At Wiltspoon School, a convoy of cars made a turn from the highway to the road in front of the school gate. After that, they stopped a few hundred feet away from the school gate.A bodyguard got out of the first car. He pulled open the rear door and said grimly, “Ms. Newman, we’ve arrived at Wiltspoon School.”Camryn silently grabbed the white cane beside her. Then, her hand landed on the several gifts on the seat.Mrs. Newman was the one who prepared the gifts. Camryn had no idea what those were.She was picked up by Mrs. Newman at the florist. The second car was Mrs. Newman’s exclusive car. She pressed down on the window button and signaled to the bodyguard. When the bodyguard approached her, she said, “Tell her to walk straight about a thousand feet from where she alighted, and the first store on her left is Serenity’s bookstore.”The bodyguard acknowledged her order courteously. Before he returned to the car, Camryn had already groped her way out of the car with the gifts. S
Mrs. Newman kept Camryn unwillingly, but she did not fulfill her duty as a mother. Even though Camryn was her biological daughter, she was unloving toward her. After Mrs. Newman’s previous husband died, Camryn was still an immature kid who clung to her mother. Whenever Camryn bawled and wanted a hug from Mrs. Newman, Mrs. Newman would turn a deaf ear to it. When Mrs. Newman was distressed, she would kick Camryn away.Even the nanny was deeply shocked at the situation.Mrs. Newman hated Camryn. Although she beat, scolded, and even kicked Camryn, the kid would still bawl and scream, “Mommy, hug me.”After Mrs. Newman’s previous husband died, she did not have to put on an act and stopped carrying Camryn anymore.She ordered the nanny to carry the kid away, never wanting the kid to appear in front of her. She hated the sight of her elder daughter’s face.Camryn took after her parents’ strengths. She resembled both her father and Mrs. Newman, but somehow, Mrs. Newman would not love h
Camryn had asked her store assistant to help measure her steps as she was visually impaired. Given her short steps, she needed four steps to travel about three feet. Although roughly a thousand feet was not an exact figure, she had to walk over a thousand steps.Deep down, Camryn was counting her steps as she walked slowly.Mrs. Newman was not bothered about Camryn’s pace.After winding up her window, Mrs. Newman called her husband. Once her husband picked up her call, she said, “Darling, I made Camryn meet Serenity.”Mr. Newman hummed in acknowledgment before he said, “You need to speak to Camryn nicely. That way, she’ll be willing to beg for mercy on behalf of Carrie.”“Does she dare reject my requests?” Mr. Newman choked, unable to reply.“Darling, try to pull some strings and see if you can save Carrie. She has been pampered since young. How can she endure the hardship there?“At the thought that she’s suffering there, my heart aches so much. It was all Camryn’s doing. If
Soon, Camryn heard someone running toward her.Based on the footsteps, it was probably a woman.“Ms. Newman.”Camryn heard a rather familiar voice, which seemed to belong to Serenity.“Ms. Newman.”Serenity scurried toward Camryn. She bent over and extended her hand to hold Camryn. “Ms. Newman, are you alright?”“I’m alright.”Sure enough, it was Serenity.Deep down, Camryn thought that what the bodyguard said was inaccurate. If the bookstore was a thousand feet or so away, Serenity could not have noticed her arrival so soon.Serenity’s bookstore was probably located nearby.Jasmine helped to pick up Camryn’s white cane and the gifts, which consisted of two boxes of dietary supplements and two sets of skin care products.Instead of asking Camryn why she came, Serenity and Jasmine first assisted her to the bookstore. After Camryn was seated, Serenity shot a look at the gifts and asked, “Was it Mrs. Newman who made you come here?”“Mm,” Camryn hummed softly.Jasmine poured a
Serenity had reported the issue to the police. She would let the police handle it rather than privately asking for compensation from the Newmans.If the Newmans gave her a new car as compensation for her damaged car, she would accept it. However, she would only accept a new car of the same brand.Serenity bought the car in the fall of last year. She had driven it for less than half a year.Camryn silently shoved the card into her pocket.Serenity went quiet for a moment. Then, she asked Camryn in a more relaxed tone, “Ms. Newman, if I insist on pressing charges against Carrie, will you be able to survive in the Newmans’ house?”“I’ll have a rough time, but that’s how I’ve always been living in that house. Whether or not you press charges against Carrie, they’ll treat me with the same attitude.”Camryn added calmly, “Mrs. York, you can do whatever you want. You don’t have to take me into consideration. After all, the incident started all because of me. You did that to Carrie just
Camryn’s aunt heard that there was a specialist in Annenburg. She thought of begging the specialist to treat Camryn’s eyes. Her aunt said even if it was not possible to meet the said specialist, it would be good to have the specialist’s apprentice take a look at Camryn’s condition as well.The specialist’s apprentice was Camryn’s last hope.After a long period of treatment, Camryn could vaguely see. However, her vision was so unclear that she was no different from a blind person. Even so, she was elated and hopeful of regaining her sight.Nevertheless, she did not dare let anyone else know apart from her aunt.Anyhow, she was like a blind person right now, not able to see.“Ms. Newman, how do you know there are other people in my store when you’re visually impaired?”Camryn laughed and replied, “When I entered your store, I heard their footsteps. The steady footsteps belong to the men whom I guess are your bodyguards.”Serenity and Jasmine exchanged glances.It was said that th
