Chapter 581
Chapter581
The happiness Halsey had felt moments ago was now replaced with deep disappoint in ent She never imagined that it would be Gilbert standing at her door
Isabel hurried over draping a coat over Halsey s shoulders Wear his You ll catch a chill
Halsey looked at Isabel with a questioning expression This is the man who came to see me
Isabel nodded Yes Mr Gilbert came to visit I was about to tell you when you rushed downstairs
Halsey asked Noone else a me looking forme
Isabel shook her head No Ms Lincoln Who else would you expect
DidDwightnotconte?
Gilbert standing there eyed Halsey with a smirk Were you expecting Dwight
Halsey slips pressed into a thin line Yes Why are you here
Gilbert s expression darkened I heard you were sick with a fever so I came to check on you
I m not dead Thanks for your concern Halsey replied coldly reaching to shut the door
But Gilbert quickly blocked it with his foot Hey what s this I heard you were ill so I came to see you but it seems like you don t want to see me
Halsey looked him in the eye Takeout the word seem I don t want to see you
Gilbert s temper flared You reso ungrateful
“Sienna’syourgirlfriendnow.HowmanytimesdoIneedtoremindyou?Ifyou’readecentex,youshouldknowtostay awayfrommylife.Don’tbothermeagain.”
Gilbert took a few long strides toward Halsey narrowing his gaze as he studied her She stood there in a pink silk nightgown her long black hair cascading down her bright eyes sparkling with a mix of sweetness and beauty She looked soft delicate and incredibly alluring
Halseywasn’twearinganymakeup,unlikeSienna,whoalwaysseernedheavilymadeup.Atfirst,Sienna’s beautyhadbeenstriking,butnowitfeltartificial,toomuchofthe”beauty”createdbycosmetics.
The difference between natural and manufactured beauty was unmistakable
Gilbertmovedcloser,andHalseyinstinctively tooktwostepsback.”Whatareyoudoing?Whyareyousuddenlysoclose?”
He stared at her intensely I need to talk to you
“Aboutwhat?”
Gilbert s face looked strained I broke up with Sienna
What?
Halsey s heart skipped a beat Gilbert and Sienna hadn t been together for long and they d already broken up
Gilbert had indeed ended things with Sienna but she had been unable to accept it and hadn t agreed to the breakup
After hearing that Halsey had fallen ill Gilbert rushed over
Halsey blinked her voice flat Okay so you broke up with Sienna What does that have to do with me You don t need to report this tome
Gilbert clenched his fists his frustration evident Halsey is this a game to you Playing hard to get
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Halseyfroze,confusioncrossingher face.”Whatdoyou mean?”
I know you ve always liked me but back then I didn t feel the same 1 ignored you and went after Sienna instead So you turned to Dwight right You don t really love him you re just using him to make me jealous aren t you
Halsey stared at Gilbert in shock her eyes wide What was he even al king about
You re clever I ll give you that Congratulations Your little trick worked You ve got my attention now Eventhough I m with Sienna all I can think about is you I keep remembering the time we spent together and I ve come to realize how much joy you brought me I missed the way things were
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