Helga's sister and Amy were already waiting at the operating room's entrance. When they saw Jenny approaching, they both hurried over."Dr. Walter, the surgery…" Helga's eyes were slightly red, and she couldn't even bring herself to ask the question.Jenny nodded to her and said, "Don't worry. I'll do my best.""Okay." She didn't say anything else, fully aware that words were meaningless in a life-or-death situation like this. The only thing she could do was pray hard for her sister."Dr. Walter, will my mom be okay?" Amy didn't know what illness her mother had, but she knew her mother was about to have surgery. Her aunt told her it would be painful, so she worried.Jenny looked down at her and smiled, "She'll definitely be fine, Amy. You have to be good, okay?""Okay, I'll be good and wait for my mom to come out." Amy nodded. She was around four or five years old and didn't really understand the concept of death.Jenny entered the operating room, and the surgery began.Handlin
Alec took Jenny to the grocery store. They eventually decided to cook at home.Of course, it was mainly Alec's decision, as Jenny was already tired and wanted to have a quick meal and go home to rest. Alec insisted that she didn't need to do anything and just needed to wait for the food, so Jenny reluctantly agreed to go with him to buy groceries."You're the mighty Mr. Faust, yet you're buying groceries yourself. This really damages your reputation as a CEO," Jenny joked as she walked beside Alec, unable to resist teasing him.She looked at the man, who was six feet tall and dressed in a suit and tie, standing next to her. It looked as if he was there to acquire the grocery store instead of something as banal as buying groceries. He looked very out of place in the grocery store."You speak as if CEOs aren't human beings," Alec replied while selecting the vegetables. "Don't we still have to eat like normal people? It's just that we can just delegate many of our tasks to others."I
Things were far from being as good as they seemed. Jenny rarely cooked, so washing the vegetables was manageable, but chopping them up...not so much."Dr. Walter, are you just as careless when performing surgery on patients?" Alec picked up the potato strips—or, more accurately, the potato chunks.Jenny looked a little embarrassed. "I haven't really chopped vegetables before.""Right, just watch from the side." Alec took the knife from her and didn't let her continue with the chopping.Jenny became even more embarrassed and obediently stood like a child who had done something wrong. Alec covered up the laughter he was about to let out by clearing his throat and sending her downstairs to buy marinara sauce."Do we not have any at home?" Jenny asked. She really didn't want to go out."No. I didn't notice we didn't have any," Alec replied. It had been a long time since he cooked at Jenny's house, so he'd forgotten about it. He didn't think buying any at the grocery store would be ne
"What are you thinking about? I said dinner was ready, but you didn't respond. Didn't you say you were starving?" Alec was right behind her without her noticing.Jenny snapped out of her thoughts. "Nothing. Can we finally eat? Awesome!"She got up and walked toward the dining table.Alec did have a knack for cooking. In just a short while, he made three dishes and one soup, and they all looked and smelled delicious."Alec, if you ever go bankrupt, consider opening a small restaurant. I'll definitely come and support you." With this level of cooking skill, Jenny believed that Alec could make it big if he opened a restaurant.Alec laughed at her suggestion and handed her a plate. "If I become the boss of a restaurant, will you be the lady boss?"Jenny was slightly stunned and pretended not to have heard him. "These French fries taste good. Even though I cut them into huge chunks, that doesn't affect the taste, does it?""Is that so?" Alec asked in return, clearly implying it would
The atmosphere in the Faust family was oppressive. First, Zeke's eldest son passed away. Then, his eldest grandson was sent to prison. He'd lived many years but had never encountered such a bleak situation.In the living room, the whole Faust family was silent. Julian looked at his father and grandfather, then turned to his sister for help. "Isabelle, when can we leave?"Their grandfather called them over to have dinner, but now he wouldn't let them go. Julian had never liked staying in Faust Manor, so he moved out as soon as he became an adult. He rarely spent as much time there as he did today.Isabelle gave him a cold look and said, "Be quiet. Can't you read the situation now?"Their grandfather obviously had something to say, and it was likely related to the current situation of the Faust family. Julian didn't offer any valuable suggestions but was in a hurry to leave instead. If Zeke knew, he would be furious.Julian was dismayed at her reply. He'd made plans to go out with
Julian sighed and muttered, "Actually, I don't think handing the company over to Alec is a bad idea. He's more capable than all of us, and with him managing Faust Group, we can make more money each year. Isn't it good to earn money like that without working hard?"He couldn't understand why it was so hard for his father and the late Xavier to accept Alec taking over the Faust family.Before Yakov could even rebuke him, Isabelle, standing beside them, couldn't take it anymore. "Shut up! Do you really think Alec is a good person? If we hand the family over to him, are you sure we can survive?""Isabelle...""We won't force you to fight for the position of becoming the heir, but you better not repeat those words again," Isabelle interrupted Julian and didn't want to hear him say another word.Julian murmured a perfunctory "Okay." It was unclear whether he'd really taken his sister's words seriously. Yakov glanced at him and didn't say anything further. "Alright, let's go home."…
Considering the occasion that day, Jenny didn't want to argue with her. "Alright then, I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to greet him. If you mind my presence, I'll leave now. Just tell him I send my regards."Alexandra wanted to say that she minded it very much, but she plastered a courteous smile on her face. "Okay, I'll tell Christopher. Goodbye, Miss Walter."Jenny turned around and left. Although she didn't like Alexandra's behavior, she didn't want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings since Alexandra was Christopher's girlfriend.Watching Jenny leave, Alexandra breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want Jenny to meet Christopher because she feared something might happen between them. Although Jenny was now the daughter of the renowned Walter family and wasn't likely to consider Christopher a potential life partner, it was difficult to say that she wouldn't.Alexandra liked Christopher very much and didn't want to take any risks. Thinking of that, she turned aro
Jenny was even more speechless at his reply and rubbed her forehead exasperatedly. "I don't want to be like a child."Why would she act like a child when she was an adult? Although children were carefree and didn't have much to worry about, what was the point of avoiding reality like that? She couldn't really become a child again.If Alec treated her like a child and she had to become an adult again when he left her, wouldn't it be tiring to constantly switch how she would carry herself?"My point is, you can try to rely on me." Alec felt helpless. He didn't know how to express himself to Jenny. It was difficult to make her depend on him even for a bit.Jenny didn't reply to what Alec said. "He isn't really anyone significant to me. Why would I rely on him?" she wondered.…In the restaurant, Alexandra silently ate her food. Christopher hadn't said a word since they entered the restaurant, and the silence magnified Alexandra's anxiety."Christopher, don't be too saddened. Althou