Even when Helga was at death's door, the jerk didn't bother to care for her. Not only that, he kicked her out of the house along with their daughter to not affect his chances of remarriage. More damningly, he was not officially divorced—the couple was in the cooling-off period mandated by the law—but he was already looking to get a new wife. One didn't have to guess the fate of Amy living with a father like him.Initially, Helga was doubtful about the existence of the charity that Jenny mentioned. However, she came to a realization after hearing Melissa's words. Regardless of whether the charity existed, she needed to undergo surgery and survive, as that was the only way to take care of her daughter and watch her grow up happily and healthily. Half an hour later, she followed Jenny and Melissa into their car. This time, she left Amy under the care of her sister instead of bringing the kid along. If her surgery was a success, she'd return to pick Amy up. However, if the opposite was
"Things are fine on my end, but Jade seems to be struggling with some issues. If you're free, you should help her out." Jade was responsible for the fashion design work, which was out of his scope, and he decided to rope Jenny into the issue.She asked, "What's wrong?""It's probably some issue involving her ex-husband. Anyway, her projects aren't going too smoothly at the moment." Alfred had no clue about Jade's work struggles. Since they were custodians of the company who worked independently, he would not offer his help if Jade didn't ask. Jenny harbored a guess after listening to him, and she answered, "Sure. I got it."Alfred dropped the topic of Jade and asked, "Do you like the apartment?""It's pretty decent." She nodded. He smiled, unsurprised at her satisfied response. The two engaged in their conversation and ignored Melissa's presence. Melissa wanted to chat but couldn't find a chance to interrupt their conversation.Meanwhile, Jenny, who was worried for Melissa, le
"Yeah, you should at least give me a chance to get to know you better." Melissa nodded and looked at Alfred with anticipation. He ignored her and turned to Jenny. "Why didn't you think of giving me a chance when you turned me down in the past?"The two women fell into silence. The atmosphere was frigid for a moment, but Jenny was quick. "That's because I know you didn't pursue me out of interest—you just wanted to compete against Alec."Alfred had nothing to say against her claim, and Melissa let out a relieved sigh. She'd be at a loss if Alfred was truly in love with Jenny. Jenny was better in all aspects, and more importantly, she was her boss. Thankfully, Alfred wasn't truly into Jenny."If you have nothing else to discuss, I'll leave." He stood up without any intent to continue the chat. Jenny didn't stop him, worried that he might cause more embarrassment. "He'd better leave now and go back to making money for me," she thought.Melissa didn't want him to leave, but she kne
Much to Jenny's surprise, before she had the chance to pressure the Britts with the Walters' authority, she ran into Yvonne at the hospital ward. Yvonne was wearing casts on her limbs and was immobile on the bed. Only her eyes were staring at the ceiling."Is this karma?" Jenny stood by Yvonne's bed. She was randomly checking the names of the warded patients when she came across Yvonne's name. Of course, she had to check for herself. When she arrived at the room, she found out that the patient was indeed Yvonne Dickman.Jenny thought the situation was ridiculous and laughed out loud without considering Yvonne's feelings. Upon hearing Jenny's voice, Yvonne trembled in anger even when she couldn't move a finger. "Jenny Walter!""Oh my, you recognized me from my voice right away." Jenny bent over, her face in front of Yvonne's, checking on her injuries. Yvonne gritted her teeth as she battled her urge to slap Jenny. Too bad she was in casts and immobile."Who beat you up? It looks lik
Jenny didn't overstay her welcome in Yvonne's room. Neither did she care about the identity of Yvonne's attacker. It was none of her business; she wanted nothing to do with it.When Alec met up with her, she deliberately told him about Yvonne to observe his reaction. There was no change in his expression, as though Yvonne was a stranger to him. She was bored by his reaction and grumbled, "You were close with her. Why don't you look like you care?""Jenny, you're impossible sometimes." He sighed and smiled at her in defeat. She was puzzled by his remark, and he explained, "Were you hoping for any reaction when you brought up Yvonne? Did you think I'd care about her?"She pouted. "It was a casual talk. If you hate the topic, just forget I've ever brought it up.""No, it's not that I hate the topic. I think you underestimated my feelings for you." He never had feelings for Yvonne and couldn't care less about her getting beaten up and hospitalized. Even if she was dead, he wouldn't sho
He chuckled at her question and asked her instead, "Are you worried?""Of course! Who isn't worried about their safety?" Given how influential the Fausts were, she figured she couldn't take them down even as the head of the Walters. Zeke Faust was a merciless man from the way he silently agreed to Xavier's attack on Alec. He was definitely not easy to deal with. "Why would you agree to have dinner with me, then?" he inquired, as he did not see any hint of fear on her face. She took a bite and said nonchalantly, "I can't possibly give up on my normal life out of fear."Agreeing to dine with Alec and getting closer to each other was part of her normal life, and she wouldn't change that for anyone, even if that meant risking her safety. She did not believe that keeping a distance from Alec would make her safe from Zeke Faust. If the old man set his eyes on her, he wouldn't go easy on her no matter how far she stayed away from Alec."Yeah, you're right." He nodded in agreement. "D
Alec spent some time cooking up a reply. A while later, Jenny heard him muttering, "Well, we're just acquaintances. You know what happened between me and him. We would never be close."Even though Mortimer was in a coma at the hospital, and there appeared to be no conflict between Alec and Alfred, they knew that they would never be true friends, considering the bad blood between them."Right. So why did he tell you?" Jenny asked, feeling confused."He probably…doesn't want to see you dating Evan Clarke." Alec was surprised too when he received the tip from Alfred, but he thanked the man and didn't prod much.She was speechless at Alec's answer, but she couldn't deny the possibility of Alfred doing so. If Alfred was getting along fine with Alec, it made sense that he would rather see Jenny dating his half-brother than Evan Clarke.She stopped asking questions and took the elevator to her place. She had hired a cleaner to clean up the unit the day before. The apartment was ready for
Sensing her rage, Alec burst out in laughter and handed Jenny a glass of cocktail. "Try this."She accepted it and took a sip. Then, she complimented his skills, "It's nice. But the alcohol isn't too strong. It tastes like juice instead.""Yeah, it's not good to overdrink." He deliberately added only a little alcohol into her cocktail so as to not affect her sleep. Jenny looked amused but said nothing as she slowly sipped on the drink. Alec made himself a cocktail and asked, "Has Walter Inc told you about the charity fund?" His staff had visited Walter Inc on the matter, but he was unsure if Jenny was briefed on the progress. "Yes, they told me about it." She nodded."How's the girl's mother doing? She's able to undergo surgery without worries, right?" he asked, but his only goal was to learn more about Jenny. Truth be told, he was not interested in the others."Yes. We have scheduled the surgery, and I'll be her surgeon," she added. He glanced at her and noticed no worried