Chapter 338

Giselle didn't go back to the company. Judd drove her directly to Jinjiang Residence. This place, a place that Maverick repeatedly told her was forbidden for her to live. Now, he had no choice but to deliver her personally. At the entrance of the neighborhood, Giselle got out of the car and walked away, not even turning back. Judd was preparing to drive off. But he was stopped by Maverick. "Wait!" Judd felt confused, but he still waited. Through the car window, Maverick kept staring at a certain spot until the light came on; then he took his eyes off. "Let's go." With a press of the accelerator, the car drove away. …. Early the next morning, Giselle got a call from Nolan, saying he would pick her up for the evening party. Giselle declined, deciding to drive there herself. If she were to drink, a designated driver would be easy to find. Giselle kept refusing and Nolan didn't persist anymore, "Well sis, I'll wait for you at the cocktail party." After hanging up the phone, Giselle, dressed in a suit, headed to the company. However, she brought the clothes that she planned to wear to the night's cocktail party. It'd be pretty convenient to change into it at the office and head straight to the party. At the office, she would inevitably run into Gloria. Now every time Giselle saw Gloria, her face was pale and uncertain; watching it was genuinely amusing, so she wouldn't avoid bumping into Gloria. Today, the two bumped at the restroom door, one entering and the other exiting. Gloria ignored Giselle with a poker face. Usually, no matter where Gloria saw Giselle, she'd throw some sarcasm her way. Even if she didn't speak, she would always scoff or smirk to show her emotions. Today was rather peculiar though. However, Giselle couldn't be bothered to think too much about it. After a busy morning, she went to the cafeteria for lunch and ran into Yu Hongsheng. Since they ran into each other, they dined together. Yu Hongsheng had been really good to Giselle, he was always helping her with work. Giselle was very grateful, apart from calling him "Mr. Yu" in formal settings, she respectfully addressed him as "Uncle Yu" in private. Today, Yu Hongsheng relayed a piece of good news to Giselle. He said, "A few days ago, Chairman Yan held a small shareholders' meeting about the inheritance issue between you and Gloria. Most of the shareholders picked you." "They did so partly because they assumed that there was something going on between you and Maverick. Chairman Yan also gave a tilt towards this aspect, so everyone thought that there was a hopeful chance for you two to reconcile. After all, for the better part of this year, the Hyland family has taken good care of the Hawk family. Everyone believed that without your relationship with Maverick, Yan company's trajectory wouldn't have been this smooth." Yu Hongsheng paused in his speech, then asked, "Uncle Yu will just be nosy for once, what exactly is the situation between you and Maverick now?" "There's nothing." Giselle replied, "It’s not what everyone thinks it is between me and Maverick." Yu Hongsheng stayed silent. This response didn't surprise him as much as he expected. After a moment, he said, "Even if there's nothing between you, it's still necessary to let others misunderstand at this stage." Giselle turned to Yu Hongsheng. Yu Hongsheng continued, "The shareholders of Yan Corporation are all shrewd. They only look at their interests. Comparing you with Gloria, you indeed fall short. She truly surpasses you in staking it all out and not backing down. Yan Corporation itself has been undergoing ups and downs in recent couple of years; it almost went bankrupt last year. If not for your wedding gift to rescue it, it would have vanished already. This has led to several shareholders giving up on the long term development. They only care about who can bring the most profit to the company in the short term. If you lose the support of Hyland Group, who knows, they might switch their allegiance." With Yu Hongsheng's remarks, Giselle frowned deeply. Yu Hongsheng went on, "Actually, I know you're not really interested in Yan Corporation. The only reason you struggle to stake a claim is because of Gloria. Were it not for the emergence of Gloria and her mother, your mother wouldn't have been driven to that desperate state. I completely understand that you can't let the person who indirectly caused your mother's death get what she wants. And I wouldn't want that either." Yu Hongsheng's last sentence puzzled Giselle. With her eyes filled with doubt, she stuttered, "Uncle Yu, you..." Before she could finish her sentence, Yu Hongsheng gave Giselle a bitter smile, "You probably don't know, your parents and I used to go to the same school. Your mother was my junior, and your father knew her because of me." "So, Uncle Yu, you don't want Gloria to inherit Yan Corporation because of my mom, is that right?" "You could say that," replied Yu Hongsheng, "After all, my junior sister has always treated me as her own brother. Her death was a great loss to me. I couldn't save her, but I can't sit idly by and just watch Yan Corporation fall into the hands of the person who caused her suffering." Giselle looked deep into Yu Hongsheng. When he mentioned her mother, his eyes were filled with melancholy. Giselle, being intuitive, felt that perhaps besides the brother-sister bond, Yu Hongsheng had some other feelings for her mother. However- Obviously, this was another story unknown to others. In Giselle's memory, when Liang Xingzhu was still alive, she often saw Yu Hongsheng, always accompanying Harrison, sometimes having dinner at their place. After her mother's departure, he never visited their home anymore. Even when a new mistress occupied the household. This good brother, who had once struggled together with Harrison, never stepped foot in their house again. "Uncle Yu." Giselle couldn't help but call out to him. Yu Hongsheng said, "Let's eat." After finishing his sentence, he added, "You must remember what I just told you about misunderstandings. Some can be advantageous to you." Giselle hadn't expected that the line she was so desperate to establish previously, would now become the lifeline she needed to hold onto. Her life seemed to be stuck without Maverick, unable to take a step forward!!! Was she too weak??? After lunch, she was busy until the end of work. Giselle took the prepared clothes to the dressing room to change. After that, she went downstairs, and at the entrance of Yan's house, she saw Andrew picking up Gloria, very considerate of him to step out of the car to open the door for Gloria. In the past, seeing this scene would have only brought a smile to Giselle's face. Now, she was thinking about the 18th line. All she could do was pray, that the man of the 18th line was not Andrew. After all— The degree and persistence of Andrew's affection for Gloria is something even Giselle finds unbelievable. When it comes to Gloria, it seems Andrew has no boundaries. Just how much must one adore someone to reach this degree??? Giselle cannot fathom such love; perhaps nobody would suffice besides Gloria. Therefore, it is best if Gloria does not end up with Andrew. Otherwise, she would truly face endless difficulties. As his mind briefly drifts, Giselle exits from the grand gate of the Yan Family residence, stepping onto the throttle as he heads towards a social gathering. The venue is at a hotel by the riverside, reserved entirely by Andrew. Numerous people from both within and outside the industry are present.