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?

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

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

thoughts, clutching Jenna's water bottle as she

that nonsense. If I can't marry someone I love

fine, I won't bother, but don't come crying to me when

...

their way back to the South Building after dinner, Sherilyn kept her

noticed. She seemed off during

Jenna around, he didn't

room, just the two of them, Gilbert

arms, his lips brushing

"What's got you down?"

Sherilyn looked up at him, "Never thought about

his

it, "You overheard the old man,

"He made some

"Bullshit!"

the old man! He didn't

Sherilyn knew about Katy.

background, my mom had less

with mischief, and suddenly, he feigned a headache, clutching

"What now?"

quickly supported him,

"Yeah." Gilbert nodded, wincing.

are you

in concern, though she felt guilty.

helped him lay down on the bed, supporting his