By noon, Jade was not back yet, and that got Jenny worried. Which client was she meeting, and why did she spend the entire morning there? Feeling anxious, she went to Jade's assistant to ask about the client. Unfortunately, the assistant had no clue, which only fueled her worries. She called Jade without even thinking if she might interrupt the meeting. To her dismay, Jade didn't pick up.Jenny had a bad feeling that something had happened to Jade, for she always took her call. She wasn't too concerned at first, but the unanswered call worried her. She rushed to Alfred's office and instructed him to look into Jade's client. At the same time, she ordered Melissa to pin down Jade's whereabouts. As long as Jade was within Bardoff City, they should be able to trace her down fairly soon. Even after making the arrangements, she felt perturbed.Alfred made some calls to get someone to look into Jade's whereabouts. He saw how worried Jenny was and reassured her, "Don't worry. Jade has alwa
"What do you think you're doing?! Let me go!" The receptionist screeched, pinned under Alfred's hold. Irritated by her voice, Jenny was about to shoot Alfred a look to make him shut the woman up when he instantly shoved a tablecloth into her mouth. Silence settled in the space.Jenny soon found the footage clip depicting Jade and the client she had come to discuss the business deal with. To her surprise, there was more than one client, the other turning out to be Jade's ex-husband, Hayden Lowe.Jenny had heard much from Jade about this man, so she could recognize him from the footage. She never imagined he'd have the guts to see Jade.As the panic in her heart picked up, Jenny continued fast-forwarding the video.The client soon left the private room, leaving only Jade and Hayden within, which was strange as there wouldn't be much to discuss between the two.What happened next pretty much hit the core of Jenny's anxiety.Hayden carried Jade out from the room, who looked very mu
Jade hurriedly shook her head. "This has nothing to do with Jenny. It's my fault, really. I should've been more careful."She only fell for Hayden's trap because she was desperate to prove to herself that she had surpassed him.Max said nothing else. He didn't really blame Jenny; he was still upset, was all.After checking to make sure Jade was really alright, Jenny suddenly felt like the third wheel in the room. Max's prickly expression and persistent weird looks at her affirmed her guess that he had planned to further "console" Jade.Jenny chuckled dryly and said, "Get some rest then, Jade. You deserve it. I'll mark you down for leave for next week, so you don't need to come to work. I'll handle things with the police too. Don't you worry.""But I'm fine—" Before Jade could argue, Jenny was already leaving the room with Alfred, shutting the door behind them.Now it was just her and Max again.Things seemed normal earlier when Jade was still in need of safety, but now that she'
Jenny snorted aloud, finding the receptionist ridiculous. She wasn't this concerned about the police when helping Hayden attempt to rape Jade earlier. Did she never imagine herself getting caught one day?"Don't worry. You just need to make a statement, that's all." Jenny replied. To Jenny, people like this receptionist, who knew exactly what Hayden had planned to do yet did nothing to stop him, were no more than accessories to the crime.What was most important was making sure Hayden was punished, though. As long as the woman made her statement honestly, there was nowhere Hayden could run to.The receptionist heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing she only needed to make a statement. She still asked hesitantly, "Are you sure that's it?""Of course. You didn't actually commit a crime, did you?" Jenny sneered."N-no, of course not!" The receptionist hurriedly shook her head.Jenny said nothing else, only leaving the hotel with Alfred behind her. The man wasn't in a hurry to leave.
"Really?" Maria asked, still cautious about Jenny's intentions."I don't stand to gain from lying to you. You can choose not to believe me, but it's your loss." Jenny shrugged. Her plan was to liquidate Hayden's company, ensuring he never had a chance to rise again once he fulfilled his sentence. Not having Maria sell her those shares would only be a small bump in her journey to destroy the company—she could just employ other ways.""I…I'll do it!" No way would Maria go down with Hayden Lowe!Jenny snorted, then gave Maria her number before leaving the station. She needn't concern herself with what Maria chose to do next.After leaving and seeing that Alfred was still outside waiting for her, Jenny nodded gently, "Thank you for waiting on me.""I'm happy to help. Jade is my colleague, after all." Jenny had Alfred drive her back, then he returned to Jeneration Group to work.Meanwhile, Yvonne was getting annoyed lying in her ward. Brandon had entirely abandoned her, while things
"No innocent should be punished, and no one deserving should escape it," Ethan said coldly, eyes boring into Yvonne's.She was truly afraid now. A fearful thought in the back of her mind warned her that the man might actually put her in mortal danger if she didn't tread carefully.Tears began falling from her eyes. "Please forgive me. I was wrong for saying what I said. I swear I didn't mean it.""Really?""Yes, yes, I swear! I didn't mean to put her in danger. Why would I even want to do that? I don't have anything against her!" Yvonne tried her best to sound convincing.Sadly, Evan wasn't in the mood to be kind. Plus, Yvonne wasn't even being honest right now, so there really was no need. "Oh? What did I hear about you two feuding in Parrington, then? Are you really sure you didn't purposely put her in danger?"Yvonne instantly understood the extent of Evan's knowledge now. If he really was there to avenge Jenny on her behalf, there was no way she'd leave without suffering thro
Jenny calmed herself down before calling Gilbert once again. "We can't let Zack's relationship with her continue.""I feel the same way," Gilbert agreed. He'd already decided so before getting Jenny's response. He had to take care of his brother, after all."But we shouldn't be too in his face lest he gets defensive," Jenny advised. People in love, especially those new to it, usually put love above all else. That was why she was concerned Zack might not take it well if Gilbert was direct."Why don't I show him the information first, let him see what kind of person Janet is. We'll see what he decides to do next." Maybe Zack would break up with Janet on his own accord after reading the info."Good idea."The siblings exchanged further conversation before ending the call. Jenny sighed as she glanced at the information in her email log. She'd had a good first impression of Janet—quiet, respectful, demure. But after reading the information, she realized the woman might have been
"Evan," Jenny greeted, turning to let Evan come in.The man went into the living room with several grocery bags in hand. "I didn't know what housewarming gift would be best for you, so I thought I'd make dinner instead." "I've never tried your cooking before." Jenny smiled, surprised by the gesture. Did everyone she knew know how to cook, save for her?"You're in for a treat then." Evan then brought the bags to the kitchen.Jenny followed along. She'd thought to invite Evan out for dinner after a quick chat, so she didn't refuse his gesture to cook now.Evan started taking out the ingredients and washing them in the sink. "Why don't you cook later? It's still early." Jenny asked. She'd actually just had lunch. Her original plan was to nap, though she'd long lost her sleepiness due to Janet Hale's situation and partially because of Evan's presence."You're right. It isn't even the afternoon yet." Evan set down the washed vegetables and went to the living room. He scanned his su