Carson had not known how to react at that moment. He stood in the same spot, pursed his lips hard, and looked at her. There was helplessness in his reddened eyes."Violet, are you alright?" John immediately took a step forward and stood between her and Carson. He looked at Carson with precaution."I'm fine," Violet replied. Then, she gently pulled John to the side to face Carson."Mr. Carson Baxter of Cannesville's Baxter Group. I never thought that you would be such an inappropriate person. I wonder what you were planning to do just now?"They were the center of attention in the showroom. Violet was already enough to attract all the attention, including John Logan. It was even more enticing. At that moment, with the addition of Carson, it was shocking! Instantly, everyone there widened their eyes and perked their ears up, looking over at them carefully.After all, everyone knew that Carson Baxter never attended events like these! Usually, besides his company or gatherings of fr
John was stunned too, but he came to his senses immediately. He furrowed his brows and stood in front of Violet once again. He looked at Carson and said, "Mr. Baxter, your actions are too inappropriate. The person in front of you right now is Violet, not your dead lover Everly!"John snickered and mocked, "I've never met you before, Mr. Baxter, but I didn't know that you're the type who would constantly talk about your dead wife. Oh, wait, Everly is not your wife!"The people by the side gasped. Everyone looked at the current situation with widened eyes. Some even wanted to pacify the situation, but they could not find any words to soothe the situation at that moment. Everyone was anxious.John continued, "Everyone is here today because they want to collaborate with Violet. I have heard rumors that you had once said that Violet is nothing but an unknown artist. There is no need to collaborate with her. Then, why are you here today, Mr. Baxter?"What are you trying to do in mentioni
Unconditionally!Goodness! Everyone was baffled.Violet offended Carson time after time. Everyone thought that she was finished, yet Carson kept giving in. What was going on!Everyone looked at Violet.Violet was slightly stunned. She seemed to have been taken aback by Carson's comments. However, she immediately collected her thoughts. She smiled and said, "That's great."He wanted to say something, but Violet had already turned to the side. "Annie."She remained a distance from Carson and said to Annie, "Mr. Baxter wants to partake in today's bid. Please take him through the procedure.""Yes!" Annie immediately said before turning to Carson and smiled politely. "Mr. Baxter, please."Carson had not moved. He pursed his lips tightly and looked at Everly. Everly only nodded and smiled lightly before walking away with John to the other side. It was as if he meant nothing to her! "Mr. Baxter?" Annie remained smiling.Carson retracted his gaze and released his clenched fists,
Knock! Knock! The knocks on the door pulled Everly back to reality."Violet, it's almost time." Annie's voice came from outside. They have agreed that Annie will call her Violet and not any other names in public."Hmm." Everly lifted her gaze a little. In the end, she looked at the woman in the mirror before turning around. She tidied herself, opened the door, and walked out.There were more and more people in the showroom. As the news of Carson and John in the showroom spread, nearing the time, more and more people rushed over. Even those who had nothing to do with that industry came over too. That was because if there were a millionth of a chance to get close to Carson, they would be rich in Cannesville!It was because of this, too, that was why everyone knew what had happened previously."Carson!"Richard initially only got his staff to come over, but he immediately came over when he heard the news.At that moment, he was sitting next to Carson. He asked confusedly, "I he
Richard said with a heavy heart, "I heard from Austin that you were the one who saw Everly's passing. All this while, we know that you can't forget her, which was why we kept trying to find you another one, even if you don't like it. But, we hope that you can get over this."Richard looked at Carson retracting his gaze, looking at Violet's past works once again. He let out a long sigh.When Everly just passed away, Carson was barely human.He remembered when he attended Everly's funeral, Carson was standing alone in front of Everly's grave. It felt like Carson had lost his soul and he was just a walking zombie. He has never seen Carson like that before.He heard that Carson stood there for three days. No matter how heavy the snowstorm was, no one could persuade him to leave. Not until he passed out.Half a month later, when he saw Carson once again, he could no longer recognize Carson.In half a month, Carson lost so much weight he was only skin and bone. There were even white ha
Every company estimated that the most it would be auctioned three times more. Five-fold was the peak, and this was because the other party was Violet. However, at that moment, the first price Carson offered was already at an exorbitant price. His intention was clear. He was planning to win! Instantly, everyone there was bewildered. Thus, no one was bidding for some time.Everly, on stage, only paused for a little while before smiling at the crowd. She said, "Mr. Baxter, how generous."This stirred the crowd.Although tenfold was way beyond expectations, people who intentionally came to the bidding had not mind. Thus, someone raised their paddles."Elevenfold.""Thirteen."Continuously, after a round of bidding, Carson once again raised his paddle. "One hundred."Everyone there looked at him.Carson only bade twice, but each time he named his price he made the others cowered and flinch.By that time, no one dared to bid anymore. The price was enough to make most of the corp
