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Nonetheless, Zack understood what he meant. He glared at him furiously. “Even if it means I won’t start a company, I won’t be enticed by your offer!”
“Oh? Alright then.” Eustace spread his hands nonchalantly.
When Danika came out of the kitchen, she spotted Zack and Eustace engaged in a conversation, and she could barely believe her eyes. She recalled how loudly Zack had cursed Eustace when she divorced him. How did they become friends so quickly?
“Zack,” Danika called. “What are you talking about?”
As if he had been caught doing something wrong, Zack quickly sat up straight and said seriously,” Nothing. Just small talk.”
Feeling guilty, he didn’t dare to look Danika in the eyes. It was all Eustace’s fault for making such a generous offer. On top of that, Eustace didn’t ask anything from him, so the opportunity was like a treasure falling from the sky.
Danika found his behavior suspicious, and she clearly did not believe him.
Just as she was about to question him, Eustace approached her. “Is the food ready? Do you need my help?”
“No, you’re our guest, so just sit there and wait for dinner to be served,” Danika replied.
Eustace didn’t argue with her. Truth be told, he didn’t feel like helping Gilbert. “Are you tired? Take a rest.”
“There’s no need for that.” After stealing another glance at him, she turned around and returned to the kitchen.
Eustace felt rather helpless. Although Danika was treating him a little better because of his injury, she was still very cold to him.
As he sighed internally, Zack said, “Didn’t I tell you? Even if I didn’t object, Danika would not be with you.”
He understood his little sister well.
Eustace didn’t answer. He stared at the kitchen, his expression unreadable.
Soon, dinner was served. Although Eustace didn’t like Gilbert, he had to admit he was the superior cook.
“Mr. Quincey, allow me to make a toast to you.” Gilbert suddenly raised his glass. “Although you didn’t treat Danika very well during the two years of your marriage, you weren’t bad to her, either. I’m very grateful that you didn’t hurt her.”
Eustace was dumbfounded that Gilbert just had to bring up that topic.
“Mr. Hawthorn, you’re being polite. I was a fool for not recognizing Danika’s many strengths, which is why I lost her,” he said, turning to Danika. “But I’m a changed man.”
Gilbert’s gaze shifted as he forced himself to smile. “As Danika’s brother, I hope that she’ll be happy. However, I don’t think you’re someone who will bring her happiness, Mr. Quincey. I hope you’ll keep a distance from her after this meal so that you won’t cause trouble for her.”
Eustace’s expression darkened as he didn’t expect Gilbert to be so direct.
“Why do you think I can’t make Danika happy?” he asked, his tone frosty. “What trouble do I bring her by being by her side?”
“Oh, are you saying you don’t know that Yvonne is behind this incident?” Gilbert sneered at him. “And do you really need me to tell you why Yvonne would do this to Danika?”
Eustace was taken aback as he couldn’t refute that.
After a moment, he unwillingly admitted, “I didn’t mean for that to happen. I-”
“It doesn’t matter what your intention was. It doesn’t change what happened,” Gilbert cut him off, not allowing him to explain himself.
The tension in the room was only growing thicker. Zack had already placed his utensils on the table. If things were allowed to continue, he was confident a fight would start soon.
Should he stand by the sidelines and watch the show if that happened? Should he help his brother? But he just reached a deal with Eustace. If he beat him up, wouldn’t their agreement come to naught?
What a difficult decision!
Danika was the calmest among them. She continued eating as if she couldn’t hear what they were saying. After she was done with her food, she took Gilbert’s plate and filled his plate with food, saying, “This food is amazing.”
Gilbert received the plate Danika handed to him, understanding what she was trying to say.
Eustace stared at Danika, waiting for her to refill his plate too. To his disappointment, Danika did not. Nevertheless, he quickly got over it. After all, Gilbert and Danika were siblings. It was only natural for her to do that.
Although Gilbert and Eustace stopped squabbling, dinner wasn’t exactly harmonious.
Once dinner was over, Eustace couldn’t find another excuse to stay. “Are you going back to Perry Residence? I can give you a ride.”
Danika shook her head. “No, you go back first.”
“Okay.” Eustace nodded, then he left Gilbert’s house.
After he left, Danika turned to Gilbert and frowned. “You don’t need to talk to him like that.”
“Danika, I’m just worried that you-”
“He is my ex-husband. That’s all, Danika said, her tone full of righteous indignation.
Nonetheless, it didn’t alleviate Gilbert’s worries. “That’s all? You’ll never fall for him?”
Danika’s frown grew deeper. For some reason, Gilbert started acting weird after her divorce.
“I mean,” Gilbert hurriedly explained, “I’m just worried about you. I’m afraid that if you continue to mingle with Eustace, more dangers will arise in the future.”
Looking at Gilbert, she said, “Don’t worry. I’ll be careful. Also, I never thought of getting together with him.”
Although Eustace had helped her on several occasions, it wasn’t enough to make her fall in love with him, let alone marry him for the second time. 1
“Okay, take care.” Gilbert didn’t say anything more for fear of incurring Danika’s resentment.
Danika nodded and said quietly, “I’ll head back now.”
“I’ll see you off,” Gilbert said.
“No, thanks. I’ll hail a cab at the front gate. After all, you just had some alcohol, so you’re not fit to drive.” Having said that, Danika walked out of the door.
As Danika disappeared from his line of sight, the expression on Gilbert’s face changed subtly.
Zack, who had watched everything silently, asked Gilbert, “I know Eustace was wrong for what he did, but back then, he had never met Danika. Maybe he actually likes her now?”
He didn’t understand why Gilbert was so opposed to Eustace and why he kept suspecting that Danika was falling for Eustace.
“If he liked her only after he met her, it only proves that he cares for nothing but a person’s appearance. He must have regretted his decision after seeing how beautiful Danika is,” Gilbert said, his eyes full of contempt.
In Zack’s opinion, Eustace wasn’t that kind of person. After all, many beautiful women surrounded him. Nevertheless, he didn’t argue with Gilbert. There was no point in him going against his brother for the sake of an unfamiliar acquaintance.