The brakes sounded, and the car stopped at the side of the road. Jenny was about to ask Alec what was going on when she saw him looking at her intently. His look seemed to suggest that she had hurt his feelings."I should be the one feeling hurt," Jenny thought."Jenny, am I such a terrible person in your eyes?" Alec asked in a low voice after some time; the tone of his voice was indescribably sad. The sight of Alec looking so broken tugged at Jenny's heartstrings, but she still smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, Alec; your trustworthiness is basically zero."Alec smiled bitterly, knowing that this was all his own doing. "I'm sorry...""You don't have to apologize to me, even if you really had ulterior motives at the beginning, I don't care. After all, I know you meant it when you showed me you genuinely loved me, and I really did feel happiness during those times." She looked at Alec with a faint smile as she said that. However, those words cut at Alec's heart like knive
"I've found out about everything," Jenny said lightly. Through the phone, the tone of her voice didn't seem to carry any emotion.Gilbert wanted to ask what she knew. Right when he was about to, he suddenly thought of something, and he couldn't help but clench his phone a little harder. "About your background?""Yeah." She told Gilbert because she wanted to see if she could get some other information that she didn't know about from him.This time, it was Gilbert's turn to be silent. As he didn't say anything, it made Jenny a little perplexed. "Gilbert, tell me everything you know."After another round of silence, Gilbert sighed and replied a little helplessly, "I knew that once you found out you weren't Grandpa's biological granddaughter, you would definitely figure things out. I just didn't expect you to be so fast."He thought it would take a while for Jenny to learn the truth, but he didn't expect it to be that soon. He'd underestimated his sister."I just want to figure every
Jenny nodded, guessing that the people sitting in that row should all be excellent alumni. A few of them were even famous figures that Jenny had already known when she was still studying. It was just that she didn't care much back then, as she immersed herself in studying. Her relationship with her classmates was average at best. Now that she had come, there were only a few people whom she really knew."Hello, I'm Jenny Walter." She nodded politely, not meaning to continue the conversation with the other person.However, Derrick obviously didn't intend to stop there. Still seated next to Jenny, he said, "You're so young. You just graduated not long ago, right? You must be excellent to be invited back to the anniversary celebration as an outstanding graduate. So, what scientific research experience do you have? Which hospital are you working at?"Those seated there either had prolific scientific research experience or worked in top hospitals; in Derrick's case, he was the latter. He
What surprised everyone even more was that after the dean called upon Jenny, he got up and walked to her. He then said with a smile, "You've been the best student at our university for so many years. I've always been proud of you."Jenny was immensely surprised when by that. She hurriedly got up. "Dean Howard, you flatter me too much. Everyone here is equally excellent."Others were naturally dissatisfied when they heard the dean's words, but they couldn't lose their temper on such an occasion. They could only comment disparagingly, "Dean Howard, although Parrington Hospital is quite good. It's not exactly difficult to land a job there."If they wanted to work in Parrington Hospital, they could all get in quite easily. It definitely wasn't as difficult as entering Bardoff Hospital.Derrick was also unhappy. He worked in Bardoff Hospital, yet the dean didn't even bat an eyelash at him. "Don't say that. She probably graduated not too long ago. It's quite an achievement to get into a
After dinner was over, Jenny walked out of the restaurant and took a deep breath. she felt much more relaxed after taking in some fresh air. She was still uncomfortable with social settings like these. Burying her head in surgery or scientific research was more suitable for her.As she was thinking about that, Derrick walked to her side without her noticing. He seemed to have something to say to her but found it difficult to find the words. "Miss Walter."Jenny graduated earlier than him, so she was his senior. He felt awkward about that fact.On the other hand, Jenny wasn't bothered about things like that. She turned to look at him. "What do you need?""Nothing, really." Derrick smiled awkwardly, not daring to look into Jenny's eyes. "I haven't come to Parrington for several years, and I feel that this place has changed a lot. I'm no longer familiar with this city."Jenny thought to herself, "So?""Do you have time tomorrow? Can you show me around Parrington?" In the end, he end
Jenny chuckled and didn't take it seriously. "Who knows? I'm not interested in him anyway." She wasn't joking; she really wasn't interested in Derrick. Hence, she didn't care about what he was up to. It had nothing to do with her as far as she was concerned.Upon hearing Jenny's words, Alec inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief once more. It was good that she wasn't interested in him. He was dreading that Jenny might somehow be interested.Alec drove at a consistent speed. Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Perry Residence. After Jenny got out of the car in the underground parking lot, she noticed that Alec was still inside and hadn't gotten out yet. She asked, "Do you have something else to do?""Yeah. There's still some work at the company," Alec replied."Since you had something to do, you didn't have to come and pick me up. It was troublesome for you to make that extra trip." Jenny felt a little guilty. She thought Alec had come to pick her up after finishing his work.A
