“Hmph, it’s good as long as you remember it. If there’s nothing else, you can leave,” Sara said indifferently and nodded as she swept her gaze over to Hansen, who was standing at the side.
“Mom, you’re kicking me out so soon?” Jenna knew that she was driving Hansen away. She deliberately pouted and said, “How can you chase your daughter away like this?”
“Mother, you can rest assured. Leave this matter to me. I’ll have someone bid that jade fan tomorrow.” The fact that Sara didn’t berate Hansen face-to-face for wanting to take a second wife relieved him. Although she was treating him indifferently, he didn’t plan to say anything, as he thought that he would explain it to her in the future. So, he immediately answered with a smile.
Sara glanced at him with a bland expression.
“It’s not that I’m driving you away, but you’re putting your heart and soul into your in-laws that you simply don’t have the mood to stay here anymore.” Sara looked at Jenna reproachfully and said in a dissatisfied manner, “You’re wholeheartedly contributing to that family. I just hope that someone won’t let your love and sincerity down.”
As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at the Hansen, who was next to Jenna.
Hansen immediately understood what she meant. A dark light flashed across his eyes as he stayed silent.
Jenna smiled awkwardly. At that moment, the door rang, followed by a clear masculine voice drifting in. “Madam Garver, I’m here.”
As soon as everyone heard that voice, their expressions changed.
Sara smiled while Jenna’s face was filled with shock. As for Hansen, his expression turned grim.
“Wheel me to the living room,” Sara told Jenna, who was beside her.
Jenna came back to her senses and responded. She then looked at Hansen, who was next to her. His face was even darker than storm clouds.
Whoever told him to follow her there, he really was making trouble for himself!
However, Jenna was also in a bad mood. She then wheeled Sara outside.
“Jenna, you’re back today. Aunt Sara had really missed you a lot, ya know?” Sergio’s eyes lit up when he saw Jenna and greeted her with a smile.
Jenna chuckled. When she remembered that it was him who saved her that day, she couldn’t bear to treat him coldly. Her eyes fell on his arm, which was still wrapped with gauze. So, she asked in concern right then, “Sergio, is your arm recovering?”
Frankly speaking, it had been so many days since the incident. She had forgotten all about it and hadn’t taken the initiative to call him to ask about his well-being, which made her feel sorry for him, as he was injured because of her.
“Don’t worry, Jenna. Such a mild injury is nothing to me.” Sergio smiled and glanced at Hansen’s gloomy face.
“The meal is ready. You guys should eat before you leave.” Bailey walked out of the kitchen with a smile.
“Alright, thank you.” Sergio agreed to it at once.
Jenna wanted to leave, but Sergio said to Hansen, “Hansen, since we’ve met here, should we sit down and have a few drinks?”
When Hansen saw Sergio at Sara’s house, he felt even more disgusted than having eaten a fly. He wanted to leave with Jenna in no time, but when he heard Sergio’s words, he changed his mind at that moment. After all, that was his mother-in-law’s house.
He really couldn’t stand how shameless Sergio was. What did he treat that place as? Hansen himself was Sara’s son-in-law. So, how dare Sergio invite him as though that was his own home?
“Alright,” he answered faintly and pulled Jenna’s hand as they sat down at the dinner table.
“Come, Jenna, try this. It’s your favourite.” As soon as they sat down, Hansen picked up a shrimp with his fork, put it onto Jenna’s plate, and said intimately.
“Thank you.” Jenna expressed her gratitude.
The two of them were acting very intimately, as if no one was around them.
Sara sat on one side and looked at how the two were behaving, then at Sergio, sighing in her heart. Sergio was really infatuated with her daughter. The fact that he would come to visit her frequently was because he was obviously trying to win Jenna over. Sara certainly understood that and had already persuaded him several times. Sergio was a man with a great background. So, Sara thought that he should let Jenna go. What was more, her daughter already had a family, and she didn’t have any feelings for him at all.
She sighed in her heart. If Hansen was half as infatuated as Sergio was towards Jenna, she didn’t have to worry about them and be so unhappy anymore.
They then ate.
Sergio suddenly picked up his glass of wine with a friendly smile plastered on his face and said to Hansen, “Hansen, I heard that something good will be happening to you and that you’ll be really busy in the future. After all, you’re going to take a second wife. Since I was able to meet you today, I’ll propose a toast to you, to get some of your good luck!”
He seemed to be speaking in a very casual manner, or perhaps, one could say that he did not seem to care about anything. After saying that, he looked at Hansen with a smile on his face in a friendly manner.
Nevertheless, as soon as he said that, the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Sara’s face darkened first, followed by Bailey, whose face even darkened as well.
Hansen frowned and lowered his head and took a mouthful of food. When he lifted his head, he saw the mockery and smugness hidden in Sergio’s smile. At that moment, the smile on his face was rather fake as his muscles were all stiff.
