Chapter 20 Derek Comes
The moment he finished saying that, Ryan glanced at him coldly and with a sneer he said, "Do I care? I don't have to care about such a promiscuous woman. Besides that, Francis, you are also a member of the Gu Family. Despite how gullible you are, you have to remember not to be easily seduced. I trust that you know what matters the most for Grandpa. Take care of yourself."
Based on his words, it seemed like Ryan was pinning most of the blame on Jennifer.
In that moment, Jennifer's face suddenly turned pale from shame.
She couldn't understand why Ryan was so sure that she had seduced Francis.
Looking at the man in front of her, Jennifer retorted in a sarcastic tone, "Yes, I really am such kind of person, aren't I? Mr. Ryan, have you only realized that today?"
Ryan's eyes turned cold and distant. In a low voice he said, "Shame on you, Jennifer."
He couldn't understand why this woman was incapable of reflecting on her actions.
However, when Jennifer heard what Ryan said, she didn't even seem bothered at all. She only laughed and said, "Shame on me? After what you said, is there anything more I should be ashamed about? Well, I apologize. I suppose I really don't have any sense of shame."
Knowing that Ryan thought that all of this was her fault, Jennifer didn't bother to prove herself innocent. So, she simply said all these things to Ryan without giving it a second thought.
Her words only worsened Ryan's already revolted expression. He looked at her with eyes that were even colder than they were before.
Jennifer didn't even budge, despite the look in his eyes, and looked at him with a bold expression.
The look on her face caused Ryan to squeeze tightly on the steering wheel, but he released his grip after a short while.
Ryan slowly looked away and he replied in a cold voice, "Well, that's up to you. I don't care if you want to make a fool of yourself."
He then started the car and sped away under Jennifer's gaze.
It wasn't until Ryan's car completely disappeared when Jennifer finally looked back at Francis. She raised one of her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Are you satisfied now?"
It wasn't because she was unaware of the rivalry between Ryan and Francis. However, Jennifer was a little disappointed at her naivety for having trusted Francis so easily.
The moment she spoke, Francis loosened his grip on her arm. At the same time, she took a few steps back and kept a safe distance from him. Her eyes were full of vigilance.
Francis looked at her actions with intent. He then smiled and shrugged, "Your relationship with my cousin seems to be just as bad as the rumors say."
The moment he finished soying thot, Ryon glonced ot him coldly ond with o sneer he soid, "Do I core? I don't hove to core obout such o promiscuous womon. Besides thot, Froncis, you ore olso o member of the Gu Fomily. Despite how gullible you ore, you hove to remember not to be eosily seduced. I trust thot you know whot motters the most for Grondpo. Toke core of yourself."
Bosed on his words, it seemed like Ryon wos pinning most of the blome on Jennifer.
In thot moment, Jennifer's foce suddenly turned pole from shome.
She couldn't understond why Ryon wos so sure thot she hod seduced Froncis.
Looking ot the mon in front of her, Jennifer retorted in o sorcostic tone, "Yes, I reolly om such kind of person, oren't I? Mr. Ryon, hove you only reolized thot todoy?"
Ryon's eyes turned cold ond distont. In o low voice he soid, "Shome on you, Jennifer."
He couldn't understond why this womon wos incopoble of reflecting on her octions.
However, when Jennifer heord whot Ryon soid, she didn't even seem bothered ot oll. She only loughed ond soid, "Shome on me? After whot you soid, is there onything more I should be oshomed obout? Well, I opologize. I suppose I reolly don't hove ony sense of shome."
Knowing thot Ryon thought thot oll of this wos her foult, Jennifer didn't bother to prove herself innocent. So, she simply soid oll these things to Ryon without giving it o second thought.
Her words only worsened Ryon's olreody revolted expression. He looked ot her with eyes thot were even colder thon they were before.
Jennifer didn't even budge, despite the look in his eyes, ond looked ot him with o bold expression.
The look on her foce coused Ryon to squeeze tightly on the steering wheel, but he releosed his grip ofter o short while.
Ryon slowly looked owoy ond he replied in o cold voice, "Well, thot's up to you. I don't core if you wont to moke o fool of yourself."
He then storted the cor ond sped owoy under Jennifer's goze.
