"It was nothing much, actually. She just asked me if I was doing well and what I liked. She asked me about the usual daily stuff. Oh, she also taught me how to eat these,” Oliver said as he dipped his fries in the ketchup, there was even some sauce smeared on his face."And this too! I like it!" Oliver grabbed the cup of soda from the side of the table and took a sip. The next moment…"Hiccup—"Oliver giggled. It was just like yesterday.Carson looked at the fries in his hand and tasted them.It was not something he would normally eat. Carson had fries before, but this time, it tasted different from what he imagined.It was delicious.Buzz… Buzz…Carson’s cell phone rang a few times, but he just ignored it. He continued eating while wiping away the ketchup on Oliver’s face.The news of them having lunch together at CFC spread instantly.Some oblivious people had taken pictures of them and uploaded them onto the Internet. They even have animations in them!Although it was not
"What… What's going on?" Alice muttered. She quickly opened those push messages, and the next thing she saw drove her crazy.Carson and Oliver are having lunch at Cannesville Fried Chicken?!'Impossible! Didn't Carson care about Oliver's health? Why did he bring him out for such an unhealthy meal! What is going on here!'Oliver was Everly's child, for heaven's sake!"What in the world…" Alice muttered in panic as she walked around her office in circles.Before she went out in the morning, she had applied a lot of makeup to cover up her bruises and scars. Right now, they're all slowly revealed themselves again as she started to sweat profusely."Don't worry, Miss Davidson. It's probably because Violet had just brought Oliver for fast food yesterday. Oliver is just a child after all, of course, he would enjoy eating this sort of stuff, and that's why he wanted to go back there again. In fact, didn't you just send Mister Baxter some photos just now? And now you're getting the news o
"I haven't even gotten to the bottom of this yet. There's nothing I can do. Give me some time to investigate," Lisa said impatiently."Lisa Whites! You-""Shouting at me won't help. I told you, I need to find out what happened. Do you understand?" Lisa rubbed her temple and said, "That will be all. Bye."With that, she ignored Alice's frustration and ended the call directly."Violet…" Lisa stared at the news about Carson and Oliver on the internet and murmured, "What secrets are you hiding?"In the end, she picked up her phone to find a number before making a call.Meanwhile, in Baxter Group, Alice was losing her mind."How dare she hang up on me? Ah!" Alice was absolutely livid and threw her phone to the side, causing it to break."Don't get angry, Miss Davidson. She made sense. We can't act recklessly, Miss-" Tracey wanted to calm her down, but Alice was no longer listening and trotted over to Violet's studio in her heels.…In Violet's studio.Baam, baam, baam!Alice ban
Everyone in Violet's studio went out to rest and have their meals while Everly took the desserts she bought from the restaurant off Annie's hand."I wonder if Oliver would like this," she smilingly said as she stared at the adorable looking desserts."Let me see!" Suddenly, a sweet voice came from not far away.Everly immediately turned her head and saw a chubby little face next to her hand. It was Oliver's chubby little face.Everly's heart was instantly struck by how adorable he was. When he reached for the desserts, her heart melted in response.She squatted down to look Oliver in the eyes as he tasted the desserts and saw him smiling with both his eyes closed."Delicious! I like these!" Oliver said."I'm glad you like them," Everly said as she patted Oliver on the head."I like everything Aunt Violet buys me!" He said as he reached for another piece but remembered something just as he was about to eat it. He turned around and took a few steps away before handing the dessert
"Okay!" Oliver beamed, his eyes as clear and pure as crystal.However, his eyes shone with concern and sadness as he took Everly's hand and started walking inside.When would his parents make up? Could it be that they need to fight to make peace, just like Lily said? How could he make that happen?Along the way, both Everly and Oliver had their own plans and arrived at the office. Annie closed the door for them with a smile, and soon, they were the only two in the room.Everly noticed that Oliver was deep within his own thoughts and decided not to disturb him. Instead, she simply poured him a glass of warm water to drink.Oliver was an obedient child and finished the glass of water swiftly like a small kitten. Amused, Everly started chuckling.Oliver did not realize it until Everly wiped his hands with a wet tissue. He stared at Everly as she giggled and started giggling himself as well."Why are you smiling, Oliver? You look so happy," Everly asked cheerfully as she pinched Oli
Everly had not said anything. Her eyes turned red at the thought that Oliver might be wary of telling her because he still could not trust her.Noticing her discomfort, Oliver held her hand with both his hands and said, "Aunt Violet, I mean it. My dad misses my mom. He told me that Mom is sick and is getting treated, so she couldn't come back to see me, but… I knew."Sorrow crept up his face as he continued, "I knew that my mom's grave is at the Westside Cemetery. I feel sad, and the others are worried that I will be sad, so they lied to me, saying that my mom is only away to treat her illness."He kept holding Everly's hand and deadpanned, "So I pretend like I didn't know anything. I told myself that Mom would come back someday and that I should just think of her as being away to treat her illness. That way, it works out for all of us."Everly felt as though her heart had been torn into pieces. She had never imagined for Oliver to know everything. Though she was not truly dead, Ol
Oliver drew a label on the front of the box and wrote two names on it messily before looking up at her. "I found out that Mom is dead, and Dad is only staying behind because he needs to take care of me, but he misses her and has never forgotten about her."He handed the drawing to her and continued, "Aunt Violet, this is the box that had my parents' figurines in it."Everly was overwhelmed by her emotions and could not react immediately. Oliver might only know that she was 'dead', but she knew more about what happened."Aunt Violet?" Seeing that she had not accepted the drawing, Oliver called out once again."Oh!" Everly snapped out of it and took the drawing for a look. One glance was all it took to strike a blow directly to her heart.This box…Tears overflowed and dripped onto the label on the box inside the drawing."Why are you crying, Aunt Violet?" Oliver panicked and leaned closer in concern.However, she could not respond. She tried her best to contain her emotions, but
Annie wanted to throw the bouquet away when they first arrived in the morning, but Everly told her to keep it and put it in a vase by the window in her office."There aren't enough people showing their will to side with us yet, so we need to keep up the act to show those who are still observing," she said to Annie.She thought that it was her true thought at the time, but now…she suddenly became confused. Did she really think so, or…?The shadow wavered under the light as she patted Oliver gently on the back. Her eyes were fixated on the drawing. At that very moment, she could not understand what she was feeling.Oliver had already fallen asleep in her arms, and she spent the rest of the afternoon staring at his adorable face as he slept until she heard someone knocking on the door. She looked up by reflex and then…She saw Carson.He was looking at her, his dark eyes filled with her reflection. "I'm here to pick Oliver up," he said with a steady voice that sounded exactly the sa
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