The car slowly pulled up in front of a grand and majestic mansion. The driver got out first and opened the door for us.


    Jennifer, stepping lightly in her ck kitten heels, led me through the gate with a straight posture that spoke of a refined upbringing since childhood. "Actually, bringing Ms. Wilson here today is for a specific request," she said.


    "What request?"


    "You''ll see when you go inside."


    At her words, I felt puzzled, but I didn''t press for more information.


    Curiosity was something I seemed tock.


    However, as she led me through the garden and I caught a glimpse through a window into the ancestral hall, I was momentarily stunned.


    Jack was kneeling on the floor, his back covered in shocking wounds, yet his face showed no pain or anger, just a calmness as still as stagnant water.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    The middle-ageddy grew increasingly furious, whipping him again. "Jack, don''t think I can''t do anything to you right now! If you die, I can just adopt another child and still inherit the Renolds family!" "Then go ahead."


    Jack didn''t flinch, gritting his teeth and speaking with a tone that seemed both respectful and disdainful.


    I felt a twinge of pain in my own back. When I moved to go forward, Jennifer stopped me, and I could only awkwardly ask, "Is that... his mother?"


    But I remembered, he had clearly told me his mother was deceased!


    "That''s my mother."


    Jennifer seemed long ustomed to this scene, her calm mirroring Jack''s. Her voice was faint. "For years, he hasn''t used any of the Renolds family''s influence untilst night, when he finally asked my mother for help to give Harry and the others a harsh lesson."


    "What?" I was suddenly confused.


    After being tied upst night, I hadn''t been in contact with Jack.


    "Why..."


    Jennifer said vaguely, "The Renolds family has been out of the mire for many years, but with his actionsst night, brought us right back to the beginning."


    Her words were cryptic, but I guessed most of it.


    The Renolds family In Jston had never been involved in legitimate businesses. This mean that they were either engaged in politics or organized crime.


    From her words, the answer was clear.


    Jennifer continued slowly, "However, my mother is pleased with this. She has never been satisfied with our current status. This incident just gave her a reason to force Jack into a marriage." "Marriage?" I was taken aback.


    Someone as refined and gentle as Jack would surely make his wife very happy.


    But didn''t he have someone he liked?


    Jennifer''s calm eyes nced at me. "Yes, marriage. But he doesn''t want to, as you might have guessed."


    "Yeah." I nodded, instinctively speaking up for Jack. "He likes someone. Even in a marriage of


    convenience, it should be a mutual decision between two people."


    Besides, how could hepromise on marriage when he had liked someone for 20 years?


    People who were usually gentle became even more stubborn when they insisted on something. "You..." Jennifer frowned slightly. "Do you know who he likes?"


    "I don''t." I thought she was going to ask me something else. "He only told me there was someone, but he didn''t tell me who."


    "Well, if I hope you could help persuade him to ept this marriage peacefully?" After hesitating, Jennifer spoke again, "Ms. Wilson, my mother is not a patient person. If he continues like this, it won''t end well."