James frowned hard upon hearing what Caleb said. He looked at his father and asked, "So, you're saying you want me to marry her?""Although I don't like that woman either, she's still a Walter. Her mother is also from the Glass family. She's still a good match, so it's not that difficult of a choice to accept her." Caleb analyzed the situation logically.As a member of the Windsors, he believed that James should be prepared to sacrifice for the family, especially since James' negligence caused this situation. It was only natural that he should take responsibility. If he married Jolene, the Windsors would gain the support of the Walters and Glasses. All things considered, it wasn't that bad of a deal.James looked at his father. He snapped out of his thoughts after a long while. "Well, you're certainly very rational, and what you said makes a lot of sense. But have you ever considered my feelings?" he asked.He didn't like Jolene. It could even be said that he despised her. If he ma
By the time Jenny saw James, he'd been staying at home for one whole day without going out or eating anything, so he looked particularly disheveled. Jenny felt bad seeing him like that. "James, are you alright?"He smiled at her and sat on the sofa with a vacant look in his eyes. "I guess so. I couldn't accept it at first. But as time passes, it's not that hard to stomach now." Perhaps his fate had been sealed since the day he was born as a Windsor. He was destined to not be able to attain happiness."It's not as bad as you think. Even if Jolene succeeds in her plan, as long as you remain firm in not marrying her, she can't do anything." Before coming over, she'd seen online rumors about the two of them getting married. People hired by Jolene most likely spread it.The more she thought about it, the more despicable she found Jolene and her mother to be. They were ruining someone else's happiness for their own selfish reasons. How abhorrent!James chuckled and looked at Jenny. "
"James was tricked by Jolene Walter and is likely to be forced to marry her. Miss Walter is probably not very happy about it. She and James have a close relationship, and James has been pursuing her. If this hadn't happened, perhaps they would have ended up together," Blake remarked offhandedly.Alec glanced at her and said, "You seem to know a lot about these things.""What's so strange about that? It's all over the internet. Only people like you who don't go online don't pay attention to all this," Blake explained casually.Alec didn't ask any further but just looked at the villa where James lived.Jenny drove back to Walter Castle. As soon as she entered, she saw Jolene and her mother looking pleased with themselves while Jolene tried on clothes."Mom, do you think I should wear this to the engagement banquet? Is it too plain?" Jolene was wearing a blue dress and twirling happily in front of Rowena. It would be Jolene and Brandon's engagement banquet in two days, but now it s
"Very well, Graham! I'll remember what you did today!" Rowena swore wordlessly as she looked at the man before her with overwhelming hatred. She had been married to Graham for so many years, but he'd never treated her kindly. Now that Jenny had returned, he didn't even treat her like she was his wife anymore. Since things had come to this, there was no need for her to hold back any longer.Previously, the Glasses had asked her to gather intel on the Walter family's business secrets, but she'd refused because she considered herself a member of the Walters. But now, it seemed that Graham had never thought of her as part of the family at all. "Let's see how you and your daughter can still be arrogant if the Walter family is gone!" Rowena exclaimed inwardly.Graham ignored her. In his opinion, Rowena wouldn't be able to stir up much trouble even if she tried. He looked at Jolene and said coldly, "The Windsors has called and agreed to the engagement ceremony on Sunday. As for the wedd
Jenny was feeling upset when her phone rang. Seeing that Alec was calling her, she hesitated but decided to answer."What's up?" Because of James' situation, Jenny wasn't in a good mood, so her tone was naturally not as cordial as before. Hearing her impassive tone, Alec felt slightly annoyed at himself for making the call. "I have some information about the Glasses. If you're interested, come and see me.""Oh, where are you?" Jenny asked.Alec gave her an address that was in the villa area where they had run into each other."Is he asking her to go to the villa where they live together?" Jenny felt resistant as she considered that possibility."Are you coming or not?" Alec felt uneasy when she didn't speak. He had kindly offered to help, but the other party didn't seem to appreciate it. It seemed like a waste of time on his part. He wouldn't have bothered to deal with things like these normally. He only did it because he thought Jenny looked really down.After hesitating for a
Jenny was astounded by what she heard. She hadn't paid attention to this matter for a while and didn't expect Alec to have arranged everything so well. Putting a hand on her chin, she looked at Alec quizzically. "Your actions show that you're very confident in taking down the Faust family." Otherwise, Alec wouldn't have merged his company with Paul's. It was obvious that he wanted the Faust family and chose to give up on what he had built previously. Of course, he wasn't giving everything up entirely. Since it was likely that Paul's family would become a formidable force in Bardoff City after the merger, albeit still inferior compared to the Ten Elites, it would still be helpful to Alec."Of course." Alec nodded. He wouldn't allow himself to fail in his plans. Seeing how confident he was, Jenny didn't probe much. After all, Alec taking over the Faust family wouldn't harm her. "Okay, I agree with your condition."Alec's information was quite valuable, after all. His asking for a
Jenny wanted to say that James was her senior and was like family to her. But when she was about to say that, she suddenly noticed Alec's abnormal interest in her affairs. She stared at him suspiciously and said, "Mr. Faust, aren't you getting too involved in my business?""Do you really think I care? I was just worried our collaboration would be affected if you were in such a state. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered." Alec sneered, his eyes full of disdain."Is that so?" Jenny responded. She couldn't quite shake off the feeling that something was off.To be exact, something had felt off about Alec ever since he had called her. He hadn't taken the initiative to see her since he went missing. Today, he called her and even handed her information about the Glasses. The reason behind his actions didn't seem as simple as he made them out to be."What else do you think it could be? You don't seriously think I care about you, do you?" He spoke sarcastically with contempt in his eyes.J
"I'll be careful. Okay. Let's have dinner together in a few more days."Stephanie held her phone and perfunctorily responded to Jenny, but she couldn't help but glance nervously at Paul sitting opposite her. She chose not to tell Jenny about Paul being right in front of her. She'd seen the news reports for the past few days and knew the Walters were in turmoil. She didn't want Jenny to worry about her during such a time. Besides, Paul was just sitting across from her and hadn't done anything to her, they hadn't even spoken to each other.After hanging up the call, Stephanie placed her phone on the table and carefully picked up her glass to take a shallow sip of water, barely able to suppress her fear. But no matter how much she tried to stay calm, Paul could still see her fear toward him. "Are you afraid of me?"Stephanie unconsciously tightened her grip on the glass and took a while to relax before replying, "No.""Really? You look so nervous; it doesn't seem like you're unaff