The sakura accessory was swaying. When she got it from Austin, he said that the accessory symbolized his feelings for her. It symbolized hope.It was not until today that Everly remembered that sakura had another meaning, pure love.Yet she was too despicable to be worthy of it.It was still raining outside the window, and the world seemed to have turned a depressing shade of gray.Everly sat alone in the ward filled with the color white and sobbed quietly, while Austin remained standing outside the ward for a long while.Unlike his furious state earlier, he appeared exceptionally calm. All the emotions he had felt in the past few days were drained from him, leaving nothing but emptiness behind.He stood for a long time but did not look inside at Everly in fear of caving in.Buzz…Suddenly, his phone started buzzing. He looked away to take out his phone and noticed his secretary's name on the screen.After a moment of thought, he picked up the call and said, "What is it?""Mi
Robbie leaped into action and went to open the door but froze when he saw who was outside."Mister Samberg?" Robbie stared at Austin before subconsciously glancing over at Cason.Carson had already turned his wheelchair to face their direction, and the two men stared each other in the eyes."Why are you here, Mister Samberg? Aren't you…" Robbie came close to saying the wrong thing and immediately stole a peep at Austin, who did not seem to notice."I want to speak to you, alone," Austin said to Carson."Mister Samberg, Mister Baxter has just woken up, and now…""Sure." Before Robbie was done explaining, Carson agreed.Robbie stood awkwardly but managed to change his expression and gave Austin a look politely before bowing in Carson's direction. "I will be right outside the door. Please let me know if you need me, Mister Baxter, Mister Samberg."With that, he turned to leave.Following the faint sound of the door closing, the two were the only people left inside the entire ward
"How do you know I won't?" Austin straightened his neck to appear fiercer as he said, "As long as she can be rid of you, I will do anything!"Carson continued to look at him calmly, as though he was looking at a minor, just like he did many times before.Austin felt humiliated. The look he got from Carson was familiar and it reminded him that Everly treated him differently from Carson. It was a constant reminder that Everly and Carson were meant to be, and he was nothing but a useless outsider."Austin, I remember the first summer after you came back from overseas. That was the first time I brought her to meet you. I used to take her to all sorts of gatherings back then, but all of them were attended by people we knew. That was the first time I brought her to a gathering with someone she didn't know without warning." Carson said.Carson studied the rage on Austin's face and continued calmly, "Our families have been friends. I was even there at your first birthday party, so technica
"Just you wait! Don't you think I'll go easy on you!" Austin had thought that this incident would convince Carson to give up. However, judging from the looks of it, he remained as stubborn as ever."I will do anything for her!" Austin added fiercely, but Carson continued to look at him calmly with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.Austin felt humiliated. The atmosphere inside the ward was suffocating, and he had failed to accomplish what he came to do, so he could only turn around and leave angrily.Baam!Austin stormed out, leaving Carson alone to stare at the closed door in silence.After a minute, Carson lowered his head and readjusted his wheelchair to continue facing the window. The rain fell upon the window and trailed down like tears scrolling down one's face.He stared outside the window, appearing to be looking at the rain, but at the same time not.…Outside Carson's ward, Austin slammed the door shut in rage and glared at the door.Carson might think that he would not
"Ha!" Austin sneered. "Tell me what he's given, then. I would very much like to see if what he gave was really that impressive!"Robbie looked at Austin with sorrowful eyes and remained quiet for three seconds before saying, "I'm sorry, Mister Samberg, I can't tell you.""Ha!" Austin sneered sarcastically. "Don't try to fool me with vague excuses."'He's saying Carson gave as much as I did? That I can't imagine what he sacrificed? Robbie works for Carson, and he wouldn't be here stopping me without Carson's command! All this has to be Carson's scheme. It has to be!' Austin thought to himself."Stop playing good cop bad cop here!" Austin smirked and said, "This will only make me look down on him."With that, Austin left furiously.Robbie remained standing alone and watched as Austin left before sighing a long breath.Austin turned around the corner hurriedly and stopped. He looked at his phone and decided not to make the phone call in the end."He's trying to provoke me so that
Annie went silent again. After about three seconds, she said, "Don't waste your time, Robbie. I know you mean well, but the two of them will never get back together."She looked at the pouring rain, and her mind was instantly filled with the scene she stumbled upon that day. Ever since then, she knew that Austin would never let go of Everly."What?" Robbie was confused by Annie's words and said, "You saw what happened today. Miss Pettis cried so much and even forgot about her own injuries. I think that she still loves Mister Baxter. Doesn't she want Oliver's custody? If the two get married, Oliver will finally be able to call Miss Pettis, mom. Isn't that a good thing?"Annie simply sighed and shook her head. "It's not as simple as you think. The harm Carson had caused Everly and Oliver has become a scar in her heart. Besides… there's also Mister Samberg. Robbie, you don't know what Mister Samberg did, and what he did… it goes beyond money."Robbie wanted to say something but was in
"What are you doing, Mister Davidson? How can Mister Baxter understand you if you don't clarify your intentions?" Robbie kept a certain distance and attempted to ease the tension."Stop playing games with me!" Richard roared, "Carson Baxter, if you like Violet, why flirt with my sister Lissy? Don't you know that she's in love with you?""You can't say that, Mister Davidson. Mister Baxter had rejected Miss Davidson long ago, and it was her that told Mister Baxter that she would treat him as a friend. Mister Baxter did not keep a distance from her simply because Miss Davidson once saved Oliver. You can't possibly blame Mister Baxter for this!"Carson never gave Alice any hope to begin with because everyone knew that Carson only loved Everly. The hope they spoke of was nothing but pure imagination generated by Alice's foolish mind."Bullshit!" Furious, Richard took a few long strides forward towards Carson's wheelchair before grabbing the handle and turning him around by force. He sta
He thought back to how miserable Alice looked when she cried and was on the brink of exploding when he saw Carson's expressionless face."Carson, what's so bad about Alice?" He roared, "Davidsons might not be as powerful as the Baxters, but we are at the top in both Canneville and around the globe! Our families have been partners for so many years that we know one another well! Alice is my only sister, and with her status, she could have had any man she wanted, but she only wants you! Even if you love another and have a child with that woman, Alice said she could accept it. She even told us that she would take good care of Oliver!" Tears began to gather in Richard's eyes as he spoke, "Whereas Violet uses the authority you gave her to investigate confidential information about Baxter Group in order to threaten you! You won't have someone like Alice who is fully devoted to you, but instead, you go after a vicious, scheming woman regardless of the cost! Carson Baxter, have you gone mad
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