After Jenny finished speaking, the living room fell into complete silence, which made her somewhat worried. In fact, that wasn't the first time she'd said such things. From the very beginning, when Evan decided to join Walter Inc, she'd made herself clear. It was simple: she didn't like him."Evan, I'm sorry, I...""Why apologize? There's nothing you need to apologize for. I've just been too naive about everything," Evan said with a bitter smile. He sighed lightly and continued, "When Gilbert contacted me and asked me to return to the country, I didn't hesitate much because he and I had the same idea. We both thought that when you confessed to me back then, it must have meant you liked me, so I believed I could win you back when I returned.""Evan—""But we both forgot that everyone has their own mind and personal thoughts. Your thoughts shouldn't be manipulated by anyone, nor will they be manipulated in any way," Evan interrupted what she was about to say and prattled on himself.
Jenny didn't understand why, but she didn't oppose what he said. "Alright, you handle it. I trust your abilities.""Okay." Evan smiled and asked her, "So, Luke approached you to talk about this collaboration? Why is he suddenly being kind?""Whatever his purpose is, as long as we can get tangible benefits, it doesn't matter even if he has ulterior motives." Jenny didn't care; in fact, she could guess what Luke was up to.Hearing her words, Evan knew that Jenny wasn't interested in Luke. Even so, he would still help Alec get rid of Xavier, as he wasn't exactly thrilled to see Luke constantly pestering Jenny.After breakfast, Evan suggested taking Jenny to meet Gilbert, and they could have a meal together.Jenny didn't refuse. She hadn't seen much of Gilbert since he came back some time ago. They were all busy, and Jenny didn't know if it was her imagination or something else, but she felt that Gilbert had become more distant after he returned. It was unlike when they were in Parrin
After the trio of them were done with their conversation, they stood up and went to the parking lot. Gilbert asked Jenny to wait in place while he took Evan to get the car.On the way there, Gilbert looked somewhat displeased with Evan. "I brought you back so you could pursue Jenny and make her happy, not say things you shouldn't say in front of her."Evan looked innocent as he shrugged and said helplessly, "How was I supposed to know that you never told her? With all the commotion, I thought Jenny already knew.""I didn't want her to know," Gilbert said."Okay, I promise I won't say anything in front of her, alright?" Evan didn't think too much about it. It was indeed embarrassing, and it was understandable that Gilbert didn't want Jenny to know.Seeing that Evan didn't mean any harm, Gilbert didn't say anything more but asked, "How's it going? Why do I feel like Jenny is still indifferent toward you?""Oh, you're pretty spot on with that." Evan didn't see the need to deceive Gi
"Is Zack coming to Bardoff City too? That's awesome!" It had been a long time since the three of them hung out together. Jenny missed those days very much.Seeing how happy she was, Gilbert asked, "Why won't you let him come here since you want him in Bardoff City so much? He'd happily oblige if you just said the word.""You and Zack are good to me. I know you would agree to my requests, but I can't influence you for my own sake." Jenny would be happy if they came to Bardoff City to further expand their companies. However, if they came here purely for her sake, it would be different. Jenny didn't want to be such a selfish person.Gilbert looked at her, a mixture of emotions swirling in his chest. "It's okay to be selfish once in a while, Jenny. You don't have to be so understanding."One's heart would ache seeing someone be too considerate. Gilbert felt that Jenny had the right to make outlandish requests. She didn't have to consider their feelings so much."It's not about being s
When Jenny was about to take her phone out to check for messages, a gift box suddenly appeared before her. She looked up, seeing Evan smiling at her. "It's for you. You can see if you like it.""There's no need, Evan…" Jenny refused, attempting to slide it back to him.But Evan was persistent. He pouted and said, "You didn't refuse any of the things Gilbert bought you, but you're saying no to this little thing from me. Are you really treating me like your brother, Jenny?"Jenny was at a loss for words. If she refused him again, it would show she didn't think of him as a brother. However, she didn't want to accept the gift from him."Seems like I'm nothing to you." Evan began to take it away, the disappointment apparent in his demeanor.Jenny felt guilty and hurriedly took the box. "How could that be? You're my brother. I just didn't want you to break the bank.""Don't worry. I have the money for this." Evan smiled, watching her take it. "Open it up," he said. He'd bought it when
When Gilbert got back to the restaurant, the food was already served. Jenny and Evan were waiting for him to come back."Apologies. I was taking a phone call." Gilbert sat down, showing nothing out of the ordinary on his face. At least, not to Jenny.Evan glanced at him for a while, but he said nothing. Quite frankly, Gilbert had nothing to do with him. Evan couldn't be bothered, either.They began eating their food. Whether by coincidence or not, Marigold walked into the restaurant, too. There was a man next to her."Let's eat somewhere else," Marigold said. She'd spotted Gilbert and the others, and was afraid she'd be misunderstood. Furthermore, she didn't want to be seen with him.The man next to her did not agree. "Why should we? I think this place is great. Didn't you say you wanted to have soup earlier?"Marigold wanted to say something else, but Jenny and others were looking over. She had no choice but to follow him into the restaurant. They sat down.Jenny was surprised
Jenny wanted to say that she had no intention of threatening him, but then Evan pulled her towards him. "Jenny is under my protection now. You can't pick on her like that.""Oh, so you're protecting her already." Gilbert smirked. "Alright, alright. You'll protect her."Jenny was a little embarrassed, but she smiled, saying nothing.After the meal, Gilbert sent Jenny home. As for Evan, he returned to Walter Inc. If he agreed to do something, he would do it to his best ability.He wanted everyone to see his strengths so that everyone would know that he was capable and worthy of Jenny.After a whole day's worth of shopping, Jenny was exhausted. She wanted to take a nap, but her phone rang.It was Alec. She was stunned and didn't reach out for the phone.Yesterday's incident was still fresh in her mind. She remembered what Stephanie had said. She had to calm down. Thus, she did not intend to pick up.Thankfully, the call ended quickly, and Alec no longer called again. Jenny sighed
"Can I stay?" Jolene looked at him anxiously.James refused. "You chose to leave, so you should fuck off as far away as possible and never appear in my sight.""I…" Jolene stammered, at a loss for words.If she could have figured out why he refused to let her go earlier, she wouldn't have insisted on leaving.What a pity it was that she had not analyzed anything before. She merely thought that her days, if spent there, would be dull and dreary.Jolene bit her lip, deciding to try her luck. "Well, in that case, I'm going to leave now." She tugged on her suitcase, preparing to leave.Seeing that she was actually going to leave him, James was stunned. He thought Jolene would beg him for another chance. He wasn't expecting her to leave just like that.Was this what she meant by liking him? It was very half-assed.Jolene walked with her suitcase in tow, murmuring to herself. If James were near, he would have heard her counting to a hundred. She wanted to see how far along she'd get