They ate at the dining table.Jenny had to admit that Alec's cooking skills were improving. This meal tasted like one in a five-star restaurant."Is Alfred working in your company?" Alec suddenly asked.Jenny was stunned. She looked at him in disbelief. "Do you know him?"Alec nodded and told her about the investigation. "You mentioned him last night, so I told Vincent to do some digging. I didn't think that an illegitimate child would actually exist."Jenny smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say. She was only suspicious before, but now it was confirmed. "Why is he working at my company if he's your father's son?" she asked. It couldn't just be a coincidence.Alec looked at her, evidently deep in thought. "I think he has ulterior motives. It's best to fire him." He would never be at ease with someone like Alfred by Jenny's side."That's going to be hard. I just signed a contract with him. If I fire him now, I'll have to compensate him." Jenny smiled bitterly. She blamed herse
After hearing what Alec said, Jenny was surprised. She didn't expect that Alec had already seen a psychiatrist. While feeling relieved, she still had some worries. Since a psychiatrist was already involved, why was Alec still in his current state?Jenny didn't know much about psychology, so she didn't comment much. "That's good," she said. She didn't insist on Alec seeing the psychiatrist she recommended. She believed things would eventually get better as long as he continued to see a doctor. The two didn't discuss the matter any further. After dinner, Jenny got up to clean the dishes and left Alec's place after washing them.Jenny was just about to take a shower and call it a day when she got home, but someone knocked on her door loudly. Before she could even ask who was there, a drunken voice sounded from outside."Jenny! Open the door! You've ruined everything for me. Are you happy now? I got divorced from Sam because of you. I would've been Alec's wife if it weren't for you. I
Yvonne couldn't understand what Jenny had pointed out. Even if she did, she adamantly refused to accept it as the truth."Do you think you've won? Do you think Alec really loves you that much?" Yvonne asked. She then scoffed, "His heart belongs to Quinn, and you're just a substitute!"Alec's expression changed in an instant. He'd been wondering who would've told Jenny about Quinn, but now it seemed Yvonne played a part in it."Shut up!" Alec bellowed as he moved toward Yvonne."What are you doing? Do you intend to kill me so that I'll be silenced?" Yvonne asked and laughed at her own question. She never imagined that she and Alec would face off like this one day.Alec was now standing in front of Yvonne, ready to strike, but Jenny stepped forward and stopped him. "Don't waste your energy on someone like her," Jenny said. Looking at Yvonne, she continued calmly, "For me, there is no victory or defeat. I rely on myself. I don't care about the relationship between Alec and Quinn, a
No one would take what she said seriously. Alec didn't, and not even Yvonne herself. When she came to think of it, what kind of retribution would really lead someone like Alec to his doom?She left the Perry Residence and stood on the side of the road, not knowing where she could go or who she could turn to. The Dickmans were gone, and she'd divorced Sam. The world was such a big place, but there was no place for her. "How ridiculous!" Yvonne sneered inwardly.She was once the proud young lady of the Dickman family. She was at the top of the world, yet, she fell from grace because she fell for Alec. Standing under the streetlamp, she looked around in confusion. In her drunkenness, she was a little unsteady on her feet. She held on to the pole, and it was unclear what she was thinking.Following a loud rumble, several motorcycles stopped in front of her. Someone got off one of them and approached her."Hey, pretty. You look like you need a place to crash. Come on, I'll take you in
Jenny had just arrived at her office and hadn't had a chance to do her rounds when someone knocked on her door. She was quite surprised to see Natalia when she opened it."Dr. Walter," Natalia said, forcing a smile as she walked in. She didn't know how to face Jenny, but for the sake of her grandfather, she had to swallow her embarrassment.Jenny sat on her chair and watched as Natalia approached her. "Do you need something, Miss Cruz?" she asked.Natalia nodded. "Yes," she said, taking a seat in front of Jenny. Jenny waited for her to speak. However, Natalia fell silent, seemingly unsure of how to begin. She felt embarrassed, especially because she and Alec had pretended to be a couple. "Dr. Walter, have you and Alec gotten back together?" she finally asked. She had been away for some time, so she assumed Alec must have explained everything to Jenny by then. Jenny frowned upon hearing that. She thought Natalia had come to talk about something important, but she was just there t
To Natalia, Jenny was officially her savior by saying those words. Having a choice was good news to her; it was worrisome if there wasn't any choice available at all."Your grandfather's condition is indeed very serious, and you know this yourself," Jenny said calmly as she looked at Natalia. Upon seeing her nod, she continued, "The only way to extend his lifespan would be through surgery."Hearing her words, Natalia's eyes widened in disbelief. "Is surgery still possible? The doctors in Bardoff City don't recommend going for surgery.""While surgery is possible, the risk is extremely high. What they said was not entirely wrong."Not everyone was willing to take risks, especially when it concerned the head of the Cruz family. No one could bear the responsibility if he were to die by their hands."As long as there's a chance, I won't give up," Natalia said firmly without any hesitation. She couldn't just sit and watch her grandfather perish.Seeing Natalia's determination, Jenny c
Suddenly, she thought of something, and a hint of a smile appeared on her gloomy face. However, her smile was somewhat chilling to look at. She got up from the hospital bed, walked out of the ward, and headed straight to the nurse's station."Excuse me, can you tell me which ward Alicia Flynn is staying in?" she asked the nurse at the station with a smile. Her injured face made her look particularly pitiful.The nurses all knew why she was admitted to the hospital, and they couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic toward her. "She's in Room 308 on the third floor.""Okay, thank you," Yvonne said. She then turned and headed toward the third floor.Alicia was Jonathan's younger sister. When Jonathan had promised to help Yvonne deal with Jenny, his condition was that she would fork out the money to save Alicia's life. At that time, she had only paid a deposit. Truth be told, she wasn't even sure if Alicia was still alive.Since she was still in the hospital, it meant that she was
Yvonne was clever, as not everything she'd told Alicia was fake. For example, the fact that she'd hired Jonathan and that Jonathan had committed suicide were all true. Even if Alicia looked into it later, she would find things were as she said."My brother has committed suicide?" Alicia asked wordlessly.She was in shock for quite some time as she looked at Yvonne incredulously. The truth was too much for her to bear. The next second, she started shouting at Yvonne angrily, "Don't talk nonsense here. My brother wouldn't have committed suicide!"He was such a capable person. How would he be driven to take his own life?"Don't get too worked up. It's not good for your recovery." Yvonne pretended to give her caring words of advice before she continued, "I know you'll find all this hard to accept, but it's the truth. If you don't believe me, you can investigate it after you leave the hospital."Jonathan's death was related to Jenny anyway. She had sent him to prison, and she was also