“Jessica wants to cut off our family line! She wants to get Sonny and Liberty killed! This wicked woman! You b*tch!” Mrs. Brown cursed at the top of her lungs. If this incident was caused by Jessica, then the past accident when their family went to the zoo was not an accident, but a scheming plan by her. How could this woman be so malicious?! She wanted to abduct both of her grandsons. When Serenity heard that Jessica was involved in the incident, she shoved Sonny into Zachary’s arms and wanted to beat Jessica up. “Seren.” Zachary tugged at Serenity and reminded her, “She’ll be punished by law. Don’t do this.” The police had come, so they did not need to be the ones to teach Jessica a lesson. Julian had collected evidence, so Jessica would not be able to get away. She would be jailed for a few years at least. If the men of Mrs. Newman’s godfather were captured, all of them had prior criminal records and would be dealt heavier sentences. That was because they wer
It was Serenity who offended the unknown woman. The woman wanted to take revenge on her, so she found Jessica and forced her to use Sonny. That woman said that even if Sonny was in her possession, as long as he behaved well and did not cry or cause trouble, she would not do anything to him. As long as Serenity went to see her, he would return safely. Sonny would not lose a single hair. How could Jessica know that Liberty would get hurt because of Sonny? Sonny was going to be fine no matter what. Hank stood in place and muttered, “How could it be Jessica? How could it be Jessica…? How could it be?” “Hank!” Mr. Brown shouted fiercely and slapped Hank all of a sudden. The slap was as loud as it could be. Everyone watched, but no one stopped him. “It was you—it was you who brought that spiteful woman into our family. She broke your marriage and caused havoc in our family. Sonny’s custody was given to Liberty, and yet she did such a malicious thing to him. That vicious wom
After a long time, Mrs. Brown approached Serenity. She looked at Sonny, who was being carried by Serenity, and reached out to touch him but retracted her hand halfway. She said to Serenity with guilt, “Serenity, I’m sorry. It’s our family’s misfortune to have taken in a wicked woman and harmed your sister.” Serenity looked coldly at Mrs. Brown. When the police took Jessica away, Serenity did not know what exactly happened but she had her guesses. “My sister divorced Hank and started her new life. Sonny has also been well taken care of by her. Please stay away from her in the future. She has never thought of remarrying Hank. “Jessica is detestable, but so are you guys!” Mrs. Brown lowered her head in shame. Yes, they were equally detestable. Mrs. Brown saw Liberty and Serenity reunite with their rich aunt and learned that Serenity became the Yorks’ missus. She desperately wanted to break up Hank and Jessica, hoping that he could remarry Liberty. As a result, Jessica deve
“Mom,” Clive and Elisa called out to Mrs. Stone. Mr. Stone also disapproved of his wife’s staying. He said, “We can’t do anything by staying in the hospital. Let’s all go back to rest and take care of the things that haven’t been taken care of yet.” “I’m worried!” Mrs. Stone’s voice choked up right after she said that. She was worried about her niece as much as Serenity was worried about her sister. She and Serenity were the same. “Aunt Audrey, go home and rest. I’ll let you know as soon as my sister wakes up.” Serenity helped to persuade Mrs. Stone to go home. Mrs. Stone was gradually getting older, after all. She finally left the hospital after everyone repeatedly persuaded her. In the end, only Zachary, Serenity, and Duncan remained. “Duncan, there are still many things you and Josh need to deal with together. Don’t worry, I’ll let you know once Liberty wakes up.” Zachary knew his good friend was also worried about his sister-in-law. He patted Duncan’s shoulder a
Serenity tilted her head to look at Zachary and asked him, “Did you guys discuss this long ago? Or did you already know the other party’s plot and deliberately used Sonny to lure them?” “We didn’t!” Zachary hurriedly denied it. “The Buchams only watched Mrs. Newman’s moves and noticed that she was unusual today. They informed me and Duncan, so we increased our efforts to protect Liberty and Sonny.” Zachary explained, “If they snatch Sonny away, we can surely save him. Only, we underestimated Liberty’s determination as a mother to protect her child. She ran so fast at that time and left our bodyguards behind. “They were only a few minutes slower, but she was already harmed.” Serenity looked down at Sonny, who was not even sleeping soundly. She said with red eyes, “Sonny was born to my sister and is her life. Not to mention she didn’t know you had people secretly protecting her and could help her save Sonny. But even if she knew, she would still chase after the bad guys out of
“Seren, how’s Liberty? It hasn’t been long since I followed Kevin on a business trip, and such a big thing has happened.” The person who called Serenity was Grandma May. She followed Kevin to Jensburg on a business trip and had only just received the news of Liberty’s misfortune. “Nana…” Serenity had just stopped crying but wanted to cry again when she heard Grandma May’s voice. She said in a sobbing tone, “Nana, my sister is injured.” “Seren, don’t cry and tell me how she is. I’m on my way back. Don’t worry, I’ll be there even if the sky falls.” When Grandma May heard that Liberty was injured, she could not be bothered about creating opportunities for Kevin and rushed back to Wiltspoon. Kevin’s work was almost finished, and he was worried about letting his nana go home by herself, hence he handed over the remaining work to someone else and returned to Wiltspoon with her. “The doctor said she’s out of the woods for now, but she has to stay in the ICU for a few days. She
