Natalia stared blankly into space for a while before suddenly bursting into tears. Everyone was confused. "Wasn't the surgery successful? Why is she crying?" they all wondered.But soon, Natalia started laughing. "I knew Dr. Walter would succeed! I just knew it!"She was extremely glad for her decision and for insisting on trusting Jenny. Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out so well. "Miss, my grandfather...""He's been taken to the intensive care unit. We'll have to wait and see how he recovers in the coming days." The postoperative period was the most dangerous time, and no one could be sure that complications wouldn't arise.Natalia nodded and thanked the nurse. While everyone went to the ICU to see her grandfather, she stayed behind. Soon, Jenny came out of the operating room, and Natalia approached her. Jenny was a little surprised seeing her there. "Didn't the nurse tell you? Your grandfather has been transferred to the ICU. Why aren't you making your way there to s
Jenny was oblivious to what was on Derrick's mind; she would probably be speechless if she did.The two of them walked to the hospital entrance. When Jenny realized Derrick intended to continue following her, she became annoyed and said, "Is there anything else? I'm a bit tired and want to go back and rest. You should go back to your work too."She thought she'd made herself very clear."I don't have anything much going on at the moment. Since we're fellow alumni, I should treat you to a meal while you're in Bardoff City," Derrick said with a smile, not realizing how slimy he appeared. Jenny felt repulsed by his behavior but restrained herself from losing her temper. "That's not necessary. Thanks for the offer, Derrick.""It's nothing, really," he said, seemingly oblivious to her irritation. He stood in her way, showing no intention of letting her leave. Jenny's fists clenched, but in the end, she didn't throw a punch at him. "He's a fellow university alum," she chanted to hers
Jenny's words made Alec reflect deeply on his recent condition. Even he felt something was not quite right as he got no relief after psychotherapy. On the contrary, the fear of losing something became even more pronounced. Hearing what Jenny said, Alec realized that maybe the psychiatrist he was seeing was not good enough. "Didn't you say you know a psychiatrist?" Alec asked. He decided to accept Jenny's arrangement, hoping to achieve an improvement. He thought he was fine the way he was since Jenny was his everything anyway. However, if she wanted him to return to normal, there wasn't anything bad about that either. He believed that no matter his condition, his love for Jenny would not decrease by any margin.Jenny, of course, didn't refuse Alec's request since he took the initiative to ask her. Compared to the psychiatrist Alec found himself, she trusted the one recommended by her senior more. She immediately sent the contact information to Alec, urging him to contact the psychiat
She thought she had made herself very clear the previous day. Derrick was smart, so there was no way he couldn't take the hint. To Jenny's surprise, he was totally oblivious and approached her again."Jenny, we graduated from the same university. There's no need to push me away like this, right?" Derrick desperately tried to establish a closer connection with her.However, it was obviously not very successful, as Jenny was repulsed by his words. "Although we are fellow alumni, that doesn't mean we're close. I thought my attitude toward you had made things very clear, but now it seems you didn't understand what I meant. Well then, let me make it crystal clear now." Jenny looked at him with a cold expression."I'm not interested in you, Derrick, whether as friends or in any other kind of relationship. So, can you please step aside?"She didn't want to say such harsh words, but Derrick just didn't get it. If she didn't make it clear, he might keep bothering her.Derrick's face was
Jolene continued to sip on her coffee while criticizing Jenny, speaking contemptuously of her. Little did she know that Jenny was in the café and could hear her conversation with her friend.Jenny didn't know the woman and didn't understand why she had such animosity toward her. However, she was no pushover, and if someone spoke about her so degradingly, she felt like she had to step in and do something. She couldn't just lay low and allow others to trample all over her.She got up, walked over to the girl named Jo, and patted her on the shoulder. Jolene turned around and saw Jenny, who was smiling at her. She thought Jenny looked familiar but couldn't quite place where she'd seen her before."Who are you? Why are you touching me? Are you crazy?" Jolene fired away with annoyance.Jenny remained smiling and wasn't angry at her audacity. "It's me. I'm Jenny, the cheap woman you happily criticized a moment ago."The air seemed to freeze when Jenny announced who she was, and Jolene co
In the afternoon, Alec rushed to Bardoff City. This time, he didn't come freely but was summoned there by Jenny. Ash was still in Parrington, but Jenny needed her in Bardoff City, so she asked Alec for a small favor to find someone to bring her over. She just didn't expect him to come in person. When Jenny saw him at the airport, she couldn't describe the feeling in her heart, but she was somewhat touched. "Why did you come? Couldn't you just find someone to bring her here?" "I don't trust anyone else to handle it. Besides, bringing her over won't delay me much," Alec said, shoving Ash into the car. Jenny knew what he'd said about not trusting anyone was just an excuse. Alec came to Bardoff City because he was worried about her. She didn't comment on it, but she silently remembered this kind gesture. Alec took her and Ash to the house he'd bought in Bardoff City. He couldn't arrange for them to stay in a hotel, as it was inconvenient with Ash around. Jenny didn't refuse and f
It was late at night, Jenny had already gone to sleep, but Alec was still busy working on his computer. He was holding a meeting with the top executives of Faust Group online to plan a new round of expansion, with Bardoff City as their destination. He could imagine that once Jenny confronted the Walters of Bardoff City, she would definitely be spending more time here. In that case, if he continued to confine himself to Parrington as he had in the past, he would only grow further and further apart from Jenny.On the other side, in Walter Castle, Jolene had been wronged and naturally couldn't help but complain when she got home."Dad, please do something about this!" Jolene said pleadingly with tears in her eyes. She really did look a little pitiful.Before Graham could even ask what had happened, Rowena was immediately aggrieved that Jolene had suffered. "Who dared to pick on you, Jo? Tell Mommy, and I'll make sure to avenge you!"Hearing that, Graham frowned. He couldn't stand Rowe
Graham had claimed that the woman and the child he had with her had died, so they didn't pursue it further. She also decided to marry him because she thought that bitch was dead and couldn't pose any threat to her. But now it seemed that it was all just a lie Graham told to let the bitch's daughter live."Watch your words! That's my daughter you're talking about," Graham responded frostily, looking at Rowena with extreme displeasure.Over the years, Rowena had seen how ruthless he could be, so she didn't confront him directly. "You've deceived me all these years," she sneered, being equally nasty.Graham, however, didn't care at all. He merely gave her a cold smirk. "If it hadn't been for you and the rest of the Walters forcing me into a corner, I wouldn't have done this."He wanted to keep his daughter by his side, but if he'd gone through with his original intention, Jenny might not have survived."So it's still my fault at the end of the day, huh?" Rowena asked coldly, her eyes
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