Mysterious Mrs. Pansy

Even her lack of relationship with Osborn had been twisted by the media into a cohabitation scandal, repeatedly trending and facing public scrutiny.

Now, with Freda and Osborn having had a previous engagement, the unscrupulous media would undoubtedly exaggerate and sensationalize the story.

“It’s just baseless rumors, and I don’t care,” Osborn said with a nonchalant expression.

He and Freda had nothing between them, and he had nothing to fear.

“You’ve worked hard to build your popularity these past two years, and I don’t want you to be affected. Do you understand?” Jane squinted slightly.

“As the CEO of Star Entertainment and the nation’s super-popular heartthrob, any negative media coverage could impact both you personally and the company,” she added.

Osborn’s lips curled up slowly. “Jane, are you concerned about me or the company?”

“Both,” Jane hesitated for a moment before replying.

“Don’t worry; I’ll handle this matter,” Osborn’s gaze darkened.

He might not care about his personal image, but he couldn’t ignore the company’s interests. Moreover, this matter involved Jane, and he couldn’t let her be vilified as a homewrecker.

“That’s good,” Jane nodded.

Osborn suddenly changed the subject, “Jane, will you come to my birthday party tomorrow night?”

“Yes,” Jane replied in a subdued tone.

“I’ll be waiting for you,” Osborn said, his gaze deepening.

Half an hour later, Osborn dropped Jane off at East City Gardens. “We’re here, Jane. Let me walk you up.”

Jane got out of the car and refused, saying, “No need.”

Suddenly, she remembered something. “Oh, Osborn, help me find a new house.”

“Why? Is there something uncomfortable about living here?” Osborn asked, slightly puzzled.

Jane forced a smile, “I don’t want to be smeared by the media anymore.”

Osborn, a bit irritated, questioned, “Do you care about others’ gossip?”

“Yes,” Jane affirmed.

Shen Jun’s eyebrows furrowed. He knew Jane. She wasn’t someone who cared about rumors. Like him, she didn’t bother about others’ opinions as long as she hadn’t done anything wrong.

However, at this moment, Jane no longer wanted to live in his apartment.

Was Jane deliberately keeping her distance from him?

After a moment of silence, Osborn spoke with a heavy tone, “Are you concerned about… Patrick?”

Patrick?

When Jane heard that name, her heart skipped a beat.

Indeed, she didn’t want Patrick to misunderstand anything.

But thinking of Queena clinging to Patrick, her heart felt suffocated as if blocked by a wad of cotton.

“It’s irrelevant to anyone,” Jane said and turned away.

As soon as she entered her home, Jane received a message from Anthony: [Ada, I found some information about Queena.]

Jane immediately replied: [Show me.]

Anthony teased: [Ada, you asked me to focus on the days around October 18th for anything unusual with Queena. Well, I did find something quite unusual. Can you guess what it is?]

Jane’s heart skipped a beat.

Her intuition told her that whatever Anthony was about to reveal was far from ordinary.

Jane urged: [Stop teasing and show me quickly!]This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

Soon, Anthony sent Jane a photo.

In the picture, Queena was with two men.

These two men… looked somewhat familiar.

Jane thought for a moment, and finally, it came to her.

On the day of her engagement ceremony with Patrick, Queena was being chased by these two men, leading to the collision with Patrick’s car. There had been paparazzi photos taken of the incident.

From this photo, Queena seemed to have an unusual relationship with these two men, not like someone being chased for debt.

But just one photo couldn’t prove much.

While Jane was pondering this, Anthony’s message came in: [Ada, I found that Queena gave these two men two hundred thousand around early October. I don’t know the specifics, but there’s likely some shady deal behind it.]

Queena gave these men two hundred thousand?

How was this possible?

Wasn’t Queena borrowing high-interest loans for her grandmother’s medical treatment?

How could she suddenly come up with two hundred thousand for these men?

And was Queena giving so much money to these men to cooperate in acting in front of Patrick?

Thinking about this, Jane messaged Anthony: [Anthony, please continue investigating Queena’s relationship with these two men, what she’s doing by giving them money, and any hidden secrets behind Queena.]

[Sure, Ada. You’ll wait for my message!] Anthony quickly replied.

A few seconds later, Anthony sent another message: [Queena is definitely not simple, Ada. You must be careful!]

[I know.] Jane replied.

She put down her phone, reclined on the sofa, and Queena’s image once again appeared in her mind-Queena acting arrogantly towards her and then pretending to be fragile and innocent in front of Patrick.

Jane squinted. Judging by Queena’s nervousness around Patrick, Queena would surely try to find a way to get her out of Pansy Group.

So, she would wait and see.

She waited for Queena to make a move.

She wanted to see what tricks Queena would use against her.

The weekend passed quickly, and soon it was a new week.

Jane went to Pansy Group early in the morning.

She arrived too early; the office was still empty.

Jane turned on her computer, intending to review the relevant information on the North Bay project. Suddenly, the sound of high heels echoed from a distance, getting closer until Queena stood in front of her with a hostile expression.

Jane glanced at her indifferently and resumed her work.

“Jane, today I came to the company in Patrick’s car,” Queena said, a hint of pride in her tone.

“Is that so?” Jane asked casually, “What does that have to do with me?”

Queena couldn’t stand Jane’s indifferent demeanor. A provocative smile played on her lips. “Yesterday, Patrick helped you find Erica’s photo to resolve the situation for you. Don’t think you still matter to him. He did it all for Old Pansy, after all. You’re about to acupuncture Old Pansy, and Patrick doesn’t want you in a bad mood, accidentally poking the wrong needle. Also, when Patrick rescued you before, it was only because he wanted to find Master Newton. After all, only you know where Master Newton is. Don’t delude yourself into thinking Patrick cares about you. His heart belongs only to me!”