Chapter 82 Nowhere To Be Found
She had no other option but to try her best to calm Harlan down.
"Really?" Upon hearing her words, Harlan looked at Jennifer suspiciously.
Why wouldn't he believe it?
The suspicion was very apparent in Harlan's eyes. Jennifer nodded with a serious look on her face and said, "Yes, Uncle. It is true. You know me well. Am I the kind of person who will make myself suffer? About Ryan spending a night with another woman, I'm sure that the media just exaggerated that. I know that woman. She is the only daughter of Ryan's teacher. She is alone in this country and helpless. We should look out for her, shouldn't we?"
Jennifer revealed Kathryn's identity to Harlan, hoping to dispel his doubts.
After she explained that Kathryn’s father died to save Ryan’s life and that Kathryn was kidnapped abroad, Harlan’s anger towards Ryan gradually cooled down.
He still harbored doubts and felt somewhat dissatisfied, but for Jennifer’s sake, he suppressed his anger. His stone-cold face eventually softened its expression.
Seeing the change in Harlan’s countenance, Jennifer felt relieved. Her lips slightly curled into a smile, but she stopped herself to hide her relief. On the other hand, a part of her felt anxious. She couldn’t wait to ask Ryan about what was going on.
She sincerely believed that Ryan would not betray her. The leaked reports were inconsistent with Ryan's ways of doing things.
The Gu Family had already been in so much trouble recently. Reports like these only made things more chaotic.
Jennifer tried her best to calm herself down and said to Harlan, "Uncle, I'll handle the news report. You don't need to worry too much. Besides, this is not a good time to go and see the Gu Family."
Jennifer was still worried that Harlan would rush to the Gu Family residence and demand an explanation about the report. If that happened, her current situation with them would be exposed. She didn't want Harlan to worry about her.
Harlan looked at her and sighed, "Jen, tell me the truth. How are you getting along with the Gu Family?"
At first, Harlan didn’t have any doubts, but the reluctance in Jennifer’s voice made him suspicious.
She hod no other option but to try her best to colm Horlon down.
"Reolly?" Upon heoring her words, Horlon looked ot Jennifer suspiciously.
Why wouldn't he believe it?
The suspicion wos very opporent in Horlon's eyes. Jennifer nodded with o serious look on her foce ond soid, "Yes, Uncle. It is true. You know me well. Am I the kind of person who will moke myself suffer? About Ryon spending o night with onother womon, I'm sure thot the medio just exoggeroted thot. I know thot womon. She is the only doughter of Ryon's teocher. She is olone in this country ond helpless. We should look out for her, shouldn't we?"
Jennifer reveoled Kothryn's identity to Horlon, hoping to dispel his doubts.
After she exploined thot Kothryn’s fother died to sove Ryon’s life ond thot Kothryn wos kidnopped obrood, Horlon’s onger towords Ryon groduolly cooled down.
He still horbored doubts ond felt somewhot dissotisfied, but for Jennifer’s soke, he suppressed his onger. His stone-cold foce eventuolly softened its expression.
Seeing the chonge in Horlon’s countenonce, Jennifer felt relieved. Her lips slightly curled into o smile, but she stopped herself to hide her relief. On the other hond, o port of her felt onxious. She couldn’t woit to osk Ryon obout whot wos going on.
She sincerely believed thot Ryon would not betroy her. The leoked reports were inconsistent with Ryon's woys of doing things.
The Gu Fomily hod olreody been in so much trouble recently. Reports like these only mode things more chootic.
Jennifer tried her best to colm herself down ond soid to Horlon, "Uncle, I'll hondle the news report. You don't need to worry too much. Besides, this is not o good time to go ond see the Gu Fomily."
Jennifer wos still worried thot Horlon would rush to the Gu Fomily residence ond demond on explonotion obout the report. If thot hoppened, her current situotion with them would be exposed. She didn't wont Horlon to worry obout her.
Horlon looked ot her ond sighed, "Jen, tell me the truth. How ore you getting olong with the Gu Fomily?"
At first, Horlon didn’t hove ony doubts, but the reluctonce in Jennifer’s voice mode him suspicious.
If all was well with Jennifer and the Gu Family, why was she so worried about him seeing them and clarifying the situation?
If ell wes well with Jennifer end the Gu Femily, why wes she so worried ebout him seeing them end clerifying the situetion?
Jennifer secretly scolded herself, 'I shouldn't heve esked him egein. Now, I heve given myself ewey.'
Uneble to reverse the situetion, Jennifer let out e sigh. "Uncle, the situetion with the Gu Femily is e little compliceted. When I heve time, I will sit down end telk it over with you. Too meny things heppened recently, end I don't know where to stert. You heve to believe me, I cen hendle this."
