Everly looked up subconsciously.The man's features were carved into perfection, which made him appear even more alluring at the moment.It was Carson.He stood at the edge and lowered his gaze to look at her from above with dark eyes.This was the first time they had seen one another since that day, and he appeared to have grown thinner.Carson stood wordlessly, and the people behind him remained completely still as they observed the two staring at one another.Everly, too, remained silent as they stared into each other's eyes.They stood for a long while until finally, Everly looked away and turned around to avoid his gaze."Violet?" Austin said.With her back facing Carson, Everly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, there was no emotion within her eyes."I'm fine," she said. She looked at Austin and smiled gently. "Let's go, I have something to show you."Carson stared at her back as she smiled at another man. Austin subconsciously looked past Everly's shoulder a
The entire Baxter Group saw Alice as a joke.When everyone thought that she was meant to be with Carson, all of them fawned over her, and in merely a few months' time, the tables had turned."Violet!" Alice's eyes reddened with anger as she threw anything she could find on the table. "It's all because of Violet!"Lisa sat aside and remained quiet as she watched Alice. Lisa was pleased the more frustrated Alice got since that simply meant that Alice could be easily dealt with. She waited until Alice was done venting her anger and smiled. "Let's wrap this up. We need to start while the timing is right. Now, call that person and get her to come over here."Alice was panting heavily, and Tracey was observing the situation from the side. As soon as Alice calmed down, she went over immediately to start tidying things, while Alice steadied herself to follow Lisa's instructions.She took out her phone to locate a number before making the call."It's me, Alice Davidson…"…Meanwhile, in
The brief meeting had ended in the President's office on the top floor of Baxter Group and Carson was handling some documents when Robbie walked in."Mister Baxter," Robbie said respectfully before handing the tablet he was holding to Carson. "These are reports of our recent investigation, and this is the movement Mister Samberg had made in the past year. We followed the path and found this hidden hospital in Strandia. According to research based on the names Everly and Violet, we couldn't find any record that matches with either name; but when our men went undercover, they confirmed that Miss Pettis had accepted treatment in that hospital in the past year.""However, when we tried to probe them for more information concerning her, their guards went up, and they all refused to talk. I assume they had been warned to keep their mouths shut. Also, our operation had been targeted. A few of our men have been summoned or arrested, so it will take more time for us to learn more about this
Everly and Austin entered the president's office.Robbie and Lucy went out of the room as Carson waved his hand, leaving him alone with Everly and Austin.Everly stared at Carson with a serious expression, and her eyes were full of determination.Carson glanced back at her in response. There seemed to be an inexplicable aura between the two of them, which made Austin very nervous.Finally, Carson spoke first, "Lucy said you both wanted to see me?""Yes, I came here this time to talk to you about Oliver," Everly replied softly.She looked at Carson, and she was very straightforward about it.Carson was unmoved, "What do you want to say?" he asked.He may be the one sitting down while both Everly and Austin were standing, but his aura and presence were somewhat stronger as if he was the one in control of the situation.Austin was obviously very uncomfortable with the situation at hand. He glanced at Everly for a moment and turned his head to Carson. "Our request is very simple.
Austin glanced at Everly from the side. "Everly, say something! Don't tell me you agree to marry him?!" he said.Everly looked back at Austin and gave him a look of reassurance, and turned her head back to Carson. "Look, I'm never marrying you. You once told me that you want to make up to me, so give me Oliver! That's all I want," she said to him.Carson frowned as he listened to Everly's words."Mister Baxter, please compensate me with Oliver.." she continued.Carson frowned even harder as he looked at Everly. He had dreamt of her countless times over the past year, and here she is, standing right in front of him, "I'm sorry. You know I can't be separated from Oliver. If you want him, you have to accept me," he said.This was the last straw for Carson. If this fails, he would just lose her forever."Carson! Do you think we would succumb to you? You think you can just make us wait like this?!" Austin yelled exasperatedlyAustin turned his head to Everly. "Let's get this over wit
Lisa was not about to just stand around and let anyone take what she wanted! She was going to make them pay for it!In the meantime, countless social media had already started her live broadcast. Nothing has happened so far, and people were anticipating what would happen next.Meanwhile, in the president's office…Everly looked at Angelica and said, "Missus Alexander, I don't know what you're talking about. You came to my home and lost your temper at my doorsteps. Then, you gave me a check before you left.""I've made myself very clear to you, leave my son alone! That check is your compensation! But now it seems that there is no need for it anymore, because of your own ulterior motives. I can sue you for this!" said Angelica. She remembered arriving at Alice's office after receiving a call, and what she saw there just made her even angrier. Angelica took a step closer to Everly. "This is your last warning! Don't be ignorant!" she said.Before Everly could answer her, Lisa nudged
There were a lot of discussions going around. Pictures of Carson's confession, daily flower deliveries to Violet, and even moments of him having lunch with Oliver were being shared online. Initially, there was not much impact around, but ever since this live broadcast happened, the photos instantly went viral."Oh my god, Mister Baxter's confession was rejected! What is going on now? Is Violet really a spy from another company?""Are you stupid? I think whatever that secretary said makes sense. No matter what Violet wants, she would have everything as long as she agrees to marry Mister Baxter. Why would she even be a spy?""I don't think so. Did you see that? The one standing over there is Miss Alexander. She is Mister Baxter's biological mother. Why would she be so angry if she wasn't sure if Violet is a spy?""Maybe it's just because she doesn't like Violet? I heard that Miss Alexander has always favored Alice instead."…Back in the president's office, Alice looked at Robbie,
"Nonsense?!" Alice was furious. "If there were no ulterior motives, then what would she want these things for? What's there for her to use in her studio?! If anything, she could just request from you directly. Why would she be so sneaky about everything!" she said.Alice then turned her head to Everly and yelled at her, "Violet! Just admit it already!"Everly did not answer her, and she just stared at Austin.Austin was frowning. This was the day he and Everly would launch their plan into action. Find a loophole in Baxter Group, get Oliver, and then return to Strandia.Although the means were despicable, this was the only way for them to get custody of Oliver, as Carson had already rejected their legitimate methods.Austin and Everly had arrived with all the data and materials. Just as they were about to reveal their trump card, Alice and Angelica had barged in and interrupted their plans. At this stage, should they proceed any further?According to the previous plan, everything
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