Chapter 102
Chapter 102
She slowly walked downstairs and wandered around Richards Manor. The center of the manor was connected to the periphery of the garden. There was an island in the center of the garden. Although it was not big, it was natural. The trees on the island, the green grass, and small flowers connected with the blue sky, creating a beautiful scene.
She could hear crisp laughter coming from the gym in front of her. Even from a distance, she could recognize Aria's laughter. Obviously, she was accompanying Hansen in the gym.
There was a rock garden in the middle of the island and there was a secluded sitting area in the midst of it. She didn't want to stay in the bedroom. Aria and Hansen were staying together in the same room and their bedroom was just next to hers. Whenever she stayed in the room, she could hear Aria's fake laugh. She knew that Aria did it on purpose and it infuriated her. She needed to calm down.
She hid herself at the sitting area and opened her laptop.
She opened her email and saw that she had an email in her inbox. She clicked on it and realized that it was sent by Rayan.
It was only then that she remembered that Rayan had left A city about 2 weeks prior. The email was very short. There were only a couple of sentences, and the last one was to ask how she was doing. She smiled slightly and gave a short reply, "Rayan, don't worry. I'm doing well."
Then she buried herself in work. Only work could allow her to forget about all her pain. Hansen probably knew how much she had been through. Although they didn't clarify it, his attitude toward her was much better. Not only did he appoint her as the Vice President of the company, he no longer treated her coldly when they were in the Richards Manor. He even slept by her side every night and Aria was not pleased about it.
Sometimes, he would only come to bed when she was fast asleep but he always hugged her, which seemed to have become a habit.
However, as long as Jenna thought about him being intimate with Aria, she would feel disgusted and would not want to go anywhere near him.
Time passed slowly.
"Don't let Hansen misunderstand you, and don't carry the pain with you. Don't do anything that you will regret in the future!" That was what Grandma Richards warned her when she called Jenna into the room on her birthday.
At that time, Jenna's heart was in a mess. Of course, she wanted to know the truth. However, things were getting more and more complicated. Would she ever find out the truth?
She was waiting for the opportunity.
For the whole morning, Jenna's heart was in a mess. Sometimes, she stared at her laptop in a daze, and at other times, she looked up at the sky in a daze. When the clock in the Richards Manor struck 12pm, her head was still dizzy and her heart was still conflicted. She wasn't sure whether she should tell Hansen about what she had found out. She thought, if he trusted her and loved her, even if there were no such things, he would still be like before.
However, he didn't love her and they were divorced. Was there any use telling him?
Just let it remain a mystery.
She then decided to hide the sheets.
In the Richards Manor, the atmosphere was very lively.
When Jenna walked in with a laptop in her hand, she saw Marissa and Aria sitting on the couch as they chatted and laughed. Hansen, who was sitting at one end, was reading the newspaper. He smiled and nodded at them from time to time to express his response.
Jenna quietly walked past them, not wanting to disturb them.
However, someone had no intentions of letting her go so easily. Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.
"Look. Someone doesn't even want to say hi when she walks past us. How arrogant. Does she really think she is a rich princess?" Aria asked snobbishly.
A cold light flashed in Jenna's eyes. She wanted to just ignore her, but Marissa spoke up.
"Come here," Marissa bellowed. There was no warmth in her tone. She still did not like Jenna even though her son's attitude towards her had changed. However, she did not purposely make things difficult for her either.
It was because ever since Aria and Jenna moved into the Richards Manor, Hansen came back home almost every night. Marissa was very happy to see so many people in the house.
Jenna stopped and helplessly walked toward the living room with a smile on her face. She politely called Marissa "Auntie". She had decided to call her this after careful consideration. Marissa was arrogant and looked down on her as the daughter-in-law of the Richards family. She had no intention of humiliating herself by calling her "Mom".
Marissa pulled a long face and replied with a hum, which meant that she agreed.
Hansen, who was reading the newspaper, lifted his head and looked at her with deep eyes.
Jenna was no longer the same girl she was four years ago. After all, so many years had passed and she had struggled abroad for three years. She had also been in situations much more
humiliating than this. This was nothing to her. She had learned long ago how to stand up for herself.
"Hansen, have a bite of this." Aria immediately ran over to Hansen when she saw him staring at Jenna. She was wearing expensive fur clothing and deliberately tied her wavy curls into a ponytail, which made her look young, lively and beautiful.
She reached out and hooked her arm around Hansen's, as if she was afraid that Jenna would walk over and sit next to him.
"Young Madam, you haven't eaten yet?" Aunt Ella came over and asked with concern.
She seemed to have lost track of time and had missed lunch.
"Didn't I tell you before? I told you that you must come and eat with us at meal times. Everyone else is busy as well. Don't think that just because you are the Young Madam, other people will accommodate you," Marissa frowned and complained discontentedly.
