The branch office of the Faust Group was relatively unknown in Bardoff City, as it was less influential relative to the many big names. However, as most people paid attention to the developments of the Glass family, they noticed that the family had been making moves against the Faust Group, which piqued their curiosity.The outsiders mistook the actions for the Glass family's ambition to acquire Faust Group, but only Jenny knew that Rowena and Jolene were behind the recent moves. Worried that Alec would struggle to fend off the attacks, Jenny wanted to call him out of concern but held back in the end. Based on her understanding of him, he would definitely turn down her offer to help when his ego acted up, just like the average man.With that in mind, she decided to ask James for help later. Well, she wasn't exactly asking him to actively intervene. It'd be great if he could at least hold off the Glass family. Moreover, a stronger Glass family would be bad news for the Walter family.
Jenny was sent flying and landing hard on the ground from a kick. She slumped onto the ground and struggled to get up. The man was serious about taking her life from how mercilessly he attacked her. She was filled with despair when she realized that she was too weak for him. At the same time, she was riddled with regret. In the past, she had always thought she was skilled in martial arts. When she finally stepped into the real world, the huge number of martial arts talents opened her eyes to her inadequacy.The man stood in front of her in no time. She knelt on the ground as she winced from the pain in her stomach—it was so bad that she could not stand up."How much did they pay you? I'll double that amount," she offered, holding on to the last sliver of hope even though her words might not work on him.Just as she had expected, the man was unaffected by her words. He took out a dagger and lurched at her. Fully prepared, she stumbled backward to dodge his attack, but that didn't sto
Alec stared at Vincent. The company was not his priority at the moment when he badly wanted to look for Jenny. However, he knew that the gap between him and Jenny would only widen if Faust Group collapsed, and he might even lose the opportunity to get to her. After some consideration, he sighed and relented. "Send someone to locate her right away.""Sure. Don't worry. I'll send someone to look into that." Vincent nodded in relief, feeling thankful that the CEO had not lost his mind.After Alec went for the meeting, Vincent arranged for someone to look into Jenny's whereabouts. At that time, none of them knew that Jenny had been hospitalized.…The sky was dark when Jenny regained consciousness. She stared at the ceiling for a long time before she recalled the events before she fainted. Smiling wryly, she thought this was the worst injury she had ever sustained and perhaps served as a good lesson. Bardoff City was no Parrington—she had to be extra careful with each step she took. Sh
James let out a relieved sigh after she agreed to have bodyguards. The men he hired were extraordinary, and they would protect her well."Are you hungry?" he asked. "I can get someone to buy food for you." It was surreal to him how they had agreed to meet at a restaurant, but things took a wild turn after that.She nodded, feeling hungry. He asked someone to buy some food for her, and she put in an additional request for a phone charger as well. It was inconvenient to have a phone run out of battery, and she worried about her contacts who couldn't reach her.Not long after, she got her food and phone charger delivered. She charged her phone before digging in. James stayed around, which was awkward for her. "James, why don't you go home and rest? It's pretty late.""It's alright. I'll hang around until you're done eating." He had planned to spend the night by her bed, but he knew that Jenny would be puzzled or even shocked if he volunteered to do that. Jenny didn't say another wor
Despite wanting to stay, James left Jenny's room out of consideration of her injuries and recovery. After he left, she finally returned the missed calls on her phone. First on her list was Jade, followed by Graham. She informed them that her phone had died but did not bring up the topic of her injuries. She hid the truth from Jade because Jade would be worried, and she didn't tell Graham because nothing would come out of it.At this moment, she had no evidence pointing to Rowena and Jolene. If she blindly accused the two in front of Graham, he might think she was up to no good just to bring them down.She needed sufficient evidence to show Graham the true face of Rowena and Jolene, for she wanted him to deal with them with his own hands. That was the main reason she refused James' help. Only by showing Graham the true colors of his wife and daughter would he be disappointed in them.After responding to all the missed calls, she finally got to Alec. She was kept waiting for a long ti
Alec was dumbfounded after hearing what Jenny had to say. He zoomed into the photo and realized that Jenny was indeed unconscious. Upon closer look, he saw traces of blood stains on her body."Something happened to her," he thought as he was riddled with guilt for interrogating her about James instead of noticing her injuries. Even after Jenny had chided him, he still felt horrible about his behavior."What am I doing? How could I have missed that obvious fact?" he silently scolded himself."I'm sorry," he blurted out after a pause, not because he was reluctant to apologize. He hesitated because he knew the apology could not compensate for the hurt he had inflicted on Jenny.Just as he expected, Jenny was calm and composed when she heard the apology, and she even thought he was hilarious. Laughing, she said to him, "I'm sorry doesn't always work, you know.""I know." He couldn't think of a better way to express his regrets anyway. "Are you…okay?" He wanted to ask her about the inc
During her few days' stay at the hospital, Graham called her a few times, mostly asking her why she didn't come home. She made up some excuse, and he didn't press further."I plan to go to Parrington tomorrow. Do you have time to come with me?" she asked. She had wrapped up work at Bardoff City, and it was time to get to the matters awaiting her attention in Parrington.Graham paused while he checked his schedule with his assistant. Soon, he answered, "Sure, but I can't stay for long. There's a lot of work in the company.""Okay. It won't be a long trip—probably three to four days," she assured him. Once they agreed on the trip, he went ahead and arranged for a private jet. Traveling in a private jet was a necessity for a man in his position, who had to be careful in each step he took. It was all for safety.When Jenny returned to Walter Castle, she ran into Rowena and Jolene, who wore guilty expressions on their faces. Despite their good acting, Jenny could instantly tell that the
Jenny did not retort. Instead, she smiled at Rowena. "You're right. Rowena, you should be more careful. Don't get caught red-handed."Rowena smiled at her without saying a word. Not only would she proceed with more caution, but she'd also send more men after Jenny the next time so that she couldn't escape. However, she was unsure about the timing of her next opportunity.Jenny refused to waste time on them. "Dad and I will head back to Parrington tomorrow. Rowena, do help with the packing." The intention behind the reminder was less of packing the luggage and more of provoking her. The fact that Graham had agreed to visit Parrington proved that Jenny was important to him, which was Rowena's greatest fear.As predicted, Rowena's expression fell when she heard the news. "Why is he going to Parrington? Don't you know that he's busy? Jenny, you need to grow up and stop giving him trouble.""I don't want to trouble him, but he insisted on going with me." Jenny beamed smugly and cheerful