Jenny was spotted by Evan the moment she walked into the restaurant. He waved her over. "Here, sit. Food's almost ready.""Sorry for making you wait." Jenny went to sit opposite Evan across the table.Evan waved her off but didn't ask her how she got there. He'd seen Alec drop her off from the restaurant windows. Evan respected Alec for being generous enough to drive Jenny over for their dinner, knowing it was with his love rival. He wouldn't have been kind enough to do that himself.The food was soon served, most of it Jenny's favorite. "Eat up while it's hot.""Don't mind if I do." Jenny had been starving since the afternoon, so she quickly helped herself to dinner."This is really good, Evan. Where'd you find this place?""I drove by a couple of times and saw they had a lot of customers, so I figured they must be doing something right. I wanted you to try it out, so here we are," Evan happily answered, passing some mashed yams to Jenny."Wow," Jenny thought. "I wouldn't hav
As the two walked, they failed to notice the car trailing behind them a distance away.Though Alec didn't seem to care, he was rolling in waves of jealousy. That was why he never left the restaurant after dropping Jenny off.He ended up reaching the concert hall with the both of them, only stopping when they entered and disappeared from sight."The fuck is wrong with you, man? Jenny would never tolerate you stalking her like this," he groaned, rubbing his face tiredly.After thinking things through, he drove off, leaving the two alone. There were far more important things to do right now.…Graham never expected Rowena to show up in front of him ever again. He'd thought she'd be wise enough to stay hidden for the rest of her life with the money he gave her.She really did think he wouldn't do anything to her, huh?"What are you doing here?" Graham grunted coldly. No point faking the pleasantries now.Rowena didn't get upset with his attitude. She was there to ask for help, aft
Graham knew reasoning with her was pointless and waved her off. "The court will decide what happens. I have no power over them nor will I use my power.""Will you really not give him a chance?" Rowena pleaded. She had prepared herself for Graham's cruelty, but her heart was still pained at actually experiencing it. She had loved this man once, after all."See her out." Graham no longer wanted to speak to nor see her again. "From this day onward, I will no longer see to Ms. Glass nor do I want her in my house!"Some of the servants in the household were used to Rowena's presence over the years and would still treat her as the matriarch whenever she came around. Surely they'd no longer make the same mistake now.Rowena glared at him, eyes red with unshed tears. "I'll remember this, Graham Walter!"She had decided to let go of the past after their divorce and instead spend her days doing what she loved with the money she had. In fact, she'd been happier than she'd ever been when she
When Jenny entered the living room, Graham was still fuming from his conversation with Rowena. He hadn't anticipated how bold she was, even begging for Randy's life.Jenny noticed how angry her father was and asked kindly, "What's up, Dad?"Only then did Graham come to his senses. "Nothing much, just Rowena. She asked if I could let Randy go. I don't understand where she got her confidence from.""No point ruminating on it. We'll never understand people's minds." The Glasses were important to Rowena. That woman was even willing to destroy the family she married into, so Jenny wouldn't put this past her.Graham sighed, dropping the topic. "It's late. Did you do overtime?""Nah. Evan invited me for dinner, then we went to a concert." Jenny poured a glass of water as she spoke, then sat across Graham,The man seemed pleased by that. "How was it? Was it fun?""It was alright." Not too fun. Just…normal."You've heard of the circulating rumors, haven't you?" Graham then asked, observ
Graham knew his daughter wasn't being sarcastic. "I just worry about you, you know.""I know, but you don't need to. I've survived on my own all these years, haven't I?" She was already an adult, for God's sake.But the man felt guiltier hearing that. "It's because you had to survive on your own without my help that I feel guilty, Jenny. All I hope is that you can finally find a nice young man to be with so he can protect you when I can't.""Then you've got it wrong, Dad. There's no upside to relying on others these days." She had never considered finding someone to protect her. Even if she did, she wanted to actually like that person.Graham shook his head, sighing again. "Where you got your steadfastness from, I have no idea."Jenny smiled but said nothing in return."You still have feelings for Alec Faust, don't you?" her father asked, still worried.Jenny stiffened up instantly. She hadn't prepared herself for that question. "Why do you ask? It's been ages since we were toge
The following days passed by peacefully. Jenny got used to going to work at the hospital every day while being updated with progress at her companies. She had her personal space most of the time, so life now was much more enjoyable than she had given it credit for.When she heard about Randy's death, Alec was just knocking on her door. Jenny was less reluctant to push him out now, likely because he had saved her from certain death those nights ago.She hung up her call, then chewed on her lip in thought. After a while, she asked Alec, "Did you do this?""What?" Alec blinked, not understanding her question."Randy Glass is dead." He was found dead in his cell before the date of his trial, which, to Jenny, only indicated that something was wrong.The only person she could imagine having sent the kill order would be Alec.The man instantly understood what she was asking. He shook his head. "Wasn't me."Jenny frowned. "Really?"Who could it be, then? It couldn't be her father, righ
Evan walked out of Walter Inc building and got into his car, the pleasant smile on his face disappearing instantly."It's done, Boss," someone reported to him.Evan nodded. "No traces?""None. You can trust our skill, Boss."Evan nodded again, satisfied.But the man continued, "But Boss, how did that Glass kid piss you off for you to have sent us after him?"That was the first time the Boss had sent them on a job after returning to the country, so they were quite interested to hear the reason behind it."He nearly killed someone I care deeply about." Came the response. "That's why."If his trial had landed him in capital punishment, Evan wouldn't have done it. He couldn't tolerate Randy being alive any longer after nearly taking Jenny away from him.The men didn't know who this person Evan cared about was, but they didn't pry. So long as their Boss tasked them with a job, they'd get it done, no questions asked."Any updates on Alec Faust?""No, sir. He lives a very routine l
"What about the Fausts?" Jenny asked curiously.Alec grinned. "They'll be my dowry. That way, the Walters will be number one in the Ten Elites of Bardoff. What do you think?""Sounds like a dream." Heck, she had a feeling Alec might not even be bluffing.But…Did she actually want that?There was no decipherable answer she could find from her heart.Her silence encouraged Alec to continue, "Well? What do you think? You'd gain lots from marrying me."Far more than marrying Evan, in the least."Ugh." Jenny rolled her eyes again and dropped the topic. Besides the fact that Alec marrying into the Walters was incredibly far-fetched, there was still the fact that she didn't want it to happen.The family was already occupied enough with Evan in the picture. They didn't need Alec getting in the mix.Alec smiled but decided not to respond. Of course, having Jenny marry into his family would be more ideal. Still, he didn't mind the opposite, as long as Jenny allowed it.While the two