"Steph, I know what's on your mind. Don't you dare think that!" Jenny raised her voice sternly to her friend, "I don't see this as trouble, and your parents share the same sentiment. We do this willingly for your freedom. Got it?"Stephanie clutched her phone as tears welled up in her eyes. She understood that no one thought she was a burden, but she felt guilty toward them anyway."Steph, quit overthinking, and don't act differently. Go about your day as usual. Give us some time," Jenny comforted Stephanie. She wasn't actually angry at her friend."Okay. I got it." Since they had a plan, Stephanie didn't want to worry too much and chose to trust Jenny by leaving the matter to her. After the call, Jenny finally had the time to rest in bed. She checked the news and realized Alec had announced his breakup with Natalia Cruz. Instead of feeling happy, she was upset—Alec dated Natalia right after they broke up, which she had no issue with if he had feelings for Natalia, but he announce
Ben and Evelyn put on serious faces when they brought up the purpose of their visit. He nudged her, only to receive a glare. She thought, "Is he seriously making me the bad guy every time?"Still, she collected herself and said to her son, "Christopher, I heard that you brought home a woman from Parrington—that small city."Although the couple was not the heir of the Spade Group, they were highly interested in every single move of their son. They immediately received the news when Christopher showed up with Jenny and hurried to the Spade Manor.Christopher's face soured even more when they brought up the issue. "So what?" He glared at them and reined in his anger."We shouldn't interfere in your life because you're an adult. But you have to be careful when it comes to marriage," Evelyn went on. When she noticed Christopher's silence, she added, "A woman from a small city is not a good match for you. You're going to take over the Spades business. If you marry someone from a dinky pl
Right as the father and son were about to get into a fight, Harvey shook his head in defeat and sighed softly. "That's enough! Do you want to cut my lifespan short?""Grandpa!""Dad!"Ben and Christopher yelled simultaneously, but none wanted to give in.Harvey waved his hand and dismissed them. "Leave, the both of you. As Christopher's grandfather, I'll make the arrangements for his marriage. You and Evelyn don't have to worry about it."Ben and Evelyn appeared dissatisfied and wanted to protest, but they shut up under Harvey's sharp glare. "Remember whose money you're taking. If you push me to my limits, I'll not give you a single cent."The couple fell silent after hearing Harvey's threat. No joke! How could they go about their lives without money? They left the manor in no time but had no plans to give up.Christopher took his seat when his parents were gone. "You shouldn't have spoiled them, Grandpa. You should've kicked them out earlier." To him, Ben and Evelyn were the tw
Christopher arrived on the hotel's seventh floor the next day, where he found Jenny eating breakfast. She looked at him and smiled. "Have you eaten?""No." He came to pick her up and hadn't had time for breakfast. She signaled at him to sit and said slowly, "There's no rush. We have the time for breakfast." She seemed calm and peaceful, as though there were no worries in her mind. Influenced by her attitude, he sat across from her and slowly ate his breakfast."I asked Grandpa yesterday if he'd tell you everything. Guess what he said?" Christopher tried to get her attention. She glanced at him and smiled softly. "From your question, I could tell that he's agreed to tell me everything. You wouldn't have looked at ease otherwise."Had it been the other way, Christopher would have been too embarrassed to show up before her, not to mention enjoying breakfast."How smart of you," he sighed and thought that he shouldn't have let her guess in the first place. She lifted a brow at him
Jenny frowned in displeasure. "Madam, despite having 'bad manners,' I still treat everyone with respect. How about you?"She hadn't planned on getting into a fight with Christopher's parents, but Evelyn was too rude and offensive. As a guest, she didn't come to ask for favors and refused to be bullied."You!" Evelyn banged on the table and stood up as though she'd beat up Jenny, but Jenny stared her down fearlessly.Christopher finally gathered himself and hurriedly shielded Jenny. He flashed a stern look at Evelyn. "What do you think you're doing? Jenny is my guest.""She's a guest? Does she deserve to be the guest of our family?" Evelyn didn't attempt to mask her disdain and great dislike for Jenny, who had the guts to talk back to her. She thought, "If this is how she behaves before she marries Christopher, what would happen after she joins the family?"Enraged, Christopher turned to the butler at the door. "Call the guards over and kick them out!" He didn't want to see his par
Jenny felt awkward standing aside while the two were engaged in a heated argument. She wanted to mediate but felt she didn't have the right to butt into the affairs between a mother and son—they shared an inseverable relationship.While she was hesitating, she heard a huge thud from the second floor, which also attracted the attention of Evelyn and Christopher. The three of them hurried upstairs and barged into the study."Grandpa!"They found Harvey slumped on the ground while Ben stood aside helplessly. Jenny rushed over to perform some checks on the old man, and her expression grew serious. "Get him to the hospital! It's a cerebral hemorrhage!"She had advised Harvey to refrain from emotional turbulence, but it seemed that he forgot her words.Meanwhile, Christopher lifted Harvey in his arms and left the study. At the door, he spun around and told Ben menacingly, "I'll make you pay if anything happens to Grandpa!""You!" Ben was provoked by his son's threat as he wondered if H
Christopher hung his head. He understood everything that Jenny had explained to him, but he couldn't stop worrying.While they were waiting in silence, a family in a Bardoff City castle was discussing Jenny."Dad, Mom, did you know that Christopher brought home a woman today?" A young lady beamed as she shared the gossip with her parents. The woman who sat at the head of the table raised her brows, looking interested and surprised. "Oh? What kind of woman is she? I thought people said that Christopher wasn't interested in women."She was Rowena Glass, the matriarch of the Walter family. Seated beside her was the head of the Walter family, Graham Walter. The young lady they spoke to was their only daughter, Jolene."I heard she's from a small city, and I bet she's not up to the standard. Christopher's parents are probably strongly against that woman. Who knows? They might be in a huge fight right now."Jolene was not close to Christopher in the first place. They were acquaintance
Harvey's surgery lasted for a full five hours before it came to an end. Thankfully, Harvey survived the ordeal, but he was in a coma indefinitely. In simple words, he could well fall into a vegetative state.It was a huge blow to Christopher, who found it difficult to accept that his energetic grandfather had fallen into a coma in a day.Standing by his side, Jenny looked at Harvey in the ICU with complicated emotions, and she was somehow riddled with guilt. Had she not visited, she would not have caused a misunderstanding for Ben and Evelyn, and Harvey might not have ended up in this condition.Feeling sorry, she apologized, "I'm sorry. I…""It's not your fault." Christopher had calmed down by now. He was not an unreasonable man."Mr. Spade will wake up soon," she said to him out of courtesy, even though the words might not bring him any comfort."Mm." He left the ICU entrance and headed for the hospital exit. She followed closely behind him with concern. "Where are you going?