"Do you want to move? Or maybe I can get a few bodyguards to surround this place." John suggested, "I don't think Carson is going to give up just like that. You still haven't announced your true identity, but once words get out… You know what he's like, and in order to protect his own image, he would do anything he could to keep you here."Everly tidied up the things and walked back. "There's no need. I've told Annie about this as well before. The entire Cannesville is in the palms of his hands. Where could I move to? As for the bodyguards…"Everly looked at John and smiled at him. "Thank you for caring about me, John, but there really is no need. If he really wants to do something to me, bodyguards won't stop him. Besides, all those strangers here would scare Oliver.""Everly, is that really what you think of this?" John did not agree with her. "This doesn't sound like the you that I know before. Why was Carson here tonight?"He stood up. "Don't forget what you said to my brother.
Oliver's big, dark eyes were filled with Carson's reflection. He observed Carson intently and did not respond."Aunt Emma said you need a bath now. You still have school tomorrow." Carson rubbed Oliver's head and asked, "Do you want me to bathe you?""Mm-hm." Oliver nodded and offered his hand for Carson to hold.Carson lifted an eyebrow and held Oliver's chubby hand before the two headed to the bathroom on the second floor together.Along the way, all the decoration was an exact replica of Baxter residence, with all of Everly's belongings moved to this mansion. The two walked through all of them towards the bathroom, as they had done so many times back in Baxter residence.The entire bathroom was filled with steam, and Oliver sat inside the bathtub filled with warm water with a big pile of foam on his head. His chubby hands were covered in bubbles as well, and he continued to stare at Carson as he scrubbed himself."You've been looking at me ever since I came back." Carson said
"What makes you think so?" Carson asked."Answer Me," Oliver said.Carson studied Oliver for a while before finally nodding and said, "Yes."Oliver beamed, and the dominating demeanor he displayed moments ago instantly faded. He let go of Carson's hands in joy."Does this mean I can go to her from now on?" Oliver played with the bubbles in the bathtub and said, "Why didn't she tell me that she's my mom? Mom… Can I call her that from now on?"Carson did not respond to all the questions Oliver had asked and instead took the showerhead to wash off all the bubbles on Oliver's body before wrapping him in a towel and leading him out towards his bedroom."Oliver Baxter." The bedroom was brightly lit, and when Oliver sat down on the bed, Carson held his shoulders and said, "Your name symbolizes both your mother and me."Oliver looked at Carson knowingly."However, I have wronged your mom, and she won't forgive me." Carson continued, "It's my fault.""What did you do wrong, Dad?" Olive
Everly spotted Alice the moment she stepped out, but she did not want to bother with her and simply went straight for her office."What an eye-opening sight it is for someone like you to still have the audacity for showing up here in Baxter Group!" Alice said before Everly could open the door to her office.Everly's hand paused on the doorknob as she looked at Alice and asked, "Why wouldn't I show up?"Alice had thought that Violet would ignore her, considering how prideful she had acted all the time before, and felt interested in Violet's change of attitude. She took a step back with a smile and said, "Isn't it obvious? Between you and me, our backgrounds and statuses are entirely different. Carson is a smart man; he should know who to choose."Everly studied Alice, her eyes as calm as the surface of a lake on a windless day. "Do you love him?"Alice paused for a brief moment in confusion of what Violet meant to say before her confusion faded in the next moment."Of course." Ali
"Miss!" Tracey heard her and rushed in immediately. When she saw Alice throwing things around inside the office, she hurried over to stop her by wrapping her arms around Alice. "Miss, don't be mad!""Why can I not be mad?" Alice had completely lost control. She pushed Tracey to the side and was about to look for Violet in the heat of the moment. "That b*tch! That b*tch Violet dares to make googly eyes with Carson in front of me!"She felt as though she was about to explode every time she thought back to the interaction between Carson and Violet from the meeting earlier."I'm going to tear that face of hers apart and see if she dares to do it again!" Alice shouted and attempted to storm out.Tracey leaped into action and held onto Alice's legs in tears. "Don't, Miss. Think about this. We don't know what's in Mister Baxter's mind at the moment. If we get into a conflict with Violet right now, Mister Baxter would think of you as a vicious woman! If Mister Baxter is only treating Viole
"Mister Davidson, Mister Davidson you can't go in there! Mister Baxter…" Lucy could not stop Richard in his agitated state and looked at the two inside the office apologetically.Robbie shook his head towards Lucy, and she bowed deeply before leaving, closing the door behind her.Richard was absolutely furious. He had been agitated since he heard his sister crying over the phone. He drove over immediately, and when he heard about what happened from his sister, he became even angrier."Carson, what exactly do you think of my sister? What's so good about that b*tch Violet for you to take her side, getting everyone else to bully my sister?" Richard roared.'What b*tch Violet? That's Miss Pettis he's talking about! Can't you see how dark Mister Baxter's face is growing?!' Robbie panicked and thought.Robbie instantly took it upon himself to settle the conflict. "Mister Davidson, that's not fair. You were the one who called Mister Baxter directly, saying that Miss Davidson would like t
Robbie sighed as he watched Richard leave.Carson had put up with Alice's tantrum so far because he was looking into Violet's background, who they had yet to realize was Everly at the time. Siding with Alice was merely a means to force Violet to show all her tricks up her sleeves, and it was never about favoring Alice. However, those were not things that Robbie could say at the moment. He could only hope that they would not get the wrong idea. After all, Alice had a screw loose in her head and might just imagine things on her own.The corner of Robbie's mouth twitched in response to his thoughts.…Meanwhile, in Alice's office."…Really? Did Carson really say that?" Alice gaped.Richard nodded. "He didn't say it, but Robbie did. Robbie is Carson's right-hand man, so what he says can be trusted. Think about it. What Robbie said makes sense. Alice, you have been out of line lately. How could Carson allow you to destroy such a big project?"Alice lowered her head pathetically. "I j
Just as Oliver was deep in his thoughts, one of the braver girls leaned closer timidly and asked, "Oliver, aren't you drawing?"Oliver looked at her, wondering who she was. He had always been living in his own world and rarely paid attention to people around him. There had been plenty of people who talked to him, but almost every one of them had their own schemes, so he did not bother to respond, but for now…Oliver looked at his phone and glanced at the timid girl thoughtfully before asking, "Do your parents live together?"Everyone next to next looked over. It was the first time Oliver had spoken to someone else; even the teachers started staring at them.The little girl paused, and one of the teachers reminded her, "Lily, Oliver has asked you a question. Why are you not answering?"Lily snapped out of it and nodded with a smile. "Of course, they do, Oliver. Why are you asking?"Oliver frowned and glanced at the people around before saying, "I want to ask you something, let's g
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