"She provoked me first, " Zayn said coldly.
Old Mr. Giblo reprimanded, "We all know who started all this. If you didn't raise your hand to Boris, your aunt wouldn't have done anything to your company."
With a stony expression, Zayn retorted, "But Boris was the one who offended me first."
Old Mr. Giblo was so angry that he raised his voice. "All that just for a woman? Boris is your cousin! Yet, you almost strangled him to death because of that woman!"
"So? He didn't die in the end anyway." Zayn's words dripped with disdain."How preposterous!" Old Mr. Giblo knocked his cane against the floor, and it made a loud thud.
Carla was so terrified that she started shuddering, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
After listening to their conversation, she finally understood what had happened. It turned out that Boris was Zayn's cousin. She was drugged and almost raped by him that day. Arriving in time, Zayn saved her and beat Boris to a pulp.
And it was because of this that Zayn offended his aunt.
So Zayn's aunt was the one who ordered some men to cause a scene at Divine Corporation's product launch?
Right then, realization dawned on Carla. I'm the root cause of the conflict between the members of the Giblo family. No wonder Mr. Giblo hates me. Maybe he even sees me as a threat.
Zayn murmured under his breath, "Who would have known that he was so weak?"
Glaring at Zayn coldly, old Mr. Giblo declared, "That's enough! I've discussed with your aunt, and she promised to leave your company alone, so you're not allowed to irk her again."
Zayn replied indifferently, "As long as she doesn't bare her fangs at me, I won't do the same."
"That woman… She's here, right?" asked old Mr. Giblo.
Carla almost collapsed onto the ground after hearing that. How did Mr. Giblo know that I'm here？
"Yeah, " Zayn admitted.
Old Mr. Giblo scoffed, "She's living with you already? What? Are you thinking of marrying her?"
This time, Zayn fell silent and didn't answer immediately.
Covering her chest and holding her breath, Carla's heart clenched as she waited for his answer nervously.
After a long while, Zayn finally responded, "I don't plan to marry her."
Disappointed, Carla felt as if someone had splashed cold water over her heart, making it lose all warmth and hope.
However, very quickly, she regained her rationality. He has never been serious about me anyway and only sees me as his toy.
There's no way he'll treat me with sincerity.
Old Mr. Giblo's tone softened slightly. "That's right. Women like her aren't worth your time, so never take them seriously."
Carla was completely speechless at his remarks. So, in Mr. Giblo's opinion, women of inferior status are to be toyed with? How despicable!
With a grandfather like him, it's no wonder Zayn behaves like a psycho.
"Shelley is your best choice." After pausing for a moment, old Mr. Giblo continued, "The Benday family had always been on good terms with us, the Giblos. You should marry the only daughter of the Bendays to unite the two families. It will bring benefits to both sides."
Carla scoffed. Marry her then. You guys will make a good match since you guys are both arrogant.
Zayn said in a flat tone, "Only the Benday family will benefit from this."
"You…" Old Mr. Giblo's face turned ashen with anger.
Zayn argued pompously, "There's a big difference between the Benday family's status and ours, so our marriage will only benefit them. What is there for me to gain from this? If you want to strengthen our family, I'll have to marry the heiress of the Lindberg family. At least, they are on par with us."
Old Mr. Giblo chided, "Nonsense! We've been at loggerheads with the Lindbergs for generations. How is it possible for us to form a union with them?"
Zayn returned to the topic. "Yeah. So stop thinking of arranging a marriage between Shelley and me. The effort of generations of the Giblo family will be in vain if I sacrifice myself."
Old Mr. Giblo was so furious that his face turned livid. "You brat…" Before he could finish his words, he started coughing and clutched his chest.
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