“Sonny.” Zachary carried Sonny over. Sonny did not resist his embrace when he was awake. The person he trusted most at the moment besides his Aunt Ser was his Uncle Zak. “Sonny, don’t be scared. I’ve defeated the bad guys, the police have also taken them away, and the doctor saved your mom. Tomorrow or the day after at the latest, your mom will come out and open her eyes to call you.” Sonny looked seriously at Zachary and asked, “Uncle Zak, is what you say true?” “When have I ever lied to you, Sonny? It’s true.” Zachary carried Sonny and walked toward the bathroom. “Sonny, I’ll take you to wash your face and hands, okay?” Sonny nodded because he saw that his hands were dirty. With that, Zachary took Sonny into the bathroom to clean his face and hands before coming out again. His bodyguard happened to have returned with fast food. Serenity had no appetite to eat. She fed Sonny first, but he had also lost his appetite. Zachary advised them again, “Seren, Sonny, ho
Duncan looked worried. He retracted his gaze after a long time and reached out to carry Sonny out of Serenity’s arms, but Sonny did not want to be carried by him. Sonny turned his head and lay on Serenity’s shoulder. Duncan looked gloomy. He felt that even Sonny was blaming him for not protecting Liberty well. “Sonny is frightened and only clings to his Aunt Ser now,” Zachary explained. Duncan pursed his lips and responded, “It’s okay, I don’t blame him. Zachary, I’ll watch over Liberty here. You should take Serenity and Sonny back to rest for a while.” Zachary said after some thought, “Okay.” He persuaded Serenity and Sonny to go rest in the RV with him. He would come back to keep watch over his sister-in-law for the second half of the night. Zachary was at ease now that Duncan was here. Besides, his bodyguards were present as well. “Serenity, you can hold on, but Sonny is a child and won’t be able to do the same, so you should think for him. He’s the child your si
Caroline had witnessed Belinda’s downfall and did not want to experience the same thing. She was still young and very much valued her life. “I’ll section out the money Mom left for my nieces and nephews. Those who’ve come of age can manage it themselves. For those who are underage, their parents will manage the money for them. When they become adults, the parents should hand the money over to them. “As parents, you guys won’t keep your children’s money for yourselves, right?”Even if they truly did such a thing, it would have nothing to do with her. After a moment of silence, Emma defended herself, saying, “I’m not here to ask for my children’s inheritance, Caroline. It should be distributed according to Mom’s will, and I think no better person can handle it than you.”Caroline was not Celine. If Celine were in charge, Emma would be worried that her children’s share would be embezzled. However, Caroline was trustworthy. She treated her nieces and nephews equally. While
After a pause, Emma continued, “But what did I get in the end? Your brother almost killed me for someone else. I lost hope at that point. I realized that a good marriage can make a woman happy, whereas a bad one will only hurt endlessly.“With my children's age, I have no plans to marry again. Remaining single isn’t too bad. If I meet someone with similar interests, I might date him, but I won’t get married.”Caroline said, “Although Adrian’s my brother, as a woman, I must say he’s a terrible man who isn’t worth entrusting yourself to. Since he cheated on you before, he’ll definitely do it again. I support you getting a divorce.“Live your own life from here on and ignore what others say. I believe your children will come to understand the divorce when they grow older.”Emma nodded. “They’re supportive of me too. Although there was a nanny, I took care of them most of the time after they were born. They’re closer to me. None of them are willing to stay with Adrian after the divorce
“Why are you here, Emma? To visit Dad? Or do you have relatives who are hospitalized?” Caroline asked. She used to feel neutral about her sisters-in-law. When she returned to the Fisher family, they did not treat her well and curried favor with Celine instead. They even joined Celine in bullying her. Later, Caroline discovered her brothers were having affairs. Her sisters-in-law made a huge fuss about it upon finding out. From a woman’s perspective, she naturally supported and spoke for her sisters-in-law. Although she had also warned her brothers, they did not take her seriously. They were punished and only broke things off with their lovers when Belinda caught Hunter cheating on her. Since then, Caroline’s sisters-in-law started treating her better. Many events happened thereafter, which brought them closer. Emma said, “Your brother and I are divorced, Caroline. I’m no longer your sister-in-law. You can call me Em from now on.“I’m here to look for you. I went to your c
