Jenny and Mark

Jenny and Mark is the unrequited love-professional relationship in Carter Corp that is seen in Gabriel's route while in Ryan's route, it is a mere relationship.

## Overview

Mark and Jenny's relationship is best described to be an exclusive one, as this relationship is in only seen in Gabriel's story route, (despite them both being present in Ryan's route) where Jenny has appeared to help Carter Corp win the contract with Japanese clients and to strengthen Carter Corp's New York Branch with the Japanese counterpart, otherwise this relationship is negligible or perhaps absent form other Carter Corp routes.

In Gabriel's route, Jenny had an attraction for Mark that was termed as a crush, as Jenny's feelings weren't that strong for Mark and Mark didn't feel anything towards her either, but rather as a colleague given the fact that he tends to dislike mixing his professional life with his private life. But Jenny seemed sadden that Mark felt this way as she would have liked to see where things could have gone.

Jenny was praised by Mark for her work and he even comments that her skills are indeed beneficial for the welfare of Carter Corp, and was even shown to care for her but he does this for all of his employees, meaning it was not a special thing, which Jenny probably would have liked for it to be. Jenny however, had minor clashes with Mark where he told her to focus on her work rather than counting on him to protect her like a bodyguard. This made Jenny sad but she did get over this incident.

Throughout the route, Jenny asks the player for advice on how to win over Mark or doing favors for him such has helping Mark get his son treated by pediatrics, but not letting him know that. However, Mark ultimately finds this out fact and scolds Jenny for it. Mark seems to love Jenny's passionate side but that of which is dedicated to welfare for Carter Corp. In this route, if one is to look into this relationship, it deems to be nothing but a normal, one sided feelings towards a man who won't feel anything for their professional collaborator or colleague.

This relationship ceased to an end in the final chapter where Jenny starts an official relationship with Jake Stewart that was also seen in Ryan's route. However, ever since that incident, Mark and Jenny have remained allies with no conflicts regarding the rejection Mark gave Jenny. However, it is really unusual for Jenny to have fallen for Mark, because she points out in season 2 of Ryan's route that Mark isn't her usual liking, but indeed has charm that is unique.

Jenny and Mark don't have a lot, or almost any interactions in Ryan's route surprisingly, they were either brief between the two or was shown when the player was with them. He never states anything to Jenny, while Jenny did talk to Mark from time to time but had no romantic or sexual attraction towards him. Both just knew each other through Ryan and the player, they both attended Ryan and the player's wedding but weren't really seen interacting.

It is debatable that whether Jenny was serious about Mark as she did have a liking for Matt too before inevitably ending up with Jake again. She can be considered caring towards Mark cared due to her helping his son. However. Jenny did make it clear that Mark isn't her type in Ryan's route so this creates a clash on whether she was going to be serious or perhaps it being just a mild crush.

Jenny's feelings for Mark and then choosing Jake Stewart for shallow reasons made some fans consider this angle pointless, as there was no progress or any tender moments shared and was mostly just filler. Their brief build up to possibly starting a relationship was for nothing since she ended up with Jake again.

Their relationship now is only professional since Mark made it clear to Jenny that nothing would ever happen between them despite her liking him. This probably made Jenny more set on getting with Jake Stewart so she wouldn't feel alone or heart broken anymore. They however didn't end on a sour note and seem to to still be on friendly terms, especially since Jenny moved on.

## Trivia

* They are both considered red heads.
* They are both parents (Jenny is only a parent in Ryan's route though).
* As stated above, Jenny had a crush on Mark for a short period of time in Gabriel's route.
* Jenny served as the best friend type character in Mark's mini-series rather than Lisa Parker.