Chapter 115
Chapter 115
"I think I performed quite well today, so how are you planning to reward me?" Hansen climbed under the quilt after taking a bath and hugged Jenna while making his request. He was so close to her that she could feel the heat coming out of his mouth.
Jenna was certainly not stupid. She immediately understood what he meant.
"I'm tired so, no," she covered his mouth with her hand and said softly.
"That's not an acceptable answer, I can't accompany you for nothing. You know I will never suffer losses," Hansen took her hand away, kissed her earlobe, and said in her ear. "You performed well last night. I want you to do the same again."
Last night? Jenna's face suddenly turned red.
The night before was way too much... One time was already the limit, but he now wanted a second time? He was addicted! She shook her head and said, "No, no, that was the last time."
"I have the final say. That was just the beginning. Do you dare to disagree?" Hansen's hands were already under her clothes, threatening her.
"No, no..." Jenna's words soon drowned in his kisses.
"Hansen, Hansen." In the quiet night, Aria's charming voice came from the door of Jenna's bedroom. Her voice trembled and floated, and she seemed to have drunk a lot of wine.
Hansen frowned and stopped the intimacy with Jenna. These days, she often slapped their door like this, totally losing her dignity as a woman and begging him for nothing. It gave him a headache.
What was worse was that Director Cook had been calling him quite frequently, telling him that Aria was always late for work for no reason. She would always be in bad shape during filming that even
a simple scene needed to be filmed multiple times. Not only that, her performance had affected the progress of filming. She was also always drunk and even hit someone on set. Her presence had been a disaster for the crew.
The decision to let her join the entertainment industry was also his idea after careful consideration.
She had the talent in acting as well as the potential to be a star, therefore she was well-suited for the entertainment industry. Whereas in the Richards Group, she had no role to play. She did not even have the minimum management skills.
If it was the past when he had the thought of marrying her, he would at least consider the reputation of the Richards family and tell her to stay at home and not do anything. However, Jenna's arrival taught him a lot. He realized that a woman must have a career for herself in order for her to live with dignity and lead a more meaningful life.
He thought that the reason for Aria to constantly pester him and stay at Richards Manor whole day long without doing anything, as well as getting close to Marissa, was because she did not have a career of her own, causing her to be lonely with a lot of spare time. She had a talent in acting. If she could advance her career in this industry and widen her horizons, perhaps everything would be different.
So he decided to give her a push.
In fact, Aria had been with him for so many years, and he was very willing to help her too.
The condition was that she had to be willing to.
When she brought it up that day, he too immediately agreed because of this.
"Hansen, open the door. I want to see you." The bedroom door was slammed hard by her, the sound echoing in the corridor, as she yelled outside.
Hansen had to sit up and say in a deep voice, "Aria, it's already so late. Get some rest."
"No, Hansen... I can't sleep, I want to see you, want you to accompany me... Please, Hansen, come accompany me." She cried outside. She was crying and shouting till she was hoarse.
She did not give up on slamming the door, so much so that it almost broke from her slamming.
The expression on Hansen's face was ugly, but after thinking about it, he got up, put on his clothes, and got out of bed. He was really annoyed from her frequent disturbances.
Hansen’s departure brought Jenna a chilly feeling. She sat up and saw Hansen’s tall figure walking toward the door. He opened the door and Aria immediately rushed into his arms like a little rabbit, trembling and crying terribly.
As if something important embedded in her body had suddenly separated from her, her heart began to ache sharply.
What would any woman feel when she saw the man she loved being so intimate with another woman?
However, what could she do in the current situation?
What scared her even more was that Aria now looked like a different person.
Since coming back from the hot spring, Aria, who realized that she had lost Hansen’s heart, took another approach. After their face-to-face conflict that day, she suddenly changed. She was no longer strong and hypocritical. Instead, she now became pitiful, docile and kind, only to win Hansen's sympathy and love. Property © NôvelDrama.Org.
Hansen was a man after all. After being cold to her for a while, seeing that she had realized her mistakes and sincerely repented, he gradually changed his attitude toward her by treating her
slightly better. Her performance was indeed good.
The clever Aria knew the trick, so she became more and more pitiful. She would pester Hansen as long as she had time. This made Jenna even more uncomfortable than before. Aria was like a disgusting fly in her mouth and she could not even use her strength even if she wanted to.
Even then, she was very affectionate to Jenna in front of Hansen, as if they never had any conflict before, which made Jenna think of her time in college.
