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?

professor at Grandview

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

her thoughts, clutching Jenna's

can't marry someone I love with all this wealth, then to hell

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

...

the South Building after dinner, Sherilyn kept her head

off during dinner, barely

he didn't

just the two of them,

his arms, his

"What's got you down?"

at him, "Never thought about

his brow

got it, "You overheard the

"He

"Bullshit!"

you, I'm talking about the old man! He didn't exactly marry someone from high society himself, did he? Why would you

Sherilyn knew about Katy.

to family background, my mom

suddenly, he feigned a headache,

"What now?"

alarmed, quickly supported him, "Migraine

"Yeah." Gilbert nodded, wincing.

are you so worked

concern, though she felt guilty. "I was just making

helped him lay down on