The woman pouted and said helplessly, "I don't want to do things for others. I feel uncomfortable at being ordered around. But there is no other way since I owe it to them. Fortunately, after killing you, all of my debts with that person will be written off." A debt of gratitude was the most difficult to repay, and she could finally pay it off after many years. Owing to that, she wouldn't let Jenny off this time.Jenny was speechless. "Well, good for you. You can pay back your debt. But you're paying for it with my life!" Jenny cursed internally.The woman wasn't interested in chatting with Jenny anymore. She sighed, "Don't waste my time. Let's just go somewhere deserted and fight. You can go if you win, but if you lose…your life is mine.""Fine." Jenny didn't refuse. She didn't want to fight the woman in the lobby of Perry Residence anyway.The two left the area and headed to the river behind it. Fewer people were there at night, so they wouldn't be discovered if they fought the
Jenny nodded, but she had no intention of making a move. It left the woman confused and unsure of what she was trying to do. The woman got into an attacking stance, but in the next second, she was stunned in place, unable to react."You..." The woman looked at Jenny, feeling speechless.Jenny shrugged nonchalantly and smiled at her. "I never said I was going to fight you myself."Right then, the woman found herself surrounded. Even if she wanted to, she stood little chance of escaping, let alone winning against Jenny."Aren't you being shameless? You don't have a shred of honor." She was irate and finally realized why Jenny was stalling. It turned out she had backup.To Jenny, however, it had nothing to do with honor. Since returning from Bardoff City, these people had followed her around, acting as her bodyguards. She didn't want to risk her life. Fortunately, she had made the right decision."It doesn't matter if it's honorable or not as long as one can win," Jenny replied with
That afternoon, Gilbert called off his engagement to the Silveras. He did not pick up a single one of Lottie's calls. When he found Marigold, she was taking Caleb on a stroll around the neighborhood. It had been a while since she'd taken notice of anything related to Gilbert. She suddenly felt how nice it was to have her mental energy spent somewhere else, no longer being so hung up on that man. However, when Gilbert appeared before her, her heartbeat quickened. "Why are you here?" Marigold said, snapping out of her reverie. Gilbert smiled lightly. Without saying much else, he pulled her into an embrace. "Didn't you say that I could come to see you once everything is settled?" Marigold was stunned. She was in disbelief. "So, what you're saying is it's all over?" "Didn't you read the news?" Gilbert was speechless. "No. I didn't want to care." Every time she saw anything about Gilbert and Lottie, she felt miserable. She'd rather save herself the pain and block out anything
In the end, Esther went with Gilbert's suggestion. However, she did not trade Bradshaw Operation's projects with Jenny. She went with the Silveras. For one, she did not trust the Walters. On the other hand, the Silveras and the Bradshaws were going to be united through marriage. They deserved to be trusted more. Gilbert didn't mind. After all, if anything happened to the Bradshaws, the Silveras would not help. With those projects in hand, they would only fall further into debt. The plan was going smoothly. Gilbert had not gone to see Marigold once. He knew that before subduing the Bradshaws, going to visit Marigold would only endanger her. After all, Marigold was safe. Nothing had happened, and Caleb was growing up healthily. One month later, things began to feel off in Bradshaw Operations. After Faust Group received their money, they did not start the project. No one knew what they were doing. Esther was feeling antsy. She prodded Gilbert to ask if there was anything wro
That very afternoon, Esther and Gilbert rushed to Faust Group to sign the deal. Gilbert said he was worried that Alec would change his mind, so he urged Esther to sign it. Only through a written contract would they be able to relax. Esther thought it made sense and agreed to rush to Faust Group with Gilbert.In the meeting room, Alec looked at the two people before him, expressionless. "You have a good son, Mrs. Bradshaw." "I'm flattered. My son had Bradshaw Operations' interests at heart. He'll inevitably be a little insensitive. Please don't hold that against him, Mr. Faust." Esther smiled. She didn't mind Alec's sarcasm because it didn't matter. As long as Bradshaw Operations could truly benefit from this, she didn't care how much Alec mocked her. Alec smiled coldly and slid the contract over to her. "You may flip through it." Esther took it and read through it seriously.If this project succeeded, they would reap massive rewards. However, it required a massive upfront inv
