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Alec seemed to have recognized Joey too. Although he never interacted with Joey, he had helped Jenny investigate his stepmother, and he learned a thing or two about the boy in the process. He interjected to break the tension between the two, "Jenny, let's not get too riled up. Sit down and talk it out with him." Then, he called a waiter over to get them a quiet dining room. Joey was reluctant to follow them but had no choice because Jenny was staring at him. They took their seats in the room, and Alec ordered some food. After that, he turned to Joey. "Tell us now. Why did you drop out?"Feeling their eyes on him, he sighed and told them his story. After his stepmother was sent to jail, his dad, who had grown increasingly displeased with him, put all the blame on him. Not long after, his dad stopped paying for his school fees and pocket money. At his wits' end, he decided to quit school and work."You're only sixteen. Are you going to work retail forever?" Jenny was upset but didn't

On their way home, after they made the necessary arrangements for Joey, Jenny was suddenly reminded of Justin and Lilian. "Do you have any updates on the adoptive family?" she blurted out to Alec."Yeah, I found one, but we haven't gotten in touch with them," Alec answered. He would always fulfill Jenny's request to the best of his ability. She sighed in relief after learning that. She had been busy with work and had no time to care for two children. Therefore, she sent them to Orchid Village and entrusted them to the villagers' care. Still, she couldn't leave them in the village for the long term and planned to find them an adoptive family so that they could resume their daily lives. "Share their information with me. I'll look into their background." Speaking of investigation, Jenny was proud of her skills. Alec agreed to let her take over because he knew that Jenny was blessed with detective skills. "Sure."Soon, they arrived at Perry Residence. As it was late, they wished ea

"Alec Faust is handsome, and he's good to you. I'm surprised that you haven't fallen for him. Jenny, don't you think your standards are too high?" At first, Stephanie thought that Jenny had a grudge against Alec because of the divorce, but it turned out that Jenny truly didn't have feelings for him.That sounded almost impossible. Even though Stephanie didn't like Alec, she figured she would have been moved by Alec's daily acts of service and surrendered her heart to him over time. Anyway, that was a hypothetical scenario that would never happen to her.She fell silent, wondering if she had impossible standards. During the conversation, she got off the cab and crossed the road to the hospital.Walking across the pedestrian crossing, she was distracted by Stephanie's chatter on the phone and was unaware of the incoming danger. A black car that had been waiting long at the intersection started moving and accelerating when Jenny showed up, and it seemed to be headed in her direction.

Leaning against the headboard, Alec said in defeat, "I just wanted to see that you arrived at the hospital safely. That's why I followed you. I never thought that…"He didn't immediately notice Marigold's car. It wasn't until Marigold was close to crashing into Jenny that he realized something was off. Without hesitation, he drove into Marigold's car to stop it from crashing into Jenny."Don't tell me you've always followed me to work?" She stared at him, dumbfounded. He nodded and did not deny it. Flustered and helpless, she sighed. "You don't have to do this for me. Frankly speaking, we don't have a relationship with each other. If something bad happens to you in a situation like today's, it will not bring you any benefit." "You can run your little cost-and-benefit analysis because you aren't into me. But I love you. These considerations don't occur to me." He didn't have time to think twice in that urgent situation anyway.She wanted to hide from his scorchingly passionate gaze

Thankfully, Jenny held Stephanie back just in time; she didn't doubt for a second that Stephanie might get physical on Marigold."Steph!" Jenny chided her. "Calm down. She's not worth it."Stephanie bit her lips and almost cried. "You're right. A murderer like her deserves to spend the rest of her life in prison.""Who are you accusing of being a murderer? I'm warning you to watch your mouth. I lost control of the car—that's all." Marigold wasn't a fool. She adamantly denied her involvement in the planned act, considering that there was no evidence pointing at her and that Jenny was safe.Stephanie became livid at Marigold's denial. "Jenny, don't stop me. I'll beat her up today."She thought, "The Wagners are annoying. First, there was Paul. Marigold was the same too.""Steph," Jenny called out to Stephanie and shook her head. Stephanie was indignant but was surprised to find Jenny staring calmly at Marigold despite her denial."Do you think you could run from justice by denial?