Chapter 111

"You're lying. Byron said, a cold glint flashing across his eyes. There's no need to pretend to be so dignified when you've

en in love with someone else.

Fallen in love with someone else?' Maeve thought.

She was stunned for a moment. Just then, her phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at Byron and answered the call under his oppressive gaze.

"Hello? Ah, good evening, Gilbert. How have you been lately? Is your health okay?"

"It has improved a lot," Gilbert said with a smile. "With you thinking about me, how can I not be well? Maeve, are you free tonight?"

Maeve said in a well-mannered way, "Yes, I am. What can I do for you, Gilbert?"

"If you have time, come over to my place with Byron to have a meal. I've run into some trouble while growing vegetables, and I want to ask you for help."

Maeve hesitated for a moment. "Gilbert, wait a moment. I'll hand over the phone to Mister... to Byron."

With that said, she pressed down on the receiver and quietly said to Byron, "Mr. Mcdaniel, Gilbert wants us to go over for dinner. Can you come up with an excuse to decline politely? At a time like this... it wouldn't be appropriate for you to bring are over for dinner" Understanding her implication, Byron's eyes darkened slightly. "Give me your phone."

Maeve immediately handed it over.

"Grandpa?" Byron said calmly. "Yes, it's me. I'm free now, I'll bring her to your place shortly."

Maeve widened her eyes.

After talking to Gilbert, Byron returned the phone to Maeve. 'Grandpa wants us to go to his place now."

un

Holding the phone, Maeve was dumbfounded as she looked at him. "Mr. Mcdaniel, didn't we agree that you'd come up with

an excuse...

to lie, and you want me to be the bad guy instead?" Byron's expression was so indifferent that

that after our divorce, it would be

I respect and like Gilbert a lot, but since my relationship with Byron

meticulously even after the divorce, made Byron's expression

before.

you don't have to go. It doesn't make a

this remark coldly, he strode toward the outside of the corridor and left Maeve

lip and felt conflicted for a

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to let Gilbert down

half an hour later, Maeve was a little surprised when she saw the classical and elegant

wealthy family like the Mcdaniel family would be

the overall vibe leaned more toward a homely

usual residence when she was alive. Grandpa usually lives here alone, while my parents live at the main house in Maple

our family since about a century ago. Later on, it was

Maeve was stunned.

background and great wealth to do that. For such a family, ordinary people can

Maeve's eyes. She thought, 'Fortunately, I've long seen the gap between me and Byron, so I don't feel disappointed now,

recovered yet. You can't be

voice suddenly snapped Maeve out of

looked up and saw Gilbert squatting in front of a vegetable field with his sleeves rolled up. Wearing a straw hat and

the umbrella for

and said, "Maeve, you're here. Come over quickly. It looks like my seedlings are sick. Maeve glanced

field, reached out to touch the soil, and

compete for nutrients and water, which is not conducive to their growth." Upon hearing her words, Gilbert had a long face. "Does that mean these seedlings can't

Then, you do as I told you. They will definitely live." Gilbert immediately smiled. "You really have a way with this. Unlike Byron,

the signpost,

could not help but

that being the CEO of Mcdaniel Group isn't a position anyone can just take. But to Gilbert, he's just

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