She'd just finished tucking the note away when she heard the sound of Evan coming down the stairs outside the door. Jenny composed herself, opened the door, and walked toward him."Up so early?" Evan was a little surprised to see her come out of her room."Didn't you tell me to wake up early?" Jenny asked in reply, suppressing her feelings of anticipation.Evan smiled and led her to the dining table. "There's no need to wake up so early. You can sleep a little longer if you want.""No, I'm not very sleepy." Jenny refused. She was afraid that Evan would suddenly change his mind and decide not to take her out."You seem excited to go." Evan handed her a sandwich and remarked casually.Jenny nodded and didn't deny it. "I've been staying on this island day after day. I feel like I'm becoming isolated from the world. Of course, I'm excited to go out."Evan opened his mouth, wanting to apologize, but immediately realized that his apology was meaningless and could only serve to comfort
She stayed in Evan's office the whole afternoon until they took the private jet back to the island in the evening. "Do you travel back and forth like this every day in the past?" Jenny couldn't help but ask. Although the flight only took an hour, she still found it troublesome."No, I was mostly in the city of Duxdence. I only come back here occasionally," Evan answered. But now it was different. He couldn't leave Jenny to stay in Duxdence alone, but he also didn't want to be away from her for several days, so he had to travel every day.When Jenny heard him say that, she knew what he meant. "Actually, you don't have to travel to and fro like this every day. I won't run away.""Are you showing concern for me?" Evan smiled, secretly happy that Jenny cared about him.Jenny was speechless. Although she felt annoyed, she didn't say anything. "I just don't think it's necessary," she finally said."It's necessary for me." Seeing Jenny every day was something he'd been dreaming of.Je
Despite Olivia telling her to rest well, Jenny couldn't sleep all night. She was very worried and afraid that something unexpected might happen. As Olivia had said, that was her last chance in the near future. If Jenny missed the opportunity, she didn't know how long she would have to stay in that place.The next morning, when Evan's footsteps faded into the distance, Jenny immediately sat up from bed. He was going out, just as Olivia had told her.As the private jet took off, Jenny's nervous mood finally relaxed a little. She was at least one step closer to success. Soon, there was a knock on the door. Upon opening it, there stood Olivia."Don't waste time. Let's go!" Olivia whispered. She didn't have time to waste with her. Although she was happy to see Jenny leave, betraying Evan also agonized her. Jenny followed Olivia. She then hid in what Olivia called a large box. At least at that moment, she was handing her life to Olivia. It wasn't that she trusted her to that extent, but
When Jenny decided to fight back, she didn't know what the outcome would be. She was left with no choice. After all, it was unlike her to silently wait for death to befall her. However, before she could even touch the person in front of her, the man suddenly fell with a gunshot to the head. His two subordinates soon dropped to the ground in the same way too.To her surprise, Jenny turned around and saw Alec walking toward her. She had to admit that Alec looked like a god who had descended from heaven at that moment. His handsomeness was further amplified by his heroic deed of coming to her rescue in the nick of time."Are you okay?" He walked up to her with eyes full of concern.Jenny shook her head and smiled at him. "You came just in time. If you were any later, who knows what would've happened."She'd been prepared to fight three men on her own. The chances of her surviving were indeed very slim.Hearing her words, Alec felt guilty. "I'm sorry. I just came from the airport beca
Olivia had her worries too. Although she'd sent Jenny away and arranged for her to be disposed of, she still hadn't received any news from the three people she sent over, so she didn't know if Jenny was dead or alive. The knocking from upstairs continued, annoying Olivia as she lay in bed tossing and turning.Evan had been waiting for five minutes, but there was no sound coming from the room at all, which alarmed him. Jenny wasn't a heavy sleeper; even if she'd been asleep at this hour, she should have been awakened by his knocking.There were no servants in the castle, so even if he wanted to find someone to ask, he wouldn't be able to find anyone. He raised his hand and knocked on the door again, but no one answered.Evan began to sense that something wasn't right, and his tone became serious. "Jenny, are you there? Say something if you are; otherwise, I'll have to come in."No one answered. The castle was completely silent.Evan called Howard, who quickly came over. Howard was
Evan had expected Olivia not to be on good terms with Jenny. He asked Olivia to stay not because he wanted her to have a good relationship with Jenny but simply hoped she would take care of her. Looking at her with scrutiny, Evan looked as if he was doubting the truth in her words. Olivia could tell he was suspecting her and asked incredulously, "Evan, you don't think I drove her away, do you? Do you think I would help her?" That was true. Everyone assumed it was highly unlikely for Olivia to help Jenny. No one would have expected that it was indeed her who sent Jenny away. However, she didn't do it for Jenny's sake but to help herself. "Search the entire island and leave no stones unturned!" Evan ordered. In fact, he knew the likelihood of Jenny still being on the island was slim, but he didn't give up. He had to at least make an effort to find her and see her with his own eyes to feel at ease. That night, the island was in chaos. No matter how Howard and his men searched th
Olivia couldn't believe that Evan was actually going to kick her off the island. Staying on the island meant she was one of Evan's close confidants. Once she was kicked out, even if she went to work in the company, it would be completely different from before."Evan! You can't do this! I've been with you for so many years. How can you kick me out?" She couldn't accept such an outcome. She found it utterly incredulous.She'd also put in so much of her effort in this place. Even in the beginning, it was she and Evan who bought this island as their base of operations. But now, she was going to be kicked out?Unfortunately, faced with her pleading, Evan's stony heart wasn't the slightest bit moved. "Get out! Otherwise, don't blame me for not upholding the last bit of courtesy toward you!""Evan!" Olivia gritted her teeth at him. At this moment, her hatred and resentment were magnified several times over.Seeing that Olivia was about to rush over to Evan, Howard held her back and forci
After a brief silence, Evan asked, "Was it Alec who took you away?""Yeah." Jenny didn't hide anything. By then, they'd already crossed the borders of Monaerim. Even if Evan came after them, he wouldn't be able to catch up."He's the ultimate winner, it seems," Evan lamented with a bitter smile. No matter how hard he tried, in Jenny's heart, Alec was more important than him at the end of the day.Jenny was somewhat dissatisfied with this and corrected Evan's words. "Neither of you won. I'm a person, not your trophy.""I didn't mean that...""Evan, this is the last time I'll call you and the last time I'll contact you. I hope you won't contact me in the future either. This is good enough," Jenny declared. She sounded quite heartless when she said all that, but it had to be this way. She didn't want Evan to continue to focus his energy on her, as it would only cause endless trouble.Evan felt a piercing pain in his heart, feeling as if he'd been stabbed with a knife. "I understand