"Take this to her office in the afternoon," Carson said.Robbie took the gift box and nodded respectfully. "Yes," he said.Seemingly remembering something all of a sudden. "Mister Baxter, all the preparations you've instructed for Miss Pettis are done. When are you going to take a look?""Set me up with the nearest time possible," Carson said lightly."Right away," Robbie replied and left.…Time flew by in an instant.The workload in Baxter Group was very intense. Just in the morning, Everly was running up and down, dealing with all work-related matters. She did not even have the time for lunch. It was not until everything was settled she could finally rest. She let out a big yawn as she stretched her waist.Annie did the same. She rubbed her eyes and said, "Take a rest, Violet. We can handle the rest."Everyone else in the studio nodded. "Yes, Violet. We can deal with this," they said."Okay, I'll go ahead and get some rest then," Everly said with a smile. These people had
It was a very familiar sight, seemingly to be someone Everly knew a long time ago. She could feel that the person was someone very important to her.Everly wanted to open her eyes, but she could not do it no matter how hard she tried.She could only feel him staring at her the entire time. Finally, he reached his hand out and stroked her head gently."Eve..." he said.Everly was inexplicably anxious. She opened her eyes at the last moment.Dreams and reality were indistinguishable at the moment. Everly started seeing images and hearing all those sounds from her past as if she had traveled back in time."...I will protect you forever."On that day, the afternoon sunlight gleamed on the side of his face through the window, enveloping him in an extraordinarily gentle atmosphere. He looked tender despite being in his usual cold appearance. His eyes were full of sympathy as he looked at Everly as if she was the only one in his world.…Everly woke up in the office and suddenly sat
Everly clenched the sign in her hand as she walked into the cemetery.Following Alice's instructions, she followed the trail inside and arrived at a hut."What are you doing!" exclaimed the security guard with his baton pointed at Everly. He was about to doze off on duty but got up immediately when he heard some sound of movements approaching. Everly stood still and handed him the sign."Someone had told me that you'll show me something if I give you this," she said.The security guard glanced at the sign. He was puzzled at first, but then he seemed to have remembered something. He took the sign and said, "Wait here, I'm gonna make a call,""Okay," Everly responded.The security guard walked over to the phone and started dialing while Everly stood there, looking around as she waited.The hut had a vast view of the entire cemetery. Even the slightest movement around the area could be detected if scrutinized properly."Okay, come with me," said the security guard. Everly enter
The security guard was still chattering as if it was a rare moment for him to have a conversation with someone. He did not care if anyone was listening. He just kept going on and on.Everly continued clicking silently, going through the videos one by one.Ever since Everly's funeral, Carson had visited her grave often. He would stay there for a long time, even almost the entire night, regardless of the weather.Over the surveillance footage, Carson seemed to be getting thinner as time went by.The dates and events of the videos were constantly changing. Everly noticed there was a long time interval between two of them."... Ah, this one. Mr. Baxter used to come here often, but he suddenly stopped coming for a while. I felt strange about it, I also heard that he was sick…" said the guard.Everly stopped clicking and paused for a moment.Buzz...The phone in the bag vibrated frantically, seemingly startled Everly in the process.She immediately lowered her head and took out the
The surveillance videos in the security hut were planted by Lisa a few days before. Everything that happened was all pre-planned for this very day.The phone call that the security guard made previously was also to Lisa's subordinates, she knew everything behind the scenes."So you're saying that Violet will back off after this?" asked Alice, sounding worried."Alice, you have seen those surveillance videos as well. Do you still remember how you felt after watching them?" Lisa asked.Alice was silent.Back when she was pulled into Lisa's car just a day ago, Lisa had shown her all the videos. Alice knew that Carson had loved Everly, but she did not expect him to go that far for her. At that moment, Alice almost wanted to give up, thinking that she could never replace the woman who was lying six feet under her grave.However, Alice was persuaded by Lisa.Everly was already dead, and Carson would never stay single for the rest of his life. As long Violet is gone, everything will be
"Everly?" Annie looked at Everly as she stopped her from taking the box."Please leave the room," said Everly calmly to Annie, not looking at her. The light of the setting sun hit on Everly’s complexion. Her long eyelashes cast a shadow on her eyes, making it difficult to see her expressions.Annie did not understand Everly's mood at the moment, but she respected her thoughts nonetheless and nodded. "Okay."Annie closed the door as she left, leaving Everly alone in her office.She looked at the box, hesitated for a while, and finally reached out and opened it.Everly untied the ribbon bow on and opened the lid of the box. The next moment, a small cake appeared in front of her eyes.Everly startled a little when she saw the cake,This cake…Memories came rushing back to her. There was no wind in the office, but her mind was blown away.Years ago, she finally made up her mind. After a long time, she decided to make the first move."Who said that a woman is worthless in her own
"As I've said, Mister Baxter. Violet doesn't want to see you. You don't have to be so pushy about this. Violet's not gonna like it!" Annie's angry voice could be heard from afar.It was the hour when everyone started to get off work. People were going about in the corridor area. A crowd was formed at the entrance of Violet's studio as the commotion went on."What do you think Mister Baxter is up to? Is this what I think it is?""What other reasons would a man do such a thing for?""But then, didn't everyone say that Mister Baxter likes Alice Davidson? What's going on now?""I'm not sure, but I know that Violet is inside. We'll find out very soon!"Many people were whispering among themselves. As they saw Everly approaching, they quickly stopped.Everly had overheard them. Feeling confused, she hastened her footsteps and arrived at the entrance of Violet's studio."Violet!""Violet's here!"The crowd automatically made way for her as she passed them.Everly stopped walking ha
"Gasp…"Everyone around took a deep breath.Although no one had dared to take any pictures, the news spread around like wildfire as the situation unfolded.What a huge gossip!Carson Baxter had actually dressed up and waited outside Violet's studio with a large bouquet of flowers in his arms. More importantly, he just told Violet that he was wooing her!"For so many years, other women had been pursuing Mister Baxter. Even if he ends up with them, it won't last long. Even the one in his first relationship did not get such treatment from him. He had never told anyone any intentions of pursuing a relationship before. But…""Mister Baxter actually said that to Violet today!""My goodness! What happened here!"The crowd could not control themselves, and everyone started talking excitedly.Everly, who was at the center of the discussion, was visibly stunned.She never expected Carson actually to do such a thing in public!"Mister Baxter, what is the meaning of this?" asked Everly.
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