Beep, beep.Upon hearing the sounds of car horns, Camryn quickly got up. At that instant, she had no idea which direction she should walk.Judging from the continuous honks, it was almost time for school hours to end.Camryn walked directly to the right.A honk rang out again.Did she walk in the wrong direction?She hesitated for a moment before she turned around and walked back.Callum had no choice but to get out of the car. He strode toward Camryn and reached out to grip her wrist. Camryn instinctively struggled, but after sensing the cologne on him, she stopped struggling.Callum directly stuffed her into his car. He even looked back and helped her pick up her gifts and white cane. He crammed the things into his car and placed them beside her.Ring, ring…Callum’s phone rang.He parked his car by the roadside first to avoid blocking the parents who came to fetch their children from school.Only after parking his car did he answer his sister-in-law’s call.“Serenity, I
In the evening, parents came to pick up their kids after school. Following the usual rush hour in the bookstore, Serenity headed to her sister’s house for dinner, whereas Jasmine went on a date with Josh. The bookstore would not operate at night.Serenity bought two bags of fruits for her sister.Serenity and Liberty still got along the same way as before. It did not change just because Serenity had become Zachary’s wife.Serenity had the key to her sister’s rented house. She straight away unlocked the door with the key. She pushed open the door, only to see a girl. To be specific, it was Sonny. Sonny was walking around the house in a pretty dress, looking delighted.“Sonny?”Serenity entered the house and shut the door. While laughing, she asked her nephew, “Why are you wearing a dress?”“Aunt Ser.”Sonny scampered over and showed off his dress. “Aunt Ser, do I look good in it?”Serenity placed the two bags of fruits on the coffee table. She carried her nephew and said with a
Ever since Belinda passed away, they were worried their cruel sister would cancel their bank cards. Therefore, they withdrew all the remaining money from the accounts from which they received their monthly allowance. Adrian rarely used the money on that particular card of his because it was a meager sum to him. Tens to hundreds of thousands a month was not even enough to buy a high-quality watch. In the past, he would only transfer the money from that card to another account every one or two years. Otherwise, he would withdraw the money and use it to flirt with women; cash could always draw many gorgeous women to him. Not many people could resist someone who could take out bundles of cash. Adrian recalled that he had withdrawn a few million dollars. He kept it all in a safe. When their mother was still alive, they spent money extravagantly. When they switched cars, they would get cars that cost millions and pay for them in full. They also made full payment when buying houses.
Jacob said, “Add one more million to it and make it six. My brother and I will get three million each. We won't do the job if you offer anything less than this.“After all, we’re the ones solving a problem for you guys. The benefits you’ll obtain from this are more than ten times the amount you’re offering us.“Besides, you three are adamant about killing Caroline, not us. We might even go to prison for this.“If we get three million each, we can consider helping you out.”Michael added, “That’s right. We may be poor, but our lives aren’t worth any less. There’s no such thing as wanting us to sacrifice our lives for you without giving us money.”Adrian went to take a fine bottle of wine and poured a glass each for Jacob and Michael. Meanwhile, he took a sip of his juice and told them, “We won’t be drinking alcohol since we have to drive and go to work. This is a precious wine I’ve been keeping. It’s sold for a high price outside.“Help yourselves to it. If you think it’s good,
It could not satisfy their appetites. After all, the Clark brothers were asking them to commit a crime. If they were caught, they had to pay the price and go to jail for several years. Losing their freedom for a few years in exchange for a million dollars was not worth it at all. “Mr. Adrian, we do hate Caroline, but she won’t do anything to us if we remain in the countryside away from Jensburg and avoid offending her.“We can still live a peaceful life. Although we’ll face financial difficulties, we can still afford basic necessities and be free.“You guys are the ones in a rush to eliminate Caroline. Her existence affects your benefits the most. Of course, you can choose to accept reality by resigning from Fisher Enterprise, selling your assets, and leaving Jensburg.“If you flee to the countryside like us, you can enjoy a comfortable life away from Caroline’s control. You won’t have to reward us for doing your bidding and can save that money.”Jacob could accept not gett
