Graham raised an eyebrow. He could sense Jenny's grim tone. "What happened?""You wouldn't have hurt Alec, would you?" She looked straight at Graham, not giving him a chance to escape.Graham was stunned for a moment. He probably wasn't expecting her to ask such a question. He was silent for a while before smiling bitterly, saying, "So, something has happened to Alec, and now you're suspecting me?"Jenny said nothing. Her silence was enough of an answer.Graham felt bitter. He had no idea how Jenny viewed him, but one thing was for sure; she had placed absolutely no trust in him. However, she was asking him this question outright. Could she be giving him a chance?"It was not my doing," Graham said. "Although I don't wish for you to be together, I wouldn't hurt him because of this."Most importantly, he didn't want Jenny to hate him.For whatever reason, Jenny's guard instantly lowered when she heard Graham's words. She believed him. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to be sure. I didn'
She wasn't a fool. She knew that the Glasses would not be so cunning.But what if? What if the Glasses thought that Jenny and Alec were close enough that they could kidnap him to threaten her? After all, everyone knew that Jenny was the most likely to inherit the Walters.If they could make her give up the Walters by threatening Alec's life, the Walters would fall into Rowena's and Jolene's hands.The more she thought about it, the likelier she thought it to be. The Glasses may have had that in mind when they attacked Alec.She made up her mind to investigate the Glasses thoroughly."The Glasses are not much weaker than the Walters. I probably wouldn't find anything out if I were to investigate them. It would be easy for such a huge family to hide someone," Graham said slowly. He wanted to urge Jenny to give up, but he didn't say it in the end. If he did, he would be very cruel.She was his daughter. Although he disliked Alec, he didn't want her to be miserable. He might as well
Jolene was indignant when she was refused. "Why can Jenny go, but I can't?""Jenny is there to talk about serious matters," Graham said truthfully. He hoped that Jolene would not make a fuss.But Jolene would not hear of it. She merely thought Graham was displaying his favoritism, intending to introduce James to Jenny without regard for her feelings."I don't care. I want to go." She pulled at Graham's arm. She didn't want to miss this opportunity.Graham frowned, expressing his displeasure. "You're not a child anymore, Jolene. Don't be insolent."Since Jenny showed up, Graham had been learning to be a good father. Even if he felt displeased, he didn't act in anger.Unfortunately, Jolene didn't know that. "You're picking favorites, Dad. You stopped caring about me ever since Jenny showed up."Graham didn't retort. It was the truth."We're both your daughters. Can't you treat us fairly?" Jolene asked, still holding out her fantasies.What if her dad was just being silly at the
Jenny thought that she and Graham were early. However, James was already sitting in the private booth."Mr. Walter." James got up from his chair and greeted Graham with a smile.Though the Windsors and the Walters were not friends, they were still acquaintances. James and Graham had greeted each other before. He didn't know that Jenny was his daughter, so their conversations were usually brief. Now, it was different.Graham was surprised to find James being so polite. Before, they had only nodded in acknowledgment. "Mr. Windsor.""Just call me James, Mr. Walter." James had a smile on his face, looking amicable. Graham found this all very puzzling. However, he said nothing.When they sat down, James handed the menu to Jenny. "You can choose whatever you want. You don't have to be so polite around your senior.""Senior?" Graham was bewildered. Why hadn't he heard of this from Jenny before?James was surprised, too. He didn't think that Jenny had never brought up their history to G
"Relax. She has married into my family and is now part of the Walters. I will not let her affect our cooperation." Graham knew of James' concerns, so he said them out loud to avoid any doubt between them in the future. He never really liked Rowena, much less the Glasses.Before he inherited the Walters, the Glasses had bullied and tormented him relentlessly. He was merely paying them back for all they did.James understood. He nodded. "With our forces, it would be hard to take down all of the Glasses, though not impossible.""I feel the same way." Graham nodded. It would be no easy feat. Although the Glasses did not compare to them, they were still one of the Ten Elites. They would not be easily destroyed.Jenny grew confident when they said that it was possible. "It's okay. We can take our time taking them down bit by bit.""Let's talk about how we're going to do it, Mr. Walter." James was intrigued by their mission. He was no longer in the mood to exchange formalities with Jenny
Upon seeing James, Brandon greeted him, "Mr. Windsor? You're here too?" James simply nodded expressionlessly, clearly not interested in talking to Brandon. Brandon could tell, so he turned his attention to Graham, who was the real reason he was there. He quickly started chatting with Graham and was able to make him laugh.Jenny sat beside them, quietly eating, pleased with the situation. "What are you planning?" James whispered to her, sensing that there was a reason she had brought Brandon. Jenny grinned and answered, "Don't you think Brandon and Jolene are a good match?"It caught James by surprise, but he quickly understood what she meant. After taking a look at Brandon, he grinned back at her and said, "Yes, they are indeed a good match."After the meal, the four of them left the restaurant. Graham patted Brandon on the shoulder and said, "Pay me a visit whenever you're free." "Sure, Mr. Walter," Brandon replied happily. From Graham's tone, it seemed he would not oppose
Jenny thought that the conversation would end. To her surprise, Graham continued, "Now that Jolene has reached such an important milestone in her life, what about you?""What about me? I'm a divorcee. I'm not in a hurry," Jenny replied, chuckling. Marriage was not on her mind at the moment. There was also Alec in the equation. At the thought of him, she couldn't help feeling a little sad.As if he could read her mind, Graham said, "I know that you and Alec are very close, but I still stand by my view that you two are incompatible. James, on the other hand, is a good fit for you. Be it his family background or his personality, he's excellent in all aspects. Why don't you give that a thought?"When Jenny wasn't around, James told him he liked Jenny and hoped that Graham could help him. It so happened that Graham was worried about Jenny's love life, and he was also pleased that James met all his criteria. Hence, he had no reason to refuse James's request.With a frustrated sigh, she s
His father nodded. Then, he asked, "Do you think Jolene is that person?"After a moment of thought, Brandon answered, "I understand what you're trying to say. You're suggesting that it's more likely to be Jenny, right?""Don't you think so?" his father asked. "I think that Jenny is better than Jolene in terms of ability, conduct, and connections.""I agree." Brandon didn't refute his father's statement. "However, regardless of that, Jolene is the rightful daughter of the Walters. Jenny is an illegitimate daughter."Graham had not married Jenny's mother back then. Even though they were in love, the Walters did not acknowledge their relationship. Therefore, Jenny was not a proper daughter of the Walters.Jolene, however, was different. She was the daughter of Graham and Rowena. Regardless of how bad the relationship between Graham and Rowena was, they were still married."That makes sense." His father agreed with his point of view.In a family like theirs, there were many illegiti
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