Serenity said, “It takes time to buy land and build a house. Let’s rent an office space first. Then we can buy a plot of land and build one when we find one to our liking.”“Sure.”Elisa then asked, “We should inform Jasmine about this too. Do you want to send her a message, or should I?”Before Serenity could answer, Elisa laughed and said, “You should tell her. You and Jasmine have been friends for more than ten years. Even if you interrupt her honeymoon with Josh, Josh wouldn’t dare do anything to you.”Serenity also laughed. “Okay. I’ll call and talk to her tonight.”“I see Jasmine’s posts every day and feel so envious,” Elisa said.“I’m also envious. Zachary said that he’ll also take me somewhere for our honeymoon after our wedding.”“I’m so tired of feeling envious. I get stabbed every day being friends with you and Jasmine.”Serenity laughed. “You’re not that far from happiness. Remy sends you flowers every day. He even sent you a love letter. My husband didn’t even leav
Elisa smiled and said, “Remy’s very busy today. Besides sending me flowers and love letters, he only sends me a few messages every day.“His sister-in-law is about to give birth, so he said that he’ll have to finish his work as soon as possible and return to Annenburg.”Serenity said, “Jane is pregnant with twins. Most twins are born prematurely. She told me that she expects to give birth in June. Now it’s mid-May, so it’s about time.”At the mention of pregnancy, Elisa wanted to ask Serenity if she had any news, but Elisa gave up when the words came to her lips.Serenity was too busy with work now and her attention was diverted, so she did not have time to worry about pregnancy.If Elisa mentioned it, Serenity would feel sad again.“I’ll pick Zachary up from work later, so I can’t accompany you for lunch.”Elisa understood and said, “Oh, okay. Should I also go to Remy’s office to pick him up? Seren, what do you think his expression will be like when he sees me?”“He’ll be ecst
Amy and Brenda could not stand the sight of Camryn doing well. Camryn had already taken control of Newman Enterprise. Serenity was aware of that because Zachary told her about it. Camryn knew that her little tricks were obvious to the eyes of the Yorks. She did not hide anything deliberately when she talked to Serenity. She said, “No one can snatch the things that belong to my brother and I.”Camryn would not take everything from the Newman family. She would pass her brother’s share to him after he was old enough to manage it. As for Carrie, Camryn never thought of her. “Let us know if you need help. We’ll help however we can.” “Thank you. I can still manage for now. Dal is helping me out too.” There was Callum too. Camryn wanted to free herself from Callum desperately. She did not want to owe him a favor, but she had to admit that she would have more trouble if she did not have him backing her. In the end, she still owed him a big favor. That guy was becoming a bigger
“Camryn.”Callum’s gaze on her red lips was getting more passionate. Camryn could not see, but she could feel the changes in him. His voice became raspier when he called her name. He was thinking of taking advantage of her again. Upon realizing that, Camryn quickly stepped back. She had the huge bouquet of money flowers the bully forcefully gave her. She moved further backward hastily, and she knocked into a flower pot. When Camryn was about to fall, a pair of strong, huge hands rescued her. Callum quickly encircled her waist and pulled her back into his embrace. It felt good when his empty arms surrounded a soft, warm body. Upon regaining her composure, Camryn started resisting. She exclaimed softly, “Let me go, Callum.”There were still employees in her store. The two store assistants and two bodyguards were all watching the street. They did not see what Mr. York had done. “I was saving you, not taking advantage of you,” Callum whispered in Camryn’s ears.
