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?
Graham returned to Walter Castle at night after his work engagements. Rowena and Jolene were in the living room, and Jolene quickly went up to support him. "Dad, why did you get drunk again?""I'm alright." He waved at her, and she helped him to sit on the sofa. She poured him a glass of water and massaged his shoulders. "Dad, I've told you not to overwork yourself. Mom and I would feel bad." Jolene heard Rowena scoffing and quickly glared at her so that she'd shut up in case the situation ended in fights like before.Graham was patient around his daughter. "Yeah. I'll take note of it next time."Jolene mumbled unhappily to herself. Seeing that, Graham changed the topic and announced, "Harvey Spade is in the hospital. You should visit him someday."Even though he didn't specifically address anyone, it was clear that Rowena had to take charge of the visit."Okay." Rowena nodded. She had gotten wind of the news early on and would have arranged for someone to pay a visit even witho
Graham retired to his room, and Jolene stormed out of the house, leaving Rowena alone in the living room. She glanced at his room on the second floor and frowned. It could have been a mistake, but she sensed that he had an odd reaction upon the mention of Jenny Walter. She had always been cautious and would capture minor behavioral changes in others.It wasn't a mistake, she decided after a while and nodded. She called her assistant. "Look into this person for me. I need everything you can get on her."At the same time, Jenny was back at her hotel after a busy day. She called Christopher to get an update on Harvey, and she was upset to learn that Harvey remained unconscious. After the call, she lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling as she fell into a reflective state."Why is it this hard to get to the truth? Do I really have to go home empty-handed?" she wondered.The doorbell interrupted her train of thought. She went to the door and asked, "Who's out there?""Good evening. T
"If you wanted to kill me, you'd do it whether I tell you or not." Jenny was clever enough not to fall for the attacker's lie. The attacker chuckled at her logical interpretation, her blade still sliding across Jenny's cheek as she contemplated her next move. "You're pretty, but you'd look better with a few scars."Jenny didn't say a word, but she scanned the room desperately to find an escape. Sadly, she was cornered under the attacker's violent domination.When the attacker raised her knife, Jenny braced herself for facial injuries, but the blade merely made a tiny cut on her neck. She felt a pang of pain and some bleeding, but it was not a serious wound. Out of Jenny's sight, the attacker collected her blood in a small tube and tucked it away before grinning at her victim. "Did you feel that everything's ending for you just now?""What do you really want?" She didn't intend to kill Jenny, for she would have acted sooner if she wanted to murder. Jenny had no idea about her ident