Back at the apartment, Jenny lay on the couch with her laptop against her chest. If Christopher saw what she was looking at now, he'd definitely make fun of her.Every single bit of information available online about the Cruzes was opened on Jenny's laptop.Christopher hadn't lied when he said it was Natalia Cruz Alec had gone to the cafe with. The Cruzes were of similar status to the Spades in Parrington, both second-class.She really didn't know what to feel right now. Alec wouldn't meet up with a woman for no reason, especially alone. Jenny shook the thoughts away. She really had nothing to do with all of it anymore. With that in mind, Jenny switched off her laptop and went to her bedroom to sleep.Just then, someone knocked at her door. It was already 10 pm. Who could be knocking at her door at this hour? Jenny went to open the door, coming face to face with Alec himself."You—"The man lunged at her, cornering her against the wall. He reeked of alcohol.Jenny pushed at
Too far? Not to Alec. His eyes brimmed with emotion. "It's not what you think, Jenny.""Oh?" Jenny sneered. "It's not what you think between Christopher and me, either." She wasn't lying but couldn't say the same about Alec."You just want to piss me off, don't you?" Alec growled.Jenny glared at him, finding him unbearable right now. In her mind, Alec had done wrong in the first place. "Damn him!" she cursed internally.Neither of them said anything else, stubbornly maintaining their temper. After a long while, Alec said slowly, "I'll explain everything to you in time, Jenny.""Explain what?" What was there to explain? They'd already broken up, no?Why didn't Alec explain before that happened? Expecting Jenny to wait longer for whatever Alec would reveal was outrageous.Alec started to speak but stopped. He didn't want Jenny to worry about his issue with Mortimer or get herself in that man's sight. It'd be strange to see Jenny worry about Alec now that they'd broken up.Je
"I can't, Yvonne." Sam frowned. He was a Bloom. He had to have faith in his family company in the midst of the turmoil. Yvonne glared at him. "If you don't sell them now, you won't have anything by the time the company liquidates. Is that what you want?"Sam stayed silent."Sell them off, Sam. We can use the money to build our own company, just us two as the directors. Wouldn't that be better?" She finally revealed her motives. She had lost hope the moment Simone stepped into the competition to become heir to the company, so she had been readying herself to set up her own company.All she needed was money; she could only get the amount she needed from Sam."But…""No buts, Sam. Think about it. What have you truly accomplished on your own all these years? Do you expect to sit around until Simone surpasses you? You really want the world to see how weak you are compared to your sister?" Yvonne's tone grew angrier the more she spoke. She had long lamented her husband's uselessness.
Morgan stayed still, seriously regretting coming over in the first place. Jenny's mood would only worsen if she handed the tablet over now.Jenny stood up, ready to retrieve the tablet herself. Morgan quickly went over, handing it to her. "Hold up. There's no need to rush."Thinking it was something to do with the hospital, Jenny nonchalantly read the news on the tablet. Her face fell the moment she noticed the headline. Opposite her, Christopher's interest was successfully piqued.He leaned over to look, immediately noticing some news about Alec. He was about to joke about it when he read some more of the article and realized that Alec and Natalia were dating.They even announced it publicly!What was going on? Hadn't they just met for lunch yesterday?A nagging thought in Christopher's mind said, "If only Jenny and I could get together this quickly."Meanwhile, Jenny found the news ridiculous. Didn't Alec tell her last night that he wasn't dating Natalia? What kind of absurdit
After parking the car, the two went straight to the elevators. It didn't seem like Christopher was in the mood for dinner."You're not gonna have instant noodles again, are you?" he asked tentatively.Jenny walked to her apartment without replying, ignoring him entirely."Jenny," he called again before she closed the door, shoving a foot in the doorway this time. "C'mon, let's go grab dinner.""Leave!" she yelled. If Christopher continued to be a pain in her ass, she might actually hit him."No. You haven't had a single thing to eat today. You're only hurting yourself." He wasn't going to let her sleep without first eating something.Jenny immediately threw a punch at him, now fully attacking him. She'd been wanting to hit something ever since the breakup. How kind of Christopher to offer himself up.Christopher hadn't expected it. He quickly dodged her punch, having some practical training since he was young to defend himself. But he soon realized he was no match for Jenny. It
Alec just about boiled over with rage when he saw the two. "Fucking shameless!"If someone else had seen them doing this right by the door…Alec couldn't imagine further. He grew angrier and angrier by the second, never expecting Jenny to act that way. Jenny was about to push Christopher away when she fell limp in his arms, eyeing Alec mockingly. "You should mind your own business, Mr. Faust. Don't you have a new girlfriend?""I…""Oh, I nearly forgot. You live here too." Jenny turned to Christopher. "Let's give him some space to walk.""Alright." Christopher beamed, enjoying the show. He let Jenny go and gently pushed her behind him. "Here you go, Mr. Faust."Alec glared at them, then fixed on Jenny. "I told you it's not what you think between—""I'm not interested in your business, Mr. Faust." Jenny scoffed and looked away, crossing her arms.Still angry, Alec turned to Christopher. "Why do you keep following her around? What motives do you have?""I'm afraid I don't know wh
His reaction made Jenny curious. "Yeah. Something wrong?""Um…" Christopher suddenly didn't know if she was being serious or not.Tywin Munster was a master of masters in the martial arts world. How could Jenny mention his name as if he was just some average Joe?Christopher calmed himself down. "Do you know who he is?""Not really. My grandfather said he was very skilled in martial arts, so he had him teach me. I never really questioned him." Jenny shrugged.She had learned from a handful of teachers but had never had time to sit down and talk to them due to her packed schedule. They all left once they finished teaching her, and Jenny never saw any of them afterward.Though there were exceptions where they visited Orchid Village again, but only before her grandfather passed away. Jenny had been shocked when she met Tywin again at the village back then, too."He's not just very skilled; he's nearly the titan of the martial arts world, Jenny. Even I know his name, and I'm not for
It was the middle of the night, and Jenny was wide awake after her talk with Christopher. She examined her teachers' information on the computer screen and found Christopher was right; they were all experts in their respective fields. The martial arts, computer, art, and medical teachers were all renowned professionals in her country. Even her seemingly ordinary design mentor, Jade, was once a partner of a well-known domestic designer brand. Jenny realized that she might not be an ordinary person, and she became curious about her background. However, she didn't know who to ask as her grandfather had passed away. Suddenly, she remembered Gilbert, whom her grandfather could have confided in. "Jenny?" Gilbert answered the phone. It was not night yet in his time zone, so he answered almost instantly."I want to ask you something," Jenny said. "Before Grandpa passed away, did he tell you anything?"Gilbert hesitated, having an inkling of what she would ask next. "What do you mean?"