Chapter 359: Chapter 358: Truly Infatuated
“Miss Jackson seems to have quite so connections.” Jerry Jenkins smiled, sending chills down one’s spine.
His voice was neutral yet soft, making people tremble.
Scarlett Jackson’s expression remained unchanged, but her palms were slightly sweaty.
No wonder Zoey Lambert didn’t like him. No one would like a man who seed beautiful on the surface but was actually poisonous like a flower.
“People live for their own needs. You are Zachary Jenkins’s brother, and you will be my brother in the future. Zoey Lambert will naturally beco my sister-in-law. As long as you agree, I have many ways to bring you two together.”
“Miss Jackson’s thod… is it by drugging?” Jerry Jenkins’s gaze was firmly fixed on her.
Scarlett Jackson’s face changed, rembering how her plan to drug Emma Smith backfired on her.
At that ti, she thought Jerry was just a foolish person. However, who could have expected that he had regained his consciousness.
It turned out that Jerry had been pretending all along.
He knew her sches and even went along with her.
Such a man was terrifying from head to toe.
Scarlett Jackson managed a forced smile: “Drugging is the simplest way, but it’s also the most unrefined and short-lived thod. If it’s Zoey Lambert, we need to use other thods.”
Her words indeed piqued Jerry’s interest.
He did like Zoey Lambert, but he despised using such unsophisticated thods.
If Scarlett were to attempt drugging him again, he would make her take the drugs daily, so she could also taste that kind of pain.
As their eyes t, Scarlett shrank her neck in fear.
Just as she was about to say sothing, Michael Gallagher ca out of the bathroom, freshly dressed.
He glanced at the birthday cake on the table, the corner of his lips curling up mockingly.
Mr. Jenkins walked out of the room, pointing at the cake and said, “This cake was specially ordered for you. Your Dad used to love this bakery’s cakes. I wonder if the taste has changed after all these years.”
Compared to before, Mr. Jenkins looked much more haggard.
Having suffered from thrombosis and strokes several tis, Mr. Jenkins was already in his late eighties and almost ninety years old. Even if he had been a soldier in his younger days, his body couldn’t bear the strain anymore.
Michael’s expression remained unreadable, wiping his hair and passing the towel to a servant: “I didn’t co here to celebrate my birthday today.”
He was here to pack up and leave the Jenkins family.
Mr. Jenkins had long grown accustod to his attitude.
Ever since the last ti he had troubled the Leaford family and almost detained Ivy Thompson at ho, Michael’s attitude towards him had headed downhill.
Having been sick several tis, Mr. Jenkins had figured out Michael’s temperant.
If Michael wanted to protect soone, others couldn’t touch that person, otherwise, he would show no rcy even to his own family.
“If you want to live outside, I won’t stop you. Whether you remarry Ivy or divorce her, I won’t interfere anymore at my age.” Mr. Jenkins then turned to Jerry. “I won’t hide it from you; the doctor told I don’t have much ti left. If I live long enough, I’ll be able to celebrate the New Year again. If not, I probably only have one year left.”
Mr. Jenkins spoke these words with a calm expression.
Michael glanced at him for a few monts.
Compared to when he had seen him a while ago, Mr. Jenkins had indeed aged a lot recently.
“When I was younger, I always wanted to carry on the Jenkins family lineage. Back then, I thought your elder brother would never recover, so I placed my hopes on you. Now that your brother has recovered, I can rest assured. As long as you two brothers work together, the Jenkins family can continue.”
Before, he could only rely on one grandson, but now he had gained two more grandsons. Wasn’t that much better than having just another great-grandson?
After all, his grandsons were his own blood. As for a great-grandson, his lifespan was short, and he couldn’t control that much anymore.
“In the future, you and your brother should manage the Jenkins family business together. United, no one will dare to bully you even after I am gone for a century,”
“As for the Jenkins family business, just leave it to Jerry. I don’t need it.” Michael Gallagher glanced at Jerry Jenkins with a mocking and sarcastic smile.
He lowered his eyes, and his pupils were as black as ink, quiet and without ripples.
