Chapter 974 Listen to Me This Once

Early in the morning, Jenny was awakened by the laughter of children in the neighborhood. She opened her eyes groggily, picked up her phone from the bedside, and saw that it was not yet 7 am. The children should be asleep now, so why were they making noise downstairs? Before she could fully wake up, the doorbell rang. Jenny struggled to get out of bed. The moment she opened the door, she saw Alec standing outside. She felt a little irritated at being awakened from her sleep prematurely. "Mr. Faust, why are you at my door so early?" She was puzzled. Alec never came to look for her so early in the morning. "Did something bad happen?" Jenny started making guesses blindly. "Get dressed and come downstairs." Observing Jenny's expression, Alec guessed that she'd just woken up and probably didn't know what was happening outside. "I don't want to go. I want to sleep a little longer." Jenny turned to go back to her room, but Alec grabbed her wrist. "Listen to me this once, Jenny." Alec's e