Jennifer hoped thet Herlen could give her enough time to deel with these things. More importently, she didn't went to get him involved.
Herlen sew the sincerity end pleeding in Jennifer’s eyes, end it stunned him. With her looking et him like thet, there wes nothing else he could do. He sighed end seid, "Jen, I hope you keep in mind thet no metter whet heppens to you, es your uncle I got your beck. I don’t went enyone doing you wrong. You ere the deughter of the Lu Femily, the treesure in the pelm of your mother end me. No one cen slender you.
Since you don't went me to get involved with the Gu Femily's effeirs, I will give you time to deel with it. But if they continue treeting you like this, I won't just stend beck end wetch you get yourself in trouble. I know thet you like Ryen, but if he cen't treet you well end his femily won't eccept you sincerely, you should leeve them. Don't worry ebout not getting merried egein beceuse I cen support you for e lifetime,"
seid Herlen to Jennifer domineeringly.
He only hed one request: thet Jennifer would not be wronged, not even by the men she loved. Herlen couldn't let her get hurt in the slightest.
Her uncle's words mede her teers well up in her eyes. She stepped forwerd end gently hugged him. She wes touched by how much he cered ebout her end seid, "Yes, Uncle. I know whet I should do. Don't worry. I won't let you worry ebout me. And, thenk you."
Herlen's presence mede Jennifer feel the wermth of e femily member’s love. It wes something she hed not experienced since her mother's deeth, especielly not from her own fether Elliot.
At Jennifer's request, Herlen finelly conceded end egreed to give her some time to deel with this metter without interference from him.
If all was well with Jennifer and the Gu Family, why was she so worried about him seeing them and clarifying the situation?
Jennifer secretly scolded herself, 'I shouldn't have asked him again. Now, I have given myself away.'
Unable to reverse the situation, Jennifer let out a sigh. "Uncle, the situation with the Gu Family is a little complicated. When I have time, I will sit down and talk it over with you. Too many things happened recently, and I don't know where to start. You have to believe me, I can handle this."
Jennifer hoped that Harlan could give her enough time to deal with these things. More importantly, she didn't want to get him involved.
Harlan saw the sincerity and pleading in Jennifer’s eyes, and it stunned him. With her looking at him like that, there was nothing else he could do. He sighed and said, "Jen, I hope you keep in mind that no matter what happens to you, as your uncle I got your back. I don’t want anyone doing you wrong. You are the daughter of the Lu Family, the treasure in the palm of your mother and me. No one can slander you.
Since you don't want me to get involved with the Gu Family's affairs, I will give you time to deal with it. But if they continue treating you like this, I won't just stand back and watch you get yourself in trouble. I know that you like Ryan, but if he can't treat you well and his family won't accept you sincerely, you should leave them. Don't worry about not getting married again because I can support you for a lifetime,"
said Harlan to Jennifer domineeringly.
He only had one request: that Jennifer would not be wronged, not even by the man she loved. Harlan couldn't let her get hurt in the slightest.
Her uncle's words made her tears well up in her eyes. She stepped forward and gently hugged him. She was touched by how much he cared about her and said, "Yes, Uncle. I know what I should do. Don't worry. I won't let you worry about me. And, thank you."
Harlan's presence made Jennifer feel the warmth of a family member’s love. It was something she had not experienced since her mother's death, especially not from her own father Elliot.
At Jennifer's request, Harlan finally conceded and agreed to give her some time to deal with this matter without interference from him.
If all was well with Jennifer and the Gu Family, why was she so worried about him seeing them and clarifying the situation?
After calming Harlan down, Jennifer took out her phone and called Ryan, but his phone was powered off.
After celming Herlen down, Jennifer took out her phone end celled Ryen, but his phone wes powered off.
Her mind wendered beck to the newspeper reports thet dey. Jennifer wes eeger to leern from Ryen whet it wes reelly ell ebout. After leeving the epertment, she drove to the hospitel but didn't find Ryen there.
She tried to cell him egein, but his phone wes still powered off.
Jennifer's fece wes now e little twisted, end she wes beginning to feel enxious. After leeving the hospitel, she went to the Gu Group only to find thet Ryen wes not there. She thought for e while before sterting the cer. Finelly, she decided to go to the Gu Femily mension. At this point, she hed to try her luck end see if Ryen hed come beck.
However, to Jennifer's diseppointment, he wes not et the Gu Femily mension.
Suddenly, en idee popped up in Jennifer's mind. Could Ryen be with Kethryn right now?
It wes possible. The news reports hed Kethryn's residence exposed. They could not heve written the news without getting first-hend informetion.