Carson said, "Double the previous offer, plus five percent of the Baxter Group's shares.""Carson!""Mr. Baxter!""My God!"Everyone was stunned. The Baxter Group had already become a humongous empire. Even 0.1 percent of shares would be more worth all the earnings of many small companies, let alone five percent! Many of the higher-level managers in the group did not even own one percent of the shares! Also, the family members of the Baxters securely own 80 percent of the shares. Carson has 55 percent. The five percent he was giving away was a limit! The entire showroom was instantly silenced, followed by a loud cacophony of discussion. Breaking news spread all around just like that. It quickly overshadowed everything.However, in the showroom, Carson, who was in the eye of the storm, only looked at the smiling woman on stage. He cared for nothing else. He only wanted her.No one wanted to fight Carson anymore because everything could be bought with money. Even at a loss, it
Lisa hushed her father with a gesture before looking outside.They were in the White Mansion, yet the three lived in the tiny and dark underground basement.Outside, Carson's men constantly kept watch on them.The Whites might seem glamourous to the public, but only they knew what sort of life they were living for the past year."We cannot let them hear us," Lisa said before huddling together with her parents."Now that Layla is finished, we can only blame it all on her. From the most recent news I got, Carson seemed to have treated Violet as Everly," Lisa said while looking at the news on her phone."What! Then…" Lisa's mother got agitated. Thus, she immediately covered her mouth and paced around the small house. She said anxiously, "What's going to happen to us if he really got together with Violet?""Mom, don't worry. Everly is already dead. Everyone knows about this. She can't just be revived. As for Violet, I'll think of a solution." Lisa comforted them."Violet…" Lisa slo
Everly wondered, 'Why does he look so pitiful? Is he going to ask me to be with me as he did before?'Meanwhile, Carson moved his eyes from her to the sunset on the horizon and said, "It's late."She looked across at the sea and the sky. The glorious declining sun gilded the sky.The salty sea wind swept over them.They gazed at the sunset until the fish suddenly struggled and startled Everly.It had been quietly staying in her hand for a while. She had forgotten that she was holding the fish. Thus, she subconsciously let go of the fish and shook Carson's hands off.The fish flopped back into the water and waved its tail to flee away."Oh, no. The fish has escaped. Dad, hurry up and catch it!" Oliver yelled. He had been squatting on the side so as not to disturb his parents. Carson and Oliver then chased after the fish.Everly slowly got up and stood there. The father and the son in white T-shirts were surrounding the big puddle. Everly felt strange while watching them.She wa
She was a little embarrassed. After all, they hadn't been so close to each other for a long time. She felt a bit uncomfortable.So, she found a random topic. "Oliver still hasn't come back?""Maybe he couldn't find the bucket," he said, his chest vibrating. Not knowing how to pick up the conversation, she just looked at him. "Put the fish down," he said again after about three seconds. "But it will slip away," she blurted out. He paused, nodded, and hummed.Actually, she could place it somewhere dry rather than in the water... Then it couldn't slip away...She found herself so stupid. But she couldn't take back her words...She wondered, bit the bullet, and awkwardly held the fish. Should she say anything to defuse the awkward situation?She thought for a moment and asked, "What's your plan? I mean your career.""I haven't laid it out yet," he replied frankly. "I've been working for too long, and it's time to take a break. In the past, I didn't have time to hang
Everly immediately put the crab into the small bucket.At this time, the bucket was filled with many crabs. Oliver looked inside and wore a bright smile."Wow! We got a lot of crabs today! My bucket is almost full!" Oliver said and looked back. When he saw the bucket in his dad's hand, Oliver took it and dumped all the crabs inside his own bucket into it. He then pushed it to Everly and said, "Wow. Aunt Violet caught so many crabs today. You are awesome!"Everly froze. She looked at Oliver's smiling face and understood what he meant.Oliver wanted her to take all the credit for catching those crabs."Oliver...""Aunt Violet! Look over there. There are bubbles coming out of that small hole. Let's go over there. There must be something in there!" As he said, Oliver carried his bucket and a small shovel and trotted over in his slippers. He ran to the hole and exclaimed, "Aunt Violet, come on! It is a big fish!""Go ahead. He likes playing with you," Carson said to Everly when she w
"How do you know if they have contact in private?" The man asked as their car was waiting for a green light. The man's consecutive retorts annoyed Lisa. She looked in the rearview mirror at the man with chill eyes. "What do you mean? Are you trying to deliberately piss me off?" "No." The man replied. Then he paused for a few seconds and changed the subject. "So what are you going to do next?" 'Let Everly crash down to the hell!' During these days all their tactics were covert. They only took some subtle moves to test Carson, to see what was in Carson's mind. Now that Lisa had learned about it, then the next step she was up to was to put Everly through hell! "What's going on with Violet's studio now?" Lisa asked. "According to the information we got, it won't be long before Violet Studio and Baxter Group's collaboration on 'The Angel' is finished." The man replied. Before Lisa was about to respond, suddenly, her phone vibrated. Buzz--Lisa picked up her phone to check t
Everly, Carson, and Oliver were playing on the beach. Meanwhile, Lisa came out of her villa to a car and talked to someone on the phone.She got into the passenger seat, smiled at the man in the driver's seat, and said, "I've just heard that the opposition faction of the Baxter Group changed their minds. They want to get Carson back."The man started the car without speaking. Lisa made up her face, smiled contentedly while looking into the mirror at her delicate figures, and continued, "I knew that the Baxter Group couldn't do well without Carson and that they would give in!"The car's tires squealed.The man suddenly braked."What are you doing?" Lisa growled at the man with a frown, hurriedly grabbing something to steady herself."Lisa, what the hell do you want?" the man said resignedly, "didn't you say that you just wanted to help your family out of trouble? I don't understand what you're thinking. Do you love Carson? Are you proud of him?""What's the problem with this?"
