The other side.Everly and John had left the police station. John lay in the hospital bed, being bandaged by a doctor."There are some bone fractures. With a plaster cast on your arm, you have to move slowly and be careful." the doctor instructed. Everly sat by the bed and kept looking at John.John was a little embarrassed by her gaze. After Annie left the ward with the doctor, John said, "Why do you keep looking at me like this? If my elder brother knows, he won't let me go!"Everly didn't bother to explain. She had told John many times that her relationship with his brother Dave was not what he thought, but he still thought like that. She could do nothing about it.Looking at John, who was not lightly injured, Everly said, "If there is such a situation next time, don't be so reckless. Look at you. It's not a small wound.""I couldn't just watch you get beaten." John said, "If I watched you get beaten and my brother knew that, I would definitely be much worse than I am now!"E
That was indeed a problem.The incident happened once, and it might happen again.Its impact was big enough.John had nothing to say. After all, his sphere of influence was not in Cannesville."Where's Austin?" John asked after thinking for a while.Everly shook her head. "I still can't get in touch with him."She frowned slightly and had a strange feeling.Everly did not complain that Austin did not contact her. She was just worried about him. He had taken the earliest plane to Strandia after sending her back to Orchid yesterday evening. It was a special flight, and he was supposed to have landed. His cell phone was on, but he did not answer her calls. She wondered if something wrong had happened to him.As she thought, she became more anxious. She took out her cell phone. Nobody texted her abusive messages or kept calling her anymore.She thought for a while and then looked at John. "I'll go out and try to call him again.""Okay." John nodded.Everly walked out of the ward
Feeling a little tired, she leaned on the bench for a rest and emptied her mind. She was unaware that at the end of the corridor, a man in a hoodie and a cap was quietly watching her. Annie returned from seeing off the doctor and invited her to get in. Only then did the man withdraw his gaze, turn around, and go to the parking lot through the exit passageway. "Mr. Baxter," When he just sat in the car, Robbie called out. "Things have been taken care of. Hamin has announced his love affair. The trolls have gotten your hint and stopped attacking Miss Pettis."Carson hummed and tiredly leaned against the seat. "Mr. Baxter," Robbie hesitated for a moment, "Now everyone believes that the first part was done by Miss Pettis or the Logans who came to her assistance and that you did the rest after the trending topic was taken down. Mr. Baxter, you did all these for Miss Pettis... Are you sure you don't want her to know?"Carson slowly raised his eyes and met Robbie's gaze in the rearvi
In the afternoon, Everly held a press conference as planned, but the conference did not cause any stir, and only a small number of shareholders attended it, for almost everybody's attention was focused on the newly announced relationship between Hamin Jear and Shireen Vince. Shippers were making all kinds of comments with the hashtag "Hamiren", and signs of the romantic relationship between the two were being found in previous reports about the pair one after another. Also, many solo stans of Hamin or Shireen declared that they would no longer support them. All was chaos on the Internet, and netizens didn't have the time to show any regard for a settled issue between Violet and the shareholders.Only a few shareholders paid close attention to the event, but even so, Everly, having taken some precautions, successfully got everything settled. Moreover, those who brawled or kicked up a stink had been taken into custody. With those people serving as an example, the others didn't dare stir
Chapter 424 Show More Mercy to Lissy"Well, no, Richie...""Just tell me whether you still like him!" Richard questioned her directly, as he wanted Alice to give him her answer without hesitation."I like him." Alice answered determinedly. But then she let out a long sigh. "But…""No buts! You had been accompanying Carson before Violet appeared at his side. Though Everly was once with him, she had died. It’s you who should be chosen by him, instead of Violet! Why are you not confident at all?" Richard was boiling with anger."That's because…" Alice almost revealed that Violet was Everly, but she refrained.‘Now Everly is still disguising herself as Violet. Carson, Lisa and Ms. Alexander all know that Violet is Everly, but they don’t expose it. There must have been other things involved, and I cannot disclose it casually.’"Well, don't make a fuss about it. Don't vent your anger on Rick. Our family has been happy and harmonious over the past years. There's no need for us to quarr
Krish was stunned for a moment. The study was silent. Finally, Krish nodded and said with a pale face, "Rick, I wronged you. You were helping your sister.""It's okay. I didn't take it to heart. After all, we're a family." Rick looked at his phone and said, "Dad, I have some things to do. I'll go out first.""Well, go ahead." Krish nodded.Rick walked out of the villa under Aysha's gaze. He wasn't relieved until he got in his car. Rick took out his phone and sent a message to Carson."Carson, don't worry. I've fixed it up."...At the same time, Everly looked at the representative of the owner of the office in front of her and asked, "Do you know who you are going to rent it to?""Yes," the man answered with a smile, "I represent Rick, the oldest son of the Davidson family. He is Alice's brother. Rick asked me to tell you that all his family know the matter, including Alice. It is their family's decision to rent this office to you as a studio, but they want a higher price. ""
On hearing Everly's words, Annie next to her promptly said with a shake of her head, "No, no! Everly, you're not like that!"They did that for their own gain. They're also businessmen, pretty astute ones, actually. Why would they ever bargain anything away?" Annie said. "They're just trying to get something from you in a different way.""Is that so?" Though Everly was smiling, her eyes were reddish.She felt that she was so sordid and despicable. She had no idea when she had become this kind of woman.To attain her end by hook or by crook.Maybe she was gradually turning into the kind of person she hated."Yeah," Annie immediately said. "It's said Rick has a different birth mother from Alice and Richard. I think maybe there's a hidden reason why Rick's helping you at this point in time."Having noticed Everly's upset face, Annie promptly added, "And then there're also John and Dave. You're not accepting their help without giving them anything in return. You and Dave have an agre
Richard hurriedly came out of the bar. At this moment, he did not believe what his friends had said, so he called Rick after hiring a designated driver.Rick picked up soon."What's up?" Rick's voice came.Richard, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, heard Rick's calm voice and suddenly got irritated, so he immediately asked back, "Where are you now?"Rick was silent for a moment before replying, "I'm working.""Working?" Richard thought of all the things that had happened at home today and what his friends had just said. He immediately asked directly, "You're at your new company, aren't you? I'm going to meet you right now!"Rick was silent again for three seconds and finally gave Richard an address.Richard told the designated driver the address at once and dashed there.He really couldn't understand why things had turned out this way. His family used to look so harmonious, but it was torn apart now!...Alice was sitting alone in her room. She made light of what R
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