Twenty million dollars!It was the Clark brothers’ turn to exchange glances. They did not expect Jacob and Michael to name such a high price. While they could pay that amount, they did not want to hand the money to Jacob and Michael. After all, it was no longer a small sum to them, given their situation. Adrian was nervous that he would have to fork out the money himself. While he had significantly more assets than an ordinary person, most were fixed assets, and he only had a few tens of millions of savings. Therefore, he was unwilling to pay twenty million dollars out of the blue. After exchanging glances, Adrian said, “Twenty million is too much. We don’t have that much. We may be wealthy people to you, but it’s all fake. We aren’t as rich as you think.“You’re aware of the Fishers family rules—only daughters can be the successors. Sons can’t even take on the Fisher surname, let alone inherit the family assets.“When my mom was alive, she would support us financially in
“If the plan fails, we have a backup plan—hit her bodyguards’ car and force her car to stop. That way, you two can take Caroline away and leave the rest up to us.”Adrian was prepared for various scenarios.If the car accident did not succeed, then they would first eliminate Caroline’s bodyguards. Without them, and with Darren on a business trip, they could easily take down Caroline, who did not know how to fight. After kidnapping her, they would kill and cut her to pieces before throwing her into the sea. No one would be able to find her. If Caroline were dead, the inheritance from Belinda would belong to the Clark brothers. They still could not take over Fisher Enterprise and the Fisher family or do anything to Liberty. However, with Caroline dead, there would be no one to teach the new and inexperienced Liberty. Whether Liberty could hold her ground was an unknown variable. After a discussion between Adrian and his brothers, they set two goals. Firstly, they would kill Car
“Caroline will definitely receive retribution for this.”Adrian said with spite, “I shall see how she meets her death. The people in Wiltspoon will kill her sooner or later.“Does she think they’ll treat her well just because she betrayed her family? They despise us. She’s still my parents’ biological daughter. There’s no way she can be spared.”“You’re absolutely right.”The three men kept cursing Caroline throughout their journey. Upon arriving at Adrian’s villa, he parked the car. Jacob and Michael looked around after getting out of the vehicle. They thought Adrian’s place was luxurious. Adrian mentioned it was a small place, but it was already a lavish place to them. It was many times bigger than their house in the countryside. Adrian invited Jacob and Michael into the villa and they followed suit.Jacob whispered to Michael, “The Clark brothers are fighting with Caroline for the inheritance, Michael. They must be up to no good, calling us here.“No matter what request
“Although Caroline is our biological sister, she doesn’t treat us as her brothers. We only recognize Celine as our sister. I really wish we could turn back time.“We shouldn’t have allowed Caroline to return to the Fisher family. Ever since she came back, the family had been declining. Many things had happened. My mom’s dead, and my dad’s crippled. All of these are related to her.“Caroline’s an ungrateful bitch. I can’t believe she sided with the people from Wiltspoon. Even now, she’s constantly in contact with them and giving away Fisher Enterprise.“It should’ve belonged to Celine.”Jacob and Michael stayed quiet. They had known for a long time that their biological sister was not Caroline but Celine, the then-successor of the Fisher family. Therefore, they treated Caroline badly and often abused her.Although Caroline had learned to put up resistance after growing up, she was still bullied by Jacob and Michael.She hated them. She did not know the truth in the past and
The two men were Celine’s biological brothers, Jacob and Michael Dott. Adrian nodded. “That’s good to hear. Grieving is useless. Avenging Celine and seeking justice is more important.”Jacob and Michael remained silent. They could not do much. When their father was still the Fishers’ butler, he received a high salary with excellent benefits; the Dotts were the wealthiest family in their town. Since their family was rich, the brothers never put effort into studying. They spent time with questionable friends and led a life of debauchery. Jacob and Michael only matured after marrying and having kids. However, their father was already in prison. Meanwhile, Caroline, whom they used to abuse, had returned to the Fisher family. Celine had refused to return to the Dott family and simply gave them some money. Jacob and Michael had built houses in their town and furnished them well. The money they used was from Caroline and their parents’ savings. Since then, their financial crisi
In the afternoon, Duncan fetched Liberty from Fisher Enterprise for dinner. Caroline stood at the building entrance, watching Liberty and Duncan leave. She was envious. She missed Darren. Although he was still following her, he could not expose himself before others. She was not used to it. Nevertheless, she had to endure it to lure the Clark brothers into her trap. She thought, ‘Please make your move soon, brothers. Don’t keep me waiting.’At that moment, Adrian and his brothers exited the elevator. They were discussing something as they walked. When they saw Caroline standing at the entrance, they paused for a moment. However, they quickly pretended they did not see her and walked past her.Soon, three cars left the company.Caroline stood there for a few more minutes before heading to the parking lot. Her personal bodyguards were waiting at her car. They quickly went to her when they spotted her, while one of them opened the door for her. After Adrian left the com