“Zack.” Callum flattered Zachary, “Zack, you’re the smartest among us brothers. You didn’t know about love back then, but you and Serenity have been married for half a year now. Your relationship has been good, and you have more or less accumulated some experience. “Zack, you’re happy now, so you should help your brothers seize their happiness too. “Zack, tell me what I should do now. What should I do when Camryn doesn’t want to see me and avoids me?” Zachary responded snappily, “As long as you’re thick-skinned enough, you can do whatever you want. You can’t replicate what happened between me and Seren.” He and Serenity were mutually attracted, mutually understanding, and mutually trusting. “Thick-skinned?” Zachary continued, “If you really want me to teach you a few tricks, I’ll tell you the truth. Pursuing a woman requires you to be thick-skinned. No matter how the woman rejects you, you have to persist. Don’t retreat and ignore her just because she ignores you. If you
Camryn would not abandon her flower shop. She would always be there. It was working hours at the moment. Camryn would think that Callum was busy working in the office and would not go to her shop, so she could show up. Callum could then catch her red-handed. Callum had not been avoided like this before. In fact, Camryn had always been in the shop. When Callum went there in the morning, she asked her two assistants to lie to him while she hid in the bathroom. Her phone was turned off because she changed a new phone and number. As such, Callum’s call did not go through. After accompanying Callum to attend Josh’s engagement party last night, Camryn thought about it all night. She did not know why Old Mrs. York picked her. Did Old Mrs. York not mind that she was blind? Or did Old Mrs. York already know she was someone who played dumb? However, even her little aunt did not know she had long arranged for someone to enter Newman Enterprise and meddle in their business. Old M
Now, 99% of the unmentionable forces of Camryn’s mom had been cut off. The remaining small fries could not escape in time and get anywhere. This outcome was due to Camryn’s acquaintance with Serenity and the Yorks. Camryn’s plan did not include Callum. His appearance caught her off guard. She did not want to become a burden to him, so before she fell deeper, she wanted to cut off his thoughts first and return some peacefulness to each other. Callum was the second son of the Yorks. He should find a more excellent and healthy lady as a wife. He should not be matched with a blind person like Camryn. Dalton observed Camryn for a moment and asked gently, “Camryn, is something on your mind?” “No.” Camryn denied it right away. Dalton smiled and said, “We’ve known each other for over a decade, and you saved my life, so no one knows you better than I do. Tell me if you have something on your mind. You said we’re like siblings. “As long as you tell me, I’ll help you if I can,
It was not because the Yorks were glorious and wealthy, but because the men in the family were loving. Camryn had a bitter life. If she could be a part of the Yorks and had their backing, Dalton could gradually withdraw from Newman Enterprise as his godbrother. He had fought for and defended the business for Camryn for many years. He had to eventually return everything to her. Even so, he would still worry about her. He could be more at ease with Callum around. That was because Callum would not go after the Newmans’ family fortune. After all, Camryn was still blind. If the person by her side had other intentions, she would be gravely harmed. “Mr. Callum and I aren’t suitable and are not a good match. I’m a blind lady who’s not worthy of him. He deserves someone better,” Camryn said softly. Dalton put down his cup and reached out to poke her forehead. His action was intimate and natural. “Silly girl, you lost your confidence and are dwelling on an insignificant problem a
Camryn responded calmly, “Mr. Callum, what’s the relationship between us then? Who I hang out with and who I get close to is my freedom. You helped me a lot, Mr. Callum, but you have no right to control my social relations, do you? “I take you for a valued guest, Mr. Callum.” “A valued guest? Just a guest?” Callum reached out and grabbed her shoulders. “Camryn, do you dare say that you’re not avoiding me? I told you the truth and that I treat you as my fiancée. You avoided me after that and stopped answering my calls. “Now, you’re even flirting with another man. Is that on purpose?” Camryn was still very calm. She moved Callum’s hands away and retreated to the counter. She felt safer if there was a table between them. She might look calm, but in fact, she was a bit panicky at the moment. Camryn did not know why she was panicking. She just felt that she had done something wrong to Callum. However, they were not a couple, so it was not as if she betrayed him. She coul
It was not until Camryn bit Callum so hard that he bled and let go of her. Next, Callum’s face was hot and painful. Camryn slapped him fiercely, right on his face. She slapped him by intuition. After serving him the slap, Camryn fumbled for things on the table. No matter what they were, she grabbed them and smashed them at him. Callum let her smash things at him. It did not hurt anyway. When Camryn took her white cane and hit him recklessly, he quickly stepped back to dodge it. “Camryn…” “Get out!” Now, it was Camryn’s turn to be furious. She was so angry that her face was red, and there were also tears in her eyes. Camryn thought Callum was a decent man who would not bully her. Who knew… Callum forcefully kissed her! He took advantage of her because she could not see. Camryn was infuriated! “Camryn, I…” Callum knew he had made an impulsive mistake. He wanted to explain but had no way to do so because he had offended her. “Get out! Callum York, get
Serenity was looking after the bookstore by herself. She looked up when she heard footsteps and was surprised to see Callum. While getting up and walking out from behind the cashier’s desk, she asked, “Callum, what happened to you? Your lip and face are swollen. Did you fight with someone? Who did you fight with? Did you lose? If you can’t win the fight, you should’ve asked me to help you.” Callum flushed when Serenity threw a bunch of questions at him. Did he need his sister-in-law to help him win a fight? He was much more skilled than she was. “Serenity, you must help me this time.” “Of course. How dare someone beat my brother-in-law like that? Even if your brother can take it, I can’t. Tell me who beat you up like this. I’ll go and give it to them.” Serenity said while dragging a stool over and pushing it behind Callum. “Sit and tell me slowly. Do you want some water? “I haven’t fought with anyone for a long time. I was just thinking about exercising my muscles.” S
