Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1145

"What's the deal?"

Gilbert raised an eyebrow, giving Naylor a cool stare.

"You expect me to sell myself to clean up your mess?"

He wasn't clueless about what the old man was hinting at. The Harrison family was a massive empire, and over time, his siblings would keep throwing obstacles

his way.

Sure, he was kind of the underdog here.

But Gilbert scoffed, "Sorry, not interested."

"You..."

Naylor was momentarily stunned, then chuckled with irritation, "Is that what you think I meant?"

At the doorway, Sherilyn stood holding Jenna's water bottle.

She had come to get water for Jenna and happened to overhear the father-son exchange.

Ironic, right?

She felt a pang of injustice.

But in reality, the Harrison family might feel they were doing Gilbert a disservice.

Honestly, with Gilbert's status, he should be marrying someone who could match his background and support his career.

And her?

any drama, Farley Martin was a professor at Grandview University, and the Martin family ran a chain of grocery

considered a cultured, well-off family, but compared to the Harrisons,

her thoughts, clutching Jenna's water bottle as

firmly told Naylor, "Don't give me that nonsense. If I can't marry someone I love with all this wealth, then to hell with this family-anyone else can carry on

won't bother, but don't come

...

South Building after dinner, Sherilyn

noticed. She seemed off during dinner, barely

around, he didn't

back in their room, just the

arms, his lips

"What's got you down?"

up at him, "Never thought about marrying

stiffened, his brow

got it, "You overheard the old man,

Sherilyn nodded, "He made some

"Bullshit!"

as he shook his head. "Not you, I'm talking about the old man! He didn't

Sherilyn knew about Katy.

background, my mom

he feigned a

"What now?"

alarmed, quickly supported him,

"Yeah." Gilbert nodded, wincing.

are you so

she felt

helped him lay down on