Alec was already waiting at the door when Jenny arrived at the bar."I knew you wouldn't have the heart to leave me here alone." He smiled, walking toward her. He took Jenny's bag and led her inside."Don't be so presumptuous. I'm here to keep an eye on you so that you won't go behind my back." Jenny followed Alec as they made their way to the second floor.Alec wasn't angry at her remark. Instead, he nodded in agreement. "That's good. I do need someone to keep an eye on me."If Jenny hadn't come, his buddies would have gotten him some female escorts. Although he wasn't interested, he would feel uncomfortable with strangers sitting beside him. Fortunately, she showed up.As they pushed open the door to the private room, everyone inside looked at them. Alec led Jenny in and introduced her as his girlfriend. The group chuckled and greeted her. Jenny smiled and greeted them back.Alec introduced each of them in turn. "From left to right, they are Lance Quealy, Spencer Nixon, and Yos
Yosef's face turned pale with anger. He glared at Jenny as if she was his sworn enemy. Jenny, however, remained calm and smiled back at him. She didn't think he could do anything to her with Alec around. Taking note of his small physique, Jenny knew he was no match for her, even if they were to fight."Enough, Yosef!" Spencer walked over and pulled him back. He looked at Jenny apologetically. "Don't mind him. He's always been like this and doesn't know how to talk nicely.""If he doesn't know how to, he should go home and learn, not come here to make a fool of himself," Jenny retorted, not caring whether she stepped on Spencer's toes.She promised to be Alec's girlfriend because she was attracted to him, not because of his money. Therefore, she didn't care about offending his friends. Spencer was surprised at how tough Jenny was, seeing as she didn't back down one bit. He looked at Alec for help, but he just drank his alcohol and watched everything unfolding as if it was a show.Wh
Yosef was so scared that he couldn't speak, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly. He'd known Alec for many years, but this was the first time he'd seen him behave in such a way. Hence, he was understandably quite taken aback."Listen to me—if you say one more thing you shouldn't say, I'll make the Jones family disappear from Parrington. Do you understand?" After he was done with his warning, Alec simply threw Yosef aside. He then washed his hands and left.Yosef lay on the floor for a while before he came to his senses and cursed, "Alec! You bastard!"Alec returned to the private room first, but it took a while before Yosef came back after him. Everyone noticed that Yosef seemed perturbed, but no one asked him about his condition.Jenny glanced at Alec and asked quietly, "Did you teach him a lesson?""Hmm." Alec didn't deny it. "He had it coming. He shouldn't have been rude to you.""It's okay. I'm not angry. You don't need to make a fuss about it." Yosef was his friend, aft
Jenny didn't hear any response from Alec. She raised her head and found that he'd fallen asleep again at some point and hadn't heard her at all. Jenny sighed but didn't wake him up. She slowly got up, made sure that Alec was tucked in comfortably, and then left.The next day, the first thing Jenny did when she woke up was check on Alec. She was worried, so she didn't return the key last night but held on to it.When she opened the door and entered, she saw no signs of activity and assumed that Alec hadn't gotten up yet. Therefore, she went straight to the bedroom.The moment she pushed open the door, she was greeted by the sight of Alec's muscular back. He wasn't wearing a shirt, and there were water droplets on his tanned skin. He seemed to have just taken a shower.Jenny couldn't help but gulp. "This body… He has the perfect physique!" she exclaimed wordlessly.The next second, Alec put on his bathrobe. Just as Jenny lamented not being able to continue admiring such a sight for
Because of how serious Alec was, Jenny didn't know how to broach the subject. She couldn't just outrightly say, "I think you're sick and should see a doctor." Although she had said those exact words before, she wasn't afraid of offending Alec or making him unhappy back then. Now, however, she hesitated, trying to find the right words."Don't worry, Jenny. Just tell me what you want to say. I won't get angry," Alec said, sensing her hesitation.Taking his words as encouragement, Jenny cut to the chase and asked, "Did you choose the style of this house yourself?"Alec smiled and stood up. He walked to the window to look at the street below. "Yeah. I used to like this kind of style. It made me feel comfortable."Jenny frowned. Before she could say anything, Alec asked, "Are you worried about me?"With a nod, Jenny said, "Don't you think it's too depressing and unsuitable to live in?" She'd felt uncomfortable since she stepped into his house last night. The complete darkness made he
On the opening day of her new store, Jenny would definitely invite reporters to better promote the La Vie Jen Rose Designs brand. However, as Alec pointed out, it was hard to prevent the media from gossiping about their relationship. What should she do when that happens? Should she admit or deny it?Alec was still waiting for her answer. The way he was staring at her made her feel a little uneasy."What do you want me to say?" She threw the question back at Alec.He chuckled. "Well, I hope you'll say that I'm your boyfriend.""Are you sure you want to make it public?" Jenny was a little surprised. She thought someone from a family like Alec's would be cautious about their relationships and not make them public until they were married.Alec nodded without any hesitation. "Why not? I'm happy to let everyone know about us."His frank attitude made Jenny blush. "But I think this is something between the two of us. There's no need for others to know…" She hesitated but still expressed
Jenny didn't expect Simone to be so efficient. Simone had only received the information a few days ago, and she was already taking action. It seemed like Jenny had made the right decision to seek Simone's help. She didn't care where Simone got the money to buy the shares of Bloom Conglomerate. Simone might have been planning this move for a long time; she was just waiting for the right opportunity. Jenny going to her coincidentally gave her the opportunity to set her plan in motion.As Jenny was thinking about it, her phone rang. When she saw Simone's name on the screen, she couldn't help but smile. Simone went straight to the point without exchanging pleasantries and asked if Jenny had seen the news. Jenny confirmed that she had."What do you need me to do?" Jenny asked."I need you to help me investigate a senior executive of Bloom Conglomerate. I want to get rid of this guy, but I don't have any leads to work on." Based on the information Jenny had given her, Simone knew that J
Christopher seemed oblivious to Jenny's displeasure. He was still grinning as he said, "No, no. You expressed yourself very clearly, and I heard you loud and clear.""In that case, why are you still approaching me?" Jenny asked, really not understanding what was going on in his mind."You have the right to reject me, but I have the right to continue liking you. You have no control over my heart," Christopher said, smiling and looking as if he was determined to keep liking her no matter what. Jenny was at a loss for words. She suddenly felt a headache coming and stepped aside to distance herself from Christopher. "Do whatever you want." She didn't know what else to say. Feeling that it was a waste of time to say anything, she chose to ignore him."That's more like it." Christopher grinned and followed her, clearly having no intention of leaving.Jenny walked to the cafeteria with Christopher still trailing behind her. She asked, "Are you planning to eat with me in the cafeteria?"