To Be Yours Again novel (Jenny and Alex) novel Chapter 768

Jolene feared all her tricks and schemes would go to waste. More than that, she worried that she might suffer a bad ending and that Jenny would keep winning…

Caught off guard by the unexpected question, James paused and looked at her with a mocking smile on his face. "What do you think?"

"I don't know." Jolene shook her head and spoke the truth—she was truly clueless. When the Glasses were around, and her family was intact, she thought she stood a better chance at marrying James, knowing that he'd defer to the wishes of the two families despite having no feelings for her.

But she wasn't too sure about that anymore.

She looked like a joke in his eyes. He said disdainfully, "Oh, you're not sure now? Does that mean you were confident in yourself before this?" Taking her silence as a yes, he smirked. "Your self-confidence is through the roof."

With that, he retired to his bedroom without leaving an answer to her question. Still, he believed that she must have gotten the memo by now.

Back in the living room, a pale-looking Jolene was trembling violently. She knew the meaning behind his words—he'd never marry her. Not only that, he had never planned to marry her from the get-go.

She sank into despair and was at a loss for her next step. Should she leave in anger or retreat to her room like a loser, pretending nothing had happened?

She was lost. All she knew was that she felt extremely distressed by the turn of events.

…

He nodded and handed her the papers. She went through the information carefully while he examined her.

"This is a complicated case that involves brain hematoma. Doctors do not have room for error when they operate on you because that'd lead to paralysis." That was likely the reason all the doctors in Bardoff City had turned down the opportunity to operate on him. They were capable of doing so, but no one had the courage to shoulder the great risk of potentially crippling the rising star of the Faust family. To them, his memory loss was a minor inconvenience compared to paralysis. However, none seemed to carry a sense of urgency about the long-term effects of leaving his hematoma untreated—they seemed content to only tackle the problem when it arose.

When she received no response from him, she looked up quizzically, and their eyes met. Her heart skipped a beat, but she quickly regained her composure. "Mr. Faust?" she called, pulling him out of a daze.

"I'm sorry. I was too focused on you," Alec said boldly without a hint of embarrassment.