"Zack," Gilbert called, his voice heavy. "I may have to leave for a while. I believe you'll take good care of Jenny when I'm gone, right?"Zack froze in his tracks and instantly turned to look at him. "Leave? Where are you going?""I need to attend to matters regarding my company's overseas business. I'm going to investigate them."Hearing that, Zack rolled his eyes at him. "Oh, a business trip! I thought you were planning to leave for good.""There are a lot of things going on over there, so I may not be back so soon," Gilbert elaborated.Zack, who was in the middle of sighing in relief, instantly frowned. Studying Gilbert, he realized he was serious. He jerked upright and snarled, "Why are you doing this? You're trying to escape!" He was not stupid. Since Gilbert suddenly wanted to leave, there was only one reason. Zack assumed it was because he never resolved things with Jenny. "Maybe." Gilbert didn't deny it. "If I remain here, I'm afraid I won't be able to control my feelin
At La Vie Jen Rose Designs, Jenny's conversation with Jade had just ended when she received a call from Zack. After he finished reporting to her, Jenny asked, "So, he was employed by Yvonne because his sister was seriously ill, and he wanted to use the money to treat his sister?""According to the information I've found, that seems to be the case," Zack replied.Jenny was conflicted. Jonathan was a skilled martial artist, but he had aided Yvonne in her plans, knocking Jenny out and putting her in the room where Steven was killed. As a result, she was nearly framed as a murderer.She had found it strange that someone as skilled as Jonathan would aid Yvonne, so she asked Zack to investigate Jonathan's background. Little did she know, he had a younger sister who was seriously ill. It suddenly made sense why Jonathan became Yvonne's hitman. It was likely that he was extremely short of money. Knowing that, the anger she had harbored toward him also dissipated."Yvonne is really cruel. A
Jenny thought that Wednesday would be an ordinary day. However, the day proved otherwise when she received a call from prison informing her of Jonathan's death. The news caught her by surprise, and she was stunned for a long time before she returned to her senses. Half an hour later, she arrived at the prison."How did he die?" she asked the warden, a little worried that Yvonne had silenced Jonathan. Since the incident happened so long ago, wasn't it too late to silence him?The warden's answer cleared her suspicions. "He died by suicide.""Suicide?" Jenny raised her voice without realizing it. "Why would he commit suicide?"It was not like Jonathan to commit suicide. Why did he suddenly commit suicide?"We don't know what happened. When we found him, he was already dead," the warden replied.Jenny had too many questions, but she knew asking the warden all of them was pointless. She requested to see Jonathan's body, and the warden complied. After carefully inspecting Jonathan's
Seeing Zack's reaction, Gilbert knew he hadn't realized his mistake at all. After a moment, he said, "You better tell Jenny about it. She's probably confused by the news of Jonathan's death.""Wait, are you asking me to tell her I caused his death?" Jenny would rip him to shreds if he did that. Gilbert stared at him and replied, "Didn't you?"Zack fell silent. All he wanted was to express his anger on Jenny's behalf. He didn't attack Jonathan physically; all he did was mock and ridiculed him. Just like that, he became a murderer?Nonetheless, he heeded his brother's advice in the end. He called Jenny and confessed that he had met Jonathan in prison. Jenny was still in Alec's car when she received Zack's phone call. Hearing his story, she had mixed emotions."What's the matter?" Alec asked after the call ended, sensing that her expression wasn't quite right.Jenny didn't try to hide it from him. "I found the reason behind Jonathan's suicide."Alec was puzzled. How did she find o
"Well, you'll have to give me the chance to cook for you." Alec turned around to look at Jenny. "So, will you give me a chance?"Regretting her words, she blinked and looked at the restaurant. "I haven't been here before. It looks wonderful." She walked into the restaurant, leaving him shaking his head defeatedly at her awkward change of topic.The waiter led them to the reserved table by the window. On the 30th floor, they had a perfect vista of the brilliant night view.Jenny looked out of the window, lost in thoughts. When she thought about it, she had never seen Parrington's night view after living here for a long time, not even in the two free years when she had been married to Alec."Have a taste of their signature menu. I wonder if you'd like it." He brought her to a Cagliostronese restaurant that he thought was good, but he had no idea if it matched her preference. She tasted the food and nodded. "Yeah, it's good.""Eat up. You probably haven't been eating well because y
Yvonne was in no mood to listen to the staff's conversation. Alec was on her mind, and she assumed he was likely with Jenny. Her mood tanked, and she looked across at Sam. "Since Alec Faust is here, we should at least say hi to him. If the Blooms have his support, we can soon take over the reins of the Bloom Conglomerate.""Yvonne, let's stay put." Sam wasn't an idiot. He knew their presence would only irk Alec and Jenny, who had made it clear that they disliked the Bloom couple. Yvonne glared at him impatiently. "Why are you so afraid? Alec's not going to bite." After that, she disregarded his protest and dragged him with her. She wore a broad smile on her face when she stood in front of Alec and Jenny. "Alec, are you having dinner with Jenny here? What a coincidence. Sam and I are eating here too," she addressed them in an annoyingly sweet manner, especially when she referred to Jenny. It was a testament to her shamelessness.Jenny was the one who had goosebumps over the uneasy e
Sam was naive and took Yvonne's words seriously. Feeling that he had wronged her somehow, he apologized, "Sorry, Yvonne. I was…""Whatever. You probably don't love me anyway." She smirked and put on a pitiful look that almost broke his heart. He quickly pulled her into a comforting hug. "Of course I love you. No one loves you more than I do." "Is that true?""Yes.""Well, if so, I want to be a shareholder of the Bloom Conglomerate. Why don't you give me some of yours?" she suggested, causing him to hesitate. During his deliberation, he heard her complaining, "See! You're not willing to even give your shares to me. How could you claim that you love me? You're a liar!""I will give you my shares," he hurriedly agreed to her request to cheer her up. Hearing that, she beamed at him and gave him a peck at the corner of his lips while holding back her disgust. "Okay! You promised! No taking it back.""No, of course, I won't take it back!" Sam was overjoyed. Even if Yvonne wanted h
"I'm leaving tomorrow. I have made arrangements for company matters," Gilbert answered with a smile. She frowned. "Tomorrow? Why the rush?""I've been planning for this for a long time," he said. "Don't worry. I just think that the company's business overseas is underperforming. I'll take this chance to develop the business abroad and expand the company.""Oh," she responded, but she didn't believe a word from him."When I'm not around, ask Zack for help if you need anything. He's capable of helping you out now," Gilbert reminded her, as he still felt worried about leaving her alone. She nodded sorrowfully. "Gilbert, if you worry about me that much, you should've stayed. I was counting on you to protect me."He merely smiled at her, and that was enough said. How could he not go abroad? He'd never let go of Jenny if he stayed in Parrington.She pursed her lips and said nothing more because Gilbert seemed to have arrived at a final decision. Unsure of how to face him before his