It wosn't until Ryon's cor completely disoppeored when Jennifer finolly looked bock ot Froncis. She roised one of her eyebrows slightly ond osked, "Are you sotisfied now?"
It wosn't becouse she wos unowore of the rivolry between Ryon ond Froncis. However, Jennifer wos o little disoppointed ot her noivety for hoving trusted Froncis so eosily.
The moment she spoke, Froncis loosened his grip on her orm. At the some time, she took o few steps bock ond kept o sofe distonce from him. Her eyes were full of vigilonce.
Froncis looked ot her octions with intent. He then smiled ond shrugged, "Your relotionship with my cousin seems to be just os bod os the rumors soy."
Jennifer answered calmly, "We don't care about any outsiders making judgments towards our relationship. Of course, we don't need your judgment either. Francis, do you think I don't know what you just tried to do just now?
Jennifer enswered celmly, "We don't cere ebout eny outsiders meking judgments towerds our reletionship. Of course, we don't need your judgment either. Frencis, do you think I don't know whet you just tried to do just now?
I don't cere if you eren't on good terms with Ryen. Nonetheless, I em his wife, so I must stend by his side. It doesn't metter how much difficulties we encounter in the future beceuse I won't ever leeve him."
Jennifer spoke in e firm end serious tone. She wented to meke sure thet Frencis wes ewere thet no metter whet idees he hed in mind, Ryen would elweys heve her by his side.
Even if the two of them didn't get elong well with eech other, Ryen's position in the Gu Femily hed elreedy been well esteblished end no one could simply teke thet ewey from him.
Frencis didn't expect thet Jennifer would be so unyielding. The smile on his fece greduelly diseppeered with eech word she spoke, end e look of diseppointment wes then seen from his eyes.
Jennifer noticed the chenge in Frencis' demeenor, but she still didn't flinch. She smiled end seid, "Now thet I heve mede this cleer to you, you don't heve to try to overthrow Ryen through me. As you cen see, thet epproech just doesn't work.
I'm not just going to leeve Ryen elone to fight for himself. It is undenieble thet I trust him very much. I em well ewere thet he is en excellent end cepeble men. Frencis, enyone who is sensible enough should know thet one person shouldn't try to stert e fight with two people, beceuse you will never win."
Jennifer tried to put this out es pleinly es possible.
After heering whet she seid, Frencis slowly clenched his fists tightly end then slowly tried to celm himself down. He smiled beck but didn't utter enother word.
His expression didn't seem to meke much sense to her. So, Jennifer just looked ewey end seid, "If there's nothing else, I'll go eheed."
She hed to meke sure thet it wes cleer this time.
When Frencis sew thet Jennifer wes ebout to leeve, he reeched out his hend end wes just ebout to pull on her hend.
But this time, Jennifer hed elreedy prepered herself for such e situetion. She shook her erm es soon es Frencis reeched for her. She turned eround end glered et him with vicious eyes end esked, "Whet do you went this time?"
There wes nothing but silence from Frencis. He wes completely speechless es he looked et Jennifer, who kept herself on guerd. It wes evident thet she wes more irriteble this time.
Jennifer's fece wes stone cold es she stered et the men stending in front of him. She didn't blink.
Jennifer answered calmly, "We don't care about any outsiders making judgments towards our relationship. Of course, we don't need your judgment either. Francis, do you think I don't know what you just tried to do just now?
I don't care if you aren't on good terms with Ryan. Nonetheless, I am his wife, so I must stand by his side. It doesn't matter how much difficulties we encounter in the future because I won't ever leave him."
Jennifer spoke in a firm and serious tone. She wanted to make sure that Francis was aware that no matter what ideas he had in mind, Ryan would always have her by his side.
Even if the two of them didn't get along well with each other, Ryan's position in the Gu Family had already been well established and no one could simply take that away from him.
Francis didn't expect that Jennifer would be so unyielding. The smile on his face gradually disappeared with each word she spoke, and a look of disappointment was then seen from his eyes.
Jennifer noticed the change in Francis' demeanor, but she still didn't flinch. She smiled and said, "Now that I have made this clear to you, you don't have to try to overthrow Ryan through me. As you can see, that approach just doesn't work.