“Mr. Jenkins, don’t say that. Scarlett still wants to take care of you in the future!” Scarlett Jackson quickly got up and looked at Mr. Jenkins with so annoyance. “I’ve never t my own grandfather, so in my heart, I’ve always considered you as my real grandfather. It’s said that patients need to have a positive mindset. If you maintain a good attitude, even the Lord of Hell wouldn’t dare to take you away.”
Mr. Jenkins laughed heartily, pointing at Scarlett and said to Michael, “Look at how filial this child is. I know you don’t like her, but feelings can change. You and Ivy Thompson are connected by your child for now, but once that tether is gone, you can look back at Scarlett. Such a good girl, being your wife would not be a loss to you.”
Michael glanced at Scarlett indifferently, the corner of his lips pulling up with a nonchalant tone, “If you like her so much, why not let Jerry marry her? She can still beco your granddaughter-in-law.”
“How could that be possible!” Scarlett suddenly shivered, hurriedly saying, “Young Master Jerry has soone he likes, and I don’t want to force him.”
“I also have soone I love.” Michael’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze suddenly turned icy cold, “And I have a child.”
“As for your child, whether it can be born or not is still uncertain.” Mr. Jenkins suddenly interjected, “I’ve already asked the hospital. There’s a high chance of Down Syndro. Do you really want to raise a child like that?”
The room fell silent, the air suddenly ice cold.
Michael sneered, his lips turning pale, almost devoid of any color.
“What a way to respect the choices of your juniors, what a way to not interfere. Is your idea of non-interference constant surveillance?”
Mr. Jenkins’ face turned white and green, his hands awkwardly folding behind his back, “Anyway, that child is my great-grandson with blood ties to . What’s wrong with wanting to know the results of the pregnancy? She had several tests before and everything was fine, but this Down Syndro Screening showed a problem. What’s wrong with being more concerned?”
Upon hearing that Ivy’s prenatal test had a problem, Scarlett was secretly overjoyed.
Down Syndro, wouldn’t that an the baby can’t be born?
Her heart was filled with elation, but she didn’t show it on her face. Instead, she murmured softly, “I have a distant relative whose son also has Down Syndro. His prenatal test didn’t reveal it, and they only found out after he was born. Now he’s seven or eight years old and still can’t walk, he needs to be fed by others. Both the adults and the child suffer.”
“However, dical examinations are more advanced now, and amniocentesis can be perford for a definite diagnosis before making a decision.”
“You don’t need to worry about it.” Michael sneered with an angry look in his eyes and a hint of anger in his eyebrows.
Before the results even ca out, these people had already assigned guilt to the baby in Molly’s belly.
Not only that, but even Molly herself didn’t care…
Thinking of her weak body and how she had given blood to Jeremy Norman, Michael’s heart felt as if it had been run over by a car.
The light in his eyes gradually dimd, and the surrounding area beca as cold as if it had just been removed from the refrigerator.
Scarlett closed her mouth and looked hesitantly at him.
She was genuinely afraid that he would raise a child with Down Syndro.
Although the Jenkins family’s wealth could support a child with Down Syndro, it would be a significant burden.
Hearing that Ivy’s unborn child had Down Syndro, Jerry’s heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Michael with interest.
This younger brother of his was really infatuated, giving up the assets of the Jenkins family for such a woman.
He thought of Ivy wrapped in a long coat, standing by the side with a faint look on her face.
This Ivy Thompson was no ordinary woman either. She managed to enter “W” organization without any background and was openly protected by the entire organization, sothing ordinary won couldn’t achieve.
Michael put the already packed parcel away and picked up his cell phone from the coffee table.
Frowning, he flipped through his phone’s records, feeling that sothing was off.
Scarlett retreated nervously, looking imploringly at Jerry.
If Jerry revealed that she took the cell phone, then Michael would definitely hate her.
At that ti, she had answered the phone without thinking, not considering the consequences, but she had forgotten that Jerry was not an easy person to deal with either.
Would Jerry really expose her on the spot?
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