Hansen gritted his teeth as he understood his intentions. “I’m sorry, Mr. Xanthe. I still have to go out and play with Jenna tonight. So, I don’t think I’ll be drinking today. We’ll definitely have the chance to drink again in the future.”
Upon hearing that, Sergio did not continue urging him. He thought of something all of a sudden and continued with a grave expression. “By the way, I heard that Vivian’s condition is very serious. Therefore, I’ll be going to Richards Manor to visit her tomorrow and deal with some official business along the way.”
Sergio was going to Richards Manor to visit Vivian and deal with some official business?
Those words caused Hansen’s and Jenna’s expressions to change.
“Mr. Xanthe, there’s no need to trouble yourself. My grandmother’s illness is indeed serious, but she’s old and doesn’t want to see outsiders.” Hansen’s expression was really unpleasant, and he rejected the offer immediately.
Sergio narrowed his eyes and chuckled.
At present, Hansen felt very uncomfortable as he didn’t want to argue with Sergio in front of Sara anymore. However, Sergio was obviously provoking him on purpose in front of Sara. If he continued to stay there, he would only bring contempt upon himself. Even if he were to refute, he was still at his mother-in-law’s house, which would show that he was uncouth.
Immediately, Hansen pulled Jenna to her feet and smiled politely at Sara. “Mom, enjoy your meal. Jenna and I still have something to attend to.”
Sara also sensed the tension between the two of them. So, she didn’t try to let them stay.
“I’ll see you off.” Seeing that Hansen was about to leave, Sergio immediately stood up and offered enthusiastically. After that, he directly sent them to the door, regardless of whether they agreed or not. At the instance when they were outside, he whispered to Hansen with a sneer, “Hansen, my superior has been urging me. So, I hope you can take action as soon as possible and don’t let me down. In addition, we have recently received a report claiming that this matter is related to Richards Manor. So, starting from tomorrow, I’ll be following you 24/7 for the investigation’s sake, and I’ll be staying at Richards Manor for the time being. I hope that you can be mentally prepared for that.”
To think he would still demand to move into Richards Manor!
“You…” The veins at the corner of Hansen’s temples popped out because of Sergio’s words. He then gritted his teeth and stared at Sergio with his bloodshot eyes. After a while, he suddenly smiled and said, “Very well. You’re welcome to stay in Richards Manor anytime.”
“Thank you for your hospitality. Don’t worry. I won’t hold myself back.” Sergio smiled shamelessly and answered in a straightforward manner.
Hansen exhaled a breath of air and held Jenna’s hand, as they walked towards the elevator.
Jenna didn’t hear what they were saying clearly, but when she saw Hansen’s angry expression, she knew that it was definitely not a good thing, and it made her anxious. Nevertheless, she remained silent as she also felt very uncomfortable.
The Hummer drove towards the direction of the street.
“Hansen, where are you going?” Seeing that they weren’t heading towards Richards Manor and that Hansen had a sullen look on his face as he drove, Jenna was worried that Hansen might have forgotten how to get home from being angered by Sergio.
“To find a place to eat.” After a while, he answered in a stuffy tone.
Wasn’t it already dark right then? Not only was he unable to eat at Sara’s house, he even had to hold back his anger.
Jenna looked at him and found his behavior quite funny.
In fact, she was also hungry, as she didn’t eat much just then.
“Then, I want to eat street food.” Jenna knew that Hansen would definitely take her to a high-end restaurant, but she didn’t feel like eating those kinds of food. She only wanted to taste street food.
Hansen didn’t say anything. Then, he turned the steering wheel with his hand and the car headed towards Luminary Road’s famous street food market.
After the two of them got out of the car, Hansen held onto her hand.
A burst of cool breeze blew, which made them feel relaxed and happy.
They ordered a lot of snacks. Smelling the tempting aroma of the snacks, Jenna’s appetite grew wonderfully.
She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her two tender and fair, dainty wrists, and picked up the snacks in front of her, eating them up.
Hansen took a look at her. “You sure can eat, and you’re not paying attention to how you look at all.”
“Haha.” Jenna laughed. “Hansen, don’t be afraid. There won’t be any paparazzi here. You also know that I don’t act like this at home. So, can you please not restrict me?”
She puffed out her cheeks. Her hands were full of lamb kebabs, beef kebabs, and many more as she ate them up quickly.
Looking at her table manners, Hansen was amused, and all the anger given by Sergio had disappeared too. A sense of joy welled up in his heart. He had such a lovely wife. If not for the many things that happened between them, how wonderful their lives would be right then.
“Alright, I’ll drink with you.” Hansen dialed a number and ordered the driver of Richards Manor to drive the Hummer back. Then, he ordered a lot of beer.
Hansen was very happy to accompany Jenna to eat snacks he would normally not even look at, to the point that all the negative emotions in his heart were swept clean.