Annie finally understood Everly's behavior.However…She walked out of the doctor's office and came to the door of the ward. Through the gap in the door, she saw Austin sitting next to Everly's bed.Would Austin let her go?Back in the days in Strandia, Everly had only treated Austin as a friend. However, she was more than just a friend to him.If Everly was moved by Carson and decided to get back together with him, what would Austin do?And then, there were the Logans.Everly was destined to be inseparable from them.Buzz...Annie's phone suddenly vibrated. She quickly covered her phone and left for an open space nearby. She saw that it was a call from Robbie. She paused for a moment and clicked the answer button."Hello?""Annie, I'm Robbie. Have you found Miss Pettis?" He seemed to have lowered his voice whilst talking on the phone."I found her. Her wounds are being treated. She just got sedated and fell asleep. She has a slight fever at the moment, but the doctor said
Alice paused for a moment and said, "No thanks, Aunt Baxter. Now that I know that Violet is Everly… I don't think I want to do this anymore.""Don't worry, Alice. Neither Violet nor Everly is my favorite daughter-in-law. Carson is weak and injured now, and I've chased Everly away. This is a perfect chance for you! When Carson sees you the moment he wakes up, he must…""Aunt Baxter," Alice interrupted before Angelica could finish."I no longer have the confidence, and… I don't want to be the third wheel and meddle with other people's feelings.""Alice...""Aunt Baxter, I gotta go. Talk to you soon." Alice did not even give Angelica the chance to speak and hung up the phone.The whole room was silent, except for the sound of raindrops hitting incessantly on the window.Alice held her phone tightly as she locked herself in the room.She had intervened in other people's relationships in the past. For Carson, Alice would do anything to be with him. She did not care that she carried
The drama had stirred up countless discussions among the citizens."I think Mister Baxter is true to Violet. He even got himself hurt in the process! This is true love. She should be able to replace Everly!""But what Violet did was too much. Miss Alexander won't just let her go that easily. Moreover, she prefers Alice over her.""Don't forget about Everly! She may be dead, but she had left him a son! This is a fact that we cannot ignore!"In the midst of the discussions, a man was watching silently from a corner. His face was unfathomable.…The rainy storm got stronger. The heavy downpour slapped onto the windows of the hospital ward, producing incessant clattering noises.Everly was lying on the hospital bed, but she did not sleep soundly.She felt as if she was in the dark, and the only thing she could see was the back of a man not too far away.The man did not turn around. Everly could not see his face clearly. Not knowing what was going on, she just followed him in silen
"Why do you still care about him?!" Austin held Everly's hand tightly. He looked into her eyes and said, "Is there really no one else other than him?!""Austin..." muttered Everly. Austin seemed strange and scary at that moment. She wanted to break free from him. "Let me go!" she exclaimed."No! I'm not letting go!" scolded Austin. He stood up and looked down at her angrily. He held her wrist with one hand and pointed at himself with the other. "All these years… You were always going after him, and he had been changing girlfriends all the time! What has he done for you?!""You…""He may have saved you today, but don't forget that he had sent you to prison back then. He was the one who had brought so much suffering into your life! Till now, you still couldn't even be together with Oliver. It's all because of him!" Austin got more emotional as he spoke.He pushed Everly back to the hospital bed. "Where was he when you needed him? Where was when you were in trouble? Where was he when
Everly knew what Austin said was the truth.To her, Austin was like a big brother companion.As for Carson… He was more than just a brother.Austin's madness was something Everly did not expect. His tantrum was making her feel even more confused. The world in her head was all a mess right now.She looked at Austin and said anxiously, "Bro… Mister Samberg, please don't misunderstand. I've been very grateful for everything you've done for me. I…""Then what do I get in return?!" Austin was even more furious now. Did she just call him Mister Samberg?"I..." stammered Everly. She could not think of anything to answer him. Austin had been so kind to her all the while. She knew that her personal wealth alone was not enough to repay him. She was at a loss for words. Looking at his angry face, she quickly said, "What is it that you want? I will do my best to repay you…""Good!" Austin stared at her with his teary eyes. He pinched her chin and said, "I want to be together with you.""Wh
Robbie was feeling anxious as he looked at Carson, who seemed very calm in his wheelchair.The moment Carson woke up earlier, Robbie had taken a lot of effort to get Angelica to leave. After that, he immediately pushed Carson in his wheelchair over to Everly's ward. However, they did not expect to hear Austin's confession toward Everly!In fact, Robbie had always guessed that Austin had feelings for Everly. After all, he had always been so concerned over her, and he was also behind Everly's treatment abroad.Robbie believed Carson had also known about this. However, to actually hear the confession itself…How could Carson bear it!"Mister Baxter, do you want me to...""Let's go back," said Carson calmly. He acted as if nothing had happened.However, Robbie could see the sadness in Carson's eyes.He was backing down.Nowadays, Carson had been making constant efforts all by himself for Everly, and he had almost lost his life.Carson did not want to listen to Everly's answer t
Everly stared at Austin, who seemed to have lost his mind, and backed away.What had she done…?In her mind, Austin had always been a gentleman with countless women pursuing him, and yet he stood humbly before her, asking for her to compensate him.If everything he said was true, she broke free when Austin took her away, but at the same time, he brought her into a different kind of cage.In the past year, she saw how much he cared for her. He was the first person who truly cared for her as a family member would throughout her entire life. She was grateful and could not help but rely on him. Though she used to call Carson 'brother', Austin was the person whom she truly thought of as an older brother.Those days back in Strandia had not been easy. One could even describe it as torture. She would often vomit when she had seizures and would always be drenched with her own sweat. She lost so much weight that she barely looked alive, and it was Austin who remained by her side.He had s
Everly did not know what to say and simply looked at him with tears rolling down her face."Is it because he saved you? Or is it because he is willing to die for you?" The sadness and discontentment were overwhelming in his eyes as he said, "Don't you know I can do that, too, Everly?"No one knew how difficult the things he had to do were when he snuck her into Strandia. He had to find a legitimate excuse to admit her into the best hospital in Strandia and to locate the best medication at all costs to cure her.Everly spent endless sleepless nights in that hospital, but so did he. When she was suffering from side effects from the medication, he remained by her side day and night and suffered alongside her.He was sent back to Strandia to handle the family business for months for her sake.His family had been unhappy about Austin's actions. Though they were unsure what he was doing, they knew that everything he had done so far was more than simply spending money.Hence, this dange
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