He looked as if he had been standing here for a long time.
Wendy felt warm in her heart. She closed the study door and took the initiative to put her hand in his big hand.
Because she was holding the rosewood box Gilbert gave her in her other hand, and Gilbert's words were still ringing in her ears, she took every step carefully, for fear that she would accidentally slip down.
Seeing that she kept her head down all the time, Charlie pursed his lips. He thought that she had just been wronged inside, so he frowned more tightly and asked in a low voice, "Wendy, what bad words did my dad say to you? Did he make things difficult for you?"
"No..." Wendy shook her head blankly, then looked worried and asked nervously, "Charlie, what is the family punishment of your Hogg's Group..."
Charlie was shocked.
After hearing the whole story from her mouth, he stared at the jade bracelet in the box. When he was born, his mother died out of massive postpartum bleeding. He didn't even have a memory of her mother. He could only imagine and miss his mother in the photo. He didn't know anything about the jade bracelet. When he touched it with his fingers, he couldn't calm down for a while.
When he looked up and saw that Wendy's whole face was wrinkled because of worry, he couldn't help laughing. "There's no such a thing. He is teasing you!" "Really?"
"Of course."
Wendy breathed a sigh of relief and put her heart back to her stomach, but she still held the box tightly. Looking back in the direction of the study, she blinked her eyes and said, "In fact, I think your father seems to like me very much..."
"He definitely doesn't like you more than I do." Charlie's thin lips curled up.
There were not many opportunities to hear such sweet words from him. Wendy's heart could not help but swing. Although she knew that the occasion was not suitable, she still did not restrain herself. Wendy looked around and saw that there were no servants. She took the initiative to kiss him.
The family of three stayed at the old house for dinner.
On the long dining table, there were only Gilbert and his wife besides them. Ewan had not stepped into the old house for a long time. It seemed that Gilbert was very angry with him because of the business crimes. Now, he bought a ticket to the night after Madge was sent abroad. Ella, who was opposite him, seemed to be very upset.
Although it was not very lively, the atmosphere was quite harmonious. The servants next to him noticed that the master seemed to be in a good mood today. Although his serious face did not show much emotion, he drank two glasses of wine in a row.
After dinner, Charlie took the initiative to follow Gilbert to the study.
The door closed, and it seemed that the father and son had not had such a chance to spend time alone for some time. Gilbert went to the desk and sat down, suddenly raised his hand and slammed it on the table with a "bang", making a loud noise.
Charlie seemed to have expected this, so he was not surprised at all. He just lazily pulled out the chair opposite Gilbert and sat down.
"Unfilial son!"
Gilbert's eyes widened as he angrily asked, "You're deliberately hiding it from me, aren't you? If I hadn't picked up Larry here today and heard him call her little grandfather, I wouldn't have known that Wendy was Kim's daughter!"
"Mm." Charlie lifted his hand and caressed his chin, not denying it.
"You're trying to piss me off, aren't you?" Gilbert was furious. "Don't think that I don't know what you are planning. You deliberately don't let me know. You want me to accept her before I found her background and then fight with me in turn. Am I such a mercenary person?"
Charlie raised his eyebrows and said bluntly, "Now that you know she's the daughter of the Gray family, you're happy to accept this marriage?"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Purchased A Mr. Right
Hate deception and Abby and Dylan take the cake ,ugh...
NO!!! Tina belongs with Wilson…. Let Dylan and Abby get together...
Wow, once again the villain messes up the true love, Abby needs to go back abroad. And Tina’s true identity as the daughter of Bill Ambrey needs to be exposed! Then the families can “convenience marry” !! Abby is a witch....
Too bad Wilson can’t figure out that his and Tina’s ex’s and his cousin Desmond are conniving creeps!...
Anthea is so stupid, lying and leaving the man who loves her more than life itself. 🤬...
She deserves to be unhappy, being with someone she doesn’t love because of resentment for the exact thing she is doing, hopefully she ends up with no one. Calvin is a wimp and doesn’t love her, just wants a wife to please his family....
So the same basic story as Simon and Addy but stupid Emily is going to marry him! What a hypocrite! Ugh...
Emily gets more stupid every chapter, when did she pickup Calvin as a fiancé!!?? This story line is awful….very sad to do to Simon what she “thought” he had done but didn’t. She is truly a dumb woman. Simon never loved or really even cared for Addy….what the hell is she doing with someone she doesn’t even know or like/love. Awful 😢...
Emily is a fool, don’t let go of the man who truly loves you. Let go of the past, of which he did nothing but help someone who saved his life, and be happy with him… he is your soulmate....
Nothing like cutting off your nose to spite your face Emily. Just stupid! Ugh 😩...