In the following days, Gilbert headed over to Faust Group infrequently during the day. To others, he was there to talk business with Alec. But in reality, it was a different scenario altogether. Vincent brought Gilbert a cup of coffee in Alec's office. Because of all the times he'd been there, Vincent knew what he wanted without having to ask. Alec had a cup of coffee placed before him, too. Everyone thought that Gilbert was trying to convince Alec to give him one of the shares, which was why he always came there, but that was not the case. The collaboration was a set-up. As long as the Bradshaws signed the deal on the project, they would not escape unscathed. Gilbert had planned this for a long time just to trick the Bradshaws into accepting the project. However, the scheme had to be executed perfectly. Since Gilbert buttered up the project in front of the Bradshaws, Alec had to feign disinterest in his collaboration. Otherwise, it would seem suspicious if Alec, a smart ma
After the engagement party, Gilbert officially had a stronghold in Bradshaw operations. Because he was already very capable, he had a lot of supporters. No one challenged him in the company. Most of them sucked up to him because they knew that if things went well, he would be the heir of the company.Gilbert didn't really care about that. He didn't even want to be there for long. He knocked on Esther's door and walked into her office."Come, sit." Esther was all smiles when she saw him. It was more sincere than before.She used to doubt him a lot, but now, although she still had her reservations, she mostly believed in him. In her eyes, no one would reject the chance to inherit Bradshaw Operations. This was basically manna from Heaven. Gilbert just didn't know it back then, and now he did. Gilbert sat down in front of Esther and began reporting the information he had gathered, as well as his thoughts on Bradshaw Operations and his plans for the future.When he presented the inf
Gilbert and Lottie's engagement party was held at Bardoff Grand Hotel on Saturday.A ton of people showed up to their engagement party. After all, the Bradshaws and the Silveras were pretty big names in Bardoff City, and plenty of the other families knew of their true wealth. They all came to attend the party. Jenny and Alec had both received invites. Jenny was Gilbert's sister, and on top of that, they represented the Walters and the Fausts. It was to be expected. At first, Jenny didn't want to go. The party held no meaning to it. It was just a show put on for Esther. It would be a complete waste of her time. However, she was talked into it by Alec. It would be weird if she didn't go. Zack brought Janet to the party. He found Jenny and was in a daze. "Wasn't Gilbert courting Marigold? Why is he engaged to Lottie?" Jenny rolled her eyes. "What have you been doing, Zack? You're really bad at keeping up." Gilbert had been courting Lottie for a while now. If Zack paid attention
Gilbert drove to Jenny's villa, but he was in no rush to get down. He didn't unlock the doors, either. He obviously wanted to talk to Marigold. But Marigold evidently didn't want to. "I want to take my child and leave." She was afraid. What if Gilbert and Lottie married and took her child away? She no longer believed in love. The only thing she believed in was her child. Gilbert tightened his grip when he heard that. "Marigold, the engagement is only for Esther to see. I have no feelings for Lottie." "Who knows? People change. You said you didn't have feelings for me, too." Marigold found this all very amusing. Perhaps this was fate. Gilbert wanted to keep explaining, but Marigold did not give him the chance to. "Just let me and Caleb leave. If what you say is true, you can come to find us once everything is over." And if Gilbert didn't come looking for her, the truth would unfold itself, and she would give up all hope. Gilbert understood that Marigold had already made
Marigold was miserable throughout dinner, but she persevered till the end without being too dramatic. After dinner, they walked to the entrance of the shopping mall.Gilbert went to get the car. Lottie stood with Jenny and Marigold. Watching Gilbert leave, she turned toward Marigold. "I heard that you used to like Gilbert very much." "It's all in the past. It's not worth mentioning." Marigold didn't want to talk about it. She was afraid that Lottie would see that she still liked Gilbert. Most importantly, she was afraid that Gilbert's plan would be ruined. Lottie smiled. "That's true. The past is the past. You're such a nice person. You'll definitely be able to find someone better suited for you in the future." Marigold pursed her lips. Gilbert soon brought the car over. Lottie was about to get into the car, but before she did, she suddenly turned to Marigold and said, "Gilbert and my engagement party will be in a few days' time. If you have the time, you're more than welcom
Everyone was shocked to hear her speak so suddenly. Lottie was stunned, and she explained, "You've misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I just think that if the child follows his father, it'll help him develop better, and you'll be less stressed." "I don't need your concern. I can raise my child alone," Marigold snorted. She did not hold back at all. Lottie looked unpleasant. Gilbert had no choice but to step in. "We'll have our own child together. And whoever likes it the most will get to keep it." Although they knew that Gilbert had meant this for Lottie to hear, Marigold found it extremely upsetting. She looked at Gilbert, and for a moment, she was unable to tell if he was being genuine. She thought of all that Gilbert had said to her last night, saying that he didn't like Lottie and had no intention of marrying her. But he looked to be truly in love. Marigold didn't think she could tell if he was faking it. "I'm sorry. I need to go to the restroom." Marigold didn't w