Jenna and Rayan went straight to the Ink Garden.
Right at the entrance of the Ink Garden was a 200- year- old banyan tree. It had long branches and was blooming with leaves, looking solemn in the cold winter.
The houses in the Ink Garden were quaint but lovely. The sky was already bright, yet the lights were still on. Standing under the banyan tree, they could see the lights in the office from across the garden.
Jenna walked towards the office.
"Rayan, you may go to the reception room first. It has already been set up, and the guest rooms have been prepared." As they approached the office, she took him to a villa next to the Ink Garden, where Old Master Richard used to welcome his guests while he was still alive. That place had always been cleaned regularly, and carried the charm of the olden days. However, due to the changes in trends, Trevor had already renovated it, making the interior look modern and chic.
Jenna led Rayan into a high class suite and handed him the key. After showing him around the room, she left at ease.
"Jenna, you are finally here." Sabrina was very excited when she saw her. She was so busy that her face was flushed, and she had a refreshing smile on her face.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sabrina." Jenna smiled, walked to her desk and sat down.
Sabrina sat down at the desk right in front of her, placed her elbows on the desk, and looked at her with a tilted head and a curious gaze.
"What are you looking at?" Jenna looked up at her with a confused face.
"Jenna, I heard that you are pregnant, is that true?" she asked suddenly in a low voice.
What? Jenna was startled, and her hand that was pulling onto the drawers paused for a second. She glanced around to make sure no one else was there, and then asked her seriously, "Sabrina, who told you this?"
"Just tell me whether it’s true or not!" Sabrina was a little angry. "This is such an important thing and you didn't bother telling me? You're obviously treating me like an outsider."
Jenna died a little inside. Only Hansen knew that she was pregnant, could he be the one who told her? Would a man like him gossip like that?
"Tell me first, how did you know?" Jenna's smile faded.
"I overheard it," Sabrina confessed honestly as she saw Jenna become serious and anxious.
"Overheard it from who?" Jenna asked.
"I heard it from that awful girl, Minnie Murphy," Sabrina said disdainfully.
How did Minnie know? Jenna was overwhelmed. Did Hansen tell them about this?
"That day, after I was done with my work, I walked out of the office and was about to turn into a corner when I heard two soft voices coming from the other side. I listened carefully and realized that it was Minnie Murphy and Julian Adams. They spoke very softly, talking about some ocean stuff. At first, I thought they were discussing traveling and were about to leave, but suddenly. I heard Minnie say, ‘That lady is pregnant too, we must be quick’, and I was stunned. Just as I was wondering whom they were talking about, I heard Julian ask, ‘Are you talking about our young madam?’. Minnie then nodded her head and said 'Yes!'. I was a little worried, and wanted to give you a call, but then I thought, it wasn't normal for you to hide this from me when we' re so close. So I thought of asking you when I met you today," Sabrina blabbered everything she had heard in one shot.
Upon hearing that, Jenna's palms started to sweat, and she sat there in a daze.
"Jenna, are you okay? Tell me, are you really pregnant? Is it Hansen's child?" Sabrina was excited, but also a little worried as she saw Jenna's expression.
Jenna’s brain started to spin as she tried to comprehend the situation, and in a flash, she found a reasonable explanation for all that.
Julian must’ve been bribed by Aria already, and Minnie getting close to Julian must've all been part of Aria's scheme.
The 'ocean stuff' they were talking about must have been the Star of the Ocean. The Star of the Ocean may not have been known by others, but Jenna knew clearly what it was, and her cold glare started to converge like the tip of a knife.
She finally understood why Sabrina claimed that a thief had snuck into Grandma Vivian's room. That thief must've been coming for the Star of the Ocean. But who was it? Who wanted this piece of treasure so badly?
She was suspicious of Aria the most, or else Minnie would not have known about all this.
The Star of the Ocean was the family heirloom of the Richards family. Jenna finally understood the reason Grandma Vivian had given her the Star of the Ocean. One the surface, it looked like it was a love triangle between Hansen, Aria, and her, but in reality, it was the fight between two powerful forces. Grandma Vivian had foreseen everything that was going to happen, and didn't want the family heirloom to end up in a scheming person's hand. That was why she had passed it down to Jenna a long time ago.
Did she want Jenna to protect it, or did she want to give Jenna a chance in surviving this feud?
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