While waving at her, Oliver murmured and walked in with Carson.Everly nodded with a smile. With the clothes in her hand, she got into the car and changed her clothes.The clothes were very simple, which were just a big white T-shirt and a pair of casual shorts. Looking at the clothes, she couldn't help wondering what Carson and Oliver would wear.She walked out, with her mind wandering. She saw Carson and Oliver not far away, both of whom were wearing a white vest and a pair of shorts to their knees. The color and style of their clothes were the same, except for the size.They two seemed to be talking about something, with buckets in their hands. Carson held a big bucket while Oliver held a small one. There was another bucket on the ground, obviously prepared for Everly.Noticing her coming, Oliver turned around and looked at her. "Aunt Violet!"Carson also looked up at her.Her heart was thumping faster inexplicably.‘He seems to be closer to me these days.’Maybe it was bec
The shopkeeper felt embarrassed. He looked at Oliver and replied, "What? I couldn’t do that. Don’t talk nonsense."Oliver pouted and didn’t say anything. Carson patted his head and then looked at the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper already understood his meaning. So then he handed three sets of clothes to Everly and Carson, "You can rinse over there.""Thank you." Everly nodded, then they went there together.After lifting the curtain of the outdoor shower, Carson and Oliver both frowned slightly and looked at her at the same time.Everly was a little confused, so she asked, "What’s wrong?""You can change the clothes in the car." Carson opened his mouth.Oliver nodded and explained, "Right, Aunt Violet. This place has some leaks. It’s okay for me and dad, but it's not okay for you, and there’s no mud on you. It's just me falling into the mud puddle."Everly looked at him and then at Oliver, understanding what they meant.She nodded and pinched Oliver's face with a smile, "Okay,
She immediately quickened her pace to rush over and snatched Oliver from Carson's hand."Hmm..."Before Oliver jumped into her arms and complained to her, Carson's cold voice sounded, "Stop. You're covered in mud."Oliver stopped immediately, looking down at himself, then he glared at Carson. Just a few seconds later, he sat down on a small rock and pointed to the big mud puddle beside him. "Aunt Violet, I just fell into it."Everly glanced in the direction that Oliver pointed to. There was indeed a mud puddle and a human shape was still there. Oliver's father just wiped his face. Otherwise, he could not be recognized.Looking at him sitting on that small rock and his aggrieved look, Everly thought he was so cute and couldn’t help laughing out loud, "Puff..."Hearing her laugh, Oliver turned his head. Everly immediately tried to hold back her laughter, but she failed."Ah! Aunt Violet, you laughed!” Oliver directly came down from the rock, sat in the mud, and childishly showed
Yet the meeting room was quiet. No one spoke.If there had been a way to settle the matter, they would have dealt with it many days ago.And if they gave advice but failed in the end, they might have to take the blame."Why do you all keep silent? Didn't you have a lot of ideas at the very beginning?" the leader roared, slapping the table.However, no one answered.After a minute, someone trembled and said, "Then ... shall we find Carson and make him the president again?""What are you talking about?" The leader was even angrier.But another person said, "I think he's right. The share price is falling. We have less and less money. If it goes on like this, none of us can stand it. We'd better get Carson back... When he managed the company, the share price was rising.""You're looking down on yourself and flattering Carson!" the leader growled, "and the share price is falling. Their losses must be bigger than ours. They should be the most anxious!""But..." the person who had be