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?

Grandview University, and the Martin

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

snapped out of her thoughts, clutching Jenna's water bottle as

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

I won't bother, but don't come crying

...

back to the South Building after dinner, Sherilyn kept her head down,

seemed off during

Jenna around, he

back in their room, just the two of them,

arms, his lips brushing her

"What's got you down?"

him, "Never thought about

stiffened, his

overheard

"He made some valid

"Bullshit!"

talking about the old man! He didn't exactly

Sherilyn knew about Katy.

background, my

mischief, and suddenly, he feigned a

"What now?"

quickly supported

"Yeah." Gilbert nodded, wincing.

are you so

brow knitted in concern, though she felt guilty. "I was

on the