He needed to show up in person in order to proceed with his following plan.Robbie was slightly amused. He had originally planned to give out a few envelopes of cash in Oliver's name. Since Oliver mentioned that he would do it himself, Robbie had no problem with letting him."Alright," Robbie said.Oliver had his own number and his own bank card, linked to an account where Carson transferred a fixed amount of allowance into each month so that Oliver could buy whatever he wanted. However, as Oliver rarely wanted anything at all, his allowance remained untouched in the account until it accumulated into an enormous amount.Inside the Baxter Group chat group.Robbie invited Oliver into the group and sent out a message that said, "This is Mister Baxter Jr. It's New Year's Eve today, so he said he wants to come in here to send out some gifts."Oliver sent a message to the group that said, "Happy New Year, everyone. I'm Oliver Baxter. Thank you for your hard work for the past year!"Be
For the past year, Carson had stared into Oliver's eyes so many times because it felt like he was looking at Everly.Apart from that, Oliver liked her."Can I go?" Oliver clenched his fists nervously and said, "It won't take long. I am just going there to give her a new year's present, and then I will come back to be with you.""Go, remember to come back," Carson said.Oliver beamed at him and planted a loud kiss on his face before jumping off the bed and saying, "I'll be back soon!""Okay," Carson said as he gazed upon the gloomy sky.Back in the living room, Oliver told the butler, "Uncle Benny, can you send me to Orchid Garden?""Sure." The butler smiled and patted Oliver on the head before they headed towards Orchid Garden.…Meanwhile, in Orchid Garden. The rain had stopped, but the sky remained gloomy.A Benz stopped in front of the door, and Annie spotted it from afar. She glanced at the room on the upper floor and shook her head before sighing.The door to the Benz o
"Okay," Annie whispered in response.Oliver walked towards Everly's bedside by himself. He glanced at her worriedly before reaching his chubby little hand to touch her face. He realized Everly's skin was burning hot.She appeared to be severely ill.Perhaps it was because of Oliver's touch, Everly turned slightly and opened her eyes. Oliver immediately retreated and stared at her, only to find that her eyes were shut once again.Relieved, he tip-toed his way back to Annie, and the two closed the door behind them gingerly."Sigh… I wanted to wish Aunt Violet a happy New Year in person, but I guess that's not an option now." He said while heading downstairs with Annie, "I had those gifts prepared for her… for both of you. Tell her I was here when she gets better.""Of course. What a great kid you are, Oliver!" Annie studied Oliver's adorable appearance with eyes filled with endearment.Oliver was just too adorable."Right, Violet prepared some new years gifts for you as well, Oli
"Com'on, Everly, stop looking at me like that!" Annie said hastily, "I'm starting to get embarrassed. You aren't feeling well right now, so you need to eat even if you don't feel like it. I made some soup. Should I have it brought up to you?"Everly nodded, and in a hoarse voice, she said, "Thank you.""You're welcome, Everly," Annie said with a smile before heading out.…Time ticked by, and soon it was time for the New Year celebration. Thousands of families within the city gathered to celebrate.Though Cannesville forbade fireworks, there would still be a grand firework show during the New Year celebration.Annie did not come to disturb Everly, but she could not fall asleep either way and could only lean against the bed to look outside the window.Following the countdown, countless fireworks bloomed in the sky above the city, lighting up the entire room along with her face.As she gazed upon the enormous fireworks before her and saw Carson's face.Oliver looked like him, to
Oliver sat aside while looking at his phone. The only difference was that when Oliver was with Carson and Everly, he would always be extremely approachable, whereas he returned to his cold demeanor when he was elsewhere."Hi, little Sir. This is what you like from last time. I made more just for you, and there are a few more flavors to choose from as well. Try and see if you like it.""Little Sir, look at Bailey here. You checked it out before, so we had it specially trained. Mister Baxter told us that Bailey is to play with you this time!""Little Sir, we heard that you sent out a lot of cash rewards inside Baxter Group. What happened? Have you considered giving us a few as well?"…Many inside the mansion surrounded Oliver. They brought snacks and the dog over, with flattering smiles on their faces, but Oliver ignored them all and focused on his phone.Meanwhile, inside the study room.Carson sat down on the couch. His father studied him and said, "What happened to your face?
Missus Baxter wanted to stop Carson, but he had already stepped outside. Enraged, she could only glare at her husband and say, "Look at you. If only you hadn't taken Everly in back then, things wouldn't have been this way! It's a pity you pitied her. Look at your son and your grandson, do you not pity them?""Alright, alright. That's enough." Mister Baxter, too, felt helpless. "Everly was only fourteen when she came into our house, and Carson was already twenty-one at the time. How can I possibly know that this would happen?""Why you!" Missus Baxter was absolutely livid. "Whatever, I'm not talking to you! I'm going out to see Oliver!"With that said, she turned around and went outside.Meanwhile, in the living room, Oliver was still looking down at his phone. The people around him kept presenting him with snacks, but he ignored them all.That was the scene that unfolded before Carson when he walked out of the study room. He did not go down the stairs and simply gazed down at ever
Oliver opened up his gift and nodded. "I like drawing tools."With new tools, he would have a new reason to go look for his mother to draw together.Missus noticed the joy on his face and sat aside with a smile. "Oliver, have you been going to the office to look for your dad lately?""Yeah." Oliver was in a good mood, so he nodded."Well then… Do you notice anything weird with your dad?" Missus Baxter continued to prob."Like what?" He looked at his grandmother oddly.Missus Baxter looked at him and asked, "Any weird woman by his side?""Dad always has a lot of women around him. He just doesn't want to bother with them," Oliver deadpanned.What he said was the truth. Despite Carson's age and the fact that he had a son, Carson was still the most eligible bachelor in the city, with countless pursuers who would throw themselves at his feet.Missus Baxter smiled and went up to hug Oliver, but he backed away from her touch.The joy he showed from receiving the drawing tools earlie
"I see." A satisfied smile appeared on Missus Baxter's face, relieved to know that Oliver only saw Violet as a good friend. She tapped Oliver on the shoulder. "I understand. Get your dad to carry all these back for you later. Now run along to wash your hands. Dinner is ready.""Okay," Oliver responded as he stared at Missus Baxter. He hesitated for a moment but did not say anything in the end.He was not sure what pleased his grandmother so much. All he said was that he did not want Violet to be his stepmother because she was his mother. Why would there be any need for Violet to be his stepmother instead?However, he was simply too lazy to explain and left to wash his hands obediently.Missus Baxter watched as Oliver stepped out and took out her phone to make a call."Yeah, it's me. Send all the information related to Violet to my mailbox," she said,…Time flew by and it was already the last day of the holidays.The sky was still gloomy, as it had been throughout the entire ho
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