When Alec, Evan, and Jenny walked out of the station, they met Zeke just as he was leaving, though the old man's expression was clearly more upset than anyone else's."Oh? Are you sure you wanna leave your grandson back in there? Not worried his tongue will slip?" Alec scoffed. Leonard was pretty brave. He was adamant about someone taking responsibility for what happened. Hence, upon his insistence, Luke could only be the scapegoat."Watch yourself, Alec!" Zeke barked out furiously."What do you mean, sir?" Alec gasped in faux shock, eyes still colored with disdain. "I'm only concerned about you and your family."Zeke sneered, then left with his men.Alec, Jenny, and Evan then spotted Paul and Stephanie waiting outside. Stephanie hurriedly went up to Jenny, scanning her body for injuries. "Are you okay? Did you get hurt?""No, I'm okay." Jenny shook her head, glad to see Stephanie safe and sound. Thank goodness, or everything that happened today would've gone to waste."It was
The word "fate" rubbed Paul the wrong way. He scoffed, "Fate? What kind of fate is that? It was just a coincidence!"Jenny couldn't stand his jealousy any longer. She scooched over to Stephanie and whispered, "Is he jealous?"Stephanie pouted, mumbling, "Who cares?"She didn't care what Paul thought. She really did think meeting Leonard today was pretty magical, given they hadn't contacted one another in so many years. What else could it be if not fate?"Fate works in mysterious ways. Why don't you invite him out for lunch sometime?" Alec suggested nonchalantly.That made Paul glare at him, questioning the intentions behind the suggestion.Alec smiled but didn't say anything else.He'd never thought of making connections with the law, but after today he'd realized this might be one of the next best steps to take. Plus, Leonard seemed to be the most suitable man for the other end of this string. The man was young and hopeful—he wasn't tainted with greed or corruption, unlike th
"Do you have that much confidence in yourself?" Jenny asked. Yes, they escaped unscathed, but who knows if luck would be on their side next time?Their food was then served. Alec immediately served Jenny some soup, replying, "Here. We'll talk while eating."Jenny dug in hungrily, having not eaten anything because of what happened earlier."It's not just confidence, actually. If we've done sufficient preparations, all we need left is luck," Alec reassured her. "Like this time. As precarious as the situation was, all of us had prepared backups, which minimized the threats."Jenny had Paul contact the station while Alec had Vincent bring reinforcements; that was partially why they made it out alive today."You say that, but it's not like things will go according to plan each time." What if she hadn't told Paul to get the police? Or what if Zeke had decided to press the trigger on the gun against her temple?Alec said gently, "Don't worry about it, Jenny. You won't be put in such dan
After shopping for nearly an hour, Jenny and Stephanie finally decided to go home to rest.Vincent drove a car over for Alec, who then decided to drive Jenny home. Jenny was about to ask if he could drop Stephanie off at home, too, when her friend refused.Jenny instantly guessed that Stephanie might be trying to give Paul a chance to prove himself again."Go on home first. I can have him drive me." It's not like Paul would bite, right?So, Jenny left with Alec, deciding not to butt in with her friend's decisions. After the two left, Stephanie turned to Paul and said, "I'll get a cab. Why don't you go back first?"Ultimately, she still decided against having more connections to the man."Do you really need to do this, Stephanie?" Paul asked unhappily. They'd already left things go sour between them during the day. Did she have to do so right now too?Stephanie stared emotionlessly at Paul. "I thought I made myself clear, Paul Wagner. Why won't you just let me go?"She no long
The box opened, revealing a delicate cufflink. It was a deep blue shade, which suited Alec very well. Content, he smiled. "It's gorgeous." "Of course it is. Don't you know who chose this?" Jenny asked with a hint of pride in her eyes.She knew it was perfect for Alec the moment she saw it, so she didn't hesitate to buy it."Well then, goodnight," Jenny waved at him before turning around to open the door."Goodnight," Alec replied.After Jenny closed the door, Alec didn't leave immediately. He stood still and gazed at the cufflink in his hand, his eyes deep in thought.When Jenny went to the hospital the next day, she learned that Yvonne had been discharged. She overheard some gossip from the nurses that Yvonne's enemies had come looking for her.Curious, Jenny listened to the nurses' conversation. It turned out that a handsome man had come to see Yvonne. From the nurses' description, Jenny found him vaguely familiar.After thinking for a while, Jenny realized that the man th
Evan did not show up in front of Jenny for the next few days. Perhaps he didn't know how to explain himself, or he never intended to. Jenny, on the other hand, didn't bother to call and ask him. She decided to wait for him to contact her."Is Luke going to end up in jail just like that?" Jenny still couldn't believe it. After all, he was a Faust. Zeke had abandoned him so easily, which surprised her.Sitting across from her, Alec put some food on her plate. "Zeke is not stupid. Leonard is tightening the noose on this matter. If he insists on getting Luke out, the situation might worsen to a point he cannot salvage. He can't allow Leonard to escalate the situation, so he has no choice but to abandon Luke."There were too many dark secrets in the Faust family, so Leonard could cause a lot of problems for them if he wanted. Therefore, Zeke dared not act rashly.The reason he dared not act rashly was that he had not gotten rid of Alec yet. With Leonard in the picture, he would be fight
"You are his friend. Of course, you would speak up for him," Jenny said, glancing at Alec.She didn't have much of an opinion about Paul, but she felt that he and Stephanie weren't suitable for each other. Perhaps, as Alec said, it was because he didn't know how to love someone due to the environment he grew up in. If that was the case, Paul should learn how to love someone first and then come find Stephanie when he knew how. It made no sense for him to cling to Stephanie before learning how to love. "It's normal. You want Stephanie to be happy, and I want Paul to be happy. There's nothing wrong with that." Alec didn't think he was wrong to help Paul. On the contrary, he thought it would be unbecoming of him not to help Paul.Jenny didn't comment on that, as she agreed. "Don't worry. I just want to give the two of them some chance to interact. If Stephanie likes Paul, she won't like Leonard.""Okay," Alec nodded, but he didn't agree.Even if Stephanie didn't like Leonard at the m
As soon as Jenny arrived at the hospital, a nurse hurried over and said, "Dr. Walter, you're finally here.""What's going on?" Jenny wondered, following the nurse."A patient's family requested that you perform the surgery," the nurse informed.As she spoke, Jenny noticed the patient's family that the nurse was referring to and realized it was an old acquaintance she hadn't seen in a long time.It was strange, really. Although she and Christopher lived far apart in Parrington, he had frequently appeared before her. However, now that she was in Bardoff City, she rarely saw him."Jenny." Christopher walked toward her. He wore a smile on his face, but it was much more restrained than before, and he seemed a lot more mature.Jenny didn't know what Christopher had been through since she last met him. However, given how much he appeared to have matured, she guessed that the Spades had been through quite a lot."Why did you come to the hospital? How is Mr. Spade?" Jenny looked at him,