Jenny's answer was as ambiguous as it could get, and Jade didn't interrogate her further. At the end of the day, it was Jenny and Alec's business; as an outsider, it wasn't appropriate for Jade to be too nosy."Come on. Let's go for a meal together." Max walked over to them. He'd really pull out all the stops for his confession to Jade that day.Jenny quickly waved her hands back and forth, declining the offer, and said, "I don't think that's a good idea. We shouldn't interfere with your first date."Max and Jade had just started dating. Jenny felt it wasn't good for her and Alec to tag along and intrude on the new couple's precious first moments together after their love had just blossomed and bore fruit."What are you all concerned about? We're just going to eat." Max glanced at her. He didn't make plans for another round of romantic gestures for Jade at the restaurant. Instead, he merely intended to treat Jenny and Alec to a meal and thank them for coming over.Jenny was still
Soon, Alec had a plate of dipping sauce in front of him, but he smelled the strong acidic vinegar and was momentarily at a loss for words. "Is this the dipping sauce you brought me?""Don't you like vinegar, just like how you like sour grapes?" Jenny asked with an innocent look on her face, seemingly puzzled about what the problem was.Alec was speechless. Of course, he was well aware that Jenny was implying his jealousy was unwarranted. He could only force a smile and reply, "Yes, you're right. I do like sour stuff."Max and Jade, sitting across from them, couldn't hear their conversation, but they could see the way they spoke softly to each other, like they were in their own little world. Their interactions went beyond that of a normal friendship."Have they gotten back together?" Max asked, looking at them quizzically. They looked more like a couple than he and Jade did.Jade chuckled and didn't know what to say. "I don't think so.""Hmm..." Max snorted humorlessly, wondering
Seeing how insistent Zack was, Gilbert didn't know what to say. "Since you insist, then do as you please. I've done my part and said what needs to be said. If you get hurt in the future, that's on you. However, there's one thing I can tell you clearly—I won't accept her. Of course, you probably don't care. So, please don't bring her to my house in the future. If you two are inseparable, then you don't need to drop by from now on either."Gilbert's stance was clear as day, and Zack's face became increasingly grim as he took in his brother's words."Do you really not want to give her a chance?" Zack asked. He didn't understand why Gilbert, who'd always been nice and friendly to everyone, was so skeptical of Janet.Looking at Zack with a serious expression, Gilbert said, "She doesn't need me to give her a chance. No matter what she's done in the past, I can ignore it, but I won't accept that kind of woman marrying you. Do you understand?"He couldn't care less about such matters, but
From the window of his study, Gilbert watched as Zack and Janet left. He then picked up his phone to call Jenny.“Jenny, I won’t meddle in Zack’s affairs anymore, and you’d better not either. Some people just don’t learn their lessons until they pay a price for it.”Zack hadn’t encountered any major difficulties in life so far and had quite a smooth journey. Although people like him were blessed and lived a happy life, they weren’t exposed to the dangers of the world. Gilbert thought it was time for him to suffer and learn from his mistakes.Before Jenny could ask what was going on, Gilbert hung up the phone. Taken aback by the situation, Jenny continued to stare at her phone in confusion.“What’s wrong?” Alec was next to her and naturally heard Gilbert’s words.Jenny shook her head and didn’t say anything to him. Instead, she got up, walked out of the private room, and dialed Zack’s number.“Zack, where are you?” Jenny asked.“Hey, Jenny. Janet and I are looking for a place to
"Have you seen many people who can make it to the end with their first love?" When Alec asked that question, he lamented the fact that, despite his undying love for Jenny, they had yet to begin dating. Sometimes, being together for a long time didn't necessarily lead to marriage; instead, it gave rise to a lot of conflicts between a couple. Jenny thought Alec had a point. "Hmm…you're right. It seems Gilbert and I were a little too anxious.""Although you consider Zack your older brother, he's actually not as mature as you are. This is typical rebellious behavior—the more you try to stop him, the more he wants to be with that woman. So, when you see him later, it's best to just ask what happened between him and Gilbert and not say much about wanting him to give up on her," Alec advised.Jenny nodded. "Okay, I understand."As they spoke, the car had already entered the parking lot of the residential complex. They walked into the elevator, and Jenny was still thinking about what to
Hearing what he said, Jenny felt a headache coming. It seemed that Zack didn't even put the things that Janet had done before into consideration; he even thought they were trivial matters.She was a little baffled and tried to be patient as she said, "Zack, you should know that some things can be forgiven, but some matters are related to a person's character...""Jenny, are you also advising me to break up with Janet like Gilbert?" Zack's expression became gloomy, no longer showing the affection he had for Jenny as before.Jenny's heart sank—she knew why Gilbert had argued with him. Zack was too adamant in his decision to remain with Janet, effectively annoying everyone else who could see she was no good for him.Fortunately, Jenny had mentally prepared herself before he arrived, so she was able to suppress her anger and patiently say, "No, I just wanted to ask you about what happened between you and Gilbert.""It's nothing. It'll be fine in a few days." Hearing that Jenny wasn't
Late at night, there was a knock on Alec's door. Having just finished work and fallen asleep, he was very unhappy with whoever was disturbing his sleep at that hour. Emitting an aura of hostility, Alec opened the door but was stunned upon seeing the person at his doorstep."Jenny?"Jenny leaned against the wall, her body aching all over. She struggled to lift her head and look at Alec. "I'm sorry for disturbing your sleep.""What's the matter?" Alec immediately noticed something was wrong with Jenny and hugged her the next second.Under the dim light, he saw Jenny's abnormally red cheeks and touched her forehead. He frowned immediately upon feeling her temperature. "You have a fever?"Jenny replied weakly, "I probably caught a cold during the day."After all, she had gone to see the snow in the morning and had been exposed to the cold wind for quite some time during Max's confession to Jade in the snow.Alec looked worried as he carried her into his room and carefully placed her
After hearing the sound of the bedroom door closing, Jenny blushed and cautiously opened the bathroom door. She then took the towel and clothes. The clothes belonged to Alec and had a masculine woody scent; they didn't quite fit her.However, that was the least of Jenny's concerns at that moment. She would just wear them for a while and change when she got home. With that in mind, she put on Alec's shirt and came out of the bathroom. Thank goodness for the heating. Otherwise, not only would it be cold outside, but the house would be freezing too. Jenny walked from the bedroom to the living room. Alec sat on the couch while waiting for her to come out. Hearing her footsteps, he turned to her and asked, "Do you feel better now?""Yeah. Much better," she replied gratefully. Although she felt slightly dizzy, the soreness in her body had somewhat subsided."I bought some medicine for you. Since you're a doctor, you can decide which ones to take," he said. He'd asked the pharmacist but