Alice saw Violet going in the direction of the restroom. She made up an excuse to leave the crowd. "Excuse me, I need to go to the washroom," she said.In the restroom, Violet had just finished putting on her makeup when she turned around and saw Alice standing on the side."Who are you?" Everly asked suspiciously.Alice stared viciously at the woman in front of him, then sneered and said, "Are you trying to get close to Carson? My advice to you, don't even think about it! Carson will never set his eyes on the likes of you!"Hmm?Violet laughed. She looked at Alice and said, "There's nothing going on between Mr. Baxter and me. Even if there was, it's none of your concern. You came all the way here to tell me these. Does this all mean that he's interested in me?""Carson is not interested in you!" Alice retorted. She took a step forward as she stared at Everly, "It's a taboo that you wore this dress! If it weren't for me telling Carson to give you another chance, you wouldn't even
Violet laughed all of a sudden. She lowered her head and looked at Alice, who was staring back at her. Violet put the towel aside, then turned around and walked away."Violet! I had asked Carson to forgive you! How dare you push me! You're not getting away without an apology!" Alice screamed as she rushed towards Everly, attempting to block her path.Everly was not going to let Alice have things her way. She hastened her pace and quickly stepped to the side. Alice, who was about to reach out to Everly, missed her and stepped on the spilled champagne on the floor. She lost her balance and slipped to the ground."Miss Davidson is so kind to give me such a warm welcome. I'm flattered," sneered Everly as she glanced down at Alice, who was in a state of embarrassment on the floor. She then looked at the people around her with a half-smile, and said, "This party was really fun, but my dress is all messed up now. I think I will take my leave. If you'll excuse me."Everly turned around and
"Let go of me! I'm going to get her! She must apologize!" There was a commotion. Robbie looked at the source of the noise.Richard had brought Alice to the second floor, and he could not continue to let her be the center of embarrassment in front of everyone."She did it on purpose. She knew who I was, yet she still pushed me! She made me make a fool of myself in front of everyone! I want to see Carson! I…" Alice's wailing voice was incessant.Robbie took a careful look at Carson on the side and said, "Mr. Baxter, Ms. Davidson..."Before Carson could answer, Alice rushed over all of a sudden. She burst into tears. The makeup on her face was all messed up. "Carson, I was bullied by Violet." Alice cried, "She embarrassed me in front of everybody!"Carson had not reacted, and seemed to be completely indifferent to this matter.Alice was not having it. She still believed that Violet was a nobody. She was even persuaded by her own words previously, that Carson did not do anything to
"Also, this is a good sign." Richard said while wiping away the tears on Alice's face, "Carson is doing all these for his foreign business expansion. Unlike before, where he would put everything aside when it comes to Everly.""What do you mean?" Alice was still a little confused.Richard pinched Alice's nose playfully and said, "It means that Everly is no longer the most important person in his heart. Eventually, he would forget about her, as she is already dead. And the only person left for him is either you or Lisa White. As you've known what happened, Carson had wanted to destroy the Whites for what they did to Everly. If it weren't for Aunt Baxter's intervention to protect them, they would have all been thrown into prison already. Even so, we both know the kind of life the Whites are living at the moment, don't we?"Alice nodded. She and Richard both did not know many details of what had happened. Everything they have understood so far was only the tip of the iceberg. Nonethele
The scenes on the streets receded constantly, and the shadows of the surrounding trees ran along Carson's face as he drove.The pedestrians on the road were looking cheerful for some reason. However, it had not mattered to Carson, as if he was in his own world, out of tune with reality at the moment.Carson was like a robot, mechanically controlling his Bendley with no emotions as it brought him back to the Baxter Residence.Carson opened the door, turned on the light, walked into the hallway, and changed his shoes. His dark eyes were filled with melancholy and silence as he stared at the empty house."Sir!" said the butler as he came over."Is Oliver asleep?" Carson asked.The butler smiled and nodded. "The young Sir was very obedient. He fell asleep after finishing his schoolwork.""Mmm," Carson responded. He walked up to the second floor and opened Oliver's bedroom door. He looked inside, making sure that Oliver was asleep, and closed the door again."Sir, how was the banque
The video stopped and started replaying from the start as Carson just continued watching tirelessly. The footage looped over and over again the entire night till dawn.It was until the door of the projection room was pushed open, and the morning light came breaking into the dark room, that it interrupted Carson."Dad…"A tiny silhouette in pajamas stood at the door. He yawned and rubbed his eyes as he walked slowly toward Carson.Carson turned around and saw Oliver standing beside him. He reached out and stroked his head."You're thinking about mom again," Oliver said, hugging Carson with open arms.Carson embraced Oliver and patted him on the back.Shortly after, Carson led Oliver out of the projection room."I don't know when mom will be cured. I miss her so much," Oliver said as he held Carson's hand. They both went on and did their morning routines together.…Meanwhile, Everly looked at the opened gift box on the table in the Orchid Garden. There was a bag inside.This
On the other side abroad, Austin Samberg held his phone to his ears silently.In the end, he said, "Good that you've remembered."After a short pause, he continued, "I will deal with my affairs in Strandia as soon as possible, and I'll return to Cannesville after that.""Austin...Thank you," Everly said.Moments later, Austin hung up the phone. He walked to the side and sorted out Everly's previous medical records. He sighed deeply.On his side, his secretary looked at him worriedly. "Mr. Samberg, there is no need for you to feel guilty. Back when we brought Miss Pettis to Strandia, even the best doctors said that she was untreatable. Even worse, Miss Pettis doesn't even have the will to live at all. In order to motivate her to continue living, you've forged the video of Baxter Jr. being abused and lied to her that Mr. Baxter was not treating him well. You kept telling her if she doesn't survive, Oliver will suffer for the rest of his life."He continued, "Although this had cause
Violet became a joke. Everyone knew that Violet herself likes the flower violets, and she tends to be mature, intellectual, and mysterious in her usual clothes. However, since she entered the Baxter Group, her daily clothes have been either blue or white. Her previous curly hair became straight, and she went farther and farther from the innocent style. Although she looked pretty like this, perhaps because of preconceptions, everyone thought that her appearance had not matched her own personality at all. After all, she looked even stranger with a mask on her face. "Violet sure knows how to manipulate the situation. She has to dress up like this; who does she want to fool!" "You don't know that she's trying to seduce Mr. Baxter!" "How so?" "Who doesn't know that blue is a forbidden color for Mr. Baxter because blue was her favorite color. Many women have tried to imitate her to get close to Mr. Baxter before, but they were all blown away in the end. Violet did this on purpose
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