Chapter 76
Shortly after starting work at the Warner Corporation, Jane’s phone buzzed with a message from her good friend April. Jane was taken aback by the message and hurried to ask Drake for a leave.
As soon as she mentioned her friend, Drake inquired about who the person was and how they knew each other. Jane couldn’t wait to see April and decided to avoid a confrontation by stating that her friend was a female. Only then did Drake allow her to leave the company.
Arriving at the location April had sent, Jane was thrilled to see April sitting in the cafe, wearing a light beige dress and her long hair flowing down.
“April, how are you here all of a sudden?” Jane asked excitedly.
Looking at Jane, April showed a hint of complaint on her face. “If I hadn’t come, I’m afraid. you would have been lured away by some wild man.”
“What are you talking about!” Jane walked over and took a seat opposite her.
“In my heart and eyes, there’s only you, my dear,” Jane said playfully, looking at April across from her.
“I don’t believe you,” April said, pretending to be slightly angry.
Jane quickly took her hand and coaxed, “Darling, I’m telling the truth. How can I make you believe me?”
“Hmph, I’ll believe you for now, just because you apologised sincerely. But today, you have to accompany me well.”
“As you wish, Your Majesty.” Jane smiled, pretending to be a submissive servant, causing a smile to appear on April’s lips as well.
They went shopping together, the sound of chatter and music filling the air as they walked from store to store. Jane spared no expense when it came to indulging April’s interests. They donned matching outfits and sauntered through the streets, turning heads wherever they
went.
Jane’s shopping spree was interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. Jane’s heart skipped a beat when she saw the familiar number flashing on her phone.
She changed her number after returning to the country, with no intention of keeping in touch with people from that side, and had been avoiding them ever since.
She received a call from him, and she couldn’t help but wonder how he got her phone number.
“Aren’t you going to answer?” April, who was by her side, watched as Jane held her phone without answering the call, and asked with confusion.
Jane snapped back to reality, hesitated for a moment, and when the call was about to end, she finally answered.
Jane’s face showed a hint of indifference as the call ended for the umpteenth time.
“What happened? Who is calling you?” April asked, puzzled.
12:55
Mr Warner. Your Ex wife is
“My father,” Jane didn’t hide anything and explained right away.
“Why is he calling you out of the blue?” April, being well–informed about Jane’s life, knew about the tense situation between Jane and the Bentleys.
In the Bentleys‘ house, Jane felt like an outsider, except for the memory of her mother.
“I don’t know. He asked me to go back to the Bentleys,” Jane shook her head, feeling puzzled about her biological father, Andrew Bentley’s sudden contact.
“Do you really want to go back?” Seeing Jane’s hesitant attitude, April expressed her opinion of not wanting Jane to go back.
“Of course, I don’t want to go back, but he used some of my mother’s belongings to threaten me. Even if I don’t want to see him, I still have to go back now,” Jane thought for a moment and spoke.
“Okay then, I’ll accompany you there,” April said.
“No need, I’ll go back alone. I can handle it,” Jane refused, not wanting to involve April in the Bentleys‘ affairs.
“Alright, take care on your own. I’ll go back to the hotel and rest. I came to see you right after getting off the plane, so I’m a bit tired,” April stretched and yawned, feeling a bit exhausted.
“Okay, I’ll come find you after I handle everything.” After bidding farewell to April, Jane returned to the Bentleys.
As she approached the familiar Bentleys villa, Jane’s heart was filled with a mix of emotions -nostalgia, apprehension, and uncertainty.
That pit created by Drake back then wasn’t just her own imagination; her biological father, Andrew Bentley, had also played a part in it.
Andrew was always on the lookout for ways to benefit himself, even if it meant taking advantage of others. His ulterior motives led him to push to Jane tie the knot with Drake, solely for the benefits from the Warners.
Despite their best efforts, the outcome was fruitless, like attempting to pour water into a bamboo basket. Despite Andrew’s efforts, the Warners refused to help, and Drake’s anger ended up causing problems for the Bentleys, ultimately resulting in her mother’s passing.
Jane stood at the entrance of the Bentleys‘ gate, her heart heavy with the weight of the painful past.
Until suddenly, the door opened, and the maid, taken aback at seeing Jane, exclaimed, “Miss Jane!”
Edith’s face lit up with delight as she looked at Jane. “You’re really Miss Jane? You’re not dead!”
Jane regained her senses and nodded, “Edith, long time no see.”
Edith had dedicated many years of her life to working at the Bentleys, and it had become a second home to her. She had always been good to Jane since she was brought into the Bentleys by Jane’s mother, and she had no children of her own. Jane was also close to her.
“Miss, I didn’t expect you to be alive. But since you’re still alive, why haven’t you come back home for so long?” Edith asked with confusion.
Jane didn’t want to mention those things and just smiled, “Edith, I don’t want to talk about the past. I want to ask, where are the things my mother left behind?”
Although Jane had returned, she had no intention of seeing Andrew. Her plan was to grab her mother’s belongings and depart without delay.
“Belongings? There are no more of Madam’s belongings in the house. They were all thrown out by the new madam,” Edith hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“New madam?” Jane was taken aback.
“Yes, the madam who married into the family three years ago, she also brought a young miss with her,” Edith whispered. Judging by Edith’s tone, Jane suspected that the madam and young miss would not be the easiest people to deal with.
She was on the verge of asking more questions when a woman’s voice interrupted her.
“Edith, who is it?”
The woman’s voice faded away, and Jane found herself face–to–face with a flamboyantly dressed woman. A limited–edition Cartier necklace adorned her as she walked in the latest designer dress, with her curly hair flowing down her shoulders. She had an enchanting figure, despite being in her thirties.
“Mom, is it her who came back?”
Suddenly, a girl’s voice pierced through the silence, and a tall and fashionable girl appeared behind the woman. Her mother’s beauty overshadowed her own, despite her undeniable attractiveness. With a little bit of styling, she could only be considered marginally pretty.
A hint of jealousy crossed the girl’s face when Jane caught her eye.
Despite having seen Jane’s pictures and knowing about her beauty, Amy felt a sense of jealousy in her heart upon seeing Jane’s stunning beauty and extraordinary temperament in person.
The girl’s unfriendly gaze did not go unnoticed by Jane, who also put on a cold expression and walked in without casting a sideways glance at them.
“I’ve come to take my mother’s things,” Jane said coldly, without looking at the two of them.
Rosaline looked at the graceful and confident Jane, surprised by her temperament. Since she had married into the Bentleys, she had naturally investigated Jane and knew what kind of person she used to be.
However, now that she was seeing Jane in person, it appeared to be a different experience from the one when she had previously investigated Jane.
“So, you’re Jane. Your father often mentioned you to me. You’re really a beautiful woman. I’ll go and call
and call your father.”
After Rosaline finished speaking, she swayed her hips gracefully and walked towards the study room.