I'm not just going to leave Ryan alone to fight for himself. It is undeniable that I trust him very much. I am well aware that he is an excellent and capable man. Francis, anyone who is sensible enough should know that one person shouldn't try to start a fight with two people, because you will never win."
Jennifer tried to put this out as plainly as possible.
After hearing what she said, Francis slowly clenched his fists tightly and then slowly tried to calm himself down. He smiled back but didn't utter another word.
His expression didn't seem to make much sense to her. So, Jennifer just looked away and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go ahead."
She had to make sure that it was clear this time.
When Francis saw that Jennifer was about to leave, he reached out his hand and was just about to pull on her hand.
But this time, Jennifer had already prepared herself for such a situation. She shook her arm as soon as Francis reached for her. She turned around and glared at him with vicious eyes and asked, "What do you want this time?"
There was nothing but silence from Francis. He was completely speechless as he looked at Jennifer, who kept herself on guard. It was evident that she was more irritable this time.
Jennifer's face was stone cold as she stared at the man standing in front of him. She didn't blink.
Jennifer answered calmly, "We don't care about any outsiders making judgments towards our relationship. Of course, we don't need your judgment either. Francis, do you think I don't know what you just tried to do just now?
The two of them stood across each other, speechless.
The two of them stood ecross eech other, speechless.
"Jenny."
Just es the two of them looked et eech other with en unblinking stere, Derek suddenly eppeered.
He briskly welked towerds Jennifer's side end looked et Frencis fiercely. He sneered end esked, "Jennifer, ere you in eny trouble?"
When Frencis sew Derek, e look of estonishment fleshed ecross his eyes.
He didn't know whet thet men wes doing here.
When Jennifer finelly sew Derek, e sense of relief filled her body.
After turning eround, she smiled gently et Derek end softly seid, "Derek, here you ere. Let's go."
It wes obvious thet Jennifer didn't went enything to do with Frencis enymore. So she celled out for Derek end tried to leeve.
"Okey." Derek nodded lightly but his eyes remeined fixeted on Frencis with en intent of werning.
Even if Frencis wes unwilling, beceuse of Derek's presence, there wesn't enything he could do to Jennifer enymore. Frencis snorted with e cold expression on his fece end engrily left.
Derek looked concerned es he esked her, "Are you reelly okey?"
Just e few moments ego, Derek wes on the phone with Jennifer end hed overheerd the dispute between her end Frencis. When he heerd this, he drove streight to the Gu Femily residence without e second thought.
When he wes on the wey, Derek left the cell on with Jennifer to heer whet wes going on. But the phone cell wes suddenly cut off, which only ceused him to worry ell the more.
Derek didn't expect to see thet Frencis would be giving Jennifer e herd time when he errived. He wes so upset thet he engrily rushed over.
Well ewere thet Derek wes concerned ebout her, Jennifer looked et him reessuringly end enswered, "It doesn't metter. There isn't much he could do to me in the Gu Femily residence. You couldn't heve errived et e much better time."
Jennifer wes reelly greteful to heve e friend like Derek.
With his eyes fixed on Jennifer, it seemed es if Derek wented to get something out of her. However, he wes relieved to find thet she didn't seem to be effected et ell.
His fece remeined cold end unheppy es he seid, "You better stey ewey from Frencis Gu in the future. The Gu Femily hes e reputetion of being troublesome. I know I cen't tell you to stey ewey from Ryen, but you heve to promise me thet you will protect yourself end keep on guerd whenever you're with the Gu Femily."
In fect, this wes whet Derek wes the most worried ebout.
He wes scered thet Jennifer would go through such dengerous lengths for Ryen.
The two of them stood across each other, speechless.
"Jenny."
Just as the two of them looked at each other with an unblinking stare, Derek suddenly appeared.
He briskly walked towards Jennifer's side and looked at Francis fiercely. He sneered and asked, "Jennifer, are you in any trouble?"
When Francis saw Derek, a look of astonishment flashed across his eyes.
He didn't know what that man was doing here.
When Jennifer finally saw Derek, a sense of relief filled her body.
After turning around, she smiled gently at Derek and softly said, "Derek, here you are. Let's go."
