“Madam Jenna, are you looking for us?” Paul asked politely on the phone.
“Yes, I would like to meet you two brothers. Grandma has already told me about your affairs, and I will be paying your salary in the future. Right now, I have something important to discuss with you,” Jenna said very seriously on the phone.
“Okay, Madam Jenna, let’s meet at the café in front.” Paul immediately agreed.
Jenna then ended the call.
In the quiet and secluded café, Jenna sat in a corner and used a teaspoon to stir the coffee in the cup. A moment later, two young men wearing caps with jeans and t-shirts came in.
“Hello, Madam Jenna.” After sitting down, Paul and Irvin greeted her very politely with respectful smiles on their faces.
“Hello.” Jenna smiled and pointed at the cups of coffee in front of her. “Please have some coffee.”
After the three of them took a sip of coffee, Jenna asked casually, “Have you guys been in A City recently? I couldn’t find you two no matter what. Did you change your contact information?”
Paul and Irvin looked at each other. Then, Paul politely asked, “Madam Janna, are you meeting us because of the Richards Group’s matters?”
“Yes.” Seeing that they had taken the initiative to ask, Jenna quickly nodded and asked, “You already know about the situation at Richards Manor, don’t you?”
“Madam Jenna, we’ve always paid attention to what goes on in Richards Manor. So, we know how you’re feeling right now,” Paul replied with sympathy. “We have been on a mission recently, and it’s only recently that we found out that Vivian has entrusted us two to you.”
A mission? Jenna’s eyebrows twitched when she heard that. What mission were they doing? They were Vivian’s trusted subordinates. So, their assignments were definitely related to the Richards Group.
Nevertheless, Grandma was so sick that she even had difficulty speaking. Was it possible for her to give orders?
Then, he heard Paul say, “Madam Jenna, we went to Africa recently. Vivian ordered us to do this two months ago.”
“Africa?” Jenna exclaimed in surprise. “Could it be related to Claude’s disappearance?”
Her heart was pounding violently. Could it be that Vivian already knew what was going to happen to Claude two months before that?
“That’s right, Madam Jenna. Claude is in a very troublesome position right now. He has encountered a terrorist organization and is in a very critical situation,” Irvin replied calmly.
“Is his life in danger?” Amidst her worries, she thought of Norton.
“Madam Jenna, Mr. Trevor has already followed up on this matter. You don’t have to worry so much about it. This matter may involve an important figure in the country. He doesn’t want to alert the enemy for the time being. Therefore, the fewer people know about this, the better,” Paul said in a low voice. Then, he stopped talking about it.
Jenna was stunned for a moment before she asked somewhat numbly, “In that case, does Young Master know about it?”
Paul looked at her and spoke after thinking for a while.
“Madam Jenna, please don’t be too anxious about the matters regarding the Richards Group. Mr. Richards and Young Master Richards are not ordinary people. You should wait quietly. Maybe the situation is not as bad as you think.”
Jenna raised her head and looked at them in some surprise. “Do you two know about it?”
Paul smiled and said, “We two brothers have been indebted to Vivian. So, we have regarded the Richards Group’s matters as our lifetime career. Therefore, we always pay attention to the movements of the Richards Group, and will always remain highly vigilant for it. To tell you the truth, we know about a lot of things, but we haven’t come to you since it’s not the time for you to know the truth. So, please believe in Young Master Richards and wait quietly.”
“But I have the right to know, don’t I? And since Young Master Richards is not telling me anything, I’m quite anxious right now.” Jenna felt a little helpless.
“Madam Jenna, isn’t it a fact that he took Liya as his second wife? Actually, that’s not a big deal. It’s just a facade. Everyone can think of it however they want to, but you have to trust Young Master Richards. He didn’t want to do that either.” Paul comforted her.
Was it just a façade? Was that really it?
Jenna was getting more and more confused, and she couldn’t figure it out, no matter what.
“So, are you guys also suggesting that I should not care about it too much?” she asked in confusion.
Paul smiled and said politely, “Madam Jenna, you are a very smart person. So, I’m sure you will definitely figure out some things. You have always had a guilty conscience, as well as some regret in your heart. You probably know what it is, don’t you?”
A guilty conscience? Jenna suddenly thought of her long conversation with Vivian. The hearty conversation was more like her last words than a casual chat. After all, Grandma couldn’t speak much anymore, and her mind wasn’t as sharp as before anymore.
“Do you mean the person Grandma feels guilty over is Liya?” she asked thoughtfully. She already knew that. Otherwise, she would have taken advantage of the power in her hands to drive Liya away when she was still the vice president of the Richards Group.