Callum led Camryn to the cashier and made her sit. “I’ll go and cook.”Camryn was stunned. “Are you really cooking?”Her words earlier were said on purpose to make him understand that she was blind and had many inconveniences in her life. If they were to date each other, she would be a burden to him. In a way, she wanted to make him give up on her. “You can try out my cooking.”Callum bent over and whispered in her ear, “There’s a saying that the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. Why didn’t I think of this?”Camryn said, “Callum, am I really worth this?”“Yes.”Camryn did not say anything more. “You can either show off or disassemble this bouquet, but don’t return the money to me. If not, I’ll get really angry. You’ve experienced the consequences of me getting angry before.”Camryn was speechless again. She was getting increasingly helpless whenever she faced this bully. There was a simple kitchen inside the flower shop. In fact, it was just a table place
With orders barking from Camryn’s eldest cousin, his brothers and cousins immediately took action. They pushed over her flower pots that were placed on the racks. “What are you guys doing?” Camryn got up and questioned them sternly. Mr. Chandler walked over furiously. “What are we doing? Blind woman, don’t blame us for being inhumane when you were also unkind. Guys, continue smashing everything up!“Are you still counting money? You’re still counting your money after blocking our road to riches.”Upon seeing the bouquet of money flowers, Mr. Chandler stretched his hand to snatch the bouquet over without even thinking. However, the bouquet was taken away again in the blink of an eye. It was not Camryn who did it. It was Callum. The Chandlers and Joyners knew Mr. Callum fancied Camryn and was pursuing her passionately. If it were not for Callum’s identity and status, the Joyners and Chandlers would have joined hands and defeated Camryn to the extent she could not live i
After that, Callum placed the money bouquet he had snatched back into Camryn’s arms. He said gently, “Camryn, you can continue counting the money. The food will be ready soon.“You don’t have to mind those people. I’m here. I’ll even hold the sky up if it falls down.”After speaking, Callum glared at Mr. Chandler again. “Don’t you know Camryn is my fiancée? You dared touch my fiancée. How bold of the Chandler family.”Those words were laced with threats. Mr. Chandler’s expression changed. He quickly said, “It’s a misunderstanding, Mr. York. We… We realize our mistakes. We’re Camryn’s cousins. My mom’s her aunt. We’re relatives.”Callum let out a cold hmph. “My Camryn doesn’t want either of your families.”Camryn had a close relationship with her youngest aunt. Her youngest aunt was the one who saved her life. However, Callum did not have the chance to meet Aunt Evelyn, who had rescued Camryn, because she married someone who lived far away.If he had the chance to meet her, he
“Mr. York, we probably don’t have that much cash on us.”Mr. Chandler said, “Can we do it by Apple Pay instead?”“There’s a bank opposite here. You guys must’ve brought your bank cards, right? Just go there and withdraw some cash. Since Camryn said she wanted cash, you guys have to pay her cash.”Under Callum’s stern eye, Edward had no choice but to have his cousin from the Joyner family withdraw twenty thousand dollars from the bank opposite. After that, the cousins fished out all the cash from their wallets and managed to gather 22,800 dollars. “Camryn, this is our compensation.”Mr. Chandler handed a stack of bills to Camryn. Camryn accepted the money and started counting it speedily. After a moment, she said, “The amount is correct. Do you have other business? If there’s nothing else, you can leave.”Those people exchanged glances. In the end, their gazes fell on Edward. He was the eldest amongst them. They treated him as their leader. “Camryn, we’re cousins by
She loved Dylan, not Kade. “You, Maria, and I are best friends. In my heart, you two will always be my older brother and sister.”Imogen emphasized the words “older brother and sister.”She truly viewed them as siblings. She had never had a crush on Kade, nor would she have feelings for him in the future. Their families were only thinking about their own benefits. However, her parents knew the man she truly loved was Dylan. The York family was better than the Butchers and more suited for her.To be honest, if Imogen and Kade were to be together, she would be used by the Butchers. The Doyles would also have to aid the Butchers financially. If she were with Dylan, she would not have to worry about being used or giving away money. York Corporation was slightly superior to Davidson Group. Even Leticia wanted Dylan as her son-in-law. Kade understood Imogen’s words. She did not want to follow her family’s arrangements. She liked another man, and that man was more capable
“It’s lunchtime, Kade. Let’s find a restaurant and have some food.“It’ll take an hour or two to return to the city center, and there’s also the weekend traffic. If we head back without eating, you might get very hungry.”Imogen was already hungry. Kade smiled. “Okay. Let’s go with that.”Imogen led the way. Kade pushed his luggage to Dylan and said, “Please help me with my luggage, Dylan.”Without giving Dylan a chance to refuse, Kade quickly went after Imogen with a small bag, probably a laptop bag.Dylan had the urge to kick the luggage away. However, he held it in to maintain a good image before Imogen.Imogen’s attitude toward Kade was likened to that between siblings and friends. There were no romantic feelings involved as her gaze was too calm. It made Dylan feel reassured. Although Kade and Imogen looked intimate, Dylan could sense their intimacy was due to them reuniting after a long time. After Kade caught up to Imogen, she turned back and saw Dylan pulling
Kade did not know if what he felt for Maria was love or friendship. There were two reasons behind his return to Huntington—his career and the time for himself to analyze his feelings. He had been friends with Maria for over two decades. They had a close relationship. In the past, when their families had similar social status, they wished Kade and Maria could get married. However, Kade and Maria seemed to be just friends and had no romantic feelings for each other. He had never even confessed to Maria. As Maria’s family business declined and they went bankrupt, the Butcher family’s attitude changed. They no longer allowed Kade and Maria to hang out because they were worried about Maria’s family dragging them down. Kade had helped the Sprearings a lot in private. Despite having a successful career, Kade was poor. Maria’s father had borrowed all of Kade’s money to salvage his company. If the company made a profit on the borrowed money, Kade could get his money back. The
