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
When Gilbert and Zack learned that Jenny was going abroad with Evan, they put aside their previous disagreements and went to see Jenny together in a united stand."Jenny, have you gone crazy? How could you agree to go abroad with Evan?" Zack was struggling to control himself. He had half a mind to go and fight Evan over it.Jenny had never been away from them for too long since she was young. According to Evan, they didn't know when they would come back. How could they bear to let her go with him?Gilbert added, "Jenny, I know you're grateful to him for saving you. But sacrificing yourself just because of gratitude isn't a wise move. Are you going to ruin yourself because of him?"Jenny looked at her two brothers and was moved. However, she didn't tell them the truth. They might get too impulsive and alert Evan if she revealed everything to them at that point. She'd already discovered Evan's true identity, and because she knew how dangerous he really was, she wouldn't voluntarily p
Three days later, Jenny and Evan stood at the entrance of Bardoff Airport. After listening in to Evan's conversations with others for the past few days, Jenny had already learned everything about the situation, but even so, she didn't go back on her word and said she wouldn't go abroad. Instead, she pretended to know nothing and still came to the airport with Evan. However, it didn't mean that she would really board the plane.In the waiting lounge, half an hour before boarding, Evan wished fervently for time to pass quickly. Jenny remained indifferent, and Evan couldn't tell any emotions from her face, making him uneasy."Jenny, don't worry. Once we find Dr. Gaarder, I'll cooperate with the treatment and try to recover as soon as possible, then we can return to the country," Evan said.Jenny smiled lightly at his words. "Evan, you still won't tell me the truth even now?"She always thought that Evan might not be so bad, and maybe he would come clean with her. But now, in half an h
"I also planted a bug under your hospital bed." Jenny didn't hide anything. She chose to be frank to let Evan know that she knew everything and that he shouldn't lie to her anymore.Evan was stunned. He wasn't expecting that. Then, he laughed helplessly. "As expected, once you have suspicions, you can quickly find evidence on your own."When she trusted him, she really trusted him with all her heart; once the seed of doubt was planted, she would do everything to investigate."If you already knew, why did you agree to go abroad with me? And why did you come to the airport with me today?" Evan didn't understand why Jenny did that. She should have just confronted him directly, then they might not have come to the airport today.Jenny smiled bitterly in response. "I just thought that maybe you would feel guilty and tell me everything before leaving."In the end, she thought too highly of him."I'm sorry for disappointing you," Evan said. In fact, he never intended to tell Jenny th