Soon, Marigold emerged from the fitting room wearing a red cocktail dress. Due to her illness, her complexion hadn't been great. The vibrant color of the dress somehow brought some color back to her skin, making her look less washed out."How does it look?" Marigold asked cautiously. She couldn't remember the last time she'd worn such a glaringly red dress."It looks great. This is the one," Jenny commented with an appreciative nod."But...isn't it too red?" Marigold wondered if wearing red might be too flashy for a baby's naming ceremony.Just as Jenny was about to speak, someone beat her to it. "How funny. One would think you're a hooker in that striking red dress."Hearing the voice, both Jenny and Marigold turned their heads. Jenny frowned as she didn't recognize the person, but Marigold called out, "Eleanor!"Eleanor Wagner was the second daughter of the Wagner family. If it weren't for Marigold, she would have been the most prominent daughter of the Wagner family. Hence, sh
Eleanor slinked away with her tail between her legs, and Jenny withdrew her gaze. She turned to look at Marigold, who was standing to the side. "Don't take her words to heart.""I know. I never took her seriously, to begin with." In the past, she never had high regard for Eleanor, let alone now. After going through so much, she'd long let go of such things. Even if their father were still around, Marigold probably wouldn't care about what he had to say anymore.Hearing her response, Jenny felt relieved. "You really don't plan on returning to the Wagners?"Yesterday, Paul called Alec and asked her to persuade Marigold to return to the family. Jenny didn't agree or make any promises. Still, she wanted to check with Marigold on what she actually thought of the matter."Well, I never really felt a sense of belonging with the Wagners anyway. It's better this way, I think." She had a new life now, and she was content and happy with it.Jenny could tell she wasn't lying, so she immediate
Putting away her phone, Jenny looked at Marigold, who was seated across from her. "It was a success. Gilbert will come over in a moment.""Okay," Marigold replied, blushing slightly.Seeing her reaction, Jenny couldn't help but comment, "I thought you would be as bold as before. I thought you would make some progress with Gilbert while staying under the same roof.""I..." Marigold opened her mouth but hesitated for a while before saying, "I'm afraid doing that might make him feel disgusted with me."After all, she'd seen with her own eyes the unfiltered disdain on Gilbert's face once. Now that she finally had the chance to get close to him again, she didn't want to do anything that would make him repulsed and potentially cause him to send her away."He probably won't. I feel like Gilbert treats you differently now compared to before." Although she wasn't sure what to make of Gilbert's current attitude toward Marigold, she could sense that there was a change.As soon as Jenny said
While she was lost in her own thoughts, Gilbert walked into the restaurant and headed straight toward the three of them."Gilbert's here," Jenny spoke up. Marigold instantly snapped out of her daze and looked at the object of her affection, who had just arrived."Jenny," Gilbert greeted Jenny with a nod and looked at Marigold. "How did the health check go?""Everything is fine," Marigold answered with a smile. She still felt a bit nervous in front of him. Gilbert didn't pay much attention to that. He took a seat next to her naturally.Soon, the waiter brought the dishes, and the four of them ate and chatted.When the topic shifted to the upcoming naming ceremony for Caleb, there was no shortage of conversation among them, even Gilbert surprisingly had a lot to say. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Jenny could tell that he genuinely adored his child.After dinner, the four of them parted ways. "We'll head back now.""Okay, drive safe," Gilbert reminded, watching Jenny and Al
Knock, knock.Gilbert had just finished showering and came out of the bathroom when he heard someone knock on his door. He opened the door and saw Marigold standing there. She had changed into a light pink nightgown. With her fair long legs exposed, beauty seemed to radiate from within her.Gilbert hurriedly averted his gaze and met her eyes. "What is it?""I...I need your help." Marigold was very nervous. "The light in my room isn't working properly. Can you help me take a look?""Sure." Gilbert didn't refuse. In the next second, he got up and followed Marigold to her room."I don't know why, but the light started flickering all of a sudden. It's kind of scary." Marigold stood beside Gilbert. Looking at the light above, she bit her lip and moved closer to him.Gilbert glanced at it a few times. "It's probably an issue with the circuit. I'll have someone come and take a look tomorrow.""Okay." Marigold nodded."If you're scared, you can switch to another room." The villa had ma
Marigold felt mortified too, but on top of that, there was also a tinge of sadness. After all, no matter how she looked at it, Gilbert had rejected her last night. Even though neither of them brought up last night's events, she felt they both understood what had happened without needing to spell it out.Gilbert walked into the living room while Marigold was having breakfast. Seeing him, she mustered up the courage to say, "Have breakfast before going to work.""No thanks. I'll eat at the office." Gilbert declined and left the villa.Marigold was taken aback at his curt reply, sadness welling up in her eyes. She knew her actions last night were somewhat abrupt, but it shouldn't be so bad that Gilbert was avoiding her like the plague now. The way he reacted made it seem as if she were some ferocious beast or monster.In reality, Marigold had been overthinking everything. Gilbert wasn't avoiding her; it was because of his embarrassment from the dream last night that he felt too asha
The next day, they held the naming ceremony as scheduled.Many people attended this joyous occasion at Bardoff International Hotel. In addition to his friends and family, Gilbert also invited all the clients who had business dealings with his company.However, the above categories of people weren't the only ones there that day.Gilbert was Jenny's older adoptive brother, and everyone in Bardoff City knew that. Now that Jenny had married Alec, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that Jenny and Alec were the ones calling the shots in Bardoff City. After their two families joined hands due to their marriage, there was a huge shuffling of families that were considered the Ten Elites. The Walters and the Fausts were undoubtedly at the top of the pyramid now.Therefore, even though some people had no personal relationship with Gilbert and even looked down on his small company, out of respect for Jenny and Alec, nearly half of the affluent and influential families in Bardoff City attended th
Even if they weren't married, as long as they stood together, no one would dare to speculate and gossip about the nature of their relationship. By doing so, naturally, no one would make fun of Marigold's awkward status.At the moment, anyone could see that they were clearly not fond of each other, and people would inevitably gossip about their weird relationship behind their backs. Those gossips would then extend to their child.With Jenny's reminder, Marigold suddenly realized she'd been careless and didn't think things through. "I didn't consider the matter carefully enough."Immediately, she stood beside Gilbert with a smile on her face. No matter how distant they were at home, when they were in public, they had to pretend that their relationship was amicable. It was just that they didn't get married.Seeing her come to this realization, Jenny felt relieved.Jenny wanted to ask Gilbert what he thought of Marigold presently, but given the special circumstances that day and the s