“Okay.”Kade said gently, “I’ll hang up and send you my location. We can talk when we meet.”Soon, Kade ended the call and sent Imogen his location. It took Imogen and Dylan about ten minutes to find him. “Kade.”Imogen was happy when she saw him. She ran toward him elatedly.Dylan saw a man about his age or a few years older than him. The man looked handsome and gentlemanly. He wore a gray suit without a tie, which made him look like a successful person. From Imogen, Dylan knew his love rival was a senior executive of a multinational company. He was competent since he was assigned to return and handle the business in the country. Kade’s mother and Leticia were best friends. Kade was also Leticia’s godson. Imogen had known him since he was young, and the parents of the two families intended to bring their kids together. Upon seeing Kade in the flesh, Dylan felt threatened. If he wanted to win, he had to put effort into pursuing Imogen. If Imogen loved him and was will
“You can decide what we have for dinner, Mom. I don’t have any opinions.”Some of the Doyles were busy during the weekends, while others would take a rest. Either way, they still had time to have dinner together. After ending the call with her mother, Imogen told Dylan, “When we meet Kade at the airport, we can have lunch there first. We’ll only eat with my family during dinner.”Dylan had heard Leticia’s words through the phone. He said, “Will Mr. Butcher be staying with your family?”Dylan found it normal for them to have dinner together. After all, that Kade guy was his future mother-in-law’s godson. Since he was finally back in the country, it was customary for Leticia to invite him over for a meal. However, Dylan could not help but feel jealous about Kade staying at the Doyles’ mansion. When he could not even enter their mansion most of the time, Kade could immediately move in. If Kade got closer to the Doyles, he would be a more significant threat to Dylan. Imogen
“We can head there in my car.”Dylan was delighted that Imogen allowed him to go to the airport with her. “Any car is fine.”Imogen led him out of the house. Dylan quickly followed after her and opened the car door for her. He even hovered his hand above her head to prevent her from hitting the roof of the car.“You’re so attentive.”Imogen complimented him as she fastened her seatbelt in the car. “I’ll only be gentlemanly to you aside from my family members.”Imogen glanced at him but did not say a word. A few minutes later, Dylan drove out of the Doyle residence with Imogen in his car.Not long after they left, Leticia went downstairs.She noticed the gifts on the table but did not see Imogen anywhere. Thinking he had kidnapped her daughter, she quickly called Wendy over and asked, “Did Jen head out?”“Yes. Ms. Imogen had gone out with Mr. Dylan. She said they were heading to the airport to receive someone.”Wendy had overheard Imogen and Dylan’s conversation, so she
She did not expect him to be discharged that soon.“Let him in.”Mr. and Mrs. Doyle were not awake yet. They would not stop Dylan from entering. With Imogen’s orders, Wendy quickly called the security booth and told the security to let Dylan in. Imogen stood at her door a few minutes later and watched his car stop before her. “Why are you discharged?” Imogen asked as soon as Dylan got out of the car. He was still coughing.Imogen frowned. His body belonged to himself. Who would love him if he did not know how to care for himself?“I feel much better after spending two days in the hospital on IV drips. The doctor said I could be discharged and gave me three days’ supply of medication. If I’m not fully recovered after finishing the medicines, I can return to get more.“The doctor said I should be fine after this round of medication. He also said I’m generally healthy and that my condition only got that severe because I ate a lot of chili peppers in one sitting.“I have to e
Imogen smiled. “Stop teasing him, Layla. He doesn’t eat spicy food at all. Eating that much chili peppers can be deadly for him.“I’ll be heading back to work today. I can’t take care of him at the hospital every day. I don’t want to let him think that I’ve accepted him just because he ate chili peppers once.”Layla said, “That’s right. You can’t be tricked by his pity play.”“Dylan didn’t torture himself to gain my pity, Layla. He was hospitalized because he ate the chili peppers. His fever, cough, and sore throat are all real. His voice is still hoarse when he speaks.”Imogen could not help but defend Dylan.Layla replied, “Look at you. I only criticize him a little, yet you’re already defending him.“Jen, the person who falls first will always be at a disadvantage.“Listen to me. Don’t dedicate anything to this relationship before Dylan falls in love with you as who you are. Don’t be manipulated by him.“You’re usually sharp and capable, yet you seem to lose all rationality
“Why do you want to see me? Didn’t you see enough of me yesterday? Besides, I’m not your beloved Miss Fox. You said it yourself—no matter how you tried and put in the effort, you couldn’t love me.“I’m just a good friend to your sisters-in-law, and Grandma May specifically called me to ask me to look after you for a day. That’s the only reason I did it.“Dylan, I’m not going back to you.”It was he who said that he did not love her. She had fallen for him, but when he said he did not love her, she hid her feelings.Now, he had realized that she was Chameleon Fox and the person he truly loved had always been her. Imogen had been more or less jealous of her own self all this time.If he had not fallen for Imogen but proceeded to get together with her, then it would feel like he was treating her as a substitute. Fox was Imogen, and Imogen was Fox—but she had still stubbornly distinguished the two.“I know, Imogen,” Dylan said softly.He did not assume he had won her over just bec