Love's Perfect Match

"You don't need to know."

Holly laughed suddenly. "Then, I'll tell you that Elspeth's heart belongs to Callum now. She hasn't liked you in a long time."

Hearing that, Gilbert placed his hand over his heart and replied in a calm voice, "I know."

"If you know that, why do you still like her?" she asked. "Gilbert, have you ever considered being with me?" She was never someone who kept her feelings hidden. If she wanted something, she would do everything she could to get it, and men were no exception.

"I don't have any feelings for you, so we can't be together," he said, ending the conversation abruptly. Then, he turned around and walked away.

"Even if you don't have feelings for me now, I'll make you feel something for me eventually," Holly said, clenching her fists behind him.

Gilbert stopped as he realized she would be hard to deal with. So, he grabbed a nearby girl without looking too closely and kissed her lips. "See? I'm that kind of guy."

Nevertheless, she didn't expect him to make such a move, and her eyes turned red instantly. "Since you're already so blasé, why can't you like me?"

Her words made his face darken. "I can like anyone else but not you."

After hearing that, she felt a great sense of humiliation. She never thought that he would use a bar girl to humiliate her. "She's only a bar girl! You're humiliating me with her, and you will regret it!" With that, she stomped her foot fiercely and left in a fit of anger.

face. He suddenly realized that he had earlier kissed a girl, so he turned to apologize to her. When he saw her face, a familiar face flashed through his mind. "You're—" he said, trying to place her.

familiar, so he must have

Gilbert had a sudden realization. "I remember now! You're that girl from the Joneson Family—"

short dress, which was

Are you still

caught off guard by the sudden questions. When he mentioned Helena, tears immediately sprang to her eyes. "I-I can't say," she said.

up since he met Isabel. He saw her hesitant demeanor and grew anxious. "Miss Joneson still hasn't recovered from her illness. If you're doing this for her sake, please tell me where she

in a sanatorium,"

that, his eyes lit up. "Are you

then as if she had made up her mind, she

was slightly surprised

both of you! Please save Miss Joneson. She's not doing

up and made her sit on the nearby couch. He handed

"We agreed to keep our return a secret from Elspeth. We wanted to sneak back and find a place where we wouldn't be noticed, so Elspeth wouldn't be threatened. On the other hand, Miss Joneson is already very ill. After returning here, to avoid being discovered by anyone, we had to go to a place none of you could possibly guess. Since the funds are almost depleted, we can barely afford her medical

couldn't help but feel a little regretful for his

turned red. "It's okay. You kissed me so quickly that I didn't

was still a young girl who had never been in love before and had not experienced the situation before.

me where Miss Joneson is,

up. "Really? Nevertheless, Miss Joneson will