Chapter 293
Chapter 293
"I won't do it. It didn't have anything to do with me." Jenna retorted as her face darkened.
"You won't go?" Hansen's creepy smirk became more apparent, and his cold words were like a sharp knife. "It's fine if you won't go. I'll just have to chase Sabrina and Zoey out of Richards Manor since they're the ones who started it. You better consider which consequence is more important."
Jenna's face turned pale in an instant. He was going to treat Sabrina and Zoey so cruelly just because they offended his fiancee? That was inhumane of him.
"Hansen, you're too much. You should know that Sabrina is Norton's fiancee. She loves him and Norton wants to marry her as well. However, Sabrina might now be able to forgive Norton if she knows his dark backstory. So, you should be flattering her instead, yet you're trying to chase her out? That's very daring of you! What about Zoey? She's your cousin. Your beloved cousin since you were kids. You're going to treat her like that just because of Aria?" Jenna couldn't believe what she was hearing. How did Hansen become such a narrow-minded and petty man, who would mistreat his own family members just because they offended his fiancee?
"That's why it's better that you apologize to her." He extended his arm and pressed against the wall, his face leaning closer and closer to her, as he stared at her with immense hatred. His warm breath rushed onto her face, and his sharp gaze shifted from her face to her stomach.
"You b*stard. You're so petty, you would even be so ruthless to your cousin. I must've been blind to like someone like you," Jenna murmured. Making her apologize to Aria in front of everyone was technically trampling all over her pride and dignity. It was humiliating. It wasn't fair to her at all, as she was unaware of the whole matter, and it wasn't her intention too.
"Now you know." Hansen smirked wickedly. "You should know that my tactics have always been malicious and ruthless, and whatever I say will be done. Now that you've ruined the reputation of
Richards Manor, and failed to take charge of the household affairs, you should apologize. This is the baseline. If you don't do it, I'll have no choice but to chase the two of them away." Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
He held her chin with his hand and stared at her coldly.
"You devil." Jenna gritted his teeth and looked into his eyes. Staring at the roguish face in front of her, she really wanted to give his eye a punch and let him go blind.
"You're right. I am a devil, but you're no more a saint than I am. Don't forget that you're the one who was being affectionate with me, while secretly doing dirty things with other men outside at the same time. You're a cheating and disloyal woman, and you think you're any better than me?" Hansen said with a sinister tone and then gave her a wicked smile afterwards. "Actually, we're a match made in heaven, since we're both such devilish people. How about we continue our lives together? You can satisfy my needs as my secret lover, while I'll allow you to have other men outside. What do you think about that? It's a win-win situation."
"You... assh*le." Jenna was very angry, raising her fist to punch his face.
"Trying to hit me?" Hansen grabbed her hand lightly and she could no longer move.
"Where's the ring?" His eyes were fixed on the ring finger of her right hand. The middle of her ring finger was smooth and bare, yet there was a clear and obvious mark of the ring.
That morning, he saw that she was wearing the ring, but now it was gone. It was obvious that she had just taken it off not too long ago. Staring at the mark of the ring on her pale flesh, his eyes became even gloomier, and his gaze became poisonous.
"I threw it away," Jenna replied coldly. She had already witnessed him being unreasonable before, but didn't expect that after all they've been through, he would still act so inhumane and cruel to her. He did not trust her at all, and his words made her utterly disappointed.
"That's great." Hansen gave an unbothered smile all of a sudden. "After all, you're not worthy of wearing it. Let's talk about the baby in your stomach instead. Which unlucky man does it belong to? Rayan Whalen? Or another unknown man? Or do you not even know the name of the man it belongs to?"
He said it so calmly and naturally, as if he didn't feel ashamed of insulting her, but felt delighted instead.
Jenna felt a sudden surge of sorrow that she'd never felt before. It was a pain deep in her heart. It was so painful that she shut her eyes. It felt as if she had put in all the effort to fix something she loved dearly, yet it fell onto the floor and was broken again. She was heartbroken.
Although she was the one who hurt him first, could he not feel her efforts at all? At least he shouldn't be thinking so badly of her in her heart! Or perhaps, they never truly understood each other.
Her miserable expression couldn't escape Hansen's eyes, but his face darkened even more. His eyes were so dark that she couldn't see how deep his eyes were.