“This is what Mom wanted. They’ll definitely lose if they take this matter to court. Offending me won’t do them any good either.“They should sell their houses and stores. After that, they can return to your hometown and treat the past decades as if they never happened.”Caroline stood and added, “You should get proper rest since your injury hasn’t recovered fully, Dad. Stop speaking ill of us before the caretaker. You should know your place and accept reality.“Your path was already destined the moment you chose to marry Mom. It was your choice, so you can’t resent anyone for it. The Clark family has also gained many benefits from your marriage. There’s nothing to complain about because it’s a fair trade.”Hunter was embarrassed. Caroline had clearly overheard him complaining earlier.“Call Darren over, Caroline. I want to talk to him.”Hunter forgot about his embarrassment and quickly spoke to Caroline as she was about to head out. She looked toward him and said, “Darren wi
Caroline was neither saying she did not trust Liberty nor that Liberty would definitely go after them, but people would change, so who knew what would happen tomorrow? It would be best to leave now, while Liberty and the others were not planning anything against her, so that no one could provoke her into opposing Liberty. This way, she would preserve the best impression and keep things amicable between them, so that if they encountered each other in the future, it would not feel like they were crossing paths with their enemy.“Adrian, Justin, and Jason’s families are their responsibilities. It’s none of my business. I’m not obligated to help them, or to support their children. As long as they raise their children well and teach them to be self-sufficient, isn’t that better than leaving them a pile of money? If they have no ability, even if I leave them money, they won’t be able to keep it.“As for the division of my mother’s assets, she arranged it all before she passed. I will dis
“If you still think it’s too little, Dad, after you recover, you can look for a job as a security guard or janitor. You’ll still earn a few thousand a month.”Hunter was speechless at this. He was already in his seventies and had never worked a day in his life. “I’m already over seventy. You want me to work? Which company would hire a seventy-year-old security guard?”Caroline replied coldly, “Since you know you’re no longer able to earn money, then whatever your children give you for living expenses, don’t complain that it’s too little. I’m your ungrateful daughter, after all, and giving you ten thousand a month is already a lot. If you’re not happy with that, I can reduce it to five thousand. If that’s not enough, you can go to your sons or sue your most dearly beloved daughter’s biological mother for her assets.”Hunter was silent before he gave in. “Fine, ten thousand it is. But remember to send it on time every month. Your brothers all have their own families and children to
“What did you say? I didn’t hear you clearly. What was it?”Hunter stammered, “Nothing, I didn’t say anything.”His ungrateful daughter would not admit that she had heard his complaints, so he was not going to repeat himself. He was not dumb enough to do that.“Do you want an apple, Dad? I’ll wash one for you,” Caroline asked. Before her father could respond, she took two apples and began washing them. Soon, she returned to his bedside, handing one apple to her father and biting into the other herself. Hunter did not like apples, but he took it anyway. “Are you really planning to stay in the hospital for another half a month?”Hunter answered irritably, “If not, where else would I stay? Where will I live once I get discharged? The Fisher family mansion is off-limits to any of us other than you and Fletcher now. Caroline, can’t you have some backbone? That’s our home! How can you just bow down to them and give up our own home? If your mother knew, she’d be so angry that even the cof
Caroline was so unfilial! She inherited so much wealth, yet she did not even give him a little bit of money for retirement. At the very least, she could buy him a villa to live out the rest of his days and give him a monthly allowance. It did not have to be much; just thirty thousand a month for living expenses would be enough for him.“How's my dad been recovering these days?” Caroline casually asked.“Mr. Clark’s recovery has been going pretty well, but since he's in advanced age, he still needs to stay in the hospital for a few more days before he can be discharged,” answered the caretaker honestly.“The doctor suggested I stay in the hospital for at least another half a month,” Hunter added. He did not want to be discharged too soon. He feared that once he left the hospital, no one would take care of him. Once he was out, Caroline would definitely arrange for the caregivers to be transferred elsewhere. His sons were busy, and his daughters-in-law were superficially filial wi
When they arrived at the hospital, Caroline told Darren to wait outside the ward and not follow her in, so Darren waited by the door in the corridor. Caroline took a few deep breaths before entering the room, holding the bouquet of flowers.As soon as she entered, she heard Hunter complaining to the caretaker about Caroline’s cold-heartedness and Belinda’s bias. He also said that Belinda deserved to die, that she should have died sooner because if Belinda had died a few years earlier, the matriarchy would have been succeeded by Celine, who had a good relationship with the Clark men. If Celine were in charge, Hunter could walk all over the Fisher family.As the father of Fisher’s matriarch, he would not lack money. Celine, being filial, would just give him money if he asked for it. There would be no room for Caroline then.The caretaker spoke up in defense of Caroline. She said, “Mr. Clark, Ms. Caroline’s your actual daughter. And the late Madam Fisher did not treat you badly either