When Jenna awoke, her head, neck, and arms were all wrapped in bandages. Even a slight movement made her suck a breath of cold air.She had been detained at the detention center.A police officer who came over to deliver the food said to her, “You are suspected of attempting to murder the CEO of Seabright Group, Shawn Sadler. Be obedient and stay put for your court summons!”She really hated herself for not keeping a close enough eye on that car and letting Shawn escape!Jenna did not want to sit here waiting for her fate, so she called a police officer over. “I want to make a call to hire a lawyer in my defense.”The police officer just scoffed and ignored her.Later that night, the police officer reappeared. This time, he was leading two women to the detention cell and proceeding to uncuff them.Right after they entered, they glanced at her with unfriendly gazes, and she shrunk back in vigilance.She managed to hold out half of the night until she could not resist it anymore and fell
“C-Call…” Jenna stated a series of numbers, nails pressed into the woman’s neck.The woman’s legs became weak, and she immediately looked to Yvonne for help.“D-don’t do anything rash, Jenna…” Yvonne had not expected Jenna to do that and was shocked. “You don’t even have a family anymore. Who could you ask for help?”She had been friends with Jenna for a few years now and knew every single one of Jenna’s friends. Those with good families had all been bought over by her.She definitely would not be able to find someone who would help her.“I told you… to make the call!” Jenna said through gritted teeth. Her nails had already pierced the skin of the woman’s neck. The woman was so scared that her legs were shaking, and her mouth was agape.Yvonne’s expression darkened. Afraid the woman would accidentally say her name, she clenched her teeth and called the number Jenna had reported.Very soon, the call got through. “Hello?”Jenna’s eyes welled up with tears when she heard the familiar voic
Quinn Forester felt a flash of displeasure. He picked up the bowl of porridge he had brought in and took a sip. Then, he leaned down, kissed the woman to pry her teeth open, and force-fed her the porridge.Perhaps due to her body being too hungry, Jenna instinctively swallowed the porridge in her sleep.In this manner of feeding her sip by sip, the bowl of porridge quickly emptied into Jenna’s stomach, and Quinn’s tightly furrowed brows also loosened.He was about to withdraw the hand supporting Jenna’s neck when she gripped it tightly, holding it to her face.“Mom…!” It was like Jenna had found a lifeline as she murmured. Hot tears quickly covered the man’s hand. “I really miss you… Take me with you…!”Quinn looked at the woman quietly, his eyes full of indifference. “Jenna, the only one who can save you is yourself.”With that, he withdrew his hand without hesitation and left the room.In her dream, Jenna saw her long-dead parents run to her to reprimand her for falling for Shawn and
When she woke up the next day, Jenna went downstairs nervously only to find Quinn Forester not around. However, his driver, Sam, was.“Morning, Miss Radcliff,” Sam greeted Jenna. “Mr. Forester has instructed me to bring you shopping for some clothes later.”“Alright.” Jenna nodded, internally puzzled.If that man was not interested in her body, why was he treating her so well?After having her breakfast, Sam drove Jenna to the biggest shopping mall in the city.He told Jenna to go ahead and start shopping while he went to look for parking.Due to her grandmother’s death, Jenna was still a little dazed as she walked through the mall.“Miss, these are all the latest styles. Feel free to try them on.” The sound of talking suddenly drifted into her ears, pulling Jenna back to her senses.Only then did she realize she had walked into a luxury clothes store without knowing and was standing by a clothes rack.Recalling that she had come out to buy clothes, she pulled herself together. Just as
“Finding a parking space took me some time.” The one who came was none other than Sam. He said, “Miss Radcliff, did you see anything you liked? If not, let’s go somewhere else.” Yvonne endured the pain as she shouted loudly at Sam, “Don’t be fooled by her! Your girlfriend isn’t some great person. She’s incredibly dirty!”Sam did not even look at her and only said to Jenna, “Miss Radcliff, let’s go.”The two quickly left the store.Yvonne watched as the two simply walked away, so angry that she wanted to scream. She took out her phone to call the police station, only to find out that the deputy chief was on a business trip and the security cameras in the store were not on. Since she had no substantial evidence, the police naturally could not arrest Jenna.Was watching Jenna walk free all she could do?The more she thought about it, the more Yvonne felt aggrieved. She left her two friends and headed to Seabright.Shawn Sadler was looking through some documents when he heard a knock at
Hearing the malicious words coming from the people surrounding her, Jenna pursed her pink lips and walked to the refreshments table to grab a flute of champagne.She knew everything that had happened at the hotel had been Shawn’s design, including the way the news had spread across the internet so quickly. All this could also not have been done without Shawn’s people fanning the flames behind the scenes.Everyone in Hevedburgh probably knew about her ‘glorious’ deeds by now.However, she only had one mouth, and no matter how she tried to explain those people would not believe it anyway. So why not pretend she could not hear?Jenna took two sips of her champagne as she swept her gaze across the hall, noticing that this banquet was done very grandly. The distinguished names of the Hevedburgh business world were all in attendance.She felt fortunate that the man needed her. It meant she was still of use to him and had the chance to negotiate.Only, she did not know what Mr. Forester neede
Once Jenna steadied herself, she glanced to the side and saw Quinn standing there quietly in a black suit, his hands in his pockets. He exuded a cold apathy from head to toe.His arrival was like a calming agent and made Jenna feel a lot more at ease.Jenna pursed her pink lip, about to say something, only to find a lot of commotion around her. Many had gathered around and were currently whispering to each other.“Oh, my God! That’s Quinn Forester!”“When did he come back? He actually attended this banquet!”What?!Jenna once again looked at the indifferent man standing beside her, her gaze full of shock.Although the Radcliffs were a wealthy family, they were incomparable to the Foresters, who had hundreds of years of history behind them. The Foresters' business was beyond the reach of these small wealthy families, let alone those who knew the Forester family.Jenna only knew about the Foresters from her circle of friends.She heard that the Foresters’ main business was under the cont
Yvonne was chatting with a few rich wives while discussing unrestrainedly Jenna’s fall from grace when she glimpsed Jenna returning to the banquet hall. A cold smile curled the corner of her mouth.This woman was truly pitiful. She had already been humiliated and still had the courage to come back!Before Yvonne could even open her mouth, Mrs. Symons dragged Jenna over. “You slapped Miss Nelson tens of times and think you can just leave it at that? Apologize to her!”“She deserves it! After all, she’s the other woman. Why should I apologize to her?” Jenna shook Mrs. Symons’ hand off and said nonchalantly.Compared to her wretched appearance earlier, the current Jenna was dazzling and glamorous.Yvonne could not understand how Jenna had suddenly found confidence, having merely gone to the bathroom. With a hint of grievance, she said, “Jenna, we used to be friends. You were the one who ruined yourself, yet you’re trying to slander me the same way?”Quinn Forester had already expressed e
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