The Grants: Choosing One Between The Two-Chapter 72: Jayden Grant Captures Yvette Aston
Jennings Family.
Since the incident happened that day, Yvette has been hiding at home, not daring to go out.
The pressure from public opinion online was overwhelming, and Yvette was once again thrust into the spotlight.
She didn’t dare to go anywhere, only dared to hide.
Holly Ziegler called her several times, but she didn’t dare to go out.
"Have you eaten?" Henry Jennings came back, carrying dinner.
Yvette came out of the room, shaking her head.
She didn’t dare to look at her phone or even step outside.
She was afraid those people online would block her at her doorstep again like six years ago, throwing trash at her, cursing her to die, saying she deserved all the suffering.
"Eat something." Henry Jennings opened the porridge and let Yvette have some.
Yvette sat by the dining table, her hands somewhat numb.
"I’ve already suppressed the online public opinion. Soon, no one will remember this incident." Henry Jennings reassured Yvette.
Yvette remained silent. Would it really be suppressed soon? The internet has no memory, but she does.
"In these few days, try not to go out. Don’t go to the club either. After the Chamber of Commerce banquet, I’ll take you out to relax." Henry Jennings didn’t want Yvette to go out because the Bell Family was looking for her for a private settlement.
It wasn’t just the Bell Family looking for her, even the Aston and Grant Families were looking for her.
Yvette looked up at Henry Jennings, waiting for his answer.
But Henry Jennings never gave her a definite answer.
"If Claudia Bell gets into criminal responsibility, the Bell Family certainly wouldn’t agree. They will do everything they can to find me. Claudia Bell, after all, is your fiancée. They’ll eventually find me." Yvette knew well, there is no wall without cracks.
Staying at Henry Jennings’ place didn’t necessarily mean safety.
"With me around." Henry Jennings just wanted Yvette to feel reassured.
Yvette said no more, taking a deep breath.
She hadn’t eaten much, feeling nauseated, she got up and walked back to her room, her figure thin and lonely.
Henry Jennings had countless urges to pull her into a hug, but Yvette always had an aura of aloofness.
He actually knew well that if he hadn’t broken off the engagement with the Bell Family this time, Yvette might find it hard to open her heart to him.
But he was confident enough to keep Yvette by his side.
He just needed some time...
The old man refusing to relinquish power meant he couldn’t annul his engagement with the Bell Family.
The Bell Family had been searching for him these days, urging him to rescue Claudia Bell.
He had done his best to dodge everyone, letting Claudia Bell learn a good lesson, as those who make mistakes always need to pay a price.
But Henry Jennings also knew that this couldn’t be dragged on for long.
The phone rang again, and Henry Jennings glanced at it, knowing it was Grandpa Bell once more.
Rubbing his temples, Henry Jennings answered the call.
"Grandpa Bell." Grandpa Bell and Henry Jennings’ grandfather were comrades-in-arms, maintaining a good relationship over the years.
"Henry Jennings, how are you handling the situation with Claudia being bullied in Montville?" The old man came with an accusatory tone.
"Grandpa Bell, Claudia made the first mistake in this matter." Henry Jennings frowned.
"Claudia is your fiancée. It’s what your grandfather promised personally. We don’t care how many women you have outside, but if Claudia finds out, she has every right to hit whoever she wants."
Henry Jennings remained silent, only rubbing his temples.
"I’m with your grandfather here. I’ve come personally to Montville. My granddaughter was bullied and jailed. I want to see who has such capability."
On the other end, Henry Jennings’ grandfather spoke. "Bring that woman back."
"Grandfather, that’s impossible." Henry Jennings frowned.
He could never bring Yvette back to the Jennings Family.
"Henry Jennings, I see your wings have stiffened." The Jennings Family patriarch was very angry.
"I’m going home now, but as for her... don’t you touch her." Henry Jennings checked the time, his expression grave.
Grandpa Bell coming to Montville in person changed the nature of things.
Yvette persisting could lead to very unfavorable outcomes for her.
Hanging up the phone, Henry Jennings subconsciously looked back.
Yvette was standing at the doorway, evidently having heard their conversation.
"Yvette..." Henry Jennings wanted to explain.
Yvette’s eyes reddened, clenching the hem of her dress tightly. "Go home..."
Henry Jennings felt a pang in his heart but still spoke. "About Claudia Bell... Give her a lesson, and then drop the case? Grandpa Bell coming to Montville, dragging this out will be detrimental to you."
Yvette’s gaze trembled, taking a deep breath, suppressing the grievance in her heart. "I won’t..."
She would never compromise.
"Even if it involves Summers and Caden Summers?" Henry Jennings didn’t want to tell Yvette, afraid it would worry her.
"What do you mean..." Yvette stepped forward nervously, looking at Henry Jennings with fear.
"The Bell Family has already reached out to Caden Summers. Summers has also been ostracized by classmates, and has temporarily suspended her schooling."
Yvette helplessly took a step back. She knew... knew the Bell Family wouldn’t let Summers and Caden Summers off.
"Even if I compromise, they won’t spare me!" Yvette cried out, losing control.
"Yvette..." Henry Jennings stepped forward to hold her, trying to calm her. "First, drop the case. I’ll handle the rest. Trust me, okay?"
"Henry Jennings... you’re not going to call off the engagement, right? You’re not going to!" Yvette pushed Henry Jennings away, retreating helplessly.
"Tomorrow is the Meridia Chamber of Commerce banquet, your answer, it’s already clear..." Yvette trembled all over, her heart pounding.
Henry Jennings wouldn’t call off the engagement with the Bell Family, she knew.
As long as Henry Jennings didn’t call it off, she absolutely could never choose Henry Jennings.
Even as a ploy, it was unacceptable.
She would never be someone else’s mistress, giving others a reason to continue hurting her, absolutely not.
"Yvette..." Henry Jennings didn’t know how to explain, it was very complicated. "Calling off the engagement isn’t as simple as you think. The marriage between businesses and families involves many entanglements."
Yvette smiled wryly, taking a step back.
To put it bluntly, it was because she wasn’t important enough.
In fact, she knew she wasn’t important, utterly insignificant.
"At most two years, once I fully take charge, Claudia Bell and I are just in formality, nothing more." Henry Jennings wanted Yvette to understand that he didn’t love Claudia Bell, marrying her was just for power.
Yvette continued to retreat, shaking her head continuously.
Henry Jennings wasn’t the person she wanted to choose.
The phone rang again and again, Henry Jennings irritably tugged at his tie. "Rest well at home, hide for a while during this period."
After saying that, Henry Jennings left.
With Grandpa Bell coming to Montville, he inevitably brought all the Bell Family members along.
This matter, he needed to stabilize the old man’s emotions for now.
Moreover, the old man’s health hadn’t been well for years, with high blood pressure; he was truly afraid it might lead to something worse.
As for Yvette...
Before leaving, Henry Jennings looked back at Yvette.
She now had no one to depend on, only relying on his protection.
He could hide her away for a few years... then decide.
Yvette stood numb in place, watching Henry Jennings leave.
She couldn’t... stay here any longer.
The Bell Family calling Henry Jennings away was surely to find her.
Being with Henry Jennings wasn’t safe.
In a panic, she ran back to the room, grabbed her phone, wrapped herself tightly in a coat, and hesitated for a moment before going to the kitchen to fetch a fruit knife, quickly running outside.
But it was still too late.
As soon as Henry Jennings left, three black sedans had already stopped outside the door.
It was clear that Henry Jennings coming here had already exposed her location.
From the car, Jayden Grant and Stellan Aston got out.
The other cars were full of Bell Family members.
