Alfred walked into the hospital ward, staring fixedly at the man lying on the bed."Huh," he scoffed, then stayed silent.He hadn't thought much of it when he heard that Mortimer had gotten into a car accident. At most, the man had some bad scratches, but after hearing from the doctor that Mortimer was in a coma from the accident, he didn't know what to feel.A coma…No one could've imagined Mortimer Faust, that proud, selfish man, would end up in that state. Alfred really was speechless.The door opened, and in came a familiar face, though it was the first time they had met in person."Heard he's a vegetable now." Max Pearson walked in. He had just gotten off a flight that was supposed to take him straight to Jade. He hadn't considered paying Mortimer a visit until hearing what happened.Alfred frowned. "Are you still keen on your revenge with him like this?""Revenge? What revenge do I need to take?" Max scoffed. Sure, his mother had cheated on his father with Mortimer, and y
After their brief exchange, Jenny left Alfred's office. She then took out her phone before hesitating. Mortimer was Alec's biological father, no matter what. Would Alec be upset to hear the news? Had he heard about it?Jenny called him anyway. The call rang on for several long seconds before Alec finally picked up. He sounded tired. "Jenny.""You sound exhausted. Are you alright?" Jenny asked, concerned."Yeah, I'm alright. There's just been a lot to get done at work." All Alec wanted was to settle everything as soon as possible and then go to Bardoff City, where he could focus on taking down the Glasses as they had planned.The moment the Glasses were taken care of, he could officially be with Jenny. That's why he was in a hurry to make it happen.Jenny was oblivious to it. She had only mentioned it back then because she wasn't yet sure what to do with her relationship with Alec. His exhaustion made Jenny wince. "Don't rush. Take your time. Vincent is still manning the fort for
While Jenny and Alec were talking over the phone, trouble was brewing on the other side of the city.A menacing man lounged back in his chair, gazing intently at the pictures on his phone. "Are you certain?" he asked his bodyguard.The bodyguard nodded. "Yes, sir. The old man is one of the few who left the family those years ago. That's his grandson. He's achieved quite the success in Parrington."The man in the lounge switched off his phone. "What do you think their intentions are, these…strays? Why come back now after they left all those years ago?"The bodyguard stayed silent, not daring to suggest anything."Heh. For power, obviously. They think they're losing strength, so they're crawling back for help. I wonder what makes them think the family will help them," the man snorted, ignoring the guard.He was incredibly pissed right now. He should've been next in line to take over the family, but then their family elder put out the order to recall all family members, even the on
Jenny found Mr. Caiman waiting for her on the 12th floor."This is your cubicle, Miss Jenny. Our department handles sales. I'll give you a rundown of everything we do," the man said kindly. He wasn't an idiot. Jenny was obviously starting from the bottom in order to thoroughly learn the workings of the company. There was a high chance she would be his boss one day, so he didn't dare offend her now.Jenny nodded. "You can just call me Jenny, sir.""Um…" He really didn't want to risk it."Really, it's fine," Jenny insisted. She knew what the manager's concern was. Might as well try to alleviate it.Mr. Caiman relented. "Alright, Jenny. Take a look at these documents first. You're welcome to ask me if you have any questions."Jenny went to her cubicle and started studying the papers given to her. The information listed was much more detailed than what she had dug up herself, so she soon grew quite invested, turning oblivious to everyone else's attention on her.The other employees
"Miss Jolene," Philippa greeted cheerfully, walking into Jolene's office on the 17th floor. "Here are the documents you wanted.""Mm. You can leave it there." Jolene nodded at the table. "How long have you been working here?""Two months, miss," Philippa reported, fearful she might get picked on because of it. She'd heard Jolene was tough to handle. Surprisingly, the woman only smiled.Two months was a good time; not too new, not too experienced either. Philippa would be of good use to Jolene in the coming days. "Not bad. Work hard, and I'll make sure you get your worth," she praised, then unclasped the bangle on her wrist, placing it on the desk. "Here, a gift. Take it."Philippa gazed at her in shock. "I can't possibly, miss—""I said take it," Jolene snapped. "You're my assistant, and my assistant should be able to own fine things."Philippa bit back her refusal and hurriedly tucked the bracelet into her bag with gratitude.Jolene hissed internally at the sight. That bangle
Jenny spotted Adrian and immediately asked, "Come join us for dinner, sir!""Miss J—" Adrian quickly stopped himself. "You've just started here, Jenny. I can't let you treat us. It'll be my treat instead.""Ooh, Mr. Caiman is treating us tonight. I've never seen him so generous," someone teased, making several other employees hoot along, embarrassing Adrian. He wasn't that stingy. He was just occupied with work usually, so he didn't have time to have dinner with his staff.Jenny nodded. "Alright. If Mr. Caiman treats us to dinner, we'll go for karaoke afterward. My treat.""Yeah!" Someone cried happily, eliciting a flurry of cheers. "Free dinner and free karaoke!"This news just happened to reach Jolene's ears on the 17th floor. Her expression immediately turned dark. "Fucking rabble."Philippa said nothing, standing to the side of the table.Jolene hadn't expected Jenny to be able to build connections that fast at work. Her plans to cause some trouble downstairs were disrupted
Jenny tried her best to ignore Jolene throughout the meal, but her half-sister kept throwing insults across the room now and then. If only she could switch off her hearing."You should have greeted me politely when you saw me earlier. After all, I'm a manager, and you're just a lowly saleswoman. Anyway, I'll let this go just once since you're my big sister. But keep that in mind next time," Jolene shot out again after Jenny ignored her the nth time.Jenny's colleagues all shot each other helpless, annoyed looks. "Now she's done it," Jenny thought. She sighed and turned to Jolene. "Did you forget to take your psych meds, or are you just plain dumb?"Her response had everyone tense up in shock. None of them had expected Jenny to be so blatant."What did you say to me?" Jolene stood up angrily, not expecting Jenny to speak to her like that in public. "How dare you?!" she screeched, pointing her finger at Jenny.Jenny left her table and went up to her. "I just do. What are you going t
The staff's respect for Jenny only increased upon hearing that. Jenny had a powerful background, and it took a truly selfless person to be able to not care about it all.After dinner, Jenny brought them out for karaoke before finally going back home. It was already late when she reached Walter Castle. Jolene spotted her in the doorway and tucked herself beside her mother, murmuring, "Wonder what shady business she's been up to, coming home so late.""You're young, Jenny, so we understand if you want to have some fun after hours. But you still need to watch yourself. The public now knows you're Graham's daughter, after all," Rowena cautioned, seemingly kind.Jenny spotted Graham sitting beside the mother and daughter too. "He must've stayed up to wait for me," Jenny thought."I had dinner with friends at work, Dad. Got caught up in traffic. You don't need to wait for me to come back from now on. I can handle myself," she explained. "Dinner." Graham nodded. "Already making friend