Ever since he had fallen ill, he was heartbroken. So, he could never love again. He no longer felt sorry for this woman. He once had a strong passion for her, and was willing to fight everything for her, but it was useless. At the crucial moment, she betrayed him and hurt him deeply.
"So? Are you done deciding? Are you going to apologize in person, or do you want me to chase them out of Richards Manor?" he continued ruthlessly.
"I am in charge now. I have the right to decide. I will not choose either of the choices." After a while, she opened her bewitching eyes and answered frankly.
"In charge?" Hansen sneered. "Even if you're in charge, you're just an outsider. How could you be in charge of Richards Manor? Even if you were in charge, do you think you have more power than I do? As long as I give my orders, Sabrina and Zoey will have to be chased out immediately. Your lover, Rayan, will have to be chased out too. If you don't believe me, you can give it a try."
Jenna was completely speechless. She glared at him angrily, and the gleam in her eyes impaled him.
After some time, she finally lowered her voice and begged. "Hansen, even though we've broken up, at least we've once been in love. Do you really have to be so cruel?"
Hansen’s facial muscles stiffened, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes for a mere second. Very soon, a wicked smile appeared on his face again.
"If you don't want me to be cruel, you can try pleasing me, or perhaps sleep with me, then I'll think of another way. What do you think about that?" Hansen mocked.
He burst into laughter after those menacing words.
"You, you're shameless..." Jenna burst into tears again. Her heart sank, and she no longer had any hope in him.
She lowered her eyes that were full of tears, but she held them in desperately so that they wouldn't fall.
"So, have you made a choice?" Hansen was getting impatient. His cell phone was ringing, and they were supposed to visit the plum garden in the Central Island soon.
Her apologizing was definitely a better way than chasing the two of them out, she didn't have a choice.
"Alright, I'll go apologize to her then." she gritted her teeth and agreed at last.
The words 'apologize' had cut away all the affection between them, and wiped away that trace of guilt in her heart that she felt towards him. It turns out that the hatred she had for him was never gone. It was just buried by their passion for each other. As he insulted her and humiliated her once again, it reappeared once again. She really, really hated him.
"Jenna, we'll both just leave. Don't apologize to that disgusting woman," Sabrina and Zoey said as they blocked her way.
"Well just leave, I don't mind not staying in Richards Manor. Who would've known that Hansen was such a narrow-minded man. I used to think that he was very manly and admired him, but it seems like he has changed. He's probably mystified by Aria, and the situation in Richards Manor is going to change. I don't want to come here anymore," Zoey said sorrowfully.
"He had no choice. He didn't actually intend to chase the two of you out, he just hated me and wanted to humiliate me. Don't worry. It's just an apology, nothing more. You guys did offend her first, so I should apologize." Jenna didn't want to hurt their feelings, so she quickly advised them nicely, "Stay here, you'll have to bring the guests to the Central Island later. I'll go to Aria's place myself.
Jenna insisted that they stay behind and walked to Aria's room alone.
"Mr. Richards, are you really going to let the young madam apologize to Aria?" Alvin jumped in through the window the minute Jenna left, and asked with concern as he saw Hansen's pale face.
"If I don't do this, I won't be able to calm Earl McAdams down. This is a crucial moment. We can't let anything happen." Hansen said with a heavy heart, "In addition, she didn't deal with this well even though she was in charge. So, she was responsible as well."
Alvin had always respected Jenna from the bottom of his heart. Hearing Hansen say this, he couldn't say anything.
"How is everything? Has everything been arranged as planned?" Hansen asked.
"Yes, Mr. Richards. Everything has been arranged. The Grand Eagles have all entered the beach, they're now waiting for the signal." Alvin reported earnestly as he nodded.
Hansen nodded slightly, and his cell phone rang. He answered the call and his brows started to furrow. The coldness on his face was about to freeze the air, but very soon, he laughed in disdain.
"Alvin, Sheldon Ford had committed suicide early this morning," He said calmly.
"What, suicide?" Alvin exclaimed.
"Yes, it seems that I've guessed correctly." Hansen sneered, as he stretched out his fingers and clenched his fists. "Alvin, this matter should come to an end. Is Christopher Matthews here yet?"
"Mr. Richards, his people have followed Jordan to the last drug factory in Lincon City," Alvin answered.
"Okay, you may leave first. I have something else to do." Right after he spoke, he strode directly out of the office.