Jenny lowered her eyes. She truly had no idea about the existence of such henchmen in the Walters. However, she didn't think too much about it. Either Graham had not entrusted her because he thought she wasn't capable of handling them yet, or he thought it was better for him to retain control over them for the time being."Do you think Zeke was the one behind everything this time?" Jenny asked Alec, eager to find out the identity of the culprit behind the scenes.Alec pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't think so.""Why are you so sure?" Jenny looked at him, surprised at how he'd swiftly come to that conclusion without any hesitance.Now, it was Jenny's turn to be silent. Although she felt it was unlikely that Zeke was the mastermind, she couldn't think of anyone else besides him.Seeing Jenny racking her brain over the matter, Alec got up and leaned her back against the hospital bed. "Rest well. I'll investigate this matter. Although those people are dead, we can
In the ward, Jenny sat quietly beside the hospital bed without saying a word. Evan had remained silent since he woke up, not even saying a word to Jenny when he saw her. Seeing him like that, Jenny felt worried. "Evan…" she said."Don't worry. I'm fine," Evan said with a smile. Even at that moment, he could still smile and tell Jenny that he was okay, not wanting her to worry too much."Fine? How could he be fine? He has to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. No one would be able to accept such an outcome calmly!" Jenny exclaimed inwardly."We're already contacting the best doctors for you. There must be a way," Jenny said, worried he was suppressing his emotions.It was better to let it out at times like this instead of bottling it all up.Hearing her say "we," Evan knew she was referring to herself and Alec. For some reason, he felt particularly displeased upon hearing that."Jenny, if I have to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair, will you stay by my side?" Eva
Jenny lowered her head and took a while before she finally said, "I'm sorry.""Sorry?" Alec sneered and wiped the corner of his eye as he said coldly, "No need for that. You and I have nothing to do with each other. Now, you can take care of whomever you want. I have no right to interfere.""He saved me...""Yes! He saved you! I damn well wish it was me who saved you at that time!" Even if he had to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, Alec wished he was the one who saved her. He rarely got angry, especially not in front of Jenny, but he couldn't hold back that day.Jenny had promised to take care of Evan, which basically meant she wouldn't be able to be with him. He was already preparing to confess his feelings to her, but he didn't foresee things would turn out that way.After a long time, Jenny regained her composure and raised her head. "You need to calm down first. It might not stay this way forever."They'd already contacted the best doctors. Perhaps, there was ano
When Vincent rushed to the bar, Paul was desperately trying to stop Alec from drinking. Pushing open the door to the private room, Vincent was a little stunned to see the scene before him."Mr. Faust, are you okay?" Vincent asked.Both of them turned to look at him when they heard his voice. "What could be wrong with me?" Alec replied."Miss Walter called me and said you had a disagreement with her. She was worried about you," Vincent said.Alec sneered at his words and finally stopped trying to grab the wine glass from Paul. "Worried about me? Does she think I'll die because of her or something?"Vincent felt awkward as he thought, "Isn't that what you're doing now?"Paul sensed something was off and asked Vincent, "What's going on?"Vincent looked bewildered and shook his head. "I don't know either. Miss Walter suddenly called me."Paul pondered what was going on and continued asking, "Did something happen?"He asked Vincent in detail about what had happened in the past two
When Alec returned to the hospital, he found out that Jenny had already completed her discharge procedures; her ward was empty. He went straight to the ward where Evan was located, and as he had expected, Jenny was there. However, besides Jenny and Evan, Gilbert was there too. He had probably come to visit because he had heard about Evan's situation.Alec didn't go in and sat on a bench outside the door. He didn't know what he could do at the moment, but he couldn't just sit back and do nothing either. It made him feel a bit frustrated. Inside the ward, Gilbert looked at Evan with a complicated expression and said, "Don't be too disheartened. There must be another solution.""Yeah," Evan responded with little emotion."Regardless of what happens, you saved Jenny. If you really have to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair, we will take responsibility for it," Gilbert said.Evan frowned and looked at Gilbert before saying, "Okay, I understand." He didn't need Gilbert to take
"Yes. Are you blaming me right now?" Alec wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.It hadn't been long since all of it happened. Was Jenny protecting Evan just because he was injured?Jenny opened her mouth but ultimately didn't say anything. Instead, she looked at Gilbert and said, "Evan has just woken up. Why are you talking to him like that? What if something happens to him because of how you talked to him—""Just because he saved you, he thinks he can make such an unreasonable demand now?" Gilbert regretted bringing Evan back in the first place.But then, he thought that if Evan hadn't been there, then Jenny would have been the one who got hurt yesterday. That was not the outcome he wanted to see either.Jenny sighed. "Gilbert, Evan didn't ask anything of me. I volunteered.""Liar. I heard him make the request." Alec spoke up from the side. If Evan didn't make such a request?As soon as he finished speaking, Jenny glared at him and said, "Can't you keep your mouth shut?"Alec purs
After Alec was some distance away, Gilbert finally spoke up and asked Jenny, "You should know what it means for you and Evan if you choose to take care of him for the rest of your life, right?""I know." Jenny nodded and turned her gaze away from Alec's back."Maybe we're just not meant to be," she added.In fact, Jenny was ready to accept Alec's confession and become his girlfriend. She hadn't expected this turn of events.Gilbert sighed. He used to be opposed to Jenny getting together with Alec. But now that they really couldn't be together with each other, he felt a little saddened. Perhaps it was because this wasn't what Jenny had chosen voluntarily."I still hope you think it over carefully. There are many ways to repay him. It's not necessary to resort to such an extreme arrangement," Gilbert advised. To him, this kind of lifelong commitment was far too much.Jenny understood what he meant and nodded in agreement. "I know. Gilbert, you should go back to work now. Don't worr
Upon hearing that, Zeke's frown deepened immensely. "He may not be able to resolve everything now, but you should take into account the fact that I'm not dead yet!""How can he be so sure that Yakov won't be able to sort out our family's mess with me watching over him? What arrogance!" Zeke fumed inwardly."Since you don't believe me, let's wait and see." Alec stood up. He didn't intend to do anything to Zeke right then; he just wanted to vent.As he reached the door, Alec stopped in his tracks and turned back. "You're old now. There are many things that you can't do anymore."Zeke's face turned ashen instantly, and he stared coldly in the direction Alec left.Alec quickly disappeared from Faust Manor. He seemed to have come over just to say those words on purpose, and Zeke was baffled about his intentions."Go find out what happened." Zeke had experienced many things and lived for many years. He was aware that Alec's behavior was unusual.The butler nodded worriedly. "Sir, Mr.