Everly didn't understand what was going on. She frowned slightly, looked at Austin next to her, and then looked at Angelica in front of her. Then she asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"But she didn't know that her words caused even more anger in Angelica, almost causing the elegant woman to explode."What's wrong?" Angelica was simply furious. She wanted to strangle Everly to death at this moment!"How dare you have the nerve to ask what's wrong?" Angelica pointed at Everly's nose and angrily rebuked, "Don't you know what bad things you've done?"Everly had a puzzled look on her face. Annie, who came here late for a while, immediately rushed over when she saw this scene. Then Annie immediately pulled Everly to the side.Annie thought, 'This is the end.'Annie thought she would talk to Everly when she got back tonight, but she didn't expect to run into Angelica here. And Everly didn't know anything, so she was going to be at a disadvantage.Thinking that, Annie was about to say,
"Aunt Angelica, please don't make a scene and go back first. Let's deal with the matter later." Alice stopped Angelica. A group of people gathered and fought with each other.The crowd around them took many pictures, but no one could separate them until the restaurant's guards came over.Both sides were hurt and messy.Yet they were divided anyway.Angelica glared at Everly, turned around, and walked outside with her bag.Annie stood in front of Everly warily, afraid that Angelica would pounce on Everly again.Alice straightened her clothes, looked at Everly, and said, "Can I talk to you alone?""No way!" Annie was angry. Angelica had scratched Everly fiercely while they were off guard. Alice still wanted to talk to Everly alone.Annie thought, 'Who knows if they will harm Everly!'Alice ignored Annie, stared at Everly, and said, "It's something about him. I don't think you want me to say it right now in public."Everly looked at Alice. Everly noticed that Alice had changed a
Everly's hands paused a second. Then she looked up at Alice and said, "Alice, all you saw was what Carson did, and I don't know if he did that for me, but that doesn't affect how I make my decisions." "He had done so much for you! It's all true! For that, I can swear!" Alice leaned down and propped her arms on the table. She stared steadily at Everly and yelled, "He loves you! He'd do anything for you!" "Really?" Everly burst out laughing. She looked at Alice and sneered, "It seems you don't know him very well." "Why?" Alice frowned. "I don't know if he loves me, but I know he's a merciless man." Everly gazed at Alice, and the heartbreaking scenes of the past returned to her mind again, so vividly. She could never forget those stories. "Alice, I used to think the same as you do. I thought he was a trustworthy man. I thought he loved me with all his heart. But as a result, I was sentenced to 10 years in prison. I suffered so much in prison. My best friend in prison died for me
Everly, who was holding the door handle, was stunned for a moment. She then opened the door and walked out.Annie and Austin were waiting outside the door. Seeing her come out, Annie let out a sigh of relief and said, "Luckily, you're okay."Everly didn't say anything. She just nodded slightly.Austin looked at Everly, but he kept silent. The three of them headed for the private room they had reserved.After Annie went to order food, only Everly and Austin were left in the private room.Both of them were silent, and the private room was so quiet.After a long while, Austin finally opened his mouth first."Have you swayed again because he quit his job as CEO of Baxter Group?" Austin asked.Everly didn't say anything. She was exhausted after talking to Alice just now.Austin looked at Everly. He had already known this afternoon what Carson had done. He didn't understand why Carson did that, but what he did understand was that there was no way he was going to let go of her.In t
When they finished dinner, it was getting dark. After Austin sent Everly back, he silently watched her walk into Orchid Garden before turning around and leaving.Everly stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and she did not retract her gaze until Austin disappeared from her sight.Annie came over and draped a blanket over her.Everly turned around, looked at Annie, took her hand, and smiled, "Thank you.""You’re most welcome." Annie looked at her with pity in her eyes.The two held their hands silently, but they could understand each other's thoughts.Suddenly, the doorbell rang.Everly subconsciously looked at the door, wondering who had come at this time.Could it be Austin coming back?Everly and Annie came to the door together in confusion and opened the door, but they didn't see anyone outside."Aunt Violet!" Hearing the voice, they looked down and saw Oliver, who was short.Everly immediately smiled, squatted down, held Oliver's face, and said, "Hi, Oliver. Wha
When Everly looked into Oliver's clear eyes, her heart suddenly softened.Oliver had said that he would also be her son just now.In fact, she had long been looking forward to telling Oliver that she was his mother. She had thought she would get Oliver’s custody after the showdown with Carson, but all her efforts turned out to be in vain in the end.She had thought this opportunity would come after a long time, but now...Oliver looked at Everly, hugged her arm, and said, "Aunt Violet, would you please marry my dad? He's good-looking and rich. And he likes you very much! His only disadvantage is his old age. But it doesn’t matter because I am young. Aunt Violet, didn't you say you like me very much? As long as you and my dad get back together, everything will be fine."Seeing her unmoved, Oliver continued, "I really like you!"Everly let out a long sigh, reached out to touch Oliver's head, looked into his big eyes, and said, "Oliver, I also like you very much. Listen, if I give y
Annie came over, put the fruit she had washed on the table, and asked, "Are you okay?"Everly opened her eyes, looked at Annie who was worried, and shook her head, "I'm fine."Looking at the place where Oliver had sat just now, she secretly made up her mind.Since that incident, she had been dejected for too long. Now that she had moved out of the Baxter Group, she would continue with her previous plan.She tried desperately to get Carson out of her mind.At this moment, her mind was a mess, so she asked herself not to think about what he had done for her or what he had sacrificed.She told herself that her only purpose in this country was to get Oliver's custody.Now that Carson had refused her request, she could only resort to legal means."Annie, sort out the evidence we got and contact the lawyer. When everything is ready, we will obtain Oliver's custody through legal means," Everly said.Annie looked at her worriedly, but still nodded, "I got it..."Annie immediately sto
The butler was stunned. He took a peek at Carson's expression. But Carson's eyes were hidden in the shadow of his hair, so the Butler could not see Carson’s expression clearly.When the butler regained his calmness, he said to Oliver with a smile, "Okay, let them solve this matter. It's very late now, and you need to take a bath."Glancing at Carson again, Oliver seemed to realize that Carson didn't intend to give him any explanation, so he obediently followed a servant to take a bath.There were only Carson and the butler in the living room.Noticing that Carson was upset, the butler sighed and comforted him, "Sir, Oliver was just talking nonsense. Don’t take it seriously."Carson lowered his eyes slightly, and then he walked to the sofa. When he stared at an old photo of them together on the wall, his mind began to wander.The silence was suffocating, and the butler immediately mentioned another topic. "By the way, Robbie has reported that Baxter Group is taking a tentative ste
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