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
"Nope!" Graham shook his head confidently. "She looks exactly like your mother, except for her eyes. They're not your mother's eyes."He then gazed at one of the photos. "Plus, your mother has this mole on her neck. It's so small that only those intimately close to her can spot it…"Graham hadn't noticed it at the start, but only after finding the woman in the photo very odd did he start paying attention to the details, thus concluding that the woman wasn't his loved one.Jenny sighed in relief. "Rowena must've really cranked her brains to come up with this."If they had believed her trick, they would have immediately stopped everything they were doing against the Glasses, thus falling into their hands. Thank goodness Graham knew her mother well enough to spot a fake."That horrible woman. I can't believe she'd think to use this against us!" Graham growled angrily. Rowena had actually plotted to use the woman he loved the most to hold him ransom!Jenny hurriedly calmed him down.
Even though Rowena knew this, she could only force Graham to take action. "I don't care what you do, but if you don't get him to stop within three days, we will take action!"Graham eyed her coldly before leaving the house, much to Rowena's dismay.Shouldn't he be begging her to have mercy on Jenny's mother? Not be this…cold and uncaring.Had he actually stopped loving her after all these years?What should've been good news to Rowena as Graham's wife was now conflicting because that meant Graham and James might just continue attacking them, disregarding that woman.Rowena was suddenly at a loss of what to think or feel.Meanwhile, James was just walking downstairs in his villa when Jolene plated breakfast on the dining table.She had been forced to learn how to cook these days, refining and perfecting her skills just so she could appeal to James' appetite. Of course, they had significantly improved after James' constant criticism and picking, so now her cooking was of fair, hom
Jolene remained still, biting her lip and holding back her tears. The sight of her infuriated James. "The hell does the Glass family have to do with you, huh? It's not like they've ever helped you with anything.""My uncle and cousin are my family too," Jolene responded. They were her relatives, so they had everything to do with her!James scoffed. "Sure. But do they feel the same about you?"He was pretty sure the Glasses thought of Rowena and Jolene as pawns to exercise their bidding, easily tossed away at a moment's notice.Evidently, Jolene hadn't thought about that. "Of course they do. We're family."James sneered, shaking his head at how foolish she was. He set down his silverware and said sternly, "Stay out of what doesn't concern you, understand?""Mr. Windsor…" Jolene tried again, but James instantly turned and left the house.She sighed in place, having expected it already. Nearly every single layer of her pride had been stripped off throughout her days in this house
Jenny frowned, immediately realizing what a big mistake having this meal in the cafeteria was."Stop that nonsense! I have never been with you in the first place!" Derrick hurriedly exclaimed, worried Jenny might misunderstand.Further angered by this statement, McKenna yelled, "We weren't together because I hadn't agreed to be with you yet!" She was entirely outraged by the fact that Derrick could easily drop his pursuit of her."I'm sorry if my actions previously came across as being romantically interested in you, McKenna, but I truly do just see you as a sister?" Derrick explained, trying to sound sincere.McKenna gritted her teeth. "Don't call me that, you asshole!""Please just stop coming onto me, won't you, McKenna? This is pointless!" Right now, Derrick was terrified of his image crumbling in Jenny's eyes, so he was doing all he could to handle the situation.Unbeknownst to him, Jenny didn't care whatsoever. She hurriedly finished her food, longing to leave at the very