Nobody could understand why Carson was so protective of Violet. After all, Everly was the only woman whom Carson cared for. She even left him a son!That being said, Carson had never been serious in pursuing any women, not even Everly. What is going on now with Violet?!Discussions and gossip erupted all across social media online.Meanwhile, in the president's office of Baxter Group, Carson stood up as Robbie shut off the live broadcast equipment.Several police officers at hand had also come forward to clarify Carson's information earlier in the broadcast.The reporters were taken away for questioning. Whoever that showed up in the office to stir up such a commotion must be up to no good. They must be investigated as well!Apart from Carson, the three women, namely Alice, Angelica, Lisa, were still present in the room.As Robbie sent the reporters away, he came back into the office and closed the door.Earlier during Carson's live broadcast, Alice was still immersed in the sh
However, it was not Everly's intention to destroy the company but to leave Carson…She took the documents from him. It only took her a glance at it to become even more furious."You!" Angelica was so angry she threw the document back at Carson. “How dare you!” she said resentfully.Angelica glared at Carson, turned around, and left the room.Lisa followed her behind. Seeing that everyone was leaving, Alice also got up quickly and hurried out of the room. Carson and Robbie were the only ones left in the president's office.The documents which Angelica threw at Carson earlier were scattered around the floor. Carson reached out and picked them up, and stacked the papers together.Robbie also helped him out, “It's a good thing that I organized the documents. Otherwise, it would be troublesome now.”Carson just remained silent as he picked up the papers one after another.Robbie was feeling a little awkward. “How witty of you, Mister Baxter. The information in these documents was
Everly sat in the driver's seat of the Masheruti by herself. She leaned back on the seat and stared at the desolate and cold parking basement around her. In her mind, the episode in the president's office earlier with Carson kept replaying incessantly.Everly felt extreme sadness as she thought of Carson. His face, his words, everything. It all just kept looping in her head.She did not understand how things could wind up like this. The plan was to blackmail Carson with the information, and he would give her custody of Oliver in order to protect his company. Then, she would take her son and leave the country. However…Carson said that he could promise her anything except let her go.He…Everly could not understand anything at all. Her head was in a mess. All she felt was the emotional pain within.Buzz...Suddenly, her mobile phone started vibrating.Everly calmed herself down and grabbed her phone. It was Robbie.After a little hesitation, she touched the answer button. "Ro
Carson knew…He knew it all along…Yet he still allowed Everly to continue hurting him…Everly was overwhelmed with sadness. Her eyes became watery, and tears began falling drop by drop.She was feeling so much anguish within. It was as if her heart was being torn apart. She struggled to breathe, and the inner pain was unbearable.What is she going to do?She did not know the answer to that…Everly started to cry as she leaned her head against the steering wheel.…Meanwhile, all the way across overseas in Marestadt…John Logan was walking through the corridor of the manor in his residence.He was all anxious, and his footsteps hastened as he walked."Mister Logan!""Good afternoon, Mister Logan!"The servants in the manor all bowed to John. He nodded light back at them in response and headed towards the study room on the second floor. He reached out and knocked on the door."It's me. I'm coming in!" said John."Yes," a deep voice of a man came from the other side of th
"So what? You looked so frightened, just because of that?" Lisa sneered."Isn't that enough?!" Alice was about to cry. The moment she pulled Everly's hand and saw her face earlier, she thought she was having a nightmare. She was still pinching herself on the face, trying to wake herself up from this horrible dream. How could Lisa not worry about this?!"Lisa, why are you so calm? Don't tell me you already knew! How could you not tell me about this?! How could you do this to me!" Alice wailed. "Goodness, you are so annoying! What an idiot! If I knew Violet was Everly, would I still do this?!" Lisa exclaimed impatiently.She continued scolding Alice, "I would have just done everything secretly behind the scene. Why would I show up in the office? This time, Carson has also noticed me. Did you not know what he did to my family? Don't you know how miserable it is?!" Lisa got more furious the more she spoke.She did not expect this!She really did not see this coming!Back when Lisa
"You..." Alice's eyes widened in disbelief. She never thought that Lisa would actually frame her!Feeling contemptuous upon seeing Alice's shocked expression, Lisa said, "Why do you think Angelica was carrying all the burden on her shoulders earlier in the office without even mentioning both of our names? It's because she thought that you did it all, and she wanted to protect you. That's why.""Aunt Baxter...""Yeah, Angelica is really a good aunt. She thinks of you all the time, but do you know what her actions represent?" Lisa asked."It means even Angelica herself thinks you're behind everything!" "This…" muttered Alice."Who would believe you? There are only three suspects left. As long as Angelica and I think it's you, who do you think Carson will believe? Even if he doesn't trust me, he would definitely believe his own biological mother. Not to mention…You've shown hostility against Everly before. What do you think it's gonna be?" Lisa sneered.Alice was shocked, speechle
Alice was so angry she was speechless. Thinking that Alice had agreed to cooperate, Lisa said, "Very well, now all we have to do is to bring down Everly…""That's impossible!" interrupted Alice. Her eyes were all red as she looked out of the car window. "If it's anybody else, I would not even be afraid. This is Everly… I don't stand a chance against her.""So what if it's Everly?" Lisa said loudly, "Don't forget, Alice. You're the only one Angelica values! There's still hope. Do you want to do this? Or are you just gonna give up?"Alice did not answer Lisa. She just continued staring at the car window.She finally understood everything clearly.Carson had always treated Violet differently ever since she first appeared. Perhaps, he did not know her true identity initially and just used her as a substitute for Everly.Alice knew that Everly was her only opponent from the very start. However…At that moment when Carson gave Violet all the special rights of his company, perhaps he a
Alice quickly yanked her arm away as Lisa attempted to grab onto her again. She then ran towards her car. Tracey saw her from afar and immediately rushed over to get Alice into the vehicle. The car engine revved, and they left the premises hastily.Lisa was left alone. She was filled with anger as she watched Alice's car drive away."Alice! How dare you! This is all because of Everly!" Lisa screamed with her fists clenched.Lisa remembered all the sufferings she had gone through the past year. The hatred within her got stronger the more she thought about it."Heh! So what if you're still alive? I can still give you hell!" Lisa muttered. She stared at her bag for a moment and took her phone out of it. She proceeded to dial a number and made a call……Meanwhile, Everly was driving her Masheruti. Her phone suddenly vibrated.She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and took out her phone.The caller ID reminded her of a police number. Recalling what Robbie had told her ear
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