Paul nodded his head.
“Rest assured, Young Madam. Now that Vivian has handed us two brothers over to you, we will always keep an eye on your safety. From now on, we will protect you like how we protected Vivian. However, for now, you might as well go along with Young Master Richards’ plans. There are some matters that cannot be rushed. Who knows, the result might show itself after a short while?”
Jenna was initially confused, but after hearing Paul’s and Irvin’s words, she became even more puzzled. Moreover, the two brothers were very secretive and didn’t intend to say more.
“So do you guys know about Young Master Richards’ plan?” she asked carefully.
“Madam Jenna, actually, we are not very sure about his plans either.” As though he had seen through her worries, Paul explained immediately, “But Young Master Richards is the current heir and the fact that the Richards Group was able to get to this point today wasn’t all because of luck either. As for his plan, we can only guess what it is. We dare not to act rashly because we are afraid of disrupting his plan. So, we thought that we might as well wait and see. This is also the reason we haven’t taken the initiative to find you.”
Hearing that, Jenna was completely discouraged. Initially, she hoped that the two brothers could help her find something, so that she could learn what Hansen was doing right then, and if Richards Group was in danger or not. However, right then, it seemed that she shouldn’t hope much. Then, hearing that Paul had mentioned her safety, Jenna’s eyebrows moved. She immediately talked about the time when someone pushed her from the back and she almost fell into the lake while she was at the lakeside that night, and the dark figure at the Richards Group was obviously there for her.
“Okay, Madam Jenna, we will go and investigate it right away.” After hearing that, Irvin’s face turned dark, and he promised immediately. “But it may take a bit more time. After all, it has been so long.”
Jenna nodded her head. It seemed that she was thinking about something.
“Paul, can you tell me if the Richards Group can get through this crisis?” In fact, that was the problem she was most worried about. She didn’t even know how to help the Richards Group get through that crisis.
Paul and Irvin looked at each other and sighed in their hearts. Surely enough, Hansen knew her well, and fortunately, he did not tell her the truth.
“Don’t worry, Madam Jenna. You don’t have to think about anything. Just do your best at being yourself and everything will be fine,” Paul said.
Jenna felt helpless.
Finally, Irvin handed a very detailed book to Jenna. “Madam Jenna, these are the main connections of the Richards Group from when it was first founded. You can go back and have a look. Hatred surely comes with a reason. Maybe you will understand something after having a look at it.”
Jenna took the notebook and went out with a heavy heart.
The road ahead was vast. At that time, she really didn’t know how to go on.
Hansen wanted to marry Liya, but he did not allow her a divorce. Trevor did not allow her to divorce him either. She was the daughter-in-law of the Richards family who had her name carved into the family’s ancestral tablet. Thus, she would be a part of the Richards family for her entire life. That was why she could not get a divorce. Even if her husband wanted to marry another woman or humiliate her in front of her, she had to endure it. She also had to be open-minded and virtuous as she watched them show off their love in front of her.
Nonetheless, she had to accept them with a smile and even host the wedding for them in person. How could things turn out like that?
Sara wanted her to divorce. If she really divorced, would she be able to let go of her relationship with Hansen?
All of a sudden, she felt a sharp pain in her chest and she closed her eyes in sadness.
She drove to a nearby square and stopped there.
There were many people dancing in the square, and there were many old people and children playing there too.
Jenna sat down on a steel bench and looked at the happy crowd in front of her gently.
A tall and slender figure walked towards her.
It wasn’t until she sensed a unique smell of tobacco mixed with a pleasant masculine smell wafting into her nose that she came back to her senses.
She saw a handsome face with a pair of deep eyes.
Sergio was looking at her with a bright and spirited expression, and the pity in his eyes was undisguised.
“Why are you here?” Jenna jumped out of habit, took a step back, and looked at him with some vigilance.
“So, Jenna, in your heart, am I a man that you will avoid no matter what? To the point where you feel annoyed when you see me?” Sergio was very hurt, and there was some sorrow in his eyes.
That woman was so loyal to Hansen that even when she saw Hansen marry Liya with her own eyes, she could still endure it. She even smiled as beautifully as she always did. Nonetheless, she was always indifferent and distant towards him, and even vigilant, which made him feel hurt.
“Did you follow me?” Jenna’s heart was pounding. She had just arrived at the square, and then he showed up. In addition, that place was really far away from the Richards Group and his office. Therefore, there was only one explanation to how he appeared there, and that was, he had followed her. Thinking of that, a feeling of discomfort swelled in Jenna’s mind.