ho, how’s it going with Harrison? You guys had dinner yet? Met his folks! Did you two already get the inarriage license or what?”
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Chapter 14
The marriage certificate’s all sorted.” Gwyneth said, carefully placing the porcelain pieces back where they belonged.
Quentin was such a “wonderful father–eager to get rid of her. But then again, she didn’t want to drag things out either. Harrison had treated her with respect. For their kind of marriage, skipping the formalities and just getting the certificate made more sense.
Quentin couldn’t believe how fast she’d pulled it off. His laughter echoed through the phone, and the urgency in his voice melted away. “That’s my girl. You promised, and you delivered. But Harrison–marrying you just a few hours after a meeting! He must really care.
fall for some gentle charan just be sweet and get those deals with our company wrapped up
“Even if you two haven’t gotten that close yet, he’ll still fall for s quickly.”
“Back to business as usual. A loving father? Come on, she sneered to herself. And then she just gave some vague responses and let it go.
Then Melanie’s sharp voice cut through. “I bet she was too busy getting married to even mention the deals! She’s been hiding from joracity for years—when did she ever act like part of us?“
Quentin’s voice turned cold. “Did you bring it up or not?”
1 did” Gwyneth said, and then added, “But I pushed it too fast and ticked him off. I guess I need to be more subtle next time if I want him to actually sit down, and talk business.“
Her words had a ring of truth, and Quentin was somewhat persuaded Fine. They say Harrison can be pretty moody. If slow progress works, we can wait a bit longer.”
“Wright, I’ve done like you asked. So, when can we finally put my mom’s picture in the family memorial hall?”
Her mother had slaved away her whole life, all for Quentin and the Jenkins family to rise again. Her mother and she deserved their share in the
company.
And her mom’s photo should be in that memorial hall, the recognition she never got while she was alive. Now, Gwyneth was hell–bent on making it happen.
“Putting up a picture isn’t something we can just rush. It affects the whole family, Quentin said, trying to delay
But Gwyneth wasn’t about to back down. “Is one linde picture really that hard, Dad: Think about it. When we were at rock bottom, it was Mom’s skills that brought in the money and kept us afloat. Without her, there wouldn’t even be a memorial hall to argue about.”
Quentin was at a loss for words.
Melanie suddenly cut in “We’re all family here. Why keep digging up the past? You married Harrison, but you’re still a Jenkins at heart. You should be using their money to help your own family, not always fighting against us
“What if Harrison leaves you just like your ex did? Without us backing you up, you’ll just be pathetic
Everyone knew about Gwyneth and Zachary’s breakup, Gwyneth’s rushing back to Joracity to accept the arranged marriage probably had something to do with it. Melanie’s words were a deliberate jab.
But Gwyneth wasn’t going to crumble over a bad relationship anymore. Love wasn’t everything to her now. She had more important things to focus on—her career and getting her mother’s portrait into the family memorial hall
mom saved the Jenkins Group with her pottery skills, and 1 helped
Gwyneth shot back, “Melanie, maybe you should take your own advice. My mom s Zachary get his inheritance.
“I don’t need you guys to succeed. But if the Jenkins Group loses ilie Lopez project, how are you gonna cover that huge deficit?”
Chapter 15
