In the Faust Manor in Bardoff City, a middle-aged man looked at the bodyguard behind him. "Is it done?""Yes. The target is dead, and the ones remaining are not worth worrying over," the bodyguard replied.The man nodded in satisfaction. As long as the few influential ones were dead, the rest were mere jokes. Even if the old man spoonfed opportunities to them, they wouldn't be able to cope."Does that old man know?" he asked."Probably not.""Good. Get someone to leak the news to him. Crush his spirits. Make him give up on handing over the Fausts to these outsiders. Faust Inc is mine!"A ferocious look flashed over his face.…Jade was working hard in Jeneration Group. She knew that something had happened to Jenny, so she had to work extra hard to keep the company to not trouble Jenny."Miss Weston, someone is here for you." Her secretary knocked on the door and walked in."Who is it?""His name is Max Pearson, and he says he's your friend."Max.Jade's expression shifted.
Jade's words made Max incensed. He looked at her as if wanting to catch a glimpse of something different in her eyes.Unfortunately, he found nothing."Max, I'm honestly not suited for you. Your feelings for me are probably just a fleeting crush. As long as we see each other less, your feelings will vanish." Jade felt upset seeing him like that. Max was good to her and helped her out many times, but she couldn't get together with him for that reason alone. It was unfair to both of them.Her words didn't comfort Max in the slightest. On the contrary, it made him even angrier. "We've never even tried. How would you know that we wouldn't work? Do you think all guys are jerks just because you've met one?"Jade's face grew stiff. "I'm sorry."Max was furious but couldn't unleash his anger with Jade acting that way. "I hope you'll think about it. We can't live in the past forever. It's time you moved on." With that, Max left.Jade's eyebrows furrowed when she watched him leave. "Am I r
"You should go back to Bardoff City." Paul's voice sounded behind Jenny, and she turned back to look at him, surprised. "There's no point staying here," he said, making Jenny frown.She looked at him. "This is my business."She didn't think they were close enough for her to heed his suggestions."Idiot," Paul said. "Alec's been targeted for murder. It's obvious that he's wronged someone and that someone is not from Parrington."These past two days, he had gone over Parrington with a fine-toothed comb. It was definitely not someone from Parrington. The only other possibility was someone from Bardoff City."I don't know whose anger he invoked in Bardoff City. But you should know. I want you to investigate things clearly when you're back," Paul said. Jenny was about to speak, but he continued. "There's no sign of Alec here. That means he might not be dead. He might have been taken away. If you find them, you might be able to rescue him."It was not impossible. What if their motives
Jenny knew he had misunderstood, so she hurried to explain. "No, Grandpa. I'm not giving up on him." She then told him about Paul's suspicions. "I want to head back to Bardoff City to investigate. If Alec was really kidnapped, he might be waiting for us to save him right now."She wouldn't find any clues staying in Parrington, so she might as well head back to Bardoff City. She might found out something.Old Mr. Faust knew he had misunderstood her. "That makes sense. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.""It's alright, Grandpa." Jenny smiled. She didn't mind. "I will definitely find Alec, so you must take care of yourself.""Alright. You may go. I believe in you." He smiled at her, feeling warmth in his heart.Although Jenny had not yet agreed to be Alec's girlfriend, her attitude showed that she liked him. No matter what, his grandson's efforts were not in vain.After a simple conversation with him, Jenny immediately rushed to the airport. She couldn't meddle in Faust Group's aff
Graham raised an eyebrow. He could sense Jenny's grim tone. "What happened?""You wouldn't have hurt Alec, would you?" She looked straight at Graham, not giving him a chance to escape.Graham was stunned for a moment. He probably wasn't expecting her to ask such a question. He was silent for a while before smiling bitterly, saying, "So, something has happened to Alec, and now you're suspecting me?"Jenny said nothing. Her silence was enough of an answer.Graham felt bitter. He had no idea how Jenny viewed him, but one thing was for sure; she had placed absolutely no trust in him. However, she was asking him this question outright. Could she be giving him a chance?"It was not my doing," Graham said. "Although I don't wish for you to be together, I wouldn't hurt him because of this."Most importantly, he didn't want Jenny to hate him.For whatever reason, Jenny's guard instantly lowered when she heard Graham's words. She believed him. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to be sure. I didn'
She wasn't a fool. She knew that the Glasses would not be so cunning.But what if? What if the Glasses thought that Jenny and Alec were close enough that they could kidnap him to threaten her? After all, everyone knew that Jenny was the most likely to inherit the Walters.If they could make her give up the Walters by threatening Alec's life, the Walters would fall into Rowena's and Jolene's hands.The more she thought about it, the likelier she thought it to be. The Glasses may have had that in mind when they attacked Alec.She made up her mind to investigate the Glasses thoroughly."The Glasses are not much weaker than the Walters. I probably wouldn't find anything out if I were to investigate them. It would be easy for such a huge family to hide someone," Graham said slowly. He wanted to urge Jenny to give up, but he didn't say it in the end. If he did, he would be very cruel.She was his daughter. Although he disliked Alec, he didn't want her to be miserable. He might as well
Jolene was indignant when she was refused. "Why can Jenny go, but I can't?""Jenny is there to talk about serious matters," Graham said truthfully. He hoped that Jolene would not make a fuss.But Jolene would not hear of it. She merely thought Graham was displaying his favoritism, intending to introduce James to Jenny without regard for her feelings."I don't care. I want to go." She pulled at Graham's arm. She didn't want to miss this opportunity.Graham frowned, expressing his displeasure. "You're not a child anymore, Jolene. Don't be insolent."Since Jenny showed up, Graham had been learning to be a good father. Even if he felt displeased, he didn't act in anger.Unfortunately, Jolene didn't know that. "You're picking favorites, Dad. You stopped caring about me ever since Jenny showed up."Graham didn't retort. It was the truth."We're both your daughters. Can't you treat us fairly?" Jolene asked, still holding out her fantasies.What if her dad was just being silly at the
Jenny thought that she and Graham were early. However, James was already sitting in the private booth."Mr. Walter." James got up from his chair and greeted Graham with a smile.Though the Windsors and the Walters were not friends, they were still acquaintances. James and Graham had greeted each other before. He didn't know that Jenny was his daughter, so their conversations were usually brief. Now, it was different.Graham was surprised to find James being so polite. Before, they had only nodded in acknowledgment. "Mr. Windsor.""Just call me James, Mr. Walter." James had a smile on his face, looking amicable. Graham found this all very puzzling. However, he said nothing.When they sat down, James handed the menu to Jenny. "You can choose whatever you want. You don't have to be so polite around your senior.""Senior?" Graham was bewildered. Why hadn't he heard of this from Jenny before?James was surprised, too. He didn't think that Jenny had never brought up their history to G