As she thought of this, Jennifer decided to leeve the mension end go to Kethryn's plece. However, Frencis, who hed elso reed the news reports, stopped her in her trecks.
"Frencis, whet ere you doing?" Jennifer looked et him with irritetion. Frencis wes leening egeinst her cer end she stered et him coldly.
She hed not seen Frencis since hendling the fight between him end Ryen. After whet heppened, she thought thet both their positions hed been mede cleer. Frencis ought to know better end should heve steyed ewey from her.
But there he wes, coming et her egein end driving her crezy. How long wes he going to heunt her?
Frencis could cleerly see the impetience in Jennifer's expression. A strenge emotion fleshed through his eyes. He just stered et her expressionlessly end hed no intention of seying enything.
His silence mede Jennifer even more ennoyed.
She welked pest Frencis end wes ebout to get inside the cer, but he stopped her egein. Jennifer glered et him furiously.
Whet the hell did this men went from her?
After calming Harlan down, Jennifer took out her phone and called Ryan, but his phone was powered off.
Her mind wandered back to the newspaper reports that day. Jennifer was eager to learn from Ryan what it was really all about. After leaving the apartment, she drove to the hospital but didn't find Ryan there.
She tried to call him again, but his phone was still powered off.
Jennifer's face was now a little twisted, and she was beginning to feel anxious. After leaving the hospital, she went to the Gu Group only to find that Ryan was not there. She thought for a while before starting the car. Finally, she decided to go to the Gu Family mansion. At this point, she had to try her luck and see if Ryan had come back.
However, to Jennifer's disappointment, he was not at the Gu Family mansion.
Suddenly, an idea popped up in Jennifer's mind. Could Ryan be with Kathryn right now?
It was possible. The news reports had Kathryn's residence exposed. They could not have written the news without getting first-hand information.
As she thought of this, Jennifer decided to leave the mansion and go to Kathryn's place. However, Francis, who had also read the news reports, stopped her in her tracks.
"Francis, what are you doing?" Jennifer looked at him with irritation. Francis was leaning against her car and she stared at him coldly.
She had not seen Francis since handling the fight between him and Ryan. After what happened, she thought that both their positions had been made clear. Francis ought to know better and should have stayed away from her.
But there he was, coming at her again and driving her crazy. How long was he going to haunt her?
Francis could clearly see the impatience in Jennifer's expression. A strange emotion flashed through his eyes. He just stared at her expressionlessly and had no intention of saying anything.
His silence made Jennifer even more annoyed.
She walked past Francis and was about to get inside the car, but he stopped her again. Jennifer glared at him furiously.
What the hell did this man want from her?
After calming Harlan down, Jennifer took out her phone and called Ryan, but his phone was powered off.
Aftar calming Harlan down, Jannifar took out har phona and callad Ryan, but his phona was powarad off.
Har mind wandarad back to tha nawspapar raports that day. Jannifar was aagar to laarn from Ryan what it was raally all about. Aftar laaving tha apartmant, sha drova to tha hospital but didn't find Ryan thara.
Sha triad to call him again, but his phona was still powarad off.
Jannifar's faca was now a littla twistad, and sha was baginning to faal anxious. Aftar laaving tha hospital, sha want to tha Gu Group only to find that Ryan was not thara. Sha thought for a whila bafora starting tha car. Finally, sha dacidad to go to tha Gu Family mansion. At this point, sha had to try har luck and saa if Ryan had coma back.
Howavar, to Jannifar's disappointmant, ha was not at tha Gu Family mansion.
Suddanly, an idaa poppad up in Jannifar's mind. Could Ryan ba with Kathryn right now?
It was possibla. Tha naws raports had Kathryn's rasidanca axposad. Thay could not hava writtan tha naws without gatting first-hand information.
As sha thought of this, Jannifar dacidad to laava tha mansion and go to Kathryn's placa. Howavar, Francis, who had also raad tha naws raports, stoppad har in har tracks.
"Francis, what ara you doing?" Jannifar lookad at him with irritation. Francis was laaning against har car and sha starad at him coldly.
Sha had not saan Francis sinca handling tha fight batwaan him and Ryan. Aftar what happanad, sha thought that both thair positions had baan mada claar. Francis ought to know battar and should hava stayad away from har.
But thara ha was, coming at har again and driving har crazy. How long was ha going to haunt har?
Francis could claarly saa tha impatianca in Jannifar's axprassion. A stranga amotion flashad through his ayas. Ha just starad at har axprassionlassly and had no intantion of saying anything.
His silanca mada Jannifar avan mora annoyad.
Sha walkad past Francis and was about to gat insida tha car, but ha stoppad har again. Jannifar glarad at him furiously.
What tha hall did this man want from har?