilith’s hatred vanish. All that was left was the way he made her heart throb when she first met him, and her heart ached for him.She placed the agreement on the table and said softly, “Come back to Dresark with me. Helter Corporation needs you.”Xavier shook his head with a smile.“What if…” Lilith pursed her lip, looking deeply at him. “I told you I needed you? Would you be willing to go back with me then?”Xavier could see the undisguised love in Lilith’s eyes and was dazed for a moment.After a moment, he suddenly chuckled in an almost sighing manner, holding his forehead. He laughed because Lilith was just as pitiful as he was, just two people who were stubborn in love.Xavier stood up to walk over to Lilith. He squatted down and
I love you, I love you…Coco paused the video, staring at Tom’s face. Suddenly, she realized that in the muddy waters of the entertainment industry, there had been a man who had given her all his love. However, she had not valued it and had instead been blinded by money and greed.Now that it was done, she realized how stupid she had been.Coco held her phone as she sobbed like a child, crying because she had lost her most beloved person.When Coco Jade’s assistant came looking for her the next day, they kept knocking for a long time but got no response.The assistant used a set of spare keys to hurriedly open the door. She entered, only to find Coco lying quietly on the bed, Tom’s photo placed next to her.The news of Coco Jade committing suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills spread like wildfire.It might have been due to the cyberbullying or remorse towards Tom Gunner, but no one would forgive her. She was the one who had ruined the kindest Tom Gunner.She deserved it.Af
Percival was not used to physical affection from others and hesitated slightly before throwing himself into his daddy’s arms.Quinn carried the two children effortlessly.He kissed Percival’s forehead and said gently, “Thank you for taking care of your sister.”“Uno hasn’t been taking care of me!” Duo pouted her little mouth as she complained to Quinn. “Uno always bullies me. He pulls my hair and puts pepper in my orange juice.”Percival scowled and said in exasperation, “How long ago was that? Besides, you started it.”“I didn’t! You bullied me!”The two kids started arguing. If Quinn had not been carrying them, they would probably have started fighting, which made Quinn feel exasperated. Yet, he also felt like laughing.It would not do for him to take sides. So, he stayed silent.Jenna said in a chilly tone from the side, “Both of you don’t seem to need your mother now that you have a dad. So, I think you guys should just go home together without me. I’m just an extra.”“Mom
After a while, Percival moved a little step stool over to the open-plan kitchen and stood on it, rolling up his sweater sleeves.“Daddy, I’ll help you out.”“Sure.” Quinn smiled and washed a radish clean before chopping it into pieces as an example for Percival. “Do it like this. After you cut it into pieces, cut it into thin strips before finally mincing it and putting it into a bowl.”Percival nodded. “I got it.”Quinn handed him a knife, reminding him, “Be careful when you cut the radish. Make sure you don’t hurt your fingers.”Percival hummed in acknowledgment.Quinn’s hands were moving, but his attention was fixed to his son as he watched him out of the corner of his eye. The little boy soon managed to use the knife skilfully and quickly placed the minced radish into a bowl.Percival then helped to marinate the beef. He looked down and suddenly spoke, “Daddy.”“What’s wrong?”“Will you leave us again?” His tone was childish but serious.Duo did not think about anything e
Jenna said unhappily, “Don’t you have hands?”“Mommy, you have hands too, but you’re not eating on your own.” Duo sniffed sadly, “You flew back here often to meet Daddy in the past, but I’m so pitiful. I only met Daddy today.”“What do you mean?” Jenna said. “Didn’t you spend time with Daddy when we went skiing in Switzerland?”Duo tilted her head. “Did we? Why don’t I remember that?”“Yeah, you did.” Jenna looked down to eat her tortellini, asking Quinn in a muffled voice, “Weren’t you in Switzerland then, too?”Quinn had a wry expression on his face. “Why don’t you refresh your memory?”Jenna only remembered after a moment of careful thought that Quinn had gone there to film a movie under Tom Gunner’s identity back then. He happened to bump into them at the skiing field, so Duo had, of course, never met him before.“That time, we met a very handsome mister at the skiing place,” Duo said. “He played with us for a bit.”After a pause, Duo immediately corrected herself. “Daddy,
Ever the overprotective father, Quinn’s expression darkened. Killing intent toward his daughter’s alleged future boyfriend immediately welled up.He peeled a prawn and fed it to his daughter, saying gently, “Duo, Daddy wants to spend many years with you. You don’t have to grow up so quickly. Daddy will make whatever you want to eat.“There are lots of bad people out there who are really good at tricking people. You’re only safe with Daddy, got it?”“Mm!” Duo nodded energetically.Quinn smiled faintly and said gently as he fed his daughter, “Isn’t Daddy’s cooking delicious? No one else’s cooking can compare to Daddy’s, right?”“Mmhm, it’s so delicious!” Duo nodded with certainty. “Daddy’s even better than a Michelin-starred chef!”“Of course. Daddy will be Duo’s private chef from now on.”Duo was coaxed by her daddy’s words after noticing how rich, handsome, and good at cooking her own daddy was. No one could compare to Daddy, so she stopped talking about getting a boyfriend when
After discussing with Uno, Duo picked a romantic piece of classical music to play. As the music played, Jenna placed her hand in the man’s broad palm and his other hand on her waist before they started to slowly sway in the middle of the living room.Quinn leaned his forehead against Jenna’s. He saw nothing else except her. “I never dared to imagine having such a happy life in the past.”He had lived the first half of his life in a daze, his heart like a pool of stagnant water. He never imagined that one day, he would meet a woman who loved him very much and that they would even have two children together.Jenna had given him everything and made his whole being come alive, even giving him hope for the future.Jenna laughed softly. “In the future, the kids and I will make you even happier and even more tired. We’ll make you make breakfast for us every day, chauffeur the kids back and forth from school, and go out to play with us. Are you willing to do that?”“I could wish for nothi
That afternoon, Quinn and Jenna spent time at home playing hide and seek and guessing games with their children. Quinn’s face had been doodled all over and a cat face had been drawn on him, which made Duo break into laughter.At night, Quinn grilled steaks for dinner.Duo exclaimed that it was delicious and said to Quinn with bulging cheeks, “Daddy, it’s just so wonderful to have you. We don’t have to eat Mommy’s dubious food in the future anymore!”Jenna harrumphed and deliberately said, “Mommy will do the barbecue when we go to the beach to play tomorrow!”“Please, no!” Duo and Uno looked horrified.Around 10 PM, Jenna brought Duo to the bathroom to take a bath. When she came out, she saw the light in the living room was still on, and Quinn was putting away the kids’ toys.She said, “Duo was the one who did this, so just make her put it all away herself tomorrow.”“It’s not like I’m helping others by putting away my own daughter’s toys.” Quinn replied, “I quite like doing this
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