The time Callum and Camryn spent together was not long, so Serenity felt that her brother-in-law was rather quick to have developed their relationship thus far. At least, he knew about relationships better than Zachary.“Your face is swollen, and your lip also looks swollen as if you got injured. Did you kiss Camryn without her consent? She slapped you, didn’t she?”Serenity’s eyes flashed with interest.She was not stupid. She had experienced it before.Her guess was right on the money once she saw Callum’s appearance—Callum forcefully kissed Camryn.His handsome face fell and reddened, but he said nothing.It was an admission by silence.Serenity stood up and walked away.“Serenity, Serenity, you said that you’d help me.”Callum said nervously, thinking that Serenity did not want to help him.Serenity said without looking back, “I’m going to get a glass of water. You scared the hell out of me.”Callum was speechless.After pouring herself a cup of water, she came over whi
“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
“I’m used to him being by my side. Now that he’s hidden, it just feels weird.”Caroline added, “Even if I want to kiss him, I can only do it in my dreams.”Liberty was speechless. Seeing Liberty being at a loss for words, Caroline smiled. “Did I renew your impression of me?”“Yes. I didn’t know you were this kind of person.”Caroline giggled. “Darren’s too serious and respectful. If I don’t take the lead, we might sleep on opposite ends of the bed after getting married. He probably won’t even dare to turn in bed.”Liberty thought of Darren’s face, which constantly had a stern expression. He only looked normal around Caroline. He indeed treated her respectfully and never dared to offend her. Liberty said, “You’re still his master. It’s only natural that he’s acting that way.“When you two become husband and wife, he’ll change. However, you won’t have to doubt his love and loyalty for you.”The next thing Liberty knew, Caroline asked her private questions regarding married lif
Caroline moved first, exiting the elevator.Adrian blocked her path, refusing to give way.Caroline did not want to argue with her brothers, so she simply sidestepped and continued toward the CEO’s office. The Clark brothers watched her leave.“Let’s go, Adrian.” Justin entered the elevator first.Adrian withdrew his gaze and led Jason into the elevator.“I heard Darren’s out on a business trip and has been sent to another province to handle some matters, so he won’t be back for at least ten days to half a month,” Jason shared in a low voice. “And for the past few days, Caroline’s only been accompanied by those few bodyguards of hers. There really hasn’t been any sign of Darren with her. I’ve asked someone to look into it and verified Darren left Jensburg by flight a few days ago. What do you think, Adrian?”Adrian replied under his breath, “We’re at work. Don’t talk about that here. We’ll talk about it when we get home tonight.”Justin and Jason immediately shut their mouths.
“I’m in charge now, not your mother. If you can’t do the work, then don’t cling to your positions and collect a salary for doing nothing.”Liberty had no intention of tolerating their laziness any longer.The three brothers had tried investing and running their own businesses, but they mostly ended up losing money. The only stable income they had was from renting out the properties and shops they owned.That was why Hunter had advised his sons to return to Ashford, buy more properties and shops, and live off the rental income. It was much more stable than their business ventures.If the properties were hard to rent out, they could always sell them and recover some money, but with their business investments, not only did they lose money, they often ended up in debt by the time the businesses failed.It was a mystery how much of Belinda’s personal wealth had been spent helping her sons pay off their debts while she was alive.However, there were times when they made money. They wou
They had taken a few days of sick leave, but after receiving the news, they miraculously “recovered” and returned to work.However, their behavior did not improve. They continued strutting around the company, acting as if they owned the place, just as they had before.While others completed the tasks Liberty assigned on time, the three Clark brothers always dragged their feet. They only ever barely managed to finish them after repeated urging, and the results were still always far from satisfactory.“Look at the plans and reports you submitted. They’re a complete mess! What kind of work is this? You all sit in the positions of vice president, earning high salaries, and this is how you perform?“Do you think your work justifies your pay?”In the CEO’s office, Liberty sat behind her crescent-shaped desk. The three Clark brothers stood in front of her, having been summoned.Liberty slammed their work results onto the desk in front of them and her face was filled with anger as she be
Darren stopped walking.Caroline stopped as well.“What’s wrong?” Caroline looked at him. “You don’t want to follow my plan?”“I’ll do whatever you ask of me. It’s just, could we delay it for a couple of days? I’m worried…”“Darren.” Caroline’s expression turned serious. “Trust me! And trust yourself. I have the ability to protect myself, and you have the ability to protect me too. I might get hurt, but I won’t be in any life-threatening danger.”She glanced at Liberty and Duncan walking ahead, both had not noticed that the two behind had stopped. The distance between them had widened.Taking advantage of Liberty and Duncan’s oblivion, Caroline quickly cupped Darren’s face, tiptoed, and kissed his warm lips.Darren immediately tightened his arms around her, turning his passiveness into action, and deepening the kiss. The two were clearly in love, but Darren never took the initiative in intimate gestures. It was always Caroline who made the first move.In Darren’s eyes, Caroline
Among the younger generation of the Fisher family, very few could work at the headquarters of Fisher Enterprise. Most of them worked in subsidiaries, no different from ordinary workers.They worked themselves to the bone for a monthly salary of four to five thousand dollars as being part of the Fisher family did not guarantee them high-paying jobs. Those without ability and who were lazy could not even get into the subsidiaries.When Belinda was alive, she had made it clear that the Fisher family’s companies would not support idle people. Those who wanted to slack off and collect a paycheck for doing nothing were dreaming!The biggest benefit of being part of the family was that during holidays, they could receive gifts and a generous bonus from Fisher Enterprise.These holiday gifts and bonuses were distributed uniformly, regardless of age or seniority. Everyone received the same amount—a newborn baby received the same as an eighty-year-old elder.After some thought, Liberty said