The Ex and Her Riches

Craig bowed politely. “Have a safe journey, Mr. Jenson.”

Standing at the side of the gate, he watched Cedrick enter a vehicle and leave.

Once the automobiles vanished from his view, he kicked a large pot in the garden in a fit of fury.

“Cedrick Jenson!” exclaimed Craig with resentment.

Gritting his teeth, he suddenly recalled something. Oh, cr*p! Jennifer has been staying at the Jenson residence for almost a week now. I guess I’IL…

Upon composing himself, he returned to the villa and summoned Jasmine to the study.

“What’s the matter, Craig?” she asked.

Irritated, Craig smoked and ordered, “Remember to visit Jennifer in the Jenson residence in these two days. You must bring the bodyguards protecting you into the bedroom.”

“Eh?” Jasmine was confounded. “Gwendolyn’s always the one leading me to the room. I don’t think she’ll allow the bodyguards to enter because there are too many people-”

Smashing his hand on the table, Craig demanded, “I don’t care what you do. Just ensure you can spend time in Jennifer’s room alone with the bodyguards.”

“Mr. Treyton and the doctor never leaves Jennifer’s room, Craig. What you’re asking me to do is impossible. They won’t allow me-”

Again, Craig slapped the table with a violent look. “Why are you saying it’s impossible before you even try it? How can you hope to succeed when you’re already diminishing your confidence?”

Jasmine was startled by the slam and teared up. Weakly, she bit her lip aggrievedly.

Annoyed, Craig scowled instead of comforting her. “You’re twenty-one years old already. You are an adult, so you need to be capable of handling things independently. Consider this an opportunity to train your adaptability.”

His finger tapped on the table repeatedly. “I don’t care what you need to do to accomplish your mission. Within two days, you will find a way to meet with Jasmine alone with the bodyguards without anyone else present in the room.”

“What if I can’t do it?” inquired Jasmine with teary eyes.

have a first-hand experience of what

by her brother’s cruelty. “Why, Craig? Why are you threatening me with

you. I’m asking you to complete this mission on your own to

seem so unfamiliar to me now.” Jasmine couldn’t help but feel her understanding of him was slipping, so much so that she found him

mouthful of smoke. “I didn’t change. It’s just that

and that has prevented

was rendered speechless as her

her head and dashed out

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scowl was still visible on Craig’s face as he thought about how useless his

he called the captain of Team Nine. “I want you to investigate the secret interrogation room Mr.

the dizzy Charles was given a

gradually lifted his heavy eyelids, he noticed his surroundings

was skillfully treating the wound on his arm while sitting next to Charles, glanced at the latter. “You’re finally awake. I can’t believe you managed to bite my arm until it bled, despite how weak you are. Were you

lips curved upward. “If I didn’t bite you for real, how can I express my genuine despair and anger? Craig’s a very sharp man. If I didn’t act earnestly, he would’ve

knew, I would’ve slapped

chuckled and slowly sat

him and

know what was happening to me?

a text message to Gwenny asking for help. She wants Gwenny to return the stolen object

warm feeling surfaced in Charles’ heart when he heard that.

to kill me. The only way I can survive is by hiding the truth, no matter the cost. Upon ending his train of thought there, he turned to Cedrick. “Where’s

needs time to compare the analysis result with the database. We’ll

did, I wouldn’t be apprehending you at the Newton residence

That’s true. Charles smiled.

ensued in

bloody shirt. “I noticed plenty of wounds were on your body when I applied medicine to them earlier. How many hits did

at his blood-drenched