Graham would have said yes to her request without hesitation if she had said that yesterday. He would even feel glad that this daughter of his had become sensible.Everything was too late now.Graham threw the newspaper he was reading to Jolene. He said nothing and continued eating breakfast.Jolene was puzzled but still lowered her head to look at the newspaper. Her eyes widened in disbelief in the next second, and an incredulous expression overtook her features. "This...these reporters are simply spouting nonsense."The newspaper reported extensively on her moving to James' villa last night. Some speculated that they were about to marry, while others said she was shameless. There were all sorts of comments, and most of them weren't positive."Dad, I was too impulsive yesterday. I shouldn't have moved in with him so soon." Jolene apologized with her head down. She'd rarely admitted her mistakes all these years.Unfortunately, Graham was unmoved.Jolene was helpless, so she coul
Jenny put down her cutlery and looked at Jolene with a sympathetic look. "Have you ever considered the possibility that he abhors you?""No! That's impossible! It must be you!" Jolene refused to admit it.Jenny shook her head, thinking that Jolene was hopeless, and got up to leave. Before she left, she reminded Jolene, "Remember to go back early. If you go back late and upset James, you won't be able to return to Walter Castle, and you won't be able to stay with the Windsors as well."With that, Jenny left, ignoring Jolene's angry shouts behind her.Jolene was furious and helpless. She cursed Jenny vehemently in the dining room, but what good would that do? Anyone who saw her behaving like that wouldn't think much of her. Even Rowena, who was sitting beside her, looked indifferent.Rowena dismissed the servants and let Jolene curse until she was out of breath before asking, "Do you feel better now?"Jolene finally stopped. She clenched her jaw and remained silent."Perhaps I've
After Jolene and James got engaged, Graham and James no longer needed to keep their interactions secret or discreet. There were often rumors of a collaboration between the two families, but nothing concrete had materialized from it yet, much to the curiosity of the people in Bardoff City. They were sure the two families were working together but didn't know what they were up to.Jenny didn't bother herself with these matters as she couldn't intervene with them dealing with the Glasses. She continued to work as a junior employee in the sales department every day. Perhaps because Jolene and James were engaged, everyone assumed that Jenny would be the obvious choice to inherit the Walter family business. Hence, people in the company were more polite to her, and hardly anyone dared to oppose her.Even when she went out to negotiate with clients, her success rate was almost ninety percent, making her the top performer in the entire department in no time. Jenny felt somewhat helpless about
"What's wrong?" Jenny asked, puzzled.Graham retracted his gaze and looked at her. "James is a good person, but he is engaged to Jolene. I don't want you having anything to do with him."He thought favorably of James, and he still did. But this didn't mean that he could tolerate him being close to both of his daughters, especially Jenny.Jenny was stunned. She instantly understood what Graham meant and was speechless. "You're overthinking things. He's my senior. He's just like family to me. Can't I have a meal with family?""I know you don't mean it that way, Jenny, but does James feel the same way? Can you guarantee that people will keep their mouths shut?" Graham was grim. He was truly trying to act in Jenny's best interests.Jenny was exasperated. She looked at her father, saying, "I don't care what people think of me as long as I have a clear conscience."Seeing that he was unable to convince Jenny, Graham shook his head. "Just don't grow too close with him. Forget the outsid
Jenny was speechless. She had walked in there expecting to talk about her resignation, but here they were, discussing future husbands.She looked at the documents on the table. Graham even opened the folders for her neatly, so she would see their photographs on the covers. They were indeed young and handsome, but she had no intention of finding a husband."You're thinking too much." She smiled dryly, not knowing what to say.Graham, on the other hand, didn't think so. He explained, "Since you're uninterested in managing the company, these are the people I've specifically chosen to nurture. Wouldn't it be perfect if you married one of them?"The corners of Jenny's lips twitched. She couldn't smile at all. "Pretty much.""I know you're not too happy about it, but this is just a suggestion. If no one here catches your eye, you can bring over one you like, and I'll nurture him step by step. I'll let him take over the company." Although Graham trusted these men, they were not part of h
Walking out of Graham's office, Jenny didn't go down immediately to get James. Instead, she went to the sales department to find Adrian Caiman. She suggested dividing her performance bonus for the month with everyone in the department."You're joking, aren't you, Jenny?" Adrian could not believe what Jenny said.Jenny's performance that month had broken their records. With such a huge bonus, even if it were divided, everyone would get a significant amount.Jenny smiled, shaking her head. "Of course I'm not. I won't be coming to the office anymore starting tomorrow. Thank you for looking after me all these days."Adrian was stunned but came back to his senses quickly. "You're too generous. I didn't do much. You're very capable."He knew very well that Jenny was destined to be the heir of Walter Inc. This was the future president he was talking to. He couldn't anger her. However, he could not suck up to her. After all, he had worked with her for a while and understood her personalit
James and Jenny sat in a private booth in the restaurant.Jenny wanted to ask him how he was doing, but she didn't know how to phrase it. She was afraid that she'd make him upset."I've been so busy lately that I haven't had the time to catch up with you. How have you been?" James asked. He had a smile on his face as if things were just like before.Jenny felt even more worried seeing him like this. "I'm doing pretty well. What about you?""Me?" James raised his eyebrows and slowly poured her a cup of coffee. "I'm fine."In fact, with someone to yell at every day he got home, he felt even better than before.Jenny wanted to ask him about his situation with Jolene, but she knew it would upset him if she did. She had to keep it to herself.Not long after, the waiter served them their food."You've lost weight. Have things been hectic lately at Walter Inc?" James asked, handing her a plate of mashed potatoes.Jenny shook her head. "Not at all. On the contrary, I think I gained we
It took a long while for Jolene to prop herself up. She looked at James and Jenny standing together as if they were the couple and she was the mistress.A thunderstorm of emotions surged through her chest."I'm your fiancée, James! How could you do this to me?" Jolene looked at James with tears in her eyes, holding back her pain. She thought he would appreciate her effort these past few days and would at least stand up for her at that moment.Alas, he did not.Jenny looked at her coldly, but James' gaze was even colder.He walked toward her and lifted her chin. "Who let you in here? Who do you think you are?""I…""If you want to stay in my house, you'll have to suck it up. Don't you dare say that something is going on between Jenny and me. Even if there was, you have no right to point it out." His tone was ice cold. He was gripping her hard, and her chin quickly turned red.Jolene was so angry that she burst into sobs, but crying was no use. James would only hate her even more