Soon, the guests were all gone. Jenny and the others left, too, leaving only Gilbert and Marigold in the hotel. Even the child was taken home by the nanny.Gilbert had a lot to drink today. Hence, after he was done sending off his guests, he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes halfway as if he was asleep.Marigold walked toward him, worried. "Are you…alright?"At her voice, Gilbert opened his eyes. He wasn't surprised to see Marigold. "I'm fine. Get the driver to start the car." He'd had so much to drink that he definitely wouldn't be able to drive home.Marigold nodded and called up the driver, telling him to place the car at the entrance and help her get Gilbert out. She put her phone away and held Gilbert. "The driver is coming. I'll help you up.""I'm fine. I can walk on my own." Gilbert tried to stand up by himself.However, he had overestimated himself. The moment he stood, he collapsed to the side. Marigold hurriedly pulled him. Unfortunately, she had no strength
Marigold was perplexed. What did Gilbert mean by that? Did that mean he wasn't going to blame her?She was utterly bewildered. He felt even more unreadable to her now."Why did you kiss me?" Gilbert looked at her as if wanting to see right through her.Marigold came back to her senses and felt his gaze. "Because I liked you. There's not much reason behind it."She didn't deny her crush on him. Denial meant nothing right now. Gilbert was no fool. There was no way that he wouldn't know about her feelings for him."I thought that you would change after what happened before." Gilbert smiled lightly. After what happened, they had not contacted each other for a few days. He thought that Marigold would give up. He didn't expect that she would still like him.She bit her lip and said, "I'm sorry. I was impulsive. I didn't control myself."After what happened, she told herself not to do anything like that again. But just a few days later…Even Marigold didn't feel too great about hersel
When Jenny put it like that, Marigold understood Gilbert's reaction. She wanted to laugh. "Alright. Don't worry. I won't give up just yet."She would not give up. She hadn't given up even when Gilbert absolutely hated her. And now that she was seeing progress, all of her efforts would be wasted if she gave up now.After the phone call with Jenny, Marigold felt much better. She went upstairs, showered, then slept soundly in her bed. She was not in a hurry. Since there was progress, she felt much calmer.She slept very well that night, but Gilbert hadn't.Because of Marigold's kiss, he had a dream once more. It wasn't as outlandish as before, but this time, he dreamt that he and Marigold were having their wedding.This was madness.A wedding!Was he really going to marry her?…Meanwhile, Esther returned to the Bradshaws. When Octavius Crawley saw her, he hurriedly asked, "How was it? Did he agree to come back?"Octavius' voice was subdued. He was respectful towards Esther. Alt
After the party, Gilbert and Marigold's relationship evolved to an awkward phase. They were no longer as cold as before, yet they were not close, either. It was an uncomfortable feeling.They both knew what the problem was. However, neither seemed to want to solve it.It was Marigold's first time in Hawthorn Inc. "Hello. I'm here to see Mr. Hawthorn," Marigold said softly at the front desk. There was a warm lunchbox in her hands. She'd come here to bringdinner to Gilbert.The employee didn't recognize Marigold, but she thought she looked familiar. However, she didn't intend to let her in. "Do you have an appointment?""An appointment? I don't." She shook her head. She didn't know that she needed an appointment to see Gilbert.When the employee heard that she didn't have an appointment, she thought of her as yet another one of Gilbert's fans. "I'm sorry. I can't let you in without an appointment."Although Hawthorn Inc was still not at the level of the Ten Elites, it was advancin
Marigold didn't know what the assistant was thinking. If she did, she might have blushed again. Her relationship with Gilbert wasn't exactly evolving.After their kiss, things grew a little warmer between them. Although no one had pointed it out yet, Marigold felt that Gilbert might have some feelings for her. At least, things were different from before. However, she was too afraid to confront him about it.She could wait it out. As Jenny said, Marigold would be nice to him and let him get used to having her around. She cheered herself on inwardly. Then, when the elevator sounded, she grew anxious again.As long as she was in front of Gilbert, she would grow nervous."Miss Wagner, Mr. Hawthorn is in the office. You can open the door and go in." Greg brought her to the door, not intending to go in. He didn't want to get in their way.Marigold nodded and smiled at him. "Alright. Thank you."Greg was dazed by her smile. He hadn't recovered even after Marigold had gone in. How coul
Gilbert began eating. Although he wasn't hungry, he felt incredibly satisfied.As he ate, Marigold accompanied him by his side. Even though she was doing nothing, watching him was enjoyable enough. This was the man she liked. He was handsome even while eating.If only they could be together.She couldn't help feeling hopeful as she thought of that. Judging by how things were going, it wasn't impossible.Halfway through the meal, someone knocked on the door. Greg walked in. "Mr. Hawthorn, someone named Octavius Crawley is looking for you."Octavius Crawley? Marigold didn't know this person. However, Gilbert's expression shifted. He probably knew who that was."Bring him to the meeting room," Gilbert said, continuing with his meal.The assistant murmured in response and left the office.Marigold could feel that Gilbert's emotions were shifting. Before, she could feel that he was in a pretty good mood. Now, he was in a terrible mood."Who is Octavius Crawley?" she couldn't help a
As he was deep in thought, the door to the meeting room opened. He looked over instinctively.Gilbert, who was in a navy suit, walked into the meeting room. His gaze was calm, and he looked at Octavius emotionlessly. He sat on the couch, then finally glared at him. "What are you here for?" he said in an unpleasant tone. That was to be expected. He didn't feel very warmly toward the Bradshaws.Octavius snapped back to reality. He looked at the total stranger of a son before him, suddenly at a loss for words. He no longer saw that child on Gilbert's face. He was a stranger, an intimidating one at that.He took a deep breath and said, "I…You know that I am your father, don't you?"If he could investigate Gilbert, Gilbert could investigate him, too.Gilbert didn't answer. He asked, "I don't care who you are. Why are you here?"Octavius paled, not expecting Gilbert to be this rude. "Son, you truly wandered off and got lost back then. Your mother and I have tried to find you all these
Bradshaw Operations?Gilbert seemed to be considering Octavius' words. Octavius' eyes lit up, feeling that he had piqued Gilbert's interest."Besides the property that everyone thinks we have, we have a lot of property hidden under the radar. If we were to compare, the Bradshaws would not be worse off than the Fausts," Octavius said.Gilbert smiled lightly. He looked at Octavius in amusement. "You seem very interested in Bradshaw's property."Octavius went quiet. Frankly speaking, why would he willingly marry into that family if it weren't for their property? Despite his courteousness to Esther all these years, he was still not respected in the Bradshaw family. Their inheritance had nothing to do with him.Outsiders thought he was living the good life, but Octavius knew he was no more than a rug to the Bradshaws.He knew he had no hope, but he didn't want to give up. He would be happy to see Bradshaw Operations falling into Gilbert's hands in the end. No matter what, Gilbert was