Everly was not happy about it, but there was nothing she could do when she did not hold Oliver's custody."Come, Oliver," Carson said.Oliver glanced at Everly and looked over at Carson before jumping off of Everly and said, "Aunt Violet, I'm going to eat with my dad."Everly forced a smile and nodded at Oliver. "Mm-hm, go on then."Oliver nodded before reaching for Everly's hand as though he thought of something. "Aunt Violet, why don't you come with us?"He looked to the side at Carson and asked, "What do you say, Dad?"Carson's eyes had never left Everly, and he nodded at the question. "Let's."Everly wanted to say no, but all words were taken from her when Oliver lifted his chin to look at her with googly eyes filled with anticipation. She smiled gently and patted Oliver on the head. "Alright.""Yay!" Oliver led Everly towards Carson while holding her hand before reaching for Carson's hand with his free hand and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Violet. Look at my dad. He's tall and
Suddenly, Robbie felt someone's eyes on him, and when he looked up, he saw Carson giving him a look of warning. He immediately cleared his throat and in a forced serious tone, said, "I will inform the restaurant to have everything arranged."Alice's jaw dropped."What do you mean by adding an extra seat?" Alice looked at Carson and turned to look at Oliver and Violet.Oliver was still talking to Violet at the moment with a big smile on his face. Oliver had always been a withdrawn person, and Alice had never seen him acting so happy before.Oliver was angry when he stepped into Violet's studio and came out smiling alongside Carson."What on earth happened inside Violet's studio? Did Violet bewitch them with a spell or something?""Carson! What's going on? You guys…don't tell me you are all going for dinner together!" Alice couldn't help but question.Everly gazed up and glanced at Alice without a word.Noticing who Everly was looking at, Oliver was reminded of all the bad things
Everly could not react at the moment, and Carson simply looked at her without saying anything.Oliver hid at the corner with his hands over his mouth. His large eyes turned to look between Carson and Everly.Ding!The ring came out of the blue from the elevator and interrupted the silence.Everly came to and looked away. "Ahem…" She cleared her throat awkwardly and hurried outside.Carson looked at Oliver, who was still covering his own mouth; their eyes met and they followed Everly outside.It was a good thing that they were the only three in the parking lot, or someone would see the following scene. Violet was walking ahead pridefully with her heels, and about two to three steps behind her, the almighty president of Baxter Group, Carson Baxter, followed, and Mister Baxter Jr., who was known to be distant and cold, was also running behind while covering his own mouth. It was as though the father and son were thieves on their way to steal something.Screech!The Benz stopped on
Everly appeared to be staring out the window but was actually listening to what they said."From now on, if you take Aunt Violet and me out for dinner, I don't want Aunt Violet to feel uncomfortable because of how small this car is," Oliver explained innocently.Everly's heart skipped a beat, and blush began to creep up her cheeks once again. What surprised her more was that Carson agreed as though Oliver made perfect sense and responded with, "Okay.""Dad, you are now a single old man with a son. You need to maintain your image. Otherwise, when my mom comes back, she won't marry you. What happens if she goes find someone else?" Oliver added and sighed a long breath, "Then I'm going to become a poor kid without a mother.""What do you think I should do, then?" Carson asked in a tone as though he was discussing a normal matter."I don't know, but…" Oliver grabbed onto Everly's arm and rocked her back and forth, "Aunt Violet, help me.""Huh?" Everly had not expected to be involved
They finally arrived at the restaurant.Everly had 'woken up' as the car stopped."Aunt Violet, are you okay?" Oliver, who was sitting next to her, asked."I'm fine, Oliver. Thank you for your concern." Everly smiled and touched his head. They both then got out of the car together.Everly still did not look at Carson, she asked Robbie for the location of the restaurant and walked into the premises while holding Oliver's hand.Carson stood and watched their backs as they walked forward. The corner of his mouth raised slightly."Mister Baxter." Robbie came over and said respectfully, "Everything has been prepared according to your instructions. It's just that Oliver had not managed to find out what Miss Pettis would have liked. And now…"He did not finish his sentence, but Carson understood him clearly."I'll figure it out." Carson said, his eyes still locked on Everly, "You wait here.""Understood!"Robbie knew he was supposed to stand guard to prevent any disturbance and not
It was January, and it was very cold in Cannesville. However, the chilly temperature did not seem to bother Everly as she took off her coat and entered the room. She was wearing a long purple fringed dress. Her complexion looked whiter than snow as the dim lights shone on her skin.Carson stood not too far behind Everly. Just looking at her like this made his eyes slightly wet.Purple hyacinth, apologize, regret, mint, looking forward to falling in love with you again.These were the words he had always wanted to say to Everly.She used to always be behind Carson, always chasing after his footsteps, craving for his attention.This time, the table has turned.It did not matter if Everly had changed, Carson still loved her, and he wanted no one else but her."Everly," Carson called her name softly.Her skirt fluttered as she turned around abruptly, looking as beautiful as before.Everly did not move, stunned as she saw Carson staring at her like that. She quickly turned away, av
Everly was talking to Oliver throughout the entire meal, ignoring Carson on the side.She did not even look at him.Oliver had noticed this. He tried to help, but there was nothing much he could do.After all, Everly was angry when he saw her just now. It's best for Oliver not to do anything rash. Otherwise, she would even dislike him as well.That would be trouble.Oliver secretly glanced at Carson, giving him a look.Oliver and Everly were very happy during the dinner, and only Carson was silent at the side.In the end, Annie arrived with a car and sent Everly back to Orchid Garden, leaving Carson and Oliver in the restaurant. Carson watched silently as she left, his eyes looking deserted.Squeak squeak…The sound of the cart's wheels was heard as Robbie pushed out a beautifully decorated dining cart. There was a bouquet of flowers and a gift box on it."Mister Baxter..." Robbie gave Carson a worried look.Carson did not answer. He just stared at the items on the cart abse
"Miss Davidson, these are all news to me. Someone had just sent these photos to my email. I… I don't know what's going on," she said. "What photo? Why didn't I receive it?" Alice was on the verge of going insane."I've already sent it to your email, Miss Davidson. Take a look." Tracey's voice was shaking as she spoke.Alice threw her phone aside. She turned on her computer with trembling hands, entered her mailbox, and opened the email that Tracey had just sent.Between the mouse clicks, she saw those photos and videos.One was footage of Robbie handing a box to Violet. The next one showed Violet opening the box in front of him, and inside it was a beautiful blue dress. Robbie was shown bowing respectfully to Violet moments later."What… this outfit..." Alice's pupils widened. This was the dress Violet wore for the banquet! She had even laughed at her, saying that her outfit was an imitation of Everly!"No, it's impossible... This must be edited! How could Carson do this! He ob
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