After putting on a casual outfit, Jenny went downstairs to the dining area where Alec was sitting."Come and eat," Alec said when he saw her, quickly putting down the financial newspaper in his hand and focusing all his attention on Jenny.Jenny nodded and asked, "Did you choose all the clothes in the closet?""No, I talked to the brand in advance. I had them send over an item of the same style for every clothing item you bought from them," Alec said. He didn't know Jenny's preferences, but the brands did, so he thought that was the best approach.Jenny nodded. No wonder she found all the clothes in the closet so familiar. They were all the same style as the ones she had bought before."Thank you," Jenny said. Apart from that, she didn't know what to say to Alec.Alec just smiled and got up to serve Jenny a bowl of chicken soup. "I'm glad you like it."As they ate breakfast, Alec thought about taking Jenny to see Trey after they finished. At that moment, Jenny was hesitating abo
Without any hesitation, Alec continued, "Besides, if the money was obtained through legal means, why would he bother transferring it through the black market? You should know there are hefty transaction fees for transferring money through it."Jenny understood the implication behind his words. As she looked through the information, she fell into a low mood."Do you have any evidence to prove that the money came from Evan?" Jenny asked.Although the source of the money was suspicious, it would be meaningless if Alec couldn't provide evidence that the money came from Evan.Alec's face darkened. Obviously, he didn't have any evidence.Jenny put down the information and turned to him. "Alec, I know what you're thinking. You've always been suspicious of Evan, but I still believe he isn't that kind of person."If he had done something so deceitful, he wouldn't be the Evan she knew.Alec didn't elaborate more. Instead, he said, "Let's eat first. After that, I'll take you to meet someon
Letting out a sigh of relief, Jenny said, "Oh, I had dinner with Stephanie yesterday, so it was too late to go to the hospital.""What about now? Are you working at the hospital?" Evan asked."No, I have something to do today, so I may come later," Jenny replied. Evan was staying at Bardoff Hospital, so she couldn't lie to him about being in the hospital.She didn't say what exactly she had to do, which made Evan somewhat uneasy. "Don't worry. If you're busy, I have Howard to take care of me. There's nothing urgent.""Okay." After the call ended, Evan looked gloomy as he stared at Howard. "Trey isn't dead?""I'm not sure. I fired a few shots in his direction when I escaped, but I don't know if I hit him," Howard said. His head was lowered as he was too afraid to look Evan in the eye. He had been too careless last night and hadn't expected someone to be ambushed.Evan stared at him coldly. "Useless!""I'm sorry, Boss." Howard knew he had not done well enough and didn't dare t
Alec smiled bitterly, feeling uneasy. "Jenny, do you think I would do something like this? You could have easily investigated and found out about everything. Would I do something like this?"If Trey were indeed working for him, with Jenny's current abilities, it wouldn't be difficult to uncover his true identity."Miss Walter, I have a few photos here that should convince you of my identity." Trey handed his phone over, his main objective now being to prove his identity.Jenny took the phone and looked through the photos one by one. They were all pictures of Trey and some other people, presumably his comrades, as he'd mentioned before. Shortly after, Jenny saw a familiar person in the photo—Howard.Trey and Howard seemed to have a good relationship, as there were several photos of them together. In the last picture, Jenny saw Evan. Of course, it was just a back view, but she could recognize it was him."Evan doesn't like taking pictures and doesn't like others leaking his identity
On the way back, Jenny leaned against the car window without saying a word. Alec looked at her with concern and asked, "What are you thinking about?""It's nothing. I just feel that the human heart is really hard to fathom," Jenny sighed. The Evan she remembered seemed to have completely disappeared. What stood in front of her now was the leader of a notorious mercenary group from abroad. She'd finally learned about Evan's true identity from Alec.How could she not have known that he was the leader of mercenaries? Jenny struggled to come to terms with how she'd never noticed something so major about him before.Suddenly, the car stopped, and Alec looked at her with a serious expression. "Not everyone is like him. At least I will always be sincere with you."Jenny looked at him and smiled slightly. "Maybe."She suddenly felt like she couldn't trust anyone.Alec was unhappy. He reached out to hold Jenny's face and kissed her without hesitation. "This is punishment for not trusting
In the hospital room, Jenny pushed the door open and found Evan leaning against the bed with a pale face. In the past, Jenny would have felt very sorry for him, but now, she didn't feel guilty for the state he was in as she knew he was pretending to be ill. She even had the urge to expose his pretense then and there. However, she restrained herself and glanced at Howard standing beside him. She had to come up with a way to test him."Jenny, weren't you busy with something? Why are you here now?" Evan asked and smiled at her. Jenny suppressed her emotions and walked toward him. "I finished my work, so I came to see you.""Sorry for making you worry," Evan said with a guilty expression. His words moved Jenny. She couldn't believe that the person in front of her was pretending. If he was acting, he was excellent at it. In her opinion, he was even better than the top actor who won the academy awards.Jenny walked to his bed and said with a faint smile, "Evan, don't say that. You're
The result was obvious. Jenny didn't see any guilt on Evan's face. Instead, she saw happiness. "Jenny, thank you," he said.Jenny looked at him, feeling somewhat unfamiliar. "Evan, you don't need to thank me. You got injured because of me. Even if that wasn't the case, I wouldn't just sit back and do nothing. You've been so good to me and never lied to me. How could I not agree to this, right, Evan?"Jenny was testing him. Evan's expression faltered visibly, as if he had sensed something amiss but wasn't sure of it. "Of course, how could I lie to you?" he replied."Really? You didn't lie to me at all?" Jenny scoffed internally and couldn't help but smile bitterly. At that moment, she would rather follow Evan abroad willingly than believe he'd been deceiving her all along.Howard came back with breakfast shortly after. He didn't know what the two had talked about, but Evan instructed him, "Go get prepared.""Prepare for what?" He was a little confused."For going abroad," Jenny an
"I'm not sure, but I just think it's strange that she suddenly grabbed you. I'm worried that she's deliberately testing you." Evan rubbed his temples, feeling extremely anxious about it.Howard scratched his head, still not quite getting it. "Testing me? Testing me for what?""Testing whether you're really injured!" Evan gave him a look, seriously doubting his intelligence.Howard seemed to have come to a realization, but he still had doubts about what Evan said. "Why would she do that, though?""If she really is testing you, it means that Alec must have told her something. Maybe Jenny has found out about everything..." That was the worst possible situation for Evan. If Jenny had really found out about everything, then her promise to go abroad with him earlier was hard to understand.Howard returned to his senses from his shock, still unable to believe it. "How is that possible? If she knows everything, why didn't she expose us? Why would she still agree to go abroad with us?""I