Although Alec stayed quiet, his ugly expression said it all. Based on his understanding of Jenny, she would agree. In fact, she would likely be very involved with the plan."See you tonight, Mr. Faust. I hope you won't inform the Dickmans." Waving at him, Max entered his car. Alec watched as Max's flamboyant red sports car rolled out of sight. Then, he turned to look at Jenny's floor before he left.Jenny slept until noon, making up for the sleep she had lost the previous night. Once she got up from bed, she checked her phone. Morgan had sent her a text, asking her if she wanted to attend Old Mr. Faust's party together with her. After replying to her, Jenny read the texts from other people. Stephanie had sent her one, saying that she didn't have time to attend the party and hoped Jenny would send her wishes to the old man well for her.It seemed that Stephanie had become very busy now that she had started working for her family after they almost went bankrupt. She was truly dese
Jenny and Gilbert talked on the phone for a long time. After discussing how to attack the Dickmans, they ended the call.In the blink of an eye, it was already 4.00 pm, and there were only two hours left before Jenny had to leave for the birthday party at 6.00 pm. She rose from the sofa and headed to the closet, where she dressed herself.The birthday party was held at Empire State Hotel, which was the most luxurious hotel in Parrington. Nonetheless, it was a small feat for the Fausts to book the entire hotel.As the organizer of the party, Alec arrived at the hotel early to oversee the preparations. After all, it was his grandfather's 70th birthday, so of course he had to help out."Please go and rest, sir. I'll watch over the preparation," Warren said, seeing him busy himself all day.However, Alec didn't leave. "Where's Grandpa?" "He's resting upstairs. Do you want to meet him there?" After a moment of thought, Alec nodded. "I'll check on him. I'll leave the preparations to
"Did she really grow up in the countryside?"Her secret identities as the internationally renowned Dr. Walter and Mr. Birkett's secret mentee were enough to prove that she was not a simple person. Old Mr. Faust was a little puzzled by Alec's question. "What do you mean by that?"Alec decided to tell his grandfather about Jenny's two secret identities. After all, his grandfather would find out after the party, so it was better to tell him beforehand so he could be prepared. However, Old Mr. Faust was not as surprised as he had imagined he would be. Instead, he sullenly drifted away into his thoughts.A long time passed before Old Mr. Faust finally said, "Jenny… is destined for greatness."He realized that the old guy didn't lie to him. Jenny's genes were a guarantee that she would be no extraordinary person. After all, people from that family were always talented."Grandpa, why am I sensing that you are trying to imply something?" Alec was not an idiot. His grandfather's indiffer
The car crawled on the road. A short silence later, Max said, "I assume you already knew that Steven Dickman had something to do with your abduction.""Yes." She nodded and gave him a confused look. He chuckled wryly and asked nonchalantly, "Are you going to let this slip?"She raised a brow questioningly and waited for him to speak again."The Dickmans are very influential in Parrington. Gilbert's power alone isn't enough to get rid of them," he explained."So?" She smiled as though she could anticipate his next words, but he wasn't bothered by it. He offered, "I can help."She chuckled and stared at him before quickly looking away. "Helping me? Haven't you been eyeing them, waiting to acquire them just to expand your influence?"After all, the fight for clients and resources was a zero-sum game for the families. Jenny found it easy to read his mind."You could say so." Max didn't deny her assumption. Indeed, he wanted to acquire Dickman LLC to strengthen his influence for the
Jenny seemed to be warning him that she would not go easy with him if he crossed a boundary, even if they were close. Max nodded with a smile and whispered, "Don't worry. I know the limits."His only goal was to irk Alec, and he would not do anything that would bring her trouble. Their close proximity made her uneasy, and she glared at him. After that, she walked to a corner and sat down in a quiet area to rest."Jenny." Morgan came up to her with a smile and handed her a glass of champagne. Jenny nodded as a show of thanks and asked, "Where are your parents? Why aren't you with them?""Look, they're over there. I think they're discussing some partnership." Morgan pouted unhappily. Jenny was more chill about the situation and comforted her with a smile, "This might be a birthday dinner for the Fausts, but for others, it is an opportunity to widen their network. It shows that your parents are working hard to take advantage of all opportunities.""I know." Of course, Morgan knew the
Jenny begged to differ. In her opinion, it was uncharacteristic of Alec to give up love for an arranged marriage. He must have had feelings for Yvonne, but whether or not he loved her was a secret only he knew. Anyway, Jenny didn't bother to reveal her thoughts to Morgan since they were just assumptions.They stopped talking when the event started. Old Mr. Faust appeared in the hall and was receiving well wishes from the guests, but Jenny and Morgan were not in a hurry to meet him. Morgan marveled, "The Fausts are truly the elite family of Parrington. No one could beat them when it comes to the scale of their events..""Why? Are you envious?" Jenny chuckled and said, "Tell your parents to keep it up. Maybe you could enjoy all these riches someday.""That's impossible." Morgan was sensible. "Jenny, when are we giving out the presents?" She noticed that everyone was giving Old Mr. Faust his birthday presents, both to wish him personally and to get acquainted. The Goldings also planned
Jenny's expression hardened as her eyes scanned the two guests who had gossiped about the Goldings. Before she could speak, she heard Old Mr. Faust scoffing. He reprimanded them, "Everyone here is my guest. I appreciate their presence at my birthday event regardless of their background. To me, they are equal. If I hear someone speak ill of the others again, I will not play nice!"In that instant, a hush fell over the hall. No one dared to say another word. Yvonne stood forward to lighten the atmosphere. "Grandpa, why don't you check out Miss Golding's gift? She must have put in a lot of effort to pick it."When Zachary turned his eyes on her, she hurriedly explained, "I ran into her when I was picking your gift! A friend of Miss Golding said she knew what you'd like. And I'm pretty curious about that." Then, she looked at Jenny. "Miss Walter, isn't that true? You claimed that you knew what Grandpa would like."Jenny was forced to step forward. She smiled and ignored Yvonne's provoca
"I hope you don't mind." Jenny took out the mid-sized gift she had prepared, which appeared rather average at first glance. Zachary didn't ask Warren to accept it nor take it himself. Instead, he shot a look at Alec. "Why are you still standing there? Get over now. Don't leave her holding on to that box."Everyone's jaw dropped to the floor, and Jenny was dumbfounded. Alec thought his grandpa didn't have to be this obvious in matchmaking. He walked up to Jenny, took the gift box, and whispered, "Thank you.""Why thank me? This is for Grandpa, not for you," Jenny said to him without a care about his feelings. He didn't mind it too, because he was accustomed to her slight. Zachary opened the box without hesitation when it was handed to him. There was a lapis lazuli stone in the box, to everyone's shock.Someone started gossiping, "Did she not have enough money for a better gift? Is that why she bought that old thing?""I don't think so! She's Mr. Birkett's last mentee, after all."