“Don’t worry. Someone has already dealt with him, and I’ve forced him to apologize. I’m sure this kind of thing will never happen again.” Sitting on the edge of the bed with a look of concern on his face, he asked, “Are you all right? How are you feeling?”
Jenna was confused, not quite understanding the meaning of Steffan’s words. Looking at the guilt on his face, she smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I just slept for a while.”
“That’s good.” Steffan felt that he could relax at last. He reached out and held Jenna’s cold hand. “If you don’t feel well, I’ll call the doctor over. Your health is the most important thing. Don’t take it for granted.”
Jenna gave an easy smile, lifted the quilt, and got down from the bed. Then, she took a few steps around the room.
“Look, don’t I seem just fine? I’m really all right. Let’s go back.”
She picked up her handbag that was on the bed and was about to leave.
Steffan looked very worried, “No, I’ll be worried about you if you just go back like this. Stay at the hospital tonight and let the doctors observe your condition.”
Jenna was unwilling to stay overnight at the hospital. She immediately refused and was adamant about wanting to leave. After carefully considering what the doctor had told him earlier, Steffan decided that it should be fine for her to leave. He took out his phone and played the video of Melvin’s apology.
Jenna looked at Melvin’s swollen face in the video and listened to his desperate apology. Suddenly, she had the urge to laugh.
Steffan put his phone away and helped Jenna out of the hospital. It was cold and windy outside. Jenna, who was only in her evening gown, shrank back as a gust of cold wind blew. She had always been sensitive to the cold and she let out a sneeze. Steffan stood next to her and felt her shivering. He reached out to hold Jenna’s hand tightly and said in a commanding tone, “Dory, the weather’s too cold. You’re coming home with me today. Don’t go back to the dormitory.”
Jenna smiled and shook her head. She wrapped her clothes around her tightly and walked out quickly.
“Steffan, it’s really not necessary. It’s late. Go back and have a rest.” Jenna said as she shook her head, refusing his offer. As she walked towards the car, she asked, “If there’s nothing tomorrow morning, I’d like to take a half-day rest. What do you think?”
It was a cold and windy night in the middle of winter.
“All right then,” Steffan replied in a resigned tone, knowing that there was no point in arguing with her. Once Jenna had made up her mind, he had little chance of changing it.
In the car, Steffan started the engine and turned on the heating to the highest setting.
“Dory, if you don’t want to go back to my house, I’ll help you get a room at a hotel. How about it? The weather is too cold and there’s no heating in the dormitory. Your delicate body won’t be able to take it.” Steffan suggested as he looked at the white frost on the leaves outside the car window.
“It’s really not necessary, Steffan. Just send me back to the dormitory. I still want to rest for half a day tomorrow.” Jenna replied firmly, not wanting to dwell on the matter further.
After everything that she had been through that night, she felt quite weak. Since she fell into the water, she had been afraid of the cold. She had to go back to the dormitory. That was her home and she would only be able to feel comfortable there. She wouldn’t be able to sleep well at a hotel.
Steffan smiled bitterly. He had no choice but to send her back to the dormitory.
Under a big tree near the dormitory, a black luxury car was parked in the darkness. Hearing the sound of a car outside, Hansen asked Alvin, who was beside him, in a deep voice, “Who is it, Alvin? Is she back?”
After they had driven along the main streets a few times, Alvin had been sure that they wouldn’t find the car they were looking for.
Hansen couldn’t set his mind at rest after seeing Jenna faint. He didn’t even have a clue how she was doing in Srirano. There were too many doubts in his heart. He couldn’t calm down, and he just wanted to find her.
Alvin glanced at Hansen, who seemed to have lost all sense of reason. He knew that if he didn’t find Jenna tonight, he wouldn’t be able to sleep.
Jenna was missing. There was only one plausible explanation, which was that she had been taken away by Steffan.
He had called Maloney immediately and asked her to send someone from Yintern Group to find out about Jenna’s whereabouts in detail.
He knew that she usually stayed at the dormitory.
That was why they hadn’t moved, waiting for her to appear.
When Hansen first learned that Jenna lived in this simple and crude dormitory, his heart was filled with both sadness and surprise.
He felt sad because Jenna, who had a hard life, had been wandering in a foreign country all alone. On the other hand, he was pleasantly surprised that she would stay in a dormitory, which meant that she was not Steffan’s girlfriend as others said.
No matter what, the girlfriend of a big company’s president wouldn’t live in such a simple dormitory. This wouldn’t suit Steffan’s status. Jenna could live in such a simple dormitory without fear of hardships, which indicated that Jenna still maintained her original habits even after being dealt a heavy blow, which was the most gratifying thing for him.
The thought pacified Hansen’s uneasiness.
It was not until the car carrying Jenna appeared at the door of the dormitory that he perked up his ears.
Sure enough, Jenna wouldn’t stay out at night. That pleased him.
However, when he recalled how she had fainted, Hansen started to panic. “How is she?”
Alvin’s eyes were fixed on the car. When he heard Hansen’s question, he immediately replied, “Don’t worry, Mr. Richards. There should be nothing wrong with Madam’s body. She must have just drunk some sedative that Melvin gave her. That kind of drug will break down and be digested by the body. She’ll be fine in a few hours.”
Alvin was a free spirit who liked to travel, so he inevitably knew of the little tricks of this tainted world. He immediately consoled Hansen.
Soon, Jenna opened the door and stepped out of the car.
Hansen understood Alvin’s explanation, but he was impatient with worry. He moved to open the car door and rush towards Jenna.
“Don’t rush, Mr. Richards. There are paparazzi secretly taking pictures.” Alvin’s sharp eyes immediately picked up the two silhouettes not far away.
Holding cameras in their hands, it was obvious that they were the paparazzi.
After all, Srirano was a small country. The people were simple and unsophisticated, and rather isolated.
These paparazzi wouldn’t dare to take photos openly. After Melvin’s birthday banquet, there must be a lot of surprising news that the tabloids could make a story out of. Among the hottest news would be Steffan and Jenna, as well as Melvin’s injury.
The paparazzi would never give up on such a big story, so they tracked him all the way here in the middle of the night.
If Hansen got out of the car now, he would definitely lose control of his emotions when he saw Jenna. It would be worse with Steffan around. The situation could get out of control.
Furthermore, Jenna didn’t know what was going on right now. Before she had a clear idea of what was going on, it would be unwise to act rashly and risk drawing unwanted attention in the news. As such, Alvin acted rationally by restraining Hansen.
Hansen’s face darkened when he heard that there was paparazzi tracking them.
Why did he have to snoop around to see his wife? Hansen fumed.
However, for the sake of Jenna’s reputation and to avoid any further complications, he had no choice but to restrain himself.
Jenna got out of the car along with Steffan.