Jenny retouched her makeup in the restroom. She heard footsteps by the door and chose to ignore them. It was probably just another woman coming in to use the restroom.But when the person neared her, a tall and broad figure appeared in her line of sight. Her hand froze in the air.It was Alec!"You…" She looked at him, at a loss for words.Alec didn't give her a chance to speak. His face was grim as he neared her. "So, you're busy because you're eating with Christopher?" His voice was cold.Jenny shivered, but she came back to her senses quickly. "I'll eat with whomever I want, Alec Faust. It's none of your business." She thought he was out of his mind. This was the women's restroom. Wasn't he afraid of being found out?"None of my business?" Alec's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth. "I dare you to say that again."He looked intimidating. Someone else would have been scared, but Jenny wasn't afraid of him. She looked him in the eye. "I said, it's none of your business! Hav
"Can you think straight, Alec Faust?!" Jenny pushed him hard. She could still taste Alec on her lips, and her heart was in a frenzy.He looked down at her, quiet.Some time passed. His low voice sounded in Jenny's ears. He said, "I really wish I could. I know that I shouldn't be harassing you. I shouldn't be the type of person who does this. But…" he looked at Jenny, and his voice cracked, "I can't help it. The minute I see you with some other guy, I get so mad. I wish I could just pull you close to me."Alec knew that the way he was acting wasn't normal. But what could he do? He couldn't help it.He'd delivered a whole speech. Jenny stood rooted to her spot in a daze. The person before her was different from the Alec she knew. She was irritated and pushed him away. "I don't want to hear this. I've told you before that I'm not interested in you. So don't waste your time on me."She walked past him and left the restroom, moving toward the private booth.Alec watched her leave, his
They mocked each other with their words. Jenny stared at the food before her, ignoring them completely.Just before they erupted into an actual fight, Jenny looked up at them. "I'm not interested in either of you."They were speechless. She put down her utensils and said to Christopher, "You guys can continue. I'm done. I'm going home.""Jenny…"She had already left the booth. Christopher was a little frustrated. He shouldn't have argued with Alec. There was no point, and it made Jenny upset.Alec, however, was in a good mood. He held up his glass and drank from it serenely. "Seems like you're not her type, either."He was at ease now."That's better than being her ex-husband." Now that Jenny was gone, Christopher did not hold himself back.Alec didn't care. He was even a little happy. "At least I'm her ex-husband. You have nothing going on with her at all. So do yourself a favor and stop bothering her.""Who's being the bother, exactly? Don't pretend you're innocent, Mr. Faus
Jenny had seen Alec's text, but she didn't reply. She didn't know what to say. On top of that, she didn't want to pay him any attention, much less forgive him.When she thought of Alec living opposite her house and running into him any time she opened her door, she screamed inwardly.She got up suddenly from her bed and packed up all her clothes. She couldn't stay there anymore.The next day, when she dragged her suitcase out of her house, she ran into Alec. She couldn't help groaning to herself about her bad luck. She didn't look at him, wanting to leave. But Alec's gaze darted to her suitcase, and his face shifted. "Are you going on a trip?"She didn't answer. She was already at the elevator."Answer me." Alec's face had darkened. He barricaded her, not planning to let her go if she didn't tell him where she was going.Jenny was speechless. She looked up and glared at him. "Can't I move out?""Why are you moving out? Don't you like this place?" he asked.She merely glanced at
Alec nodded. The knife in his hands moved swiftly as he sliced up a tomato. His knife skills were comparable to that of a renowned chef.Jenny thought she was witnessing a whole new Alec."Are you surprised?" Alec turned to face her after noticing she had remained silent. She was in a daze. "I grew up with my grandfather. He was busy with the company and had no time for me. Although we had nannies, they thought that since I was young and my grandfather wasn't around, they didn't cook. So, I learned to cook by myself."He learned to rely on himself from a very young age. He learned fervently and mastered everything in life so that he could live comfortably.That was the first time Jenny heard Alec talk about his childhood. Her curiosity was piqued. "What about your parents? Were they absent, too?"His back stiffened. The atmosphere instantly turned grim. "They divorced very early on. My father left for another woman. My mother couldn't handle the heartbreak and killed herself."Sh
Alec thought that Max was pitiful. They shared similar fates, but at the same time, they weren't very similar.Although Alec had lost both his parents, he still had a grandfather—one who was strict but caring, and who genuinely loved and protected him. It resulted in Alec and Max having very different upbringings.Jenny only knew about this shared past between the Fausts and the Pearsons now. It was no wonder that every time Max brought up the Fausts, his face would twist in hatred.But could he really blame the Fausts? Even Alec?After all, Alec was a victim too.Jenny was silent. She suddenly didn't know who to feel sorry for."That's all. Eat your breakfast." Alec interrupted her train of thought. He showed no signs of upset over losing his parents. To him, that was all in the past.Jenny nodded. She followed him into the living room, and they slowly ate breakfast."You can stay if you don't want to move out," Jenny said after a while.Her expression amused Alec, and his li
Once the negotiations were complete, Jenny went back home. When she got to her door, Alec was moving out his things."Miss Jenny," Vincent greeted when he saw her. Jenny nodded and took out her keys. "I'm sorry, Miss Jenny," Vincent said. "I couldn't recognize you when I saw you."He felt responsible for it. As Alec's assistant, he had to understand everything that happened around him fully. If he had, such a joke like this would never have happened."What's there to apologize for? We were married for two years, and he couldn't recognize me. You're just his assistant. It's a given that you wouldn't recognize me, too." Jenny thought that there was no need for Vincent to apologize.He hesitated for a moment and decided to stick up for his president. "Miss Jenny, Mr. Faust is actually a nice person. He was just upset back then, which was why he didn't want to visit you."Once he had calmed down, he couldn't remember Jenny because she didn't have a commanding presence."Once he met
At Alec's words, Max shrugged nonchalantly. He said gleefully, "I can't afford to fool around with Christopher Spade.""You, Pearson? Afraid of someone?" Alec was surprised, as if he had stumbled upon something rare.Max wagged his eyebrows and crossed his arms over his chest. "Fine. I admit that it's not because I'm afraid of him. I just think that anyone, no matter who, will get on your nerves if they pursue Jenny. Since that's the case, why should I stir up trouble?" He had already seen through Alec, especially when it came to Jenny.Alec looked at him frostily and turned to leave. He feared that if they kept arguing, he would be unable to resist throwing a few punches.Max smiled even more when he saw his reaction. "What? Are you angry?"Alec said nothing and walked toward his car.Max tagged along, saying, "Jenny probably didn't tell you that she's already agreed to work with me to take down the Dickmans. Not long from now, the Dickmans are going to disappear off the face of