"That's right. You don't know where you stand. You pretend to be noble and virtuous but all you are is a sl*t," Aria snorted disdainfully.
Jenna felt like someone was stabbing her in the heart over and over again, and her entire body was now covered with blood. She couldn't take it anymore when the image of the white sheets with blood stains flashed in front of her.
Originally, she wanted to let it go since Hansen and her were over. It was fine with her if others didn't know, as long as she knew the truth.
However, this shameless woman had to interfere in everything that she did and insulted her over and over again. It pulled the rug from underneath her. If she didn't vent her anger, she would probably suffocate to death.
Jenna smiled coldly, stared at Aria, and said in a harsh voice, "Aria, what did you say just now? I dare you to say it one more time."
After being questioned by Jenna in such a loud voice, in front of so many people, Aria was about to lose her cool. She just wanted to take advantage of Jenna. After all, since she had moved into Richards Manor, she realized that Hansen never touched her and only slept with Jenna at night. It was hard to vent her anger.
Furthermore, she learned from Minnie the day before that Hansen had appointed Jenna as the Vice President of the company and replaced her. At first, she was dissatisfied, but now she wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Jenna and make her angry.
However, she didn't expect Jenna to NOT let her go this time. She tried to seize her words. Jenna was not easy to be bullied. Even if Hansen despised her, she couldn't care less. Aria stood up and walked over. She pointed at Jenna and shouted angrily, "I called you a sl*t. B*tch, what are you going to do about it?"
She stared haughtily at Jenna when she was done. She had to show the servants of Richard Manor who was the boss. She could not let Jenna bully her like this. If she did not hit back, where was she going to hide her face?
Slap. Jenna raised her hand and slapped Aria across the face. She scolded, "B*tch, let this slap serve as a reminder of all the bad things that you have done."
Both Aria and Marissa were shocked; so were Hansen and all the servants of Richards Manor.
The usually calm and composed Young Madam unexpectedly slapped someone, and the person that she slapped was Aria.
Aria was stunned. She stood still and all she could see were stars. When she finally came back to her senses, she couldn't help but burn with rage. Ever since she was little, no one ever dared to lay a finger on her. However, today, she had been slapped by Jenna. How could she not get angry? She roared at once and flushed. She picked up the stool beside her and hit Jenna fiercely.
"Stop." Hansen did not expect that such a thing would happen. He did not expect that Jenna, who was usually calm and composed, would actually slap Aria. He totally did not see it coming until Jenna slapped her. When he saw Aria pick up the stool next to her and was about to hit Jenna, he quickly reached out and grabbed hold of the stool as he shouted angrily.
"Hansen, this woman slapped me!" Aria wailed.
"Aria, you should have watched what you said. Why did you have to call her a sl*t?" When Hansen heard Aria calling Jenna a sl*t, he felt that it was uncalled for. He demanded as rage overtook him. After all, Jenna was also his woman; she used to be his wife. How could Aria call her a sl*t? He burned with anger.
"That b*tch is a sl*t. She is a whore. Yes, I have to let everyone know that. Hansen, you're a little biased, aren't you? She was the one who hit me first, yet you blame me for being harsh," Aria cried.
Jenna trembled with fear after getting scolded by Aria. The thorn in her heart kept on prickling. She built up the courage, ran toward Aria and said, "Well, since you called me a b*itch and a sl*t, then I'm going to expose all of your bad deeds. Then, everyone will know who the real b*tch is!"
At the end of her sentence, she almost couldn't suppress the anger in her heart and shouted exhausted ly,
"Aunt Ella, can you please bring the sheets over and ask Larry to come here now. Today, I want everyone to know the truth and that I did not slap her for no reason. You are the one who forced me to do it. I am also a human being and I have dignity."
This time, everyone in the room was stunned again. They didn't know what Jenna was going to do. Even Hansen was shocked and he raised his head. He looked at Jenna in surprise.
"B*tch, let me go." Aria had been spoiled ever since she was young. After Jenna slapped her, she was already so angry that she lost her mind. She didn't expect that Jenna had other things to say. She suddenly stood up and shoved Jenna. Jenna stumbled backwards and fell to the ground with her mouth agape.
Her laptop flew out of her hand and landed elsewhere. She too landed heavily on the ground.
She felt pain shoot through her entire body. Her body flushed and she clenched her teeth.
Hansen was shocked. He was stunned by Jenna's words and did not react for a moment. By the time he heard a muffled sound, Jenna had already fallen to the ground.
The marble floor was very hard. It was painful even thinking about it.
He was about to walk over to help her up when he saw her grit her teeth as she struggled to get up.
At this moment, Aunt Ella was walking down the stairs with Larry as she held what used to be white sheets. The white sheets had turned yellow due to age.
Everyone was staring at them.