It was a hearty dinner. Alec even brought out a bottle of red wine. Jenny had no idea what he was celebrating."Have a glass, Jenny." Alec poured out some wine and smiled at her.Jenny felt that his smile was dubious. She looked at him warily and asked, "You're not thinking of making me drunk, are you?"Alec didn't quite know how to respond to that. "We haven't really celebrated us getting together before." He couldn't tell what went through Jenny's mind at times. Was he that sort of person?Jenny smiled dryly and tried to ease the awkwardness. "I was just joking. I know you're not that type of guy."Alec chuckled. He didn't really push it. They clinked their glasses together and drank the wine.Jenny preferred eating since Alec was pretty good at cooking. She wasn't much of a drinker. She looked at Alec. He seemed to have drunk quite a bit."Do you know how happy I am to finally be with you, Jenny?" Alec, who was getting tipsy, looked at Jenny with love in his eyes.Jenny felt
Jenny and Alec shared a glance. He nodded, indicating that he was alright with anything that she said."Everyone should just take a step back," Jenny said. She looked at Paul. "You should know that my brother will never take responsibility for Marigold. Hence, you should let it go.""What do you think?" Paul was cold. "Gilbert is your brother. Of course, you'd help him.""I couldn't force him to do what he doesn't want to do even if he wasn't my brother," Jenny retorted. Paul was unwilling to solve the problem.Paul sneered. He wouldn't have paid attention to Jenny if it weren't for Alec."Gilbert, this might not be your responsibility, but it has already happened. You have to compensate them in some way." Jenny looked at her brother. She was indeed there to resolve their problem. She didn't want them to hold this against each other.It wouldn't benefit either Marigold or Gilbert.Gilbert didn't object, letting Jenny continue."You can't support her emotionally, that's for sure
Gilbert left the bar after writing the check. It was then that Marigold came out from behind the screen. She had already calmed herself down. Besides the redness in her eyes, nothing else was shown on her face."I don't know what you see in him!" Paul was a little angry to see her.Marigold said nothing and sat at the side. Jenny slid the check over and said, "I know you don't want to contact him often, but for the child's sake, you must take this money.""You don't have to tell me to. I will." However, the amount written on it made her gasp. She looked at Jenny and then at Paul, who snorted and said, "This isn't even a lot.""Is this too much, Jenny?" Marigold ignored her brother. Even to the Wagners, it was not a small sum.Jenny shook her head. "He can earn the money back. It's not much. Only enough to ensure that you can raise the child stress-free.""Alright." Marigold didn't refuse. She knew that Gilbert was giving her this much to make her stay away from him. If this was
Jenny looked at Alec, who was driving the car. "Aren't you going to the company?""I am." He'd just arrived, and a mountain of work was waiting for him in the office. However, he wanted to accompany Jenny for a while longer, so he was not going there yet.Jenny read his mind and said, "We have lots of time, Alec. We don't have to be together all the time. Do you know what I mean?"If Alec left his work to see her like this in the future, Jenny would start thinking she was affecting him."I know. Don't worry. I'll handle the things in the company." Alec nodded with a smile. "I'll just send you back.""Take me to the shopping mall. I invited Stephanie out," Jenny said quickly.Alec nodded. "Okay."They drove toward the mall. Alec asked, "Is Stephanie with Leonard yet?""Probably not. She'd tell me if they were." She and Stephanie had contacted each other these few days, and Stephanie hadn't told her anything about Leonard at all. Hence, Jenny guessed that they were not together y
They held hands as they walked into the mall and talked about Jenny's recent events as they shopped. Once Stephanie learned everything, she said, "Evan really went too far. Did he honestly think he could trap you in there forever?"As Jenny's long-time friend, she knew that even if Jenny couldn't find an escape plan quickly, she would never give up and spend the rest of her life with Evan.Jenny smiled bitterly. She would probably never understand what went through Evan's head, but she guessed that with all their years apart, Evan no longer understood her."Well, what about you and Alec? You didn't agree to be with him just because he saved you, did you?" Stephanie didn't think that Jenny would be so impulsive. If she were the type to agree to be in a relationship because of one kind gesture, she would have gotten together with Evan ages ago.Jenny was quiet for a bit before speaking. "We probably fulfilled our destinies by being together. If it weren't for Evan's scheme, I might h
"When are you and Alec planning to marry?" Stephanie directed the topic of the conversation toward Jenny and Alec. "Oh, I mean, remarry."Jenny had nothing to say to that. "It's still early." Jenny still had yet to plan a marriage."I envy you so much. You are all marrying and getting together, and I'm still single," Stephanie exclaimed sadly.Jenny didn't pity her. Instead, she rolled her eyes. "There are so many people out there willing to be in a relationship with you. But do you want to?""I do." Stephanie just wanted a normal love story, unlike her incident with Paul."Then try it out with Leonard," Jenny suggested.Stephanie pursed her lips and said softly, "I'll see. Who knows if he actually likes me? I don't want to overdo things.""The choice is yours. As long as you won't regret it." Stephanie may be her good friend, but she couldn't make the decisions for her. Things like love had to be sorted out on her own.They talked as they shopped, and soon they bought plenty o
They came quickly. As Jenny had suspected, Max was next to Jade when she called. Hence, he came, too."It's been a while since we've met, Jenny." Max was still the charming man he was. However, he looked easier on the eyes. It could be a psychological thing.Jenny couldn't help teasing him. "Yeah. I remember that you even wanted to pursue me before. What a pity you gave up in the end."Max was speechless. He snuck a glance at Jade and coughed dryly. "I was just playing you. You're not even my type.""Oh really? You seemed pretty serious about it at the time. Aren't I right, Alec?" Jenny looked at Alec, who had long been by her side.Alec nodded solemnly. "I was afraid that you'd actually end up with her."Max wanted to cry. "What have I done wrong? Why are you torturing me?"Jade was right there. How could they say things like that? Furthermore, he hadn't wanted to pursue Jenny back then. He just wanted to make Alec angry."I'm just telling the truth." Jenny smiled.Max was ex
Jenny did not say anything to that. They seemed to have already prepared everything. "Is there anything that you need me to help with?""We actually do," Max said, smiling. But then, Jade continued for him, "We've already planned out the wedding, but I haven't found my bridesmaids yet. So, I was thinking of making you and Stephanie my bridesmaids.""Of course, I can!" Jenny agreed at once. She would gladly do it. But then, she asked, "I've divorced. Wouldn't that affect anything? Bridesmaids are supposed to be unmarried.""It's okay. I don't care about all that." What Jade wanted was to have her friends be her bridesmaids. She didn't care if they were divorced or married.Jenny had no reason to refuse now. "That's settled, then."Then, she said, "Are the groomsmen decided?"Max nodded. "Yup."They were his subordinates. He didn't care about formalities like that as long as the groomsmen weren't as handsome as he was. He only cared about who he married."Why didn't you ask me