Randy, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke up, "Dad, I don't think the other families will just sit back and let them destroy us. Their system would fall into turmoil too."Rowena nodded. "Randy is right. We need to find allies in the other families too. I'm sure we'll find a way out of this.""I hear you." Wayne nodded contemplatively, though he still felt uncertain. Why would the Walters go through all that trouble if things were that easy?Still, there was no better option now. All they could do was take things one step at a time. If worse came to worst, he could ask the other Elite families' help to defeat the Walters. He could even air out all the spoils for their taking. There must be one family who'd step in to help with that condition in mind.While the Glasses were in the midst of discussing their battle plans, the Walters and Windsors were no longer hiding their motives. Their plans were quickly put into place, even slowing down the Glasses' progress.…A
"Yes, yes, I damned well do!" Alicia hissed. If she had the skills necessary to defeat Jenny, she wouldn't have asked for Melissa's help."Why? Because of your brother's death?" Jenny asked though she had guessed it would be because of it. Alicia didn't hide the truth any longer. "He was my last living family until you killed him, you bitch. I'll avenge him if it's the last thing I do!""Heh. Yvonne Dickman is your brother's real killer. Why aren't you seeking revenge on her?" Jonathan wouldn't have died if Yvonne hadn't given him that task.But Alicia was in no mood to listen. "She's responsible, yes, but you're the main culprit!"Jenny sighed. No point wasting her breath with stubbornness. She looked at Melissa. "Alright. Let's start."She'd see for herself if Melissa had what it takes to overpower her.Melissa glanced at Alicia, then at Jenny. "I trust you know the rules.""Yes." Jenny nodded with a smile.Alicia retreated to a corner to watch the two. Melissa had told her
Jenny was obviously unaware of Yvonne and Brandon's tussle in bed. All her focus was directed on countering Melissa's attacks. Luckily for her, Melissa was no better than Jonathan, so she wasn't at much risk of losing her life that day.It took at least ten rounds of single-handed combat before Melissa finally tapped out. "I think we can stop now."Jenny nodded, seeing Melissa's smarts at play. She knew she'd lose if the fight continued, so she might as well stop now to save her pride. But Alicia disapproved of that decision. "Why are you surrendering, Ms. Collins? You're still standing, aren't you?"To her, winning meant beating up your opponent to the extent that they could no longer get up or at least land several killing blows. So the fight meant nothing to her at all. Melissa's face immediately fell. Did Alicia expect her to suffer from mortal injury before calling it quits? "Miss Walter and I are only challenging one another's skill and strength, not fighting to the death.
Jenny stopped and sighed in exasperation. "Yes? Is it your turn to fight me now?"Alicia stepped back as Jenny began cracking her fists. "I-I'm no match for you.""Smart. Now leave me alone, or you won't get a warning next time," Jenny snapped. This time, Alicia stayed behind while Jenny went to her car because she knew just how dangerous that threat was. Jenny was about to drive home when someone approached her car door."Melissa? You're still here," she exclaimed in surprise. Melissa smiled awkwardly. "I uh…it's not as easy getting a taxi out here in the country as it was in the city."Translation: Would you mind giving me a ride back?"Yeah. Taxis don't get their fair share of customers around these parts." Jenny opened the passenger seat door. "Get in then."Melissa gladly went in, tossing Alicia into the back of her mind.Jenny soon reached the freeway."Where to?" she asked Melissa, though there came no response. When Jenny turned to look, she spotted Melissa dozed of
Jenny really didn't have the words. "You came to the city on Alicia's behalf? Empty-handed?""I didn't plan to either, but when she called me and started crying about her brother, I figured, 'Hey, this might be a good chance to try out the city life,' plus, I couldn't just refuse to help her. Jonathan and I trained together," Melissa explained."You're not from the city?" Jenny asked in surprise."Yeah. I couldn't stand the small-town life anymore, so I decided, might as well come here." She had thought her chances of getting hired as a bodyguard would be higher in the city. That was one of the reasons she took on Alicia's request as well.Jenny nodded in understanding."I'll buy you dinner then."Melissa's eyes widened like saucer plates. "Really? You're not messing with me, are you?""Don't worry, I'm not." Jenny started the car and drove them to a nearby restaurant. She had plans for Melissa that she couldn't risk Rowena knowing, so she couldn't bring Melissa home for their m
"You plan to continue living aimlessly like this without a penny to your name?" Jenny asked.Realizing how bad that sounded, Melissa gave an awkward smile. "I can't exactly do anything else, can I?""You have good martial arts skills," Jenny suggested, to which Melissa gave a weak shrug."So what? People still won't hire me.""You could come work for me." That was the point of all this, really.Melissa gazed at her in surprise. "Work for you? As what? Your bodyguard?"Maybe it might not be such a bad idea…But wait, why would Jenny need a bodyguard if she was already capable of defending herself?Sure enough, Jenny shook her head. "I don't need one." She really didn't, nor did she like the idea of having someone following her around 24/7."Oh. Then what's my job? I don't know much besides how to fight." If only she could be Jenny's bodyguard, Melissa thought dejectedly. "If you're willing to learn, you'll know more in time," Jenny continued. "I can educate and train you, so
Jenny brought Melissa to Alfred, arranging a place to stay for her before finally going back to Walter Castle. It was past midnight when she reached home. Graham had long gone to bed, yet Rowena was still in the living room.The woman opened her eyes when Jenny came in through the door. "What took you so long? You're not indulging in your filthy desires, are you?""Is that envy I hear?" Jenny cackled. "If you want to 'indulge' yourself so much, why don't you just divorce my father? No one would stop you then."Divorce? Rowena's eyes bugged out in shock. She went up to Jenny and said, "How could you say that? You can't tear this marriage apart!""Why can't I?" Jenny shot back. It wasn't like they were good for each other. Why keep up the act for so long?Rowena held back the urge to slap Jenny. "I hope you don't utter this nonsense in front of your father. He's past his youth now. Do you really want him to spend the rest of his days alone?""How do you know he'll be spending tho
Jenny sat in front of her desktop in her room, awaiting a response from Zack online. She had sent him the photos of her mother, needing him to check if they were edited.Zack swiftly replied, "No, they're not."Now Jenny was really starting to worry. Was her mother really at Rowena's mercy? Then why only play this card now? Isn't it a little too late for this move?Plus, that woman in the photo…though she did resemble Jenny's mother, she still found it odd. She didn't feel a connection to that woman. Still, she didn't want to risk it if it really was her mother.Jenny would have to ascertain this information with Graham first thing in the morning. If it was true and Rowena had her mother captive, they'd do whatever it took to rescue her.In truth, Jenny preferred her mother being missing rather than being held captive by Rowena. At least that meant she wouldn't have been submitted to years of captivity.Jenny also couldn't begin to fathom how terrible Rowena would've treated her