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Chapter 217 He’s Your Brother, Not Your Son
Marigold left right after she spoke. Jenny stole a glance at Gilbert’s expression. It was worse than before.
“Didn’t you always tell me not to judge a book by its cover?” Jenny said after a moment’s silence. “Maybe
the Wagners are dislikeable, but that doesn’t mean that every member of the family is bad. At least, I
think Marigold’s decent.”
Gilbert said nothing. She didn’t know what he was thinking. He stared at the direction in which Marigold
left for a long time, still lost in his thoughts.
“Gilbert?” Jenny called. He came back to his senses.
He looked at Jenny and said, “You’re just too naive. Is she going to announce her motives while getting
close to me?”
“Aren’t you overthinking things? Marigold is just a girl. You can choose not to like her, but accusing her of
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtevil intentions that she may or may not have is going overboard,” Alec finally said, unable to bear it
anymore. He and Marigold were not close, only coming into contact with her through Paul, but he could
tell that Marigold was just an innocent girl. She was not as vindictive as Gilbert thought.
“Don’t you think interrupting my conversation with Jenny is going overboard?” Gilbert looked at him, the
hatred in his eyes clearly shown.
Alec was about to speak, but Jenny cut them both off. “Stop. Gilbert, it’s okay if you don’t like Marigold.
You don’t have to get angry over this.”
Perhaps Gilbert thought that he had been overreacting, as well. He took a deep breath to calm himself
down. “Alright. I’m not angry. Just ignore her if she comes looking for you.”
Jenny nodded. “Okay.”
In her eyes, Marigold was an outsider. It was not worth getting into a fight with Gilbert over someone they
barely knew.
The launch was still ongoing. Zack was the true star of the show, surrounded by a few people. His face
flushed red, and he was stumbling on his steps.
“Gilbert, you should go help Zack out.” Jenny couldn’t bear watching it. She worried that Zack would
pass out at his own business launch.
Gilbert nodded and reminded her to take care of herself before walking over toward Zack.
As for Alec, he said nothing. After Gilbert was gone, Jenny looked at him embarrassedly and said, “Sorry.
My brother was in a bad temper.”
“Why are you apologizing for him? He’s your brother, not your son,” Alec said, annoyed.
Jenny said nothing.
“I’m sorry, Jenny. I…” Alec wished he could slap himself. What was he saying? It was Gilbert who had
provoked him, not Jenny. Why did he lash out at her?
Jenny didn’t take it to heart. She shook her head. “It’s okay. I know you were standing up for Paul.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIf someone said that about Stephanie, she would be mad, too.
Stephanie…
Jenny suddenly realized that Stephanie was not there.
That wasn’t right. Stephanie was her best friend. She knew that Zack was her brother. She had no
reason not to come.
She swept her gaze over the audience. Just as she was about to confirm her suspicions, she spotted
Stephanie’s father. She turned toward Alec and said, “I have to deal with something for a bit.”
“Alright.” Alec did not stop her.
Jenny walked toward Stephanie’s father. “Mr. Walker.”
“Jenny.” Mr. Walker nodded. “What’s wrong? Are you looking for something?”
“Nothing much. It’s just that I haven’t seen Stephanie around. Isn’t she coming? Jenny asked, an uneasy
sensation washing over her.
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