âSo you mean to say that you arenât their daughter..is this seriously the truth, Jennifer?â
Jennifer passed a nod to the shocked and surprised Jack. He was almost in disbelief that something was hidden from them till this long.
How?! Why?! All of these questions were raised into his brain where he was left with no other option but to ask ahead. âSo who are your birth parents?â
âI-I d..donât know about them,â Jennifer replied honestly, with the gust of the wind reaching on her skin.
Subconsciously, she had wrapped her hands around herself before her eyes blinked twice or thrice and then looked out from the bridge at the beautiful view. But currently, her heart was seized with the rage of reality.
From behind, Jack had massaged his own temples as he couldnât help but absorb the new information reaching up to him. âAnd I used to think that there wonât be people worse than Lucas and my own father..who had actually discarded me.â
âSeems like you are in the worst situation, Jennifer. Your parents wish to use you to get benefits.â Jack told her what he realized.
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Unfortunately, it was already in Jenniferâs sight.âThey want me to marry Lucas as soon as possible so that even if my identity is revealed, they wonât be judged or...any other consequences wonât fall upon them.â
âBut what your identity can be for them to face such deadly consequences?â Jack canât help but wonder, with the same eagerness.
Even Jennifer had no answer to the same since she had hardly realized about such complications in her life. Who is she? Why are her parents so hostile about her real face ever being revealed in society? What will happen? Wasnât she any other normal child? The word can be that she was abandoned by her birth parents and they were no longer there in the world..right?
But her hopes died down, when Jackâs sentence entered into her brain again, âI think that you arenât romal. Someone they have actually stolen otherwise they wonât be so afraid. They have betrayed someone for sure!â
âWho knows...â Jenifer uttered under her breath while lowering her eyelids.
She was playing with her hands, fingers all together with nervousness crawling under her skin.
She was hurt, caged with the pain and the plague wasnât easy leaving her mind too. Things were not only more complicated but messier than ever she could realize. Even her mind wasnât able to comprehend doing this in her own self.
Whereas, a sigh has already escaped from Jackâs lips. In the end, he had also stood at the corner of the bridge to stand beside her, with the turmoil of sentiments in his eyes too. âArenât we really messed up people Jennifer?â
âMore than you. I donât even have my husband beside me.â Jennifer answered with a low voice, only to gain a chuckle from Jackâs lips. âWhat are you thinking of doing, Jennifer?â
Initially, Jenifer had kept herself in mum mode. All the things brought on left her brain but there was the determination present which was hardly shaken. âI think...I will try to find out who I am. And why is Lucas so much interested in marrying me? Even to the limits that Grandfather Smith is beating the buttons to make me marry his grandson.â
âI was wondering about the same,â Jack said when he recalled todayâs events. âThey have something to gain from you and this was very significant when we all saw how persistent grandfather Smith is interested in imagining you as his daughter-in-law.â
Yet there was a slight difference in Jenniferâs demure with the time. She had changed her aura to the next level, with the darkness already engulfing herself. Not only was she giving some Snooki vibes, which even made Jack feel the chills down his spine. Rotating his eyes to stare into her direction, he felt her be extremely dark, âJennifer..your thoughts....â
âDestroy everyone, Jack. I want to destroy everyone.â She was surely done with playing sweetly with all those who have hurt her.
Was she any other saint? No, she was the villain herself, ready to destroy others even if it meant that she might lose her own life. Jennifer had already accepted her own faith under the hands of these people but she isnât willing to admit the defeat so easily either.
Meanwhile, Jack had given her words a stern nod to ask, âAnd do you want me to do something for you?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Hearing this, Jennifer moved her head into his way to find the concerned look plastered on his face. âDo me a favor and convey this information to Javier at any cost. Also, draw the papers and everything done. You already have Lucasâs signatures.â
âWell...to this, there is an issue too..â
A frown curved on Jenniferâs forehead when she dryly asked, âWhat is that?â
âWell, as per my knowledge, Shawn Johnson is already missing and Javier is nowhere to be seen. Nobody knows where they are. Even his current wife and daughter are restless but..it is a thing we all donât know about.â the words acted as any other bomb dropped over Jenniferâs head.
âWhere can Shawn and Javier be?â It was unusual since she clearly remembered that everything was done by Shawn himself. Javier was in the worst situation because Shawn Johnson has sold his son so effortlessly!
So where can he be now? Hidden? Hardly makes any sense.
While Jenniferâs lips were sliced into the thin layer of concern and worry, she had known that this information holds another vital risk in it. Something, she wonât be able to find out on her own, until someone helps her, and Lucasâs opponents need to know about him for sure.
Whereas, Jack could evidently find that Jennifer had other thoughts going in her mind. âYou want me to....â
âContact, Charles Johnson. Iâm sure that mentioning this to him would be at least beneficial to us. He will definitely help us..â