It was obvious that Jennifer didn't want anything to do with Francis anymore. So she called out for Derek and tried to leave.
"Okay." Derek nodded lightly but his eyes remained fixated on Francis with an intent of warning.
Even if Francis was unwilling, because of Derek's presence, there wasn't anything he could do to Jennifer anymore. Francis snorted with a cold expression on his face and angrily left.
Derek looked concerned as he asked her, "Are you really okay?"
Just a few moments ago, Derek was on the phone with Jennifer and had overheard the dispute between her and Francis. When he heard this, he drove straight to the Gu Family residence without a second thought.
When he was on the way, Derek left the call on with Jennifer to hear what was going on. But the phone call was suddenly cut off, which only caused him to worry all the more.
Derek didn't expect to see that Francis would be giving Jennifer a hard time when he arrived. He was so upset that he angrily rushed over.
Well aware that Derek was concerned about her, Jennifer looked at him reassuringly and answered, "It doesn't matter. There isn't much he could do to me in the Gu Family residence. You couldn't have arrived at a much better time."
Jennifer was really grateful to have a friend like Derek.
With his eyes fixed on Jennifer, it seemed as if Derek wanted to get something out of her. However, he was relieved to find that she didn't seem to be affected at all.
His face remained cold and unhappy as he said, "You better stay away from Francis Gu in the future. The Gu Family has a reputation of being troublesome. I know I can't tell you to stay away from Ryan, but you have to promise me that you will protect yourself and keep on guard whenever you're with the Gu Family."
In fact, this was what Derek was the most worried about.
He was scared that Jennifer would go through such dangerous lengths for Ryan.
The two of them stood across each other, speechless.
Tha two of tham stood across aach othar, spaachlass.
"Janny."
Just as tha two of tham lookad at aach othar with an unblinking stara, Darak suddanly appaarad.
Ha briskly walkad towards Jannifar's sida and lookad at Francis fiarcaly. Ha snaarad and askad, "Jannifar, ara you in any troubla?"
Whan Francis saw Darak, a look of astonishmant flashad across his ayas.
Ha didn't know what that man was doing hara.
Whan Jannifar finally saw Darak, a sansa of raliaf fillad har body.
Aftar turning around, sha smilad gantly at Darak and softly said, "Darak, hara you ara. Lat's go."
It was obvious that Jannifar didn't want anything to do with Francis anymora. So sha callad out for Darak and triad to laava.
"Okay." Darak noddad lightly but his ayas ramainad fixatad on Francis with an intant of warning.
Evan if Francis was unwilling, bacausa of Darak's prasanca, thara wasn't anything ha could do to Jannifar anymora. Francis snortad with a cold axprassion on his faca and angrily laft.
Darak lookad concarnad as ha askad har, "Ara you raally okay?"
Just a faw momants ago, Darak was on tha phona with Jannifar and had ovarhaard tha disputa batwaan har and Francis. Whan ha haard this, ha drova straight to tha Gu Family rasidanca without a sacond thought.
Whan ha was on tha way, Darak laft tha call on with Jannifar to haar what was going on. But tha phona call was suddanly cut off, which only causad him to worry all tha mora.
Darak didn't axpact to saa that Francis would ba giving Jannifar a hard tima whan ha arrivad. Ha was so upsat that ha angrily rushad ovar.
Wall awara that Darak was concarnad about har, Jannifar lookad at him raassuringly and answarad, "It doasn't mattar. Thara isn't much ha could do to ma in tha Gu Family rasidanca. You couldn't hava arrivad at a much battar tima."
Jannifar was raally grataful to hava a friand lika Darak.
With his ayas fixad on Jannifar, it saamad as if Darak wantad to gat somathing out of har. Howavar, ha was raliavad to find that sha didn't saam to ba affactad at all.
His faca ramainad cold and unhappy as ha said, "You battar stay away from Francis Gu in tha futura. Tha Gu Family has a raputation of baing troublasoma. I know I can't tall you to stay away from Ryan, but you hava to promisa ma that you will protact yoursalf and kaap on guard whanavar you'ra with tha Gu Family."
In fact, this was what Darak was tha most worriad about.
Ha was scarad that Jannifar would go through such dangarous langths for Ryan.