That time, Aria, who was not acquainted with her at all. She suddenly showed Jenna kindness one day and invited her to a meal. Aria was very affectionate, as if they had known each other a long time ago. The simple and kind Jenna didn't even know why. After all, she didn't like her very much, but they were all classmates. Seeing her kindness, she gladly accepted Aria.
During that semester, Aria was always there. As long as there were any benefits, she would think of Aria first. She would also share her happiness with her. It was in that year that she learned that Aria liked Hansen, a handsome talented person who was in his senior year.
At that time, Jenna felt quite sad in her heart. In fact, she had secretly liked Hansen for a long time, but because of Aria’s love for him, she was unwilling to also like the same person as her best friend, Aria, so she chose to avoid Hansen.
In fact, in college, Hansen tried to get close to Jenna several times. Given a woman's instinct, she felt that Hansen didn't dislike her.
However, later, what made her distressed was that Hansen was getting farther and farther away from her. Every time he saw her, he was always frosty and cold. He didn't even look at her directly until she walked into Richards Manor, and only then did she realize how much he hated her.
Her heart was gradually broken.
Over the past few days, only did she think of it and realize that Aria must have had some scheme to get close to her throughout those days. Although Jenna hadn't figured it out, she knew that this woman would never do anything without purpose. If Jenna guessed correctly, Hansen didn't like Aria very much in the first place, and even disliked her a little bit.
Hansen had a proud temperament and a unique appreciation of women. A woman like Aria would never be his preference, but she still approached him step by step, and even got him to almost marry her.
Now it was the same again. Aria began to approach Jenna like before, and even helped her pour tea in front of Hansen, so that Marissa thought she had changed for the better and even complimented her.
Even Hansen was moved by Aria.
"Hansen, my stomach is so uncomfortable. Accompany me, okay?" Aria put her arms around Hansen's waist and said pitifully. Her face was full of tears and her outfit was in a mess.
The exquisite Aria who had always wanted branded outfits was gone.
The pungent smell of alcohol from her drifted straight into Hansen's nose. He turned his head and pulled away the hands of the woman holding his waist, and said seriously, "Aria, I thought we agreed on it? Don’t go out drinking anymore. It's already this late, so it's very dangerous if you get drunk outside. Your parents will be worried if they know about it."
Aria raised her face that was full of tears, her cheeks flushed, and said grievously, "Hansen, you don't love me now? I'm irritated. No one cares about me, and no one loves me at all. Even Jenna does not want to forgive me. I'm just living a hopeless life."
Saying this, she wrapped her arms around him again, crying bitterly.
Jenna coldly sat on the bedside and watched her acting. She was so irritating!
She was the only one who knew Aria's scheming. Of course, if it hadn't been for the college experience, she wouldn't understand it, and would be confused by her appearance too, but now she knew what kind of person Aria was.
"Nonsense, how can no one care about you? As long as you're staying in the Richards Manor, we are all responsible for your safety, so you are not allowed to go out and drink in the future," Hansen said sternly. "Today, Director Cook called me and told me about your current situation. I hope you will cherish this opportunity. Don’t be too outrageous, and don’t let me down. For you, this is a good opportunity to build your career. Take it well. You know that the Richards Group has invested 500 million in this film in order to help you embark on your career. You'll be able to find your worth and be more confident once you have your own career. This is the utmost priority in your life. I hope you can understand my efforts."
Hansen was advising her patiently, hoping that she would shake out of her current decadent state, but Aria didn't think so. Instead, she cried and said, "Hansen, it's not like this. You just don't want me. You want to abandon me so you are sending me off using this method. I know you."
At this point, she burst into tears again.
Hansen was so upset that he turned his head. Jenna was sitting on the bedside, looking at him lightly, as if she didn't care about all of this, including Aria's tears.
He was initially a little worried about her emotions, but he felt relieved when he saw her indifferent appearance.
She didn't care, right?
Thinking of this, he helped Aria to his bedroom.
That night, Jenna could not fall asleep. She knew that Hansen did not come into the room again. She had been sleeping with him recently and her heart was empty now without the warm body beside her. She couldn't adapt to it, so she could not sleep well. She might have fallen asleep at times but she dreamed of Hansen holding Aria affectionately, and as a result, she would be awakened by the shock of the nightmare.
The passion that was provoked by him had been lingering in her body, and it hadn't subsided throughout the night.