In the lobby of Perry Residence, Zack glared at Gilbert, who refused to budge an inch. "You really won't go upstairs?" Zack asked. "We're already here. Let's just go up to see Jenny, okay?""She doesn't want to see me." Gilbert didn't tell Zack that he had visited Jenny earlier and how differently she behaved around him."And you won't go to her just because of that?" Exasperated, Zack dragged him into the building. As he tugged on Gilbert's arm, he continued to say, "Hey, you were wrong. How can Jenny forgive you if you don't make the first move? Let me give you some advice. Tell Jenny sincerely that you don't like her anymore, and promise to see her as your younger sister. If you do that, everything will be fine, won't it?"Since the three of them grew up together, Zack hated to see how strained their relationship was. Hence, he tried his best to persuade Gilbert to give up his feelings for Jenny. He also brought him to find Jenny, hoping they could resolve their misgivings. Gil
Seeing Alec alone in the kitchen, Jenny felt a little sorry. "Please take a seat while I help him out in the kitchen," she told her brothers."Go, go." Zack waved her away. "We're all family. There's no need to be so polite."With that, Jenny left the living room and headed to the kitchen. However, Gilbert's face darkened because of what Zack had just said. "What do you mean? When did Alec become part of our family?""Isn't it a matter of time? Look at them; they're bound to get married again." With a smile, Zack intentionally took a jab at Gilbert's sore spot. He wanted Gilbert to understand that it was impossible for him to be with Jenny."Don't you know how Alec treated Jenny? How can you support him, Zack? Do you really treat Jenny as your sister?" Gilbert scolded. He was already angry the moment he saw Alec in Jenny's house, and Zack's words only added fuel to the fire.Zack shrugged, saying, "She's my sister, so I wish nothing but happiness for her.""Alec can't give her ha
Alec couldn't be bothered with Gilbert. In the past, he considered Gilbert as a potential threat. However, after the way Jenny reacted to her brother, he was completely at ease. However, since Jenny was around, he couldn't make his dislike of Gilbert too obvious. Hence, he poured Gilbert a glass of wine. "Would you like a drink?""Yeah." Gilbert didn't think that Alec could hold alcohol better than him. The three men downed their glasses while Jenny ate her food. Jenny thought how cozy the moment would've been if Gilbert hadn't done what he did. The three men continued drinking, till the point that they were becoming a little tipsy. Seeing that, she was a little worried. "Stop drinking and have some food," she said, feeling helpless at the sight of them downing glass after glass. However, they insisted on drinking. One might even think that they were in a drinking competition. Jenny then ignored them and headed to the sofa to sketch her designs.An hour later, Alec and Zack black
Gilbert was stunned as he never thought his feelings had hurt Jenny. "Jenny, I—""Gilbert, I know you never intended to hurt me. But your feelings hurt me. It hurts that they ruined the siblinghood we shared for so many years. Do you understand?" That was the reason why she had avoided Gilbert. She was afraid of the situation she was currently in, afraid that she couldn't even call him her brother. They had spent so many years together, was it all going to end just like that?Gilbert was silent for a while, wearing a pained smile. "That's why you will never like me, right? Even if I don't want this brother-sister relationship?""Yes." Jenny nodded without hesitation, looking him in the eye. "If you give up on our siblinghood, it will only make me hate you." She didn't want things to evolve to that state. Gilbert sighed as if he had resigned to his fate. "I know.""So, what is your choice?" Jenny asked warily, afraid that Gilbert would still insist on pursuing her. If he did, what
Gilbert didn't stay at Jenny's house that night. After watching him leave with Zack in a taxi, Jenny returned to her apartment. The sight of Alec still sprawled across the table gave her a headache."Alec?" Jenny walked over to him and shoved him, but he didn't respond. "If you can't drink, why did you drink so much?" she grumbled. Then, she helped him up and brought him to the guest room.She wanted to help him back to his condo, but unfortunately, she didn't have the keys to his house. After finally getting him inside her guest room, she threw him hard on the bed. However, due to inertia, Jenny ended up on the bed, pressing on Alec's body. Finding herself in that awkward situation, she let out a loud squawk. He was so close that the sound of his breathing rang in her ears, causing Jenny to blush.She was grateful that Alec was asleep. Otherwise, he might even accuse her of molesting him. With that in mind, she was about to get up from the bed, but someone grabbed her wrist suddenl
When Alec woke up in Jenny's house the next day, his mind was still flooded with last night's memories. The thought of the kiss made him smile goofily. He reached out and touched his lips as if he could still feel Jenny's warm lips. He heard a voice from outside the door; it was probably Jenny. Without hesitating, he quickly got up from bed and opened the door to see her in the living room. When their eyes met, neither spoke, and they began blushing hard, especially Jenny.Glaring at Alec angrily, she said, "The toiletries are in the bathroom. I happened to have some extra lying around, so you can use them."Nobody of the opposite gender had stayed overnight in her house, not even Gilbert and Zack. Who knew Alec would be the first?"Thank you." Alec nodded. He turned and walked into the bathroom.Outside the guest room, Jenny silently cursed him for pretending to be a gentleman. After last night…Jenny sighed at the thought. Smacking her forehead, she told herself not to think a
"Zack," Gilbert called, his voice heavy. "I may have to leave for a while. I believe you'll take good care of Jenny when I'm gone, right?"Zack froze in his tracks and instantly turned to look at him. "Leave? Where are you going?""I need to attend to matters regarding my company's overseas business. I'm going to investigate them."Hearing that, Zack rolled his eyes at him. "Oh, a business trip! I thought you were planning to leave for good.""There are a lot of things going on over there, so I may not be back so soon," Gilbert elaborated.Zack, who was in the middle of sighing in relief, instantly frowned. Studying Gilbert, he realized he was serious. He jerked upright and snarled, "Why are you doing this? You're trying to escape!" He was not stupid. Since Gilbert suddenly wanted to leave, there was only one reason. Zack assumed it was because he never resolved things with Jenny. "Maybe." Gilbert didn't deny it. "If I remain here, I'm afraid I won't be able to control my feelin
At La Vie Jen Rose Designs, Jenny's conversation with Jade had just ended when she received a call from Zack. After he finished reporting to her, Jenny asked, "So, he was employed by Yvonne because his sister was seriously ill, and he wanted to use the money to treat his sister?""According to the information I've found, that seems to be the case," Zack replied.Jenny was conflicted. Jonathan was a skilled martial artist, but he had aided Yvonne in her plans, knocking Jenny out and putting her in the room where Steven was killed. As a result, she was nearly framed as a murderer.She had found it strange that someone as skilled as Jonathan would aid Yvonne, so she asked Zack to investigate Jonathan's background. Little did she know, he had a younger sister who was seriously ill. It suddenly made sense why Jonathan became Yvonne's hitman. It was likely that he was extremely short of money. Knowing that, the anger she had harbored toward him also dissipated."Yvonne is really cruel. A